*Ben’s POV*

It felt good to be home. It was only for a few days but I had my own bed and a shower that didn’t move. I was almost fully healed and was back to being independent. I was even happy to see Erin, pregnant belly and all.

Sally was at home spending time with her step mom and Vic but we had made plans to go out to dinner and see a movie. It wasn’t until later though so I had time to blow. I didn’t really want to try and go downstairs thought because we had Danny and Ben plus Andy and Matt staying at our house so it was a bit crowded.

I decided to take a shower and go check on Andy and Tay. After my shower I decided to check on Tay first. I heard music coming from her room and knocked on the door. She didn’t answer so I walked in. As soon as she heard the door open she freaked out and threw a blanket over her legs but not before I saw.

She had cuts covering her thighs. Some were old and some were healing.

“Tay!” I shout/whispered. “What the hell? Why? Is it because of Cameron?”
“No! It’s not his fault. I just..I got really depressed and didn’t know what else to do. Please don’t be mad at me Benny. I’m sorry. I have stopped…”

I didn’t know what to say so I just sat on her bed and pulled her in for a hug and held her as she cried. “I just.. I feel so worthless.” She sobbed. “With the mistake I made with Cammie and mom leaving us again. I.. I just don’t know what to do..”

My dad had told all of what about with happened with Rose. He told us she was now married to her old abuser and was in a different body. He also told us he believed she was only doing it to protect us. She didn’t want Mitch to keep hurting us so she was sacrificing herself to save us and let us have a happy life. I still didn’t really know how I felt about it. I had kind of closed off those emotions so I didn’t have to feel the hurt or betrayal.

However it seemed to be hitting Tay really hard. After that she tried to stay as close to dad or even Erin as she could. Tomorrow she was going with Erin to the doctor to find out the sex of the baby. Ashley and Andy were also going to the doctor to check on their baby as well.

“Tay Tay, you are far from worthless. You are pretty much the glue that holds this family together. We all love you and not one of us thinks you are worthless. You are a gorgeous young lady that has Cameron, me, Andy, and dad all wrapped around your finger. We would do anything for you to make sure you are happy. You can’t leave us in the dark though. You need to talk to us when you are feeling like that. Okay Tay?”

She looked up at me and nodded. I gave her a smile and her phone went off.
“Hello.. Yeah.. I’ll ask.. Okay.. I love you too Cammie.” She hung up and smiled at me. “He asked me out on a date tonight. I guess I’m going to talk to dad.”

I gave her one last hug and headed into my twins room. He was lying on his bed looking at a box. I lay down next to him and he just handed it to me. I gave him a confused look and opened it. Inside was a beautiful ring that had a diamond and the words ‘I love you’ engraved in it.

“I had it custom made.” He said without looking at me.
“Andy, is this what I think it is?” I asked.
“Yes and no. It’s sort of a promise ring or an engagement ring. Depends on how you look at it. Mike gave me his blessing. I just don’t know how I should do it or if I should just give it to her as a promise ring.” He said staring off into space.
“Well either way the time will come when you have to do it for real if you mean it, so if you are dead serious then I would just get it over with.”

*Tay’s POV*

I was glad to be home. I got to see Erin and feel my little brother or sister kick and she even invited me to the doctor with her. I was happy about that. It seemed like she was trying extra hard after the Rose incident. That really upset me.

I had been looking at my cuts thinking about getting my razor when Ben came in and saw. He scared me so I threw the blanket over my legs but it was too late. He pulled me into a hug and comforted me. It felt good to know that my big brother really cared.

Then my phone when off.
“Hello.”
“Hey baby. You going okay? I have a question.”
“Yeah.”
“Would you care to join my family and I for dinner and a game night at my house?”
“I’ll ask.”
“Okay well I will call you later. We are going to the store.”
“Okay.”
“I love you Tay.”
“I love you to Cammie.”

I hung up the phone and turned to my brother with a big smile on my face. “He asked me out on a date tonight. I guess I’m going to talk to dad.” He gave me a hug and walked out as I looked around my room for some sweats. My dad and Erin knew I had cut but that didn’t mean they needed to see it. Plus we had my brother’s uncles over also and they really didn’t need to see it.

I threw them a pair on and headed to find my dad. I found him out back drinking a beer with all the guys and talking while Erin sat on his lap.

“Tay!” he smiled when he saw me. I smiled back.
“Hey dad. I have a question. Cameron called and asked if I could go out to dinner and have game night with his family.”
He pretended to pout. “But we just got home and you’re already tired of me?”
I laughed. “Yes dad you exhaust me because I haven’t totally been with you for most the tour.”
He thought for a second. “You’re right. Now that I think of it I have seen you too much.” Erin playfully hit him and we all laughed. “Of course you can go Tay but be home by 11. We have a busy day tomorrow.” I nodded and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“Thank you daddy!” I said as I skipped off to get ready.

I texted Cameron and told him the answer was yes and he told me they would be by soon to get me. I hurried up and changed into some jeans and a nice shirt and put my hair up in a bun. The whole time I was getting ready I had these crazy butterflies in my stomach. They made me feel like tonight was going to be special. I just didn’t know why.

*Andy’s POV*

I had been lying in my bed since we had arrived home. I pulled the little black box out of my pocket and just stared at it. I had no idea how to do it properly. Hell I hadn’t even told my dad I had it yet. As soon as Mike had given me permission, I went and ordered it and had it custom made. It arrived at the house that morning and I had been lost in thought all day.

Eventually Ben came in and somewhat pulled me out of my trance. He laid down next to me and I just handed him the box, I was sure he would figure it out. He gasped when he opened it.

“I had it custom made.” I said, my eyes never leaving the ceiling.
“Andy, is this what I think it is?” He asked, knowing the answer.
“Yes and no. It’s sort of a promise ring or an engagement ring. Depends on how you look at it. Mike gave me his blessing. I just don’t know how I should do it or if I should just give it to her as a promise ring.”
“Well either way the time will come when you have to do it for real if you mean it, so if you are dead serious then I would just get it over with.” He told me matter of fact.
“I haven’t told dad yet.” I admitted.

It was quite for a few minutes and I was sure that he would just get up and leave. Instead he closed the box and sat up. I finally moved my head and looked at him.

“Where in the hell is my fearless twin brother?” he asked. “You know, the one who used to jump from the roof into the pool because I was too scared to? The one who climbed the tree to save the kitty that Tay had found. The one who asked the hottest girl in the senior class to dance with you, and might I remind you she said yes! Come on Andy, this is for the girl of your dreams, the mother of your child! Why the hell are you so scared now?” he asked me.

I looked up at my twin. Yeah he was right. I used to be fearless. I didn’t care about what I was doing as long as I was making my brother and sister happy but this was different. This was a lifelong commitment to the girl of my dreams and I didn’t want to fuck it up.

“The first step is telling dad.” Ben said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
“That’s the easy part.” I whined.
“Then tonight you and Ash come with Sally and I on a double date and do it then. I will be there for support and if you end up not being able to do it, well at least you guys had a nice night out.” He reasoned with me.
I thought about it for a second he did have a point and it would be nice to have my brother there for moral support. I hugged him and nodded. We both got up and headed to find our dad.

As we were leaving the room, Tay was skipping down the hall. She looked happy.
“Well what put you in such a good mood?” I asked as she gave me a hug.
“She has a date with Cammie.” Ben fake swooned. She laughed and playfully swatted him.
“Yes I do. Now if you will excuse me he is here.” She laughed as she walked past us.

We both smiled and headed to the sound of Ben’s uncles laughter. We found everyone out back drinking some beer and talking. Erin was the first to see us and she waved us over.
“Dad, uhhh.” I stuttered out.
“Dad Andy needs to talk to you. Alone.” Ben said for me.
“Sure. Guys I’ll be right back.” My dad said as he helped Erin off his lap and into the chair. We headed to the kitchen and he shut the back door. “What’s up?” he asked with a look of concern.

“Well. Umm the night you told me to keep an eye on Erin and Ash, well after that I went back to lay down and she was umm, frisky. She tried to do stuff and I told her no. Well it just so happened Mike heard and saw. I got up to talk to him and he told me he never would have stayed with a girl who was pregnant, much less tell her no to sex. He umm, he gave me his blessing to marry her and uhh.. I uhh,” I cleared my throat and took a deep breath. “I am going to propose.”

Notes

Okay so if this chapter sucks I am sorry. I was in the middle of writing it when I got some devastating news, Danny Worsnop is leaving Asking Alexandria. They are on of my favorite bands and it is heart breaking. It kind of threw me off and I lost my train of thought but I wanted to finish cuz I was almost done. So worry if it seems off or something.

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