Everything Has Changed

I'm A Mirrorball

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During the flight Taylor was staring outside the window, at the clouds that were underneath them. It was always something so magical that made her go calm, because right now she's everything else but not calm. Just the idea of her returning back to Nashville, even if it is just for a few days, makes her sick.

Joe, watched her inconvenience and kissed her cheek as he took her palm in his. That's when she turns her head to face him. She looked deep into his eyes with a sensation of anxiety.

"Joe...I'm nervous" she said and lied her head on his shoulder

"You don't have to be" he kissed her hair

"But what if I bump into my parents on the road? It will be so awkward. I haven't talked to them for more than 2 years. Which is unbelievable" she said

"Why unbelievable though?"

"Because now that I've gained fame and I'm a successful singer, they'd normally do their best to come and talk to me and make me believe that we're on good terms and stuff. But they didn't. It's as if someone told them to not ever bother me or whatever" she said and Joe gulped down his saliva.

"Oh I s-see" he stuttered

"What happened?"

"I just feel bad that your parents are like this. I mean...they raised you up, seeing you being from a baby, to a little girl and then to a mature woman...how can they treat you like that..." he tried to cover up his guilty feelings and said something that he really believed. It wasn't a lie though.

" I don't know... I'm really jealous of you because your mother is an absolute angel!" she said

" Speaking of angels... I remember the little boy who thought he was in love with you and then he was in love with me. Do you remember?" Joe says

"Oh my God... Yes I remember him. He actually came to my tour when I went to California and that's how I met him again" she giggled

"Really?" Joe said

"Yes! His style was perfect and he looked healthy and happy! He stopped smoking and now that he's in middle school he has made new friends and he's a total angel. I mean it!"

"That's a nice transformation I guess" he smiled

"It really is...! How much time is left till we arrive?" she asked and Joe looked at his watch

"Less than an hour"

"Cool... I think I'm gonna take a nap" she yawned

"I'll watch you then" he said as she closed her eyes

"Who's the freak now?" she chuckled

"For sure you" he smirked and kissed her forehead

"I love you Joe" she said

"I love you too" he pecked her lips "HAVE a nice sleep princess"

"I thought I was your queen" she laughed

"You're my everything"

Soon, Taylor had fallen asleep on his shoulder and he was watching her as if she was a baby and the most delicate thing in the world. He wanted her to be safe and he would protect her at all costs. Looking at her, he mumbled under his breath that he will forever be by her side. But if he wants that to happen...he has to tell her about Jake and what he did to him. He's not dead and she doesn't have to know yet. YET!

And about her parents...he's the one who talked to them because he knew that they would be an obstacle in Taylor's new career.

*Flashback* Joe's POV