Invisible String

Camden Market

Joe gets changed into comfortable clothes as he watches Taylor sleeping peacefully in his bed. He turns the tv off and goes to the bathroom to get freshen up. After that he notices the leftover pizza in the box and decides to eat some because he didn’t get to have the dinner as planned today.

He sits on the other side of the bed while eating and as he unlocks his phone, several notifications from Karlie pops up. He decides to ignore them for now, he really isn't in the mood. After that he watches the paparazzi pictures that were taken from the events today from his social media explore page. No wonder why Richard was so mad earlier. He really looks like a bad guy here and it shouldn't be happening this way. Taylor is sacrificing her life too, she shouldn't be suffering from these scandals either.

Both of them agreed to this marriage for the sake of their companies so if things keep going on this way, he for sure won't be able to save this and things will go worse let alone be normal. He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair. He needs to change this situation. He looks at the girl beside him sleeping like a baby. He can tell that she's been crying a lot by looking at her puffy eyes. He knows she's going through as much as him or probably more. But the thing is that she doesn't like to share her problems with anyone. She keeps them to herself and those feelings eat her up. He wants her to be comfortable around him, but he knows she'll take time. She takes time to open up.

Joe doesn't know if he should wake her up and ask if she wants to stay here or go to her room. He doesn't want to ruin her sleep either. But the way she's sleeping in the middle of the bed makes it hard for him to move or lay down.

Taylor wakes up from the chaotic movements beside her. She gets confused for a second realizing it isn't her room when she opens her eyes. She looks beside her to see Joe struggling for some place. Still not realizing the whole situation, she sits up.

"What happened?" She asks being confused.

"You woke up," He answers smiling. "Go back to sleep," He sighs letting out a groan from the ache as his back hits the mattress.

"What?" She whispers still being confused.

"Lay down," He smiles patting down on the mattress beside him.

"I'll go back to my room," She speaks up finally realizing that she fell asleep here.

"You can stay here, I don't mind," Joe says when Taylor moves from her side to go back to her room.

"I know you won't mind but I shouldn't stay here because," She stops mid sentence and gets out from the room with her phone in hand.

She's sad after she saw those paparazzi pictures earlier today. He isn't being careful about this at all which may ruin things. She wants to tell him about it but she doesn't want to seem like a bitchy, jealous or overdramatic wife. Plus it makes her sad about how he's enjoying his day with Karlie while she's here all alone in this deserted household, mourning over her fate and ex while watching stupid shows and eating junk food. Yes she cried before falling asleep. Again. She's just tired. Maybe it was a bad idea to stay at home all day, she should've just gone for work. At least her mind would've been busy. She reaches her room and after overthinking so much, she puts on her nightsuit before letting her body fall onto the soft mattress of her bed. Her tired self goes into a sound sleep again.

Joe moves to the spot where Taylor was sleeping earlier. It's cozy there from the warmth of her body.

The next day Taylor comes downstairs to see Joe making the breakfast. She smiles as she approaches him.

"Good morning," She smiles and sits down on the stool in front of the kitchen counter.

"Morning, Slept well last night?" He asks her as he tries to stir the omelet mixture.