thousand lies: Thank you and yes it is heartbreaking, but eventually things will work themselves out.

greatpretender27: Sorry, but Carter is caught between a rock and a hard place. Should she choose her first love or the woman that accepted her and loved her despite knowing that she still had feelings for Queen Rosalinda? It's a tough decision.

dramageek818: I know you didn't. I was joking. I think if Rosie were able to move Carter would have a pair of black eyes.

Sab77: Now why would you want to kill sweet innocent Taylor? All she has done is love Carter.

Healer: Sorry, that it was as epic as you expected, but I don't mind criticism. What additions would have made it better for you? Rosie is currently too preoccupied with the fact that she has lost the woman that she loves for the second time to care about Sophia.

LEATHERnGOLD: All I can say is enjoy the next chapter ;) As for the smack down Rosie needs to heal before she can even consider beating up goldilocks.

Carter got up at the crack of dawn as she did every morning and got ready to go to work. She stopped in Rosie's room to check on her and Bella. She changed her daughter's diaper and placed her back in Rosie's arms without waking Rosie. Carter leaned down to kiss both their cheeks. She stopped in the kitchen for a quick cup of coffee and then headed out to tend to her cattle.

Later that morning Taylor was cleaning the kitchen when she heard Bella's continuous cries. She took a deep breath and stepped into Rosie's room. "Is everything okay?" she asked from the door.

Rosie glared at the blonde. "I have already fed her, so I believe that she needs a diaper change," said Rosie.

Taylor walked towards the bed.

"What are you doing? Where is Carter? I wish for her to do it," said Rosie.

Taylor continued walking towards the bed and held her hands out for Bella. "Carter is out working. She won't be back until lunch for our usual midday fuck," said Taylor purposely being crude to annoy the queen and show her who Carter belonged to.

Rosie reluctantly handed the baby to Taylor, but did not keep her mouth shut. "You guys have scheduled time to have sex? Carter and I didn't need to schedule a time for making love. We would do it all over the palace whenever we felt the urge. Which was often since we couldn't keep our hands off of each other," said Rosie with a malicious smirk.

Taylor took the baby out of the room and up to the nursery, wondering if Rosie was saying the truth. Carter was a very passionate person, so it was quite possible. She couldn't help feeling jealous.

Carter walked in for lunch and went straight to Bella who was in a swinging contraption in the middle of the kitchen. "How's mommy's angel?" she cooed as she kissed Bella's cheeks and little cleft chin before walking towards Taylor for a kiss. "Hey, Goldie. Why is Bella out here?" she asked surprised that Taylor had gone into Rosie's room.

Taylor served Carter's lunch and set it on the table as Carter sat down. "She needed a diaper change this morning and I thought Rosalinda should rest," explained Taylor.

"Dammit Taylor! Rosie wants to take care of Bella herself. You should have taken her back into the room," said Carter standing up to pick up Bella.

"I was only trying to help, Carter. Does a queen even know how to take care of her own child? Don't they have nannies?" asked Taylor.

"Not Rosie. She always wanted to be a hands on mom," said Carter as she went into Rosie's room to place Bella on the bed. "I'm sorry Rosie. Tay was just trying to help," apologized Carter.

Rosie nodded and cuddled Bella. She didn't want to tell Carter that she had been yelling at Taylor to bring her, her baby for hours, but Taylor had ignored her.

Carter walked back into the kitchen and grabbed her hat before heading out without kissing Taylor. "I'll be back tonight," she called over her shoulder.

Taylor was enraged, she knew that she had been lying to Rosie about the lunch time sex, but she had hoped to seduce Carter just to annoy the queen.

The months passed and slowly Rosie got better. She didn't make any mention about going back to Las Costas and Carter didn't ask. Carter began to spend lots of time with Rosie. They were gradually becoming the best of friends again and this time their bond was even stronger because they now shared the love for their daughter. They enjoyed the time they spent together and didn't realize that to Taylor they seemed like the perfect family and she was the outsider. Carter still made love to her, but not every night. It seemed more out of duty than because of love.

One day Taylor was out back washing clothes and came in to start on dinner. She was livid when she found Rosie removing a huge lasagna from the oven. "What are you doing?" she demanded.

"Quiet, you'll wake Bella," said Rosie turning towards her baby who was sleeping peacefully in the swinging contraption. "I am making Carter's favorite food," replied Rosie.

"Carter's favorite food is beef stew, not lasagna," said Taylor angrily.

"I should know my girlfriend's favorite food. We lived together for three years. A nice plate of lasagna and fresh garlic bread is Carter's favorite," responded Rosie as she placed the garlic bread in a basket.

"You mean my fiancé," countered Taylor with her hands on her hips as she glared at Rosie. "She is no longer yours and you better get used to it," said Taylor angrily.

The door swung open and in walked Carter, her well defined and tanned arms visible in the white wife beater that she wore. Carter took off her hat and placed it on the hook before taking a whiff of the air and grinning. "Lasagna, my favorite. Smells like Costa Luna's secret recipe," said Carter as she walked over to kiss Bella.

Rosie smiled triumphantly at Taylor as she served Carter a big plate of lasagna.

The blonde just glared at her before serving her own plate. They all sat down to eat and Taylor hated to admit that the food was delicious. "Car, I was thinking that with Rosie here now to help out with the house work, I can go back and work part time for my parents," said Taylor.

"Sounds good Goldie," said Carter as she continued to enjoy her meal. "I missed this so much Rosie. You know me so well," said Carter happily.

Taylor quietly finished her meal, not bothering to comment. It was as if she wasn't even there. Carter held her hand under the table, but her eyes were fixed on Rosie. Once again Taylor felt like an outsider.