Tayvin | Better Than This

22 》 I like fishies

Leah's POV

I held onto Daddy's hand as we walked around the zoo.

"Look, monkeys!" I tell daddy and he smiles and picks me up so I can see over the tall people's heads.

We continue to walk around the zoo and we see lots of animals.

"I wish mommy wasn't sick so she could come..." I say quietly to daddy. A sad look spreads across his face but he covers it up with a smile.

"I'm sure she wishes she was here too. Hopefully she'll get better and then we can come again." Daddy says. I smile down at him from where I was sitting on his shoulders.

"There's an aquarium attached to the zoo, want to check it out?" Aunt Sophie asks daddy.

"What do you say, bug? Wanna go see the fishies?" Daddy asks me, pulling me down from his shoulders and setting me onto his hip.

"Yeah!" I say excitedly.

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When we get to the aquarium daddy sets me onto my feet so I can have a look at all the fishies. I place my face against the glass to try and see them better but suddenly I can't see the fishies anymore.

"Oh...I can't see fishies no more..."

Daddy chuckles and wipes the glass with his hand.

"It's just because you breathed on the glass, bug. Look - the fishies are all still there." He says. I look into the tank and watch the coloured fish swim around.

"I like fishies."

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Adam's POV

"Look at all these toys, Leah. Do you want any?" I ask the toddler as I point out the stuffed animals in the gift shop. She eagerly nods her head and I set her down on her feet as she starts to look through the toys.

"This one?" She asks, holding up a toy clownfish.

"It's like Nemo, isn't it?"

"Nemo?"

"We can watch it when we get home. It's a film with lots of fishies and there's a fish called Nemo which looks just like that."

"Okay then. I wanna buy the nemo fishie."

"Do you want to pick something out for mommy too?" The 3 year old nods her head and starts to look through the stuffed animals again. She seemed to really like the aquarium section of the gift shop and held up a toy dolphin.

"For mommy?" She asks, waving it in my face.

"Great choice, bug." I say, smiling. It saddened me that Taylor wasn't able to join us. What saddened me more was when and if she would ever get to join us on a trip like this. "Let's pay for these then because Aunt Sophie and Ava are waiting for us." I say as I lift Leah back into my arms and walk towards the counter.

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We were having a great time and so far nobody had noticed us. It was surprising but also relieving. That was until I noticed a group of girls pointing in our direction. They excitedly squealed my name and ran over.

"Oh my gosh! Calvin Harris! Can we get a picture?"

The group of teenagers had already taken out there phones and were snapping pictures.

"Is this Leah?" One of them asked, reaching out their hand a placing it on Leah's shoulder. Stupidly I decided against bringing security, hoping it would stop us from standing out and giving the outing a sense of normality.

Leah started to get nervous and, despite my best efforts to stop them, the group of girls took some pictures with her and tried to give her a hug. I finally got them to understand we weren't looking for much attention but I knew that this was going to have bigger, more serious effects.

"It's alright, Leah." I cooed and I bounced a very distressed little girl in my arms. I leaned into Sophie and whispered into her ear we're going, now.

"Already?" She asked. We had planned to stay for atleast a couple more hours.

"Those girls are gonna post those pics on social media. If we don't leave now, the paps are gonna get here along with a bunch more fans. We don't even have security with us. We have to go - especially for the kids' safety."

Sophie agreed to leaving and we quickly made our way to the exit.

"I think me and Ava are going to go and explore the city for a bit." Sophie said.

"Okay, have fun. I think we're heading home. Someone's still a little upset." I say, gesturing to Leah which was still softly whimpering.

We say our goodbyes and Sophie and Ava turn to walk the opposite direction of us. I decided to walk as the car wasn't already here, figuring if I waited near the zoo we might get spotted.

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Taylor's POV

Karlie just left and I'm sat on the edge of the bathtub with the pregnancy tests. I'm scared. What if I am pregnant?

Just as I'm about to take the test, I hear the door open. I quickly stuff the tests back into the bag and put them in the cabinet.

I go into the living room where Adam is standing with a panicked looking Leah in his arms. I lift her into my arms and start bouncing her up and down. "Are you Ok, baby?" I ask, worried.

"Just some fans which spotted us." Adam says. "She's a little shaken up, but she'll be alright. The zoo was great though."

I lay Leah on the couch and cover her with a blanket. Ill come play with you soon, baby I whisper before planting a kiss on her forehead and standing up, walking back over to Adam.

"What happened? Explain..." I ask him.

"I told you, it was just a couple of fans. They wanted pictures and touched her a bit which scared her. I don't think they meant any harm. We left early so we could avoid the paps and any more fans. Everything's okay now though, Taylor. Don't stress yourself out over it. Leah still had a great time."

Even when I wasn't with Leah, I was still a danger to her.

What have I done?

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My deepest apologies. I had writers block so I tried to force myself to write but the chapters I wrote weren't good enough to publish. Anyways I managed to write this today - I hope you enjoyed it. I should be updating more regularly again.
Also 11 YEARS OF TAYLOR!!!!
~Sara