The Summer I Changed | The Summer I Turned Pretty Fanfic

My mistakes

Friday and Saturday flew, by Sunday morning I was packing my bags to leave later that evening after dinner.
Madison ran in my new pink frilly room, tackling my knees.

"Please stay the whole summer!"

"I can't," I patted her head. "I have to work, but ill try to come back before it's over Maddie."

She beamed up at me, "UNCLE JERE IS COMING BACK NEXT WEEKEND!" She ran out screaming. I guess set myself up for that one.

When I walked downstairs Taylor was cutting up some breakfast for the kids, "Good morning.'

Eggs and waffles, that I'm positive were both ordered from a local diner. "Smells good," I eye the left overs on the counter.
She smiles, "Go for it."

Conrad and Steven had some errands to run for the fourth of July next week, they asked if I wanted to go but I didn't really feel up to it and they said it would be a short trip.

"Where's Belly?" I ask curiously.

Taylor eyes the pool area and looks back at me, "Jut hanging out." She then gives me a grin that I didn't quite grasp the reason behind it. I grabbed a fork and sat next to Madison and Kyle, "So what's going on in toddler world?"

"I'm not a toddler!" Madison said angrily.
"I'm a big kid now uncle Jere."

"Right, yes practically a teenager."

"No," She laughs. "I'm not a grown up!"

"Either is Uncle Jere," Taylor adds.

"Ha-ha so funny."

In that moment I look over at Kyle, he's old enough to talk but definitely does not really engage with me. I wonder if he he hates me. All kids love me.

"Why do you sleep in mommy's room?"

I looked Madison confused, "What?" Taylor sucked her lips in, her eyes wide.

"I just want to know why you sleep in mommy's room instead of a different room?"

That's when it all came together now. That pink frilly room was for Belly, Madison had her original room and she'd been sleeping in MY ROOM.

"Oh, I just the color blankets in there."

Madison nodded. "Me too."

I didn't really think much when my comforter and pillows went missing, didn't even question why the drawers didn't have any of my old clothes in them. But now I realized how stupid I've been! Belly and Conrad sleep in different rooms!

I look at Taylor upset, "How long has that been going on?"

Taylor shrugged, amused at this new finding. "Christmas."

I scoot closer to Taylor, "Why though?"

"It's not my business."

"Just tell me Taylor or so help me-" She put a hand up.

"All I can say is, Belly hasn't been the same since Luna was born."

I look over at the kids scarfing down eggs and waffles. What could have changed? I instinctively walk over to the door, about to pull it open and go talk to Belly when she opens it up. "Oh, sorry I didn't see you."

"It's okay, I was just coming to look for you," I feel my throat tighten.

I realized I'm not going to ask her what's wrong.