Chapter 8: The Tape

Taylor was sitting up in her bed at home. "Strict bed rest is good for the baby my ass," she mumbled. Taylor tilted her head back and closed her eyes. She looked up when there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" She asked.

"Jen," the person replied.

"Come in."

Jen came in with a smile. "Hey," she greeted. She placed a box next to her. "I had to sneak this out from underneath Wes's nose," she informed. Taylor picked up the small box and opened it to find a tape inside.

"What is this?" Taylor asked.

"That's the tape from one of the SGA vehicle's. It's the day Eric disappeared."
"But…I thought…"

"I snuck this out of Wes's before he could destroy it."

Taylor looked at it before looking at Jen. "Thank you," she told her. Jen nodded her head with a smile. "Um…could you…" Taylor trailed off.

"Oh yeah," she replied.

Jen got up and placed the tape into the VCR in Taylor's room. Taylor pushed play and they sat back. Both women watched as the tape went to Wes and Eric driving down the street. Taylor felt a lump rise in her throat as she listened to their conversation. "So…have you and Taylor talked about it yet?" Wes asked.

"What?" Eric asked.

"You know. Have you two talked about having kids yet?"

"Wes…you get on my case about that all the time. I told you why."

"Your jobs get in the way. Um…Jen and I have two kids and we both work at the same spot."

Taylor heard Eric sigh. "I don't know okay, Wes? I'm not the kind of person you'd want to trust a kid with," Eric pointed out.

"Yeah right. You were great with that little girl that lived next door to you. Claire and Sky just love you," Wes answered.

"That's different. Those are your kids. That little girl next door was someone else's kid."

"How about this. After this, you and Taylor take Claire and Sky for a whole week. If you two don't think you're cut out to be parents, well at least you took the chance."

Taylor bit her lip and lowered her head as she placed a hand on her stomach. "ERIC WATCH OUT!" Wes shouted. Taylor looked up to see that the tape switched to the fight scene. She gasped when she saw Eric get knocked down.

"No!" She gasped.

She watched as an explosion occurred. "ERIC!" Taylor shouted. The smoke cleared and she saw exactly what Wes said he saw. "He's gone," she whispered. Jen placed a hand on Taylor's shoulder. Taylor placed a hand on her stomach.

"You okay?" Jen asked.

Taylor shook her head slightly. "I don't think so," she replied. Taylor pulled away. "I would like to be alone now, please," she added. Jen nodded before getting up and leaving her alone.

That night, Taylor was trying to sleep but her head was plagued with strange nightmares.

(Taylor's Dream)

Taylor woke up with a gasp and looked around. She looked around and found herself in a hospital. She looked down at her stomach still expecting to see the bulge, but her stomach was flat. She placed a hand on her stomach and got up from the bed. She walked around the hospital and she could hear a baby's scream echoing down the hall. "Hello?" She called. She jumped with a gasp when she saw someone run across the corridor. "HEY!" She shouted. She ran after the person, but then the baby's scream was getting louder and louder the closer she got. Taylor jumped when Eric appeared in front of her. "Eric…" she trailed off.

"He's coming, Taylor, he's coming and he wants the baby," Eric told her.

"Who?" Taylor trailed off.

Taylor reached out to touch him but he suddenly disappeared. "ERIC!" She shouted. She spun around to see a cloak figure standing there with an infant in his arms. "Give me my baby," she demanded.

"Not a chance, the baby's mine," the figure laughed.

"NO!" Taylor shouted.

(End Dream)

Taylor woke up with a gasp and she quickly looked down at her stomach to find the bulge still there. She let out a sigh of relief, but then her eyes widened in shock. "Oh God! My water just broke!" She gasped.