Nothing Changes | Jared Bailey

I saw you asked for a Jared request, so here it is :). Can we get a Jared imagine where the reader has a kid from a previous relationship, and how would they (Jared and kid) get along

Nothing Changes | Jared Bailey

Warnings: i don’t think there’s any.. if there is let me know!

Word Count: 1.1k | unedited

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You still couldn’t believe you were here, sitting at a restaurant waiting for this man to show up.

A part of you thought you were being punked, even thought you had countless phone and FaceTime calls to prove that this was actually happening.

You stood up as soon as you seen him walk in.

He walks over to you, a beautiful smile on his face and all you can do is babble about how sorry you are for being so early.

“Hey, hey. I’m actually late..” he looks down at his watch and back up to you, “So, you were actually right on time.”

You both sit down and he can’t help but look at you. You look up at him and you can see his cheeks turning a slight red color as he laughs nervously, “Sorry, you’re just.. you’re so beautiful.”

His words make your heart flutter, “Oh.” You smile, looking down as your own cheeks turn red, “Thank you.”

A little while into the dinner, the question was just getting too much for you not to ask, “So. Can I ask you something?”

He nods, “Of course, what’s up?”

“Are you okay with the fact that I’m a mom?” You were instantly anxious, the look on his face was confusing, “I just.. he’s important to me and if you’re not go-“

“Nothing changes how I feel about you. In fact, I think it’s kind of hot that you’re a mom.” His words caught you off guard, but in a good way, “Oh, wow.” You smirk slightly, “Thank you.”

“Sorry, sorry. I didn’t-“ Jared laughs and you reach out, touching his hand with yours, “No, don’t apologize.”

His eyes move from yours hand on his, up to your eyes and you knew he was going to be the one, or so you hoped.

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“Are you sure you’re ready for this?”

You look up at Jared and you nod, “Only if you are.. I know this.. is a big step, for both of us.”

“I plan on keeping you, and your son, in my life for as long as you’ll allow, okay?” Jared raises his brows and you smile, trying not to tear up at his words as you nod.

He pulls you in, pressing a gentle kiss to your lips, “I love you, and I know I’m going to love that little boy just as much because he’s a part of you.”

Jared always knew how to calm you down, in more situations than one.

He was your safe place, the person you reopened yourself up to.

You wanted this to work.

“I love you.” You smile as he pulls you in, hugging you tighter as he leans back into the couch, “you’ve got nothing to worry about. I promise.”

You nod against his chest, relaxing into him until you hear the door open. You instantly sit up and look at Jared, “My kid’s home.”

He laughs, standing up to pull you with him, “I’m excited to meet him.”

“Mama!” You turn when you hear little feet running across the floor, growing louder as they get closer, “Mama!”

You turn around, bending down to pick the child up from the floor, “Hi, baby. Did you have a fun time with grandma?”

“Yes!” Mad yells as your mom walks in. She smiles and waves to Jared, “Hi honey.”

“Hello, Kelly. How are you?” Jared smiles and she nods, “can’t complain.” She laughs and you turn towards Jared, “Max, can you say hi to Jared?”

The boy looks up at Jared who’s smiling at him and shyly waves his hand before lunging towards him giggling.

Jared takes him and you watch as you smile, “Do you like him?”

Max laughs and looks at him, smiling when Jared turns his head, “Hi buddy.” Max wraps his arms around his neck and starts pointing when he sees his toys on the floor, “Toys!”

“You wanna show me your toys?” Jared sets max down and Max pulls him over by the finger. Your mom comes up, laying a hand on your shoulder, “I think you just lost your best friend spot.”

You laugh quietly, taking in Jared playing with Max, “I don’t mind. I think, this is going very well.

And it was.

Jared picked up on Max almost instantly. He helped as much as he could, he basically stepped into being a dad without even hesitating, but that’s because he loves you.

Thankfully, you had a few people in your group that you could trust, so you and Jared could go have ‘mommy and daddy date nights’ as Zach says.

You knew it was a lot, being a step dad and all, but Jared always reminded you that if it was too much, he wouldn’t have never agreed to meet your son in the first place.

He also always tells you that he’s glad he did.

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Flash forward a few months and you’re standing at Max’s birthday party. You take a step back, shaking your head slightly as you take in the completely, and beautifully decorated venue.

“I told you it would be fine.” Y/f/n walks up to you, “If I didn’t know the situation, you’d think Max was actually Jared’s.”

You smile, shaking your head, “I don’t know what I was so afraid of.” You turn your head as you see Max running up to you, Jared following behind, “I’m four!”

You nod your head, looking between Jared and your friend, “You are four, honey! Good job!” You give max a hug and set him down so he can run and play with the other kids.

Your friend gives you a smirk before she walks away. You turn to Jared and you shake your head, “You didn’t have to do all of this.”

He cups your cheeks, “I know I didn’t have to, baby..” He plants a kiss to your lips, an arm wrapping around your waist, “I wanted to.”

You smile and pull him back in, “Thank you.” Your lips meet his and he smiles, “C’mon. Let’s go get you a dinosaur hat.”

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I hope you liked this. I deleted it and rewrote it like three times. So I’m hoping third time’s the charm. Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading, I love you so much!

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