Taylor Swift Imagines - Book Four (... - Chapter 28: Chapter 28

The knock on Taylor's dressing room door made her turn her head.
She looked in the mirror to catch a glimpse of her reflection. She just finished the final touches of her makeup and she was pretty proud of how it turned out. Her dress was almost at her feet. She loved it before when she picked it out with Andrea at the wedding dress shop she's always loved.
But she doesn't feel like a princess. She doesn't feel even close to being excited about tying the knot with the girl she loved. She felt... unsure.
The knock on the door once more made her snap out of her thoughts.
She walked to the door, carrying her dress as she did so. She opened the door just a crack to make sure it wasn't her soon-to-be wife.
Her heart nearly burst from her chest when she saw it was you.
"Oh, y/n!" She opened the door all the way and then threw her arms tightly around you, almost knocking you off of your feet. "I'm so happy you're here!"
For the first time all day, she was smiling from ear to ear. She knew that wasn't normal, that it wasn't a good sign. But she squashed it down and took a good look at you.
"You look beautiful, Tay." You said with a small but sad smile.
"Thanks." She said, returning a smile that was just as sad as yours. "What are you doing here? I mean, I'm happy to see you. So happy!"
You chuckled.
"But I didn't expect to see you."
"Yeah, I wasn't sure if I was going to come. But I wanted to bring you some flowers."
"That's so nice. Thank you."
She took them from you. They're her favorite. Her heart skipped a beat, finding it oh so sweet and thoughtful that you remembered and that you brought them to her.
You're her best friend. But you haven't been very talkative since she got engaged. She knows why.
Honestly, she feels the same about you. But she's never spoken about it. She originally thought this was what she wanted.
But she's doubtful now that it is.
You're already making her second guess even more as the feelings she has for you returned stronger than ever.
"I should get going." You said as she put the flowers in a vase with some water.
"What? No, please don't go."
"Tay, I don't think I can stay."
"Why?" She asked, her voice soft.
She hoped you'd say it. She hoped you'd tell her that this was wedding was bogus and she was marrying the wrong person. Because she feels like she is. She doesn't think she can go through with it.
But she wanted you to say the words first before she called it off completely.
"I just don't think it's a good idea." You whispered.
"Please stay." She pleaded as she brushed her hand over yours.
You saw the hope in her eyes. It was going to be the most painful day of your life, to watch her say her vows and promise to spend forever with someone that isn't you. But you couldn't say no to her. Not with that look on her face.
"Okay."
She smiled a little before she watched her dad appear behind you.
"You ready, Taylor?"
No. She wasn't. Would she ever be?
"Yeah." She lied.
"See you out there." You spoke sadly and she felt a pang of sadness rush over her as she watched you walk away.
"C'mon. Let's go." He smiled and held his arm out for her to link with her own.
She did and swallowed the lump in her throat before walking to the doors with him.
They opened and all eyes were instantly on her. She tried to smile, but she didn't have it in her. She was shaking, her stomach turning. She couldn't do this. She can't go through with it.
Her mind was racing so much she didn't even notice that she'd made it to the alter. In front of her was her pretty fiancee, Ella. She noticed the tears in her eyes and the smile on her face. She tried to smile back at her but she couldn't.
Ella reached for her hand, but she dropped it to her side and started to look at anywhere but at her.
She wasn't there. Not mentally. Her mind was running so much she couldn't focus on anything Ella was saying or the man that was marrying the two of them.
"Taylor? Taylor?" Ella said as she snapped her fingers in front of Taylor's eyes.
Taylor was looking over at you. You were in the front row with her parents and Austin.
"What?" Taylor asked and Ella scoffed.
"You're not even paying attention to me? On our wedding day?" She whispered, obviously angry with Taylor. "Why the hell are you staring at y/n?"
Taylor swallowed thickly and looked all around the room, her eyes falling back to you.
"Stop," Taylor said and the entire room went silent. "I can't. I can't do this."
"What are you talking about, silly? This is what we wanted." Ella said as she chuckled, trying to play it off in front of her family and friends as everyone looked at Taylor.
"No. This isn't what I want. I never wanted this. I led you on." She confessed as she stared at Ella. "I did love you. But... not as much as I thought I did. Because y/n is the one I've always loved. I can't go through with it. I know it'll just end in divorce, with me constantly lying to you, with me never being faithful. You don't deserve that."
"What are you saying?" Ella asked with her jaw clenched.
"I'm saying I'm not marrying you. Not today, not ever."
Ella stomped her feet and threw down her ring with a scream.
She didn't get a chance to even lecture Taylor. Because Taylor was going to you to take your hand and lead you out the door. She ran with you to her dressing room, where she slammed and locked the door.
"Taylor, wait! Shouldn't you think about this?"
"I already have." She sighed. "I've always loved you. I've always wanted to marry you. But I never said anything because I didn't know if you ever felt the same. I tried to move on and find someone else. I found Ella, I thought I loved her."
You stared at her, hooked on every word she said. She walked closer and closer to you.
"But then, you came today, and everything I've ever felt for you returned but stronger than ever before. I was already second-guessing before you came. I knew it was wrong. I knew I couldn't and wouldn't marry her. The only person I want to be with is you."
You were frozen and silent, which worried Taylor.
"Please say something."
But you didn't.
Instead, you pushed your lips onto hers and gave her the best kiss she's ever had in her life.
She instinctively put her arms around you to pull you close while you wrapped yours around her neck and moved your lips passionately against hers.
"I love you too, Tay."
She smiled as she pulled away from your lips, dropping her forehead onto yours as she gazed into your eyes that sparkled beautifully.
"Ella seemed pretty upset."
"I know. I feel bad for ending it like that but she needed to know the truth. She can be upset all she wants. It's not going to change my mind. I've already got my heart set on you."
You pecked her lips softly and she brushed her nose against yours afterward.
"Can I take you out to dinner or something?"
"Sure. But you gotta take off the dress and that ring first." You teased and she tossed the ring onto the table and started to take off her dress.
"Happily."
She changed back into the outfit she wore this morning; her sweats and one of her favorite shirts.
"Next time we're at a wedding reception it's going to be ours." She said as she gathered her things and took your hand to lead you out the door.
"I love the sound of that."