Hope what's going on with Kaitlin wasn't too predictable. There's a bunch of things that are going to happen with that. Anway, next chapter will be completely about Ryan dealing with the Cohen's death. I'll TRY to add Seth in the mix there...but i don't know how that will play out...Enjoy!
Chapter 14
"How was your day?" Ryan walked into the living room where Taylor was sitting cross legged on the sofa watching the News. Taylor's face instantly brightened to see her husband and son. She got up quickly and made a quick walk to take Caden's carrier from Ryan. She didn't even acknowledge Ryan while she sat the carrier down to take Caden out of it. She cuddled him close to her.
"I missed you so much." She cooed swaying back and forth with him in her arms. "Mommy doesn't like being away from her baby for so long." She kissed the top of his blonde head.
"I'm here too, you know." Ryan interrupted his wife who had all of her focus on their baby. She then looked up at Ryan and grinned.
"I know, I'll get to spend all night with you. This little man's about to go to bed." She looked back down at Caden. "Did you have fun with Daddy and Uncle Seth?" Taylor whispered to Caden even though she knew full well he had no idea what she was saying nor was he going to answer her back anytime soon.
"Seth's jealous of him." Ryan walked over and sat down on the sofa. Taylor gave him a strange look. "He said that Seth/Ryan time shouldn't involve the kid. Apparently Caden disrupts him from talking about himself so much. Oh, and I like Caden better then I like him."
Just as Taylor was about to say something the front door opened and closed. Ryan raised and eyebrow while Taylor sighed knowing exactly who it was.
"Who's that?" Ryan was about to stand up but Taylor stopped him.
"I wanted to tell you about her being back before she actually came back from wherever she just was. Well, it's Kaitlin and honestly Ryan I have no clue why she's here, she won't talk to me…"
"Talking about me, are we?" Kaitlin entered the living room looking like she had been crying.
"Aren't you supposed to be in New York?" Ryan questioned her.
"Well technically yes I am but I'm not." She smirked before going to turn around and leave the room.
"Wait, Kaitlin." Taylor stopped the girl. Kaitlin turned around to glare at Taylor. "What's really going on?
"Why are you here, Kaitlin?"
"Can we talk in the morning?" Kaitlin huffed rolling her eyes.
"You're staying here?" Ryan asked her confused at the entire situation.
"Yes, good night."
"Stop trying to leave, Kaitlin! Get in here and sit down next to Ryan." Taylor demanded pointing towards the couch. She didn't care that she was yelling at Kaitlin like a two year old, that's exactly how she was acting at the moment. Kaitlin was about to leave again before she heard Ryan.
"Sit, Kaitlin." Taylor was amazed that Ryan could make the girl sit down on command, she hadn't been that lucky to do that with Kaitlin. "Go put Caden to bed." Ryan said to Taylor. Taylor nodded knowing that Kaitlin would probably be honest if she was just talking to Ryan alone. "Now, get to talking."
"I don't want to talk, Ryan." Kaitlin sat back on the sofa sighing.
"I care?"
"You should. You of all people know what it's like when someone doesn't want to talk." Kaitlin snapped at Ryan. "You won't even talk to your own wife, so why exactly should I talk to you if you can't even talk to someone?"
"You don't know what you're talking about, Kaitlin. This isn't about me. It's about you and why in the hell you're in California and not in New York." Ryan's voice raised.
"It's none of your business."
"None of my business? You are staying in MY house of course it's my business."
"Fine, then I'll leave." Kaitlin was about to stand up but Ryan pulled on her arm and pulled her back down on the sofa.
"No, you're going to talk."
"Why?" She whispered as the tears started to form in her eyes again. "It's just going to be real if I actually voice it…I don't want it to be real, Ryan." Kaitlin buried her face in her hands. Ryan knew all too well what she was saying about talking making it real. He was going through the exact same thing with dealing with the Cohen's death and taking in Sophie.
"Sometimes if you talk it will help." Taylor's voice came from he doorway of the living room. Both Ryan and Kaitlin turned to look at her.
"Not always." Kaitlin rolled her eyes trying to hide the fact that she had been crying just moments before.
"Are you two sure you're not biologically related because I swear you're both brick walls." Taylor rolled her eyes at them not liking that they were both not talking about what was going on with them lately.
"Really want to know what's going on?" Kaitlin stood up getting pissed off at both Taylor and Ryan. "I was raped! Some guy pulled me into a dark alleyway and raped me! I was coping with it on my own, right? Until I found out I was pregnant! Happy now?" Kaitlin was screaming at the top of her lungs at them as tears just ran down her cheeks.
Taylor stood there speechless as she watched Kaitlin run past her and out of the house. She looked over at Ryan who was staring over at her.
"Oh my God…" Taylor whispered looking back towards the front door. "What just happened?"
"I wasn't expecting that…"
"Yeah, me either. I should go talk to her." Taylor went to leave but Ryan stopped her.
"Let me."
"Oh, okay." She nodded before hearing a small whimper coming from the top of the stairs. "Sophie, what are you doing up?" She asked her running swiftly up the stairs. "Baby, you should be in bed." She said when she reached her.
"Someone was yelling." She rubbed at her eyes.
"I'm sorry. How about I put you back in bed, okay?"
"'Kay, can you lay down with me?" Sophie asked her. Taylor nodded at the little girl before following her towards her yellow walled bedroom.
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"How'd it happen?" Ryan leaned his weight up against the railing of the porch. Kaitlin had her elbows propped up with her face in her hands.
"I don't know. It just happened. I don't even know what he looked like." She choked out.
"And you're pregnant?"
"Yeah…" She nodded. Ryan was as a loss of words. He didn't know how to handle this. This was far too much for him to handle, actually. With everything going on he couldn't deal with this.
"What are you going to do?" He questioned.
"Adoption. I'm not ready to be a mother." She said.
"Adoption can be good." He nodded.
"Yeah, but I don't want to give the baby to some stranger…"
"Why'd you come here, Kaitlin? Why not to your mom or Bullit?" He asked her.
"You're the only person that I can actually trust…and I thought maybe you could help me break the news to them…" She bit down on her bottom lip before wiping away at the fallen tears.
"I can't. There's just too much…"
"What's one more thing?" She snapped at him.
"I don't need this. I've got a wife and a son who I really need to focus on right now. Plus there is Sophie. They need my full attention, Kaitlin. I can't deal with you or your mom. I'm sorry."
"No you're not, if you were sorry you'd help me with this." She spat before going to walk into the house. "Good Night." She said opening and closing the front door with a slam.
