Taylor's POV
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There isn't much point in us hurtling through the streets of Dubai, yet we are. It's not like we can travel all the way to New York and save this situation. However drinking virgin pina coladas and eating sorbet lost its appeal once we looked at the world trade centre in collapse. Rubble on the streets, bodies being pulled out from underneath its steel structures either crushed or badly wounded. My eyes wandering over every single image looking for any resemblance to Matthew or Ross.
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I sit back in the Ferrari, gazing down at my phone and my call list. I've exhausted calling his number, time after time I receive the busy tone it's becoming distressing. The more I don't hear his voice the more I cry thinking of him in the rubble yet to be discovered by a first responder. And the more I think about possibilities that I just cannot comprehend.
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Jay is awfully quiet, I am sure he is just as shocked as me by this whole tragedy. He grasps the wheel of the Ferrari looking ahead rather than at me. I'm a blubbering mess, tears dripping down my cheeks and my hands shaking in my lap.
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"But if he is quoted as the photographer that means he's okay right" I say softly to break the silence.
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"I would assume so Taylor" he says rather curtly. Serious expression over his face as he turns into our underground garage. Using his fob he opens up the gates and guides the Ferrari into the secure garage.
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"I'll call him again" I mutter to myself, holding my head in my hands.
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"If he is there then there is evey opportunity that he may be helping out" Jay comments as he kills the roaring engine, an edge to his tone. Something tells me my over show of worrying is getting to him.
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“All of this stress isn’t good for the baby” he mutters stroking my waist as I shake my head.
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"I know but this is Matthew" I comment as the call connects finally and I breathe out crying into my lap, Jay gazing at me in surprise. He purses his lips together and the smallest hint of jealousy crosses his face before he recovers himself.
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"Taylor" I hear Matthew's voice say into the receiver as I cry uncontrollably into the phone. Jay finally places his hands down on my thigh stroking me.
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"Taylor it's okay" he explains softly and his voice is better than I had imagined it would be. A slight edge to his tone that suggests the hysteria, but more than anything his voice is thick with purpose. A person who is in control in an environment that is most likely lacking any sense of order, dwindled down into utter chaos.
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"Are you okay Matthew, I thought something terrible had happened to you" I explain finding words. A cacophony of sound in the background, shouting, crying and sirens.
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"I'm fine honestly I'm fine" he says reassuring me, I place him on loud speaker.
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"Glad to hear you're okay man" Jay says pushing his blonde hair back forcefully and breathing out a sigh of pure relief.
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"We saw your picture on the news" I explain and Matthew scoffs slightly.
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"The plane it was in the side of the tower, your name is credited next to it" I say in shock.
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"I was taking promotional shots of city hall just behind the towers, I heard the collision and I swung around and boom there it all was" he explains as a deep male voice shouts his name in the background. A brief pause as I try to discern the conversation taking place between the two of them.
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"The sound of it" he whispers down the phone as I close my eyes finally hearing the distress in his tone.
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"Like a bomb but worse. Much worse" he whispers.
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"Taylor" he whispers finally and I open my eyes.
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"I'm helping clear the area. There's a lot of rubble and the sky is just full of this like dust" he explains as I nod.
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"Ross?" I add counting in my head as Jay looks down at me patiently.
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"Is away from here, he called me after the hit" he explains as I breathe out forcefully and Jay slumps his head back into the cream seats.
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"I'm going to do this Taylor" he assures me after a pause as I gulp.
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"I'm going to help out and make things better" he says finally with purpose, his resolve absolutely faultless.
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"I understand" Jay says as I look silently down into my lap, gazing at my phone and the connected call. It's selfish to want him to run away from it all, it's selfish to ask him to stop helping others in the fear that he may become injured or hurt. My mind travels through scenarios where he may be fatally injured and I sob helplessly.
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"Taylor" he whispers again.
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"I will be fine and I'll see you again and little Henry." He says softly as I nod wiping my eyes.
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"Matthew" Jay says soberly taking over the conversation for me.
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"Do not risk yourself. I know that you will be fine and that you feel like you must help. But just remember to keep yourself safe" he says softly.
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"Will do man" Matthew replies before they say their goodbyes and I mumble through my goodbye before the call disconnects. Jay paces around the Ferrari and opens up my door waiting patiently for me to climb out and get myself together. Dropping my clutch bag to the floor as I scramble out of the car and wipe my face. He collects my stuff up from the ground and stands before me. Swiftly he locks the car and proceeds to guide me over to the elevators that lead up to our penthouse apartment.
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"I can stop him" I say slowly as I look down at my hands, clutching onto his forearm.
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"I can stop him from doing this Jay" I reiterate watching his expression deteriorate into utter grief.
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"No" he says in a measured tone.
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"If I just go there" I say to him as he stands back watching me under the lights of the parking garage.
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"What if he gets trapped or something falls on him, crushes him. He becomes one of the bodies that ends up having to be pulled out from under the rubble.." I begin feeling the hysteria take over me, seeing Matthew in my head meeting his demise.
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"I can stop that" I tell him as he assesses me calmly.
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"No" he repeats slowly.
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"Firstly the flight is over twelve hours and secondly" he almost growls.
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"Fuck Taylor you're pregnant, you think you're going to run into the scenes of a terrorist attack with our child growing in your womb. This may not even be over! Fuck what's if there's more attacks to come and you think I'm..." he explains pushing his hair back.
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"That's exactly my point Jay, what if he gets hit next. Some bomb or another plane strike" I begin as he shakes his head.
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"No Taylor" he replies forcefully guiding me into the building and over to the elevators. He presses the button and the doors swing open.
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"He will be fine." He announces as the doors close and I look up at him.
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"He will be fine and if he isn't then maybe he shouldn't be running into danger" he says slowly holding onto me.
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"Jay" I begin as he places one hand over bump.
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"Taylor" he says adamantly.
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"You are the only thing I care about, you and our son and our unborn baby. Okay? Not anything else in this world. So no you will not be running onto a plane and putting yourself in any danger for the sake of Matthew." He explains as I gulp slightly at the conviction behind his tone.
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"So help me God" he says as the lights flicker on the lift, he yanks his phone out of his pocket and puts it to his ear as I watch on uncomprehending. His expression tense as he waits for the call to connect.
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"Ross" he says and I look over at him, my first thought one of relief that he has finally answered his phone and is safe.
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"Glad you're okay man yeah" he begins as I stare at him.
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“I understand, of course. Yes I know” he adds seriously.
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"Matthew is hell bent on getting himself hurt it’s important we stop him." he says slowly, commanding. He glances down at me patiently and I wipe my face, my makeup must be everywhere I think idly after all of this crying.
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"Taylor's worried about him, she wants to go and save him. Can you please talk some sense into him" he says slowly nodding as he looks down at me.
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"I owe you man" he says finally whilst pocketing his phone. The elevator dings and the doors swiftly open he forcefully places his phone in his pocket before staring forward.
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"All sorted" he says finally as we step out of the elevators and he guides me down the hall to our skyline apartment.
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“Jay” I whisper as he falters looking down at me, the stress evident in his eyes.
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“I will not allow you to get yourself hurt because of it” he says adamantly as I shake my head.
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“I love you, and we have a child and an unborn baby that needs to be kept safe” he whispers stroking my face begging me to see his side, of course I’ve understood his perspective this whole time it’s just however that my hysteria and worry had driven me to complete irrationality.
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“I love you” I whisper as he turns to the door and walks away.
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