𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧.

𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
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A few weeks had passed since Taylor and Travis had received the news that they were expecting a baby and a lot had happened. Elise had finally started gaining a little bit of weight - thankfully Taylor had been able to start breastfeeding her and it was giving her a lot of benefits. They both seemed to finally be finding the hang of it, and actually enjoying it. Taylor was now 20 weeks pregnant and a small bump was finally taking its hold on her stomach, it definitely wasn't huge, and it definitely wasn't visible unless you knew it was there, but it was the constant reminder that she has everything she ever wanted. The best thing to come from the past few weeks is that Elise had been discharged from the hospital, the doctors were happy with her weight improvement and as long as Taylor and Travis knew how to insert and use NG tubes – they had to take a course before they left – then she was free to keep recovering at home.

However, not everything was as happy and easy going. They'd got given a court date for Elise's kidnapping and it was in 6 weeks, when Taylor would be just coming up to 7 months pregnant. A lot of it had been playing on her mind, what she'd say, how she'd defend her daughter as well as defending herself. The last thing she wanted was Elise to get taken off of them.

" mama " she heard the familiar coo as she blinked in and out of sleep, she had sensed the little girl would be waking soon, the way she kept fidgeting and stirring was the main indicator. Taylor was grateful that Elsie hadn't tampered with her NG tube during the night – sometimes she unconsciously tugged at it which was never very good.

" hi my baby " Taylor carefully took Elise into her arms, being careful of the same cast still on her leg, it would be coming off in just 2 weeks and Taylor was looking forward to that day, having a toddler with a cast was not easy. As soon as she was in a close distance of her mom, Elise began tugging at Taylor's shirt, often flashing her exposed chest from where she'd removed her bra to sleep more comfortably. " okay okay girly, I get it " Taylor chuckled, sitting back on their bed, getting herself and Elise situated before she was happily eating away. As she ate, Taylor ran her fingers through Elise's soft brunette tufts, doting on just how perfect she was. There was never going to be a day that passed now, that Taylor took for granted, after losing Elise for so long, she was so made up to have her back in her arms again.

" there's my girls " Travis said with a raspy, hoarse voice from where he'd clearly just woken up. His small comment made Elise turn her head from where she was eating, her blue eyes meeting Travis' as she flashed him a smile, milk dribbling down her chin.

" dada " she babbled, her hand that was resting against Taylor's chest, now coming out to try and reach for Travis.

" you know who that is, huh? " Taylor giggled, admiring the sweet moment between her husband and daughter.

" you look so adorable Lisey " he commented, leaning over to place a delicate kiss on her cheek, rubbing his hand up her little back. Elise decided she was done with eating, pulling away as she inevitably reached in her father's direction.

" oh I see how it is Lisey Loo " Taylor giggled, watching as Travis pulled Elise gently into his arms, peppering her tiny belly with kisses as she squealed out in delight, small bursts of laughter infecting the room.

" mommy's jealous " Travis smirked, and Elise stopped and looked at her mom with a puzzled face, a sketch of confusion across it. And Taylor just laughed, squeezing the infants cheeks which caused her to smile wide.

" mama " Elise muttered before singing the recognisable symbol for food. Despite still not being overly articulate, Elise was very good at expressing what she wanted through basic bits of sign language that Taylor and Travis had taught her.