Beauty and the Beast (a Tayvis FanFiction)

11 - The Truth

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Travis looked over at his fiancé while his uncle approached, his arm around her waist. She had gotten along so amazingly with everyone so far. Especially the kids and her had hid it off, which he knew immediately earned her bonus points with Jason an Kylie and to be honest also with himself.

She had doted upon the little girls, kneeled down not caring if she got anything onto her dress an played with them, mostly with Bennet tough. Bennet was the youngest of her siblings and only a few months old.

While Taylor had played with them, his mom had come up to him, giving Taylor an all over look. "she seems... nice very..." he had tried to help out "very joyful?" Donnas eyes had not left her for a single second taking in her every move and gesture.

"very young."

"she's a lot more mature than one might think. And I didn't know how old she was or how young when we met, hadn't asked and neither did she, we just got to know each other and fell in love ma"

She had hummed unconvinced and then his uncle had already pulled into the drive way and as his mother had made her way into the dining room while he had taken Taylor with her.

But now there she stood, the joyous laugh from before whipped off of her face immediately and she paled as if someone had drained all the blood out of her body. Before he could ask what was wrong his uncle stepped in and pulled Travis into a one armed hug before turning to the beautiful blonde.

Taylors heart was pounding in her chest the familiar face sending bad memories through her head. He hadn't been there often but often enough that he might recognize her from somewhere. The grey haired man in his early 60s narrowed his eyes and her heartbeat sped up like crazy.

Did he know where he had seen her before? Did he recognize her? Would he expose her now in front of everyone? It was the one thing that couldn't happen no matter what. She had to act normal. At any cost. Not just for herself but also for Travis.

"Travis, my boy, I see you got yourself a pretty little one" he grinned smugly, inspecting her almost like she was kettle, but Travis only tightened his grip on her protectively. He didn't know what was going on or why Taylor was suddenly like Medusa herself had looked upon her but this was his fiancé. Arranged or not, bought out of the brothel or not but there was no way anyone, let alone his uncle would talk to her this way in his presence without facing consequences.

"That's my fiancé, Taylor." He clarified and apparently George understood because he nodded and without trying to touch Taylor he pushed passed them and went for the living room. Travis closed the door and turned towards his fiancé who tried to look normal and as if she was unaffected by what had just occurred but god she was so obvious in her ways.

"what's going on kitten, what's wrong?" he asked quietly knowing they were probably being listened to, dimming his voice so none of those who tried could. Her gaze met his and immediately her bottom lip started to tremble while her gorgeous light eyes shone in the light that flooded the hall.

"hey, hey don't cry what's wrong?" he asked gently and stroked over her cheek carefully as if the whipe the tears she hadn't even spilled yet. She hands and voice were shaking when she started to speak and god he could kill John right now.

"H-He used to be my... customer w-when I was still ... there. H-He r-raped me often enough t-to remember me I-I I think he hadn't yet b-but it's a risk you have the right to know off. I-If you wanna hide me I-I understand."

Her eyes were watery and a single tear rolled over her cheek. He reached up again to wipe it carefully, so incredibly gently it touched something in her she had thought was killed by the one before him.

A soft sigh rolled off his chest before he pulled her into a gentle hug, his lips against her head gently. "ill take care of it kitten, you don't have to worry about him, just remember to show them how much you love me. I'll make a call and within the next ten minutes he'll be out okay?"

He had a softy grip on her, not so much controlling but more comforting and god, with everything that had happened everything going on.. she couldn't help herself. Taylor looked up and met his yes while he had already started to dial a number and waited for her to go to his family but there was something she just had to do before that.

She pushed herself up on her tiptoes and sealed his lips with hers , so carefully so gently , you could barely feel the touch but both of them knew it was there. It wasn't like the kisses before, nit rushed, not for anyone else to see, but it was because she fucking wanted to.

Before he could respond she slipped out of his arms and into the dining room, leaving him looking after her like a damn teenager , trying his best to unrecall the way her lips had felt so different on his when she initiated the kiss, when she wanted it.

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It didn't even take 5 minutes for his uncle to get the call and he was gone. The sight of Taylor visibly relaxing and a real smile returning to her lips was all the pay off he had needed. He had decided right then and there that his uncle would be banned from the house, the family even just when he would take over control of the firm.

Taylor had Bennet in her lap and played with her while taking a bite now and then, while chatting with Kylie who had Elliott in her lap. Andrea observed the whole thing, skeptically. She hadn't missed the huge ring on Taylors finger.

Like she had watched with her husband over and over again Travis had seemed to fall for the same type. All innocent, kind and doting until the knot was tied and then using him for his money. She had really thought he would have been smarter than to fall for this but maybe he just needed to relearn his lesson.

However she knew there was something off about the two of them. Travis didn't just fall in love this quickly and certainly wouldn't get married as fast as he was now planning on doing.

"So Taylor, you're already training I see, is there something you guys have to tell us" Donna asked, pointing her fork to this stranger supposed to become her daughter in law so incredibly soon.

The blonde chocked on her chicken and had to take a deep gulp of water before she could replay, her face bright red. "no god no, I mean we aren't even married yet so that wouldn't happen and we still have some time for that I think"

She looked over to Travis quickly, who gave her a tense smile. What was with those questions?

"but you do want to have kids right?"

Travis frowned and was about to tell his mother to not ask those kinds of things but Taylor squeezed his hand so he let her. If she thought she got this who was he to stop her?

"Oh I definitely want children and we can't wait to have some of our own, I mean look at your granddaughters they're perfect, but since I'm not exactly planning on making my stay in this family temporary but permanent I think we have all the time in the world, right baby?"

Travis was almost gagged at the ease at which the beautiful blonde lied , only managing a little nod. She had told it so naturally it had even gagged him but mothers instincts were incomparable to whatever Travis thought to see.

"so tell m how this came to be, Travis told me he took you on a trip to lake Como, rented out a villa and asked you , how could someone say no to that right?"

Taylor was starting to get pissed but she tried her best to emphasize. If she was had a son wouldn't she be just as protective? So she took a deep breath before meeting Andrea's eyes and answering.

"actually, all he told you about our engagement is a lie."