Everything Has Changed (taylor Swift adoption story) COMPLETED

12) Asking For Help Is Hard

As I exit my bedroom, I see a Paige's head turn to see me.

"That was a long phone call everything all right? Also are we eating dinner soon I would like to be allowed to sit somewhere else." Paige says.

"Everything is fine." I say. "And yes I am. You can come sit up at the table now if you want."

"Ok you don't want me to help with dinner?" Paige says as she gets up from the couch. "I know how to cook pretty well."

Running over to Paige I grab the crutches from the other side of the room and say, "you were planning on hoping over there?!".

"Yea it isn't that far. I would have been fine." She says as I hand her the crutches. "Thanks anyway I guess."

"Can you just ask for help next time? Please Paige." I say as I head into the kitchen. Paige close behind me as she pulls out a bar stool. "And I said the table only."

Gosh I hate being this strict with her. Would she just listen.

"Because asking for help is hard for me I have never had it." Paige says pushing in the bar stool and instead of sitting at the table heads to the room I put her stuff in.

What have I done?

...

About thirty minutes later I am done with dinner. It's weird having to cook more than just for myself now. Most people that are as famous as I am have a personal chef but I like being in the kitchen.

For dinner tonight I made Paige and I one of my favorite meals. It's chicken,rice and avocado. I haven't talked to Paige about what she likes to eat so hopefully this is ok.

"PAIGE DINNER!" I yell towards her room. I don't get an answer and the door is still shut. She is probably still mad at me.

Great talking to her about school tonight is going to go well.

I set the plates down on the table and head to the door of her room. The door is shut but not locked. I still knock though.

"Paige I made you dinner, you want to come out now or can I come in?" I say knocking on the door.

"No I am not hungry!" Paige shouts. I can tell that she has been crying her voice is cracky.

"Paige darling can I please come in?" I say

"Just give me a second." Paige says. "Come in."

"Hey what have you been doing?" I say.

"Um just sitting here." She says playing with the Velcro on her boot. "There isn't much I can do."

"Hey stop playing with that. Please tell me you didn't take it off. And I wanted to say I am sorry about earlier but just you can always ask me for help." I say.

"Um thanks I guess for the apology." She says. "And I didn't take it off earlier. Why do you think I would take it off? Do you not trust me?"

"I'm glad you didn't take it off later and no I trust you it is just you were playing with it right now and I wanted to make sure." I lie and then say, "dinner is going to get cold."

"What did you make anyway?" Paige says.

"Chicken and avocado. You didn't really tell me what you like." I say

"That's ok." Paige says getting up and that's when I see her song book opened up on her desk.

Did she write a song about me? At this point of time if she did it's probably not a good one and it isn't going to get any better.

I follow Paige out of the room and head to the kitchen table. She is pretty good at walking on the crutches. I think she likes how well she can move around in them.

I don't want her being able to move around this much tomorrow.

I'll either have to tell Austin to keep Paige company in just the dressing room and not allow the crutches unless she has to go somewhere important. Or I'll just have to take the crutches and not tell Paige or Austin where they are.

Yep knowing Austin I'm taking the crutches. I want Paige to love me and all but I need her to see me as her mother first.

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After we are done eating, Paige gets up from the table and heads into the living room. Seconds later she is texting away. As far as I know her only friend is Natalie so I don't need to snoop her phone just yet.

Am I really thinking about invading her privacy?! Well Taylor you sort of already did.

I clean up the kitchen and then set down my laptop on the table. I think I am finally ready to talk to Paige about school.

"Paige come over here please." I say in the general direction of the living room. She doesn't get up which makes me annoyed. She was listening to me before why not now. "Paige I said come over to the table, I am not going to say it a third time."

"Why do I have to come over." Paige says still not getting up.

Yep these crutches give this girl too much freedom.

"Because I said so and if you don't now the phone that is in your hand won't be in your hand any longer." I say.

"It's not yours though." Paige says getting up. "And calm down I am coming."

"It is mine Paige. I pay for it I bought it it is mine as much it is yours." I say sternly as she sits down at the table.

"Why do you want me over here?" Paige says.

"We are talking about school." I say.

Paige then pushes her chair back from the table like she is going to get up.

"Sit down young lady." I say. "However easy or difficult this conversation is rides on your shoulders."

Authors Note

It rides on Paige's shoulders.
Spoiler!

Next chapter is going to be in Paige's Pov.

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