This story is based on Henry James's What Maisie Knew, with Dave and Sebastian as parents to Taylor. Kurt appears in this chapter and Blaine appears soon! Let me know what you think!
Taylor could hear the sound of the door before it hit the frame, slamming. On one side, he could hear his daddy crying, and on the other, his father pleading.
"Seb, please open the door. C'mon. Don't be unreasonable…" He could hear his father Dave saying, and the rattling of the knob. Taylor wrapped his covers tighter, hoping they would stop. Maybe his fathers would remember they told him they had to get up early.
"It's over, Dave. It's been over, you idiot! We're getting our divorce tomorrow, remember?" Sebastian hoarsely whispered, and Taylor could tell his daddy was on the floor, wrapped in his robe by the way he was sniffing into something, wiping his nose loudly.
Taylor stepped into the hall of his family's Soho loft, his frog slippers making light clacking noises as he walked to comfort his daddy. Sebastian's red-rimmed eyes looked up at his son, all 4'3 of him, holding his stuffed frog. Taylor loved frogs. Taylor also loved his daddies, but his daddies fought more than his frogs did over the last cookie at his tea party.
"Baby, don't listen to us." Sebastian said, pulling Taylor in for a hug and ruffling his hair.
"Why do you and father keep fighting?" Asked Taylor, looking Sebastian in the eyes, Taylor's blue ones wide and curious.
"Your father and I decided while we both love you so much, we can't live together. Sometimes, when couples break up, the fight over things, like when you and Darby fight over keeping cards."
Taylor nodded, thinking of his best friend Darby Parker, and how their squabbles sometimes meant an hour of silence.
"Buddy, you know, we love you, right?" Sebastian said. His tears had stopped and he had wrapped his robe around the two.
Taylor nodded again.
Sebastian picked his son up and carried him back to bed.
"Taylor, I like your picture." Taylor's nanny, Kurt, or "Kurtsie" as Taylor enjoyed calling him said, as he observed his ward's picture of a frog.
"Thanks Kurtsie. I like yours!" Taylor smiled as he watched his nanny sketch Taylor.
Kurt was fun, and had been Taylor's nanny for two years. Kurt loved doing it, even if it wasn't his chosen career path. Originally, Kurt wanted to be a writer for Vogue, and after an amazing internship at , thought it'd be his future. After an amazing college experience at NYADA with his best friend, Rachel, Kurt realized it was a lot harder to break into the biz than he thought. After some struggling and some good support from Rachel, Kurt realized it was probably better to take a small break. Upon finding a job to bridge to what he wanted, Kurt found Taylor, and Sebastian and Dave. They were the perfect family, and everything Kurt had wanted to be when the time came. Truth be told, both Dave and Sebastian were handsome, smart, and cultured. Taylor was vivacious, and adorable. A lanky kid, Taylor's blue eyes and blond/brown hair added to his charming, toothy grin Dave once remarked he'd "grow into," but that he was probably the "cutest kid".
Kurt smiled at Taylor, feeling bad they were going to court later. Kurt didn't see the marriage fall apart the way it did, but Sebastian, a famous singer/songwriter, toured a lot, and Dave, a sports manager, was often gone too, so he and Taylor became, as Taylor said, "best buddies". Taylor felt like Kurt was almost his uncle, and Kurt felt like Taylor was his little brother.
Taylor finished coloring his frog Kelly green and handed the picture to Kurt. "Kurtsie, I want you to have this."
"Aw, thanks buddy!" Kurt smiled, ruffling Taylor's hair.
The door opened, and Dave walked in, suited up, and smiled at Taylor. "Hey buddy, your daddy's running late so I'm taking you." Taylor jumped up into his father's arms as Kurt walked next to Dave, holding the frog picture.
"Kurtsie, you're coming right?"
Kurt nodded. He had been asked to take Taylor out afterwards depending on the status.
"Yeah, Tay."
The courtroom smelled like fresh lilies everywhere, and as Kurt and Taylor walked behind Dave, giggling at the buttoned up men and women. Behind them, they heard clicking heels and shoes, as Sebastian arrived, much to the adoration of his fans.
"Seb, when you're new CD coming out? I love your song I Almost Knew!" one woman exclaimed, as a man shook Seb's hand, smiling. His lawyer Clinton lead him away from the people and into the courtroom, the door slamming behind him, with Kurt and Taylor sitting on the bench, who Sebastian forgotten to acknowledge. Dave forgot his son was around and followed, ready to beat his husband for all he had.