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i lay on the couch of my dads filming trailer as he had to finish up on set but said he would take me there after so see the cast.

i'm not going to lie, i'm extremely tired. i haven't sleet in 3 days and today we had to leave early and i've just been in this trailer for 3 hours now watching criminal minds.

uncle scott is really into true crime and criminal shows and now he's got me into it so it's become our thing. whenever we hang out we always watch true crime videos and even though chris doesn't 100% agree that i should be watching that he doesn't stop us.

just as my eye lids beg me to them and start to become very heavy i hear my nickname getting called out from outside. "peanut!"

i just off the couch and open the trailer door to see sebastian walking out of the set building and towards the trailer "sebby" i call out his nickname i use and run towards him and hug him.

he picks me up and starts to tickle me "i've missed my peanut" he laughs as i squirm out of his grip to drop back down onto my feet, landing infront of him as his hands rest on my shoulders.

"your dad wanted to come get you because we finished up at set bit i offered instead so let's go! the gang is dying to see you, it's been to long" he smiles before picking me up again and throwing me over his shoulder causing me to giggle the whole walk back into the big building and into the studio

"there's my favourite evans!" i hear robert cheer as sebastian places me down infront if him- his hands resting on my shoulders

"dude, i'm right here" chris goes to grab his chest- acting like he just got stabbed

i just smile at the cast infront of me even though on the inside i'm sad and tired. they always make me happy no matter what. i'm so lucky i have them honestly

"rue here, has agreed to be my date for the movie premiere" sebastian praises from behind me

"you rather go with him then me!" chris shouts jokingly and i laugh

"i'll go with the both of you, how about that" i say and i hear sebastian whine

"i asked first" he says in a childish manor and i just laugh at him.

"okay well we should probably get going, rue made me a promise that i'm holding her too" dad narrows his eyes at me and i remember the promise he's talking about so we say goodbye to the cast.  scarlett pulls me aside to make sure i'm okay and i assure her that i am and if i wasn't i would tell her. i kiss her cheek before dad takes my hand and we walk out of the studio and to his car in silence- but not the awkward kind.

by the time we make it home my head is resting against the window and my eyes aren't staying open, no matter how hard i try. i try rubbing them and moving from my spot every few minutes so i don't fall asleep but i'm just to tired.

we pull into the driveway and dad parks the car before making his way over to my side of the car to pick me up and carry me inside. typically i would protest and say i could walk by my self but i'm simply to tired to say anything so i just rest my head on his shoulder as he holds me close.

we walk into the house and he instantly takes me to his room- dodger following before laying me on his bed. i sit up and look at him with tired eyes as the dog hops up beside me and curls up close.

"i shouldn't have let you stay up last night, clearly one night of sleep is to much for you to miss out on" he says while taking off his shoes and i mumble back a response

"three" i say looking at dodger and he looks at me confused

"what?" he asks

"it's been three days since i've slept. i didn't sleep when we came back from scars, and the next night i had another nightmare and i was going to wake you but you just looked so tired that day and i didn't want to bother your sleep and then well last night you let me stay up." i spill and he sits down next to me with a stern but sad face and i feel the guilt wash over me like a wave

"look i know it's bad to go that long without sleep, i understand that, it's just, every time i close my eyes i see her. and i'm so scared. it's been 6 months and i'm safe with you i know that but i'm still so scared and i just-" i feel tears fall from my eyes as i take a deep breath in "i can't keep being scared of her but i don't know how to shake this feeling"

dad pulls me into a tight hug and i sigh, letting more tears fall down my cheeks- soaking the shoulder of his shirt

"i wish i could take away all the bad things you feel ruby, i really do" dad let's out a sad sigh and for a second i think he's crying- and i'm right

"if you take away all the bad things then i wouldnt know how happy you and the gang make me" i pull back and whip his tears with a smile and he does the same

"i just don't want you to be sad anymore. you deserve to be happy" he says sadly

"i feel a lot happier then i did 6 months ago if that counts" i smile and he lets a small smile show.

"can you stay with me while i sleep?" i ask and he nods, picking me up and moving us so we both lay down on his bed.

"i'll be right here for when you wake up" he smile and puts his hand over my eyes to shut them "now sleep" he says and i laugh, causing him to laugh

i close my eyes and sleep quickly takes over my body- making me feel relaxed- still in dads comforting hold

"rue" mary spits with a crocked smile

"you can't keep haunting me anymore! i'm happy" i stick up for once and she takes it as a challenge

"this isn't the girl i raised" she raises her eyebrows moving closer and i move back- not out of fear this time

"you never raised me. i raised myself and did a damn good job at it" i stand my ground

"if you say that you are proud of who you are now then i'm embarrassed for you. you are nothing but a worthless waist of space on this planet" she spits and my heart hurts like i've just been stabbed

"rue!" i hear someone call in the distance and i look behind me to see dad standing there with a smile on his face. i turn around to face mary one last time

"goodbye mary" i say before turning back around and running towards my dad. he pick me up in the arms- telling me some corny joke making me laugh as we walk away, towards our house where the cast is already there waiting for us to arrive home.

we walk inside and i smile a real smile and my heart feels light and my body feels good and i know that in this moment, i'm home



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