Chapter 10

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"Taylor is staying" he finally said "what!" Cam stood up. "Sir sit down or you can stay to" the officer yelled. Cam stomped out the door. "Taylor did nothing!" I yelled. "Please don't cause trouble" the officer said. I rolled my eyes and left. I can't believe Daniel f*cking got away with it.

That night was terrible. You never really know how much someone means to you until their gone. I didn't sleep at all and know I'm up and waiting for cam to get up. If they don't let him out today I'm going to end up in there with him.

The drive to the jail house took forever. After waiting in the waiting area for 20 minutes I see Taylor walking out. Of course the stupid officer is right at his heels. "You're free to go" the officer shoved him out into the room. Taylor look at me and smiled. His face was still all beaten up but he still looked attractive. D*mn I hate this kid at one point then I fall for him. Right now I'm falling for him and I can't help it. He made his way over to me. "Hey"he said his voice raspy. "Hey"I smiled. "Sorry" he hung his head. "Quit apologizing" I hit his arm. He laughed lightly. "Hey Cameron" he looked over at Cameron. "Hey" cam said back. "I'm hungry" Taylor complained. "Me too"I walked toward the door. "You look nice" Taylor looked at me. "Thanks" I smiled. He fixed his bandana and yawned. Why so f*cking attractive.

We pulled up to a small diner and walked inside. "So how was prison" I asked after we ordered and found a table. "Absolute h*ll"'he chuckled. I looked down at my lap. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." I looked back up. "Did I something wrong?" He asked. "No, I did" I sighed. He looked confused. "I caused all this. If I would've just stayed with Daniel none of this would've happened" I said. "He broke up with you though" he said. "Yeah but I never talked to him after that. If I would've this wouldn't happen." "I'm glad it happened. Not the prison but you. After you stopped talking to him you became a better person." He smiled. I nodded. I picked at my skin around my fingernails while cam and Taylor talked about stuff. Finally our food came and we all ate.

"Im sorry Taylor" I blurted out while we walked to the car. "Quit apologizing. You never did anything wrong" he patted my back. "I did many things wrong. Just some things I have yet to tell anyone" I climbed into the backseat. "I have an idea" he smiled. I was relived when he didn't ask about the things I did. "What?" I asked. "Let's each say 3 things nobody else knows" he smiled. "Sure. But you're going first" I rested my elbow on the window as he began. "Well, I was bullied a lot in middle school. I really like this girl but I don't know how to tell her, and that girl happens to be one of my good friends and I don't know of she likes me or not" he said. "Okay well I am very self conscious, I've never had a real boyfriend, and I'm scared of what life has to bring in the future."

"Why are you self conscious?" He asked. "Have you seen me" I motioned to my body. "Yeah. You're beautiful. No matter how you look every girl is beautiful. But you. You're gorgeous, beyond beautiful." He looked at me. His words made me feel some type of way. A way I've never felt before.

"Taylor" I squealed as he picked me up and carried me inside. He just laughed and ran up the stairs with me. He sat me down on the bed and fixed his bandana. "Admiring me?" He chuckled. I hadn't even noticed I was staring at him. "Sorry" I blushed. "Bailee. You really are gorgeous" he stared into my eyes. "Thank you" I smiled. He nodded and looked away. These are the moments I wish lasted forever.

"Bailee, moms coming home" cam hollered breaking me from my stare. "Okay." I stood up and walked to the door. Cam was helping her in as I got there. She smiled at me and hugged me. "Hey Bailee" she whispered into my hair. "Hey mom" I said back. I walked out side and dialed Nash's number. "Hey" he answered on the first ring. "Hey"'I said back. "How's you and Taylor?" He asked. "it's really complicated. He's really sweet one moment the a d*ck the other moment" I sighed. "That's Taylor for you" he chuckled. I smiled. "I miss you" I frowned. "I miss you more" he said back. "Hurry back"'I said. "I will" he laughed. "I have to go" I told him. "Bye. Love you" he said. "Bye. Love you too" I smiled.

"Are y'all like dating or something?" Taylor said from the doorway. I jumped and turned to face him. "No?" I trailed off. "Sure." He rolled his eyes. "Taylor I tired of you. You like me one moment then your a complete a**hole the next moment." I spat. "You just told him you loved him. Sorry for trying to know you better. Work on your attitude"'he said. "No we are not. Have you ever heard of best friends.? " I rolled my eyes. "Just quit Bailee" he barked. "Taylor quit making me feel like a piece of sh*t." I turned around. "I'm not" he said. "Sure. All your sweetness is just a game to draw me in farther and I'm not falling for it no more" I hissed. "This is why you have no friends. You push all of them away just like you do me. All the things I say are true. So stop pushing me away and learn to be nice to people." He turned and walked off.

"Hey Bailee. We need to talk" I turned around and my mom was standing there. I nodded and she walked out closing the door behind her. "So. Im going back to the base and I can't keep paying this much for this house." She sighed. "So what do we do?" I asked. "Cam and you are going to have to move somewhere cheaper. I thought maybe each of y'all could have a small apartment and if Taylor wanted he could move I'm with cam or get one beside y'all" she said. "Yeah I guess" I said. "Okay. I'll start looking around" she smiled. I nodded and she got up and left. I walked inside and sat down on the couch. It automatically hit my. My dad's birthday is tomorrow. Well today since to was now 1:00am. I walked up to my room and climbed into bed. All the thoughts of what to do for his birthday running through my mind.

My door creaks open. I lifted my head and a shirtless Taylor is standing there. "Hi?" I question. He walked closer. "I'm sorry" he sat on the edge of my bed. "Okay" I groan and roll over. "I really am Bailee I can't sleep thinking I hurt you like that." He stood up. "Goodnight" he says and walks out closing my door behind him. I don't know whether or not to believe him or not. Maybe this is just one of his games.

"Bailee" Taylor shook me. I opened my eyes and groaned. "What" I covered my face. "Get up" he laughed. I sat up remembering it's my dad's birthday. "Will you help me with something" I asked. "Of course." He smiled. I stood up and walked downstairs telling cam my plan once I found him. He went to get some balloons with Taylor. I sat down at the able and wrote my letter.

Daddy,

Happy birthday daddy. I love you. I hope you having a great time in heaven. I miss you a lot, but I know your in a better place now. Thank you for always being the best dad out there. I don't go a day without thinking of you. I pray to god everyday that this is just a dream and I'll wake up in your arms. I would do anything to see you again. I miss all of our jokes we had, all the times we hung out, just you in general.

Happy 48th birthday. I can't wait to see you. I love you.

~your baby girl.

I folded it up and waited for cam and Taylor to get home.

Once cam and Taylor go home I took the balloons and filled them with helium. I out my note I'm the balloon and walked out back. Cam had his and even Taylor had one. We all let them to and watched as they floated away.

Tears brimmed my eyes. I Fought them back as much as I could. Soon I was on the ground crying. Taylor held me against his chest as I cried. "Shhh. It's okay" he cooed rubbing my back. I sniffled and looked up at him. "Thank you" I whispered as he hugged me. "Anytime" he smiled. What happened next was something I defiantly did not expect.

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