𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 (𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳)

prologue

taylor remembered the thrill and rush she felt when she opened her acceptance letter from nyu, she was desperate to get away from her small town and uncaring parents. she pulled out loans, did what she needed to do. she bid her close friends goodbye and took off for the city of opportunity. there, everything was so much bigger, new and different. she became detached from her old life in nashville, barely calling home. her friends were busy but so was she, earning her degree in journalism. she kept to herself, only really becoming close friends with her roommate. other than that, taylor would consider herself a hermit, quiet but observant.

however, that quickly changed when her junior year in college rolled around. she met twenty-three year old, karlie kloss at a job convention hosted by her college. she heard about the famous karlie kloss and her nothing-to-something life store. karlie, at the time was already a self-made millionaire by the age of twenty-two, an entrepreneur. that day, she gave a speech about her company, kode with klossy which focused in on helping young girls enter the computer science field. taylor was already in love by her philosophy and overall aura. she had the opportunity to meet the woman at the end of the speech and was a nervous, anxious mess. that all changed when out of the blue, karlie asked for her number. 

"oh, um, hi! i'm taylor swift. i saw your speech up there and i just wanted to tell you, um, how cool i think your company is. it's really inspiring... seeing women enter such unique and diverse fields" taylor rushed out. she was much prettier in person. karlie's slender collarbones peeked through her thin blouse and her intimidating stature made her look like a giraffe in comparison to taylor. karlie's hazel eyes encapsulated taylor. she was stunning.

"hi, taylor! thank you so much. it means a lot. i saw you in the crowd, actually. do you attend nyu?" she replied warmly.

"i do, yeah. i'm a journalism major," taylor replied sheepishly. karlie nodded in response and laughed softly. they chatted for thirty minutes, getting to know each other. karlie also went to nyu and graduated a few years back with a degree in computer science. she loved traveling and reading. she lived in upstate new york but also had a home in london where she went when she needed to escape. they both chatted about the quirks of nyu and the places karlie has been. it was lighthearted and natural, something taylor didn't experience often. she was used to being the awkward one.

towards the end of their time together, karlie's assistant pulled her aside.

"oh! i can go if you want," taylor chimed, not wanting to interrupt karlie's schedule.

karlie shook her head, "my assistant was reminding me of a meeting i have in an hour. however, i do think you're interesting. i enjoyed my time talking to you. by any chance, could i get you number? let's get coffee sometime, hm?"

how could taylor say no?

things moved quickly. you could say it was love at first sight. by the time she was a senior, karlie asked taylor to be her girlfriend.

they were both at their favorite diner in brooklyn: kat's. it had been a year since they hit off. they hung any time they could. whenever karlie was in town from business, the two would constantly be around each other. karlie's presence made taylor at a certain ease and karlie just understood her. she knew she was falling but she didn't know whether or not karlie felt the same way.

however, that night, over cookies 'n cream milkshakes, karlie asked taylor to be her girlfriend:

"we've been hanging out a lot and i... uh, i just love being around you. you're my best friend and... you make me happy. i guess... i guess what i'm trying to say is will you be my girlfriend?" karlie asked suddenly. a blush rose to both of their cheeks and taylor leaned over, kissing karlie's lips softly.