Living Life As Unconventional As Possible

Matt’s POV

Today’s the day I have to leave for the new A7X tour and I had to keep it together for Saige. I knew the next couple of months were going to be rough but I would talk to her as much as I could. I’m happy since our last couple tour dates are in California so she will able come see the band play.

I doubled checked to make sure I had everything I needed and I walked downstairs and saw Saige hanging out on the couch. I walked over to her and sat down beside her and I could tell she was crying. Fuck this was the hardest part of about leaving for tour and I knew she got so used to having me around.

“Hey, darling.” I smiled and pulled Saige into my arms and gave her a kiss. I felt her relax in my arms.

“I’m sorry Matt for being so damn emotional. I should be used to this after being with Benji but it never gets easy.”

“Don’t worry Saige. I understand and before you know I’ll be back and then it will be closer to when the baby is due to arrive.” I wanted to stay positive for her. I ran my hand across her ever-growing baby bump and I was happy to finally have the chance at fatherhood. I would try my fucking hardest to prove to Saige that I’ll make a good dad.

I check the time and I knew I had to get going and I looked over at Saige. “We should head out.” She was driving to me where our tour bus was located and I knew the drive was going to be quiet and emotional.

“Okay.” She kissed my lips and I held her close for another minute and enjoyed this simple act of affection she was giving me. We then got off the couch and I grabbed my bags as we headed to my car. We were taking my car since it had more space than Saige’s. We decided that once I am back home we can pick out a family vehicle before the baby would due to arrive.

The drive was not long but I did my best to distract Saige from the goodbye we would share shortly. She parked the car and I looked over at her “Thanks for driving me. I love you so much and I’ll miss you tons.” I saw her eyes start to tear up and she unbuckled her seatbelt and reached over and kissed my lips.

“I love you too, Matty. I’m sorry for being so damn emotional and I tried to contain it until you were gone. I wish you all the best with the tour and once your back we will know the gender of the baby.” She smiled kissed my lips and I ran my hand over her cheek.

“Don’t worry about being emotional I knew this was going to be hard for the both of us. I can’t wait to know what gender of the baby will be. Let me know how your next appointment goes.” I hated the fact that I would miss the appointment but that's the way things go.

“Will do baby.” She smiled at me and it was so nice to see that beautiful smile of hers that lit up her whole face.

I then got out of the car and she followed suit and helped me with my lightest bag and we walked to the bus. We walked inside and I put my bags on my bunk and greeted the guys and they gave a minute of privacy.

“Okay, I don’t want to make this any harder for you, Saige. Take it easy and I’ll call you once we arrive at our first stop okay?”

“I will most definitely take it easy. Have fun and I’ll talk to you again soon.” She wrapped her arms around me and I held her close and we kissed one last time.

We exchanged ‘I love you’s’ one more time and I watched her slowly walk off the bus and I felt overwhelmed with emotion. This would be the first time we have spent apart since we got together. My eyes teared up and I quickly wiped the few tears away before the guys would see and not that it really mattered because they understood how I felt. I then walked to my bunk and got all set up for the tour.

Saige’s POV

Saying goodbye to Matt was the most difficult thing I have had to do in the last couple of months since the last time I saw Benji.

I went back to Matt’s car and watched the bus drive away and I cried hard for a few minutes and took some deep breaths to calm myself down. Once I calmed down I drove back home and checked my phone.

I saw Matt sent me a text Don’t hesitate if you need to talk call me anytime. Love you xx M.

I promise I will. Love you too xx S. I smiled at how thoughtful Matt was and once I was home I decided to chill outside on the patio and went for a swim.

As I got out of the pool my phone went off and I wondered who it was this time. I opened my messages and I saw one from Benji.

I quickly read it, Call me when you get a chance

I put my phone down and I felt the anger rising and my pregnancy hormones honestly were not helping. I dried off and sat down one of the patio chairs and dialed Benji’s number and I was honestly nervous about what he wanted to talk about.

After a few rings, he picked up the call. “Saige, hey, thanks for calling.”

“What do you want Benji? Almost 3 months have gone by and now you decide to talk to me.” I felt tears come to my eyes and I wish Matt was here at this moment.

“I’m sorry Saige I just needed time to think and Joel finally convinced me to contact you. I wanted to call because I finally came to a final decision.”

“Oh yeah, and what did you decide?”

“Well, when you brought Matt with you to LA at first I felt completely jealous because I missed what we had years ago. But then I realized how much you guys were meant to be and I knew how much chemistry you shared with Matt over the years even you did not notice.”

“Well I am happy you realized this Benji but please just tell me what’s up.”

“So, I decided to let you guys know that you can raise the baby together officially and I will exclude myself from being involved.”

“Are you sure about your decision and you are not going to come back and try to take this court later down the line?” I had to ask this question because I felt relieved that Benji was accepting of my relationship with Matt and that he thought Matt deserved to be the ‘real’ dad.

“I promise I won’t do that to you Saige. I have put you through enough and I want you to enjoy what you have with Matt and I hope you enjoy your future with him.”

“Thanks. I still want to be your friend Benj and I’m sure Matt does too but I just need some time.”

“I understand that. Let me know if you need anything and I still want to help you out a financially until the baby is born.”

“I appreciate that but you no longer have to give me money for the baby. Also thanks for contacting me after all this time.”

“Your welcome and I’ll talk you later, Saige.” Hearing some sadness in Benji’s voice made me tear up but I knew he thought hard about this decision and I respect him for it. He had a rough past with his dad so I know excluding himself from the baby's life was best for him even if it was not easy. Benji will always be a part of my life but this is now the last step for me to move on completely.

“Take it easy Benji.” We then ended the conversation and I put my phone on the table.
I was happy and relieved Benji finally came to his senses and know I could no longer wonder what was going on with him. I honestly could not wait to tell Matt this news. I could now truly enjoy my life with Matt without any doubts.

For the rest of the day, I relaxed and adjusted to having a quieter household now that Matt was out on tour. I did some cleaning and worked a bit more on getting the baby’s room all ready and enjoyed when I felt some movement from the baby.

The day I heard my phone ringing and I figured it would be Matt calling. I smiled when I saw Matt’s caller id flash on the screen of my phone.

“Hey, Matt. How’s life on the bus so far?” I grinned and I could just imagine what the guys were up to.

“Hey, darling. Everything is good so far we are just relaxing and having some beers.” I smiled and Matt sounded so happy and that made me feel happy as well. I could hear the guys in the background making cat calls and all I could do giggle.

“That sounds fun and I can hear the guys messing around in the background. So, you would not believe what happened yesterday after I got home.”

“Nothing bad I take it?”

“Not at all. So Benji finally got the balls to contact me and he gave me some news that I should have seen coming.” I played nervously with the hem of my shirt.

“What did he have to say?”

“Well, he said that he understood why I chose to be with you since we had the chemistry that he and I did fully share. He also said that he wants you to be the baby’s real dad and he gave me full consent to follow through with it. He also assured me that he would not come back and change his mind and I could tell he was sincere about it and that it was a quite a decision for him as well.”

I heard Matt let out a sigh of relief once I told him the full story. “Well I was not expecting that and that also makes me feel so relieved. I will always be the best dad I can be to our baby.” I smiled at and I could tell Matt was also smiling and I heard the guys cheering in the background. “Like I said when you told me you were pregnant I will always be here and I am happy that we can finally move on and take on the role of parents together officially.”

“Me too Matt. I want the baby to take your last name which makes it even more official between us.” I smiled and hoped Matt liked that idea.

“That makes me happy to hear you say that .”

“I’m happy we are on the same page. Well, I want you to go have fun with the guys and call me whenever you get the chance and good luck with the first show. I know you guys will be fucking awesome.” I grinned.

“Thanks, baby. I’ll talk to you later and love you.” He made playful kissing noises and that made me giggle.

“Love you too, Matty.” I made a kiss noise back. “Talk to you again soon.” We then ended our call and I felt the best I’ve felt in months and I could not wait until Matt was back home. I knew the time we spent apart would be worth it and make us stronger in the end.

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