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Post by smile♥ on Jun 11, 2006 22:39:35 GMT -5
I didn't know what to say to him the next morning. The hardest part was seeing his phone vibrating on the kitchen counter again, knowing it was her.
There was a knock on the door and I made my way to answer it. Teddy had been curled up in bed all morning. I had heard him crying all night.
I picked Cohen up as he started crying and Braydin stayed asleep. I opened the door, and there she was. The one who had recently caused so much drama in our somewhat quiet lives.
"This is a private neighborhood." I told her. "They don't let rats like you in."
"Well then I don't know what you're doing here." She shot back at me and pushed past me into the foyer.
"Ted!" I yelled at him. "You're prostitute is here!"
I heard her make a displeased sound behind my back and I turned around. "How old are you anyway?" I asked as I eyed her childish clothing. She was dressed in a short skirt and pick tank top. "Did your Mom finally let you out of Laguna Beach? Because you need to go back."
I heard Teddy call my name and I grabbed Braydin in the other arm and took him with me. I wasn't about to leave her with him. I didn't even trust her alone in our living room.
"I don't even know how she got here. I'm so sorry." He began pleading with me and I stood there with a blank expression on my face.
I rolled my eyes and sat the boys down on the bed and grabbed the phone. I dialed the police station to have them get Jaimie off our property. She wasn't even supposed to know how to get here.
"How old is this girl?" I asked him. "She looks like she's only sixteen."
"Seventeen... I think." He lowered his head.
"So she was thirteen when you slept with her?!" I yelled. "That's practically rape! Are you out of your d**n mind?!"
He looked up at me and his eyes had turned to a dark grey outlined with red splotches. The sight of it broke my heart, and made me cry, but he had gotten himself into this mess, not me.
There was a knock on the door and I ran to answer it, passing Jaimie sitting on our couch along the way.
"Hi Officer Matthews," I tried to sound slightly happy. "I'm sorry to bother you guys, but this girl in here is tresspassing on my property. She's not even supposed to know how to get here, and she's most definately not invited."
"No problem, Mrs. Geiger." He smiled at me. "How old are you Ma'am?"
"Seventeen."
"Well then we'll have a very fun time calling your parents to tell them you were tresspassing on the Geiger's property and got arrested, now won't we?" He said sarcastically and I had to laugh.
I made my way upstairs to find that Teddy had sat the boys up against the pillows on the bed and was trying to tell them apart.
"Cohen is the one of the left." I said as I went to the closet and grabbed a suitcase. I put it on the bed and began putting clothes in it.
"What are you doing?" He asked me with a scared tone to his voice.
"Packing."
"What for? Where are you going?" He asked anxiously. "Please don't leave."
"Why not? Everything I once trusted and believed in more than anything is now destroyed. Your fans know where we live now."
"We can move." He begged. "Don't leave me. Please."
I looked at him one last time before picking up Braydin in one arm and my bag in the other. I came back for Cohen and then grabbed my purse, keys and cell phone.
"Avery, please. You don't have to leave." I ignored him as I hopped in my new 4Runner and turned the key. I called Tiffany and told her I was going to Tennessee, where I was from, and that if she told Teddy I would be extremely angry with her.
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After I had called Tiffany I shut my cell phone off and only checked it when I stopped for a bathroom break or to fill up on gas.
I rented a hotel when I got there and quickly fed Cohen and Braydin and put them to bed.
I couldn't sleep all night since I wasn't used to being away from Teddy and sleeping alone. I had a feeling I wouldn't be getting much sleep at all.
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It was late and Teddy couldn't sleep either. He made his way out onto the deck and sat there looking at the stars wondering if the one person he trusted and loved more than anything was going to come back.
He picked up his cell phone and dialed Jesse and Tiffany's home number. He was sure Avery had told Tiffany, and he wanted to know.
"Just tell me where the heck she is, Tiffany." Teddy begged. "No you don't understand, she means more to me than anything. Her laugh, her smile, her kiss, her presence, everything. The boys too. I need all of them here with me or I'm nothing."
"I... she's my best friend, and I.... I can't betray her trust."
"Did she go to Tennessee?" He asked. "Tiffany, did she go to Tennessee?"
"I'm sorry... I can't tell you." She hung up the phone, because she couldn't listen to his voice pleading with her anymore. It broke her heart to see that the two people who belonged together more than moss belonged to a rock were on the verge of splitting because of this one thing.
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I pushed the two boys I loved so much down the side of the street in Nashville, where I was from, and stopped at a Panera Bread to get me something to eat. It was ver y cold outside, so I had the boys bundled up well.
"Avery?" I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned around to face Isaac. "What are you doing here? Alone."
"Well, I decided it was time for me to visit my hometown and show the boys around the city." I partially lied as I payed for my food and fixed my drink while I talked to Ike. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you since my wedding."
"Yeah. I live here now. Well, kind of not exactly in the city, but it's an apartment that's kind of hidden from everything." He explained. "Wow I didn't know you had twins. Zac said he saw you one day while they were baby shopping, but he said you were still pregnant. Wow. You look tired."
"Thanks for the honesty there." I laughed as Braydin started babbling. "That's right baby... ayahh." I laughed at him.
"They're some good looking boys." He told me. "They're going to have Ted's eyes and your nose.. hopefully." He laughed. "And Ted's hair."
I smiled sadly. "Yeah. So what's going on with you? Are you married yet?"
"No. Still single and being cheated on. What is it with guys like me? They always get screwed. You know, Teddy is probably the only nice guy out there who hasn't screwed things up for himself." I almost laughed at this, but decided to keep it to myself. "So while you're here, do you care if I take you... and the boys to eat or something?"
"Sure."
let me know what you think...
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steph
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Post by steph on Jun 12, 2006 0:46:52 GMT -5
oh its getting good...ok she was 13 sick sick sick sick..really ted what were you thinking? ? oh man haha im addicted
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Post by [.j.a.i.m.i.e.] on Jun 12, 2006 6:59:15 GMT -5
oh mannnnn....this is crazy. teddy is just crazy and now they're apart and i just don't know how i'm going to be able to function today with not knowing what's gonna happen next!
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Post by Carie on Jun 12, 2006 10:21:12 GMT -5
wow post more soon
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Post by live.love.laugh on Jun 12, 2006 11:13:36 GMT -5
omg! oh my gah! this is craziness! i knew he was no good! haha! jk! and ike oh my!! i want more!!! please!
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Post by smile♥ on Jun 12, 2006 13:32:11 GMT -5
I had just gotten Braydin to sleep and Tiffany began calling me.
"Ave," She began before I could even say hi. "You have no idea how bad it is here. I don't think he's ate or showered in days. He keeps trying to get me to tell him where you are."
"You haven't told him have you?"
"No. I can't tell him. You're my best friend and I promised not to." She told me. "But if he gets any worse, I don't think I can hold off any longer."
"He'll be fine."
"I need to go, Jess and I invited him over for dinner, since he's not eating on his own. I'll talk to you later. Be safe." She informed me as we both hung up. I made my way to the bathroom to take a long hot bath. Ike was talking us out tonight, so I was getting ready. I also hadn't showered since I had left New York, so I was in desperate need for one.
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"So when are you coming back to work?" Ike asked curiously. "I mean, I know you're on maternity leave and all, but we're really starting to need some help with the new artists."
"Well, probably in February or March, that way they can start staying at my Mom's during the day and they'll be old enough to hold their own heads up and stuff so I won't be too worried." I informed him as his phone started ringing.
"Its Tay. I need to get this." He said as he answered. "No I haven't seen... no. Yes I know that. Yes I know about that... Tay. I'm sure everything's fine."
I knew they were talking about us. I assumed Teddy had called the record label wondering if I had said anything about going out of town. "What did Taylor want?"
"Huh? Oh, one of the performers for this little event we were having with all of the new artists... I think I told you about it once before... maybe not. Anyway, some girl, she didn't show. Teens these days," He laughed nervously and I knew he was lying. I should've worked with the FBI with these skills. I could always tell if someone was lying to me or anyone else.
Soon my phone began ringing also, and I went to the bathroom to answer it, leaving Ike to play with Cohen and Braydin.
"Hello?" I asked as I hit SEND.
"Avery, please. I can't not tell him anymore."
"Hold on Tiff, I have a beep," I clicked over to see that Taylor was now calling me. Teddy had the whole world out looking for me. "Yes?"
"Oh my gosh! Where the heck are you? Wait is that the same music in the background as when I called Ike?" He asked. "Are you in Nashville?"
"Taylor. I swear if you say anything to him..."
"Look, I don't know what happened between you two, but I was just calling to make sure you're ok. Now I won't say anything, as long as you promise me you're ok."
"I'm perfectly fine."
"Good. I'll talk to you later." I knew he wasn't lying. Taylor always had a sincere quality to his voice and was much better at keeping secrets than either of his brothers.
"Bye Tay." I told him and switched back to Tiffany's end. "Ti-"
"Who are you talking to?" I heard Teddy ask her and I hung up.
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Tiffany was sitting on her bed with her cell phone waiting for Avery to come back when Teddy walked in. "Who are you talking to?" He asked curiously and she heard a dial tone. Avery must've heard him ask.
"My Mom." She lied. "She saw Dolly Parton in Nashville and she wanted to tell me all about it."
"What is your Mom doing in Nashville?"
"She's a huge country music fan.." She lied again. "She loves it."
He looked at her strangely before turning around and leaving the room. "I just came to tell you thanks for inviting me. Dinner was great. I'll see you later." He left quietly. She heard him start his car and then drive off into the night.
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"So. Now that all the phones are done ringing," I joked.
"Yeah. Hopefully." He said as my phone once again began ringing. I picked it up without looking at the caller ID. "Tiff.. I swear..."
"Avery." I heard Teddy's voice and I went blank. It was like a soap opera moment where the main character finds out she's going to die in two days.
"H-Hey." I tried to sound normal.
"Who is it?" Ike asked me.
"Who's there with you?"
"I'm just sitting here talking to Ike." I told him. "We ran into each other earlier."
"d**nit Avery. Where the hell are you?" I hung up on him and then turned my phone off.
"So why did you leave him?" Ike asked innocently.
"He's been cheating on me with this girl named Jaimie since he gave me that stupid promise ring. I believed him too. I believed him when he said we would be together forever."
"Hey... don't cry." He smiled as Cohen cooed and I looked at him. "Maybe you should go back to the hotel or something."
I nodded my head and he helped me get the boys into his car and he took me back. "You know. If I was Teddy, I would've probably already hurt myself for all this. You're not like everyone else, you're the girl every guy looks for so when they find that girl, they should do everything they can not to lose it."
"I'm just the girl who gets screwed over in every relationship she's in, Ike." I told him flat out. "I've never had a good relationship until this one, and now thats ruined too."
He didn't know what to say to that, so we were all quiet the rest of the way to the hotel.
"Do you want me to stay or something to make sure you're ok?"
I shook my head. "Ike, I know you've had this thing for me and all, but right now isn't a good time."
He nodded and paused in the doorway. "What about now?"
I laughed and shook my head. "Sorry. I'm through with these things."
He nodded and turned to leave. "See you later, love."
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Teddy couldn't sleep that night, and even when he did he saw her face.
He woke around three and threw off the covers. "Nashville." He mumbled to himself and began searching for his clothes. He took a quick shower to keep him awake and then left.
He drove all through the night, not knowing what he was going to do when he got there. How was he supposed to know what hotel she stayed in? She could've used an alias.
All he knew is that he had to find her soon. He missed her more than he had ever missed anything and now it was time for her to come back to him.
He checked twenty hotels that night listing all the aliases they had ever used when checking into a hotel, but he always came up empty.
"Do you have anyone registered under any weird names?" He asked the bored woman behind the desk. "Anything that sounds fake?"
"Well we have a man in room twelve that thinks he's Jose Quervo and a lady with two kids who thinks she's Queen Mary. Does that help you any?" The lady smacked her gum.
"Did she have brown hair, um.. about to her shoulders?" The lady nodded. "Was she carrying two twins boys about a month old with her?" The lady nodded again. "Was one of them wearing a red tobbogan?"
"Sir, would you just take the key?" She asked impatienty. "She's on the third floor. Room twenty-two."
He pushed the elevator button, waiting for it to finally open its doors and welcome him in. "Come on, you stupid piece of crap," he mumbled to himself as it slowly opened and an elderly couple stepped out.
He stepped in and pushed the button to make the doors close impatiently and hit the button with the big number three printed in a big black font.
He walked all the way to the end of the hall to room twenty-two and paused. He had grown extremely nervous. He hoped they were ok, but what if they weren't? What if it wasn't them? What if they just happened to fit the description he gave? What if?
He slipped the key in the door and turned it, hoping he would see her sitting there in the floor playing with Cohen and Braydin, or he would see that they were all sleeping safely in their beds. He pushed the door open and was greeted by a dark room with one bed and two carriers sitting on the floor next to it.
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Post by ohhh ashley on Jun 12, 2006 14:11:53 GMT -5
Oh gosh. Your way to good at this.
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Post by crazy4teddy15 on Jun 12, 2006 14:49:50 GMT -5
AH more!
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Post by [.j.a.i.m.i.e.] on Jun 12, 2006 15:02:21 GMT -5
wow......more more more! ....imagine if this was a movie....wayyy too good
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Cristina
Underage Thinker
I don't wanna wake up if I'm dreaming!
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Post by Cristina on Jun 12, 2006 16:25:33 GMT -5
wow...this is intense and extremely addicting! I can't wait to read what happens next!
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Post by just like gravity on Jun 12, 2006 17:28:31 GMT -5
Oh gosh. Your way to good at this. i know!! ah! more please?
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Post by smile♥ on Jun 12, 2006 20:50:34 GMT -5
He almost didn't know what to do next. He was so scared that the three people in this room weren't who he thought they were. She flipped on the light for him, and it was, in fact the girl he'd been looking for.
"Avey."
"How did you find out I'm here?" I asked. "Did Tiffany tell?"
"No. I just remember you saying you're from here, and I figured that would be where you'd go."
Cohen, the big crier, began to wake up, and he wasn't happy. Teddy jumped at the chance to hold one of his boys again and immediately pikced him up and held him close.
"I came here to be alone." I said and then thought about what I had just said. "With the boys."
He raised his eyebrows questioningly and began singing something quietly to Cohen.
"Look. I don't know what to trust anymore... I feel betrayed and like I've been lied to; How do I know you just slept with her that one time?" He looked at me. "Be completely honest with me. How many times?"
His breathing became heavier and his eyes began to change to that sad grey color again. "Four." He mumbled and lowered his head as he put Braydin, who was now asleep, back into his carrier.
"Four? Four times, Ted?" I asked, shocked.
"I'm sorry. Most of them were before we got together..." He told me. "There was one before I even moved next door to Tiffany, and then once when I went on tour that next time. Then the one before graduation..."
"What about the other one?" I snapped.
"Two years ago." He said quietly. "I know I can't change what I did. I know.. and I'm so sorry. After that last time, I cut off all ties I had with her, but somehow she kept finding me. Baby, I am so sorry."
I began crying as I layed back on the bed and put my hand over my eyes. "Oh my God." It was all I could think to say. He moved to sit next to me and I sat up.
"Please come back to me," he begged. His voice was so childlike, and so scared. He wrapped his arms around me and clung to me like it was all he had.
"Ted.." I whispered and I felt him ball my shirt up in his fist. "Ted..."
He lifted his face and his now grey, bloodshot eyes met mine for the first time in a while. "We can work through this. Please..."
I began crying. I couldn't go back. I wanted to, but I wasn't going to risk him having a chance to do that to me again.
"I trusted you with everything. I believed everything you promised me on our wedding day, and I believed you when you told me no one would be able to find our house unless we gave them directions. Your fans know where we live now."
"We can move."
"I don't want to move. That house was, like, my dream house, just you me and kids, but now I don't know my dreams anymore." I told him. "Everyone says follow your dreams, well.. I did, and they turned out to hurt me. So what am I supposed to do now?"
He didn't know what to say.
"And what happened to always being safe around you?" I asked.
"I don't know how to reply to all those things you said, but all I know is that I swear I'll never do this again. I was stupid, and I can't do it again. It hurt you and me, and I was crushed when you left. You only left one person behind, but I lost the three most important people in my life." He told me. "I don't want to lose you or Braydin or Cohen. Please.."
I couldn't say anything. I didn't know what to say. I wanted to give in to his apology, but something inside me wanted to run as fast as I could in the other direction. "Please... go home."
It was like I could feel his heart crush. He hung his head before looking right into my eyes one last time. He moved closer to me and pressed his lips against mine and then back off to stare me in the eyes as he backed slowly towards the door.
I stood at the window that overlooked the parking lot and watched him climb into his black Blazer and rest his head on the steering wheel. He hit it, causing it to honk loudly, before driving off into the early morning.
I sat there watching, tears pouring out, like a little child watching their Mom or Dad walk away from them on the first day of kindergarten.
That grey color in his eyes haunted me through the night causing me a huge lack of sleep. The boys wouldn't sleep either, it was like they could feel it in their hearts too that something was wrong.
Ok, so what do you guys think??
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Post by crazy4teddy15 on Jun 12, 2006 20:55:19 GMT -5
AMAZING! more please please please! i feel like a little kid begging for another lollipop..haha
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Post by [.j.a.i.m.i.e.] on Jun 13, 2006 7:00:16 GMT -5
ooooohhh i just feel my heart breaking ooo toooo goood!
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Post by live.love.laugh on Jun 13, 2006 9:37:34 GMT -5
omg four times u have got to be kidding what a jerk! haha this story is too good! try to get a preg woman to tell u where her bff is... not gonna happen! yeah.... jamie we all want more please!!! asap!!
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