"we gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean some to throw, some to make a diamond ring"
—— taylor swift
3 years later
"if taylor plays daylight i'll dye my hair pink and blue like the album cover."
"if taylor plays dear john i'll date a guy named john just to sing him this song when we break up."
"if taylor plays last kiss i'll break up with trevor."
"taylor please don't play last kiss."
"if taylor plays forever and always i'll set off a sprinkler in my house."
we all laughed as we ended my tiktok to post on social media.
this year is the year of the decade, taylor swift is going on tour. taylor wrote me a message and invited me to be one of her concert openers and of course i said yes. so far the concert has been an absolute blast.
i invited everyone to go with me in a few different cities and of course they said yes.
after everything three years ago jack and i have been together through everything. i've traveled with him to hockey games and he's traveled with me for my little library concerts to see my die hard fans.
i've gained 12 million followers on all socials and my music has been thriving.
today it's day one in philadelphia, pennsylvania and it was one day i'm not performing. we just decided to tag along anyway because why not, am i right? also taylor asked me to go.
we're with abby, chloe, delaney, trevor, nico, jack, luke and quinn.
i passed my phone to the boys to continue the tiktok who were walking behind us as we got to the stadium.
jacks pov:
"if taylor plays the way i loved you i'll tell abby i love her for the first time."
"if taylor plays the great war i'll start a nerf gun fight with everyone at our lake house."
"if taylor plays all of the girls you loved before i'll call all my exs and tell them i still love them."
"yo, nico, you're acting like you have a million exs."
"maybe i do." he shrugged.
"if taylor plays i think he knows i'll ask out my crush."
"awww lukey boy."
"if taylor plays this love i'll propose to delilah on the spot."
"woah, are you kidding?"
"no." i said pulling out a ring from my pocket.
"dude, no way."
"what're you gonna do if taylor doesn't play this love?"
"she is."
"how do you know that?"
"i asked her to."
"and she said yes?"
"yeah. she asked delilah to go today because this was the day she planned on doing this love so delilah would be here. and of course delilah would never say no."
"bro that's awesome."
"yeah, she's a miracle worker for sure."
delilah's pov:
i turned around and walked towards the boys who were all talking quietly.
"what are you guys talking about?"
"nothing."
"uh huh, sure."
"i'll tell you later." jack said as he handed me my phone.
"don't watch it back."
"why not?"
"because i want it to be a suprise."
"ok." i laughed.
we walked to where the security was and they led us over to the VIP section. i haven't been in the VIP section before because usually when i'm here i'm backstage with whoever else i performed with that day.
we watched as the openers performed and then waited for taylor to come out.
once she did we all sang along to her songs because it's taylor, she's an icon.
it's been a long time coming but
i'm drunk in the back of the car and i'm crying like a baby comin home from the bar
can i go, where you go? can we always, be this close?
ive been the archer... i've been the prey.. who could ever leave me darling? but who could stay?
take my hand and drag me head first, fearless
she wears short skirts i wear t shirts she's cheer captain and i'm on the bleachers
so we could call it even
you could call me babe for the weekend
tis the damn season
life was a willow and it bent right to your window
when taylor started singing marjorie everyone turned their flashlights on and i smiled and started tearing up.
jack held me by his side and kissed my head as i cried.
we watched as taylor spoke about her grandmother and how she inspired her to start her music career.
knew i was a robber, first time that he saw me, stealing hearts and running off and never saying sorry
don't blame me
love made me crazy
if it doesn't you ain't doin it right
i'm sorry, the old taylor can't come to the phone right now.. why? oh, cause she's dead
please don't be in love with some one else
please don't have somebody waiting on you
it feels like a perfect night, to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exs
then you were tossing me the car keys
fuck the patriarchy key chain on the ground
there goes, the last great american dynasty
and i can see us twisted in bedsheets august slipped away like a bottle of wine
don't call me kid
don't call me baby
look at this idiotic fool that you made me
and when you can't sleep at night
you hear my stolen lullabies
try to change the ending, peter losing wendy
you got that james dean daydream look in your eyes
see me in hindsight tangled up with you all night
burning it down
then taylor grabbed her guitar to start her suprise songs. we all recorded as she talked a bit before playing a song.
"Once upon a time, I believe it was a Tuesday when I caught your eye
And we caught onto something
I hold onto the night, you looked me in the eye and told me you loved me"
"looks like you have to start a sprinkler in your house." we laughed at chloe.
"now this next suprise song i am playing for a friend. a very nice guy asked me to sing this song so he could propose to his girlfriend.
Clear blue water
High tide came and brought you in."
"aw, jack, it's our song." i said jumping up and down.
"And I could go on and on, on and on, and I will
Skies grew darker
Currents swept you out again
And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone
In silent screams
In wildest dreams
I never dreamed of this
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead
These hands had to let it go free, and
This love came back to me
Tossing, turning
Struggled through the night with someone new
And I could go on and on, on and on
Lantern, burning
Flickered in the night, only you
But you were still gone, gone, gone
In losing grip
On sinking ships
You showed up just in time
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead
These hands had to let it go free, and
This love came back to me
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark
These hands had to let it go free, and
This love came back to me
Your kiss, my cheek
I watched you leave
Your smile, my ghost
I fell to my knees
When you're young, you just run
But you come back to what you need
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead
These hands had to let it go free, and
This love came back to me
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark
These hands had to let it go free, and
This love came back to me
This love came back to me
i would like us all to direct our attention to the VIP section right over on my right where my two lovely friends delilah paisley and jack hughes are standing. or more should i say jack on his knee."
i turned around and saw jack down on his knee with a ring in his hand. i placed my hand over my mouth while my eyes began to tear up.
taylor's mom andrea handed jack a microphone as he began talking.
"delilah, you know i'm not the best at speeches so i'm going to make this quick and let taylor continue her show, but you are the best thing that's ever happened to me. i made you a promise last year, a promise to make you my wife and here i am, asking you to be my wife. delilah grace paisley, will you marry me? can i finally make you a hughes?"
"yes!"
"she said yes!" taylor yelled.
everyone clapped and roared as jack and i hugged and he slipped the ring on my finger, pulling me into a kiss.
"i love you so much, deli."
"i love you so much, jack."
Delilah and Jack got happily married the next year in italy during the summer. all of their friends flew with them to a new country and they all partied together until they dropped.
about five years after the two got married delilah got pregnant with a baby girl, and they named her alison ivy hughes, because why wouldn't they get their names from taylor swift?
before the engagement delilah did drop out of college and admits it was one of the best decisions she'd ever made.
her music career went far and soon enough delilah was going to sold out stadiums across the world just like her idol taylor swift had.
delilah returned taylor's favor and asked her to be an opener for her own show and taylor of course said yes, the two being the best of friends.
after alison, the hughes couple had another baby, this one being a boy. they named him parker ronan hughes, parker being a name they thought was cute and ronan also being a taylor inspired name.
they also adopted a puppy golden retriever together, naming her daisy.
trevor and abby ended up getting married a couple years after delilah and jack. chloe and quinn didn't end up staying together in the long run but remained close friends.
luke has a girlfriend and plans to tie the knot soon but doesn't know when yet.
the couple and their kids still live in new jersey, delilah finding it practical if she ever needed to head to her studio in new york.
and that's it, that's the story of delilah and jack hughes.
by the wise words of taylor.
the end.
A/N
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