"AJ! Just leave it alone already!," Taylor hissed.
"No, I won't! Taylor, God! You were just going to leave, just like that! And now you don't think I should be acting like this!?"
"AJ..Please..just drop it.."
"No..I want to know when this all started, what he said..did you ever see him??"
"No! I never saw him! He started calling..maybe three, four months ago. After awhile I started checking the caller i.d. and wouldn't answer the phone, but he just kept on and on and on. Then the letters started. I figured it'd stop if I ignored it..thats why I never told you AJ. Then he threatened you and the kids. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you all..you all are my life. So..he told me to meet him and nothing would hurt you all.."
"Baby..didn't you think that leaving us would hurt us?," AJ said quietly walking up behind her.
She shrugged as the tears came to her eyes for about the billionth time that night, "I did..I really did. I'm so sorry AJ.."
"Its okay..come here Taylor.."
She wrapped her arms tightly around him, "It seems all I do these days is either cry or say 'I'm sorry'."
AJ smiled, "Well..stop it right now. Just tell me we were okay on stage.."
"Okay? You all were better than okay!"
He laughed, "There's my girl. Now, how about we head home, okay?"
She nodded, "Okay..I think I need to be at home.."
"Okay..come on.."
"Mommy, will you carry me?," Nicholas asked tiredly.
"Sure..AJ, take Madison."
"Okay."
She reached down and picked up Nicholas, "You tired little man?"
He nodded against her shoulder, "Uh huh.."
"How about you Chris, you tired?," Taylor asked looking down at Nicholas' mirror image that was walking hand in hand with AJ.
He shook his head, "Nope!"
Taylor rolled her eyes playfully and smiled, "You sure are your father's son."
"What's that mean?"
"It means, I have a feeling, that you are going to be just like your dad when you get older. Only..hopefully not as wild."
"Hey..I am NOT wild."
"Anymore. I seem to remember a certain time when me and Nick had to carry you inside your place once and I had to undress you. And you wouldn't shut up about how you hadn't been drinking. Oh and then there was that time when-"
"Okay dear, thats enough. No need to corrupt the kids..I'll do that soon enough.," He said grinning.
Marcus, the bodyguard escorting them to their car, laughed, "I can see that happening."
"So can I.," Taylor said.
Taylor sighed as she put Madison into her crib, "I can't believe I almost left you, your brothers, and your dad. How could I be so stupid?"
"You're not stupid Taylor.," AJ said quietly from the doorway.
She nodded and pulled the blanket up a little on the sleeping little girl. "Sometimes I'm not so sure.," She said looking back at him.
He stuffed his hands in his pockets, "You're not, at all. You are one intelligent woman Taylor. Lord knows how you put up with me."
She laughed and pushed him playfully out of the doorway and closed the door behind her. "I wonder the same thing sometimes. The boys asleep?"
He nodded, "Yep."
"Okay..I'm just gonna go say goodnight and I'll be right in."
He nodded again, "Okay."
She walked down the hallway to the boys' room and opened the door. Nicholas was sitting up in his bed and looked up when the door opened, "Hi mommy."
"Hey Nicky..how come you're still up?"
"I wanted to say goodnight to you first."
She ruffled his hair a little and sat down on the edge of his bed, "Okay..I thought I'd come in and say goodnight to you two..Chris asleep?"
"Uh huh..did you like the concert mommy?"
"Yes, very much. Did you?"
Nicholas nodded his head vigourously, "Yeah! There were sooo many people there too! Can I do that some day mommy?"
"You can do whatever you want, if thats what you want to do, then go for it."
"Okay!"
She smiled and laid him down. "Now, its very, very late little man and you need to get to bed."
"Okay.."
"Sleep tight.," She said kissing his forehead.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite!," He echoed softly.
She smiled and pulled the covers over Chris a little before kissing him gently on the forehead. "I'll see you in the morning Nicky."
"Night mommy."
Taylor woke up in the middle of the night sometime with a start. 'Something's wrong..,' She thought as she climbed out of bed.
"Taylor? What are you doing?," AJ asked sleepily.
"Something's wrong AJ."
"What?," He said sitting up.
"I don't know..come with me.."
He nodded and the two walked out of their bedroom and into the hallway. Taylor opened the boys' door and looked in. Both were still sound asleep. She shut the door.
She opened Madison's bedroom door and walked inside. "Oh my God! Where is she!!?"
AJ rushed in to see Taylor pulling the blankets out of the crib. "Where'd she go?!"
"Oh my God! Oh my God! Where's our baby!!"
AJ turned and bolted down the stairs. He flung the front door open and looked just in time to see a car speed away. Taylor came out behind him, "He has our baby!!"
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