The Butterfly Weeds [Taylor Swift Adoption Story]

SNAPDRAGON

The significance of the name snapdragon is due to when you squeeze the sides of the flower, it looks like a dragon opening and closing its mouth. Unfortunately, they are known for their negative connotations. Snapdragons symbolize deception, lies, and falsehood. It also can mean strength and protection though!

Three Weeks Later
December 3rd; 2023
Ivy Coleman's Point of View
I wait patiently in the living room with my foot tapping on the floor. She was supposed to be here four minutes ago. She hates me now. Is she going to break up with me? Wait, what if she's dead? It's now been five minutes. Why isn't she here? I've gotten to a point where I'm staring at the door, waiting for a knock. I'm losing all sense of patience and I'm becoming more and more nervous.

"Honey, looking at the door isn't going to make Jade appear any faster," Taylor yells from the kitchen. I promised Taylor I'd tell Jade that August is my son. She expects me to do it today.

"You don't know that!" I try to defend

"Logic knows that?" Taylor is attempting to feed August a spoonful of baby food but he isn't taking it well. He slaps the spoon down and Taylor sighs. "Your son will only eat when you give it to him, Ivy."

There are a few knocks at the door and I instantly open it. Jade is on the other side and I go and hug her. I forget all about August and Taylor and the two of us head to my room. I watch as Taylor glares at me, trying to remind me to tell her.

"I'm going to do it." I mouth her.

The two of us sit on the end of my bed and start to talk. "So, you said you needed to talk to me?" Jade says.

"Uh-yeah." I take a deep breath, trying to build up the courage but nothing is happening.

"What is it?" She asks. I look into her eyes. Her beautiful hazel eyes. She has those types of eyes that you never quite know what color they're going to look like. One day they're green, the next they're blue. I memorize every detail about her face because I know this is the moment I'm going to lose her.

"I have to confess something." I gaze longer. My heart pounds and my anxiety starts to rise. I begin to realize I can't do it. I can't lose her. "I love you."

"That's all you wanted to tell me?"

"Uh-yeah. I love you." I smile and hold her hand.  She smiles back.

"I love you too, Ivy." She leans in and the two of us kiss. The two of us look at one another and a spark is ignited. She moves the hair that was in front of my face behind my ear. She takes a hand and slowly starts to caress my inner thigh. "Are you okay with this?" She asks quietly. I nod in response and she continues. I bite down on my lower lip, hard to where it might be bleeding.

The door opens and Jade and I scramble to look like we weren't doing anything but it was quite obvious we were doing something. "You didn't lock the door!?" Jade yells.

"I'm not allowed to!"

Taylor stands in the doorway with in her arms. She takes a deep breath and walks away. "Are you in trouble?" Jade asks.

"Yes. She's putting August down so she can yell at me. You should leave." Before Jade has the chance to leave, Taylor returns and closes the door.

"Ivy! I asked you to do one thing!" She quickly yells at me.

"Mrs. Swift-Alwyn, I swear, we weren't going any further than that. We were just making out." Jade tries to help me but I know Taylor doesn't care about that.

"Jade, I don't care if you were kissing my daughter. I care that it's been months and Ivy is still lying to you and I have to sit here and cover for her ass!" Taylor calling me her daughter like that started to hit a nerve for me.

"I just want to spend time with my girlfriend!" I yell back at Taylor.

"No! Your problem is that we open our house to you and expect nothing in return even after you steal money from us, pawn my jewelry, and pull off even more illegal shit. We literally ask you to do two things! Put the dishes in the fucking dishwasher and tell Jade but you're a messy pathological liar and can't do them!" Her face is just completely red and she screams with anger.

I stand up and a few tears run down my face. "Okay fine. Want to know what your problem is? Sure, I'm a pathological liar but you're a damn pathological people pleaser. Everything has to be so damn perfect in your world! Grow up! It's not! And you know what, you can try to pretend as much as you want that you're a mother but you're not. You can pretend August is yours but he's not. I'm not related to you, my actual mom is going to find me and pick me up. I'm not your daughter and I never will be."

"Ivy, your biological mom doesn't want you! She's somewhere up in Long Island not giving two shits about you! Move the fuck on!"

"No, that's not true. She promised she would come back for me!"

"Dammit Ivy! She signed her rights away! She would have to go to court with me to get you back! She doesn't care! Now, are you going to tell Jade or am I going to do your dirty work for you?"

"Taylor, just give me more time."

"You've had months! All you do is lie for fuck sake!"

"Ivy, you can tell me anything." Jade looks at me and I look at her.

"I-I can't lose her," I admit and look up at Taylor.

"August isn't her brother. August is her son. She's been too afraid to tell you and I've been covering for her ass."

"What? Is what she saying true?"

I sigh and look down. "August is my son. Taylor and Joe are his makeshift grandparents."

"Makeshift? Wow, I feel so special." Taylor rolls her eyes.

"Ivy, I'm going to go." Jade starts to walk away.

"I'll call you later? Text?"

"Maybe not. I'm not a-I'm 16. It was really nice knowing you guys. Tell Joe it was cool knowing him." Jade waves goodbye and quickly leaves the townhome.

"She just broke up with me because of you! What the hell?!" I start to cry more as I scream at Taylor.

"She broke up with you because you've been lying to her face for 3 months! So don't put this on me Ivy."

"Fuck you." I begin to storm away but Taylor just follows me.

"You get back here! I'm talking to you!"

"Yeah, and I'm done talking to you!" I go to the nursery and pick up August. I also get his diaper bag and other supplies.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"Finding my real mom because maybe she'll respect me!"

"Don't come crying to me when she ends up being an absolute bitch!"

I give Taylor the middle finger and slam the front door. I lock it then leave. I pull up the address where my biological mom lives. Eleanor was able to find it for me a couple of years ago but I haven't had the guts to go. After a couple of Ubers and a train ride, I end up outside a small house in Long Island. I walk up to the door and take in a deep breath. This is the day I've been waiting for. The day it all changes. I slowly take my finger and ring the doorbell. I hear the sounds of heels clicking on the floor and the door opens. I look up and see a woman with brown hair and blue eyes. Just like me.

"Are you Tracy Coleman?" I stutter.

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Author's Note:

Sorry for the short chapter ah
And for updating kinda late oops.

The next chapter is all types of crazy.

also after the last chapter I've had people commenting they think Taylor is pregnant now 😂