the lucky one - a taylor swift au

chapter 10 - mommy?

taylor's pov

my phone call was now over zoom and was taking place at 10 so i talked to my mom and she had kindly said she would take kayla out for the morning. i loved how supportive my parents both were, i dont know what i would have done if they weren't. i made sure kayla was showered and dressed before my mom arrived, she had said she would take her out for breakfast so i didn't bother with that, i just gave her some fruit from the bowl the hotel provided so she wasn't too hungry. i was too stressed to eat much, but i knew that wasn't good for me so i ordered some room service breakfast, set to arrive just after my mom came. as i got ready i put sofia the first on the tv and kayla was automatically entranced. 

there was a light knock on the door that interrupted me from my thoughts, which was no bad thing as i was overthinking the meeting this morning.i went and opened it to reveal my mom "hi tay, how are you feeling?" she asked in a hushed tone, so as to not have kayla hear
"honestly mom, i'm stressed out my mind. i just love kayla so much, like i know she's only been with me for a couple days but already she's changed my life so much for the better." my mom just wrapped me in a hug as she whispered in my ear
"you can do anything you put your mind to tay" i then felt something wrap around my legs and i looked down to see that kayla had joined the hug
"oh hi keeks" i laughed
"hello!" she said, her face still smooshed against my legs. i got her detached from me and my mom promised to look after her as they left. it felt weird when the suite was silent, i guess this was how it always used to be but now something just feels empty with kayla not here.

i nervously chewed on a piece of toast as i sat with my laptop open awaiting the zoom call. my lawyer, doug, was also going to join it so that took a little bit of the stress of me, but not much. finally my screen began connecting, i fixed my bangs as i saw a social worker's face pop up, i also turned my camera on and so did doug. "hi miss swift, i'm elizabeth"
"hi elizabeth"
"if i'm correctly speaking, we are here today to discuss the next steps to young kayla's housing"
"yes"
"and is this is your lawyer?"
"yes, this is doug" i said as doug introduced himself
"okay so we have found kayla's file and spoken to Margaret martin, the women who was running the orphanage she was at before she came to you. margaret martin seems to resent kayla, we can't seem to figure out why but she said she wasn't a popular character between the girls either. so that's something to bear in mind." was she trying to tell me that kayla wouldn't be a good kid? i knew her well enough by now to know she was the sweetest angel that ever walked the planet, who was this women who had probably never met her to say anything? i kept my composure though as i let her continue "so, i understand that you have proposed the idea of adopting kayla is that still something you would want to happen?"
"yes, definitely" i said confidently
"so what changes in your lifestyle are you proposing to incorporate kayla? how will her schooling work?"
"well im currently on tour so i would suggest taking her with me, and talking to her about school but my proposal will be for her to stay with me while she's settling in so do online school, i will have tutors for her. then when she is ready she will go to a private school in nashville and can come with me on weekends and i will change my work so i am there mostly all of the time. but if i am ever not, my mom is more than happy to look after her"
"okay then what about the issue of security? because as i understand you are followed almost everywhere, and we have seen pictures and headlines concerning kayla already"
"i have a massive security team that keep me safe who are also aware of kayla and will let nothing happen to her, and if i have to encounter paparazzi with her, which i will do my very best not to expose her to, i will carry her and make sure she can bury her face in my shoulder if she feels uncomfortable. if i do get to adopt her, i will release something saying that i have but it's nobody's business and i will not post her until she is much older and only then if she asks me to."
"can you attest to this doug?"
"yes, everything taylor has said is the truth, her personal security team comprises of 113 people and she has 1,989 other people who work on the outskirts for her"
"well miss swift, your life is exceptional and like no other case we have dealt with before. but we have had services looking into you and as i'm sure you are aware of assessing your lifestyle. there are some things which will have to change, which we can send over in a file and assess in a couple of months but there is no reason i can see to disallow this." i felt a happy tear roll down my cheek i couldn't believe it. "when do you come back to new york?" she asked
"monday."
"okay well we will have all the paperwork ready for then, doug if you could attend that would be extremely helpful. can you be at the office for 2pm? my team will send over the details."
"yes that sounds perfect! thank you. thank you so much." i said
"see you on monday! congratulations taylor! you now unofficially officially have a daughter!"