Tour Trouble - Taylor Swift

Part 5

Ellie's POV

I had been staying with Taylor for a few weeks now, it was going great the whole of the tour was coming together amazingly. Taylor and Travis had been taking care of me when we weren't at rehearsals but tonight was the first night that they were leaving me alone. I'm fine on my own but it was going to feel so awkward in someone else's house on my own.

She had told me that they would order me some food so that I didn't have to cook and worry about that and that I had to feed the cats at about 8:30. I don't even know where the cat food is in Taylor's house but I guess it would be a case of looking around all the cupboards until I find it.

I felt like a little kid when they left. Travis gave me a massive hug and Taylor kissed the top of my head before opening the door. "Don't answer the door to anyone, I will tell you what time your food is due to arrive so you know if it's the delivery person. Behave yourself, stay out of trouble and we will be back before bed." Taylor told me.

"What am I? Five? Are you sure you don't want to hire a babysitter?" I chuckled, hugging them back. "I'll be fine, I'm almost 18."

I was in fact fine. They left and I watched a few movies. The food came, I ate it. Same old same old. It was way past bedtime when they got home. I did have a message saying not to wait up but it felt polite too. And I wanted my payment for cat sitting.

Finally after 1am Taylor and Travis came stumbling through the door. They both waved at me and came over. I asked about their night and I could tell they were both slightly drunk. It was quite cute to see. They asked about my night and I explained all the shows and films I watched. Tay smiled a little and handed me over some money.

"Thank you for feeding the cats, sorry you stayed up so late. I know you wanted an early night tonight. You can take the day off from rehearsals tomorrow?" She offered but I shook my head. I don't let people down, there's no way I would miss rehearsals.

The next day Taylor was so hungover. Travis didn't come to rehearsals... or at least he didn't plan to. Taylor kept wanting him to come and begged until he finally agreed. Everyone loved having him there, he was always lifting everyone's spirits when things got hard and he was the first person to notice if someone seemed off or was having a bad day.

My days had been going so well, especially after how many times I cried in rehearsal toward the start. I'd made friends with a few of the dancers so it had become a lot more fun. Taylor helped me out with it a lot. There were a few dancers that she was extremely close with so she brought me into their group. That way when Travis is here I can either sit with Tay and Trav or I can go to them. Sometimes I do still sit alone though, it's a lot sometimes so I sometimes need space to keep myself calm.

Today I stayed by Taylor. Her low energy must have been rubbing off on me and I felt so tired. By our lunch break I had plopped down on a side next to her and lay against her. She smiled a little and put an arm around me before reminding me that I have to eat. I nodded a little, closing my eyes and slowly drifting off to sleep. I felt her brush my hair out of my face before she sat up, waking me up completely.

"Sorry, I know you're tired but I want you to eat and you've only got 15 minutes left of lunch." She explained. I nodded a little and watched her reach into her handbag, bringing out a sandwich and handing it over to me. As I began to tuck into my sandwich she told me she had some good news for me. I hummed a little in response to show I was listening then turned to look at her.

"I think I've got you some new roommates."

My face dropped. And I mean dropped. I put down my sandwich and nodded a little before getting up and walking away. As great as everyone here was, I don't feel comfortable with them like I do with Yay and Trav and I really wanted to stay with them. They were even better than being at home.

Taylor tried to follow me but I locked myself in a bathroom until the end of lunch. As I walked to my space Taylor tried to speak to me before the choreographer played the music and it was too late. My head was all over the place. I just wanted to get back and pack my stuff up and take the next flight home. How can't anyone understand how bad my anxiety is around meeting people and sharing houses with people.

After rehearsals I grabbed my things and stood at the door waiting for Taylor. She came over and pulled me into a hug but I backed away, I didn't want a hug. "What's my new address then?" I asked.

She looked at me with a frown and just smiled at me. "You're gonna stay with Natalie, she's coming now and she said you can stay there tonight and see how you feel about it. If you don't want to stay with her for the rest of your time here then that's fine but we should at least try it."

I nodded a little and just went in the car. Taylor took us to hers where I packed a small bag of clothes and sat on the sofa ready to go. I felt like a kid being moved between two parents' houses and I hated it. I just wanted to stay with Taylor. She soon came in with her keys and took me over to Natalie's apartment.

Before I got out of the car when we arrived Taylor placed a hand on my leg to stop it from bouncing anxiously. I took a moment, trying to take a deep breath. Natalie was one of the people I hadn't really spoken to much. I looked over at Taylor terrified and just grabbed my bag, knowing she wanted me to go in.

"Ellie," she grabbed my hand and stopped me getting out. "Do you wanna go?"

No, of course I don't! I didn't want to tell her that. Instead I just went in and hoped for the best. It wasn't too bad. I didn't sleep much that night at all and couldn't wait to get back to Taylor's. Natalie seemed lovely but I don't like change and I was ready to have Taylor back.

As I knocked on the door I heard footsteps running towards it, swinging it open. Taylor wrapped me in a huge hug and bring me back inside. I just have looked tired because Taylor had already began questioning if I even slept. Nope.

"Do you wanna go move there or do you prefer here?" She asked me. The look that I gave her must have said enough because she nodded giving me a quick "that's okay" before hugging me again.

"Look Taylor, I don't wanna sound like some needy little kid but I really don't like change and I'm so used to you and Travis and how you guys are with me and it just causes so much stress to go to other places, I only just settled down here." I told her. She smiled a little.

"Don't worry about it, I was just thinking in the long run you might get fed up with me and I don't want you to feel awkward when me and Travis are spending time together and stuff." She told me. I understood. She did want some alone time with Travis and she probably felt like she couldn't have that with me in the house but I don't mind, I'm happy to watch tv in my room and give them space or whatever.

I just sat by her and put my head down on her. She hugged me again. "Taylor. I just wanna say, thank you so much for you and Travis. You've both made me feel like I'm actually loved. And as stupid as this sounds you really have been like parents away from home and that's something that's really kept me going so thank you."

I knew she was smiling without even looking. She loves when people say things like that to her. "You are more than welcome angel."

A/N

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