Breathe: Sequal to My Heart

Ditto

I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while! I was grounded and some personal things came up.. Sorry please forgive me >.<

Taylor's POV

I rubbed Hayley's hand as she sat on my lap. She was nearly asleep on my shoulder on the uncomfortable chair we were sitting in. I looked at my phone to see the time - 2:15. We got here (here being the courthouse) an hour ago, and yet we weren't even called up to meet up with this guy. We were going to have a meeting for the entire court situation with Josh. She rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"Hey!" I scolded her, "yawning is contagious! Don't pass it to me."

She giggled and squinted her eyes at me. "Well too bad."

"Is your hand any better?" I noticed I was still rubbing it. Even though it was a small piece of a mug, it was still pretty deep for a scratch.

Hayley shrugged as she took her hand out of mine and began to rub it herself. "It's been better, but you know.. It doesn't exactly hurt anymore."

"Well that's good." I grabbed Hayley's face and rubbed by nose against hers. She giggled.

"Woah! An Eskimo kiss.."

I laughed at her dorkiness. "Hey.. I love you."

"You've been saying that quite a lot lately, Taylor." She smiled. We locked eye contact, and I got lost in her eyes. They were a deep, piercing green. I found myself falling in love with her all over again.

"Well, there's a reason because I truly do.."

I felt her warm breath against my face, and I noticed how short the distance between us was. I slowly placed my hand on her cheek and drew her lips closer to mine. Right before we were about to kiss, a voice interrupted us.

"Uhm.. Excuse me?"

We immediately broke from each other, and Hayley sat on the chair next to me instead of my lap. Yaaayy..

"Are you two Hayley and Taylor?" He smiled.

I stood up and shook the mans hand. "Yes, we are. You must be.." My voice trailed off for a name.

"I'm Connor. Connor Zuppas." He smiled, and shook Hayley's hand as well. He then observed Hayley and I and chuckled a bit.

"Oh.. Is something wrong?" Hayley asked.

"Oh, no! I just thought Taylor was a girl!" He burst out in laughter, and I laughed for a second and then grew a serious face.

"Yea.. I'm a guy.."

Hayley rubbed my back, and I felt myself grow less tense. Taylor is a guy name too..

Connor led us into a room. There was a large desk with two chairs in front of it. I scooted a chair back for Hayley and took the chair next to hers.

"So.. There's a situation with Josh Farro." He smiled.

I looked at Hayley to see her eyes begin to glisten. "Yes, there was." Her voice cracked and I felt my heart drop.

I looked at Connor and sighed. "My question is to why he is even getting this whole thing.. He killed his own brother and forced a miscarriage on Hayley."

"Yes, I've heard so.." He cleared his throat. "However, if an individual behind bars claims to be innocent, then it is to be taken to court."

Hayley suddenly burst into tears and I got up to comfort her. I positioned her on my lap, and her head was on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her as she sobbed into my shirt. After a minute of her whimpers and tears, she finally coughed out a sentence.

"Just.. It really happened and there's still a chance that he can be let out? I can't ever function the same way anymore because of what he did! And all for what? To end Paramore?!"

I shushed Hayley as I kept rubbing her back.

"It seems insane, I know. But.. It is by the law."

***

After the meeting, Hayley and I jumped into the car to drive home.

"It's by the law" Hayley mimicked. She was tense. "Well you know what Connor? The law is bull."

I laughed, and then sighed. "It's true.."

The drive home was silent, and when we parked into the drive way, I turned to Hayley.

"Hey, uh, I didn't get that kiss from earlier."

I watched her body grow less tense as she turned to me with her smile. "Hmm.. I don't seem to recall."

"It's cause we were rudely interrupted by Connor."

"Yea, he's a pretty bad lawyer." She sighed.

I grabbed Hayley's face with one hand, and we made eye contact like before. Her face turned red and I smiled.

"Hmm, am I making you nervous, Williams?"

She looked at me with furrowed eyebrows, and she placed her hand on mine. "No, it's just.. I like being around you. You make me happy.. And when I feel your touch or hear your voice, I feel relaxed.. Your touch is so warm, and I feel so nervous around you and so happy at the same time." She placed both of her hands on my face and smiled sweetly, "Sometimes I wonder how I got with the best person in the entire world.."

We looked at each other without breaking any eye contact. We didn't smile or laugh or anything. We just looked at each other. Hayley's arms wrapped around my neck, and I put my hands on her waist. I pulled her closer, and eventually our lips met, and I smiled. The kiss was long and passionate. After pulling away for some air, I smiled and rubbed Hayley's wrapped up hand.

"Ditto, Spongebob." I smiled.

She rolled her eyes and laughed getting out of the car. I still sat in the drivers seat thinking about Hayley.

She was definitely one special girl..