Second Chance

Chapter 1 - Start of Something New

Looking around the house finally all set, Taylor couldn't help but sigh in contentment with how the whole place turned out. It was painted with white while all the furniture inside gave out the beautiful contrast of being black. Nothing felt out of place and everything seemed perfect. After giving her new home one last look, she now looked at the beautiful brunette seated on one of the couches just nearby and her heart started racing when she was her staring at her, her face etched with a wonderful, sweet smile.

She slowly made her way to Laura, unable to keep herself smiling like an idiot and sat next to her. Her girlfriend immediately wrapped her arm around her as Taylor pushed herself closer to the brunette, leaning her head on her shoulder. "Is it just me or this place looks so perfect to you, too?" she asked as Laura nuzzled her face on her hair, sighing in contentment as she took in the scent of her beautiful girlfriend.

"It is perfect, babe. Even more so because I'm sharing it with you."

This time, Taylor looked up at her and Laura brought her face closer to hers as she kissed her sweetly. Taylor smiled into the kiss feeling happier than she'd ever felt. Her mind raced back to that day, when their lives took another turn, and up until now, the memory still made her chest swell out of bliss.

"I know you might think it's too soon, but I just hate it every time I have to see you leave. I... I want to be with you every minute that I can, Tay. I love being with you... so much, it hurts. Do you wanna move in with me?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"I said yes. I wanna move in with you."

She still couldn't help but smile at the thought of Laura's face when she said yes. The way her face broke out into a shock and lit up both at the same time was so adorable she couldn't help but chuckle a little recalling it. Laura looked at her, with wonder in her eyes on why she just chuckled out of nowhere but she just kissed her again.

"Oh my gosh, we're really doing this?"

"Yes, baby. Yes, we are."

There were a lot of times in her life when she felt so much joy, just like the first time she and her mom hugged after they've worked things out between them, or that moment she found out she was nominated for an Emmy, or that time she and Laura got back together. But at that time, it was more than just pure joy. It was all kinds of emotions, happiness, excitement, gratefulness, a little fear maybe, all wrapped together into her whole being at that time.

And then just when she thought that was it, that that was what was gonna make her day, Laura did another thing that almost made her heart stop. She looked at the ring perfectly wrapped around her finger and she knew then that this, what she had with Laura, this was something that she knew she'd never want to ever lose again.

Laura noticed how she looked at the ring and took her hand into her own then examined it, too. It had been more than a month since she gave Taylor that ring and she still couldn't believe that this woman in front of her was someone she could call hers. She was the most beautiful, most kind-hearted, smartest and funniest person she knew and knowing that this person felt the same thing she felt towards her was something that made her love life so much more.

After asking Taylor to move in with her, everything just fell into place so quickly. They both decided to sell their New York homes and bought one that they could both call theirs. It was amazing how fast they found a place perfect for both of them, something they both knew they'd love. They also didn't take their time renovating the place, working on it as soon as they could to make it even more perfect than it already was and even they were surprised how little time it took for the whole place to be finally called home.