Status: This story does contain sexual content, but it's a romance story with a lil drama to add.
Should Have Kissed You at the Park
They Have My Heart
TAYLOR POV
When the table was set, everybody grabbed hands, and daddy led the blessing. The conversation at the table was light and fun. Everybody got to know Melissa. Me, Sydney, and Melissa all it off great. We were even making plans to go have mani/pedis together on Friday. It started to get dark, so we moved everything inside. The girls, Maddison and Kayla got sleepy so we laid them down in one of the guest rooms and let the boys play on the Wii, while the adults played charades in the living room. Since Melissa was the only single person there, we decided to plays ladies vs. men. It was a good game, but of course the ladies won. It started to get late and you could tell the kids were getting tired, they started to get fussy and tattling on one another. I said my good byes to my family, and reminded Tammy that we had an appointment with Carmen on Wednesday morning. Daddy walked me and Chris to the truck to give us Matthew’s luggage from his weekend with his dad. I gave my dad a hug and kiss bye, while Chris got Matthew in the car, then he came and opened the door for me. He said his good bye to my dad and got in the driver’s seat. I smiled and waved as we pulled out of the circle drive. He turned on the radio and let it play while we rode in silence. I didn’t know what it was, but Chris was a little quieter than usual. I gently rubbed the top of his hand that was resting on the gear shift. He turned to look at me, his eyes so soft, he gave me a small smile
“Are you okay slim?” I smiled, calling him by one of his nicknames given to him by me and my brother
“Yeah, I’m good ma” he smiled
“Are you sure, you look like you were lost in thought”
“Mama, can Chris spend the night?” Matthew asked sleepily before Chris could reply to me.
“Well, you have to ask him if he wants to spend the night” I replied with a smile in Chris’s direction
“Chris can you spend the night?” Matthew shyly asked, leaning his head back against the cushion
“Yeah, buddy, if you want me to, then I’ll spend the night” Chris smiled peeking at Matthew through the rear view mirror, and taking a hold of my hand
“Oookkk” Matthew replied trailing off to sleep.
Chris and I held hands in a pleasant silence while Tyrese’s “Sweet Lady” played on the radio. I couldn’t help but stare at him. I was falling more and more in love with this man everyday. The harder I tried not to, the harder I fell. We’ve only been together for 2-3 weeks, and here I am thinking about what the next year is going to be like for us. Taylor chill out, you don’t even know if he feels the same way about you. Yeah he said that he loves you, but he didn’t say that he was IN love with you. Just go with the flow Taylor, don’t rush things, you don’t want to scare him off. As we pulled up to a red light, Chris turned to me with a smile, biting on his bottom lip. He looked me in my eyes, then leaned over and gave me the sweetest and softest kiss that he had ever given me. We sat there lost in each others eyes, literally having a conversation with no words, not paying any attention to the fact that the light had turned green until the car behind us starting honking, taking us out of our gaze. He continued holding my hand all the way to the house, which wasn’t but a 10-15 minute drive, but for some reason it seemed longer tonight. We pulled up in the drive way and into the garage. He shut off the engine and we sat there for a minute before getting out, not saying a word. Chris just turned and looked at me in deep thought. Boy what I wouldn’t give to know what he was thinking right now. What did him and my brothers and my dad talk about before we came outside that has had him gazing at me like a love sick puppy all night? Just ask him Taylor, stop being a chicken, he’ll tell you what he’s thinking about. By the look in eyes, it can’t be anything bad. Chris gave me a quick peck on the cheek bringing me out of my thoughts before he jumped out of the car. He got Matthew out of the car while I got his luggage out of the back of the truck. I followed them into the house, letting down the garage on my way in. Chris took Matthew upstairs to his room, and I followed to get him ready for bed.
“I’ll put him in bed shawty” Chris smiled as we walked in Matthew’s room
“Are you sure, I can do it” I smiled back
“Yeah, go relax, I got him”
“Ok, if you say so” I said setting down Matthew’s luggage in his closet. I walked over to his bed and gave Chris a kiss on the cheek while he took off Matt’s shoes.
“Goodnight papa, I love you” I said as I kissed my son on the cheek
“I love you to mommy” he replied in his sleep.
“Don’t forget to turn on his bathroom light and crack the door babe” I smiled at Chris before walking out the room.
I walked downstairs, went in the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water out of the refrigerator, I turned on the light over the stove in case Matthew had to come downstairs in the middle of the night for anything, which was very rare, then headed off to my bed room. I slipped out my clothes and into my satin pajamas. I pulled back to covers and climbed into bed, putting my phone on the charger after texting Justin to let him know that we got home safely. I turned on the TV and laid down. Five minutes later, Chris walked in the room. He quietly came out of his clothes and put on some basketball shorts before climbing into bed. He started to scoot to the middle of the king sized bed, which was my queue to meet him there. He extended his arm and I laid my head on his chest, wrapping my arm around his waist. He leaned over and kissed my hair.
“Whatcha watching love?” he asked his voice vibrating through his chest as I lay on it
“My favorite, FRIENDS” I smiled
“Cool” he simply replied rubbing his hand up and down my bare arm
“You okay babe, you been kinda quiet since we left Justin’s house” I asked still looking at the television but not watching it.
“Yeah ma, I’ve never been better” he replied leaning his head against mine.
“So what did you guys talk about outside, if you don’t mind me asking” I said
“Nothing really, I just told them the whole story about what happened that night with me and Robyn” he replied matter of factly.
“You did?” I asked scooting up on my elbow to look at him face to face
“Yeah, I did. Well, J already knew it, but Donovan was brought up and Keith tried to change the subject, but DJ thought that I should know about the whole situation” he started finally turning to face me. “But I told them that I already knew the situation. Then Justin said that since you told me everything, that I needed to tell you everything. I told him that I had and when I told you. He asked how you took it and what you said. I told him that you were okay with it and understood the position I was in at the time. Then your dad said that he’d ask what happened, but that he didn’t need to know because if you knew and were okay with it, that’s all that really mattered. I offered to tell them the story and your dad said that I didn’t have to, but I felt that I should, just so they would know what happened and that I’m nothing like Donovan” he finished
“Oooo baby” I replied, sitting up on my knees and throwing my arms around his neck and burying my face in the crock of his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I kissed his neck before pulling away.
“Baby, you don’t have to prove yourself to them, the only people that matter in this relationship are you, me, and Matthew” I replied looking him in his beautiful brown eyes.
“I didn’t do it for them babe, I did it for me. I love your family like my own and I just felt that they should know” he replied as sincerely as he could. I know he didn’t want them to think less of him, so I completely understood why he did it.
“Awww baby, they love you regardless” I started “but I’m proud of you for letting it out.
I know it’s not an easy thing for you to talk about, but for you to offer to tell it on our own, shows that you’re forgiving yourself for what happened” I smiled gently rubbing his cheek with my hand.
“I love you Christopher. I don’t know what or how you do it, but I love you more and more everyday” I smiled. WAIT, did I just say that out loud? Taylor, what are you thinking girl, you might as well told him that you’re in love with him.
“I love you too Taylor, more than you know” he blushed gently kissing my lips. I slid back down, back into my comfortable position, laying my head up against his chest, my arm wrapped around his torso. Another episode of FRIENDS had just come on. We were laying there in the quiet, laughing every now and then at the TV.
“Matthew told me he loved me” Chris said out the blue kissing my hair
“REALLY?” I said surprised looking up at him
“Yeah, while I was tucking him into bed” he smiled
“Aww baby, that is so sweet. How did that, I mean what….oh my gosh, I don’t even know what to say”
“Well, I had taken off his clothes and changed him into his basketball shorts and was about to come downstairs, and he asked me to sing him a song. When I finished he rolled over and I pulled the covers up on his shoulders, kissed his hair and told him good night. That’s when he replied ‘good night, I love you Chris’ “ he smiled. My heart just melted, just the thought of my son feeling so close to a man other than family, to tell him that he loved him just made my heart turn to mush. I don’t know how you’re doing it Chris, but you have not only made me fall in love with you, but my son too.
“Well, what did you say?” I asked before I could even turn on my filter. It went straight from my head to my mouth.
“I told him I loved him too” he chuckled
“Thank you for not leaving him hanging” I smiled. It was sweet of him to reply back, I’d hate for him to have left Matthew hanging, he probably would never say those words again to anybody outside of family. I wonder if he’s ever told his dad that, hell does Donovan ever tell him that? I’ve never heard him tell his son that he loves him, at least not that I can remember.
“I meant it Tay. I do love Matthew, he’s an extension of you baby, how could I not love him. He’s awesome, almost just as awesome as his mom” Chris replied kissing my hair.
“Aww, you are the sweetest boyfriend that a girl could ask for” I replied kissing his chest. We laid there watching TV and talking for a few more minutes. He told me that his mom was probably coming to town the following weekend and that he couldn’t wait for me to meet her. I told him that I was a little nervous about it, but he assured me that she’d love me. I said we’d have a family dinner at our house that Saturday night since she was visiting, and hadn’t seen my mom in a while. Our parents have already met since him and Justin are best friends, but at the time I was living in TX. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t already nervous, and the only person that I could talk to about it other than my sisters was Cai, my bestfriend from Houston, plus I hadn’t talked to her all week. I’ll give her a call in the morning. The house fell quiet for a moment and I felt myself going to sleep. I turned off the TV and rolled over on my right side and Chris followed me, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me close to his warm body. I placed my arm on top of his and we interlocked our fingers. He kissed my hair and we said our good nights before we succumbed to the sleep that was weighting heavy on us.
CHRIS POV
I awoke to a regular weekday morning at the house. The smell of coffee coming from the kitchen and the sound of Taylor and Matthew talking. I laid there for a few minutes smiling to myself, listening to the conversation coming from the kitchen. Taylor and Matthew weren’t talking about anything in particular, just school work and his friends at school. I laughed when he said that he had a girlfriend and Taylor nearly had a heart attack, choking on her coffee and everything, making him giggle. The last few days had been great. I had told my extended family everything that happened that horrible night of the incident, Matthew opened up to me and we were beginning to do more bonding. I had taken him to school and picked him up from the daycare/after school program. He even hung out with me at the studio until Taylor got off of work last night. And with every day, hell every minute I was falling harder and harder for Taylor, and soon she would be meeting the other most important woman in my life, my mom. I got out of bed, brushed my teeth, and headed to the kitchen to spend a little time with them before we all headed in our separate directions for the day.
“G’morning ya’ll” I smiled walking in the kitchen rubbing Matthew across his head as I rounded the bar to kiss Taylor.
“Good morning Chris” Matthew smiled stuffing his mouth with Fruit Loops
“Mmm, g’morning baby” Taylor replied licking her lips from the kiss I had just planted on her lips, then handing me a cup of coffee.
“Matty, did you eat all the Fruit Loops up , or did you save me some man” I teased him, slightly tickling his sides as I sat down on the bar stool next to him.
“Nooo, I saved you some, but mama can’t have none” he giggled
“Naw, these are for the men” I winked at her
“Yeah mama, this is the man’s cereal, you have to get another kind” he said trying to sound like a lil man.
“Oh is that so, well I guess I’ll just eat some Cinnamon Toast Crunch then” she chuckled giving me a playful glare.
“Papa, hurry up and finish, I gotta get you to school and then go pick up Aunt Tammy to go get our hair done” she said sipping her coffee. Matthew was already dressed in his khaki uniform shorts and a yellow polo shirt with some Cheeseburger slip on Vans.
“Babe, I’ll take him to school if you’re running late” I smiled trying to slow her down a little.
“I can’t ask you to do that baby, I’ll take him, I’ll just call Carmen and tell her that I’ll be a little late”
“You didn’t ask me Tay, I offered shawty. It’s cool I’ll drop him off, I mean that is if you wanna ride with me Matt” I turned to ask him
“Yes, I wanna ride with you. Mama can Chris drop me off?” he looked up at Taylor
“I guess so, I don’t know how I’m supposed to turn down those faces” she laughed looking at me and Matthew making puppy dog eyes at her.
“Yayyy” me and Matt yelled giving each other dap. This kid is awesome. I can’t wait for me and Taylor to have another one. Wait, did I just think that? Another one, Chris, Matthew isn’t even yours, but it doesn’t matter I love him like he was mine. Why am I thinking about me and Taylor having one. She’s probably not even ready for that, she probably not even falling for me that hard. Taylor just looked at us, shock her head and laughed. She walked around the bar headed to the bedroom, to put on the finishing touches of her outfit.
“Ok loves, I’m going to get to going, I gotta go get Tammy, and when I leave Carmen’s, I’m going into the studio for a few hours. I should be home by 5” she said coming out of the bedroom with her purse on her arm and looking through her phone. Something she did every morning to see what her schedule was like. I watched her as she walked towards us, her hair in a pony tail. Matthew continued to eat his cereal. She walked over to Matthew and kissed his cheek.
“Be good for Chris” she said kissing his cheek
“Ok mommy I will” he replied
“Have a great day at school and behave yourself, do you understand?”
“Yes ma’am” he smiled
“And remember, you’re a blessing” she smiled brightly at him, kissing his cheek one more time before heading for the door
“Umm, what am I chopped liver?” I half smiled
“Nooo, you’re walking me to the truck as usual, riigghhtt?” she winked
“Ohh yeah baby, you know I am” I smiled getting up from my bar stool “I’ll be back lil man, I’m just gonna walk your mom out, you finish up your cereal okay” I smiled at Matthew
“Sooo, I’ll see you later tonight” she said once I got out the door, wrapping her arms around my waist
“You know it. I’ll pick up Matthew from the after school program, so you don’t have to rush” I told her
“Babbbyyy, I can’t let you do that, you’re already taking him to school for me this morning” she whined
“Taylor, I don’t mind, I’ve been enjoying my time with Matthew, plus you might as well get used to it, once you meet my mom, you’re kinda stuck with me, and she’ll say the same thing” I smiled pulling her close to me
“Oh really, that might not be a bad thing then” she smiled looking up at me. “I better get going, you know Tammy probably won’t be ready when I get there” she chuckled
“Ok, yeah I gotta get dressed so I can get Matthew to school on time” I smiled leaning in to kiss her rose petal soft lips. She tipped up on her toes allowing me to kiss her soft lips. She pressed her lips against mine as we entered into a soft passionate kiss, one that seemed like it lasted for hours that in actuality lasted only a minute or two. “You better go babe” I smiled coming out of our kiss.
“Ok,ok, I’m going I’m going” she said as I opened the door to her Range and she got in. I closed the door once she was in and buckled up. “Ok baby, I’ll see you later. I love you” she smiled as I stuck my head in the window for one more quick kiss before letting her go.
“I love you more” I smiled pulling my head out of the window and stepping back as she put the car in reverse. I watched her pull out of the drive way and head down the street before turning to go back inside.
“Hey buddy, I’m going to go get dressed real quick so that we can get you to school, okay?” I called to Matthew, who was now sitting on the couch watching DisneyXD.
“Ok” he simply replied
I jogged in the room after I checked the clock on the microwave which read 7:45 and Matthew’s school started at 8:30, so I knew I had to rush to get dressed. I threw on a t-shirt and some jeans, and my J’s that were in the closet. I grabbed my phone off the charger and my wallet that were sitting on the night stand.
“Ok, are you ready?” I asked Matthew as I walked out of the bedroom
“Yes” he replied turning off the TV.
“Ok, then lets get going buddy” I smiled grabbing my keys off the bar. “Do you have your backpack?” I asked as he came running out of the living room
“It’s right there” he pointed to a Diesel backpack sitting on the barstool. He grabbed it and put it on his back. This was one day that I was glad I was driving the Camero instead of the Lambo. I really didn’t like riding around with Matthew in the Lambo, call me over protective, but I just didn’t think it was safe for him. We got in the car, and I made sure he was buckled up, we pulled out of the driveway and were on our way. The clock in my car read 8:10, luckily his school was only 15 minutes away. We pulled into the school’s parking lot, and I pulled up to the door. I unlocked the door and unbuckled Matt’s seat belt so he could get out.
“Ok homie, I’ll see you this afternoon, be good, and have a great day. Be Awesome” I smiled at him as he opened the door.
“Ok, see you later. Love you Chris” she smiled turning to close the door.
“Love you too lil man” I smiled. I watched him walk into the building to make sure he made it in safely before driving off. BUZZZ BUZZZZ BUZZZ my phone rang as I pulled out of the parking lot. I grabbed it and glanced at the LCD.
“Hey Mama” I smiled into the phone
“Hey son, did I wake you” she asked
“No, I just dropped Matthew off at school. Taylor was running late this morning, so I told her that I’d drop him off at school” I replied
“Oh ok. Sounds like you two are getting serious, I mean she’s trusting you with the most important person in her life. To a mother, their child is the most important person to them” she explained
“Yeah, I guess we are. Ma, I think I’m falling for her”
“You think, that’s all, you don’t know? Sounds to me like you are” she laughed
“You think that’s funny huh?” I chuckled
“I think it’s cute. Well, I’m not going to hold you long, but I’ll be coming into town on Friday, flight 145 at 5pm” she said
“Ok cool. I can’t wait to see you, I miss you, and I know you’ll love Taylor. She’s making dinner for you and her family on Saturday night” I smiled, excited that my mom was coming to town
“Ohh ok, that’s great. I’m looking forward to finally getting to meet the young lady that has my son’s heart melting. I haven’t Justine in about a year or so, I’m really looking forward to this dinner then” she replied
“Yeah, it’ll be great.”
“Well, I’m going to let you go, and I’ll see you on Friday son. I love you” she replied
“I love you too ma” I replied before hanging up.
When the table was set, everybody grabbed hands, and daddy led the blessing. The conversation at the table was light and fun. Everybody got to know Melissa. Me, Sydney, and Melissa all it off great. We were even making plans to go have mani/pedis together on Friday. It started to get dark, so we moved everything inside. The girls, Maddison and Kayla got sleepy so we laid them down in one of the guest rooms and let the boys play on the Wii, while the adults played charades in the living room. Since Melissa was the only single person there, we decided to plays ladies vs. men. It was a good game, but of course the ladies won. It started to get late and you could tell the kids were getting tired, they started to get fussy and tattling on one another. I said my good byes to my family, and reminded Tammy that we had an appointment with Carmen on Wednesday morning. Daddy walked me and Chris to the truck to give us Matthew’s luggage from his weekend with his dad. I gave my dad a hug and kiss bye, while Chris got Matthew in the car, then he came and opened the door for me. He said his good bye to my dad and got in the driver’s seat. I smiled and waved as we pulled out of the circle drive. He turned on the radio and let it play while we rode in silence. I didn’t know what it was, but Chris was a little quieter than usual. I gently rubbed the top of his hand that was resting on the gear shift. He turned to look at me, his eyes so soft, he gave me a small smile
“Are you okay slim?” I smiled, calling him by one of his nicknames given to him by me and my brother
“Yeah, I’m good ma” he smiled
“Are you sure, you look like you were lost in thought”
“Mama, can Chris spend the night?” Matthew asked sleepily before Chris could reply to me.
“Well, you have to ask him if he wants to spend the night” I replied with a smile in Chris’s direction
“Chris can you spend the night?” Matthew shyly asked, leaning his head back against the cushion
“Yeah, buddy, if you want me to, then I’ll spend the night” Chris smiled peeking at Matthew through the rear view mirror, and taking a hold of my hand
“Oookkk” Matthew replied trailing off to sleep.
Chris and I held hands in a pleasant silence while Tyrese’s “Sweet Lady” played on the radio. I couldn’t help but stare at him. I was falling more and more in love with this man everyday. The harder I tried not to, the harder I fell. We’ve only been together for 2-3 weeks, and here I am thinking about what the next year is going to be like for us. Taylor chill out, you don’t even know if he feels the same way about you. Yeah he said that he loves you, but he didn’t say that he was IN love with you. Just go with the flow Taylor, don’t rush things, you don’t want to scare him off. As we pulled up to a red light, Chris turned to me with a smile, biting on his bottom lip. He looked me in my eyes, then leaned over and gave me the sweetest and softest kiss that he had ever given me. We sat there lost in each others eyes, literally having a conversation with no words, not paying any attention to the fact that the light had turned green until the car behind us starting honking, taking us out of our gaze. He continued holding my hand all the way to the house, which wasn’t but a 10-15 minute drive, but for some reason it seemed longer tonight. We pulled up in the drive way and into the garage. He shut off the engine and we sat there for a minute before getting out, not saying a word. Chris just turned and looked at me in deep thought. Boy what I wouldn’t give to know what he was thinking right now. What did him and my brothers and my dad talk about before we came outside that has had him gazing at me like a love sick puppy all night? Just ask him Taylor, stop being a chicken, he’ll tell you what he’s thinking about. By the look in eyes, it can’t be anything bad. Chris gave me a quick peck on the cheek bringing me out of my thoughts before he jumped out of the car. He got Matthew out of the car while I got his luggage out of the back of the truck. I followed them into the house, letting down the garage on my way in. Chris took Matthew upstairs to his room, and I followed to get him ready for bed.
“I’ll put him in bed shawty” Chris smiled as we walked in Matthew’s room
“Are you sure, I can do it” I smiled back
“Yeah, go relax, I got him”
“Ok, if you say so” I said setting down Matthew’s luggage in his closet. I walked over to his bed and gave Chris a kiss on the cheek while he took off Matt’s shoes.
“Goodnight papa, I love you” I said as I kissed my son on the cheek
“I love you to mommy” he replied in his sleep.
“Don’t forget to turn on his bathroom light and crack the door babe” I smiled at Chris before walking out the room.
I walked downstairs, went in the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water out of the refrigerator, I turned on the light over the stove in case Matthew had to come downstairs in the middle of the night for anything, which was very rare, then headed off to my bed room. I slipped out my clothes and into my satin pajamas. I pulled back to covers and climbed into bed, putting my phone on the charger after texting Justin to let him know that we got home safely. I turned on the TV and laid down. Five minutes later, Chris walked in the room. He quietly came out of his clothes and put on some basketball shorts before climbing into bed. He started to scoot to the middle of the king sized bed, which was my queue to meet him there. He extended his arm and I laid my head on his chest, wrapping my arm around his waist. He leaned over and kissed my hair.
“Whatcha watching love?” he asked his voice vibrating through his chest as I lay on it
“My favorite, FRIENDS” I smiled
“Cool” he simply replied rubbing his hand up and down my bare arm
“You okay babe, you been kinda quiet since we left Justin’s house” I asked still looking at the television but not watching it.
“Yeah ma, I’ve never been better” he replied leaning his head against mine.
“So what did you guys talk about outside, if you don’t mind me asking” I said
“Nothing really, I just told them the whole story about what happened that night with me and Robyn” he replied matter of factly.
“You did?” I asked scooting up on my elbow to look at him face to face
“Yeah, I did. Well, J already knew it, but Donovan was brought up and Keith tried to change the subject, but DJ thought that I should know about the whole situation” he started finally turning to face me. “But I told them that I already knew the situation. Then Justin said that since you told me everything, that I needed to tell you everything. I told him that I had and when I told you. He asked how you took it and what you said. I told him that you were okay with it and understood the position I was in at the time. Then your dad said that he’d ask what happened, but that he didn’t need to know because if you knew and were okay with it, that’s all that really mattered. I offered to tell them the story and your dad said that I didn’t have to, but I felt that I should, just so they would know what happened and that I’m nothing like Donovan” he finished
“Oooo baby” I replied, sitting up on my knees and throwing my arms around his neck and burying my face in the crock of his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I kissed his neck before pulling away.
“Baby, you don’t have to prove yourself to them, the only people that matter in this relationship are you, me, and Matthew” I replied looking him in his beautiful brown eyes.
“I didn’t do it for them babe, I did it for me. I love your family like my own and I just felt that they should know” he replied as sincerely as he could. I know he didn’t want them to think less of him, so I completely understood why he did it.
“Awww baby, they love you regardless” I started “but I’m proud of you for letting it out.
I know it’s not an easy thing for you to talk about, but for you to offer to tell it on our own, shows that you’re forgiving yourself for what happened” I smiled gently rubbing his cheek with my hand.
“I love you Christopher. I don’t know what or how you do it, but I love you more and more everyday” I smiled. WAIT, did I just say that out loud? Taylor, what are you thinking girl, you might as well told him that you’re in love with him.
“I love you too Taylor, more than you know” he blushed gently kissing my lips. I slid back down, back into my comfortable position, laying my head up against his chest, my arm wrapped around his torso. Another episode of FRIENDS had just come on. We were laying there in the quiet, laughing every now and then at the TV.
“Matthew told me he loved me” Chris said out the blue kissing my hair
“REALLY?” I said surprised looking up at him
“Yeah, while I was tucking him into bed” he smiled
“Aww baby, that is so sweet. How did that, I mean what….oh my gosh, I don’t even know what to say”
“Well, I had taken off his clothes and changed him into his basketball shorts and was about to come downstairs, and he asked me to sing him a song. When I finished he rolled over and I pulled the covers up on his shoulders, kissed his hair and told him good night. That’s when he replied ‘good night, I love you Chris’ “ he smiled. My heart just melted, just the thought of my son feeling so close to a man other than family, to tell him that he loved him just made my heart turn to mush. I don’t know how you’re doing it Chris, but you have not only made me fall in love with you, but my son too.
“Well, what did you say?” I asked before I could even turn on my filter. It went straight from my head to my mouth.
“I told him I loved him too” he chuckled
“Thank you for not leaving him hanging” I smiled. It was sweet of him to reply back, I’d hate for him to have left Matthew hanging, he probably would never say those words again to anybody outside of family. I wonder if he’s ever told his dad that, hell does Donovan ever tell him that? I’ve never heard him tell his son that he loves him, at least not that I can remember.
“I meant it Tay. I do love Matthew, he’s an extension of you baby, how could I not love him. He’s awesome, almost just as awesome as his mom” Chris replied kissing my hair.
“Aww, you are the sweetest boyfriend that a girl could ask for” I replied kissing his chest. We laid there watching TV and talking for a few more minutes. He told me that his mom was probably coming to town the following weekend and that he couldn’t wait for me to meet her. I told him that I was a little nervous about it, but he assured me that she’d love me. I said we’d have a family dinner at our house that Saturday night since she was visiting, and hadn’t seen my mom in a while. Our parents have already met since him and Justin are best friends, but at the time I was living in TX. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t already nervous, and the only person that I could talk to about it other than my sisters was Cai, my bestfriend from Houston, plus I hadn’t talked to her all week. I’ll give her a call in the morning. The house fell quiet for a moment and I felt myself going to sleep. I turned off the TV and rolled over on my right side and Chris followed me, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me close to his warm body. I placed my arm on top of his and we interlocked our fingers. He kissed my hair and we said our good nights before we succumbed to the sleep that was weighting heavy on us.
CHRIS POV
I awoke to a regular weekday morning at the house. The smell of coffee coming from the kitchen and the sound of Taylor and Matthew talking. I laid there for a few minutes smiling to myself, listening to the conversation coming from the kitchen. Taylor and Matthew weren’t talking about anything in particular, just school work and his friends at school. I laughed when he said that he had a girlfriend and Taylor nearly had a heart attack, choking on her coffee and everything, making him giggle. The last few days had been great. I had told my extended family everything that happened that horrible night of the incident, Matthew opened up to me and we were beginning to do more bonding. I had taken him to school and picked him up from the daycare/after school program. He even hung out with me at the studio until Taylor got off of work last night. And with every day, hell every minute I was falling harder and harder for Taylor, and soon she would be meeting the other most important woman in my life, my mom. I got out of bed, brushed my teeth, and headed to the kitchen to spend a little time with them before we all headed in our separate directions for the day.
“G’morning ya’ll” I smiled walking in the kitchen rubbing Matthew across his head as I rounded the bar to kiss Taylor.
“Good morning Chris” Matthew smiled stuffing his mouth with Fruit Loops
“Mmm, g’morning baby” Taylor replied licking her lips from the kiss I had just planted on her lips, then handing me a cup of coffee.
“Matty, did you eat all the Fruit Loops up , or did you save me some man” I teased him, slightly tickling his sides as I sat down on the bar stool next to him.
“Nooo, I saved you some, but mama can’t have none” he giggled
“Naw, these are for the men” I winked at her
“Yeah mama, this is the man’s cereal, you have to get another kind” he said trying to sound like a lil man.
“Oh is that so, well I guess I’ll just eat some Cinnamon Toast Crunch then” she chuckled giving me a playful glare.
“Papa, hurry up and finish, I gotta get you to school and then go pick up Aunt Tammy to go get our hair done” she said sipping her coffee. Matthew was already dressed in his khaki uniform shorts and a yellow polo shirt with some Cheeseburger slip on Vans.
“Babe, I’ll take him to school if you’re running late” I smiled trying to slow her down a little.
“I can’t ask you to do that baby, I’ll take him, I’ll just call Carmen and tell her that I’ll be a little late”
“You didn’t ask me Tay, I offered shawty. It’s cool I’ll drop him off, I mean that is if you wanna ride with me Matt” I turned to ask him
“Yes, I wanna ride with you. Mama can Chris drop me off?” he looked up at Taylor
“I guess so, I don’t know how I’m supposed to turn down those faces” she laughed looking at me and Matthew making puppy dog eyes at her.
“Yayyy” me and Matt yelled giving each other dap. This kid is awesome. I can’t wait for me and Taylor to have another one. Wait, did I just think that? Another one, Chris, Matthew isn’t even yours, but it doesn’t matter I love him like he was mine. Why am I thinking about me and Taylor having one. She’s probably not even ready for that, she probably not even falling for me that hard. Taylor just looked at us, shock her head and laughed. She walked around the bar headed to the bedroom, to put on the finishing touches of her outfit.
“Ok loves, I’m going to get to going, I gotta go get Tammy, and when I leave Carmen’s, I’m going into the studio for a few hours. I should be home by 5” she said coming out of the bedroom with her purse on her arm and looking through her phone. Something she did every morning to see what her schedule was like. I watched her as she walked towards us, her hair in a pony tail. Matthew continued to eat his cereal. She walked over to Matthew and kissed his cheek.
“Be good for Chris” she said kissing his cheek
“Ok mommy I will” he replied
“Have a great day at school and behave yourself, do you understand?”
“Yes ma’am” he smiled
“And remember, you’re a blessing” she smiled brightly at him, kissing his cheek one more time before heading for the door
“Umm, what am I chopped liver?” I half smiled
“Nooo, you’re walking me to the truck as usual, riigghhtt?” she winked
“Ohh yeah baby, you know I am” I smiled getting up from my bar stool “I’ll be back lil man, I’m just gonna walk your mom out, you finish up your cereal okay” I smiled at Matthew
“Sooo, I’ll see you later tonight” she said once I got out the door, wrapping her arms around my waist
“You know it. I’ll pick up Matthew from the after school program, so you don’t have to rush” I told her
“Babbbyyy, I can’t let you do that, you’re already taking him to school for me this morning” she whined
“Taylor, I don’t mind, I’ve been enjoying my time with Matthew, plus you might as well get used to it, once you meet my mom, you’re kinda stuck with me, and she’ll say the same thing” I smiled pulling her close to me
“Oh really, that might not be a bad thing then” she smiled looking up at me. “I better get going, you know Tammy probably won’t be ready when I get there” she chuckled
“Ok, yeah I gotta get dressed so I can get Matthew to school on time” I smiled leaning in to kiss her rose petal soft lips. She tipped up on her toes allowing me to kiss her soft lips. She pressed her lips against mine as we entered into a soft passionate kiss, one that seemed like it lasted for hours that in actuality lasted only a minute or two. “You better go babe” I smiled coming out of our kiss.
“Ok,ok, I’m going I’m going” she said as I opened the door to her Range and she got in. I closed the door once she was in and buckled up. “Ok baby, I’ll see you later. I love you” she smiled as I stuck my head in the window for one more quick kiss before letting her go.
“I love you more” I smiled pulling my head out of the window and stepping back as she put the car in reverse. I watched her pull out of the drive way and head down the street before turning to go back inside.
“Hey buddy, I’m going to go get dressed real quick so that we can get you to school, okay?” I called to Matthew, who was now sitting on the couch watching DisneyXD.
“Ok” he simply replied
I jogged in the room after I checked the clock on the microwave which read 7:45 and Matthew’s school started at 8:30, so I knew I had to rush to get dressed. I threw on a t-shirt and some jeans, and my J’s that were in the closet. I grabbed my phone off the charger and my wallet that were sitting on the night stand.
“Ok, are you ready?” I asked Matthew as I walked out of the bedroom
“Yes” he replied turning off the TV.
“Ok, then lets get going buddy” I smiled grabbing my keys off the bar. “Do you have your backpack?” I asked as he came running out of the living room
“It’s right there” he pointed to a Diesel backpack sitting on the barstool. He grabbed it and put it on his back. This was one day that I was glad I was driving the Camero instead of the Lambo. I really didn’t like riding around with Matthew in the Lambo, call me over protective, but I just didn’t think it was safe for him. We got in the car, and I made sure he was buckled up, we pulled out of the driveway and were on our way. The clock in my car read 8:10, luckily his school was only 15 minutes away. We pulled into the school’s parking lot, and I pulled up to the door. I unlocked the door and unbuckled Matt’s seat belt so he could get out.
“Ok homie, I’ll see you this afternoon, be good, and have a great day. Be Awesome” I smiled at him as he opened the door.
“Ok, see you later. Love you Chris” she smiled turning to close the door.
“Love you too lil man” I smiled. I watched him walk into the building to make sure he made it in safely before driving off. BUZZZ BUZZZZ BUZZZ my phone rang as I pulled out of the parking lot. I grabbed it and glanced at the LCD.
“Hey Mama” I smiled into the phone
“Hey son, did I wake you” she asked
“No, I just dropped Matthew off at school. Taylor was running late this morning, so I told her that I’d drop him off at school” I replied
“Oh ok. Sounds like you two are getting serious, I mean she’s trusting you with the most important person in her life. To a mother, their child is the most important person to them” she explained
“Yeah, I guess we are. Ma, I think I’m falling for her”
“You think, that’s all, you don’t know? Sounds to me like you are” she laughed
“You think that’s funny huh?” I chuckled
“I think it’s cute. Well, I’m not going to hold you long, but I’ll be coming into town on Friday, flight 145 at 5pm” she said
“Ok cool. I can’t wait to see you, I miss you, and I know you’ll love Taylor. She’s making dinner for you and her family on Saturday night” I smiled, excited that my mom was coming to town
“Ohh ok, that’s great. I’m looking forward to finally getting to meet the young lady that has my son’s heart melting. I haven’t Justine in about a year or so, I’m really looking forward to this dinner then” she replied
“Yeah, it’ll be great.”
“Well, I’m going to let you go, and I’ll see you on Friday son. I love you” she replied
“I love you too ma” I replied before hanging up.