The Black Tangled Heart

The End Part 2

1 Week Later

"Okay, close your eyes!!!" Taylor stood on her tip toes as she attempted to cover her much taller boyfriends eyes with her small hands

"Well I don't know if you've noticed this Taylor but my eyes are still nearly swollen shut so even with them open I'm probably not going to be able to see whatever it is you don't want me to see"

"Black eyes are a cute look on you" She giggled "My tough guy with his tough guy wounds, very hot"

"Well I'm expecting you to prove how hot it is to me in like... 5 minutes?" He wiggled his eyebrows as Taylor just frowned

"Later tough guy"

"There's no drama going on in here is there? Asked Travis "It doesn't have a welcome home cake and there aren't welcome home banners or any of that shit are there? Cos I'm really not a tea party type of guy"

"You forget, I know exactly what type of guy you are" his girlfriend replied whilst grabbing a handful of his ass and enjoying the way he moaned out loudly "Just play nice ok... if you want your reward later"

Turning the lock in the door, Travis again attempted to cover his eyes causing them both to stumble down the hallway laughing loudly at how clumsy they were being

"In here!" Shouted Jason and Taylor felt Travis  tense against her

"One hip hip hooray and I'm out of here" he whispered and Taylor giggled again as she happily pushed him the final few steps into the living room of the apartment they shared with Travis' older brother

"Welcome home man" smiled Jason as he took Travis into a strong embrace which Travis only half heartedly returned as he squinted his still injured eyes and tried to make sense of the banners that were scattered around the walls of the room

"What's going on?" He finally asked as he lifted a hand and touched the white fabric that had 'Goodbye Tayvis' scrawled over it in blue paint "What the fuck's a 'Tayvis' and where the fuck is it going?"

"It's us" said Taylor proudly as she moved her hand between her and Travis' chests

"Us?"

"Our names splodged together. Travis and Taylor "

"Okay, I'll bite... where are we going exactly?"

Taylor took a second to make eye contact with Jason and he smiled as he patted his brothers back "It's awesome to have you home man, I'll just be in the kitchen, I think your girl has something she wants to tell you"

"You aren't pregnant are you?!" Asked Travis whilst grimacing and lowering himself down onto the sofa "Because if you are..."

"No I'm not pregnant but don't act as though you wouldn't love a little you or little me running around here one day" Teased Taylor as she sat gently on his lap and loved the way every one of her senses reacted to his scent and warmth

"I definitely do not want a little anyone running around... ever, I'd make a terrible father"

Taylor watched as his face darkened and he seemed to disappear into a world of his own and she wondered if it was memories of that day when he was five years old that were moving through him

"My news..." she said gently as she stroked his still bruised jawline "I um... I hope it's good news to you and not clingy, overbearing news that makes you want to break up with me"

"Nothing could make me want that" he said softly as he pushed his nose against her cheek and hummed happily at the way his chest immediately burned warm for her