Brandon was sitting in his room when everything had happened yesterday night. Taylor ran off, something else happened between Taylor and his moms but they wouldn't say anything in front of their kids. Hours before Taylor went to go and talk to Brandon. She told him about the pills and the chat that popped up on Mariana's screen from Mariana's and Jesus birth mom and she also told him she wanted his help with something but he had to swear not to tell his moms until it had worked. What was it?
Mariana hadn't talked to Taylor all night after hearing the screaming from downstairs and it was clear Taylor didn't plan on talking. Mariana had tried to talk to Callie but all Callie said she knew was that she had run after Taylor and Taylor told her everything that had happened with her parents. Callie also said that Taylor felt really bad about whatever it was she did. Jesus tried to see what his siblings thought but no one had anything. Except Jude.
Jude had woken up early that morning and remembered everything from last night. He wanted to ask Taylor what had happened. He also wanted to ask Lena and Stef about it because no one would tell him anything. When Jude got downstairs Stef was already gone for an early shift and Lena was the only one awake. "Hey sweetie, your up early today. What's up?" Lena smiled at the youngest child. "What happened with Taylor yesterday?" Jude tried to play as innocent as he could. "Nothing honey she was just upset. Everything's all right though" as Lena spoke Taylor walked in. "Can we talk about last night before Stef comes back please?" Taylor hadn't even seen Jude sitting at the table. Lena's eyes flickered in his direction warning that Jude was there. "No it's all right. I think that everyone should understand what I did." Taylor couldn't take her eyes off of Lena. Lena winced as she turned the wrong way and a sharp pain went to her back. "Oh my god." Taylor pwhispered. "I hurt you... I...I did that..." Taylor was mortified. "You didn't mean to." Lena tried to make Taylor feel better. "I did it though. Is it bad? Oh my god I'm so sorry. Are you alright. Stef must want to kill me. How are you still talking to me? I'm so sorry." Jude had already put the pieces together Taylor had hurt Lena. She must of hit her or shoved her, but Taylor had done it. That's why the screaming stopped so suddenly. "Taylor it'll be alright." Lena didn't know what else to say she couldn't say too much without Stef there and they had already decided on the consequences.
As the rest of the family came in Taylor ran out. She couldn't face the rest. She had called Stef and said how when her shift was over Taylor was ready for the consequences, she also slipped in how sorry she was and that she wasn't going back to the house until after the two talked. She ended the voicemail saying she wanted to talk to Stef because Lena had already tried to take it easy on her.
Jude made eye contact with Callie a few times and she knew that something had happened and Jude was there to see it all. She had decided to ask him what he knew later. The other kids were worried but knew in time they would find out what happened. Lena put on a face and made it seem like any other Sunday morning.
Stef pulled out her phone as she was getting off from her shift and saw the missed call. She dialed voicemail. When she heard nothing for a minute she knew it was Taylor. Stef took a breath forcing herself to listen to the message. She could tell how sorry Taylor was, she called her back.
"Hi, I'm sorry." Taylor's heart was beating faster and faster waiting for Stef's reply. "Not over the phone. Where are you?" Taylor hesitated not wanting to give away her hiding spot at the park but thinking how she's caused enough trouble. "At the park. It's about..." Stef cut her off, "I know where it is." Taylor sighed but said okay. Stef called Lena to tell her to take care of dinner with everyone else. She explained that she was going to meet Taylor. "Please don't lose your temper, she was so sorry this morning Stef." Lena pleaded. "I'm just going to tell her what we discussed last night, it wasnt my choice for it to be just the to of us, it was Taylor's." Stef hung up as she pulled into the park. Taylor walked up to Stef's car and got in. "Where do you want to go?" Stef asked. Taylor was taken aback, "uh anywhere that's not the house?"
Stef pulled into another park that was empty. "Get out and we can walk." Taylor was trembling slightly but tried not to let Stef see. "Can we sit?" Taylor wanted to just sit and smell the grass. Stef sat and waited for Taylor to do the same. "Where do we start? What do we even say to each other after last night?" Taylor looked at Stef expecting her to continue, she didn't and Taylor tried talking. "Lena winched this morning. She tried not to so I wouldn't know how bad she was hurt. I couldn't do anything but say how sorry I was. She wouldn't talk about it. I ran out. Jude was there he heard everything. Did I hurt her that bad?" Taylor didn't know what Stef wanted to her or even what she wanted to say. "A bruise, nothing that's broken I don't think. She doesn't want to make you feel like..." Taylor cut Stef off, "like the monster I am who did it to her." Stef cut Taylor off, "we decided what was going to happen last night, for your sake its good that Lena was involved in the conversation. I was ready to chase after you last night." Taylor pulled at a patch of the grass trying to focus on something, "so what's the punishment? What's the conclusion? How screwed up am I?" Stef sighed, "do you know how I knew where that park is?" Taylor was confused by the off topic question but shook her head, she had no idea maybe drove by it once? "It's where I go to just sit and lie in the grass when I'm really stressed or angry. It's been a thing I've done for years, this is the park I always came to when I got into a fight with my dad" Stef lied across the grass and smelt it. "The smell is comforting huh?" Taylor smiled. Stef laughed "your insane, and pretty screwed up to answer your question." Taylor's heart sank. "But," Stef continued, "so aren't I. What you did last night can never happen again. To anyone Brandon, the twins, Callie or Jude. Definitely not Lena ever again. No matter what reflexes you have or whatever else is going on." Stef paused, "I didn't mention me, I'm here for you Taylor, we're going to figure this out and if you ever get that upset again come sit upstairs with me okay." Taylor nodded, "Stef, you keep saying again or next time does that mean your not kicking me out?" Taylor asked almost hurting with joy. "No that was never a question but for the next few weeks your gonna have a so called babysitter, one of us is going to follow you around and see what's going on with you. Lena and I will still talk to you together tonight but for now that's your punishment." Taylor nodded, "wait I think there should be one more thing I nave to tell everyone what I did. The twins, Brandon, Callie and Jude already know but I need the to have the choice to hate me." Stef laughed, "you really are screwed up." She teased. "Oh and if you ever do anything like that again your out." Taylor nodded, "I would throw myself out before then."
When Taylor and Stef walked into the door a few minutes later Lena walked up to Stef and gave her a quick kiss. She looked at Taylor who didn't seem to be crying and sighed out of relief. "Thank you Stef." She mummered. Stef nodded "Taylor wants to talk to everyone before we talk to her." Lena looked worried but replied by saying "they're all waiting for you in the living room." The three walked to the living room. Taylor took a quick breath, "okay guys yesterday after all that yelling the reason I disappeared today. I slammed Lena into a counter, I lost control and my reflexes caught in. I'm so sorry and just thought you should all know." The group looked at Stef and Lena and Lena nodded. "I'm fine though." Stef decided to pitch in "and it's never going to happen again. The kids were all worried about Lena but the only two who didn't say it was alright to Taylor was Jesus and Brandon.
"Why did you do it though? It's not like you to get worked up on that one thing of us hearing you." Lena was sitting on one side of Taylor and Stef was on the other. "I don't know Lena, is just that... Well.. It's gonna sound really dumb but I was angry that you guys couldn't keep me and the last few months I just really wanted what all the other kids had with you and I know that doesn't happen instantly but I... I don't know. Stef looked at Lena and Lena nodded. "I think I know what it was that you felt like we betrayed the other night. It was our love to you." Stef said. "See," Taylor said "I told you it was dumb!" Lena smiled "I know the perfect solution to that... A momma sandwich." The two women squished Taylor into a hug and Taylor burst into laughter. "I'm still really sorry." Taylor said before heading up stairs for the night.
Brandon was furious with Taylor and couldn't bear to look at her right now. His moms were down there and all three of them were smoothing it over but he wasn't ready to forgive and forget.
Authors note
Thanks for still following and reading! Anyways it sounds like people don't want Callie and Taylor date which I think works better because Taylor needs the big brother (Brandon) and sister (Callie). What did you think of this chapter? And what do you think Brandon's going to say to Taylor? Okay thanks new chapter soon.
