Pitch Perfect Harmony

Game of Catch

After talking about her Pasta streak with Travis and that she thought it could be her safe food and what that even meant, he had been the sweetest sending her pasta recipes to maybe help her get some diversity in her lunch and dinner. And a few days later, the weighted blanket he had given her a while ago was waiting for her in her room. She smiled to herself about the caring gesture and called him that night cuddling under the blanket that actually seemed to soothe her nerves after that first Edinburgh show that - on top of everything else - had been incredibly cold. "I tried one of the recipes today. The one with the spinach", she told him proudly. He was glad to hear that not only because he had sent it to her but because a few days earlier, she had admitted to him that she had been eating pasta with almost the same pesto every day. So the little change-up made him think that maybe she was doing better today. "Cool, how was it?", he asked excitedly. "Delicious! Also... I mean you've seen it. The blanket arrived. Thank you so much. I think it really helps a little", she said smiling softly at him through the camera.

The next few days, Taylor was in fact doing better. She wasn't sure if it was because Travis showed her more than ever how much he missed her too, sending her messages about how much time was left until he'd be in London and letting the hotels put small gifts for her in her room. He always asked them to wrap the chocolate or whatever it was in blue paper and put a white bow on it. But maybe she was also doing better because the day they would meet again came closer.

She was in Liverpool now and today was a small step back to missing him so much that it hurt. Because the Cheifs were getting their third Super Bowl ring today and everyone had brought their family to the ceremony. Just Travis had to go without his partner because Taylor was stuck in the UK. It was the middle of the night for her but she could not sleep. Instead, Taylor decided to at least join a livestream and watch the ceremony that way. She would've loved to be there to support him but now she could just write some comments and watch the people go wild. It helped a little bit to see him on the screen and she couldn't help but giggle a little bit to herself. Her sleepy mind found this to be so cute and she felt so in love all of a sudden that she watched pretty much the whole thing until she fell asleep with her phone still in her hand.

The alarm waking her up sounded incredibly loud in the morning. Taylor quickly shut it down and moaned feeling her head ache. Maybe she should've gotten more sleep. But a message from Travis was waiting for her too. "I love you so much, baby! Can't believe you stayed up that long! I hope you got some sleep at least. Counting down to see you", he had texted. She smiled and sighed about how in love she was. "I wanted to be there at least that way. Love you too! Just a few days", she answered and then forced herself to get up for breakfast with Tree. "I didn't think you'd be up already", her publicist smiled knowingly. Of course, she had gotten notice of Taylor commenting on the livestream. "I might need a nap later", she admitted making Tree chuckle.

From Liverpool to London, it was only a couple of days. They still felt like forever but then it was time. "Can I come to the airport to pick him up?", Taylor asked in the group chat with the necessary part of her team. She saw that Tree started typing and added: "I'll stay in the car." Her security gave their okay because leaving the house wasn't a problem due to the parking garage. "If I see a single picture of you outside that car, I quit", Tree warned half-seriously. She would never quit this job. Because as stressful as it was, Taylor was important to her on a personal level too and they were a great team. Sure, Taylor had some funny ideas like this one sometimes but there were hundreds of celebrities who would be way more complicated to work with. "You won't", Taylor wrote and so Tree gave her okay too.

Taylor had never been ready quicker. After a few minutes, she sat in the backseat of her car starting their way to the airport. She was ridiculously excited and shifted around in her seat constantly. Travis had texted her that they had landed right when she entered the airport grounds too. She didn't answer too impatient to see his face. It was surprisingly hard not to jump out of the car when they had reached their final position. She watched the door of the plane open and behind some personnel, she spotted a tall, handsome man walking down the stairs. He wore sunglasses and she could swear that his hair was a little longer than when she had last seen him. Then, one of their bodyguards opened the door of the car for him shielding Taylor from the few paparazzi who might be waiting behind the fence of the airport with their telescope lenses.