"Are you guys ready?" I asked quietly. Kyra, Austin, and Mattie were in Mattie's room. They nodded, and I pulled them in my room. Mom, Dad, Iggy, and Ella were all asleep.
I opened my window, and we all popped out our wings. We flew towards where I told Jesse to meet us.
"How are we going to do this? Wait! Jesse doesn't—"
"He has wings, and I told him earlier yall do," I explained quickly. "Oh. And he's bringing his cousin Jake so he's not alone." They all warily nodded.
"So does Jake have wings?" Mattie asked curiously. I shook my head.
"Nope. Jesse's going to carry him," I said quietly. They nodded.
We landed under the tree. Jesse was there, along with Jake. He smiled.
"It's about
time," he said happily. I rolled my eyes.
"You are in
trouble," I said through my teeth. He laughed.
"Aw. Still mad
about the Mommy thing huh?"
"What?" Kyra asked, gaping at
me. I smiled.
"Long story. And it's not what it sounds like," I assured her. Jesse thought about it, and then laughed.
"I see how that could be taken the wrong way." I nodded.
"I'm Taylor," I said looking at Jake. He smiled.
"Jake…wait. He told you that, didn't he?" I nodded.
"So, are you the same age as Jesse?"
"A few weeks older," he said pushing himself off the tree.
"Are you trying to leave me for my cousin?" Jesse asked in is fake shocked tone. I rolled my eyes.
"Yes. I am," I said sarcastically. He grinned and wrapped his arms around me.
"What if I never let you go?"
"Okay. There are some of us who don't want to see you make out!" Mattie exclaimed. I rolled my eyes.
"Too bad," I whispered before kissing him.
"Gross!" he exclaimed. I pulled back.
"Well, it wasn't a make out session," Austin said happily. I smiled and looked at Kyra.
"That's my sister Kyra, my brother Austin, and my annoying cousin Mattie," I said in my annoyed tone. Jake nodded.
"So, we should probably get out of here," Kyra suggested. I nodded.
"Where to boss?" Jesse asked grabbing his bag. I rolled my eyes and took off. Everyone followed suit and Jesse grabbed Jake.
"How
about…Alabama!" They all looked at me.
"What's in
Alabama?" Kyra asked curiously. I smiled.
"The place I told Mom and Dad I never wanted to go," I said happily. "I was lying, but of course, they didn't know that." They all shrugged.
"Oh!" Kyra exclaimed. "On our way, can we stop by Vegas and the Grand Canyon?" I shrugged.
"I guess." Suddenly, I had an idea.
'Jesse, I love you.' He looked over at me. He had a curious look on his face.
'I love you too. Why are you saying that in your head?'
'We should get married in Vegas.' His eyes shot wide open. Everyone was staring curiously at him.
"What's wrong with him?" Kyra asked.
"Did he forget something?" Austin asked curiously. I shook my head.
'We don't have to. It was just a suggestion.'
'Okay. Let's do it.' I smiled and looked forward. I was getting married tomorrow night! Yea!
"So, are we ever going to stop tonight?" Kyra asked a few hours later. We had all flown in silence. Jesse and me were happy, Mattie, Kyra, and Austin were kind of regretful, and Jake was confused.
"Uh…I guess." I looked down, and I saw we were above a city. I pointed to it, and we all landed.
"Did that not scare you to be flying that high without wings?" Kyra asked Jake. He shook his head.
"It used to, but I've gotten used to it," he said shrugging. She smiled.
"So, what did Taylor mean by you're coming so you wouldn't be alone?" she asked.
"Oh. My parents died a few weeks ago, and I was moving in with Jess," he explained sadly. She gasped.
"Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry," she said apologetically. He shrugged.
"It's okay. You didn't know," he said giving her a small smile. She smiled back.
"Is it just me, or do you see how something could happen here?" Jesse asked teasingly in my ear. Kyra scowled and threw a stick at him. He laughed, and shook his head.
"Shut up!" she hissed. Jake looked confused.
"What?" he asked curiously.
"You don't want to know," she said quietly. He nodded.
"Okay." I sighed.
"Let's see. Do you think it would be okay to stay in a hotel?" I asked curiously. Jesse nodded.
"For tonight, yeah. They aren't looking for us right now," he reminded me.
"True." I pulled my wallet out of my back pocket. I had a lot of cash, but it might be best to use the card…
"How many rooms?" the front desk lady asked. I thought for a second.
"Three," Jesse said quickly. She nodded.
"Would you like those side by side?" she asked curiously. We all nodded. "Okay. Two full size beds, king sized, or does it matter?"
"It doesn't matter," I said simply. She nodded.
"There's one with a king sized, and two with two full sized," she said after looking on the computer. I nodded.
"Okay."
"How long will you be staying?" she asked.
"Just tonight," I said softly. She nodded.
"That'll be 267," she said looking at me. I slid her my debit card. "I'll need to see some ID." Oh crap.
'Look in your wallet,' Jesse told me mentally. I did what he said, and I saw a driver's license. It said I was eighteen.
"Here you go," I said happily sliding it to her. She looked at it and nodded.
"Okay. Do you know what time you'll be out of here?" she asked curiously.
"At the very latest, seven," I answered. She nodded and handed me the keys.
"Have a nice stay." I nodded, and I looked at the keys.
"Okay. Rooms. Who wants to stay where?" I asked. Jesse shrugged.
"I could stay with either Mattie or Jake," he said simply. I nodded.
"But who's going to be alone?" Kyra asked. I thought.
"Or I could do that," Jesse said simply. I shrugged.
"I guess me and Kyra are together, and you guys can figure it out," I said handing them the two room keys. They nodded.
"Okay. I can stay in one and you two in another…" Jesse's voice trailed off as I walked into my room and shut the door. I let out a deep breath.
"So, can we go to the Grand Canyon during the day and Vegas that night?" Kyra asked hopefully. I nodded.
"That'll work," I said happily. She smiled, and I sighed.
"I'm going to take a shower," I announced. She nodded, and I walked into the bathroom.
After I had dried my hair, I laid down and went to sleep.
"Taylor, wake up," Jesse whispered. How did he get in here? He softly kissed me. I sat up and looked around. Everyone was dressed and ready to go. I frowned.
"Okay, what time is it?" I asked curiously. Jesse smiled.
"Six thirty. You
should probably get ready." My eyes shot open. I nodded and ran
into the bathroom. Oh crap!
"Why did you wait until six
thirty to get me up?" I asked after we had taken off. Austin
grinned.
"We had some questions for you," he said simply.
"Like what?" I asked warily.
"I didn't let them ask anything about that," he assured me so softly I barely heard it.
"Okay," I said letting out a sigh of relief. He smiled.
"Did you want me to?"
"No!" I exclaimed quickly. He chuckled.
"I didn't figure you would." They were all staring at us.
"So, the Grand Canyon?" Austin confirmed. I nodded.
"Yup."
"Wow. You know, it would be fun to fly to the bottom and back up," Kyra observed after we had left. I nodded.
"But since we're running away, it might be best to stay unnoticed," I reminded them. They nodded.
"Vegas time!" Kyra squealed. I nodded, and Jesse smiled. Why was I so nervous? Oh. Maybe the fact I'm getting married in about three hours!
"So, what first?" Jake asked curiously.
"Oh!" Mattie
exclaimed. "Let's go down to the chapel and watch people get
married." My eyes shot open wide.
"Why would we do that?"
I asked, dumbfounded.
"I don't know," he said shrugging.
Okay, so, when we got to Vegas, we realized the only way to have fun would be to be an adult. So, we had Jesse make us all ID's and we had a little fun.
"Okay, what now?"
Kyra asked as she dragged Austin away from the blackjack game.
"Austin, how much did you loose?" I asked nervously. He grinned.
"None. I got a lot though," he said holding up a huge wad of cash. I smiled.
"That's cool. Now, who's ready to just find somewhere to stay for the night?" I asked curiously. They all raised their hands.
"No hotel, right?" Jesse confirmed. I nodded.
"Right."
We flew a few miles outside of Vegas, and landed in a meadow. There was a little shack, and a tree house.
"Tree house," Kyra said after we had landed. I nodded.
"Okay." We all flew up there, and Jesse sat Jake down.
"Taylor," he whispered after everyone had gone to sleep. I smiled and looked at him.
"Are you ready?" I asked happily. He stood up and walked beside me. He put his finger under my chin and tilted my head up to look at him.
"As ready as I'll ever be. Are you?" He kissed me quickly.
"Yep. Now let's go."
Okay, so the wedding
was actually boring. We said I do and quickly flew back. We sat in
the meadow, completely silent. We were both glowing with happiness.
"Wow. This has to be the happiest time of my life," he said
quietly. I nodded and looked up at him. I smiled and kissed him.
Max's POV
"My kids are
gone!" I shrieked. Lissa and Sam were sitting on the couch.
"Well so is my son and nephew," Lissa snarled.
"Like we don't already know that," I hissed. She rolled her eyes.
"Guys, I tried to warn you. That was too extreme," Iggy reminded us.
"Ig, this is not the time for I told you so," Fang said warily. Angel started hitting her head into the wall.
"Ange, stop," I ordered. She sighed.
"I saw the bag," she said sadly.
"What?"
"She told me she
was just looking for something, but deep down, I knew she was lying.
How could I fall for this?" she asked herself. Jason hugged her.
"How am I going to be a good mother if I can't even help Max with
her kids?"
"Baby, you're going to be a great mother,"
he assured her. He kissed the top of her head. "It's not your
fault."
"Hey Ig, have you seen Mattie?" Ella asked curiously as she walked downstairs.
"He's probably in his room sleeping," he said sadly. She shook her head.
"He wasn't in there," she said nervously.
"Oh my God," he
said disbelievingly. "No! Now Mattie's gone too!"
"What?
My…no! Mattie…no!" Ella burst into tears. "Where is he?"
"Wherever Taylor,
Kyra, Austin, Jesse, and Jake are," I said letting out a frustrated
sigh. She looked up at me.
"We have to find them," she
whispered. Everyone nodded.
"For now, we're going to have to put the past behind us and pretend we don't hate each other so we can find our kids," Fang said blankly. "Is anyone with me?"