The Secret We Hold

13| Christmas Party (1)

THIRD PERSON P.O.V

As Taylor and Alexander drove to his mother's house to get dressed for the party, he couldn't stop looking at her face, she looked disappointed and sad and he didn't know why. 

Another ten minutes went by and her expression was the same, she hadn't even said anything to him.  He thought she did not want to attend the party but in the past, she had always been excited about seeing her grandparents, after much consideration, he finally decided to ask her what was wrong, "Ehi, cosa c'è che non va, Tesoro? Prima sembravi così emozionato."
T: Hey, what's wrong, sweetie? You looked so excited earlier.

Taylor sighed, feeling a bit let down. "Pensavo che Vanessa sarebbe stata qui con noi, non fa parte della nostra famiglia? Non vedevo l'ora di incontrarla di nuovo e di vederla qui con noi. Perché non è venuta?"
T: I thought Vanessa would be here with us, isn't she a part of our family? I was looking forward to meeting her again and to her being here with us.  Why didn't she come?"

Alexander's face softened with understanding. "Mi dispiace tanto, Taylor. Aveva una cosa da fare all'ultimo minuto e poi ci avrebbe incontrato alla festa. Trascorrerai molto tempo con lei stasera, te lo prometto."
T: "I'm so sorry, Taylor.  She had a last-minute thing to do and then would meet us at the party instead. You'll get to spend plenty of time with her tonight, I promise."

Taylor nodded, feeling a bit better. She knew she would meet Vanessa soon, and that thought still filled her with excitement. She now had a wide smile on her face, looking forward to the night ahead with her and Vanessa.  They only met once this morning, and she is already so attached to her.

"Ti piace davvero, non è vero?'
T: You really do like her, don't you?"

"Lo faccio con papà, è fantastica e mi ascolta, è gentile e divertente e abbiamo molto in comune, sapevi che il suo artista inglese preferito è Chris Brown come me, e ha detto che potrei essere la fioraia per il nozze"
T: I do Dad, she is great and she listens to me, she's kind and fun and we have a lot in common, did you know her favorite English artist is Chris Brown like me, and she said that I could be the flower girl for the wedding," she said beaming with excitement.

"Did she?" The little girl nodded a yes to her father, a smile on her face.  Taylor was like Alexander, it would take them a long time to trust someone, but Tayler connected with Vanessa right on the spot, which was new to both of them.

"Does that mean you don't want me around then?" Alexander asked to tease his daughter.

Her small eyes widened and she shook her head "Of course not Dad, I just meant she is a nice person and I wanted to get along with her so that you don't have to choose who you love more. It's okay, Dad. And you will have another baby with her, and then you will love him or her more"

"What?! Taylor, where is all of this coming from? I thought you were happy about the marriage?" Now Alexander was confused.  He didn't know where all this was coming from "Did Vanessa say this to you? "

"No," little Taylor looked down at her fingers and took a deep breath. "I am excited about you marrying Vanessa, and she is a good person, but Mom told me that that is what will happen."

That bitch! Is that what she has been feeding in my daughter's head all this time?  Alexander thought to himself. 

"I'm sorry, Daddy, but please don't stop loving me." she was sniffing and wiping tears, it broke Alexander's heart to see his little princess like that and to know that was how she felt regardless of liking Vanessa. But he would never do that to her not in a million years, not in this lifetime and after that.