new romantics - taylor swift and travis kelce

I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit

-Taylor Pov-

Tokyo has a different energy going on. It's a country filled with culture and history, Both ancient and More modern. I love visiting here whenever I am on tour. The crowds Are always amazingly interactive, and I love it when the crowd sings back at me.

"Mommy, I like it here" Thea grins from beside me. We Are walking around a temple faller Senso-ji and taking in the beautiful views of the city. Tokyo doesn't have as many temples as Kyoto, but this is the city's most popular temple. The atmosphere is amazing, and I love showing Thea the culture all around us. The temple is located at the end of a shopping street, with a five-story pagoda to our left.

"I'm happy you like it because I love showing you places like these. We are going to visit landmarks like these in all the countries I'm performing in. You will experience loads of different things" I say. I'm determined to show thea the world. I didn't get to travel much at her age, my parents worked a lot, so I didn't travel much before I started to tour the world. But I get to give thea a wide cultural experience with all the traveling we do. It's something I value a lot for her, she is lucky she gets to experience it all.

"I wish travis was here with us" she sighs and I can't help but agree with her. I miss him when we are apart, but he has the biggest game of the season coming up, and we will get to spend plenty of time together during the off-season.

"I know sweetie, but we will see him again soon. Remember, he is playing that big important game soon. And we will fly all the way to Las Vegas to see him" I tell her.

We take pictures together of the monuments, creating memories to hold on to. I love looking back at old pictures of Thea, from her growing up. It's like a moment in time captured and I can hold on to whatever went down. I like to print them out and make photo albums with text to further remember what was going on at that moment in time. Memories fade with time, it's only natural as our brains can't store everything forever, but a picture can capture it and help you hold on to it all.

"I get to watch it with you, right?" she says as she looks up at me with her big blue eyes. "of course, you get to watch him. You're coming along with me. And Aunty Blake will be there too"

Blake is coming along for the games, excited to watch a Super Bowl in person for the first time. Of course, it's my first time too, I've never been into football before I met travis. Now I can't get enough of the sports tho. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around all the rules, but I'm getting there. by the time next season starts, I will be fluent.

"do you think sterling and bronze will be there?" Thea asks and I shrug "Not sure sweetie. I can ask Brittany tho, they might be coming along. it's a big game for their daddy"

bringing kids to games is chaotic, but at least Thea is older. it's another ballgame to bring kids the ages of Brittany and Patrick kids. Being so young they don't have the patience to sit through an entire game. so they end up running around making havoc. I don't mind the noise from the kids after all I've been there with my own daughter, but I can tell it is stressful for Britt to have them both on her own. She wants to watch the game, but at the same time, she has to entertain her kids so they don't get fuzzy.

"When I grow up, I'm gonna have loads of babies mommy. just like Bronze is a baby, I want loads of them" Thea nods to herself and I can't help but chuckle. She likes to talk about all the things she gets to do when she is older. I try to tell her that it's a long while until she gets there and that she should enjoy her life as it is now, but she likes to fantasize about what things might be like later.

"and I'm going to be a real princess and the prince will find me, just like Rapunzel" she continues and I can't help but laugh again. I love how imaginative kids are, they are so creative in their thinking and still have that childlike wonder adults lose with time.

"That sounds like a good plan. do you want to live in a castle then?" I ask to engage her in the conversation.

she sighs dramatically "No Mommy, I can't. I'm going to live with you and travis forever and ever. The prince will come and live with us obviously," she says like it's the most rational thing in the world.

"Oh I see, well you're welcome to stay. and I'm sure your prince will find it comfortable as well" I smile at her and she grins up at me. I like the idea of her living with me forever, so I never have to let go of her. but I'm sure that will change once she gets older and wants her independence. Young kids usually want to stay with their parents forever, they don't see the big wide world out there, that's just waiting for them. but as they get older they get curious about the world on the outside of their carefully constructed life. they rebel and want to experience things they don't get to at the time. Thea will be no different. As much as I want to hold onto her forever, I will one day have to let go a little so she can blossom on her own. That's far away tho, though I can't panic about all the bad things that may happen to her now, it's a problem for future me.

"Will I ever get a sister or brother Mommy?" Thea asks as two kids about her age walk past us while holding hands.

"I don't know honey. maybe one day." I don't want to promise her something I don't know if I can keep. sure I want more kids, I don't feel like our little family is quite complete yet, but it takes two people to make a baby, and I don't know if travis and I are there yet. not to mention I'm getting older, I'm turning 35 this year. and after 35 your pregnancy is considered geriatic with higher complication rates. so if I want another baby, and have it myself, we need to act soon. not now, but soon.

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The energy in the stadium in Tokyo is on fire. Not literally of course, but sure enough close to it. everyone is dressed up, getting totally into the whole vibe of the show. I can see people dressing for all the eras and some match my tour outfit. Of course, some don't dress up at all, but that's fine too. I want people to be able to express themself just the way they want here. whether that is dressing up, dressing down, or go as you are. there is room for all the energy here.

even tho I love playing here, I can't help but think about the flight I'm about to take right after the show ends. if I want to make it to Vegas in time, I need to leave right away. it's going to be a close call, but I'm sure I can do it. it's important to me to be able to support travis on the biggest night of the season. so what if I am dealing with jet lag? it doesn't matter. being there for the man I love is the most important thing to me. everything else can fade away.

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"I'm scared we won't make it in time," Thea says as she sits across from me on the jet. "we will, the pilot said we would be there in time. dont worry"

I just finished the show two hours ago, and I'm already on the jet ready to head to Las Vegas. To make it in time we need to leave right after the show. there should be enough time as long as there aren't delays, I'm crossing my fingers that there won't be any.

"After this travis is on vacation right? And he gets to come with us on adventures while you're singing all over the world?" Thea asks as she sips on her way to sugary drink. I let her get a milkshake from McDonald's delivered to the jet, so she would have a special treat to enjoy. Of course, it might not be the best idea to give your kid that much sugar before they will be confined on a jet for so long, but it's fine. At least there is space for her to move around while the plane is taking us to where we need to be.

"he will be. but remember I said he still needs to work some? he isn't playing games but there is other work stuff to do. but he promised you to be with us as much as he can, and travis always keeps his promises" I tell her.

travis has some work lined up for his off-season, but not too much. he will get to spend plenty of time with us on tour, and I'm really happy about that. it's hard to be apart, even tho I know it's part of the job. there is nothing we can do to change that, it's just life. we are both busy work people, but we find ways to make it work in the middle of all the chaos.

"Can we call him? I'm sure he misses us" Thea asks but I shake my head "It's nighttime for him right now. but we can send him a text, letting him know we are thinking about him.

she nods and I pull out my phone and start typing. "tell him that I say I love him Mommy, and that I will be cheering the loudest of everyone"

Taylor: hi baby, Thea and I just wanted to tell you that we love you. we are on the jet right now, headed straight to you. Thea wanted me to let you know that she will be cheering louder than anyone else at the stadium. we are so excited to watch you kill it. love you