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Chapter 25

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Erin's Point of View

Walking back into the house I realised I had forgot all about dinner. After leaving Bunny I drove around the city trying to clear my head. As I walked into the dinning room I saw Jay glare at me before putting on a fake smile again.

"Sorry I'm late." I apologised.

"Oh don't worry about it, not like Voight has been interrogating me or anything!" Jay complained.

'However when I didn't laugh or respond he knew ther4 was something wrong.

"Erin is everything ok?" Taylor asked.

It was the first time I ever noticed her sitting there. My eyes had gone straight to Jay because he didn't even know Bunny had made contact.

"Yeah...sort of...well no actually..." I admitted.

Everyone looked concerned as they waited for me to elaborate. However I wasn't prepared to tell them all. Taylor needed to know first, it was only but right.

"Taylor can I talk to you? Alone for a bit?" I asked.

Taylor nodded and got up to follow me out of the room.

I led her upstairs to my room and waited until she was inside before closing the door.

"Erin you're freaking me out what's wrong? Is this about Bunny?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah kid it is...um listen this is going to be really hard to hear and I want you to listen before you react ok?" I explained.

"Sure." Taylor agreed.

I took a deep breath and patted the bed next to me for Taylor to join me. Once she was seated I had to take another deep breath. This was something I never thought I would have to do, I didn't even imagine myself meeting my daughter.

"Ok..." installed.

"Taylor..." I began again before stopping.

"Erin!" Taylor wined as she got impatient.

"Taylor when Bunny came here early she mentioned my daughter. What she said is the truth I did have a daughter but I gave her up for adoption so she didn't have to grow up like I did." I said.

"Ok so did Bunny find her or something?" Taylor pressed.

"Not exactly...Taylor you are my daughter...Bunny adopted you and I had no idea. All I knew was that you got adopted shortly after I gave you up and I only knew that because I asked. They wouldn't tell me anything else if they did I would never have let Bunny get involved!" I told Taylor.

There was silence as Taylor took in what I said.

"She's lying." Taylor finally said.

"I wished she was, but why would she? She told me it was for a fresh star a new daughter." I sighed.

Taylor's eyes began to fill up as she listened to what I was saying.

"This doesn't change anything between us." I tried to assure her as I reached over and took her hand.

She quickly pulled her hand back.

"Of course it does because now you're my mother, not my sister! My whole life, my whole family has been a lie." Taylor began to sob.

I leaned over and wrapped my arms around her as she cried. I don't know how long she cried for but her jumping up caused me to jump.

"I need to get out of here." She announced.

"Taylor it's getting late, that's not a good idea." I objected.

"Erin don't do this, don't go all motherly. I've never had a good mother figure, I don't need ont now." Taylor snapped.

"I'm not trying to be but you are not going out now, it's late and we still need to talk about this." I argued.

"Talk about what? You said it doesn't change anything!" Taylor yelled.

Great now she is mad I thought to myself.

"Well clearly it does Taylor is you are yelling at me and want to leave." I tried to reason with her.

That was enough to really piss her off and she stormed out of the room and down the stairs. Hank and Jay were hovering at the bottom and I knew they had been listening I just didn't know for how long.

"Oh hey guys, Hank guess what Erin is my mother how did you miss that one? Jay I could be your step-daughter you ready for that?" Taylor said before running out the door.

"Taylor stop being such a brat and get back here!" I yelled after her.

However by the time I got to the door she was out of sight. As I turned around the guys were staring at me opened mouth.

"So I see Bunny did adopt your kid?" Hank sighed.

"Yeah and stupid me thought honesty was the best policy for Taylor." I mumbled.

"It was Erin but think of how this news must have sounded to Taylor. Her whole life was blown up when she met you and now she finds out you're not her sister but in fact her mother!" Hank replied.

I nodded in response, he was right as usual. I had almost forgot Jay was there when he suddenly spoke.

"You have a kid? A daughter? A teenager? Taylor?" He cried.

Taylor's Point of View

I was hammering on Bunny's door for 15 minutes before she finally answered.

"So she told you?" She greeted.

"Yeah she did and I want to know why the hell you did it? Why did you lie to me, to Erin and god even Liam?" I demanded.

"Because I wanted a restart, I wanted a daughter who loved me because Erin never did. Who better to fill that position than my own granddaughter? Erin didn't want you anyway!" Bunny replied.

"You bitch, Erin wanted me to have a good life, a better one than she had and you stopped that happening. I wish Erin had raised me she would have been a hell of a lot better than you!" I screamed.

"Erin was a stupid kid who couldn't even look after herself. Not to mention that boyfriend of hers..." Bunny roared in response.

"Ohhh so she didn't mention your dear old father...that's interesting isn't it?" Bunny said smugly.

Jay's Point of View

I left Erin early to try and get my head around her complicated situation. I didn't blame her for anything today be honest I admired and loved her more for it. However it was a lot to take in and Erin had a lot going on so I left her to discuss things with Voight and to wait on Taylor coming back. I was nearly home when I saw Taylor. I was shocked to see her walking the streets so I pulled over.

It was hours after she left the house and she looked freezing. As I pulled over I called her over.

"Taylor get in you must be freezing." I said as I opened the door for her.

"Much to my surprise she got in and like I expected she was freezing.

"Thanks Jay." She mumbled.

"Don't mention it..." I smiled as I started the car and drove off.

We drove in silence for a few moments before Taylor spoke.

"So did Erin tell you?" She asked.

"She did." I replied.

"I'm sorry about the way I spoke to you on the way out...I didn't mean it." Taylor whispered.

"It's ok." I assured her.

"Is Erin ok?" Taylor mumbled.

"I think Erin really needs to talk to her daughter, and not someone who treats her like a sister." I told her.

"So you think she will become like my mom or something now?" Taylor asked.

"Taylor from the moment you met Erin she was your mom she was just wearing the title sister because she thought that's what you were to her. Think about it, she always knew she had a kid out there somewhere who was your age so she treated you the way she would have wanted her kid treated. She parented you like it or not." I said.

"Jay?" Taylor said.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Will you take me home?" Taylor smiled.

"Sure." I replied...

Until next time ;-)