...stand by me...

Stand By Me

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Chapters 1-4 are below

Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-7
Chapters 8-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapters 13-14





AN~ The chapters in this story are in alternating points of view. The first chapter is from Taylor's point of view and the next is from Aspyn's. They alternate like so throughout the story. Also this story takes place about 3 years into the future so that would make Isaac 21, Taylor 17 (about 3 months away from 18), Zac 15, Jessie 12, Avie 9, Mackie 6, and Zo� 3. Aspyn is just slightly younger than Taylor at 17.


Prologue:

Taylor opened his crestfallen eyes and sighed, looking one more time at the picture in his hand. It had been almost nine months, nine horrible, heart-wrenching months since he had seen Aspyn. It was almost time now, the baby, his baby would be born any day. He wanted to be there so badly but the publicist said it would ruin their image, he just couldn't be a father in the public eye at 17. Taylor had agreed to leave Aspyn but only because he didn't want to ruin things for Ike and Zac. Now no one understood the way he felt, not even Ike who had nearly always understood him in the past. Taylor felt alone and helpless, there was nothing he could do now, Aspyn hated him and she didn't want him to be a part of their child's life. He couldn't really blame her though; he never should have left her not when she needed him the most. Now if he could go back he would make everything different. He wouldn't take back the things they had done together; he wouldn't try to fix things by erasing the love they had made. No, he would never have listened to that publicist; he would've stood by Aspyn, his one true love.

Chapter 1:

"Tay, yo Tay get up!"

" Zac leave me alone,"

"Look you can't sleep forever, and anyway we've got to leave for Ike's house in about 45 minutes."

"Whatever" I rolled over and tried to ignore Zac.

" If we're late then he's gonna freak out. You know that he and Siobhan are going out for their one-year anniversary and they need someone to watch Fiona and Garret."

"Alright already, I'm getting up." I rolled out of bed and headed toward the bathroom down the hall form our bedroom. He is so impossible to ignore! I thought.

About 20 minutes later I was out of the shower and getting dressed in my unimaginably messy room. I mean it had been messy for as long as I can remember but it had only gotten worse since Isaac had gotten married to Siobhan and moved into his own house about a year ago.

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" Taylor, what's up with you?" Isaac asked as soon as I walked in his front door.

"Yeah Taylor why the long face?" Siobhan added.

"Nothing, I'm fine really."

"We'll talk later." Ike said as he walked past me.

"You know the deal, emergency number, baby food and all. There's some extra food in the fridge if you get hungry and I'm not sure when we'll be home." Siobhan said joining Isaac on the porch.

"Yeah don't worry about the twins, we'll take good care of them."

Siobhan smiled and looped her arm in Isaac's as he led her to their car. My heart dropped as I watched them leave. Not because I was in love with Siobhan or I wanted my brother back but because when I saw them together like that it reminded me of Aspyn. I missed her so much, if I could only see her one more time, I'm sure I could fix everything that had gone wrong. I closed my eyes and leaned back against the frame of their front door, letting the cold early December wind rush past me. Again, my mind drifted to Aspyn.

She had the prettiest hair; it was long, about to her mid-back. It cascaded down her body in a waterfall of deep auburn, almost burgundy curls. In contrast to her dark hair she had pale skin with these beautiful freckles sprinkling over her nose. Aspyn's eyes were the most piercing blue, a bright blue like that of a Caribbean sea and around that blue was a ring of deep navy blue, I could get lost in those eyes. Her lips were full and pouty, the shade of berries, as though she had just eaten a Popsicle. I could still feel them on mine, god how I missed that feeling. Aspyn was not too tall but not too short, she stood about 5'7, and she was in amazing shape. I attribute that to the fact that she was an amazing runner and a volleyball player extraordinaire.

I snapped out of my reverie when Zac called for me from Fiona's nursery. I turned around and shut the door, heading toward the staircase to the second floor where both of the twins' nurseries were. Fiona probably had filled her diaper and Zac couldn't handle changing it. You would think that the kid would be able to deal with dirty diapers, what with four little siblings. He's just a bit too squeamish when it comes to that kind of stuff, so in turn I get stuck changing all the diapers when we baby-sit for Ike.

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"So Tay, what's goin on bud. I mean we've seen each other everyday this week, working on the new record and all, and you've been really out of it." Ike asked me after he returned from his date and Siobhan was getting ready to go to bed.

"Ike do you remember Aspyn?"

"How could I forget that whole thing. What, you aren't over her yet?"

"Isaac! How could you say that, I love her so much I can never get over her? Anyway, do you remember how long it's been since we broke up?"

"Oh, I see. So did you hear anything about your baby?"

"No, for all I know she had a miscarriage. Anyway even if the baby is all right she won't tell me. Isaac she hates me and after what I did to her I can hardly blame her."

"Tay, you need to find her and talk to her. Maybe then you'll have some closure that's what you really need. Tell her you love her."

"You're right I do need to talk to her, to beg her to take me back. I just don't know how that's gonna happen."

"Isaac, sweetheart I'm going to bed." Siobhan called from their room.

"Look Tay, I don't know how you're going to do that but you really should. I've really gotta go, see ya later."

"Thanks Ike, see you tomorrow for our wonderful 'family dinner'. Oh and before I go I must remind you that Zac's having his new girlfriend Skye over and we have to give him hell."

"Most definitely. Bye."

"Bye." I said closing the door behind me and heading toward my car.

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Chapter 2:

"Aspyn, hey girl, how's it goin?"

" Okay, I'm still really tired but I feel less like a whale now that she's out of me."

"Well, that's a nice way to put it."

"I thought so myself." I smirked at my best-friend Lily as she handed me a huge stuffed teddy bear.

"Awe, it's so cute."

"Well ya know, I'm just the queen of cuteness. So what are you going to name your new daughter?"

" Honestly I'm not sure. I was thinking about Sidney Miranda, Cassidy Ann, Juliet Eve, Savannah Peyton or Eva Paige."

" Interesting choices, I'm glad Taylor wasn't one of them."

"Look, I may have been really upset about 8 months ago when he left and at that time I was still in love with him, but now I'm totally over him. Lucas and I are really happy together and that's all I want to think about now."

"Sure. Well, look I'm going to take a look at you daughter why don't you take a nap and I'll see you later."

"Yeah, see you." I rolled my eyes and turned on my side in the uncomfortable hospital bed trying my best to not think about Taylor.

Why is he so hard to forget!? My mind screamed as his image flashed through my memory. His smiling eyes, and long blonde hair, The light hair that my daughter would most likely have. I wanted to cry, he had hurt me so much and as much as I tried to deny it a small piece of me wanted him back.

Taylor was perfect, his beautiful blonde hair fell around his shoulders and was always carelessly falling into his eyes. His eyes, those beautiful blue eyes that were so shallow but at the same time deceptively deep to me they were windows into his soul. Tayles, as I called him was at least 6'3 and my head reaches to his chest, where I always used to rest my head.

I closed my eyes and pushed his memory out of my mind trying to get some sleep. I knew that I wouldn't be getting much of that as soon as I got my daughter home.

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I slowly rocked back and forth in the cold hospital rocking chair. Looking down I saw the most beautiful baby girl. My daughter was so undeniably adorable. She had the most angelic blue eyes, my how they reminded me of her father and she had light hued fuzz sprouting from her tiny head. Unlike so many other babies her face was so pretty, and in proportion her eyes weren't too large nor were any other of her facial features. Her almond shaped eyes were large but not bugging out of her head and her nose was shaped like a little button.

While admiring my daughter I realized that none of the names I had chosen previously were right, not for this little girl. She needed an angelic name�Noelle�I winced at the thought. Taylor had wanted to give his daughter that name, but it seemed so right for this child in my arms. I realized that as indignant as I was I would really like to name her Noelle. She was an ever-present reminder of Taylor so giving her a name he loved could really make things no worse. After some more thought I concluded on Hannah Noelle. I was too stubborn and my mind was set on keeping Taylor out of our lives that I had to give her a name of my own creation, not Taylor's.

Hannah began to fuss so I stood and began to slowly walk around the nursery in hopes that it would quiet her. I was walking back toward the rocking chair I had occupied earlier when something in the corner of my eye made me turn. But when I looked out the window of the nursery he was gone. I could've sworn that I had seen Taylor, but the moment that I turned he was gone, like he hadn't wanted to be seen. It's a good thing too because if I had seen him I would've gone berserk.

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