Taylor's life had been a whirlwind since Travis left for training camp a few weeks ago. Now in London, she felt the weight of the buzz surrounding her, with everyone speculating that she was about to drop the long-anticipated Reputation (Taylor's Version) album. But Taylor had other plans. She was working on something different, filming the video and documentary for "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart." The exhaustion of this leg of her tour was wearing her down, both mentally and physically. The recent events in Vienna had been especially draining, leaving her feeling hollow and unable to talk about it due to the ongoing criminal cases. More than anything, she just wanted to get through London safely and make it back home, where she could finally start to process everything that had happened. The familiar comfort of home, surrounded by her cats and being with Travis, was all she longed for.
For the past few days, all she wanted to do was stay in bed, binge-watching Grey's Anatomy and escaping from the pressures of her life. When she FaceTimed Travis, their conversations about his days at training camp and the upcoming preseason game against the Lions brought her some comfort. She missed him desperately and was counting down the days until Wednesday morning when she would finally fly back to Kansas City for an eight-week break. She planned to spend most of that time with Travis in KC, although New York and Rode Island were also on the agenda.
"Our house feels so empty without you," Travis confessed during one of their calls.
"Our house?" Taylor repeated, her heart warming at the phrase. "That's the first time you've called it 'ours.' I can't wait until I'm home. I'm pushing through, but I miss having you here with me."
Travis paused, then asked, "Do you think next time you are gone, the cats could stay with me? I think that would help fill the house. I just wander around trying to find stuff to do at night. I even started watching Love Is Blind UK and Below Deck, for fuck sakes," he added with a laugh.
"Why didn't you tell me you started Love Is Blind UK? I would have watched it with you, silly goose," Taylor replied, laughing. "Oh, I picked up the girls some Peppa Pig jammies today at the cutest boutique shop. I just couldn't resist, they are beyond cute and they have matching little peppa footies"
"Auntie Tay, you're definitely going to be their favorite when they see you in a couple of weeks. Are you still able to come with me before the season starts?" Travis asked.
"I wouldn't miss seeing the girlies. I haven't seen them in person in months. I cleared a lot of my schedule for the break because I'm just feeling so drained. The last few weeks without you have been so hard. I just want to sleep when I get into that big cozy bed of ours," Taylor admitted.
"Sleep? Hmm, no, baby, you will not be sleeping, if you know what I mean," Travis winked with his usual sass.
"Okay, after we cuddle, I will sleep," Taylor said, laughing.
"There will be no cuddling, just good old..."
"Stopping you right there, Kelce," Taylor giggled, cutting him off.
"I gotta go," she blurted out. "We have rehearsal with Jack and Florence later today, and it's been hard to keep it under wraps with the heightened security."
"Love you, beautiful"
"Love you too, babe."
Taylor couldn't shake that she wasn't quite herself. She was pushing through her rehearsal, but her dancer Kam noticed something was off and asked if she was okay. Always with his quick wit, Kam jokingly added, "You sure you're not pregnant, Tay? there was a lot of knocking boots when Trav was here, just saying!"
Taylor burst out laughing, not even thinking about the possibility. "Kam, you're too much," she replied, shaking her head with a smile and continued on. "next song" she shouted to the group of dancers.
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