I Hate California

twenty four

"Sage! Mommy's on the phone!" I yelled from the bottom of the stairs. I heard little feet running through the hallways and Sage came running down the steps.

"Mommy!" She yelled happily into the phone. I told her to go sit in the living room as I prepared our lunch.

I watched as Sage's facial expressions changed, describing her day to Taylor so far. She even made hand gestures and paced back and forth, seriously talking into the phone.

"Are you being serious? For real?" Sage questions loudly into the phone, getting my attention. I figured Taylor had to go because Sage then said her goodbyes and came running towards me.

Sage playfully hit my sides with her little fist as she had a gigantic smile on her face, "Mommy said I can go to one of her concerts again! I even get to be in the tent!".

I gave her a surprised gasps, Taylor and I have been talking about taking her to see her in concert again, but this time as her Mother and especially since all of the fans know now. To be honest, I was unsure at first, but Taylor ensured me that there would be top security since Sage was going to be there and I wouldn't leave Sage's side the whole time.

"Hmm... are you going to go?" I asked her jokingly and she looked at me with her jaw dropped.

"But-" She starts.

I tickle her sides and carry her in my arms, "Of course you're going boo! Both of us are, we wouldn't miss this!"

She lets out an excited scream and trashes around in my arms, just full of energy.

Taylor's next stop after Argentina and Brazil was Tokyo, Japan. Sage and I have never been there before and I didn't want to risk Sage getting overly excited in the heat in Argentina and Brazil.

Sage was supposed to be starting school soon in a month, but Taylor suggested that she wanted to home school Sage for a while, to be able to spend more time with her during her breaks and also felt nervous about Sage going back to school in person after the news went public.

"Daddy, what else can we do in Tokyo? Will Mommy be with us the whole time?" She asked me while we ate our lunch.

I wasn't sure about Taylor being there the whole time since she would be practicing and also it wouldn't be safe for her to be out roaming around when the whole country knows she would be there.

"I'm not sure about that boo, but I'm sure your Mommy will be with you for the most part" I tell her with a gentle smile.

I was receiving many notifications on my phone, Taylor was sending me all of the details of the flights, all of the schedules, and also what Sage would be able to do before and after the concerts. Taylor has four shows in Japan, and Sage and I would be in Japan for all of those days, but only attending the first and last show; leaving the second and third to be our free days.

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"Daddy, why is this flight so long?" Sage asked as she stared out the window looking at the night sky. Taylor chuckled at the other end of the plane while she was on a phone call.

"Well, Japan is really far away from our home babe and we have to cross the ocean!" I exclaimed, pointing out the window, you could see the water from up here.

Taylor walked over to us, taking a seat next to Sage who was still staring outside the window. "You're going to have so much fun baby".

When I looked at the time, it was way past Sage's bedtime back in California. She looked at me with droopy eyes, but was still trying her hardest to stay awake. Taylor went to the back of the plane, where the bed was and prepared it for Sage.

"I'm not tired" Sage whines as she rubbed her eyes. Taylor chuckled at our daughter and tucked her messy blonde hair behind her ears.

"Well, if you sleep now, when you wake up, we'll be in Japan!" Taylor says which causes Sage to gasp out of excitement. I watched as the two talked for a while longer and soon enough, Sage had passed out onto Taylor's lap.

I volunteered to help take Sage to the bed, but Taylor insisted that she would and carried her carefully to bed where they both got underneath the covers. Taylor pulled Sage close to her and I helped dim the lights and laid on the bed on the other side of the plane.

I had only gotten a little bit of sleep, when I felt turbulence, I looked over to Taylor and Sage, hoping it wouldn't wake Sage up. If this girl didn't get the proper amount a sleep before we arrive, we would have a grumpy little girl. Taylor slowly propped herself up, looking at me and giving me a smile as she held Sage tight, to try and help with the movements. When I stared out the window, I could see light slowly appearing and knew we would be landing soon.

About an hour or so later, Taylor and I had organized all of our things and gathered all of Sage's belongings that ended up all over the place and put them back into her bag. Sage was still fast asleep, so Taylor went over to wake her up since we would be landing any minute.

"Noooo" Sage whined as Taylor carried her onto her lap and got situated into a seat. Taylor rubbed her back, securing Sage around her body tightly as the plane began to touch down in Tokyo.

When the plane came to a stop, we needed to move quick. Taylor held Sage in her arms while I grabbed all of the backpacks, Taylor's purse, and we quickly headed into the car to take us to our hotel.

"Oh my goodness!" Sage exclaimed as she stared outside our hotel window. We were up on the highest floor and you could see all of Tokyo from up here, it was indeed breathtaking.

Taylor smiled next to me and took some photos of Sage looking out the window.

"I'm posting this" She says, showing me a photo of Sage who had her back turned, looking out the huge floor to ceiling windows and I gave her the nod of approval.

Taylor's Instagram Post

*Photo of Sage looking out the window*

"My special guest is just too excited to meet all of my Japanese Swifties!"

Taylor needed to leave since she had to go practice with the rest of the crew. Her first show was tomorrow night and Sage and I didn't have much planned since we didn't know how she would adjust to the different time zones, but she seemed okay so far.

I began to unpack Sage's outfits for the concert, they weren't anything too special, just some of the dresses that Taylor had bought her in New York.

"Can I wear that one tomorrow?" Sage points at her black dress that had red glitter over it and I nodded, hanging it onto a hanger.

No one knows that Taylor and Travis broke up, so I was also feeling a little nervous with showing up at the show tomorrow as well. Obviously, being Sage's Dad I don't know what the Swifties will think, but Taylor wanted to keep everything to ourselves for the time being.