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Baby S

Chapter Ten

My daughter is finally here…my Aisha is finally here and couldn't be any happier. I mean Taylor and Aisha are healthy which is basically all I was hoping for. Even though I hated seeing Taylor in the pain she was in I knew it was necessary it just messed me up that I couldn't do anything to take the pain away. Papa Ro said that he felt the same when Mama Elle had Taylor so I guess my feelings at the time were normal. Papa Ro gave me a month and a half off from the job to help out Taylor with Aisha and to get ready for graduation. Being at home with my wife and child I great, I mean I help her out, I get to spend time with Aisha and Taylor and most importantly I am taking a much needed break from work. I mean ever since I got that job at the warehouse I've been practically working none stop. Taylor thinks she should get a job being a tutor to make us some extra money, but to real with you guys I really don't want her to do that. I mean it would help but Aisha's too small. One of us needs to be with our daughter right now. Well other than a few spats about that subject, things have been going better well.

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Taylor, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love

Troy continued singing along with Stevie Wonder, as he gave his daughter a bath, he couldn't help but smile as he looked down at his daughter who looked back up at him curiously. Grinning he gently dapped the washcloth against her chin and smiled even brighter. "That's right sweetie I'm singing about you." He said with a chuckled. "Isn't she lovely…made from love." He sang as he reached over and picked up a towel draping it over his towel he lifted her out of the baby bath tub and placed her against his shoulder and wrapped the towel around her. "Come on…let's get you ready for bed." He murmured as he entered the nursery. Walking over to the basinet he saw that Taylor had sat everything out for him, before she headed downstairs to help her mother cook dinner. "Aw, look mommy lift you the Tigger suit your favorite." He said as he laid her down and started getting her ready. Putting a small amount of baby powder on his hands he gently massaged it into her legs, arms, stomach, and back. When he was finished with that he then put a fresh diaper on her and then slipped her into the Tigger nightgown. Reaching down he picked up the small Tigger that had fallen to the floor earlier that day. Brushing it off he placed that in the crib beside his daughter and watched her for a while as she tried to fight off sleep. He jumped slightly as two slender brown arms wrapped his waist.

"She's so beautiful." Reaching down he laced his fingers with her and spoke while never taking his eyes off his daughter.

"Just like her mother." He said with a chuckle. "So I take it that dinner is finished." He felt her nod against his back before answering.

"Yeah, I just came up here to check on you and Aisha." He looked down at his daughter as she tried to blink back her heavy eyelids so she could continue to look at her parents. She raised one tiny fist and waved it back and forth in the air while she unleash one big yawn and closed her eyes finally surrendering to sleep, Troy chuckled as her tiny fist unclenched and fell limply by her side. Stepping from behind her husband, Taylor moved up to the crib and reached down and brushed her hand gently through the soft curls on her daughter's head.

"So how was daughter and mother time?" Troy asked as he stepped towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist, while looking down at her.

"It was fine," she said with a shrug, "I finally got through a session without burning any food." Troy grinned and patted his stomach.

"Thank God…I didn't know how much more I could take and I really want to be here when Aisha grows up so I can scare all her boyfriends away." He said laughing softly as Taylor smacked his chest. He watched in amusement as she rubbed her hand after hitting him. "That's right, you can't smack me no more I've been working out." He exclaimed flexing, while Taylor just looked at him for a moment before reaching up and smacking upside the head.

"Bet you haven't worked out that big head of yours." She said Troy glared at her for a moment before taking a step forward; Taylor gasped and took a step back.

"Oh you're going pay for that…like right now." He said as he took off after her, Taylor turned and ran out of the room, with Troy right on her heels, before she could make it to the safety of the kitchen Troy had wrapped his arms around her waist and slung her on the sofa, and then he got on top of her. They were both laughing when Michelle came into the room wondering what all the noise was about. Once she entered the living room, she placed her hands on her hips and cleared her throat.

"Excuse me…but none of that in my living room." Both Taylor and Troy jumped apart and looked at Michelle sheepishly.

"Sorry Mama."

"Yeah, sorry Mama Elle." She looked at them with a raised eyebrow and then looked at the stairs.

"I hope one of you has the baby monitor." Troy nodded and patted his pocket which was bugling out with the baby monitor in it. Michelle smiled and then turned and headed into the kitchen. Taylor and Troy immediately followed her. Sitting down at the table, Michelle looked at them both for a moment before glancing down at her watch. "Roland should be here soon, and then we'll eat."

"Okay mama." Taylor said as Troy fiddled with the baby monitor, soon the sounds of Aisha soft breathing filled the kitchen. Turning the sound down slightly Troy sat the monitor on the table and leaned back in his chair. Resting easier knowing that he could hear his little girl if there just so happened to be a problem.

"Graduation is coming up soon…are you two ready?"

"Yes." Troy and Taylor said in unison, before they both started laughing aloud. Michelle grinned at them and shook her head.

"Well, I guess I got the answer to my question." She said with a bright smile as she looked at them. Just as she finished saying that Roland came inside the house. Peeking his head into the kitchen he saw them all sitting down around the table. Frowning he sighed and spoke.

"Sorry I have you guys waiting…um give me five minutes and then I'll be ready to go alright." He said with a smile as he winked at Michelle before disappearing. Exactly five minutes later, Roland sat down in his chair and looked over the food and then smile. "Looks good…now lets eat." He said reaching out and picking up a roll. Michelle quickly reached out and smacked his head.

"Not before you give grace we won't."

"Sorry," he mumbled as he looked at her for a moment before shaking his head. "Um…bow your heads," he said looking at Troy and Taylor who were silently giggling at the interaction between Roland and his wife. "Alright, um God we just want to thank you for all the good food we're about to eat and," the pray was broken up by Roland's loud stomach as it growled. Taylor and Troy laughed chuckled immediately at the sound. "Excuse me Lord…and please bless this food in Jesus name Amen." He said finishing the pray, he grinned sheepishly across the table at Michelle.

"I can't believe your stomach just growled during-." Roland cut her off with his laughter as he nodded his head in amusement.

"Well baby what else can I say I'm hungry." He said with a wink as he started to dig in, everyone else quickly followed. Halfway during the meal, Roland looked over at Troy and shook his head. "Man, Troy we sho are missing you down at the construction site."

"Really."

"Yeah…Sheldon's doing just fine but as he was saying today it just isn't the same with you."

"Aww." Taylor said patting Troy on the back.

"Man, he is so crazy," he mumbled "So is everything alright." Roland took a bite of his food before nodding his head.

"It's fine…I just like to have both my site managers there with me…but you're handling family so I'll just get over it." He said with a shrug. Troy chuckled at his father-in-laws words and continued to eat. "So how is that lovely grandbaby of my doing?"

"She is doing fine…her daddy here hardly let's her out of his sight." Taylor replied with a smirk as she looked at her husband. Troy smiled and nodded his head.

"I'm not ashamed…my little girl needs to know that I'm going to be here for her no matter what." He replied with a chuckle. "Besides I think she likes having me around."

"Sure, and what about her mother."

"You carried her for nine months…its daddy's turn now." He stated smugly as he grinned at Taylor who was currently shooting daggers at him with her eyes. Leaning over he draped an arm around her and kissed her cheek. "Oh baby you know I'm playing." He replied as he held her to his side.

"So have you two decided on what you're going to do once you're out highschool?" he asked, Troy and Taylor shared a look before Troy spoke up.

"Well I was thinking about staying on and working with you and…," he trailed off for a moment looking at Taylor who was watching him expectedly. "And I'm thinking about taking some courses online at AlbuquerqueState." Roland raised his eyebrows in surprise before nodding his head.

"What course are you planning on taking?"

"Business." Troy stated with a smile. "I figured if I'm going to be taking over McKessie Construction I need to have a degree in business right."

"Well, you don't…I guess that's right." Roland stated with a chuckle, he then looked over at Taylor. "Sweetie, what about you?"

"I was planning on doing the same thing but I was planning on majoring in Education. I would be taking the online courses as well."

"That's great baby…and that goes for you too Troy." Michelle said as she looked at them both. Troy nodded his head and spooned some more food into his mouth, before sighing.

"Thanks Mama Elle." He said with a grin, "I'm just hoping I can handle it all you know." Roland reached over and patted Troy on the back and nodded his head for a moment before replying.

"Of course you can, Troy. You're a smart young man you're going to figure it out."

"I hope so." He said as a small whimper came from the baby monitor, Troy moved to reach for it but Taylor reached out and grabbed it before he could.

"Don't worry about it honey…I got this, you just sit here and relax." Troy sighed and sat back as Taylor hurried out of the kitchen to go take care of their daughter. Roland watched him for a few moments before chuckling and shaking his head at the younger.

"Oh don't worry Troy you have a lot of years ahead of you with that little girl." He replied with a smile, Troy smile and nodded his head as well before frowning.

"Well…I do until she reaches sixteen, and then I'll have to be on the porch with a shotgun just to keep the guys away." Roland chuckled and slapped Troy's back proudly.

"See now that's what I'm talking about and just incase you want your pick of one I have several in the garage."

"Roland." Michelle exclaimed

"Just kidding, baby." He said flashing a bright smile.

After dinner Troy and Roland volunteered to wash the dishes so that Michelle could relax. Rolling up his sleeves Roland looked over at his son-in-law and cleared his throat gathering Troy's attention away from dish he was currently washing. "I wanted to tell you this in private…um Taylor's ex-boyfriend came up to me today…he was looking for you." He watched as Troy's shoulders tensed up. Sitting the dish back down into the sink he turned and looked at Roland before shrugging his shoulders.

"So what did he want?"

"I'm not sure…he said something about wanting to see you and Taylor other than that he was kind of secretive, which made me think that he just wanted to talk to you and Taylor alone which is something that I can understand you know…besides he looked sincere."

"Looking and being sincere are two different things..." Troy trailed off as he rinsed off the dish and handed it to Roland. Still looking at him, Roland took the dish out of his hand and dried it off.

"I think he was sincere."

"Well, I don't and I don't want to bring Taylor around him or the others…it wouldn't sit well with me if I turned out to be right about this and they trash us again to our faces…I wouldn't like it and Taylor doesn't need the added stress."

"Well, just call him Troy…find out for yourself alright…I know you want to talk to him, from what I've been told you and him used to be like brothers." Troy snorted and shook his head as he furiously washed off another dish.

"Brothers don't abandon one another…they might get mad but brothers would never abandon one another." Roland looked at him for a moment before nodding his head.

"True, but then again didn't you and Taylor get together behind his back." Troy lowered his head and nodded. "Look, I'm not judging you or anything but I sincerely think you should talk to him…give him and yourself a chance to make things right between the two of you." Troy handed him the dish and leaned against the sink.

"And if it doesn't work?"

"At least you tried…then you could never look back on the failed relationship with regret…you tried but it didn't work out…what's wrong with trying huh." Nodding his head in agreement Troy sighed.

"You're right."

"I always am unless Michelle says I'm not…cause the wife is always right." He said with a chuckle. Troy smile and soon joined him laughing as well.

After finishing up downstairs, Troy went to the nursery and found Taylor silently rocking their daughter in the rocking chair near the window, walking over he took a seat on the window ledge and watched her silently. "What?" she asked softly jerking his head up he just smiled and looked her over before speaking.

"Motherhood suits you well, baby…I mean you look so beautiful…peaceful." He supplied as he searched for a better way to describe what he was feeling. Taylor watched him silently before shaking her head.

"It's okay…I get it."

"Good." He replied as he looked from her to their daughter. "I have something to tell you or rather ask you." He said softly. Taylor looked at him and smiled.

"Go ahead baby."

"Well…your father said that Chad came to see him at the job today…now nothing bad happened," he quickly reassured her as she tensed up at his words. "Chad just wants to see us and came to your father to ask."

"See us what for?"

"I guess to work out what happened…and after talking it out with your father I think we should go."

"Troy, I don't know…when we told them they were pissed…Chad even hit you."

"Taylor look…the decision is up to you alright. If you don't want to go than we won't. You're my wife and I'm not going to go against you. We do this together or not at all." He said as he looked at her. "But for real I think we should go." Lowering her glaze she looked down at Aisha before looking back up at him.

"I guess we can go." He smiled and stood up go he could kiss her quickly on the mouth.

"You won't regret this baby I promise…besides I don't really think they would try to contact us unless they actually wanted to work this out."

"I believe you, Troy." She said as he helped up from the rocking chair, together they walked over to the crib, after laying her daughter down Troy wrapped an arm around her waist and gently led her out of the room after taking the baby monitor. Once they entered the bedroom, they both changed into their nightclothes and climbed into bed. As usual Taylor turned with her back facing Troy as he moved up behind her draping an arm around her waist and pulling her tight against his body. "Good night Troy…I love you." Taylor said as she snuggling deeper into his embrace.

"I love you too, Tay." He replied as he place a kiss along the nape of her neck before falling asleep as well.