isn't it? [taylor swift]

chapter 7

Leia closed the door behind her, sighing ever so slightly as she heard the lock click into place. Soft thuds on the wooden floor alerted her to the incoming presence of a tired looking Tate, the black dog's head lolling to the side as he trotted over to sniff at the girl. He had been sleeping peacefully when she had left to meet Taylor, and a slight thought of regret crossed her mind at the thought of him waking without her to be seen.

Leaning down to rub at his ear, Leia chuckled lowly as the dog almost purred before picking up the battered toy rabbit that he had dropped from his mouth. As she slung her jacket on to the coat rack and kicked off her shoes, a sudden wave of inspiration crossed her as she looked down at the dog who was rolling around at her feet.

"Tate, I think I've got a song forming," she murmured, rubbing his head before gliding across the hallway and towards the lounge where she had dumped her guitar only hours before. The dog barely paid any attention to her but followed her into the room anyway.

Just as she went to pick up the guitar, she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Leia looked at the screen, the bright light causing her eyes to squint as she reduced the brightness on the screen. A single green bubble had appeared across it, the one name that had been on her mind all day staring up at her.

taylor
thank you for tonight x

leia
it's no worries, anytime x

Leia smiled as she locked her phone and threw it on to the sofa, a smile forming on her lips as she thought back to the night before them.

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"I'm so happy you have a sunroof," Taylor noted, leaning her head to cast a quick glance to look at Leia. "But I kinda want to sit outside."

Leia smiled softly as the blonde stared upwards, her eyes glinting across the stars in the dark sky as she tried to hint to Leia to suggest that they set up camp on the ground outside of their parking space. It had taken the girl's only twenty minutes to reach their destination, a look-out point across LA and it had only taken three minutes for Leia to know that her feelings for Taylor were deepening.

"Let's do it then," Leia murmured, watching how the moonlight reflected off Taylor's face and her recently bleached hair as she leaned back in the passenger seat. The girl turned to face her with a wide surprised smile on her face before ungracefully scrambling out of the car and into the darkness outside.

Leia quickly grabbed a blanket from the backseat and followed Taylor out of the car, her heart pounding with anticipation. The cool night air washed over her as she joined Taylor on the grassy hillside, the city lights below twinkling like stars of their own. They laid side by side, their bodies close but not touching, as they stared up at the vast expanse above them.

"Is this okay?" Taylor asked, her voice suddenly sounding timid and childish as she motioned at her own body on the blanket. "I should have asked I know, I know Calvin doesn't like it when I don't ask so I shouldn't have just presumed you'd be okay with it but I'll move if..."

"I'm not Calvin, Taylor you can do whatever you want and I will still support you," Leia murmured, a deeper meaning behind her words that Taylor did seem to pick up on. The brunette could see a twinkle light in Taylor's eyes as they stared at each other. The soft moonlight reflected against Taylor's smooth skin and Leia wanted nothing more than to reach out and touch it.

But she knew better. Taylor's wasn't hers to touch. The girl was so much more than someone's property and while it was beginning to seem that Calvin forgot that, Leia never would.

The silence between them was comfortable, filled only with the sounds of crickets and their quiet breathing. Leia could feel the warmth emanating from Taylor's body, a magnetic pull that drew her closer. She turned her head to steal glances at Taylor, admiring the way the moonlight traced delicate lines across her features.