I Hate California

thirty two

When we got into our hotel, I was very surprised, it was so big. Mommy and Daddy said that I could have my own room here, but can sleep with them if I wanted to. I don't know if I want to, that new baby is already sleeping with Mommy.

"Sage, do you want a snack boo?" Daddy asks me as I walked through the big living room. We were very high up and I could see all of the little people on the ground.

I nodded my head and he went back into the kitchen. Mommy was in the grand bedroom resting and Daddy told me that we shouldn't bother her for a while since she was very tired from the flight. I don't know how, we all just woke up.

Daddy set down a plate of crackers and fruit in front of me and he turned on the T.V. trying to find a cartoon channel. As he flipped through the different channels, I didn't recognize many of them, but just watched it anyways. As I was chomping on my cracker, I heard something fall from the room across the hall and Daddy ran towards it, it was the room Mommy was in so I followed him.

"Taylor! Oh my god, are you okay" Daddy asks as we came in, Mommy stood there looking stressed with her suitcase flipped over on the floor.

"Don't move too much. Here, I'll get it" Daddy says, walking over and picking the suitcase back up. Mommy sighed and sat back on the bed.

She looked over at me with a sad smile and opened her arms, "Come here baby". I carefully climbed into them and she just held me as Daddy stood in front of us, watching.

"Tay, get some rest. We'll organize everything later, you need to rest to be able to perform, come on Sage" Daddy says taking me out of Mommy's arms and we headed back into the living room. I could tell that made Mommy sad because her arms tightened around me when Daddy tried to take me out of them.

I continued to eat my snacks and when I was finished, I walked over to the big floor to ceiling windows and looked out. The sun was shining brightly and I watched as all the cars drove around. I started feeling sleepy, but I didn't want to fall asleep just yet, there was still so much to explore!

"Daddy, can I use the elevator?" I asked pointing towards the hallway. There was a mini elevator in the suite and it led upstairs to the game rooms and balcony.

Daddy nodded his head and we both went into the elevator, it was quite smaller than I was used to. When the doors open, revealing another grand floor and there was a game room, movie room, and another big open space. I ran towards the door that went out the balcony and heard Daddy running after me, but it was locked. When he opened it for me, I carefully stepped outside, we were so up high, a little too high.

"Careful baby" Daddy says stepping out. I looked around and saw a mini pool out here, I wanted to swim in it later.

"Can we swim later?" I asked him and he nodded at me.

"We can ask how your Mommy feels about it" He says and we headed back inside.

I went back into what room was assigned to be mine and Daddy helped me change out of my clothes, into more comfortable clothing. I jumped into the big bed and it felt so fluffy! I then got underneath the covers as Daddy closed the curtains, making the room dark and he laid next to me, humming which made me even sleepier.

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I walked out of Sage's room, leaving the door open a bit and headed back to check on Taylor. When I walked into the room, she was passed out, but I saw a couple tear stains on her face. I laid down next to her, carefully wiping under her eyes and pulled her close. We still had a few hours to ourselves before we could start moving again.

I woke up to jumping on our bed and saw Sage fully awake, with so much energy. "Up, up! I ordered food!" She proudly exclaimed, making us both jump up.

"You did what?" I asked as Taylor and I ran out of the room and there was two full carts of food. I looked over and Taylor shook her head, trying to hide a laugh.

"Sage honey, why'd you order so much food?" I asked her and she shrugged her shoulders looking proud. Taylor took the lids off of the plates and Sage ordered, pasta, pizza, and lobster and salads.

"Oh my god, there's so much" Taylor laughed looking at everything. We made a note to make sure Sage can't order any more food and that she had to be with either me or Taylor.

The bad part is, none of us were hungry. We ate just before landing and Sage even had some snacks when we arrived, so we placed everything into the fridge. Sage looked so offended when Taylor started putting the food away and crossed her arms with a pout as she sat in the living room.

"Baby, you need to come to Daddy or I before you order like that, also you aren't even hungry" Taylor tells her and Sage shrugs her shoulders.

" I was curious and I thought maybe you guys were hungry, you didn't have any snacks like me" She exclaimed and Taylor smiled at her cuteness, combing her fingers through her hair.

There wasn't much to do today and the only thing really planned was for Taylor to just rest, but she refused to and just wanted to play with Sage. Sage was getting into more of an attitude today after we didn't appreciate her kindness of the whole buffet order, but I reminded her that we would eat it later. On the other hand, Taylor's morning sickness has been slowly going away, but she has been feeling more tired than usual. 

"Mommy, can we swim?" Sage asks her and Taylor looks at me and I inform her that there was a pool upstairs. Taylor and Sage run into the room to grab their bathing suits. I decided to put mine on too, the pool wasn't that big, but I know Sage will force all of us to fit in it at one point. 

Sage runs out to the balcony after we arrived at the second floor and her eyes sparkle at the sight of the pool, just ready to jump in. Sage doesn't know how to swim yet, so Taylor was trying to put her arm floaties in which Sage strongly disapproved of, but if she didn't wear them, she couldn't go in. 

"Why do I have to wear these? They're so ugly!" She exclaimed as she splashed her arms around and Taylor and I laughed at how funny she actually looked, especially with her annoyed expression. 

Sage happily splashed around the tiny pool as Taylor held onto her arms and that's when the sun started to set, showcasing the most beautiful sunset.

"Look Sage!" I pointed towards to sky and they both looked in awh as the sun was the prettiest shade of pink. 

After swimming, that took a lot of energy out of Sage, but we could finally all eat now since it was dinner time which made her happy. As Taylor helped warm the food up, I got Sage showered and into her pajamas and she happily skipped back into the kitchen where Taylor laid out the food and cut up Sage's portion. 

"What is that" Sage points to the lobster.

"That's lobster babe, you are the one that ordered it" Taylor chuckles and Sage looks at it in absolute disgust. Little did Sage know, she has tried lobster before and loves it, but I won't tell her. 

 While we were eating, I noticed Taylor rubbing over her stomach more than usual. "You okay?" I asked and she just nodded and went back to eating. I could feel Sage staring at both of us, but didn't say anything. She still wasn't happy about this new sibling of hers. I cleaned up the table and the kitchen as Taylor was getting Sage to bed. 

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I told Sage to head to her room as I went to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror and just groaned, I felt terrible. When I returned to the bedroom, I saw Sage already passed out in bed. That thirty minutes of constant swimming took a lot out of her. I pulled the covers up and just took this moment to stare at her. She was literally perfect and I could easily see both Joe and I in her. 

"I love you, so much" I whispered as I kissed her forehead. I turned off the lights and walked out of the room. I left the door open since the room was farther than ours.

"She asleep?" Joe asks as I climbed into the bed and I nodded. I just hoped that sleep was all I needed and that I'd feel better by morning. 

I cuddled closer to Joe and I saw him set alarms on his phone and he turned off the lights. I grabbed his hand in the dark and placed it over my stomach with my hand over his and sighed as I closed my eyes.