You Belong To Me- Part 2 (KAYLOR)

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A few weeks have passed since the funeral. Taylor has been spending most of her time in bed or playing with her daughter. She hasn't had the desire to leave the house or have friends come over. Only Selena was allowed over on one occasion, but after that, Taylor really just wanted to be alone. Austin and Scott frequented the house on a regular basis, but they both were now back in Nashville because staying in the LA house was proving to be too much, being the last place Andrea was before her passing.

With Lily recently returning to work, she was out in LA for the week doing a shoot. She had been one of the only people calling Karlie on a regular basis to check in on her wife and today was no different.

"Hey Kar, what are you up to?"

"Right now, I just finished feeding Mikayla and now I'm getting her dressed. So, how does it feel being back to work?"

"I mean, work is work. I've always enjoyed my job, but I have to admit, getting to spend so much time with Dixie, really started to make me think about how much longer do I really want to do this. Do you miss it?"

"Honestly Lil, I don't. I get what you're saying, I always loved my job but I love being home and, not missing out on the little things with Mikayla. Oh my God, so now when she's on her stomach, she can actually push herself up for a few seconds with her wobbly little head, before she falls back down. And she's always smiling. She has bonded with Taylor that much more, which is great. She'll smile snd start kicking her feet and moving her arms up and down when she hears Tay's voice. It's the cutest thing and I think Taylor really needed that. These are the things that I don't want to miss. I just love being here with the two of them."

"Well, since I have today off, I wanted to invite you guys out to lunch or something."

"I would love to, but Taylor won't go. She stays in bed all day and only gets up to get the baby. I've been trying to get her out of the house but she just won't go. My mom and sisters are back in St. Louis and before my mom left, I tried to take Tay out since we had a babysitter, but she just didn't want to go. I just want to take her for a walk on the beach or something but I don't want to take the baby out, because it's too windy by the water."

"Say no more. I'm coming over to babysit. Go get your wife out of bed and get ready to take her somewhere."

"Lily, you can't be serious. You're constantly babysitting for us."

"Kar, I am serious. I love watching the baby and right now, you need to get her out of the house. So, go get ready and I'll be over in an hour."

"Thank you Lily. I'll see you soon."

Karlie picked the baby up and held her in front of her face. "Look at my little chubby bean. Why are you laughing? Do you think mama's funny? You're gonna spend time with auntie Lily." She placed a lot of little kisses on her daughters chubby cheeks as she brought her into their bedroom, and sat her in her bouncey chair.

Karlie looked over at the bed as she watched her wife sleeping peacefully. She climbed on and curled up behind her, pulling her close as she kissed her shoulder. Taylor began to squirm in Karlie's embrace, as a little smile came across her face.

"Good morning princess."

"Mmmm, good morning Kar. Have you been up long?"

"Not too long, open your eyes and look over the edge of the bed."

When Taylor peeked over the side, Mikayla was staring back at her and gave her a huge smile.

"Hi mommy's girl. You look so pretty." Taylor said as she reached down and grabbed the baby's foot, giving it a little shake. She turned back to her wife as she hugged her and pulled her down for a kiss. "I love you."