Livre: One Shots

[23^] Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress

Post Red Tour slight  AU. Tennis player//instructor Karlie. Enjoy. I've had this in my drafts for a while haha.

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Summer should have been a time of relaxation and lounging about, but she was Taylor Swift, and 'lounging about' was not something she knew how to do. No, she had each day planned down to the hour, with vocal exercises and dance routines to prep for her tour that fall.

She was a junior at NYU, in the south just for the summer, and teaching tennis lessons during her free time at the local country club. She decided to play a friendly game of tennis against her brother.

He was kicking her ass, and while he was chatting to someone on the side-lines that he knew somehow, Taylor was scowling as she held her racket in one hand and the tennis ball in the other.

"You're not giving yourself enough time," a voice added softly, close, causing Taylor to snap her head up in fright.

"Huh?" Yes, Taylor, how eloquent; really showing off that stellar vocabulary you have.

"You're not preparing to hit the shot until it's too late." Taylor still looked on, blank. Whether it was because the words were foreign to her brain or whether she was being affected by the sheer beauty of the speaker, she didn't know. "Here, let me show you." The blonde pushed off the wall and wandered over, smiling as she did so. "I'm Karlie, by the way, Karlie Kloss. I give tennis lessons here."

"Oh, oh, yes. I'm Taylor.."

"You still introduce yourself no matter how famous you are?"

"Yeah. I do. Now, what was I doing wrong?" With her head back on properly, and that adorable smile being sent her way, Taylor could focus, somewhat.

"You're not preparing to hit the ball until it's bounced on this side of the net. You should be preparing to do that before that even happens, whether that be making the run to hit it, or by turning your hips and shoulder to swing."

"I don't...I'm not-" She didn't quite understand, but Karlie was already moving closer to help.

"Okay, like this." Karlie moved behind Taylor, and leaned round her body, her hands landing on Taylor's hips as she did so. It was terribly difficult to focus now that the girl was this close, and okay, she smelt ridiculously good.

As Karlie explained the proper way to prepare for a shot, when to start preparing, and how to plan her next move, Taylor tried to listen intently, but also battled the fluttering in her stomach, the racing of her heart, and the knowledge that this goddess currently had her hands on her.

"If you try that, it should make things easier for you," Karlie finished, and Taylor nodded, feeling Karlie step back, out of her space.

"Thank you," Taylor said quickly, hoping she wasn't just going to walk away. "Thank you very much, Karlie."

"You're welcome." The girl smiled, and Taylor felt herself melting. Good heavens, she is stunning.

Admiring her striking blonde hair, falling over her shoulders, and the way the country club's tennis shirt and skirt fit her so well, Taylor found herself swallowing the lump in her throat, and licking her lips. She really couldn't help it. Though, it looked like Karlie was doing much of the same, and wow, her body was responding to the appraisal encouragingly.

"Teff, you ready to play?" Austin called from across the court, breaking the moment they had going on, and Taylor shot him a look to say in a moment.

"Do you teach private lessons? One on one lessons?" Taylor suddenly asked Karlie, before she began to walk away. Karlie's eyebrow cocked and then she smiled lazily back at her.