taylor swift + joe alwyn: story of us

I Love You?

"C'mon Joe, it'll be fun," Taylor said. "Please? Selena, Abi, and Matt will be there. And Matt's bringing a few friends too. It's the best time because my family isn't home."

Joe bit his lip, "Maybe."

"Please," Taylor begged him. "It'll be so fun."

"I don't know, I'm kind of tired, with all the final exams this week." Joe said. "And Patrick asked me to help him with his homework tonight."

Taylor frowned, "Okay. Can you come over to my house after though? Everyone should be gone after eleven."

"If I'm still awake, sure," Joe replied.

"Okay," Taylor said, leaning onto his chest.

He ran his hand through her hair, kissing the top of her head. Joe smiled into her hair, "So what time is your party starting at?"

"In about thirty minutes," Taylor said, glancing at the clock.

"Alright, I probably should go soon then," Joe said, standing up from the couch.

Taylor stood up with him, "Okay, I'll see you later maybe?"

Joe kissed her cheek, "Yup."

"See you," Taylor said, giving him a small wave as he walked out the door.

Thirty minutes later, her guests started to arrive, filtering through the front door. "I brought drinkssss," Abigail said, holding them up.

Taylor raised an eyebrow, considering it. It's fine for just one night. So there she was an hour later, playing a drunk game of truth or dare. "Taylor truth or dare?" Selena slurred.

"Dare," Taylor said excitedly.

"I dare you to... FaceTime Joe and pretend to break up with him," Selena smiled mischievously.

Taylor shrugged, "Okay."

She pulled out her phone as everyone watched her expectantly. Calling Joe, she waited for him to pick up. Joe picked up the phone, "Hey, I'm with Pat right now, what's up?"

Joe panned the camera so she could see Patrick sitting next to him, scribbling on a piece of paper. Taylor tried to make a straight face, "Can I talk to you for a moment? Like without... you know."

"Yeah sure," Joe said, standing up and turning to Patrick. "I'll be right back, why don't you finish up problem seven."

Joe walked out to the hallway, shutting the door behind him. "So what's up? How's the party?"

"Good, ummm, so there's something I need to tell you," Taylor said slowly.

Joe raised an eyebrow, "And that is?"

Taylor tried to muster her inner actor, trying to pretend she wasn't drunk. "I'm breaking up with you."

Joe furrowed his eyebrows, "What? Is this- What? Why?"

Abigail stifled a laugh. Taylor panicked for a moment, trying to find a reason that she would want to break up with him. "I... found someone better. One of Matt's friends."

"What? Who?" Joe asked, incredibly confused.

Taylor bit her lip, "Bryan."

"Who the hell is Bryan?" Joe said, visibly annoyed.

Taylor tried not to laugh, "I already said, Matt's friend."

Joe looked at her carefully, "Are you... drunk?"

"No!" Taylor said. "I'm sober."

Joe raised a questioning eyebrow, "You sure?"

"Of course," Taylor replied, giving a convincing smile.