You Belong To Me- Part 2 (KAYLOR)

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"K-K...KARLIE? I thought you were in your office, like you usually are when we all come in. What's going on and what's with the huge smile? I was starting to think you had no teeth, since I haven't seen them all month."

"Hey Lil, today is gonna be a great day. I'm meeting Taylor tonight for dinner. I think this is it Lily. I think she's gonna forgive me. God, I'm so excited. I couldn't sleep all night. I mean, not like that means anything since I haven't slept in a month, but at least I didn't cry myself to sleep. I just don't even know what to do with myself. I can't wait for this day to be over already. I have no desire to work at all. I even have an appetite. Look, I grabbed a bagel and cream cheese. Here, I got one for you too. Come to my office."

The girls sat at the table in the corner of Karlie's office and had their breakfast. Karlie filled her friend in on the previous nights events with Mikayla and how funny she was.

"Oh my God Lil, she was like, 'mama kiss mommy.' I nearly DIED. You could see the terror on Taylor's face. It was so funny. She's such a persistent little thing. But we managed to avoid a kiss. Then when I brought the baby home, before I left Taylor said she wanted to talk to me and invited me for dinner. I'm so pumped. What should I wear? I'm definitely gonna leave my hair down and kinda messy because she LOVES that look. I was thinking about a crop top but it's kinda cold. That may be kinda weird, right? A crop top? In February? In NYC? With snow on the ground? Yeah, I thought so too. God, I'm sorry for rambling."

"Haha, don't worry about it. I'm sure all the coffee you've been drinking these days assists with your jittery self lately. Well, I hope everything works out Kar. How's therapy going?"

"It's good. Miss Simpson is trying to help me find the root cause to my anger and why I put up a wall and act out, rather than talk through my feelings. I don't know Lily. I wish I had all the answers. I wish that night never happened. I just don't even know how to begin trying to make it up to Taylor, ya know? I'm such an asshole. How could I have been so stupid?"

"Karlie, stop beating yourself up. It happened and it's over and done with. There's nothing you can do to change the past. Right now you need to continue to work on yourself and just move forward. How have things been with Austin and Scott?"

"Well, it hasn't been great. I see Austin sometimes when I'm picking Mikayla up or dropping her off and he'll smile and give a little wave but things have definitely changed. We always had a sibling-like relationship but you can see how different things are now. It's worse with Scott. He hardly looks at me. Having him as the financial advisor of the agency, makes it even more awkward. I'll see him tonight when I drop off Mikayla and I'm not looking forward to it. I never took into consideration that my actions would not only affect my wife, but those around us as well."

"I've disappointed everyone Lily. My mom acts different with me when we talk on the phone. I can hear the difference in her voice, even though she'll never admit it. Kariann expressed herself and said that she'd always support me but right now, it was just hard because she can't figure out what would possess me to risk it all. Kristine, who has always been the one who has thrown shade at Taylor from time to time over the years, came right out and told me that she loves me but that I was really stupid. And Kimby.....Kimby has taken it the hardest. She told me how she's always looked up to me, ever since we were little. She admired my marriage and wanted the same for her and Austin. She said she never imagined she'd ever see me not living in my home."

"I don't know Lily. You're like the only one who hasn't completely shunned me. Well, Cara too. She's been supportive but Behati, not so much. I guess I never really realized how many people actually looked at us as the perfect couple."