Brooklyn - Taylor Swift

Part 49

"Shukran lak, Dubay!"

"Arigatō, Tōkyō!"

"Xièxiè shànghǎi!"

"K̄hxbkhuṇ, Krungtheph!"

"Gomawoyo, Seoul!"

"Thank you, Sydney!"

"Thanks, Auckland!"

"Dankie, Kaapstad!"

"Gracias, Madrid!"

"Obrigado, Lisboa!"

"Merci, Paris!"

"Tack, Stockholm!"

"Dank je, Amsterdam!"

"Danke, Hamburg!"

"Dziękuję, Warszawo!"

"Mulțumesc, București!"

"Děkuji, Praha!"

"Paldies, Rīga!"

"Kiitos, Helsinki!"

"Þakka þér fyrir, Reykjavík!"

"Thank you, Dublin!"

"Thank you, Belfast!"

"Thank you, Cardiff!"

"Thank you, Liverpool!"

"Thank you, Glasgow!"

"Eighty shows in 16 weeks. What were we thinking?" Mick groans as he paces my dressing room, making me shrug, not wanting to say anything right now as I check in with Taylor. I am on total voice rest right now, and it is boring as fuck.

"We clearly weren't. Talk about the worst time to be having kids. I should be at home with James and CJ right now," Teddy joins in, complaining, making me hum as I keep my eyes glued to my phone. Taylor is forty weeks pregnant. I should be glued to her side, making sure she has anything and everything she needs. Not backstage about to perform. But Taylor wouldn't let me cancel any tour dates. She said it would be suspicious, and while I get that. It's worth it if I get to be there to care for her.

She says she's okay. Andrea has been living with us for the last two months, and I have been going home as often as possible between shows. The original plan to have her come on tour with us fell through, but it's been fine. I have lived on stage or on a plane since the tour started, but it's worth it so that I can spend time with the person I love and do the thing I love.

"How is Nila today?" Mick asks, throwing a stress ball up and down as I fix my hair. "Stop calling her that. It's weird. Her name is Cornila Jonelle; you have so many choices, yet you call her Nila. We all use our second names for nicknames, not our first. Can't you call her Elle or Jo or something?" Teddy grumbles, making Mick laugh as he shrugs, shaking his head. "Too late. She is a month old. Her nickname has been locked in. Nila is perfect for her," Mick teases, which has me biting my lip so I don't laugh.

"James understands why you're not there with him. No one was expecting Nila to come early. Plus, just think about it. This is our last show before the break. We don't do America till September. Bar Glastonbury, next month we have nearly two months completely free. Plus, James and Nila are coming with us to the States. You guys are going to do the same as Andy and Tay, right?" Mick adds, giving Teddy a soft smile that has him humming.

"True. I just hate that I'm missing so much already. James has his brother managing most of the business and is going to be a stay-at-home Dad until the tour is over. Then we are swapping, but I feel like I am missing all her firsts," Teddy mumbles before there's a knock on the door, signalling that it's time to go on.