All of the following is complete and total fiction. Not a single word or it occurred, nor would it.
We've Got Tonight
Starring Taylor Swift
by MrMaxLord
(MF, Oral, cons)
All it takes is one day. One minute. One second. That's all it takes to make your life better. That was a motto of sorts for Kyle Gardner's dad. It was a way of thinking that he'd tried impart on Kyle from a young age. And Kyle, most of the time at least, almost believed it. But right now, he thought it was nothing but a load of bullshit.
Right now, Kyle was wallowing in self-pity at his favorite spot. It was a swimming hole, almost a miniature lake. It wasn't on any map he ever found either. It was his, just off a dirt road connected to the Tennessee highway just outside of his hometown of Nashville. No one but him ever came here with him. Not his brother, not his best friend, not his now ex-fiancΓ©. This spot was his, some place he could just go to think.
That's exactly what he was doing. He'd started a little campfire and was sitting at it, gazing at the blue moonlight reflect on the water while the orange-red glow of the fire lit up his face. He was hoping to find some level of contentment here. or at least peace. None of that would come. All he could do was replay every single thing that had gone wrong in the last week.
First it was getting shitcanned from his job. "Cutting costs" they said. Yeah...by firing him and hiring the boss' son to take his exact spot with his exact pay. The little shit didn't even have to work up to it. From there, things just escalated in awfulness. His car literally caught fire and went boom. It was the damndest thing. It wasn't a particularly hot day. No one had messed with it. Turns out it was an error with the engine. He got a letter about it the day after from the manufacturer concerning a recall of the car.
But the cherry on top of the shit sundae? What had made everything seem like a pleasant walk in the park? His fiancΓ© left him. She'd been cheating on him for the past six months. She couldn't even do it to his face. Just a Dear John letter....and she kept the ring. Eight years down the drain. His special place was a last resort.
At that moment thought, there was no thoughts of peace. The only thought in his mind was staying there. Never leaving. Just making it his home. Being a hermit. Anything would be better than going back to the shell of a life he had left. At least as a hermit he'd be something instead of a nothing. Which was what he was at the moment.
His timeless gaze out in to the night was interrupted by the rustling of bushes behind him. He could tell by the sound of it that the thing behind the rustling wasn't any creature, great or small, native to the area. It was way too big. It was a person. Which was just perfect. Now his secret place wasn't even his anymore.
"Oh!" she said. It was a female. And one he recognized. Hell, he was a fan, and any other time in his life, just running into her would be a high that would last him good half a year. Now, even seeing Taylor Swift seemingly pop out of nowhere could move him much. He didn't even respond to her. The next words to fill the night air were hers again.
"Um...hi...look, I don't mean to be rude or anything," said Taylor. "I really don't. And I do want to mention I have mace and it's really strong. But...okay, what are you doing in my secret spot?"
Of course. Her spot. His spot wasn't even his alone. I mean he always had evidence of this. Just small things. His fire pit being rearranged ever so slightly, cat kibble sometimes being left behind. He had always assumed it was some homeless people looking for a nice spot to rest at night. He never would have guessed Taylor Swift would be the person who also came to his spot. Or that he would ever run into her. Even as jaded as the week had made him he couldn't help but admire the beauty on display in front of him. Her perfect legs in a pair of Daisy Dukes, wearing a white shirt, a light jacket and her beautiful blonde hair done up in a ponytail. She was every bit as breathtaking if not more so than any picture or music video could ever hope to get across.
"Name's Kyle," he said. "And no need to explain who you are Ms. Swift. And your secret spot i also mine. Been coming here ever since I was seventeen."
"Oh...okay," she said. "Eighteen for me. Come here when, you know...things get too stressful."
"Same here."
"Yeah, that view, especially at night. Moon hits the water just right and it gets even more otherworldly. I mean this place shouldn't exist, right? I mean about three miles away there's a roadside BBQ place. But a dirt road and a hidden path...a little slice of heaven. And I really need it right now."
"What's wrong with you?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, you know. Work stuff mainly. I have a new album coming out and I'm promoting it like mad. Performing, shooting commercials, tour planning, all of that. Nothing world shattering but I just needed to go someplace and relax. And please, call me Taylor. The Ms. Swift stuff is for business meetings and lawyers. What about you?"
"Lost my job, my car blew up and my fiancΓ© left me."
"Holy shit," said Taylor. "You're a living country song." Taylor winced the moment it left her mouth. It was the first thought that came to mind but the second it was said she knew how bad it sounded.
Before she could apologize however, the comment actually made Kyle laugh. A real, genuine laugh. The first one he'd had in a while.
"Yeah, that's pretty fair," Kyle said grinning. "Hell if my dog died all the checks would be completely marked. More of a cat person myself. I believe we have that in common."
"That we do," she smiled. "Sorry about that country music comment, it just kind of blurted out...I'm just glad you laughed about it."
"Well, it was funny."
"So...you mind if I join you at our secret spot? I mean we're both stressed out...you obviously WAY more. Maybe we could relax together. Also, if it helps I brought a six pack." Taylor revealed a backpack and took it off. She opened it up and took out a six pack of beer. "Back pack is insulated so the beer is still cold. So...may I sit?"
"Sure." She winked and smiled at him. She walked right next to where Kyle was sitting. She set the six pack down and reached into her bag again, taking out an immaculately folded blanket. She unfurled it and laid it down. It was a big one too, easily meant for a king size bed. She sat down on it then took two beers off the pack and handing one off to Kyle.
The two opened their beers in sync, the ksshh sounds of the beers opening in a nice bit of harmony.
"I'm usually more of a whiskey girl," she said. "But...I don't know. Being on a shore like this...river, lake, pond...whiskey just doesn't seem to match it. A cold beer? That's perfect. Bottle or can. Just has to be ice cold."
"Well, I think you may just be on to something there Taylor," said Kyle. They clinked the cans together and each took their first sip of the night.
"So what was it?" she asked. "The job you lost."
"Oh. Audio software. You know, like Frooty Loops, that kind of thing. I do some audio engineering as well but mainly into software design for the more professional engineers. Or I was. Worked for a company instead of on my own. Probably my first mistake. Anything designed technically ain't even mine."
"Well, I know the feeling on that."