the lucky one - a taylor swift au

chapter 9 - i love you

kayla's pov

taylor waved as fireworks were still going off, although i knew she probably couldn't see me from all the way back in the tent i waved back at her whilst she was lowered down off the stage. "did you like that?" andrea asked as she lifted me down from the seat i was stood on.
"i LOVED it!" i said, unable to keep still from excitement
"oh honey that's great! do you wanna go see if we can find taylor?"
"yes!" i said excitedly, i couldn't wait to tell her how good she was and how everyone else was loving it as well. scott and austin lead the way along with the security guards. andrea picked me up for safety i think because it was so busy and hectic. we went around the stage and andrea said we could wait for taylor there. there was a bunch of security around the place and some other people who i didn't recognise so i just held andrea's hand and kept between her and scott. there was also loads of people sat in seats above our heads, i looked up to them and a group of girls waved at me so i shyly waved back, unsure if it were actually me who they were waving at.

the dancers and band began to come out from backstage and as they passed us i joined everyone around us in congratulating them, a couple of them even leaned down and high-fived me, it made me feel so included and special, like i had never before been in my life.

taylor's pov

when i left the stage i had to go through the regular procedure of getting everything technical taken off, like my in-ears and my mic pack. as i got everything taken off i had my band and everyone coming and congratulating me, which i massively appreciated but all i wanted was to see kayla. as soon as they were done, i practically jogged out of the stage area. as i came out, i was met with loads of fans all screaming from their seats above, i waved at them as i continued down the ramp. i looked over and saw my mom and dad stood with kayla in the middle, she was jumping up and down and i couldn't help the instantaneous smile that spread over my face as i picked up my pace. i stretched my arms out for her and she let go of my hand and came running over, i squatted down to match her height as she ran into my arms "omph" i said as she crashed into me and we shared a hug. i then swooped her up so her arms were wrapped around my neck and her legs around my waist "it was so amazing! and you were incredible! i was like wow thats actually my taylor!" she babbled as i laughed at her and made my way over to my parents. who came and hugged me on my right side because kayla was currently occupying my left. i gave a final wave to the fans who were still watching us from their seats before we began walking over to the golf buggy waiting for us.

i thanked everyone who complimented me on my way out and quickly set kayla down into the golf buggy. as we went through the stadium she carried on telling me everything she liked about the show and how excited she already was to see it all again tomorrow. we made it to my dressing room and i quickly got changed, for kayla i just put on a eras tour hoodie for her, as i figured i could get her into her pyjamas when we got back to the hotel. i left everything as it was, since we were coming back tomorrow. "don't forget mr fluffles!" i said, scooping him up from the arm chair and handing him to kayla as i rested my hand on her shoulder to guide her out.

we got into the car and the driver took us round a back exit so we didn't get stuck in the post-concert traffic. i looked over to see kayla asleep in her seat, she was so cute as she clutched onto mr fluffles. i wished she could just stay this way forever, but i was worried about the possibility of what my call tomorrow would lead to. i had received an email from the social workers yesterday telling me they had an update on kayla's living situation, but not alluding to anything, and requesting if we could have a phone call on Saturday morning. which was now tomorrow and i was worried out my mind. my lawyer would be on the phone as well in case anything went wrong or anything was unfair, but i was still scared. i had never loved anyone as much as i loved kayla, and i know that sounds stupid because i'd only known her for a couple days, but i felt a connection with her. all i wanted was to be her mother and protect her forever. i wanted to give her the life she so desperately needed.

when we got back to the hotel there was paparazzi waiting outside, so my bodyguards surrounded us as i tried to keep sleeping kayla as comfortable as possible. making an effort to not disturb her as i picked her up. although as soon as we stepped out of the car, she woke up and immediately buried her head in my shoulder. "sorry baby" i whispered to her, she didn't respond instead just nuzzled herself closer to me. the paparazzi was a major problem. and i knew that. i was waiting until i knew more about the situation to release a statement about kayla, but at the moment there was all sorts of speculations. even though i tried so hard to avoid reading articles about myself, it was all i saw on my feed. everyone questioning who she was and if she was mine and i'd hidden her for years, they speculated that was the reason behind my hiding for reputation.

i followed my body guards into the elevator, kayla still stayed on my hip. i looked down to see she was dozing back to sleep. it didn't take long to get to our room, and i wished my bodyguards goodnight, also passing one of my dancers and wishing her goodnight as well. i had this thing where for every city we stopped in i would rent out a whole floor of a hotel so my parents, dancers, band and friends had somewhere to stay. ours was the suite at the end and once i was in, i helped kayla get into her pjs and got her teeth brushed, as she insisted she needed help because she was way too sleepy, which i didn't blame her it was late for anyone, especially 6 year olds. then i tucked her in, kissing her forehead and saying "i love you kiki" i presumed she was already asleep and hadn't heard me, but without opening her eyes she responded "i love you too tay."