The Hiddlestons

Ch 18

Taylor's POV
I ran straight upstairs after that loud bang. I didn't know which room it came from but my first instinct was to run to mine and Tom's room where Sophie was. I run in there and see Sophie crying on the floor. But this isn't like her normal crying. She's shaking. And having a hard time breathing. She's having a panic attack. I run over to her and hold her. "I c-can't b-breathe." She says to me. "Sophie, try and follow my breathing. In and out. Like this." I say and demonstrate. "I- I c- can't." She says. "Yes you can Sophie. Please just breathe. Follow me." I say and try to get her breathing back to normal again. "I- I can't. It's t-too h-hard."
After about an hour, Sophie started to calm down. "Alright, okay. You're okay." I say to her. "I want to go downstairs." She tells me. She hasn't been downstairs all day. We get up from our position and she grabs onto me. I hold her very close and tight so she doesn't fall. She grips on tighter to me. "Are you able to walk?" I ask her. She nods her head yes and we walk very slowly. Taking one step at a time. She grips onto me me even tighter as we walk down the steps. Soon we made it to the bottom and she loosens her grip just a bit. "Alright , your okay." I whisper to her as we walk to the living room. We go and sit on the couch next to Tom.
Sophie's POV
I just had a panic attack. I had never had one before. It was scary. I couldn't breathe. Mom had helped me calm down though. It took about an hour until I was calm. She sang to me, held me, and tried to get my breathing back to normal by following hers. After the I was calm I had wanted to go downstairs. I felt really weak to walk but I held on really tight to Taylor and we made it down. Dad was asleep on the couch but we just go and sit next to him. Mom cuddles into him and she held out her arms for me. I gladly cuddle into her. We both end up falling asleep together. It felt nice to be in someone's arms who loves me.
Taylor's POV
I woke up with Sophie asleep in my arms and Tom reading a book and playing with my hair. I look up at him and he smiles. I look at the ground and see Marie playing on her play mat. She's gurgling. It's so cute. I feel Sophie start to move and I turn my attention towards her. All she does is turn her body towards me and snuggles closer. I have a feeling that her birth mom didn't do this with her. Sophie does this a whole lot with me and I love it. I hold her a bit tighter. The tv is on but the volume is very low. I focus on that for a while. Trying not to fall back asleep. But with Tom playing with my hair, that almost becomes impossible.
Tom's POV
I woke up to Taylor sleeping on me. Sophie was cuddled into her arms. Sophie must be feeling better because she is downstairs but I still didn't know where that noise came from. The bang. Apparently it was Sophie but I don't know what happened. Anyways, Marie started to fuss a little so I gently lift Taylor's head off of me and I get Marie out of her travel crib and put her on the play mat. She smiles at me. I sit there with her for a few just playing with her. She seems to love this mat a lot. After a while, I get back on the couch and read while playing with Tay's hair, and looking at Marie every few minutes.
Taylor and I were lying awake on the couch waiting for Sophie to wake up. It wasn't for another hour until she finally woke up. "How are you feeling soph?" Taylor asks her. "Better." She says. We both smile at her. I get up to make dinner. I decided that we are going to just have soup because Sophie is still a bit sick and I want her to keep something down. As I was stirring it, I felt arms go around me. I turn my head and see Taylor with her head in my back. I stop stirring and and I turn around. "I love you." Taylor told me. "I love you more." I say. "Not possible." She says. "I just made it possible." I say and we both laugh. She pecks me on the lips and just stand in the kitchen together while I cooked. It felt nice to have peace and quiet for once. Once dinner was done I helped Sophie off the couch and Taylor fed Marie before she ate. We all ate at the table together. We didn't really do that often anymore. As soon as Sophie was done, she said goodnight and headed up to bed. Taylor puts Marie down in the travel crib. We sit together on the couch watching A Haunted House. The movie was hilarious. We enjoy each other's company.