Wild Card

Welcome To New York

"So how was moving day? I remember the first time I moved into my apartment, it was such a pain getting everything where I wanted it, I almost backed out," Taylor smiled as she heard the younger girl laughing on the other end of the phone, no doubt remembering old memories.

It had been over a month since Taylor started looking for apartments in New York, it had been a long and somewhat tiring process for the singer; Austin had even given up on helping after the first week. It wasn't until just three days ago that she had found it: the perfect apartment for her. The second she saw the place she made an offer.

"I actually didn't make much of a change to the place besides a few rooms so it's been pretty relaxing, considering. You should come see it sometime," Taylor said as she chopped some vegetables, preparing dinner.

"Oh I will do just that first chance I get." Taylor could hear the sound of a male voice coming from the phone as well as Karlie's distant voice. "Hey Tay, I got to get going. Josh and I are gonna go see a play, but I'll pass by tomorrow!"

"Oh, okay. Have fun." Taylor tried to not feel disappointed and jealous but it was no use. She was indeed very disappointed and more jealous than she would like to admit.

Over the course of the month, Taylor and Karlie had grown closer. They talked on the phone almost every day and hung out during the blonde's many visits to the city. Also, over the month, Taylor's crush on the model had only gotten bigger. She knew her "little" crush wouldn't be going anywhere any time soon.

She wasn't quite sure how to deal with her feelings. She didn't want to ruin her friendship with Karlie. She wasn't sure of the model's feelings, and even if she did like her back, her publicist definitely wouldn't approve. And then there was Josh... Karlie never really talked about him which Taylor was more than thankful for, it also gave her hope that maybe they weren't very close.

Taylor sighed and focused on making her dinner. She wasn't going to worry tonight. Tonight she would enjoy her first night in her new apartment.

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The next morning Taylor woke up to the sound of someone knocking on her door, she grumbled still half asleep and felt her way through the apartment. She had stayed up longer than she planned to the previous night, what originally wasn't meant to be a 2 hour marathon of Law & Order turned into 10 hours, without the singer realizing it.

When Taylor opened the door she was greeted with the biggest smile she had ever seen. Had she not been so tired she probably would've thought it was adorable however, in her current state she just found it slightly annoying.

"Nobody should be so cheerful in the morning." Taylor said glancing up at the model.

"It's 1 PM Taylor," Karlie answered, finding the singer's grumpy mood to be adorable. "Did you just wake up? And why am I still standing at your door?"

"It's 1 PM?" Taylor instantly became more aware once hearing of the time.

"Well it's technically... 1:33. And I'm still standing at your door."

"Oh yes! Sorry, come in." As the model came in, Taylor noticed for the first time that Karlie was holding a bag.

Karlie noticed Taylor's stare. "I brought lunch. I figured we could eat after you showed me around," said the younger girl with a sheepish smile.

Taylor couldn't help but smile at the girl's gesture. "In that case, let me start showing you around 'cause I'm starving."

"We should celebrate your move to New York." Karlie said as the two finished their lunch.

"And how are we gonna do that?"

Karlie thought about it for a minute before looking at Taylor, her eyes were wide and she had a huge smile on her face.

"I know! I was invited to this party that's happening tonight. We can go together and just have a good time!"

"I don't know, Karlie..." Taylor said a little unsure. She didn't know if partying with Karlie's friends who the singer didn't know was something she would enjoy.

"Oh come on! It'll make up for the time we couldn't hang out during the Victoria Secret's after party. Pleaseeeee!" Karlie begged with the most adorable pout.

Taylor simply couldn't say no to her. "Fine."

Karlie jumped up in excitement and ran around the table to engulf Taylor in a hug. Taylor couldn't help but blush a little at the model's affection.

"Oh, and Taylor... Welcome to New York."