How to Mend a Broken Heart - Taylor swift and Travis Kelce

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Great, the one time i decide not to stalk a guy online excessively

"Wow" I whisper sigh, barely audible, shocked at his words

I had never dated anyone with kids before, i didn't know how to handle the situation and no matter what, that kid had to see her mother so that meant Travis had to constantly see his ex, and I was friends with a few of my exes but a stronger bond held Travis and his kids mother together

"How old is she?"

"Six, her names Eliza" he smiles proudly when he speaks about his daughter 

"I uh- um- I- I don't know what to say"

"I'm sorry if kids are a deal breaker for you, i usually wouldn't tell someone, especially so early in the- whatever this is, but I'm falling in love with you and I don't think it's fair to you if we continued this without telling you"

"Travis I- I am so sorry" I say about to cry

"Is it a dealbreaker?"

"I don't know, I'm sorry, maybe... I need some time to think about it"

"Travis I'm sorry" the words spill out as he doesn't respond

"It's fine, many people don't want to date someone who has a child, don't be sorry, I don't expect you to apologize for something you have no control over"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that this changes everything, please give me some time, I need to think this over, I- I'm going to Mexico in a few days, I promise to have an answer by the time I come back, I-"

"Fine" he nods, holding back tears, as he gets up from the couch, he places his hand on top of my had briefly to say goodbye "I have to go, I promised Lizzie I'd be home early to tuck her in" he tells me before turning around and walking towards the door

"Trav wait-" I say getting up and following him but he doesn't turn back, he just walks out the door

I sprawl out on the couch crying for a few minutes undecided about what to do, I know it's soon but I'm in love with him, and if he didn't have a kid I'd even go as far as saying he was the one, In all my life I had never felt the way I do with anyone, not even in the six years I was with Joe

I had only told two of my closest friends about me seeing Travis, Selena, the one with the "go for it, what do you have to lose" mentality and Blake, the one with the "I think it's a bad idea" or the "I told you so" mentality and Blake already had her doubts about him, I hadn't even told my parents about him yet, they'd been pissed about matty even if I was a grown woman, they knew I deserved someone better so when it came to Travis I decided not to tell them until things were serious, I thought that would have been soon

I find myself crazy and decide to call Selena because I know she'll at least give me hope

"Hi Tay, how are you? How are things going with your little football player?" She answers the phone without giving me a chance to say a thing

"I don't think I'm seeing him again"

"What? Why? I thought you told me literally yesterday you were already falling in love with him"

"I am but he has a kid, I don't think I can take that responsibility, it changes everything, just now he left because he had to fly back in time to tuck her into bed"

"Ok well you don't technically have to take care of his kid"

"I guess I always imagined that when I had a kid with someone then it would be both of our first time experiencing all the baby stuff"

"Girl you barely know the guy and you're already thinking about kids? Gosh you didn't really lie when you said you were in love did you?" She jokes

"Sel, this is serious, I don't know what to do"

"Go back with him"

"And what about the kid?"

"You know go on dates with him, maybe schedule everything on the days she's with her mom, you don't have to be a parent if you want to keep seeing your football player"

"I don't know if I can do that to him or myself I'm not just looking for a fling and I don't want things to get serious if I don't even know how his daughter is going to be a part of my life"

"Ok but you love him, and you're obviously doubting yourself, I'd say go for it, just give yourself some time to meet this kid"

"Okay, I'll think about it"

"Tay, while you think about it, don't you dare google this kid not only is it creepy but you know the media, let everything come from Travis because then everything's going to be twisted"

The week in Mexico felt like time just wouldn't advance, I was miserable, anyone who really knows me would be able to tell something was off, I missed Travis, but even then I was able to deliver a good show, my fans deserved it, and I'd already spent half the year moping around for Joe, I wouldn't do the same about Travis, I barely knew him

I would get over him too, somehow

"I thought you weren't going to call anymore"

"I'm sorry, I've had a lot on my mind, but Travis, I don't think I can do this"