"Taylor?" I asked sleepily. I looked at the clock; it was one in the morning. He was just now coming home from work.
"Where were you? I was worried"
"We had to work late. IÕm sorry baby, go back to sleep."
" Ok Taylor. I love you. See you in the morning."
" I love you too baby." He said as he climbed into bed. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I fell back to sleep.
" Morning baby." Taylor said walking into the kitchen, slipping his arms around my waist and giving me a kiss.
" Morning honey. When do you have to go to the studio?"
"Noon, why?"
" I have to pick up the kids from pre-school, and then I was thinking we could drop them off at your momÕs house and go out to lunch. Would that be ok?"
" I donÕt know, I have a lot of work to do before I go into the studio."
" Taylor please. I never get to see you anymore. YouÕre always at the studio or working. I miss you." I was on the verge of tears. I was trying so hard not to let them fall.
" Ok, lunch sounds good. What time do you have to pick up the kids?"
" In an hour. Thank you so much Taylor." I said squeezing him tightly and kissing him.
" IÕm gonna go take a shower ok?"
" Sure sweetie. Just be ready by 10:30." " Ok,"
" Yeah, just let me grab my shoes." I picked up my white slip-ons and we were out the door.
We drove to the pre-school lost in our own thoughts. We got there in five minutes. I was just unbuckling my seat belt when Taylor stopped me.
" IÕll get them."
"Ok." I saw him walk up to the sidewalk where they were both waiting with their respective teachers.
"DADDY!" Brian and Miranda said in unison. I smiled at them. They Miranda held TaylorÕs hand talking animatedly, while Brian was content just to be held by his daddy. He hadnÕt been around much since they started their new album. It got lonely. Especially when he stayed at the studio all night. Taylor helped Brian and Miranda get buckled into their car seats. Then he climbed into the front seat and drove out of the parking lot.
" What did you guys do today? Did you have fun?" Miranda went on to tell me all about her exciting day. Brian fell asleep. We drove up to mom and dadÕs house about ten minutes later.
" WhatÕre we doing at Grammy and GranpaÕs house mommy?"
" Your daddy and me are going out to lunch so you Grammy and Granpa are going to watch you for a little while."
" Ohhhh...ok" Miranda said. She hopped out of the car and rung the doorbell before I even had a chance to open my door. I smile at her hyperness and went to unbuckle the sleeping Brian. I carefully picked him up and brought him into their house. Taylor stayed in the car since IÕd just be gone a second.
" Thanks for watching them mom." I said hugging my mother-in-law.
" Your welcome. You two have fun. Bye."
" We will. Thanks again." I said on my way out the door.
" So how are things coming along?" I asked on our way to ÔQuiznoÕs".
"Good."
" ThatÕs good. Zac mentioned that you hired a new engineer to mix the album."
" Yep."
" WhatÕs his name?" "Her name is Cassey."
" oh." I said. I didnÕt ask anymore questions. We drove the rest of the way in silence. We finally got five minutes later.
" So whatÕs Cassey like? How old is she?"
" SheÕs really nice. 29 just like me. Why?"
" No reason, just curious." " ok"
" MirandaÕs class is putting on a play in two weeks. Are you going to come."
" Of course"
" Ok"
" How are Zac and Sam doing?"
" Their good. She finally stopped accusing him of cheating on her, which is good because heÕs not."
" ThatÕs good." We ate the rest of our lunch in silence.
" I should probably be going, I have to get to the studio soon."
" Ok, just drop me off at home. IÕll take my car to go get the kids."
" Ok" He dropped me off then sped off to the studio. I went and picked up the kids. When we got home I put both of them down for a nap and took one my self. I woke up around 3:00. I got both Miranda and Brian up. Brian played in his room with his toy trucks. Miranda immediately asked to go play next door with her best friend, Jordan. I called her home at six when it was time for dinner. I called Taylor on his cell phone and asked him if heÕd be able to come home for dinner. He declined saying he had too much work. He always had too much work. I sighed dejectedly and sat down with the kids for dinner. I looked at his empty place and began to cry.
"Mommy? Mommy, whatÕs wrong?" Miranda asked getting out of her seat to come give me a hug.
" Nothing baby."
" Is it daddy?"
" I told you it was nothing Randa."
" But mommy youÕre crying it has to be something. Did you get hurt? Can I kiss it and make it better?"
" Baby, mommyÕs just sad because daddy had to work again. IÕll be fine."
" Ok mommy. I love you." She said kissing my forehead.
" There all better." She said smiling and going back to her own seat.
" Thank you baby. Now eat your supper."
We ate dinner in silence except from the occasional question from either Miranda or Brian. After dinner I gave them both a bath, read them bedtime stories and tucked them in. I had a little trouble from Brian though. He wanted daddy to sing him a song. He even cried when I told him daddy was working.
It was midnight and Taylor still hadnÕt come home. I sighed and put my book down. I decided to just go on to bed. I got up to brush my teeth, I made sure my alarm was set and then I climbed into bed, after shutting the light off. It was around 3:00 in the morning when Brian came into my room and woke me up. He said he didnÕt feel good. I felt his forehead and noticed that he was burning up. I went to go get the thermometer. When I got back Brian was throwing up on the bed. After his stomach calmed down I picked him up and put him in the rocking chair so that I could get the comforter off our bed. I took it into the utility room behind the bathroom and put it in the washer. When I came back I helped Brian onto the bed and took his temperature. 103.1degrees. I called TaylorÕs mom and told her that I had to take Brian to the hospital. I didnÕt even have to ask her to watch Miranda because she had already offered. She got there about five minutes later. I thanked her and left with Brian. We got to the hospital and were ushered into a room. I explained to the nurse what happened and she took all of BrianÕs vitals, she left shortly after, saying that a doctor would be with us very soon. I was really worried about Brian and he wanted his daddy so I called down to the studio. No one picked up so I figured that they were either in the middle of doing something or they had left for the night. I decided to call TaylorÕs cell phone.
