Taylor x Travis: In Every Life

only girl in the world

Taylor's POV

The bar was crowded when Brittany and I walked in arm in arm, linked together so we wouldn't lose each other. All the guys had taken the bus together from the stadium and we'd apparently beaten them to the location of the after party. Most of the friends, and family were there already, crowding around the section of the bar we'd booked out. My security kind of got lost in the crowd, but I felt safe where I was with Brittany so I wasn't too worried about it.

"I'm going to get a drink, do you want one?" I asked into Brittany's ear. 

"Yeah, just whatever the house red is." She told me, digging in her purse and offering me her card. I shook my head, gently pushing it away. "Are you ever going to let me pay for drinks?" Brittany sighed, reluctantly putting her card away.

"No." I told her. "I'll be right back."

Security found me as I made my way up to the bar, checking in to see that I was okay before stepping back so they weren't hovering. I ordered a white wine for myself and a red wine for Brittany and then weaved my way through the crowd to find her again. She was talking to Jason when I found her again and thanked me gratefully when I handed her a glass. 

"Travis still has you decked out in red huh?" Jason laughed at my Chiefs jacket and all my 87 jewelry. 

"He makes it worth my while." I teased, and Jason rolled his eyes at me. "You're one to talk." I nodded at his shirt. 

"Yeah, but I'm just supporting my brother. You're the one who switched teams on me." He pointed out, and I laughed, shaking my head at him. 

The three of us chatted for a while before the team showed up, crowding the bar even further. I stretched up on my toes, looking around for the man who'd brought me into this kingdom. He wasn't anywhere in sight, but it often took a while to find him at the after parties. There was an awful lot of people that attended.

After a couple of minutes, I saw some camera flashes off in the corner and assumed that maybe Travis was somewhere over there. Along with Patrick, he was the most popular guy on the team for people to get pictures of. I started edging my way through the crowd, apologizing as I shifted past people. 

Just like I'd assumed, Travis and Patrick were in front of a bunch of cameras, taking pictures with some fans that were in the bar as well. I hung back, smiling to myself as I watched from a distance. My smile faltered as a woman dressed in a short, tight red dress stepped up to my boyfriend and said something to him that made him laugh. She placed a hand on his arm and smiled at him as he said something back. My fingers tightened around the stem of my wine glass as I pressed my lips together, watching as Travis shifted back slightly. He didn't let her touch him much, but he didn't fully pull back either. I knew he was only being polite, but my jealous side reared her head as I watched. 

She seemed to ask him a question and Travis nodded, putting an arm around her back as she lifted her phone, obviously taking some pictures. I started chewing on the inside of my lip as she edged far too close to Travis for my liking. She leaned into him, took some pictures, and then looked up at my boyfriend and said something else. He laughed again and she hugged him. I picked out the word 'thanks' on her lips as she turned away, but as Travis moved on to take some more pictures, she kept watching him. The look on her face made me want to grab Travis and kiss him to let her know she was looking at something she could never have. But I stayed still and just glowered from a distance, hoping no cameras were on me. I was really good at hiding my expressions, but this time, I couldn't have wiped the jealousy from my face if I'd tried. 

After a few minutes, Travis finished taking pictures and looked up into the crowd of people, eyes finding me pretty quickly. He smiled, eyes softening as he started making his way over to me, but quickly realized I was not as happy as I normally was to see him. I was holding my glass so tightly I was surprised it hadn't broken yet.