Safe & Sound

last kiss

taylor's pov

as the first light of dawn filtered through the curtains of our suite, i lay awake, feeling the wight of the impending seperation. the past few days in tuscany had been nothing short of magical, but reality was calling them back to thier busy lives. i turned to look at travis, who was still asleep, his face relaxed and peaceful. i cherished these quiet moments, knowing we were about to part ways for a while.

with a gentle sigh, i slipped out of the bed and padded over to the window. the view of the rolling hills and vineyards was breathtaking, and i couldn't help the pang of longing to stay. all the hormones were making me feel this worse than i should but i was taylor swift, i knew i had to be strong, but the thought of leaving travis was harder than i'd anticipated.

i heard travis stir as he said "morning beautiful" his voice still husky with sleep.

i turned to him, forcing a smile "morning, love. did you sleep well?"

he nodded, stretching his arms "best sleep i've had in a long time. must be the late night and the company" he winked and got up, walking over to me and wrapping his arms around me from behind "you okay?" he asked

i leaned into his embrace, taking comfort in his warmth. "yeah, i'm just going to miss this. us being together like this in our own private bubble."

he kissed me "me too. but we will make it work tay. we always do." 

we took our time getting ready, savoring every moment together. over breakfast we talked about out plans for the next few weeks. i had to head to sweden for my eras tour shows, and travis had to retrun to the u.s. for kelcejam and pre-season practice. it was a whirlwind, but we were both dedicated to our careers so understood the demands that came with them.

as we finished packing, i glanced at travis, my heart aching at the thought of saying goodbye. "i wish you could come with me to to sweden." i admitted

travis smiled, his eyes full with love "i wish i could too my love. but i'll be cheering you on from home. and we'll talk every day, i promise."

we made our way to the castle entrance, where a car was waiting to take us to the airport. giovanni, the ever gracious host, was there to see us off. "safe travels, signorina swift, signor kelce. it has been a pleasure having you here." 

"thank you, giovanni" i said, giving him a warm hug. "we've had the most wonderful time"

travis shook his hand. "thank you for everything. we will never forget this place and we will be back one day"

as we drove to the airport, i held travis's hand tightly, attempting to memorize every detail of our last moments together. when we arrived, they had a few precious minutes before our flights.

travis pulled me into a tight embrace. "i love you, taylor. more than anything."

my eyes welled up, we always said goodbye but this time it was different. this time we knew we had a baby on the way and soon i'd be going by mrs kelce and we both were well aware of it. "i love you too, travis. so much."

he kissed me deeply, pouring all his love and emotion into the kiss. when we finally pulled apart, we held each other for a moment longer, neither of us wanting to let go.

"call me when you land" travis said, his voice choked with emotion.

"i will," i promised, my heart breaking a little more with each passing second.

with one last kiss, we parted ways. i watched as travis walked away, my heart heavy but so full with love. as i boarded my jet to sweden, i took a deep breath, reminding myself that this was just a temporary separation. we had so much to look forward to, including the nugget who was with me permanently for the next 8 months.