The Girl Between Us

The Day Off

Hadleys POV

It was bright and early 8 am and Taylor was already up.

I walked downstairs and she was cooking breakfast.

"Morning Les, I made you Pancakes, and I made you some bacon with fruit, Nanas coming over in a hour I was thinking we could have a pool day? The come in eat lunch and watch a movie then have dinner?" She suggested.

"That sounds like fun, can we also work on my song before bed? I want some practice before Saturday," I said.

"That's fine hon, if you want to do that we can, after your done go grab your suit and I will meet you outside," Taylor said.

"Sounds good!" I said and I finished eating. I thanked her and I went upstairs.

I pulled out my iPod. I decided to text my step dad. Normally we write letters but it's a emergency technically.

My step dads under "Father" in my phone.

Are you coming to my show this weekend?~ Hads

I'll be there bunny, i promise ~Father

Let's just see if he keeps these promises. Cause sometimes he doesn't. I'm still tense with him.

I changed and went back downstairs and my Nana was waiting for me at the kitchen island.

"Nana!" I said happily and I hugged her.

"Hi sweetheart, Taylor is outside waiting for you, I'll meet you out there in a few," my Nana said and I nodded and I went out onto the patio.

"Taylor?" I called. I see her peak her head from behind a bush.

"Oh hey girly, cmon, let's get swimming," she said awaiting for me to grab her hand.

Wait... I can't swim...

Quickly I back away and I stand there frozen.

"What's wrong baby?" My Nana said from behind.

"I... I...," I stopped and ran back inside.

Taylor's POV

Hadley ran back inside crying. I chased after her.

"Hadley?" I called. Nothing.

"Hadley James!" I called rushing up to my room. Nothing.

Then I proceeded to go up to the bathroom, there was Hadley on the floor in the corner with her knees up to her chest.

"Hadley?" I said and she didn't look at me.

"Baby what's wrong?" I asked again sitting down next to her. She shakes her head no and leans into me for comfort.

"Cant ," was the only world that left her mouth.

"Cant what baby? Swim?" I asked and she nodded.

"Haddie, that's nothing to be ashamed of, your 10, it's a little bit later but it's nothing I can't teach you," I said and she looked up.

"Really?" She sniffled.

"Of course hun, and if you don't want to, we can stay right in the shallow end, you make your choice," I said helping her up. I open my arms for a hug and she accepted it.

"Come on, let's go outside," I said and we walked back out.

"Hi Nana," Hadley said to my mom and begged her and we got into the pool.

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My mom and I were teaching Hadley how to swim, she was doing so well. My pool only went to about 5 1/2 ft so it wasn't too to deep, easy for me to stand, but not for Hadley.

"Cmon Hadley, swim to me, half way and then the full side to side," I said and Hadley swam to me into my arms.

"Good Jobs Haddie! Now ready for the full thing?" I asked and she nodded swimming back to the front where my mom was.

"Ready Haddles?" I asked.

"Ready," she said taking a breath and preparing to swim.

She went under and began doing strokes to me.

"Cmon Hadley! Come on you got this!" I said waiting for her at the end.

It felt like I was going through the milestones of a baby with her, which gives me closure that I still witnessing it.

Hadley swam into my arms and I hugged her tightly.

"You did it baby! I'm so so so proud of you my girl!" I said and she hugged me tighter.

We both swan back over to my mom and we stayed in the shallow end chairs for a bit catching sun.

"Haddie, sunscreen," I said. She rolled her eyes sarcastically.

"Okay mother," she laughs.

"I'm serious about your skin, you can get cancer," I said.

"Just apply it," she said laughing. I did and we continued our time in the pool.

•••

"Alright let's go eat lunch," I said and me, my mom and Harley dried off and went inside.

Hadleys POV

I sat at the island with my towel wrapped around me.

"Baby I'm so proud of you, you did so good today," Taylor said to me.

"You think?" I said.

"You overcame your fear, and now you're swimming like a pro!" She said.

"Now I won't be afraid!" I said.

"Exactly! Now you can show everyone!" My Nana said.

"When your done, why don't you go shower, Nanas going to get started on dinner and we can run through your song," Taylor said and I nodded.

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