Chapter 14 from Taylor's POV
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We walk through our secluded home draped in soft towelling robes, he has his arm around my waist as he lifts me up on the stairs and carries me the rest of the way up the stairs. And as I gaze into his eyes with one of my own draped around his waist I realise I wasn't looking for love, I wasn't looking for him. If I'm honest I was very much trying to not look at him. Telling myself that he wasn't the correct choice for me, yet knowing he was perfect all along. His utter beauty which is undeniable, the blue eyes I once thought cold are now my favourite thing to stare at.
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He sets me down on our four poster bed and I look over at my dress which I hung up for the occasion. Silk buttons to fasten up the back and a maroon colour palette I decide instantly on making my lips a matching shade of red. As he begins buttoning up his shirt I slip the gown on feeling the silk slip over my frame.
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"Jay" I ask and his head snaps up sensing what I need. His eyes soften and I smile. My Jay.
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"Can you button this up for me" I ask turning around showing him my exposed back. I can hear his breath hitch, I briefly imagine him inside of me as his soft hands pull my dress aside even though he's supposed to be doing it up. I am enthralled by him twenty four seven. Resolutely I decide we will be making love again as soon as we get back through the door later.
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"When we get back baby" I whisper feeling his hands settle on the silk buttons yet yearning for his hands on my skin again. I face him and his eyes travel up my body coming to rest on my face specifically my lips.
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"I'm worried what if they don’t approve of me" I stutter watching him, he stares at me like I'm making a joke. I'm not. I have this nagging feeling that they are important people, owning businesses and travelling around the world. Affording a lavish lifestyle, I just hope that I can meet their expectations.
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"My mum will love you" he chuckles.
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“Plus you’ve met, although briefly at the apartment remember” he smiles as my mind travels over a hazy memory, a blonde woman who I spoke with about a piece of art in his apartment. Ross and I had traveled to Jay’s for a psychology project, Jay had been in a relationship of sorts with Jane. He was utterly different, yet always I yearned for him to be the man standing before me now.
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“She will be blown away by you" he says looking pleased with himself. He's mine now I remind myself looking up at him.
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As we’re leaving and climbing into the Audi my nerves set in, the only thing that breaks my anxiety is him, he touches me and kisses me all the time. I sit next to him in the car and wipe my red lipstick off of his face as he smirks.
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"I like your lips" he giggles setting the car into motion and driving in the opposite direction of university. The lake passes us by until we are on the interstate.
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“Don’t be nervous” he smiles softly.
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“I’ve never formally introduced any girl to my parents” he giggles and I sway him.
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“Totally nervous now” I laugh as he smiles before kissing me again.
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“Here” he says taking the next exit.
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It’s not unusual for a small town girl to not have visited a skyscraper restaurant. The building is lit up with fancy colour changing lights, windows all the way up to the top which look out over the skyline, different restaurants and bars on all levels. I gasp slightly at the sight of it and he rubs my thigh before pulling into the underground parking.
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"Go big or go home right" he laughs.
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"Honestly the buildings in Dubai are bigger" he says parking up before retrieving my door. Jay escorts me like a gentlemen would over to the manned elevators. As the doors close I want him. On me and all over me. I sigh watching the light illuminate the floors. He faces me hands on my hips, again.
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"I can feel your thoughts" I whisper.
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"We need to stop touching and kissing till we get home" I weakly protest. I want him to touch me and kiss me, no question. He giggles biting his lip, the sound of his happiness makes me happy and fills me with joy.
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"I will never stop touching you and showing you how much I love you" he declares winking at me.
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"Especially if you do that" he says eyeing my lips that I hadn’t realised I was chewing. Jay Gilbert Scott in a suit is nothing short of sensational, fitted perfectly to his body making me swoon. When the elevator door pings I yearn for it to shut again so that I can be alone with him.
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However, I force myself to look out and away from him. So this is a rooftop bar I think to myself in awe. The top floor, the most exclusive of all of the levels. The scent of freshly baked breads mixed with fresh tomatoes and oregano. It’s most certainly my sort of cuisine; up scale Italian with a rustic feel. The outer walls are all made of windows looking out over the bright lights and stars in the inky night sky.
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The bar itself is positioned in the centre of the room, it is circular and full of revellers wanting their next drink. Almost all of the clientele are business people, doctors, surgeons or for a better word rich people. I spy Rolex watches, Gucci purses and Chanel gowns.
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A female approaches us, clad in a cream Gucci pant suit, instantly recognising her from his apartment I smile warmly feeling every bit the rich sons girlfriend in my own designer gown. Immediately she pulls him into a hug and I melt as he hugs her back whole heartedly.
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"Jay my only baby, I have missed you" she smirks assessing the glow in his skin and the twinkle in his eyes as she grins at me.
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Her only baby she terms him and it resonates with me, aligning with the information I have garnered about the many miscarriages she sadly suffered.
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"Mum this is my partner Taylor" Jay says and I almost smirk. Business talk, my partner.
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"Taylor this is my mum Claire" he adds looking back at me with adoration.
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Claire, Jays mum looks at her only son. Taking in the way in which his hand is on my back, supporting me. His eyes glitter, enchanted.
Her eyes then sweep over me and I am sure that I got my look right, a little makeup just to enhance my face and a long sleek dress. She smiles approvingly.
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"Lovely to meet you again Taylor" she says.
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“A beautiful couple” she gushes and I smirk extending my hand to shake her own.
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"Now let me get you both a drink" she says proceeding to walk us over to the bar. Glass rails and stools line the bar as she garners the attention of the formally dressed staff and proceeds to order a bottle of champagne. Informing them that are table is reserved they oblige to bringing over the bottle,
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“Now a picture” she gushes as Jay rolls his eyes.
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“Please for your father” she laughs as he stand with his arm around me and she snaps a shot of the two of us. Smiling down at her smartphone at the shot before showing us.
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“He’s in Dubai” she informs Jay who only nods unsurprised. I can't help but to notice how Jay shrugs it off, yet Claire feels she must deeply defend his dad. I briefly try to imagine what he might look like, and come up blank. My heels clink all the way over to the table and she compliments me on my louboutins as we take a seat. They’re the fanciest pumps I’ve ever warn, encrusted with crystals.
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“A beautiful gown too is it Chanel?” She asks, more like a girlfriend than a mother in law.
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“It is indeed” I smile and she grins from ear to ear.
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“I must say I'm beyond happy that you are indeed Taylor, my son is not great at conversation and I didn’t know who to expect" Claire says once we are seated looking out over at the view.
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"I was half expecting the blonde one, Lord! I've never met any girl that my son has dated before" Claire says smiling warmly at me as I giggle imagining Rachel traipsing in with her shortest mini skirt and corset.
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The champagne is served as we peruse the menus, I surmise that Claire seems like a practical woman, caring and hardworking. And above all else successful as she sips her champagne and orders a herb and chilli calamari.
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"Taylor you study dance at university am I right? Jay said you were very talented" she smiles up at me, inviting me to talk about myself. Jay’s hand finds mine and he grasps it. I hold onto him.
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"Yes I do, and we're in the same psychology class" I answer softly.
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"Oh wow that is great" Claire says watching her son. It strikes me that she is in shock, he is acting very mature. She hasn't actually seen her son hold a girls hand or behave in a way that shows love and care towards a girl. I smile and she grins at me pleased.
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"You must have a lot in common then, this one has always been able to dance" she laughs looking at Jay.
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"Actually you're right I noticed that too" I add backing her up.
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"I cannot" he protests warning his mum, hands raised above the table momentarily before resting back on mine.
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"I expect a dance tonight" she says laughing as I join in with her.
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During our main courses I learn that Claire has visited many places, I smile listening avidly to her stories. She strikes me as somebody that has lived her life to the full. From Dubai, Australia to Shanghai.
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Briefly she excuses herself to get us another bottle and I smile in awe. Feeling Jay on me instantly makes me feel special, he whispers in my ear and kisses my neck in his mother’s absence.
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"I love you" he whispers and I feel my insides melt and pour out onto the floor.
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"I'm going to take you to Sydney first I think" he smirks kissing me.
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"My mum had an apartment there when she was our age you know" he says. I can't grasp that lifestyle, owning an apartment in Australia in her early twenties. I stroke my tummy and he watches the gesture intrigued.
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"Your mum is so cool and nice" I tell him. She's a force.
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"She likes you. A lot." He says, without hesitation.
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Once she returns I realise she really is a woman of my own heart, as she announces that she ordered cocktails. Two pornstar martini’s turn up and a brandy for Jay.
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"Right Jay, let's dance" she laughs and I enjoy her attitude, she’s fun and impulsive just like him. This is totally reasonable request and I tell him that he must dance with his mother, he doesn't begrudge her anything. His eyes soften and they walk to the dance floor. I watch him with his mum, talking and smiling. And it dawns on me, this is an altogether new Jay. The Jay that will do anything for the ones he loves, the one who loves unconditionally.
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As they walk back I take in how his arm is around her back supporting her and making sure she is safe and cared for.
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"Taylor, he's all yours, I need my martini and to take a seat" Claire says laughing. As she sits down I stand up and he takes my hand. Our eyes are unable to leave each others. It's like being on a drug, the connection that we feel for each other has become tangible and euphoric.
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"Are you enjoying yourself?" He asks me softly. I had been lost in his arms, but now I glance up to see his face.
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"My mum loves you" he whispers in my ear.
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"I'm glad I love her too" I reply sweetly.
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He pauses pulling me in to his chest and swaying with me. His hands playing with my hair. The bar has a live band and they're playing a version of Elvis' I can't help falling in love'. He begins humming along in my ear and I relax completely.
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"I love you Taylor" he whispers in my ear on the instrumental part.
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"I will love you forever" he adds as if he is merely stating an unquestionable fact.
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"I love you too" I reply gazing up at my man.
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"Initially when I met you it's like you were a different person, and now I feel like I've discovered you. I’ve learnt you inside out Jay Gilbert Scott" I say to him with a keen smile on my lips.
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"I love you too, and I will not stop loving you." I add. Are they tears? Have I managed to make both of us cry? Before I know it we’re kissing, he holds onto me in the centre of the floor, warm golden lights colouring his hair a golden shade of blonde.
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"Home soon yeah?" I say to him softly.
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"I like how you're calling it home" he smiles at me suggestively.
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When we walk back to his mother I feel like I'm in a daze, high on him. Elated by the mere promise of our future. His hands around my waist which I'm sure will never leave me again. Claire beams at us.
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"You two look wow" she laughs elated.
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"Mom" he warns smiling.
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"Sorry, sorry. I'm just excited for you both" she adds as he giggles and I laugh.
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"Taylor I hope he brings you to visit our Dubai home" she asks looking at Jay imploringly.
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"Of course" he smiles.
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"I need to take her to Australia first though" he admits looking down at me. I smile up at him and he pulls me closer. Claire practically explodes with excitement, she looks at him knowingly and I question the significance of Australia.
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Love comes creeping up on you at a time and in a way you hadn't anticipated. If you had to look for it, if you had to search then the chances of it being real are diminished. The essence and magic of our love is in how he didn't need me yet now he cannot imagine a second without me, the inescapable need we have in ourselves to have one another.
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“Thank you” Claire whispers in my ear before we leave.
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"For everything" she adds softly embracing me.
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"Take care of her" she says to Jay and he chuckles.
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"Always do" he assures her before Claire Gilbert Scott leaves in her own Ferrari.
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