hits different - Taylor Swift and Travis kelce

date

-Taylors Pov-

Date night, it's been forever but I'm so looking forward to a quiet night with just the two of us. Of course, we can't be gone for too long, I have to pump every two hours, but I'm pushing it an extra hour today so we can have a few hours of Travis and Taylor time.

Our moms were more than happy to take care of the twins while we did this, happy to help us take care of our relationship. So I'm getting all dressed up in a nice navy dress to head wherever Travis planned for us to go. He didn't tell me much, only that we were going somewhere nice to eat and to dress up a bit.

"wow you look good enough to eat beautiful," Travis says as he comes out of the closet, adjusting his cuffs. He is one to talk though, I would eat him as well. Dressed in navy pants and a crisp white button down he looks handsome. Funny enough his pants match the dress I'm wearing. It's navy as well.

"ready to go?" he asks, and I hold out my hand for me to take "So ready."

We say a final goodbye to the gang watching the twins and the twins themselves before heading out into Travis's convertible. It's the car we drove off in the first time I went to his game last year. I love feeling the wind in my hair as we fly down the road. It makes me feel free like I can be anything and everything. I just love anything that makes me feel free.

Travis pulls up to a restaurant we haven't been to before "It's a new Italian place that's supposed to have amazing pasta. I know how much you love that" he says and helps me out of the car. "you know me well" pasta is one of my favorite dishes, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it.

Taking my hand we head inside the place, it's packed but Travis heads straight to the waiter's desk "Reservation for two, it's under Kelce" Sure enough there is a reservation waiting for us and we are shown to our booth table along the wall. I like booths because it gives a little more privacy than a table in the middle of the floor. I don't know if that's a normal thing or just a me thing. Anyway, Travis knows I love a booth, so he specifically asked for one when he made the reservation.

"it smells amazing in here," I say and take a whiff, it smells of a mix of Italian herbs and spices. It's a high-class restaurant, I can tell that right away, but it's also cozy. "thought you might like it. pat and Brittany went here last week and have been raving about this place. Figured it would be good for us as well."

Pat and Britt make a habit of having date night at least once a week. They get a sitter for their kids and go out to dinner or do an activity. It's a good idea for us to take on as well, make time each week for our relationship so we can be a strong front as parents. Our kids will need solid parents to navigate this big world, especially when they are subjected to my unusual life.

We are handed menus, and we decide to share antipasto Toscano for the appetizer, and for a main dish I go with the classic spaghetti carbonara, one of my favorites. Travis goes for something called osso buco alla Milanese. Which is a tender veal shank braised and served with a side of angel hair pasta in a fresh tomato sauce, which does sound really good.

"it sounds divine" I sigh after the waiter leaves. It's been so long since I've been out to eat my mouth water at the thought of eating something so good without having to make anything myself. I love cooking, but it's nice to get something made for you every once in a while. Nothing wrong with getting spoiled once in a while. "it really does. I'm glad we did this. I think we needed it."

"it thinks we should take a page from Pat and Britt and start doing this on the regular. It certainly seems to help their relationship to have regular date nights" I point out, because it's been on my mind since he brought up a date yesterday. "I agree. let's try to make it a weekly thing. We just need to find a babysitter that works for us."

"I'll have Tree look into agencies for us, to find someone that works for us. We can get a temporary one first and then find someone permanent for when we go back to work for real. We will need full-time help then to make sure the babies get what they need."

I've been thinking about that a lot, what the kids will need once I go on tour. I will still be breastfeeding, so they will need to travel with me. plus I'm more flexible in my schedule than Travis as I only have shown on the weekends, and they last a few hours. He is busy more than me with practices and games, not to mention all the travel that he has to do with the team.

"Sounds like a plan," he says as the waiter comes over and pours us some wine we ordered. We asked for whatever went the best with our food, knowing that they have someone who works specifically with the drinks here and knows what goes best with what. High-end restaurants have that kind of staff which I find cool. It's cool that it's an own profession to know everything there is to know about wine.

"so, not to put a damper on the mood. But did you and Tree get anywhere this morning about the leak in our circle? Because I've been wrecking my brain, and I don't know who talked" Travis brings up the sore spot from yesterday. The leak that gave out private information about our babies to the public. There is someone in our circle that can't be trusted.

"no, we didn't get anywhere. Everyone.... I thought I could trust the people close to me, and I couldn't see who would betray us like that. there isn't a particular person that sticks out to me as a possible suspect. Sure I don't know everyone in your circle as well as those in mine, but I know you trust them with information and that's enough for me. there isn't anyone that sticks out" I want to scream in frustration over this.

I've been on the phone with Tree all morning trying to go through all mine and Travis's staff and close ones, finding out who betrayed us. But it's hard when everyone are people we care about. Thankfully Travis's publicist Pia has been helpful with their side of things, even though she clearly doesn't like me much. I picked up on that early on, that she wasn't my biggest fan, but I still know Travis trusts her and that's enough for me. not everyone is going to like me, I know that and can accept it.

"but let's leave this for now and focus on our night. The mess will be there in the morning again, this night is about us and what we need. The babies are safe with our family, and the drama will be there in the morning. We need a breather" I decide, and Travis nods his agreement. "this night is just about you and me. no work talk, no drama talk, just us"

It's so easy to get wrapped up in whatever is going on in our professional lives that we forget to live in the moment in our personal life. but we need to work on that, put our personal lives first, and focus on nurturing that part of our lives. Spending time together, that's the priority, our kids that's the number one in our lives. Work is something you go to, not the thing you come home to. Travis, Avery, and Maddie, that's my family, those are the people that matter the most. Work comes and goes, but family is forever.