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Chapter 20
Something in Taylor made her want to see her baby. Something in her felt like she needed to hold him close and cherish every little detail about the boy. After leaving Julie alone, Taylor found herself walking towards Caden's nursery. She peeked in to see that Kaitlin had put the boy down in his crib. Taylor picked the small body up and held him close her heart.
Everyone wouldn't be arriving to the party for another two hours. She had time to spare with her son.
"No matter what you do I will always love and support you. You will always be perfect in my eyes." She whispered sitting down in the rocking chair that set next to his crib. He opened his eyes and stared up at his mother.
For the first time since he was born he gave his mother a smile.
It took everything in Taylor not to jump up from that chair and run to tell her husband. Then she realized she just wanted to sit there and enjoyed it alone.
"I'm going to tell you how I met your Daddy." She whispered to the baby with tears forming in her eyes. "I knew him in high school, the both of us were far too dumb to realize how amazing of a couple we would have made, even then. It wasn't until after things got insane for the both of us that we fell in love. You see Daddy's ex-girlfriend died tragically in a car wreck and Mommy married a Frenchman. I know you're probably thinking my mother is insane, well, Caden I am. I'm very insane but your Daddy says that's the best part of me. Anyway, we saved each other. Then the both of us went back to being dumb. I couldn't handle being without your father so after your aunt and uncle married, your daddy and I thought it was time for us to get married too. Then not long after that you were born. Amazing, huh? I think so."
Sure, it wasn't this large romantic story to tell but to her it was perfect, perfect because in the end she got exactly what she wanted. A family.
"You'll always be my baby, got it? Even when you're older and married with kids of your own." She held him close to her again. "I can't imagine not having you." She whispered to him.
A noise came from the door. She looked up and saw her husband leaning against the doorway. She gave him a smile watching him walk towards her.
"That was some story." He smiled leaning over to kiss her forehead.
"I thought so." She nodded. "He smiled at me."
"Are you sure, it might have just been gas." Ryan sounded jealous.
"No, it was a smile." Taylor giggled.
"Nope." He shook his head reaching his hand out for the baby to clutch his finger. "I don't believe you." He lowered his voice.
"Oh, is that so?" She cocked an eyebrow at him.
"It is." He nods. "Did Kaitlin talk to Julie?"
"Yeah, Julie's been crying but I went to talk to her. I think everything will be okay." Taylor nodded watching her husband squat down still keeping his finger in the baby's grasp.
"We're doing this, aren't we?" He glanced over at her. Taylor just nodded before turning her attention back to the baby. "You're amazing, you know that?" He reached up with his other hand to smooth her bangs out of her eyes.
"I had an idea." She smirked.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." She whispered back. "Now, where's Sophie? I'm sure she's extremely excited to be turning eight."
"She is, I was just coming in here to tell you she needs help with her hair." He said.
"Oh, okay. Can you rock him to sleep?" She stood up as Ryan took his hand away. She handed the tired boy to him.
"Sure."
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"Sophie." Taylor knocked lightly on the little girl's door.
"Finally!" Sophie huffed running over and pulling on Taylor's hand to pull her towards her small vanity. "I need help with my hair. Ryan is no good at it."
"Sure." Taylor smiled sitting down on the bed pulling the girl between her legs taking the brush and pulling it through the straight blond hair. "How do you feel being eight?"
"Okay, I miss my Mommy and Daddy. Daddy used to wake me up on my birthday's tickling me and then Mommy would make me chocolate chip pancakes. We'd spend all day together and then they'd give me a party."
"They are here, you know that, right?" Taylor said softly. The little girl turned around to look at her sister-in-law.
"What do you mean?"
"In your heart. They are always there. Just because they aren't here in the flesh doesn't mean you can't have a good birthday."
"I just miss them." She shrugs.
"That's normal." Taylor nodded.
"Do you really think they are here?" The girl whispered nervously.
"I do."
"Thanks, Taylor." Sophie got up after Taylor was finished with her hair and hugged her tightly. "You're a great mom."
It took everything in Taylor to not cry in front of the birthday girl.
