What happens with Taylor meets Caitlin at her first WNBA All-Star appearance in Phoenix, AZ? Not to mention, Taylor's heart changes, but some things are holding her back. Their relationship is about to get complicated.
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Taylor's POV ——————— I woke up with a pounding headache. My eyes were sore and swollen and my throat was killing me. Rosie wasn't next to me when I woke up, but she had texted me that she had work early this morning.
I got up and started filling up the tub with warm water. Then I grab a mug and make some warm tea to help with the headache and sore throat. Once the tub was filled I got in and just soaked for a while. I put some eye masks on to help with my swelling eyes. I hear my phone vibrate and I see it's from Kate.
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I sniffle putting my phone down. My heart just hurts. I was so scared to tell her I was falling in love with her. We'd only be dating for a month but we'd already been through so much. I am in love with her. I wipe the tears that fell and I hear the bathroom door open. Rosie pokes her head in.
"Hey mama, I brought lunch, come eat with me." She says and I nod. I get out of the bath and put my robe on. "I brought some Caesars and some little steaks. Of course rolls too." She says and I smile.
"Thank you Rosie, you're the best." She smiles and passes me a box. "Have you spoken to her yet?" She asks and I shake my head no. "Kate texted me because Caitlin was too stubborn to do it. But it sounds like she's on her way home so we'll see if she stops by or not." I explain and Rosie nods listening.
"Are you going to reach out?" She asks.
"No, I'm going to give her the space she wanted. She told me to leave her alone, so I am. As much as it hurts me, I don't want to overstep and possibly lose her forever." I wipe my nose again and Rosie puts her hand on my leg. "It's going to be okay baby, I promise." She tells me and squeezes my leg.
We continue our little lunch date and then Rosie has to go back to work, leaving me alone. I took my sketch book to our balcony and sat out there and drew. I drew the city skylines, pictures I took when we dropped my sisters off at Notre Dame, and I started to draw Caitlin. Tears blurred my vision as I continued to fill in her features. I finished the drawing and brought my knees to my chest. I cried into my knees.
I sat on the balcony so long that Rosie had gotten home and Amelie came over. Neither of them came out to get me, I assumed Rosie told Amelie not to bother me. The sun had gone down and I was sitting in the cold on the balcony, but I couldn't bring myself to go back into the apartment. Rosie slid open the door and put a blanket on me, I half smiled at her. She kissed my head and closed the door. I see her and Amelie leave probably for a date. I lit a candle and grabbed a book to read.
I hear the balcony door slowly open and I look up to see her. Caitlin looks down at me and my eyes well up with tears. "Why are you here?" I question and I cover my mouth to cover the sobs. She sits down in the chair across from me, "Can we talk about everything now?" I nod and I wipe my eyes.
"I never cheated on you. After everything with Luca, the fact that you thought I'd even do that hurts so much. She kissed me, when I tried to pull away she stuck her tongue down my throat. I pushed her off and ran after you. I was so upset that I got my luggage from the hotel, left my necklace and booked a flight. I got back here at like 3am and Rosie picked me up. I've been so down bad since I woke up. I was so scared to tell you but I'm in love with you Caitlin. I'm falling so hard for you. I'm so sorry Caity I really am." I tell her while wiping my eyes.
She looks at me with tears in her eyes. "Baby I'm sorry. I should've heard you out last night. I know you would never do that to me, I was just drunk and hurt last night but I should've know it wasn't your fault. I'm falling so hard and so fast for you and it scares me to death to think about losing you. I'm sorry." She cried and pulled me into her lap. I nestled my head on her neck and we just sat in a silence filled with sniffles.
Once we broke apart our lips met and I smiled into the kiss. She pulled back and pulled my necklace out of her pocket. I felt her put it back on and I smiled down at her. "I love you Caitlin." I tell her and she smiles up at me. "I love you Taylor." She answers and we kiss one more time.
I follow her back into the living room and I hear a knock at the door. I open it to find a bouquet of flowers in a vase. I bring them inside and show Caitlin. "These from you?" I ask and she shakes her head no. I see at the top there was a little card, so I grab it and open it.
"Hey Tay, Amelie told me you and Caitlin had broken up. I'm so sorry to hear about that, I know she meant a lot to you. If you need anyone, I'm here. Love, Lindsey"
"Damn, word travels fast around this apartment." Caitlin says and I laugh at her. "Only if you're having sex with one of the tenants, otherwise you wouldn't know." I answer and she giggles. "What could I do to let her know you're mine? Fuck you in front for her?" Caitlin questions, tapping her chin. I smack her chest and she laughs.
We spent the rest of the night cuddled up in my bed. We watched movies and just talked. This was the first night in a while I felt completely and utterly open to Caitlin. ———————————————————————————- A/N: hey yall! Thanks for reading! Shorter chapter but next one will be the thanksgiving episode! Please keep reading and commenting and voting! Kay <3
