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Well, here's the second chapter, I hope y'all like. Let me know what you think! Also, a bit of R/T fluff and no offense to Republicans!
"Flapjacks, what am I gonna do? We've only been married a couple of months!" Taylor whined to the rabbit as she lay on the bedroom in the guest room. The rabbit closed it's eyes, seeming to be trying to ignore Taylor as it lay on her chest and she gently stroked him. "Ya know, it's easy to tell you're a man; just like a man you always stop listening when the conversation turns serious!" Still the rabbit lay there with it's eyes closed. Taylor rolled her eyes and tried to figure out what to do next. "Flapjacks, I should just tell Ryan, it's not like he would divorce me! Right?!" Taylor had successfully made herself realize her worst fear.
"What's wong Tayla?" A small voice came from the doorway. Taylor quickly sat up, nearly sending the rabbit flying.
"Oh, Sophie, hey! Nothing's wrong! Why are you in here? I thought you were helping your Mommy fix dinner!" Taylor said as she quickly put Flapjacks back in his cage and walked over to the little girl.
"Mommy's gettin' mad cause Daddy eatin' the food!" Sophie answered as her eyes roamed around the room and stopped on Flapjacks. "BUNNY!" Sophie screamed and quickly ran over to the cage. Taylor followed Sophie and knelt down beside the little girl.
"This is Flapjacks. He was born just a little before you were!" Taylor smiled at the little girl. Sophie looked at Taylor for a moment then nodded. Taylor watched as the little girl brushed a long strand of blonde hair out of her face and stuck her finger in the cage. "Oh, uh Sophie, you might not wanna do that!" Taylor warned, bearing scars that had been left by Flapjacks when she had done the same thing. Unfortunately though Flapjacks had already latched onto Sophie's finger and Sophie busted into tears. "OH MY GOD!" Taylor screamed and picked Sophie up. Flapjacks let go but Sophie continued to cry. "Sophie, I'm so sorry, are you ok?" Taylor asked as she examined Sophie's bleeding finger.
"I WANT MOMMY!" Sophie screamed as tears streamed down her face. Taylor nodded and took off running for the kitchen where Sandy and Kirsten were cooking.
"KIRSTEN, SANDY!" Taylor screamed as she ran into the dinning room.
"What happened?" Sandy asked hurrying over to Taylor when he saw how upset Sophie was. Sandy quickly took his daughter and began to soothe her.
"Is everything all right?" Kirsten asked as she joined Sandy, leaving her cooking with out a second thought.
"Hey, what happened?" Ryan asked, entering the kitchen from the living room.
"Flapjacks, he bit her! I'm so sorry, I should have been watching her better, but I…. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let her, and……" Taylor began apologizing frantically.
"Hey, it's ok Taylor! Sophie's naturally curious, she's fine. It's just a small cut; a band aid will fix it right up!" Sandy said as he kissed Sophie's finger. Taylor looked at Sandy, a panicked look still on her face and nodded. "C'mon Sophie, I'll go wash it off!" Sandy said as he carried her off to the bathroom. Sophie nodded and calmed down as soon as her father gently kissed her finger.
"Kirsten, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for her to get hurt. I'm such an idiot!" Taylor placed her face in her hands as she spoke.
"Taylor, it's all right, she's a toddler, she's gonna get hurt. She's done a lot more damage with just a doll. A couple of weeks ago we were in the backyard and she cut her arm on one of the chairs. I promise she's fine!" Kirsten smiled reassuringly. Taylor nodded and gave a faint smile before Kirsten realized she had left the water running. Taylor leaned against the refrigerator and tried to calm herself down.
"Hey, you ok?" Ryan asked as he walked over to her.
"Yeah, I just hate that I let her get hurt!"
"Taylor, Flapjacks bites us all the time. And you heard Sandy and Kirsten, she's fine. Now what's really wrong, you've been actin' weird all week!"
"Gee, thanks Ryan!" Taylor said as she turned away from him.
"You know what I mean. You haven't been yourself, I'm just worried about you. You're my wife and I love you. You can tell me if there is something wrong." Taylor looked at Ryan and into his warm, caring eyes and knew she could trust him completely.
"Ryan, I….." Taylor began but was cut off as Seth entered the kitchen.
"Hey man, you wanna go with me to pick up some last minute things before Chrismukkah starts?" Seth asked. Ryan glanced at Seth then back to Taylor, a questioning look on his face.
"It's fine, go on!" Taylor smiled as she nodded.
"Ok, I'll se ya later and we'll talk!" Ryan said as he kissed her on the cheek. Taylor nodded and watched as her husband and Seth left. Taylor stood there for a moment thinking when she began to feel sick.
"Taylor, are you all right?" Kirsten asked as she placed the baked ham out of the oven and onto the counter.
"Yeah, it's just that the ham really smells…..strongly!" Taylor said covering her mouth. Kirsten glanced at Taylor for a moment and then smelled of the ham.
"Do you think I over cooked it?" Kirsten asked, not noticing anything wrong with the ham.
"Oh, no, I've just been really, really sensitive to smells lately. The ham smells great, I just….. I'm gonna be sick!" Taylor said and took off for the bathroom. "Excuse me!" Taylor yelled as she ran past Sandy who was carrying a now calm Sophie.
"Is she ok?" Sandy asked Kirsten as he walked over to her.
"Look Mommy, I got a Pincess ban aid!" Sophie said, holding her finger out for her mother to see.
"It's a pretty band aid Sophie! How about you go see if Summer wants to play Barbie with you?" Kirsten asked as she kissed her little girl's finger.
"Ok!" Sophie said and squirmed out of her father's arms. "SUMMER!" Sophie called as she sprinted out of the kitchen.
"Sandy, I think there is something really wrong with Taylor!" Kirsten said, her voice laced with concerned.
"Yeah, I agree, she's Taylor!" Sandy smiled.
"Sandy!" Kirsten scolded. "I'm being serious!"
"I am too!" Sandy smiled again but put on a serious face when Kirsten continued to glare at him. "Ok, sorry! What do you think is wrong with her?"
"I don't know. She's just not been herself!"
"Honey, I love Taylor, she's our daughter-in-law and she makes Ryan happier than I've ever seen him but is it such a bad thing if she's not herself?"
"Sandy, go check on Sophie. Make sure Summer isn't trying to turn her into a liberal tree hugger!" Kirsten was too exasperated with her husband to continue the conversation.
"Summer better not be, that's my job. I don't want my daughter to be a money grubbing Republican! Oh, sorry honey!" Sandy smirked.
"Go!" Kirsten laughed as she tossed a dish cloth at him. Sandy laughed and headed out of the kitchen. Kirsten turned back to preparing dinner but could not keep her mind off of Taylor. As Kirsten thought about how Taylor had been acting she quickly realized what the problem was. Kirsten could have kicked herself for being so stupid but didn't want to jump to conclusion. She needed to hear it from Taylor before she said anything.