The Past Is Just A Goodbye Chapter One
Taylor sighed as he walked into the small apartment he lived in now. He was twenty-four, divorced, and the father of two children, one of which he was raising. So far he was doing well except for the fact that his parents now wanted custody of one of his children. Said he wasn't fit to be her dad and now they were in the middle of a court battle and he was tired and down right scared of losing.
Looking up when he heard footsteps coming down the hall he smiled when he saw Zac. From the looks of it Zac had just woken up, his hair which was short was all a mess and he was wearing the boxers that Taylor loved him in.
"Hey," Taylor said as he watched Zac sit down beside him and close his eyes, "Still sleepy?" he asked as he eyed Zac. Usually Zac was a morning person so he was surprised that Zac seemed to be so groggy right now.
Zac nodded at Taylor's question, "Cecily kept me up. She wanted daddy Taylor and not daddy Zac," he pouted before laughing some.
Taylor couldn't help but chuckle himself at Zac's words. Cecily was his and Zac's two year old daughter. The daughter they had both agreed to have via a surrogate. They had also asked not to be told whose sperm had been used during the insemination because to them it didn't matter whose daughter she was. They would both be raising her and loving her just the same.
"She gets that from you," Taylor shrugged as he looked over at Zac and winked. Cecily was as stubborn as a mule. A trait he knew she had to have picked up from Zac.
"Maybe So," Zac shrugged as he furrowed his eyebrow. "But she gets her good looks from you," he smirked as he leaned over and pecked Taylor's lips. "How were things in Tulsa?" he asked his eyebrow raising.
Taylor shrugged again not sure how to answer Zac. Not much had changed since they moved to Oklahoma City. Their parents still hated that they were together and now to punish them they wanted to take Cecily away from them.
"Mom said their lawyer thinks they could win the case," Taylor admitted as he bit his lip. That thought scared him. That his parents could win custody of Cecily and just pretend like he and Zac weren't her parents. Cecily was his world and if he lost her he wasn't sure how prepared he could be to live without her in his world.
Zac frowned at Taylor's response and looked away, "Are you scared?" he asked his brown eyes finding Taylor's blue eyes. Taylor was sure he saw a hint of sadness in them. For once Taylor was pissed that Zac was being the strong one. Being the one who was keeping Taylor together during all of this.
Taylor nodded when Zac asked if he was scared, "Why wouldn't I be scared?" he asked as he closed his eyes and laid his head back against the couch. Everyone had told him fatherhood was the scariest thing but that was a lie. The possibility of losing one of his children was the scary thing.
"I'm scared too," Zac muttered as he laid his head on Taylor's shoulder. Hearing the words come out of Zac's mouth shocked Taylor. It was the first time he had heard Zac express that he was scared.
Nodding some Taylor let his hand rest on Zac's thigh, "Natalie wouldn't let me see Ezra either," he sighed his eyes rolling. It seemed like ever since coming out as gay and then coming out as being involved with his brother everyone in his entire family had turned on him and Zac both.
"Natalie's always been a bitch though," Zac laughed some as he kissed Taylor's neck softly. "That's why you left her for me," he smirked before nudging his head deeper into Taylor's neck. A soft sigh came out of his mouth when he was content and comfortable.
Taylor smirked at Zac's actions, "You need to rest some more," he whispered as his hand softly rubbed Zac's thigh. Taylor had been in Tulsa for the weekend talking with his lawyer and he had made sure to rest well. "If Cecily needs anything I will be up," he said as he moved some.
"Are you sure?" Zac asked as he moved his head again and looked at Taylor. "I mean you did drive an hour and it's seven-thirty in the morning. If you want to sleep you can," he said his eyes searching Taylor's for any hint of him not being sure.
"I'm sure now go," Taylor said his voice raising some to show he was being serious. When Zac stood up and walked down the hall he couldn't help the smirk playing on his lips as he watched him walk away. Zac's ass was such a wonderful sight to him.
Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes and leaned into the couch more. He was glad to be home and with his family. As long as he had them everything would be okay.
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"Daddy, wake up," a shrill voice sounded in Taylor's ear and he was jolted awake. He hadn't realized it but he had went to sleep for a bit. Looking beside him at the person who had woken him up he smiled seeing Cecily and her big brown eyes staring at him. Of course she had woken him up.
"Hey princess," Taylor smiled more as he reached over and placed Cecily in his lap. Her blonde hair was sticking out everywhere and it was a funny sight to him. One of these days he would have to get a picture of her when she first woke up to use as blackmail for when she was a teenager.
Cecily grinned once she was in her daddy's lap. She was a huge daddy Taylor girl. "I miss you," she said her voice full of sadness that only a young child could have. It broke Taylor's heart hearing the sadness in her voice.
"I missed you too baby girl," he frowned as he leaned down and kissed her forehead. "But this time I should be home for awhile with you and daddy Zac," Taylor grinned saying those last words. He didn't have to be in Tulsa again for another month. One full month before going back and meeting with lawyers and a judge. In a month he and Zac would know if Cecily would be ripped from them.
"Daddy Zac doesn't know how to play dress up right," Cecily pouted her lips sticking out slightly. "He wouldn't be the princess," she complained as her eyes looked up at Taylor's. Taylor had an inkling he knew where Cecily was going with this conversation.
Cecily kept pouting as she ran a hand through her hair messing it up even more, "Will you play dress up with me?" she asked her eyes shining some even though her lips were clearly pouting again. Taylor was certain this little girl knew how to get what she wanted from him.
"Do I get to be the princess?" Taylor asked his eyes getting big as he used his excited voice. He would always be a princess during dress up for her, at least until she stopped wanting that from him.
Cecily nodded at his questions, letting out a tiny giggle, "Yes," she said as she moved off his lap and stood in the floor. Her arms were crossed and she was tapping her foot. Now that Taylor was sure came from him.
"Goodie," Taylor smiled as he stood up and picked Cecily up kissing her cheek a few times until she giggled more. ," I like being the princess but let's keep that a secret between you and me," he said as he carried her towards her room. Her room was the biggest one in the apartment. It was mainly because she had more stuff than either he or Zac had combined. Clearly Cecily was one spoiled two year old.
When they reached Cecily's room, Taylor put her down on the floor and watched as she ran into her closet. When she came back with her tiara he bent down and took it from her, putting it on his head, "Now am I wearing make-up today too?" he asked as he sat down on the floor and looked at her curiously.
"Make-up," Cecily nodded her head yes and ran to her closet getting the small make-up kit Zac had given her last Christmas. "Close your eyes," she said when she walked over to Taylor and opened the make-up kit.
Laughing Taylor closed his eyes and soon felt her applying stuff all over his face. He was sure he would look like a clown but he didn't care. He was making his daughter happy. It was these little moments that would one day matter later on. She could look back and say she was loved.
Hearing a camera click, Taylor opened his eyes again and looked around finally spotting Zac in the door way. He hadn't even heard Zac get up but from the amused look on Zac's face and the camera in his hand he had at least been up for a bit, "How much are you going to sell that picture for?" Taylor asked joking.
"I have no plans to sell it," Zac smiled as he came in the room and sat down beside Taylor. He let the camera rest in his lap. "It's too priceless to sell," he shrugged as he leaned in and kissed Taylor's now red lips.
"Eww," Cecily whined as they kissed. Taylor hoped she always thought that about kissing. It would save him the worry and grey hairs later.
Taylor sighed as he walked into the small apartment he lived in now. He was twenty-four, divorced, and the father of two children, one of which he was raising. So far he was doing well except for the fact that his parents now wanted custody of one of his children. Said he wasn't fit to be her dad and now they were in the middle of a court battle and he was tired and down right scared of losing.
Looking up when he heard footsteps coming down the hall he smiled when he saw Zac. From the looks of it Zac had just woken up, his hair which was short was all a mess and he was wearing the boxers that Taylor loved him in.
"Hey," Taylor said as he watched Zac sit down beside him and close his eyes, "Still sleepy?" he asked as he eyed Zac. Usually Zac was a morning person so he was surprised that Zac seemed to be so groggy right now.
Zac nodded at Taylor's question, "Cecily kept me up. She wanted daddy Taylor and not daddy Zac," he pouted before laughing some.
Taylor couldn't help but chuckle himself at Zac's words. Cecily was his and Zac's two year old daughter. The daughter they had both agreed to have via a surrogate. They had also asked not to be told whose sperm had been used during the insemination because to them it didn't matter whose daughter she was. They would both be raising her and loving her just the same.
"She gets that from you," Taylor shrugged as he looked over at Zac and winked. Cecily was as stubborn as a mule. A trait he knew she had to have picked up from Zac.
"Maybe So," Zac shrugged as he furrowed his eyebrow. "But she gets her good looks from you," he smirked as he leaned over and pecked Taylor's lips. "How were things in Tulsa?" he asked his eyebrow raising.
Taylor shrugged again not sure how to answer Zac. Not much had changed since they moved to Oklahoma City. Their parents still hated that they were together and now to punish them they wanted to take Cecily away from them.
"Mom said their lawyer thinks they could win the case," Taylor admitted as he bit his lip. That thought scared him. That his parents could win custody of Cecily and just pretend like he and Zac weren't her parents. Cecily was his world and if he lost her he wasn't sure how prepared he could be to live without her in his world.
Zac frowned at Taylor's response and looked away, "Are you scared?" he asked his brown eyes finding Taylor's blue eyes. Taylor was sure he saw a hint of sadness in them. For once Taylor was pissed that Zac was being the strong one. Being the one who was keeping Taylor together during all of this.
Taylor nodded when Zac asked if he was scared, "Why wouldn't I be scared?" he asked as he closed his eyes and laid his head back against the couch. Everyone had told him fatherhood was the scariest thing but that was a lie. The possibility of losing one of his children was the scary thing.
"I'm scared too," Zac muttered as he laid his head on Taylor's shoulder. Hearing the words come out of Zac's mouth shocked Taylor. It was the first time he had heard Zac express that he was scared.
Nodding some Taylor let his hand rest on Zac's thigh, "Natalie wouldn't let me see Ezra either," he sighed his eyes rolling. It seemed like ever since coming out as gay and then coming out as being involved with his brother everyone in his entire family had turned on him and Zac both.
"Natalie's always been a bitch though," Zac laughed some as he kissed Taylor's neck softly. "That's why you left her for me," he smirked before nudging his head deeper into Taylor's neck. A soft sigh came out of his mouth when he was content and comfortable.
Taylor smirked at Zac's actions, "You need to rest some more," he whispered as his hand softly rubbed Zac's thigh. Taylor had been in Tulsa for the weekend talking with his lawyer and he had made sure to rest well. "If Cecily needs anything I will be up," he said as he moved some.
"Are you sure?" Zac asked as he moved his head again and looked at Taylor. "I mean you did drive an hour and it's seven-thirty in the morning. If you want to sleep you can," he said his eyes searching Taylor's for any hint of him not being sure.
"I'm sure now go," Taylor said his voice raising some to show he was being serious. When Zac stood up and walked down the hall he couldn't help the smirk playing on his lips as he watched him walk away. Zac's ass was such a wonderful sight to him.
Taking a deep breath he closed his eyes and leaned into the couch more. He was glad to be home and with his family. As long as he had them everything would be okay.
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"Daddy, wake up," a shrill voice sounded in Taylor's ear and he was jolted awake. He hadn't realized it but he had went to sleep for a bit. Looking beside him at the person who had woken him up he smiled seeing Cecily and her big brown eyes staring at him. Of course she had woken him up.
"Hey princess," Taylor smiled more as he reached over and placed Cecily in his lap. Her blonde hair was sticking out everywhere and it was a funny sight to him. One of these days he would have to get a picture of her when she first woke up to use as blackmail for when she was a teenager.
Cecily grinned once she was in her daddy's lap. She was a huge daddy Taylor girl. "I miss you," she said her voice full of sadness that only a young child could have. It broke Taylor's heart hearing the sadness in her voice.
"I missed you too baby girl," he frowned as he leaned down and kissed her forehead. "But this time I should be home for awhile with you and daddy Zac," Taylor grinned saying those last words. He didn't have to be in Tulsa again for another month. One full month before going back and meeting with lawyers and a judge. In a month he and Zac would know if Cecily would be ripped from them.
"Daddy Zac doesn't know how to play dress up right," Cecily pouted her lips sticking out slightly. "He wouldn't be the princess," she complained as her eyes looked up at Taylor's. Taylor had an inkling he knew where Cecily was going with this conversation.
Cecily kept pouting as she ran a hand through her hair messing it up even more, "Will you play dress up with me?" she asked her eyes shining some even though her lips were clearly pouting again. Taylor was certain this little girl knew how to get what she wanted from him.
"Do I get to be the princess?" Taylor asked his eyes getting big as he used his excited voice. He would always be a princess during dress up for her, at least until she stopped wanting that from him.
Cecily nodded at his questions, letting out a tiny giggle, "Yes," she said as she moved off his lap and stood in the floor. Her arms were crossed and she was tapping her foot. Now that Taylor was sure came from him.
"Goodie," Taylor smiled as he stood up and picked Cecily up kissing her cheek a few times until she giggled more. ," I like being the princess but let's keep that a secret between you and me," he said as he carried her towards her room. Her room was the biggest one in the apartment. It was mainly because she had more stuff than either he or Zac had combined. Clearly Cecily was one spoiled two year old.
When they reached Cecily's room, Taylor put her down on the floor and watched as she ran into her closet. When she came back with her tiara he bent down and took it from her, putting it on his head, "Now am I wearing make-up today too?" he asked as he sat down on the floor and looked at her curiously.
"Make-up," Cecily nodded her head yes and ran to her closet getting the small make-up kit Zac had given her last Christmas. "Close your eyes," she said when she walked over to Taylor and opened the make-up kit.
Laughing Taylor closed his eyes and soon felt her applying stuff all over his face. He was sure he would look like a clown but he didn't care. He was making his daughter happy. It was these little moments that would one day matter later on. She could look back and say she was loved.
Hearing a camera click, Taylor opened his eyes again and looked around finally spotting Zac in the door way. He hadn't even heard Zac get up but from the amused look on Zac's face and the camera in his hand he had at least been up for a bit, "How much are you going to sell that picture for?" Taylor asked joking.
"I have no plans to sell it," Zac smiled as he came in the room and sat down beside Taylor. He let the camera rest in his lap. "It's too priceless to sell," he shrugged as he leaned in and kissed Taylor's now red lips.
"Eww," Cecily whined as they kissed. Taylor hoped she always thought that about kissing. It would save him the worry and grey hairs later.
