The End of Me

Chapter 5

Today was the day I was meeting Taylor's dad and the day flew by. I was terrified. Taylor followed me to my house and waited for me to get changed even though he insisted I looked fine.
I put on a blue maxi dress, jean jacket, and gold sandals, even though I knew I would freeze.
"Babe, it's just my dad. But you look gorgeous." He kisses me cheek and backed out of my driveway.
We pulled into his driveway and it turns out Taylor only lived several blocks from me. He opened the door for me and walked me in the house. "Taylor." I heard a deep voice call.
"Yeah, Dad?"
"Is she here?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. Bring her in." I was getting more scared then nervous.
I sat down next to Taylor around a table and his dad sat next to me.
"Hi, I'm Kevin. This is Tristen." He said pointing to a little boy crawling up onto a chair across from me.
"Hi. How are you?"
"I'm fine. Let's eat."
Taylor gave me an uncertain look and his dad started eating. I took a scoop of mashed potatoes and a roll. Considering his dad was taking everything else. "Dad, save some for us." Taylor laughed. I guess Taylor could tell I was uncomfortable because he spoke up. "Dad, manners. We have a guest." I giggled slightly and his dad turned to me.
"Oh, you think that's funny, eh?" He got closer to me and I leaned back. "Well, then you can leave if you're not going to respect me in my own home."
Taylor grabbed my hand and pulled me from the table and spoke up. "I can't believe this, I bring someone over here I care about and you totally blow things for me! She's probably not even interested anymore."
"You deserve better."
"Excuse me?" Taylor snarled.
"She's trash and she's probably going to cheat on you, just like Kaitlin did."
"Nobody talks that way about her. You ruined my last relationship, now you're going to ruin this one? Unbelievable. Come on Tenley. I'm so sorry."
"What a stupid name." I hear his dad mumble as we leave the house.
We got into his car and he drove me home. "I'm so sorry, I understand if you want to call things off."
"I don't care what he thinks of me, I just don't want to ruin your guys relations ship."
"What relationship." He mumbled. "I feel bad for Tristan because he has to live with that monster, he's always drunk or high. I'm honestly so embarrassed and sorry." He stops in my drive way and I lean over and kiss him and he kisses me back. "Goodnight Tenley."
"Goodnight." I say kissing his cheek and getting out.
I walk inside and he pulls away. I collapse on my bed and recall the entire night. I feel bad for Taylor, no wonder Kaitlin left him.
But I'm not like that, I don't care what that old geezer says about me. I'm here for Taylor, not him.
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I got a phone call at 12:30 in the morning.
"Taylor?"
"Can I come over?"
"It's 12:30."
"Please."
"Fine, but we can't be inside."
"Okay." Three minutes later were up on the roof, under the dome with a blanket, looking at the stars.
"Why did you come, Taylor?"
"I shouldn't say."
"Come on. It won't bother me."
"My dad, he was talking bad about you again, and I didn't want to hear it."
"Oh." I got real quiet.
"See, I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want to bother you."
"Taylor, how many times do I have to tell you, I don't care."
"Good." He kissed my head and after a while we left the roof when it began to snow. I went back inside and crawled under the warm sheets.
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I wake up and it's nine. I look out the window before freaking out. It's a full on blizzard. Wait. What's that? Is that Taylor's Rover?
I ran downstairs and out the door, still in my pajamas. I opened the door and he was asleep. "Taylor?"
"What, oh, huh?" He says in a super sexy morning voice.
"Do you want to come inside." I laugh.
"Yeah, kinda." We make a run for it and only end up partially snowed on.
We go upstairs and cuddle for a while.
Then Jen bursts through my door, "Hayes kissed me!" Then she sees Taylor. "Oh my God. Forget I said anything."
We laughed and Taylor stood up. He looked out side and said he had an idea.
"Come on, put on snow clothes." I got dressed in warm clothes and we walked out side. Jenna followed us because he asked her to. "Okay, so I'm gonna lift you up and kiss you, and Jen's gonna take the photo with it snowing and all."
She agreed and we took the photo. "Ten, I love you. No, I'm in love with you. Everything about you. And I know I haven't known you for that long, but this feels right. So right. And I don't ever want to lose you because, Tenley Mueller, I'm in love with you, will you be my girlfriend?"
I nodded my head and kissed him. "I'm in love with you too." He lifted me up by my thighs and kissed me. I wrapped my legs around his waist and he bit my lower lip.
"Can we go inside now? It's cold." Of course, let Jen ruin the moment. Taylor set me down and we walked inside. He grabbed my hand and sat down on my bed next to me.
He kissed me and I fell asleep in his warm chest.