The Tattoo Kiss (Jaylor Fanfiction)

ME!

"Please Liv. I can't play if you go running off."

"Okay mommy." She plants her butt on the ground and sits down. I strum the guitar and begin to sing.

I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But something 'bout it felt like home somehow and I
Left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you still got it in your drawer even now
Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze
We're singing in the car, getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
And I can picture it after all these days
And I know it's long gone and
That magic's not here no more
And I might be okay
But I'm not fine at all
Oh, oh, oh
'Cause there we are again on that little town street
You almost ran the red 'cause you were looking over me
Wind in my hair, I was there, I remember it all too well
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-size bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on a tee ball team
You tell me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me
And I know it's long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We dance around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there, I remember it all too well, yeah
Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well
Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all too well
Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
You can't get rid of it, 'cause you remember it all too well, yeah
'Cause there we are again, when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well

With every single donation, Olivia says thank you. It looks like she's picked up my habits from when I play music. The past few days we've been going out here to play music. She has a fun time and I get money.

"Are you ready to go?" I ask. The sun is beginning to set and I don't want to be out here with her at night.

"Yes. I'm tired." She says.

"I'll pack up everything." I take the money and change and put it in my front pocket. I place the guitar in its case and the two of us walk back to the house. When we get home I grab a couple of flash lights to help us get around. Hopefully this money will help us pay the electric.

"Will you come tuck me in?" Olivia has changed into her pajamas and walks up to me.

"Make sure you brush your teeth."

"I will!" She runs into the bathroom, picks up her toothbrush and scrubs them with toothpaste.

"You ready for bed now?" I ask.

"Yep!" She steps down from the stool in the bathroom and walks into her bedroom. Once she lays down I put a blanket over her.

"Mommy, will you read me a book?"