MINE!

She's Harrys Girl Now

Travis walked into the apartment he shared with Taylor and slammed the white painted door shut behind him.

In a week of bad days this day had been the worst and there was only one thing on his mind, one person who could take it all away

'Baby?" He shouted whilst he kicked off his cream Nike sneakers  'Taylor?' He ripped his blue T-shirt with a yellow logo over his head in preparation for the nakedness he hoped was to come and then  stuck his head around the door to the small lounge room in search of the girl he desperately needed to see but there was no sign of her so he whipped off his belt and popped open the top button of his blue jeans and moved to the kitchen but once again he found it empty

'Taylor?'

Slowing his pace, he headed into their bedroom 'Babe?' Still there was no reply and he walked through the room to the en-suite bathroom, pushing the door open he had turned to leave not expecting to see anyone but his eyes finally caught sight of a figure knelt beside the toilet, her hands clutching her blond hair into a ponytail as her body shook

'Taylor? Honey?'

'I'm so sorry'

Travis stood frozen, gazing down at his girlfriend as she knelt next to the toilet, her shoulders rising and falling as tears flowed steadily from her eyes. He crept forward before dropping to his knees and wrapping his arms around her shoulders

'Baby, talk to me'

'You're going to hate me'

'I could never...'

'I have ruined everything' he tightened his grip on his girlfriend and whispered sweet words against her hair begging her to believe in him, to believe that no matter what was wrong he could make it okay

'Talk to me'

'I'm late'

'For?'

'No Travis I'm late'

The boys heart dropped deep into his guts at her words.

Late...

Fuck!

'Okay, late... that's fine, it's fine, it's okay, it'll be okay I promise' He wasn't sure that it would be, Taylor's father already hated him, faced with the information Travis had gotten his 18, almost 19 year old daughter pregnant it's quite possible he could be looking to find him and murder him

'I took 2 tests '

'It's okay'

'They were both positive'

'Baby it's fine, we'll be fine' He didn't know if they would be but he knew he loved this girl more than he loved life and he would do everything he could to look after and protect both her and their unborn child, If only he'd known then he wouldn't be able to protect either of them or himself

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I place the positive pregnancy test back into the white cardboard box I just lifted it from and push it back under my bed.

I don't know why I still have it after all this time, especially considering the way things turned out but I just can't let it go, just like I can't let Taylor go either

"So the rumours are true, you're back"

I look up and my best friend Cez Is stood at my bedroom door, I make a note to lock both the front door and my bedroom door every time I enter the house

"Don't just sit there. Hug me brother!"

I laugh at his silliness and stand and wrap my arms around him. Cez has been like a brother to me since I was 10 years old, there's nothing he doesn't know about me, the good, the bad and the very, very bad

"I should be hurt you didn't let me know you were home"

"I just needed some time to adjust"

"I figured"

We both sit on the bed with a navy blue and white duvet on and fall in to a comfortable silence

"So how are you feeling?"

"Horny, frustrated, angry, heartbroken. You name it, I'm feeling it"

"Taylor?"

"Of course fuckin Taylor. Did you know she has a new boy? Some fuckin English dick"

He just nods "he's a nice guy Trav"

"She doesn't need a 'nice guy' she needs me" I run my hands over my hair in frustration, why does no one understand that all Taylor and I ever needed was each other

"Look, you and Taylor, so much has happened... I think she just wants a fresh start, you know?" He taps his knees nervously, obviously concerned about my reaction to his words

"You've spoken to her?!" For some reason that thought makes my hopes soar

"I'm um... I'm dating Eva Lucas, she and Taylor are actually close now if you can believe that"

"Taylor and Eva?! She always hated that girl, what happened?"

"Yeah well after you went... away Taylor had a really hard time, she started seeing this asshole. The story isn't mine to tell but Eva got involved and helped her out and they've been good friends ever since"

"What did he do?" I feel my protectiveness towards Taylor kicking in full throttle but Cez just shakes his head

"Look, If Taylor wants you to know she'll tell you"

"I'm asking you"

"And I told you, it's not my place to say. Travis, go have a shower, get dressed, we'll go out, have a few drinks, get you a girl for the night and you can fuck all this frustration away. I swear you'll feel better in the morning"

I consider it for half a second and then shake my head "If I go with another girl it's over for me with Taylor"

"Trav, from what I've heard it's over anyways" He fiddles with a silver ring he wears on his middle finger in memory of his grandfather but never meets my gaze

"Me and Taylor are never over, you know that better than anyone"

"Well you'd better tell that to the new guy because according to Eva he's getting ready to move in"

My heart stops at the same time my temper snaps and I jump on to my feet

"What?"

"He was telling Eva that he's ready to suggest it and he thinks Taylor will go for it"

"Into my apartment?"

"Well, technically it Taylor's apartment"

"With my girl?"

"Travis she's Harry's girl now"

He's saying everything I don't want to hear I don't know if he's practising tough love or trying to fire me up and get me to react but the second option is what happens as I grab my car keys and head for the door.

*Pretty much half way through this book, even though it was written as a Shawmila story I'm enjoying the conversation, it's definitely one of the most alpha Shawn/Travis I ever wrote