Taylor's POV
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Having a shower without Matthew reminds me of him. Going to sleep, or at least trying to, reminds me of him. Rhea clambers into bed next to me and hugs me. Hearing my tears she sighs and cuddles me.
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"I think I need to call him" I say sobbing.
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"That can wait until tomorrow, Taylor" she says.
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"But" I protest, spiralling into all of the different outcomes of this situation and only liking the one where we end up together.
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"No go to sleep" she sighs, I look out into the darkness wondering where he is and what he's doing.
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"I love him" I say to her and she nods.
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"I love him so much" I cry.
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"I know you do. But you talk to him now and you'll come to a decision too early" she reasons.
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"You tell him that now and he will think it's okay to hurt you because you'll love him back for it. And Taylor I believe he loves you honestly I do. But that doesn't make any of this okay" she says softly.
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"You're right" I tell her leaving my phone off.
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"Always right" she smiles and I thank her for being with me and not Malachi. I tell her that I'm sorry for ruining her evening too, and she laughs.
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"Don't be silly" she smiles.
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"You're my best friend" she says and I close my eyes.
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"Whatever you decide I'll make it all happen" she says and I whisper to her that I'm grateful.
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"I could be pregnant" I say and she gasps.
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"I could be Rhea." I say crying again.
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"He tried to get you pregnant deliberately?" she asks me confused.
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"We stopped using condoms and he just said that he wouldn't mind if we did" I whisper.
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"Did you want that" she asks me softly.
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"I wanted all of him and everything that entails" I say softly.
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Not only is a hangover bad enough, but alongside heartache, it's the worst morning of my life so far. Switching my phone on I gaze at the messages and missed calls.
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"Rhea" I whisper as she flutters her eyelashes open.
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"Morning" she says sleepily.
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"I have missed calls, a lot of them. And one of them is from Jay" I say eyeing her.
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"Oh that boy is cold, striking while he can, ignore it" she sighs.
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"Taylor" she warns as I tap away at my phone.
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"He's an animal and he will send you straight back into one tree hill prison once he’s had sex with you" she warns laughing slightly.
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"Oh I'm not texting him" I say laughing slightly.
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"I'm messaging Ross" I tell her and she breathes out a sigh of relief.
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"That one is totally approved by me, he stood up for you, he cared for you" she explains standing up in her nightshirt and heading to the en-suite.
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She emerges brushing her teeth and I can't help but laugh.
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"We're sorting stuff out today no time for bed all day Taylor to reappear.” She smirks.
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"First stop is shopping" she announces.
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"It's literally therapy and we're going through it together." She says simply and I smile up at her.
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"We need a pregnancy test, get that sorted" she says softly. I balk at the idea of having to take a test but she reassures me that she will be there.
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"We need clothes, the expensive kind. And new makeup and hair products" she instructs.
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Dumping her toothbrush back into the en-suite she drags me out of bed and practically pushes me into the bathroom. Staring into the mirror I notice my sunken eyes and straggly hair. I wash up, appalled at my appearance and use some of her eye cream.
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Pushing my now tamed hair back I emerge back into her room, the dark apricot walls and twinkling fairy lights over the bed cheering me up. She's left me a pair of cargos and a tank on the bed which I slip on gratefully.
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"Let's be honest" she says coming back into the room with a coffee for me.
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"I make good coffee" she laughs and I smirk at her.
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"No you make the best coffees" I smirk and she laughs.
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The Chevy is just how I remembered it, Rhea drives us carefully out to a different shopping district. We didn't want to take a walk down first date clothes buying lane, and revisit that particular memory.
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We visit a few stores, purchasing different outfits. I try on a new black dress which skims down my frame and a camisole dress which is cherry red.
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“I’ve got an idea” Rhea smiles broadly at me looking into a salon.
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“No” I laugh as she drags me in.
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“Hair please and makeup oh and a spray tan” she says to the small lady behind the desk who beams at her when Rhea informs her that we will both be having treatments and pays up front.
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“You’re the best friend a heartbroken girl could ever ask for” I smile over at her as the lady guides us over to the changing area. We head into the tanning booths first and I opt for a natural golden glow, praying that I won’t turn out orange. Having been bronzed up, and smelling of apricots. I pull on my new black dress and sandals and head back out.
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The massage chairs we sit in whilst having our hair washed do the trick at relieving the knots in my back as the lady washes our hair. Who needs a hunky boyfriend with strong hands, when one can sit in a massage chair for twenty minutes.
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Rhea smiles at me as we have our hair blow dried into bouncy curls. I glance in the mirror unable to recognise myself already, as the stylist applies a gloss spray to finish off the look.
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“What makeup look are we going for?” the beautician asks nicely.
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“Can I have something natural” I begin before Rhea interjects.
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“She would like foxy makeup, Smokey eye and lipstick. Pink lipstick to match that bronze tan” she smiles and winks at me.
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“What she said” I laugh as the lady, Claire, begins working her magic.
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“That’s impressive” I tell Claire eyeing her makeup collection.
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“Oh you can take the pieces home that I have used on you” she smiles.
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Once Claire has finished the look I gaze into the mirror impressed by my appearance.
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“You look wonderful” Claire smiles handing me the makeup and I bag it.
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“We have to do this again, next time it’s my treat” I tell Rhea as we walk down to the nearest coffee shop.
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We turn heads entering, and Rhea harmlessly flirts with the hunky barista as I laugh to myself. Whilst ordering our iced coffees my phones rings and I look to her expectantly. She nods and tells me that she will bring the drinks over.
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I find a small booth and answer Matthew's call.
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"Taylor" he says and immediately tension dissipates and I smile slightly before telling myself to remain calm.
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"Matthew" I say softly.
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"You're out and busy, is this a bad time?" He asks softly.
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"No this is fine" I tell him as Rhea sets down the cups.
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"I just needed to speak to you" he says and my tummy flips.
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"About everything" he says.
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"I've bought a pregnancy test" I blurt out, Rhea eyes me curiously and I stare at her wildly not knowing what possessed me to tell him. We had purchased an early detection one in the drugstore before the makeup madness.
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"Okay I understand would you like me to do that with you?" He asks softly and I smile slightly.
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"I think so" I say to him and he sighs with relief.
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"And we need to talk things through" I add, relatively calmly.
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"Taylor of course" he says softly.
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"I'm going to retrieve my car from Ryan's, and then I'm free to pick you up?" He asks.
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"We can meet you at Ryan's" I say as Rhea shakes her head disapproving, but I need to see him. I can't sit and wait this one out. I've already made up my mind on him. On the whole entire thing.
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"I'll see you there around three" he asks tentatively.
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"Three it is" I say confidently as Rhea checks her watch. I hang up and she gasps at me speechless.
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"What do you think you're doing" she half laughs.
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"Hell no Rhea, you have Malachi! You have a life and I am not getting in your way with my drama. Like I did with Tom" I say and she protests.
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"No I am sorting this out" I tell her.
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"I will do the damn test with him and then I will talk things though" I say defiantly.
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She rolls her eyes and sips her frappe.
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"Drink up then if you want me to get us there" she laughs.
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"Oh don't worry he can wait" I say softly sipping my frappe and winking at her.
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