9am. ~Leesha's coming today~ I thouhgt excitedly as I got up, walked across the hall, got some clothes out of our room and took a shower. I had to meet Leesha at the airport at 11:30am. I drove to the airport alone, grabbed a cappucino and waited.
As the rush of people got off I spotted her. I quickly ran up to her and gave my old friend a monstrous bear hug. "Thank God you're finally here. What took you so long?" I asked seriously. I really needed somebody to talk to.
"Amy, you like, just called me! I dropped everything and ran as it was." Alicia said between giggles.
"I know, but I am SO stressed out. You're my last hope." I sighed as we hugged again.
Meanwhile: Tay's P.O.V.
I walked into what used to be Amy & I's room. Then I looked over to what used to be Amy & I's bed, there was a rose on the headboard. And there was a note with it. ~Amy!~ I thought excitedly. I crossed the room and opened the envelope. The note read:
Dear Taylor:
Last night was great. We should do it again. Now that Amy's out of the way I'd like to do more. You know how to please a woman. Trust me I could fill your every desire. Well you know where to find me.
Kisses,
Sarah
~I wish I could take it all back. I would give anything to hold Amy in my arms again. Even if it were just for a second.~
My P.O.V.
"I have so much to tell you." I started, as we climbed into my car. "But I don't know where to begin."
"Well Amy. I think the easiest thing to do would be to start from the beginning." Leesha replied. I laughed a little.
"Well, the majority of it all started on New Years when I opened the door on Tay & Sarah," I said between sniffles and as the tears started to slide down my cheeks.
"Oh, Amy. I'm sorry." Leesha said as she held my hand.
"I didn't know what to do, so I gave Taylor his ring back. And to make things worse Zac keeps telling me he loves me. And I find myself kissing him every once and awhile. Not to mention I'm late."
"Whoa. Amy. I guess that is a big problem." Alicia hardly whispered. "Have you told Taylor? About the last thing?"
"No, I haven't been able to look him in the eyes." I said as I pulled into the driveway. The van was gone. ~I wonder where they went.~ I thought.
"Hey guys!" Care yelled as she came into the kitchen from the living room. "You must be Alicia."
"That's me, alright." Alicia broke into a smile.
"Yeah, Amy said you were coming down for awhile." Care said.
"Alicia! Hey, it's great to see you." Beth said as she walked in.
"Well Alicia, should we get going to the mall?"
"The mall?" Alicia looked confused. "Oh yeah. Let's go." She must have understood that I wanted to talk but not here, not with these people. But still I didn't know how I was going to tell Taylor. I mean, we'd been together less than a year and look what already happened.
"So Amy, have you decided on how you're going to tell Tay?" alicia asked, interrupting my thoughts.
"No!" I answered her. "But I have to do it soon."
"Yeah you do." Alicia smiled. We continued to talk about New Years and how things got so fucked up: Truth or Dare; 7 Minutes in Heaven; the many kisses shared with Zac; Ashley & Sarah & Taylor; the ring; the avoiding each other; etc. Alicia was shocked. I don't think she knew so much had happened.
Later that night
I walked to our bedroom and knocked lightly. Taylor opened it and when he saw me he quickly wrapped his arms around me. It felt so good to be in his arms but I broke out of his grasp.
"I have to tell you something. It's really important." I whispered.
"Okay." Taylor said as he paced around the room.
"This isn't going to be easy, but..." I trailed off as I noticed the rose and note on the headboard of our bed. I slowly walked over to the bed, read it and freaked out. "What the Hell is this?!!" I screamed. "How'd it get in here?!"
Taylor looked down at the floor. "She brought it here earlier."
"She was here!? In MY room?" I yelled. "When was this!?"
"A couple of hours ago." Tay whispered. I couldn't say anything. I burst out, bawling.
"This is just great. Especially with what I have to tell you!" I cried.
"We didn't do anything, I swear." Taylor protested.
"BULLSHIT!" I screamed. "Then why did she say last night was great? That you should do it again, that you really know how to please a woman?? Jesus, Taylor..."
"Well I didn't..."
"Did you fuck her?!" I interrupted.
"No! God, no!" Tay started to cry. "No Amy, I love you way too much."
"You LOVE me?!" I started to laugh between my tears. "If you loved me, how could you do anything with that wench?"
"I can't explain it, it just happened, it didn't mean anything." Taylor yelled back at me.
"Yeah, my ass!" I screamed. "Taylor, what I have to tell you will change everything forever." I said standing over him.
"What is it, Amy?" Tay asked looking up.
"I'm late."
"You're what?!" Tay asked.
"I'm late. You know, a girl goes through a monthly cycle, and when she misses part of that cycle it means she's......" I trailed off.
"You can't be late. It's not possible. Not now."
"Well I am late, so deal with it!" I screamed as I started to cry again. "Just fucking deal with it!!" I turned and ran out of the room but Tay grabbed my arm, pulled me back into the room and shut the door. He pulled me into a big hug.
"Oh God, baby. I'm so sorry." He said, stroking my hair. I just sat there crying in his shoulder. I don't know how long we sat there holding each other but it felt good. "Now," he said letting me go. "We really need to talk about this." And we both sat down on our bed.
"I know," I said quietly, holding his hand.
"Do you know if you're for sure?" Tay asked, stroking my thumb.
"No, I was going to take a test after I told you so you could be there with me." I said, looking up at him.
"Okay, when do you want to do it?" he asked.
"Well, not now. There's something else I have to tell you." Taylor got a concerned look on his face. "It's about Zac."
"Oh my God. What'd you two do?"
"I kissed him in the closet." I was expecting Taylor to blow up but all he said was,
"That's it? Honey that's--"
"And down by the river, and yesterday at the park."
"Oh." Tay said quietly. "But they didn't mean anything."
"To me, no. But I think Zac thinks there was more to them." At that Taylor got up and started towards the door.
"Oh, I'll teach him that they didn't mean anything!"
"No Tay." I said as I stopped him. "Care doesn't know and this would be a horrid way for her to find out. Just let me talk to Care & Zac first. If he still doesn't understand then you can talk to him. OK?" Taylor kinda gave me a blank stare. As if he wasn't happy with my plan. "OK?" I asked again as I brought my lips up to meet his.
"Ok."
I slept in our bedroom with him that night... with Leesha on the airmatress on the floor.
Chapter 36: "The Results Are In"