Our final goodbye

Chapter 6

Taylor's POV

Seeing Holly actually smiling brightly and a sparkle in her eye that I hadn't seen before. I noticed how much Sasha meant to her and how much Holly actually admired her for what she had done. We had never even spoken about Sasha much, to be fair Holly hadn't told me much about her childhood at all. Knowing it was painful for her, Jordan had told me some important stuff and I was hoping Lauren and Sasha would at some point. Hopefully when we got a chance to be alone and chat. I sent Holly to tend to Mila, having had her all day. She agreed which gave me a moment alone with Sasha. "So, how does it feel seeing Holly after so many years?" I asked, not wanting to go straight ahead with what I wanted to know, but not wanting to beat around the bush either. "She hasn't told you about her childhood and early teenage life has she?" Sasha quizzed, I was completely shocked at how quickly she asked the question. "No, she hasn't" I replied, slightly down by the realisation that she hasn't told me anything to do with her past. "You know, Holly is very hardheaded and very stubborn. She won't speak about chapters in her life that she has closed and no longer lives or has to worry about" she told me, it sounded like she knew Holly better than I did, then again, Holly said that she had based her home in this woman and therefore I understood how she would know more. "Although, that's not to say she will never tell you at all. I'm sure Jordan has told you bits and pieces, but don't expect to get a full story out of her. She's not an open book and never has been. Even I find it hard to read her now" she told me, the honesty in her voice worrying me with the last part. "What do you mean you find it hard to read her?" I decided to actually ask, wondering if something was up. " Holly used to be a pro at hiding her emotions from people, she never once slipped up, but I just knew all too well that she wasn't okay, but now, I'm not so sure as to whether she hides anything that she hasn't dealt with yet" she told me, causing a slight concern to grow with me. "Don't let that bother you though, Holly is really strong, stronger than I thought, I've known her for a long time and seeing and hearing all the stuff you two have been through together. She's really grown as a person and I'm beyond proud of her. She's happy and that's all I wanted" she confessed, the admiration present in her voice and eyes, the love that she had for Holly showing. I actually felt a tear fall from my eye, wiping it away I smiled at Sasha. "Thank you for helping her so much, I can tell she really needed you" I thanked her wholeheartedly, she nodded and smiled back "Not as much as I needed her, although I didn't realise I did, she helped me too and taught me a lot" she confessed, I nodded not needing her to go into detail about her life. "What goes it guys?" We heard Hollg, turning to see her looking at the pair of us. "Two of my favourite people in the world in the same room, love it! So how are you guys? What's the conversation about?" She asked, noticing she was slightly hyper, I chuckled to myself and saw Sasha actually laughing slightly "Why are you asking so many questions?" I asked, pretending not to be laughing at her, and being genuinely interested. "I don't know, I'm just happy, just feel like talking. You know a people person. I like socialising" she started babbling until I put my hand over her mouth "You'll have to excuse my wife here, I don't know what's gotten into her, it may be because she hasn't had her nap yet, or that it is well past her bedtime" I joked, checking my watch for the time. Sasha continued to laugh and Holly pouted.

Sasha's POV

Seeing Holly interact with everyone around her I knew that she was happy, but I felt like something was bothering her, I couldn't see any problems, but I could just feel it. I didn't want to ask her in front of Taylor in case she got a bit upset or anything. Knowing Holly, I knew that asking her in front of someone she wouldn't appreciate, she doesn't like being put on the spot. It makes her feel like she's being attacked and ganged up on. Weirdly enough even around people who love and care about her she feels this way. I decided that I should be heading home and started to get my stuff ready as Taylor started to go to bed. "It was lovely to meet you Sasha, hopefully we will see you again soon?" She asked, I nodded "It would be lovely to see you again" I replied, smiling at her as she smiled back and waved. "This time it's not goodbye for good is it?" Holly asked me sadly from behind, I turned to look at her and shook my head 'no' giving her a warm hug. I've missed her and not seeing her grow up from when I knew her was hard, but seeing who she had become I have never been more proud. She is like a daughter to me and I appreciate her very much, I also care for her very much and would do anything I could to ensure she was happy. "Is this what has been bugging you?" I asked, she nodded and I pulled out of the hug to look at her, seeing that same fragile teenager that I first met, I felt a bit overwhelmed, but smiled none the less and stuck my pinky out. "I pinky promise that I will never lose contact with you again. We are stuck with each other now" I promised her, smiling as she took my pinky with hers and locked it. Smiling widely she replied "I wouldn't want it any other way, I'm just glad I got my home back" I felt a small tear slide down my face and felt her pull me in for another hug before I said my final goodbye and left for the evening. Getting in my car I was beyond happy and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face, this is hopefully going to be a long term thing as a surprise to Holly would be that I actually in fact noticed that I only lived around the corner from her and so would be able to see her more often.

Holly's POV

The only other time I have ever been this happy was when I fully started my life with Taylor and the kids. Now Sasha is back in my life I'm sure nothing more can really go wrong and I'm so glad that she found me. Honestly my life has been so crazy I haven't had time to even think about my past. Knowing I still had demons to face I wasn't quite ready, but with the base that I had around me with my family and friends, I knew I could do it. "Hey, what's going on in that mind of yours? I can literally see your brain working" Taylor asked, I smiled at her little joke and she came to sit with me on the couch. "Today has been crazy" she commented, I nodded in agreement and then realised she wasn't looking at me. "I know, I never thought I'd see her again" I replied, smiling content at the fact that Sasha is back in my life. "She means so much to you doesn't she?" Taylor asked, I loved our talks like this, it was so peaceful and reminded me of when we first got together, all the deep conversations that we had.  "Holly?" I heard, chuckling slightly when Taylor had a small grin on her face. "I'm so glad that you had someone there to reach out to in your darkest times" she said honestly, I smiled at her and embraced her in a hug, resting my chin on the top of her head and my arms securely around her. I'd hoped that one day I'd make someone feel as safe as what Sasha did for me, wished that I could be someone home and I've found the perfect one. "Let's go to bed babe, I'm tired" I said, seeing her take my hand and lead me to the stairs, having been that the kids had already gone to sleep a few hours ago. Therefore sleep would be a beautiful thing tonight, so long as Mila doesn't wake up too soon.