Cornelia Street - Jaylor one-shots

then there was three

-joes Pov-

I'm back in the city I never thought I would be in again. Once upon a time up until three years ago, when I fucked everything up, I spend a lot of time her with her, but now I'm back. The movie I'm in is doing promo here so I didn't have a choice, but a part of me is excited to be this close to her again. Since she walked out that day I have regretted everything I said because I didn't think that would be the last straw for us.

This all adds up to why I am in Nashville right now and walking around in a park nearby where I know she lives. There has been little of her in the media, and it's strictly been for work so I think that means she moved back here. I'm not ashamed to admit that I have cyber stalked her for three years to try and feel as close to her as I can. But there isn't much of her personal life to get ahold off, she still keeps those cards close to her chest and I'm not in her inner circle anymore. I've tried to keep in touch with the friends that used to be our friends, but the people that is closest to her made it clear that they chose her side in the breakup, but I don't blame them.

Why I'm walking around this park I don't really know, there is just a lot of feelings that come back when I'm here. she is still stuck in my mind and has taken root so I never have been able to move on. Sure, I've slept with people and had flings but never someone I wanted to stay with. There hasn't been anyone like her, and I don't think there ever will be. After that blowout we had, I have tried to reach out, but she never picks up, it's clear that she doesn't want to talk to me.

My breath hatches in my throat when I see a familiar blond head sitting on a bench by the playground, it's her. She doesn't see me so I stand there for a minute to gather my head, but I decide that I'm here, so I want to talk to her. "Taylor?" I say gently as I walk up to her and the look she gives me is wide terrified eyes.

"joe?" she says, and I can see the panic in her eyes. "what are you doing here?" she says through gritted teeth and for a moment I regret even going up to her, but I wonder if I have been in her head like she has been in mine. it's been years I know, but if I'm still hung up on her shouldn't it be two-sided.

"I'm here for work. But what are you doing in a park?" I ask puzzled. She really isn't one that usually go to these places because she usually doesn't want to be seen. "I.... I like to come here. and people leave me alone... Nashville is calm, if you remember. People here know me so they give me privacy" she says but before anyone can say anything more there is a voice coming towards us.

"mommy" a girl comes running towards Taylor and Taylor stands up and pick her up and puts her on her hip "hi baby" she says and kiss her cheek and my eyes widen. Taylor had a kid? The kid is a blond-haired, blue-eyed girl dressed in pink sundress, white cardigan and tights paired with white shoes. She is adorable.

"Taylor? who is this?" I say and I really don't know how to feel, if this is hers that means she really moved on. There is no getting her back when there is a kid involved. I know the chances after all this time was minimal, but I just hoped that I stood a chance, but now when there is a freaking child in the picture.

Taylor looks really nervous "this is.... this is my daughter Aurora" she says gently the little girl lay a hand on each of Taylors cheeks and kiss her before bursting into laughter when Taylor nuzzle their noses together.

"when? How? Who's? How old?" I ask and stutter on my words. She really had a kid, and I didn't know anything about it. how hasn't the world found out about this yet? This isn't just some small secret it's a tiny human for god's sake, and she has kept her a secret all this time.

"I'm not having this conversation in front of her" Taylor says and hands the kid to someone I presume is a nanny "can you take her home" she asks the girl, and she does that.