Pitch Perfect Harmony

Birthday Finale

"So, birthday dinner?", Taylor asked. She was suspicious of how Travis acted. He had told her they would go out to dinner to celebrate her birthday, but he seemed nervous. "Birthday dinner. Are you ready?", he asked rubbing his hands. He knew that she could sense that something was off but he had kept this for months now, so he'd manage a few more minutes. "Are you?", she asked back. He nodded, so they got into the car. Taylor noticed they were going in the opposite direction of what she had thought, but she let him get away with it for now.

They had had cake with her family earlier today and Travis had been on his phone more than usual. As if he was planning something but he was trying to keep it secret, always making up birthday greetings from his friends that didn't have her number even though she had seen that the name on his screen hadn't been the one he told her then. Of course, she'd asked a few times but he had always managed to talk himself out of it. So, Taylor wasn't too surprised that they ended up somewhere other than she had expected.

At what she knew as a party location, they were led to the door. It was pretty dark and Taylor could barely make out anything. "You just get in here, and I'll pick you up on the other end", Travis smiled and opened another door that revealed a replica of the cleaning cart they had used on tour. "What is going on?", she laughed not getting in. "Trust me", he just replied, and when she heard Applause by Lady Gaga playing her nerves instinctively kicked in. "Trav", she mumbled. "Tay, I will be right there when this door opens again, I promise", he assured her and kissed her forehead. So Taylor slowly got into the cleaning cart and he closed the door. A little screech left her lips when she felt it actually moving. What on earth was going on? Seconds later, the intro of Miss Americana echoed around her and she truly felt as if she was right before a show. Her whole body was tingly with excitement but she was honestly also scared. He wouldn't make her play a real full show on a random weekday, would he?

Then suddenly, the door sprang open. Bright, colorful lights blurred her vision but then she could make out a crowd. "Happy Birthday and Happy tour finale", Travis held out a hand for her. She took it and let him pull her out of the cart and onto her feet. Her friends and family cheered and started singing happy birthday and she started to realize what this was. "Are you for real?", she mumbled and just then noticed that Travis wore his suit and hat again. "Oh my god, I... what?", she couldn't believe it and felt tears build up. "This is going to be my thank you for everything you do and are for me, your family, and your friends", Travis proclaimed. "Everyone is here", she mumbled recognizing more and more faces. "Let's say hello", Travis gently guided her off the little stage into the crowd and everyone hugged her and congratulated her on her birthday and the end of the tour.

The playlist was The Eras Tour and Taylor noticed more and more themed decorations and props. "Holy shit how did you all do that?!", she asked looking around. "Most of this and I really mean most came from your boyfriend", Ashley told her. Travis had come up with so many ideas and their friends had helped him to implement them. "Did you really?", she turned to him with teary eyes again. "You deserve a party and I know for a fact that, if you could, you would go to your own concert", he joked. She just laughed and pulled him down for a kiss. "May I?", he then asked showing her a friendship bracelet. Not just some bracelet though. It was the original with his phone number on it. "God this is literally perfect", she grinned and let him put it on for her.

"The drinks are themed too?!", Taylor soon saw. "Everything, Tay", Pat showed up next to her. She just laughed again. This was unbelievable. Travis must've spent hours thinking of all this even if he had good help. It meant the world to her and she definitely wanted to thank him in a silent moment later. "Red for me then", she decided on a vodka cran. She could not stop complementing everyone for their outfits, thanking them for putting all this up but everyone just mentioned that it was Travis' idea and he wanted to make her feel special. She almost wasn't sure how to handle all of this.