The Secret Of Us

twelve

I was thirty five weeks pregnant by the middle of May, and God it was getting hard. I'd cancelled a few photoshoots and other things, but I had an interview that I really had to do.

"Come on Bug, you can do this." Travis told me as he waited with me backstage. He'd found a chair so I could sit down, since my feet were swollen and uncomfortable from pregnancy. And that wasn't the only thing that was swollen. My boobs were huge, and I thought I looked ridiculous in my plain black dress. It had a scooped neck and long sleeves so I wasn't too out there, and my stomach stuck out very obviously.

"I don't want to." I grumbled.

"Hey, it's only a short interview." Travis tucked my hair behind my ears. "And then we can get food on the way home, sound good?"

"Food sounds amazing." I allowed a small smile, and Travis winked at me, making me giggle.

"Okay Taylor!" My cue was called and Travis helped me to my feet, tapping my nose playfully as I walked through backstage, heading out onto the set to roaring applause. I smiled and waved at the crowd as Jimmy got to his feet, jogging down to offer me his hand.

I smiled gratefully as he helped me up the stairs to the stage, and I sat down before Jimmy returned to his seat. The crowd slowly died down as I folded my hands over my stomach, a little self conscious but feeling okay about it. I'd talked to Travis a lot about what to do tonight, and he'd made me feel so much better.

"Well, well, well." Jimmy smiled at me when the crowd fell quiet. "Miss Taylor Swift. I must say it is a pleasure to have you here with us again."

"Thank you for having me." I nodded. 

"So, obviously you've had a busy past few months." Jimmy started. "You've been spending a lot of time in the studio, some personal things, so the first thing I want to ask is how are you doing?"

And he asked it like he really cared. I smiled, trying not to get emotional, but a tear welled up in my eye. Jimmy smiled sympathetically, leaning over to hand me a tissue. I laughed, taking it and dabbing the corners of my eyes.

"Sorry." I apologized, tucking it into my hand once I was done. "This little one is giving me a run for my money." Jimmy smiled and nodded as I sighed, sitting back. "I'm telling you, she's a little ball of energy just like her father."

"So it's a girl?" Jimmy asked.

"Well I'm not actually sure." I admitted. "We haven't found out yet, but I think she's a girl so that's what I've been calling her out of habit."

"That's understandable." Jimmy chuckled. "And I don't want to focus on that too much because I know you must be sick of the questions, so it's your choice what we talk about."

"I'm okay with talking a little about it." I nodded. "Make sure people get their facts right you know." Jimmy nodded, and I motioned for him to go ahead. 

"So." He thought for a moment. "I know you must hate people asking this and you are more than welcome to tell me to go to hell, but I'm curious about a certain Travis Kelce."

"Oh everyone is." I sighed, but I smiled to let him know it was okay. I didn't mind talking about it and Travis had said I could say whatever I wanted. It was just about how people asked. 

"So...you're not together?"

"No." I shook my head.

"So I assume it came about as a drunken night?"

"Not exactly." I laughed. "Not drunk, it just happened but Travis and I aren't any less of friends now we have a little one on the way." I patted my stomach. "Obviously we had some things to talk about, but we're friends, we're both going to be present parents, and it's a little complicated but it works for us." I shrugged.