Chapter 11: Leaving Silver Hills

Taylor sighed as she finished packing the rest of the boxes for her trip to Turtle Cove. Jen came in to help out when she looked around the room. "Taylor, are you sure that you want to take all of this?" Jen asked.

"Yes," Taylor replied.

Jen walked over to one of the boxes and pulled Eric's Silver Guardians' jacket from the box. "Even this?" She asked. Taylor got up and grabbed it.

"I need this," Taylor replied.

"Taylor…do you have to pack so much?" She asked.

"Yes I do."

Taylor knocked a box over that held Eric's things and Taylor went to pick them up. Jen bent down to help when Taylor looked at her. "I need these things, I can't just leave them," she added. Jen sighed and helped her put Eric's things back in the box it was in.

"Why do you need all these things Taylor?" Jen asked.

"They're Eric's. I want Tristen to have something that belonged to his father," she replied.

Jen nodded her head slowly and they got everything picked up again. Taylor pushed her hair back and looked up when Tristen started crying. She walked over and picked him up from his baby carrier. "He's gotten big," Jen commented.

"Yeah, he's just like his dad," Taylor answered.

She walked around rocking him back and forth to get him to calm down. She went into her and Eric's room and sat down on the now empty bed.

(Flashback)

Taylor was staring at the far wall when Eric came into the room. "You're just going to stay mad at me?" He asked.

"I can be mad at you when I want to," she replied.

Eric sighed and sat next to her on the bed. "Don't you dare, Myers, I'm already mad at you," she muttered.

"Taylor, you know that I have to do this," he reminded her.

"You know I don't like this mission."

Taylor turned over on her other side, her back facing him. "Taylor, I have to do this," he told her.

"No you don't," she answered.

Eric touched her hair and Taylor pulled away. "I'm mad at you, Myers. You're not supposed to touch me when I'm angry with you," she snapped. Eric rolled his eyes.

"That's it," he mumbled.

He grabbed her arm, pulled her onto her back and he straddled her sides pinning her down. "Get off me," she ordered.

"Okay, you listen to me now. I am leaving tomorrow whether you like it or not," he told her.

Taylor glared at him and stopped trying to get him off her. "We had plans, Eric and you're throwing them aside like they're nothing," she muttered.

"I'll only be gone for a few days," he answered.

"I don't like this, Eric. I don't like this mission."

Before another word could leave her mouth, Eric leaned forward and kissed her. Eric let one of her wrists go and stroked her face. Taylor pushed against his chest, attempting to push him off her. After a minute he pulled back and grabbed her wrist when she tried to hit him. "You are being stubborn tonight," he commented.

"It's what you get when you married me," she answered.

Taylor's scowl turned into a small grin. Eric grinned and pressed his forehead against hers. "I love you Taylor," he told her. Taylor smiled and stroked his face.

"I love you too Eric," she answered.

(End Flashback)

Taylor let out a sigh and she looked down to see that Tristen was asleep again. She got up and left the room to see that Je nwas still there. "What are you going to do when you go back to the Air Force? What about Tristen?" She asked.

"I've requested to stay closer to home. I mean, the base is near home. I'll be able to come home and then go off to the base," Taylor replied.

Jen nodded her head slowly. "I won't be gone like some of the soldiers are, those are the ones that are assigned to the Aircraft Carriers or sent overseas. I don't plan on that happening anytime soon," Taylor added. Taylor placed Tristen into his baby carrier and got him into the car after they got the boxes into the moving trailer that was secured behind Taylor's car.

"It's going to be different here without you," Jen commented.

Taylor hugged Jen. "Thanks for putting up with me during the past four years," she commented.

"You've been a great friend, Taylor. Keep in touch," Jen answered.

Taylor nodded and got in the car and drove back to Turtle Cove.