Carrier (TPA2)

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Ryan refused to let me stay home by myself with North. He also refused when I suggested that I just stay with Gloria while she watches North. He told me, and I'm exact, I don't want you anywhere alone with my mother, and I want you near me at all times.

I guess he didn't want me to get taken again. I feel as though he believes his mother was part of my disappearance. She wasn't.

I sit in the swiveling chair of Ryan's office, spinning it around in circles even though I'm already dizzy. I'm bored. Ryan let's out a sigh and rubs his temples. "Don't be pissed off at me." He says.

I stop spinning and look towards him. He has his glasses on and he's looking at me. "I'm not pissed, but I'm just a tad bit ticked." I say, spinning again.

"Would you care to explain why?" Ryan wonders. I can hear his fingers moving swiftly against the keyboard. He's getting frustrated with all the work he has to catch up on.

"I just wanted to stay home and watch North and not be here but Nooo." I groan. I hate the pack house. People look at me strange, and since I no longer have Ryan's mark on my neck, people talk. It bothers me so much. "Do you not trust me or something?" I ask. Of course he wouldn't. You cheated on him- dipshit. My wolf scolds. She's right.

"Will you stop spinning that chair?" Ryan asks. I slow my spinning but continue to do so. "It's not that I don't trust you. I do. It's just I don't trust other people." He says. I stop spinning it and look towards Ryan.

"Don't be mad at me, Taylor." He says softly. He tears his eyes from the computer and looks towards me. "I love you, and I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Just bare with me for awhile and let my wolf protect you guys. Okay? I promise this won't last forever. -I mean, the possessiveness." He says softly.

I nod my head slowly. "Okay." I'll try not to let it annoy me. The only thing that really upset me about today is he woke me up at five in the morning to get here.

Ryan gives me a soft smile. "I love you too." I say, smiling back at him tiredly. He turns back to the computer and taps the keyboard. I'm sure that he's sending an email to someone.

I yawn, and slide down the chair. "Baby, you can go lay down on the futon. I'll get you a blanket." He says. Clearly me being in the room is distracting him. The fact that he calls me baby makes me suddenly want him. My wolf already wants him bad enough.

I tiredly stand and walk towards the futon on the other side of the room. The walk feels like miles but in reality it's only a few steps away. I crawl onto my stomach on the memory foam and let out a tired sigh.

In a matter of seconds, a large blanket is being spread over top of me. I look up at Ryan and give him a gentle smile. "I'll wake you up in a few hours when I'm done, then we'll go on that date, yeah?" He grins. I nod my head.

"Yeah." It sounds like so much fun. But for now, sleeping sounds pretty fun too. I close my eyes and listen to Ryan sigh.

For at least half an hour I lie on the couch with my eyes closed. The only sound I could really hear we're the keyboard's clicks and Ryan cursing under his breath.

There's a knock at the door. I furrow my eyebrows, and wonder who's standing outside. "Come in," Ryan says softly. I'm sure he thinks I'm asleep.

The door creaks open, and a female's scent hits me. Kill. My wolf grunts. She doesn't like the fact that there's another woman in the same room as him. I silence her.

"I thought you were in confinement." Ryan growls. He sounds extremely pissed. Confinement....prison? I try to put two and two together. Nothing is coming up.

"Marcus sent me up here. I have some news to tell you." She says. Her voice. I remember it from somewhere. I furrow my eyebrows deeper.

"You're news can wait. My mate is asleep and i'd rather not talk to you without bars separating  us." Ryan scoffs.

She pops her lips, making a loud sound. I think she's doing it deliberately to try and wake me up. I take in a deep breath and shift as if the noise had bothered me but I was still asleep.

"So you don't want to hear that I'm pregnant." She says. Why does Ryan need to know? I let out a breath and snuggle into the blanket.

"You're what?" Ryan snaps. It sounds like part of him had just broke. Like he had done something terrible.

"I'm pregnant Ryan, and you're the father." She says, I can hear something in the tone of her voice. Ryan got her pregnant? I don't know why it's getting to me. I mean, I had a baby. But, how could he?

A tear slips from my eye and rolls down my cheek. "I want to get this from a doctor. Until then, I do not believe you, Peyton. Get the hell out of my office." Peyton. Peyton.. Peyton. Why have I heard that name? Why do I feel like I've heard it before?

GUYS CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Did anyone see this coming?!?