Taylor's P.O.V
I stand at the kitchen counter watching the girls all play outside. Kelsey has just had her second appointment for her implants six weeks ago and is finally allowed to play rough and tumble with her sisters again. It was tough having to wrap her in cotton wool all the time and several times Austin told me to just go and get her a football helmet and let her go at it but after the last time I snapped at him about he it, he just gave up but now it's finally all worth it because Kelsey is okay and she is playing with the twins as Taryn runs around like an idiot so it's clear she has some Swift blood in her. The twins are now fifteen nearly sixteen and Susan is still the bossy one, Amelia lets Susan take charge because this usually means that she doesn't get into trouble like Susan because she lets Susan go first and do something stupid. I feel two arms latch around me and the smell of honey and strawberry merge with my new fragrance that I have been wearing lately. "Mmm, Karlie don't." I state as she slips her fingers down and under my top."
"Mmm, I think so baby." Karlie states as I groan and let her explore me. Once she turns me around we only stop when the backdoor slams shut and feet patter up the stairs. Groaning I turn and see the twins and Taryn standing dumbstruck and it hits me that Kelsey was the one who stormed upstairs. Pushing Karlie away I walk to the backdoor and call in the girls. They file into the kitchen and explain that they were playing and they started talking about how some people were so dumb and couldn't hear their own names being called in class and then Kelsey took off. The twins take one look at us as Susan looks down at the floor. "Oh crap!" she states and for once Karlie says,
"Yeah 'oh crap!' What were you girls thinking saying that?" I look at Amelia who looks away and I know she feels bad but I need to know why. The Taryn says, "well it's annoying when the teacher asks a question and the person doesn't answer. It's rude." I turn to Taryn who is only nine and say.
"Yes it is, but your sister used to be like that before she got her implants, do you remember signing to her often?" Taryn nods and says,
"Yeah because she couldn't hear properly." I nod and Taryn then looks at me. "Ooh did we hurt her mommy?" I shrug my shoulders because I don't know. Karlie looks at me and nods towards upstairs and I disappear to look for Kelsey as Karlie talks to the others about being mindful about what they talk about with Kelsey around. I know they didn't mean it but Kelsey is the sensitive child, even more so than Amelia who is quiet because Susan is loud. "Kelsey?" I question pushing the door open and seeing her sitting on her bed going over her homework. I smile at her. "Yeah mom." I push the door open more and move to sit next to her. "They didn't mean it babe." She smiles at me like she knows that and after a few minutes she starts to tell me about what the kids at school say about her and how the twins protect her sometimes but they aren't always around. I'm shocked but not surprised that schools in L.A are not accommodating to children like Kelsey who need a little extra assistance sometimes. She isn't retarded she is just deaf and things have to be said slowly or signed to her for her to understand. The doctors have told us that her speech will improve and she will learn to hear fast talkers but it takes time, it's not instant. I look at Kelsey and for the first time since becoming a mom I wonder if I am failing. I try not to let bad things happen to the kids but I can't always protect them. I'm not always going to be there, and I can't wrap them in cotton wool no matter how much I want to. When Kelsey calms down we head downstairs where Karlie and the other three are sitting at the table in the kitchen talking about random things that Karlie has done on trips before the kids were born. The minute Kelsey arrives all the kids rush to her and hug her after apologizing and she says she's sorry for overreacting but that it just upset her. We then all sit around the table and organize to do a family day out.
As normal it's divided about where we all want to go. The twins want to go to Disneyland and up until they said that Taryn wanted to visit the zoo. Kelsey is quiet and when I look at her she says, "I want to take hike." Karlie smiles at me and then at Kelsey as the other three complain. I hold up a hand and they all shut up immediately. "Okay, well we are divided so you three will go with mama to Disneyland tomorrow morning while Kelsey and I take a hike tomorrow and then we will meet you guys at Disneyland and we can continue going around the place. The three of you can jump around and go on the rides that Kelsey can't go on and then we will meet up later and ride the rides together. Sound good?" I question everyone as they all nod and even Kelsey joins in on the ruckus with her sisters. Smiling at Karlie I watch the girls go and play outside and only coming back in when Karlie and I call them for lunch and then dinner. The next morning everyone is up and in comfortable clothes perfect for a family day out. Karlie takes the girls and starts heading to Disneyland and then Kelsey and I will be heading out for our hike in an hour or so. In that time we talk about her implants and all her fears about how it will change her life. Even on the hike she seems distant and when we reach the end of the track before turn-around she sits down abruptly. "You okay?" I question.
"No, I don't want to be different. I want to find love and have a family." I crouch down next to her and kiss her forehead as I bring her in for a hug. "You will find love baby and you will have a family because someone will find you absolutely beautiful and they won't be able to live without you. You are amazing and special and you deserve to find your prince charming, or princess if that's what you want." She smiles and nods at me. All of our kids realize that mine and Karlie's relationship isn't like their friends who have a mom and a dad but we make sure our kids never feel like they are missing out on stuff.
We finish our hike just before lunch and I call Karlie to let her know we are on our way to Disneyland. After meeting at the closest café that does great burgers and as I watch our kids eat together I notice how different they all are from each other the twins are similar but not the same, Kelsey looks just like Karlie with her light brown hair and green eyes that shine and twinkle just like her mamas and then Taryn the baby of the family who is almost an exact replica of me with blonde curly hair and blue eyes that stare right into your soul. It's right here and now when I see Kelsey with her sisters that I know that they will always be tight and I know that they will always protect each other but for right now until they all turn eighteen they are for Karlie and I to protect and I couldn't be more excited to see where our girls end up.
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Kaylor Family One-Shots
FanfictionA bunch of different Kaylor Family One-Shots but there will also be plain One-Shots written in here too, not all will have a family aspect. Some are AU and there are several mini-series also included.
