Man Of My Dreams

Chapter 2

It's about one and a half month after the engagement, and Gaga is pacing around in a hotel room. She honestly lost track of place and time, all she knows is that she is flying to Chicago in just a few hours, to spend the weekend of her birthday with Taylor. She is looking forward to it, and she really needs some time off. The past weeks were filled with doing shows, writing and producing new music, working on some other projects and more and more work.

For a minute Gaga sinks down on the couch, and with Asia cuddled against her legs, she almost falls asleep. She manages to keep herself awake and she grabs her purse and slowly puts her heels on. On the way to the airport, and on the plane she is in a state somewhere between awake and asleep, but eventually the excitement about seeing Taylor again wakes her up. She is still slightly sleepy, but now awake enough to take in her surroundings and have actual conversations with people.

The plane touches down, and Gaga patiently waits until the little light switches off, indicating she can loosen the belt and get up. As soon as she stands on her own two feet she gets so dizzy that she almost falls over. A flight assistant hurries to her side to help her regain balance, and she gives Gaga a kind smile. 'Careful there,' she cheerfully says, and Gaga gives her a sweet smile. 'Just lost my balance,' she replies, with a slightly nagging feeling in her lower abdomen. 'Okay well, have a good time in Chicago,' the lady pats Gaga's shoulder, and after another smile, Gaga carefully walks away.

Gaga silently turns the key in the lock of Taylor's apartment, and steps inside. As she takes off her coat and puts down her purse, she listens carefully for any sound Taylor is making, but she doesn't hear anything, not even the sounds of the tv. She slowly follows Asia, who already walked away, further inside, into an empty living room. She sighs softly, slightly disappointed, and then she picks up the paper that is lying on the table.

'Hey babe,
If you read this I'm probably late, and I'm really really sorry.
I'll be home as soon as possible. I love you.
- T.'

Gaga bites her lip and sits down on the couch. She takes her heels off, and then gets up again. She walks into the bedroom and opens Taylor's closet, closely followed by Asia.. She feels the fabric of a couple of shirts, and then picks a soft, grey one. She slips out of her dress and puts the shirt on, feeling better with the smell of Taylor on her body. She then takes a beer out of the fridge, gets her phone out of her purse and then sits down in front of the tv. She crosses her legs and puts her beer down. She bites her lip while looking at it, and then she puts it back in the fridge.

Taylor comes home after a day at set that took way longer than planned. Usually it doesn't matter that much to him, but he knows that Gaga arrived at his apartment, and he hates that she is there on her own. She can handle herself just fine, but she came to Chicago to be with him, and although he knows he can't help it, he feels a little guilty. He walks into his apartment, where he hears the sounds of the tv, but further all the lights are off, and the apartment looks deserted. Asia approaches him after a couple of seconds, and he picks her up from the floor. When he walks further in, he sees Gaga lying on the couch, fast asleep.

Taylor covers Gaga with a blanket, and very gently strokes her dark hair out of her face. Normally this is enough to disturb her sleep, and most of the time even wake her up, but this time Taylor doesn't get any kind of reaction. He plants a soft kiss on her cheek and then gets up. He gets a beer out of the fridge, and then orders in two pizzas. He calmly waits for the pizzas while watching Gaga. He missed her so much, and just being in her presence makes him feel so happy.

The doorbell rings after a while, and after a look at Gaga, Taylor gets up to open the door. After hearing the bell in her unconscious mind, Gaga woke up a little, but hearing voices makes her unable to fall back asleep. She slowly sits up, and she rubs her eyes. She smiles sleepily, and then she gets up and walks into the hallway. Taylor just payed the young boy and closed the door, and Gaga silently observes him when he turns around. He smiles wide when he notices her, and she walks towards him. He presses her tightly against him with one arm, and she hugs him back.