Pitch Perfect Harmony

You Run When Tree Calls

"Tree is calling", Taylor noticed. They still sat on the couch watching something but she instantly sat up. A call from Tree at this time couldn't be good. Travis sat up with her and paused the player while she accepted the call. "Everything is okay, I just have a pretty spontaneous offer for you", Tree explained before saying anything else. "Okay? What's it?", Taylor asked curiously while gesturing to Travis that everything was okay. "SNL asked if you'd want to announce Ice Spice for tomorrow's show", Tree explained. "Oh... ahm... in New York?", Taylor wanted to know. "Yes, they thought you might be in town anyway. I know you're in Kansas, and when I told them they actually asked if Travis would want to come around too for a sketch. They are planning to do a skit about you two but I've seen its script and I think it would be fun", Tree explained. "He's here with me, can I put you on speaker?", Taylor asked. Her publicist agreed, so they talked about that for a while.

"Okay, when do we have to leave?", Taylor asked when they finally agreed on the plan. "Like now", Tree said. "What? How?", Taylor already jumped up. "I organized your flight just a minute ago. Go pack your stuff and jump in a car. You can sleep on the plane, you got to be at the studio at around five pm New York time", it echoed from the speaker. "We're on our way", Travis just said and ended the call while Taylor already ran off to the bedroom. He followed her and they quickly packed their bags. There would be enough time if he did the math correctly but they still shouldn't waste any. "This is crazy", Taylor laughed while still running through his house. "But fun! I'm so excited about the sketch!", Travis answered.

When they finally were on their way to the airport they were constantly giggling in the backseat. "Thanks for coming with me", Taylor got a little more serious. "I'm happy to get to do this with you", he answered squeezing her hand a bit. "I'm a little nervous about what the sketch will be about", she admitted putting her head on his shoulder. "You aren't even in it", he laughed a bit but he could understand her. Travis was still more nervous than she was. It wasn't his first SNL gig but stages and TV studios never became his home like they were hers. "I'm sure you'll do great", she said before they sat in silence for a while. Due to the spontaneous plan, there were no paps at the airport. "It's our first jet ride together", Taylor noticed when the door closed behind them. "Doesn't look like the worst place to sleep", he looked around. "I'd be dead if I couldn't sleep on longer flights", she just said while taking a seat.

After they started, they could actually go to bed, so Taylor slid into bed taking the wall spot. "We get a few more days together", he whispered happily while pulling her close. Taylor would've been on her way to New York tomorrow anyway but now Travis could come with her for a few days. He had to change some plans but now he was just happy. "I love you", she mumbled grinning into his chest. "I love you too", he answered without even thinking about it. A calm silence came over them and they finally fell asleep for a while. They would have to get up before the landing but for now, they made themselves comfortable and regained some energy.

Even in New York, they made it to her place without being noticed or at least without running into a whole group of paparazzi. "So... do we go to bed again?", Travis asked. It was a weird time to sleep. "We could... we don't have to sleep", Taylor smirked at him underlining that with a little hip sway. Travis chuckled not wasting any time pulling her against himself. "What would we do then?", he asked playing dumb a bit before stumbling into the bedroom with her because of course he knew what was on her mind and he would be dumb to leave her hanging.

"That's a way to spend time", Travis said when they caught their breaths a while later. Taylor giggled shifting closer to put her head on his chest. He intuitively put an arm around her before kissing her head. She got goosebumps feeling so good right now. His arms felt like home already. They just lay there in silence for a while enjoying the proximity. "We have to take a shower before we get going", Travis mumbled later. He got no answer and when he looked down, Taylor was already asleep again. He smiled pulling a blanket over her. He quickly set an alarm before putting the lights out and getting some more sleep as well.

When it was time, they got up together and decided to take a shower together too. Now that they had some more time with each other, they couldn't hold themselves back. It was less of a shower and more of a hot make-out session against the cold walls. When Travis' second alarm went off, they made it out of the bathroom again getting out some clothes. "We're invited to the afterparty too by the way", Taylor reminded him. "I know. Do you think this works?", he asked about his outfit lying on the bed. "Ahm... yes. I take this then", she changed the top of her own outfit again.

Leaving in her car again, they still couldn't keep their hands off each other. Their lips were glued together for most of the time until the driver politely mentioned they were almost there. Taylor blushed and they giggled together while she tried to get her lipstick out of his face. "We probably look pretty messy", he smiled. Taylor checked on herself with her phone camera again. "Urgh who cares", she finally decided making him laugh. "I don't", he agreed, so they made their way inside past the paparazzi knowing that it would probably be noticeable how much they had been making out today. He held her hand on the way in, making sure she would be safe even though that was ultimately the job of her security. She loved how firmly he interlocked their fingers. She was already excited about the show and also the afterparty knowing that a couple of her friends would be here.