College-Joshler(BxB)

23

"Taylor. Pack your shit. We're gonna go stay with grandma for a while." She nodded, hugged me, and then ran upstairs. I went to Dani's room and smiled at her. She slipped her headset off and looked at me. "We're done. I'm gonna pack my stuff and stay with my mom. He's just too much for me. And I'm not enough for him so."

"What? He told you that?"

"Yeah. He did. But I gotta pack my shit. Take care of him. Unless he pushes you away too." She stood and hugged me.

"You gonna be okay?"

"Eventually." I whispered. She smiled sadly at me and let me go. I went to Josh's room and started packing my things.

"Why is Tay packing all her stuff?" Joey asked. Him and Tay clicked the most. She calls him uncle Joey. Sweetest thing ever.

"Josh and I broke up. For real this time. I don't play baseball and I definitely don't give third chances. I'll try to bring her at least once a week to visit. Thank you for being so sweet to her." I answered.

"Where are you going?"

"My moms. I'll text you the address so you can swing by whenever."

"I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault. It's mine." I looked down and started crying. He hugged me and I clung to him.

"Daddy? I'm ready." Tay said. I pulled back and nodded.

"Okay. Say bye to uncle Joey and the rest of the team."

I finished putting my clothes away and grabbed my books and other random shit. I walked downstairs and grabbed my keys. "Bye bye guys." She waved and looked so sad. I feel terrible ripping her away. This is her family.

"You'll see them later. Okay? Bye guys." They waved us off and we left. I saw Josh just sitting on the ground, looking at his ring. I went to my moms and went inside. Tay followed and ran to my mom, hugging her.

"What happened?" I explained the situation and she hugged me.

"I knew he was bad news bears as soon as he picked her up that one time."

"He just has...issues. Can we stay?"

"You know the door is always open to you." I hugged her and cried into her shoulder. "Oh baby. No man should make you cry ever. Wipe your eyes and forget him."

"I wish. I think I'm gonna take a nap. Hope this was all a dream!" I yelled as I went to my old room.

"Daddy! Nap time?!"

"Sure sweetie." She followed me up and we crawled into bed.

"Why did you leave daddy?"

"Because baby girl. Don't worry about it." She cuddled into me and I held her. "You'll see her."

"Did he hurt you?"

"Not physically." I replied.

"Then I don't wanna see him." She crossed her arm and I laughed a little. "Daddy loves me."

"Yes I do." I played with her hair and fell asleep. I love her. We slept, napping. I wish it was all a dream. But it wasn't. I started looking at small homes and apartments for us.

I found one for five hundred. An older couple was renting their garage area that has been turned into a studio type apartment. I was going to look at it tomorrow.

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"Hey. I'm Tyler and this is Taylor." I shook their hands.

"Margret. This is my husband Randal. Just you and her?"

"Yeah. I'm a single dad."

"What do you do?"

"I'm looking for a job, trying to take care of her, and go to college."

"Why do you want the house?"

"My fiancé and I broke up yesterday. I lived with him but I moved into my moms. I'll pay rent on time."

"Oh. We're never here. My son lives here by his college. He's around 22. His name is Nyle." I looked at the little garage type thing. It was bigger than I thought it would be. There was enough room for all of her baby stuff. "We will basically give him your rent money for groceries. We pay the utilities."

"Okay."

"And you don't have to pay 500. You only have to pay for everything you need groceries."

"I spend like 200 a month."

"Okay. Just give him an extra fifty if you can. The house is open to you. If you want to move in of course."

"Please."

"We can start this weekend. How does that sound?"

"Perfect. Thank you so much." I hugged her and smiled.

"What's her name again?"

"Taylor."

-(everything in quotations is either signed or written on a phone between Nyle and whoever)

After we moved in, things were great. Nyle was really nice and hot. He may be deaf but he's teaching me sign language so I can understand him better. Taylor is picking up on it too but she's a little harder to understand. I try to translate but I'm not that good yet.

"Thanks for trying to learn ASL."

"No problem, Nyle. Is this right?" I signed. Is this right was the first thing I learned. He nodded and someone knocked on the door. "I'll be right back." I got up and walked to the door opening it. "Josh?"

"You left this. Do whatever you want with it. Sell it, keep it. I just can have it with me." He handed me the ring and a small bag. "Clothes you forgot." Josh turned and started walking away.

"I don't want the ring." I yelled after him. I chased after him and grabbed his arms. "So this is it?"

"You tell me."

"You told me I wasn't good enough for you."

"I say things when I'm mad."

"You had no right to be mad. And it was one or two questions. But I guess we just aren't meant to be together."

"Guess not."