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Taylor
8:30 pm was what the clock on the wall read.
Staring out the window of her apartment,Taylor couldn't help but wonder if Emma had forgotten about calling her.
She doubted it.
However she had been burned before and therefore always kind of expected the worst from new people.
The singer looked down at Meredith,who had settled in her lap,and smiled a little. Her cats always seemed to know when even the slightest thing was off.
Unsurprisingly so did a certain brunette.
A certain brunette who had shown up at her door a mere thirty minutes ago and was now bustling around her kitchen.
"Tay remind me to take you grocery shopping tomorrow." Selena's voice sounded out through the apartment "Your cabinets are practically empty!"
Rolling her eyes,Taylor reached for her phone to set a reminder. Before she could unlock it however,the screen burst into action and a name appeared.
She hadn't forgotten after all.
Without a second thought Taylor hit the green button and lifted the phone to her ear.
"Hey"
"Hi Em."
"How are you doing?"
The singer sighed softly.
"Honestly,not great."
"That bad huh?"
"Mhm"
"I would have called sooner,but my brother is having some serious relationship issues and I only left his place thirty minutes ago."
"I'm glad you called."
Taylor picked at her nail,the nerves picking up.
"I thought you forgot."
"Wait...you thought I forgot about you?"
Emma sounded shocked,and a bit sad.
"Yeah."
"Oh Taylor,there is no way I could ever have forgotten. I couldn't stop worrying about you."
Now it was the singer's turn to be shocked.
"You were worried about me?"
"Of course! I mean it was pretty obvious you were upset and whatever happened with the meeting bothered you."
"I...thank you for caring."
"Always."
"Would you like to know what happened?"
"Only if you're comfortable with telling me Tay."
"I can tell you the basis,I know you're not going to go and say anything to anyone."
"You never have to worry about that,I'm not really active on social media,and I just want to help."
"I think I need to talk about it,you know with someone who isn't really involved."
"Well thats exactly what I'm here for!"
The blonde relaxed back into the couch,and absentmindedly scratched Meredith behind the ear before carrying on.
"I'm working on a new album and I really want to take my time on it,because I need something fresh and different.
It's coming along,but its very different to Reputation and my team has a few issues with it."
There was no response from the other woman and Taylor took this to mean she was waiting until after she had finished venting to say something.
"Some are telling me that what I'm doing is boring,they tell me that it will never be as good as Rep while others are simply just saying I'm taking to long."
Still silence,so the blonde continued.
"I love what I do,making music is my everything,but the people involved are becoming too much at the moment and I'm starting to feel really overwhelmed and pressured. We can't get through a single meeting without some sort of argument coming up."
"Jesus Taylor...I'm so sorry hun,I had no idea."
"Its okay I guess."
"Oh no,its definitely not okay. You don't deserve that extra stress,especially from people you rely on."
"You understand?"
"Yeah of course,and you have every right to be frustrated and upset. What they are doing is completely uncalled for and like I said,you don't deserve any of it."
"I'm sure it will pass,but as of right now it's making my want to pull my hair out."
"I can only imagine."
A strange sense of relief passed over the blonde and she let out a deep breath,one she hadn't even realised she was holding.
"Feel better?"
"Yeah..."
She chuckled softly.
"I really do,thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Did you manage to help your brother with his girl issues?"
"Huh?"
"You said your brother was having relationship trouble."
"Ohhhhh!"
Taylor heard the younger woman laugh as she realised what the singer was asking.
"Taylor,my brothers gay."
"Oh-"
The older blonde faltered.
"Ohhhhh,so the relationship trouble was with a guy!"
Emma chuckled.
"Sure was. But I managed to help."
"Good! And sorry for assuming."
"No no don't worry,you didn't know any better."
"What you up to now that you're home?"
"Uhh wandering around my kitchen and wondering how I forgot to go grocery shopping!"
Taylor giggled at this.
"I feel you there. Selena managed to find something in my pantry for dinner but now she is dragging me to the shops first thing tomorrow."
"Selena Gomez?"
"Yep! She came over unannounced to spend the night and do a Harry Potter Movie run."
"Oooo fun,is Ed there?"
"Nah."
The singer paused for a second before deciding to call herself out,not wanting to repay Emma's kindness with lies.
"I didn't actually go for coffee with him..."
"I kind of figured."
"Oh?"
"Yeah,not that I automatically assumed you were lying because I know you guys are close,but I kind of figured that you needed time to yourself and didn't want me worrying so you made that up so I would go on with my visit to my brother and im sorr-"
"Wow wow Em,calm down."
Taylor gently broke the other woman's ranting,not wanting her to think that she was mad.
"I'm not in anyway upset,I'm just surprised you caught on to that. I'm usually pretty good at making excuses."
"Oh,well I'm good at knowing when people need space I guess."
"Thank you for not pushing the situation,I'm pretty sure I would have shut down if you had."
"No problem,after all I know All To Well how I would feel if the roles were reversed."
Taylor burst out laughing.
"Oh you did not!"
"What? What did I do?"
The singer could practically hear the other woman's smirk.
She knew exactly what she had done.
Deciding to play the younger woman's own game against her,the blonde put on her most innocent voice.
"I Knew You Were Trouble Emma Quinn."
"Well Miss Swift you aren't so Innocent."
"Now Em don't be so Mean."
"Never in your Wildest Dreams,Tay."
"I swear this will be The Last Time we talk Miss Quinn."
"Ohhhh noooo Taylor please I beg you,Stay Stay Stay!"
"No. Consider this the beginning of our Bad Blood."
"I'm going to be Haunted by our memories together! Please please can we Begin Again!"
At this point both women were laughing uncontrollably. So much so they found it impossible to continue the banter.
As a result,Meredith gave Taylor a dirty look and proceeded to jump off her lap,highly disgusted by the amount of noise her owner was making.
"We scared Mer off."
The singer managed to get out as she attempted to catch her breath.
"Unsurprisingly."
"You're good Quinn,I'll give you that."
"What can I say Swift,I know my stuff."
Once again Taylor could tell the other woman was smirking and it brought a smile to her face.
This was the first time in a long time she had been so comfortable around someone new.
"Anyway Tay,I have to love and leave ya. My microwave mac and cheese is calling."
The singer scrunched up her nose.
"Microwave mac and cheese?"
"Yeahhhh my cupboards really are empty!"
"Ahh well you enjoy that. Imma go eat the delicious meal Selena made for me."
"Don't brag!"
"I'm gonna."
"Ughhh you're Mean!"
Taylor chuckled.
"Don't start! Go and eat."
"Talk later Tay!"
"Definitely,and thank you again for helping me."
"You're welcome,I'm always here when you need."
With that the line went dead and Taylor tossed her phone down, a soft smile on her face.
"Okay,who on earth was that!"
The blonde jumped out of her skin as Selena appeared out of thin air holding two bowls of Cheese tortellini in her hands.
"Arghh fuck Sel,warn me before you just spawn like that!"
"Nahh,its fun watching you jump." The brunette put the bowls on the table and sat down beside her. "Now explain why I just had to listen to you use your song names in really bad sentences for ten minutes straight."
Taylor's smile got wider causing Selena to tilt her head,even more curious then before.
"Her name is Emma Quinn and I've know her for a little over a month."
The brunette furrowed her brows "I don't think I know any Emma Quinns."
"Uh,she's not in the public eye."
Selena's eyes widened "A fan?"
Taylor nodded. "It was a wrong number situation,and well after the first conversation we just kind of clicked."
"So you are friends with a fan,who accidentally got your private number..." Selena was attempting to process all this information "Does she even know it's you?
"Yes,but she only found out two days ago."
"So you became friends with her before she knew you were Taylor Swift,and now you are still going to be friends even though she is a fan and knows who you are?"
The blonde nodded "Obviously I know to be careful about what I say regarding work,but she doesn't push for information and doesn't care about the famous part of my life,I think she really just wants to be friends."
Selena smiled "I'm glad,I know how it feels to be friends with someone who isn't in the industry. It's like a breath of fresh air."
Taylor looked at her in surprise "You're not gonna lecture me about being careless?"
"No of course not,you are a very intelligent person Tay-Tay and can make your own decisions on who you wish to be friends with." The brunette leaned into her friend "Besides my gut is telling me she is exactly the kind of person you need in your life right now."
"Huh?"
"It's the first time in a long time I've heard you laugh like that with someone who isn't myself,Mama Swift or Ed."
Taylor smiled sheepishly "Like I said,I feel comfortable around her,exactly like how I feel around you guys."
"Then who cares if she is a fan,there's is not rule which says we can't be friends with the Swifties or Selenators." Selena grinned and proceeded to make a lunge for Taylor's phone.
The blonde raised a brow at her actions "What on earth are you doing?"
"I'm want to say hi to Emma!"
Taylor groaned and rolled her eyes "Of course you do."
She took her phone back and looked pointedly at the two bowls of pasta on the table "Lets eat first and then maybe you can say hi."
The brunette glared at her,but listened regardless and the two tucked into the food.
Twenty minutes later they had finished,cleaned up and were messing around with the cats when Taylor got a notification from Snapchat.
It was from Emma,and as she opened it she became aware of Selena watching over her shoulder.
"Oh my god thats a cute cat!" Selena practically squealed.
"Want to send one back?"
The brunette nodded excitedly and picked up Benjamin,handing him to Taylor while she took the taller woman's phone and angled the camera down at them.
After taking a few pictures,she handed the phone back to Taylor who added a message to the image and sent it.
A few minutes later they got one back in return,this time directed to Selena.
"Wow Tay!" The brunette looked impressed "You didn't tell me she was drop dead gorgeous!"
The blonde chuckled lightly,her friend was always one for stating the obvious.
They took another picture and sent it,before Taylor decided to just surrender her phone up to the brunette completely and let her two friends Snap each other.
As she watched the brunette pose and then laugh at something Taylor couldn't help but breathe out a sigh of relief.
She loved Selena like a sister and was happy she approved of the other girl.
Hopefully one day the two could meet.
"Tay come here and get in the picture!"
The blonde shook her head in amusement but got up anyway.
This was exactly what she had needed today and was content with the turn of events.
She had a feeling things were going to be okay.
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