Just A Kiss
Chapter 26: Safe
Taylor's POV:
"Calvin." I whispered.
"Hey." He said with a little smile.
This was Calvin, my first love Calvin! We had the best relationship I've ever had with a guy. We were together 4 years and then we broke up. It wasn't that it wasn't meant to be things just happened. Calvin always treated me right. We never fought, he never tried killing me. It was the saddest day of my life when we broke up.
A tear dripped down my face. It was a tear of happiness of seeing someone I actually loved other than my mom who was always around. Calvin quickly pulled me into a warm hug and I didn't let go. After a few minutes we spoke.
"You can come in if you want." I said smiling.
He slowly stepped in and I led him up to my room to talk.
I sat down on my bed and patted a place next to me for him to come and sit down.
"Why'd you come back?" I asked him first.
"I realized how much I hurt you and how much I need you back in my life." He said looking into my eyes.
"Calvin you don't know how much that hurt me. You chose your dream over me. I didn't know how I could live my life without you." I said more tears coming down but these ones sad.
"I messed up." He sighed. "and I understand how much I messed up. I ruined what we had. What we had was special and I took it away from you." He said looking at the floor.
I quickly pulled him into a hug to show him that I still thought about him and I never hated him for what he did. He moved to somewhere around a rainforest. He always wanted to help out animals and the environment. He had a chance in the 10 grade and I let him go. I always regretted telling him to follow his dreams, but I knew I had to be the good person and let him go.
"You know they always say, If you love someone set them free, if they come back to you it was meant to be." He said looking at me again.
"Calvin..." I said looking down.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"It's to late." I sighed not looking at him.
"What?" He asked sadly.
"It's over." I said a tear in my eyes. "It's been over for more than 3 years Calvin."
"But..." He looked up at me. "There's someone else isn't there." He sighed.
"No I mean yes but not till I'm 18." I sighed.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I'm dating Kendall Knight." I wince while saying his name.
"Wait isn't he famous... How do you know him?" He asked.
"We met at one of his concerts." I smiled.
"And what's the complicated part?" He asked.
"My dad..." I whispered.
"Is something going on Taylor?" He asked.
"Yeah, he won't let me date Kendall and I haven't seen him for 2 months and I'm afraid he moved on and I am scared to try anything around my dad and he took away all my resources to contact Kendall and he beats me!" I cried into Calvin's chest.
"Hey hey hey, I'm here for you, it's going to be ok." He said comforting me.
Just then I heard the door open down stairs and slam.
"OH MY GOD, my dads home!" I whisper/yelled. "If he knows that someones here he's going to kill me. Please hide!"
Calvin quickly ran to my closet and I jumped on my bed and grabbed a book and acted like I was reading.
"Hey Taylor I'm home." My dad said opening the door.
I looked at him with a annoyed look and he sighed and walk back down stairs.
"Calvin you should really get out if here." I said as Calvin was coming out of the closet.
"Ok but how do I get out of here?" he asked and I pointed to the window.
He went over to the window and climbed on a tree branch and left. I was relieved my dad hadn't seen him or I would if been in trouble.
I laid down on my bed for a few minutes until I heard pebbles gently hitting my window.
I thought it was probably Calvin forgetting something but it wasn't. There on the ground was my smiling boyfriend with a dozen roses in hand.
I opened my window and climbed down the tree a couple feet away from Kendall.
"Kendall!" I ran to go hug him. He picked me up and twirled me around.
"Hello beautiful." He said smiling.
"I missed you so much. I went through hell. I'm not kidding either." I laughed.
"I missed you too." He smiled.
I kissed him quickly brushing my lips against his and backed up.
"So, are those for me?" I asked smirking at him.
"Oh yeah. Here these are for you." He said handing them to me. I touched each one and noticed one was fake.
"Kendall why is one fake?" I asked him.
He took my hand a pulled me close, lips almost touching.
"I'll love you till the last rose dies." He breathed against my lips.
"Kendall, that's the sweetest thing anyone has ever told me." I said kissing him slowly.
"It was nothing I just missed you a lot." He said looking into my eyes.
"Kendall you have to go." I said looking at his pained eyes.
"What?" He was shocked.
"If my dad finds out your here things could happen." I said tears in my eyes.
"Taylor are you hiding something." He asked with concern.
"Yes." I whispered.
Kendall's POV:
"Taylor what's wrong?" I said taking her wrist gently. She winced in pain.
"Kendall don't touch me please." She cried.
I took her wrist again and turned it over to see cuts.
"Taylor what happened? Are you hurt anywhere else?" I asked worried.
She lifted up her shirt a little and showed me marks that made shapes of shoes. Just then her dad came out.
"What are you doing? And what are you doing here?" He asked both of us.
Taylor quickly pulled her shirt down and faced her dad.
"Nothing was going on." Taylor said stepping behind me.
"Then what was going on and why is he here!" Her dad yelled.
"Nothing happened I just came to see her." I said through my teeth.
"Whatever." He said coming closer to Taylor.
"Kendall don't let him hurt me." She whispered with tears in her eyes.
"Why does she have shoe marks on her stomach and back?" I asked anger coming over me.
"It's none of your business." Her dad replied.
"He beats me." Taylor whispered.
"You beat her? Your her father and you beat her? How long has this been going on?" I asked going toward her dad.
"You don't need to know." He said again.
"Since I was 9." Taylor said and she collapsed to the ground with her hands in her face.
"How could you do that to her?" I said quietly looking at her father.
He went back in the house and I went back to Taylor.
"Will you come home with me?" I asked her.
She slowly nodded her head and I picked her up bridle style to my car.
"Where do you want to go? Your apartment or mine?" I asked her.
"Kendall I don't have an apartment." She sighed.
"What?" I asked confused.
"My parents were paying for my apartment until I got a job with good enough pay." She starred out the window.
"Taylor I didn't know that." I said to her.
"I know. I don't have anything. No clothes, no house, no phone, and no job." She cried.
"Don't worry you can stay with us, borrow some of my clothes till we get yours, ask your mom to send your electronics, and we'll find you a job." I smiled.
"Kendall I can't let your mom care for another person. You have 7 of you all together. I can't do that to you." She sighed again.
"It's not a problem, your my girlfriend practically family." I smiled again.
"Are you sure your mom's ok with that?" She asked.
"Totally fine. You know she loves you." I said looking at the road.
"Yeah she does I guess." Taylor said looking at me.
"So were going to my apartment." I smiled still looking at the road.
"Yes Kendall." She let out a laugh.
We got back to the Palm Woods and I had everyone sit in the living room to tell them the news.
Taylor was still pretty nervous so I took her hand a squeezed it tightly. She smiled at me in my way of trying to comfort her.
"Mom, Katie, Lilly, guys... I have an announcement for the whole family that i'd like to share with you guys." I said and everyone looked at me in concern.
"Yeah man what's up?" James asked looking in a mirror.
"Ummm, Mom if it's ok I was wondering if Taylor could stay here with us for a while till she can get here apartment back..." I said biting the bottom of my lip.
"Oh honey what happened?" She asked Taylor.
"Well I'm 18 in less than a month and I left home to date Kendall. But not only that but because of my dad and I have nothing now." She replies nervously.
"Your welcome to stay with us till your back on your feet." my mom said with a smile.
"Thanks mom." I said getting up and hugging her.
"Yeah thanks Mrs. Knight." Taylor said.
"Woah woah woah! In this house we don't call her Mrs. Knight, it's Mama Knight. Get it right!" The guys joked.
"Sorry!" Taylor said with a giggle.
"And you!" I say grabbing Taylor from behind making her squeal. "I have something special planned for you." I said with a wink.
"What's the occasion?" She asked with a smile.
"Well... It's been about 4 years since we've met." I said and her smile faded.
"Oh." She said looking away trying not to make eye contact.
"Is everything ok?" I asked quickly.
"Uhhh... Yeah I-I have to go do something..." She said quickly heading to the door.
"Taylor wait!" I said after she closed the door.
I started to walk towards the door but Logan stopped me.
"Let me go talk to her." Logan said walking out the door before I could respond.
Logan's POV:
As soon as I shut the door I saw Taylor slouched up against the wall, knees balled up, and face in hands.
I slowly walked in front of her and sat down, legs crossed.
"Taylor, are you ok?" I asked quietly.
She slowly lifted her head up, her face was red.
"No." She sighed, a single tear dripping down her face.
"What happened back there? It was like you were sad when Kendall said you'd known each other for almost 4 years..." I said.
"That's because it's not true." She sighed again.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"I've known Kendall for 11 years..." She said putting her head in her knees.
"Did you just say what I thought you just said?" I asked quickly.
She nodded her head in her knees.
"How have you known him for so long?" I asked.
"We both use to live in Kansas," She started.
"Go on..." I said.
"We were next door neighbors and in the same first grade class, and that's when my crush started on him, in fourth grade we were best friends but I still liked him a lot, always hoping he would make a move. He didn't. In fifth grade, that's when he moved to Minnesota and it broke my heart. I always hoped I would see him again one day. Then Big Time Rush came and I knew he wouldn't ever see me again since he was famous. But then I moved to San Diego and things happened. It was like falling in love again for the first time at that concert. It was crazy how my whole life I wanted to date the Kendall Knight and it happened. I was also a big supporter of BTR and I didn't eve tell anyone why I was so obsessed with meeting you guys." She finished.
"Why haven't you ever told Kendall that!" I said shocked.
"I've always wanted to and at that concert I always hoped he'd remember me but he didn't. It's also crazy because he never seemed to like me like I liked him, but at that concert I seemed like the only girl he ever wanted." She sighed.
"Taylor I'm so sorry! You should tell him when he does that special surprise for you!" I smiled.
"I have to figure out how to tell him Logie." She laughed.
"Don't worry your always good at that." I smiled again.
"Thanks Logan." She smiled.
"For what?" I asked.
"For being like my big brother." She smiled and hugged me.
"Oh! I'm glad your my little sis." I smiled, hugging her back. "So do you want to go back to the apartment?"
"Actually, do you want to go do something? Like a day just for you and me?" She asked.
"That'd be great do you want to go now?" I asked.
"Yes please!" She laughed.
"Ok! Make sure Kendall's ok with it." I said.
"Can't you just text him!" She frowned.
"I guess, so let's go!" I said taking her hand and running to the elevator.
"Logan Mitchell!" She laughed.
"Oh nice to meet you, what's your name? And how'd you know mine?" I smirked.
"Well, I'm Taylor Dotson and I knew your name because your from Big Time Freaking Rush!" She giggled.
"Oh we'll then would you like to hang out?" I asked grinning.
"I'd love too." She smiled. "You are one crazy dude Mitchell." She smirked.
"Of course I am." I smiled and we stepped into the elevator.