-May 6, 2013-
Kaitlyn's POV
I woke up today curled up in Austin's arms on the couch. We had fallen asleep last night watching movies with Taylor and Ed. There was a blanket over us and Austin's arm was draped around me while his head was resting on mine. I reached up and kissed his jaw lightly and his eyes fluttered open.
"Good morning beautiful," he said in his adorable raspy voice.
"Morning babe," I smiled at his voice.
He lifted his arm and I sat up. He rubbed his eyes and I stretched while yawning.
"Finally, the lovebirds are awake," Taylor said, walking out of the bedroom.
"Morning," I said through my yawn.
"We're going out to lunch in an hour so hurry up and get ready," Taylor said.
"Where? And with who?" I asked.
"The Chrome Bar and Grill, it's right next door and with Ed, Mom, and the band," Taylor said. "Now get up and go shower." She shooed me off the couch.
"I'll come back when I'm ready," Austin said to me.
"Okay," I said, leaning over the couch and giving him a quick kiss before going into the bathroom to shower.
I quickly brush my teeth before stripping and stepping into a warm shower. I washed my hair and body before stepping out and wrapping a towel around myself. I walked into the bedroom and over to my suitcase. I grabbed some underwear along with a pair of ripped jeans and a white cami. I slipped into the skinny jeans, cuffed them a little, and threw on the white cami before tying my hair into the towel on the top of my head. I went back into the bathroom and blow dried my hair. I straightened my hair before pulling the front pieces back and pinning them at the back of my head. I grabbed my makeup bag from across the counter and laid it out in front of me. I pulled out my Mac strobe cream and put it on as a base for the rest of my makeup. I applied some powder and bronzer before moving on to my eyes.I put on some neutral eye shadow before adding some sparkle on top of it. I did some bold lined eyeliner before putting on my mascara. I topped it all off with some red lipstick and some studded earrings. I buttoned my light blue overshirt before slipping into some tan booties. I put on the necklace that Austin got me yesterday before grabbing my wristlet and phone and walking out into the living room area. Austin was sitting facing me, across from Taylor and they were talking. When I walked in, Austin looked up at me and fell silent.
"What?" I said, suddenly worried about my appearance that I was oh-so confident in before.
"Y-you look- wow," was all Austin could manage before walking over to me. "And she's all mine," he whispered, leaning his forehead against mine.
I smiled before giving him a quick kiss on the lips. He smiled as I pulled away and he grabbed my hand.
"Alright, alright, let's go before the next show rolls around," Taylor said, shooing us out the door.
We walked out and met Ed and our mom by the elevators.
"Mom," I smiled, pulling her into a hug.
"Hey sweetie," she smiled. "Hi Austin."
"Hi Mrs. Swift," he said, shifting his weight to his heels.
"Call me Andrea," she said, pulling him in to a hug.
He gave me a funny look over her shoulder and Taylor and I laughed at his expressions as he awkwardly hugged my mom.
We got into the elevator and Austin and I stood close to each other while leaning against the railing. Mom, Taylor, and Ed were discussing something about some other thing and I pretended to listen while nodding along.
"Do you know what they're talking about?" Austin leaned over and whispered in my ear, sending shivers up my spine.
"Not a clue," I whispered back. We both laughed and suddenly all attention was on us.
"What's so funny?" Taylor asked.
"Nothing," we shook our heads.
"Children," Taylor said, rolling her eyes.
We exited the elevator and met the security guys in the lobby. We all walked right next door to the restaurant and found the band waiting at a table in the back. We all sat down. I sat with Austin on my right and Taylor on my left with Ed next to Austin and Mom across from Taylor. We looked over the menu and I ordered pasta while Austin got a burger and Taylor and my mom both got a salad.
"So Kaitlyn... Austin," Caitlin, the band member, smirked.
"What?" I asked, glancing at Austin.
"How's it going?" She asked, giving us some suggestive eyebrows.
"Caitlin!" I said, my face turning red.
Austin and Taylor burst out laughing while I hid my face in my hands. Taylor leaned over and whispered something in Caitlin's ear. Caitlin joined in on the laughter and Taylor laughed even harder.
"What?" I whined.
"He slept over last night?" Caitlin questioned.
My eyes widened, "No! Well yes, but not like that! Ew, ugh, Caitlin!" I shuddered.
"Should I be offended?" Austin said, pretending to be hurt.
"No," I said before turning back to Taylor. "You were literally in the next room, that would be jus- ugh!"
"I'm glad to hear that," Mom said, making the situation a whole lot worse.
"Mom," I whined, but it came out as more of a voice crack, which of course made everyone laugh harder.
"I'm done," I said, throwing my hands in the air before crossing them over my chest.
"Aw babe, you look so cute when you pout," Austin said, tapping my nose.
"Stop," I whined, putting my head in my hands.
"Alright guys that's enough," my mom told Austin, Taylor, and Caitlin.
"Aw fine," Taylor complied.
We ate our meals and paid before leaving to go back to the hotel. When we got inside I ran to the bathroom and came back to see Taylor and Austin huddled in a corner whispering. I snuck up behind Taylor and threw my hands on her shoulders.
"Hey!" I said, making both of them jump.
"Hey Kait," Austin said.
"What were you whispering about?" I asked.
"Nothing," Taylor said, walking away.
I gave Austin a questioning look and he grabbed my hand. He led me over to the chairs and we sat down across from each other.
"We need to talk," he said.
I could feel the tears coming from just those four words. "Are you breaking up with me?"
"What! No! Why would I be breaking up with you?" Austin exclaimed, cupping his hands around my face.
"Well usually when someone says 'we need to talk' that means they're going to break up with you," I explained as a tear rolled down my cheek.
"No, I am not breaking up with you now or ever, I promise," Austin said, wiping my tear.
"Then what do we need to talk about?" I asked.
"I'm leaving," Austin said.
"Leaving?" I questioned.
"I'll be gone for two and a half weeks to go to New York and record, then I'll come back to open for a few more shows," he explained.
"When do you leave?" I asked.
"In a few hours," he replied.
"What!" I said.
"I'm sorry, I totally forgot to tell you, I really did," Austin said, looking down.
"Hey, it's okay, I'm not mad, I'm just," I sighed, "sad I guess. Three weeks is a long time without you."
"Hey don't be sad, we'll face time every night and text all day," he said, wiping away my tears.
"I'm going to miss you so much," I said, launching myself into his arms.
"I'm going to miss you more," he replied, wrapping his strong arms around me.
"How long exactly?" I asked, pulling away.
"A little over three hours," he said, brushing my hair out of my face. "Let's do something; what do you want to do?"
"Can we just hang out and watch a movie or something?" I said.
"That sounds perfect," he smiled.
We walked up to the hotel room where Ed and Taylor were already on the couch hanging out. We sat on the love seat and turned on a movie.
The movie was around three hours long, but it felt like a minute. Soon enough we were getting all of Austin's bags together and driving to the airport. Ed and Austin helped load the bags onto the jet and I stood by the car next to Taylor who insisted on coming for "moral support." All of the bags were on the plane and Austin said quick goodbyes to Taylor and Ed before coming over to me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and his snaked around my waist. He picked me up and my tears started pouring.
"Hey, babe please don't cry, it breaks my heart," Austin said, looking into my eyes.
"Do you have to go?" I asked.
"I wish I didn't, but my management will kill me if I don't record these songs now," he smiled sadly.
"I know," I sighed sadly.
"Hey, it's only less than 18 days," he said, trying to cheer me up. "Then we get over two weeks together."
"Yeah, you're right," I said, forcing a smile.
"Alright, now I have to go; are you going to be okay?" He asked, glancing behind him.
I nodded, not wanting to break down again. "Okay." He cupped his hands around my face and planted a firm kiss on my lips.
"Goodbye," I said quietly.
"No, never say that," he shook his head. I raised an eyebrow at him and he smiled. "I'll see you later."
He got on the plane and I kept thinking about that 'I'll see you later.' Later is just too far away right now.