𝐒𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧

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𝐒𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧
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" oh uh, trav? "

" I told you your big friend was here mommy, hiiii!! "

" hey girly, you're pretty cute aren't you? is it okay if I come in " Travis asks the girl, as if Taylor wasn't even there

" let me ask my mommy. Can he come in mommy? "

" um sure "  taylor couldn't quite believe it, he'd ghosted her for this long and then he just turns up at her door

They go into the living room, where Taylor felt no time had passed since the last time they were there. She placed Colette down, who hurried off insisting to make Travis some "tea" in her pretend kitchen.

" where have you been? " Taylor broke the silence, she was worried of the outcome of this. But surely he wouldn't have flown all the way here without good reason

" I want you to hear me out Taylor, okay? It's not secret that I've ghosted you, I have. And it may seem selfish, but I'm not sorry about it. I said I needed time and I took that time, but after a lot and I mean a lot of thinking I realised, I really really like you, like really like you. And I wanna be in both your lives, if you'll have me. But I don't want to rush anything, please? " Travis admitted, and Taylor had never had a guy be so open about his feeling before right in front of her

" of course we'll have you Trav, in fact. We'd love to have you. Thank you for being honest with your feelings, I really do appreciate it. And I do understand how you'd be feeling. We can take things as slow as you want, I'm not looking to rush into anything either. Especially for the sake of Colette, you probably picked up the idea that she's never really had anyone stable in her life but me " she shrugged, she felt so much guilt for that " oh and by the way, I'm sorry she referred to you as my 'big friend' she means that as in tall " Taylor slightly giggled, feeling embarrassed but Travis chucked too

" it's okay Tay, I get that to a 4 year old I'm like a giant, my nieces would agree " he laughs, as taylor smiles.

" mister, would you like some tea?? " Colette pounded over, with a small tea cup in her hand. Taylor had kinda forgotten to mention what Travis' name was to her

" oh I'd love some, thank you " Travis accepted the small cup into his hand, expertly pretending to sip it, it looked tiny compared to him

" you need this too! " she exclaimed excitedly, running off to grab a tiara from her toy box, before she could place it on Travis' head, Taylor stopped her

" leave Travis alone baby, he might not want to play tea parties right now " Taylor told her daughter, who began to pout but Taylor knew that Colette got over excited with new guests, which was partly sad in a way because she never interacted with anyone apart from her mother or grandparents.

" it's okay Tay, I don't mind. As long as you're okay with it? " Travis said, he didn't want to intrude if Taylor didn't want them to interact this much right away

" only if you're sure? She'll be okay to play alone if you need to be somewhere " Taylor urged, but Travis shook his head. Taking Colette's hand who guided him to her play room across the hall