Mel's pov
When Taylor walks through the door of my house, I don't feel any different. I smile at him and when he kissed me, it felt odd. It just isn't the same. I honestly was numb as I hug him. Maybe it's because I feel like I've pushed the most important person away from me.
"So tell me, what have you been doing while I've been away?" He asks as we sit at a dinner table at this fancy restaurant. My answer in my mind was 'screwing things up' but I simply said
"I've been staying busy, Zeus is a handful and I really enjoyed my book club." Taylor smiles and nods.
"So do you have wedding plans started?" I blink and remember, I haven't even started planning.
"Actually no, I've been pretty busy." He nods and I turn the questions to him.
"So what about you? How've you been?" He smiles and shrugs.
"It's exhausting, I've had barely any free time, but it's really coming together." I smile and pat his hand. It's never been more awkward between us.
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"We argued twice." I tell carter and he frowns.
"About what?"
"Well first he got angry that I had moved around the kitchen things, like everything was setup differently. Then he got angry because I bought the wrong shampoo. It was Cameron's shampoo." I sigh and bury my face into my hands.
"It was literally so awkward, I felt like he was a stranger and we were just meeting, not someone I'm supposed to get married to in a few months." Carter plays with his phones.
"Do you want me to talk to-"
"No absolutely not, maybe it's just me, I'm being stupid, besides, I have this doctors appointment tomorrow, I have to get some shot and just stupid health care stuff."
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Carter's pov
"Okay sweetie, I'll be there in a few hours, Mel's got this thing and so I'm going with her." We exchange byes and then jenny hangs up. I turn to Mel who is making kissy faces at me.
"Awe sweetie, carter you're whipped." Mel says and I roll my eyes.
"Sit down and behave yourself." I say and she sits in the plastic waiting room chair. I watch as her leg bounces, she's always hated hospitals, now she hates them even more. That's why I knew I needed to go with her, even if it was just for her yearly check up. The doctor calls Mel up and as she stands up her phone falls into the chair. I try to hand it to her but she doesn't seem to notice. I doubt anyone will call her.
Unfortunately ten minutes in, her phone rings, it's Taylor. Fuck.
"Hello?" I answer the phone, I get no response, it's a lot of muffled noise. Then a voice comes through.
"You waisted your time." A female voice says and the hairs on the back of my neck raise.
"Yeah, it was shit, I missed being with you." I freeze, it's clearly a butt dial, but who the fuck is he talking to.
"I mean, she's nothing like you. She's so boring, but you my darling are very interesting." I hear a giggle and then a sigh.
"Taylor don't get married to her, marry me." I'm guessing Taylor sighs.
"But I have to marry her, I feel so bad for her."
"Taylor I'm being serious, we've been together longer, I don't want you to be with her anymore, you love me right?"
"Yes of course Dakota, I love you a lot." I angrily hang up and walk outside of the medical place. I throw Mel's phone and watch it shatter on the ground. This is fucking bullshit. I pull out my phone.
"Cameron I'm going to need to talk to you real soon." That's all I say and then I hang up. I can just feel my blood boil, all this time, Mel has been lied too, she gave Taylor her all sure she slept with cam a few times, but apparently Taylor has been with this Dakota chick longer. Probably the whole time. I pace for a few minutes before I walk back inside.
When Mel comes back she's got a hello kitty bandaid on her arm and a blank face.
"How'd it go?" She doesn't move just walks with me.
"Good, do you have my phone?" I sigh and shake my head. Do I tell her or not.
"Uhm I actually broke it." She doesn't even blink.
"Oh okay." I stop walking and gently grab her shoulders.
"Mel are you okay?" She attempts a smile but it's a fail.
"Yeah I'm fine." I don't believe her for one second but she looks extremely tired.
"What did they do to you?" She walks to the passenger seat.
"Nothing."
"Mel seriously, what's wrong."
"Carter we gotta go to AT&T and get me a new phone." Is all she says. I don't know what happened but I know it's not the time to tell her about Taylor. I grip the steering wheel and let out an angry sigh. Wait till Cameron finds out. I've been left with this huge ass secret hat could change everything.
"What color looks better? Dark blue or red?" Mel suddenly asks?
"Uhm depends on what for." She sighs.
"For the wedding of course." I bite my lip.
"Dark blue." She nods and looks out the window. I really want to know what's up with her but she clearly seems distracted with her own thinking.
"Mel, do you love Taylor?" She looks at me with sullen eyes.
"Of course I do." I sigh and look back to the road ahead of me.
"But you love Cameron more." She doesn't answer me she just looks to her lap.
"Theoretically I do." I shake my head.
"Mel that's not what I asked."
"Carter I'm about to tell you something, and I need you to not flip out." I scoff, nothing could make me flip out any more, nothing she could tell me could make me get angry, Taylor wins that award.
"Carter I'm pregnant."
