A/N: Hey hey (: Sorry for the uber late update. Been pretty much busy again -_-" Had projects, tennis tryouts, and my sisters were hogging the computer. Haha, so I finally managed to update now. And thanks for the reviews/subscriptions though, but still NEED more :) This chapter is pretty long, I guess? Well, now this chapter is one of the many challenges they have to go through. Hope you like it!
"So I was thinking, maybe tomorrow night, we can go out to a movie or something?" Taylor said through the phone.
Here I was, sitting down on my comfy bed, leaning against a heart-shaped pillow, and talking to Taylor on the phone.
My boyfriend...
I smiled at the thought and sighed deeply. I just couldn't believe it. It's been almost a week since we got together. Nobody really knows that we're together except both of our families. I have yet to tell our friends, but Taylor and I were planning on telling them tomorrow during lunch, which is Friday. I just hope they'll be happy for me.
"Ahem, is that a no?" Taylor asked in a worried tone, snapping me back to reality. Oh crap, I forgot about him.
"Sorry, I'm here. I was just distracted by something. And no, that's not a no. It's a yes. Hmm, movies. I like that sound of that." I said.
"Good. For a second there, I thought you hung up on me. Wait, what were you distracted by?" He asked.
"Psh, like I would hang up on you. Oh nothing, I was just thinking about something." I replied sarcastically.
"And that would be? You know I'm going to find out what you were so distracted by." Taylor said.
"Fine. I was just distracted by that thought of us. As in, it's like I can't believe we're actually together. It just seems impossible to me." I explained.
"Well you know, anything is possible if you just believe. And from the start, I believed we were meant to be." He said. I sighed and it was suddenly quiet. All I could hear was his soft breathing and my soft breathing. It was perfect like that, not talking. No words had to be spoken because the moment right now was just perfect. But I guess the silence was supposed to be broken any moment cause Taylor said he had to go watch a rented movie with his family.
"Oh, alright." I said sadly, not wanting him to leave me again. But of course, he had to spend time with his family.
"I'll text you when the movie is over. Alright?" He asked.
"Alrighty. Have fun." I said.
"I will and don't forget to ask your parents about tomorrow night." He reminded me.
"I won't forget. Now go and watch a movie with your family." I said, smiling.
"Okay, okay. Bye." He said and we both hung up. I clicked the end button on my maroon cell phone and got off the bed. I walked toward to my door and turned it to the right. I then went down the stairs to where my mom and dad were watching TV in the big living room. They were both cuddled up together and laughing at the show they were watching. Aw, I thought. I want to be like that when I'm older. Just be happily married with beautiful kids. I must have stood there looking like a fool, just smiling at them because my parents both stopped smiling and were just looking at me weird. I've got to stop getting distracted by my thoughts, I thought. I directed my attention back to reality and started to open my mouth when I was cut off by my mom's words.
"Yes, what do you need?" Lanie, my mom asked.
"Uh, why do you think I need something?" I asked, making a weird facial expression.
"Well, because your arms are behind your back and you're swaying your left leg around." Steve, my dad answered. Huh, I thought. I looked down and saw that I was swaying my left leg around and my arms were behind my back. I usually do that when I need something. I guess they figured that out as well.
"Well…" I began, but was cut off by my mom's words again.
"What is it then?" She asked.
"Well, I was going to tell you but I got cut off by your words." My mom raised her eyebrows. "Oh, sorry. What I meant to say was that Taylor's going to take me out tomorrow night to a movie. Is that alright?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. I saw my dad's facial expression change to a confused look.
"Taylor? That werewolf guy from Twilight?" He asked. I nodded and he said, "Tomorrow night?"
I sighed and said, "Yes, tomorrow night. Is that okay?" This is taking longer than I thought.
"Tell me the information first." He said, folding his arms. Here we go, I thought.
"Alright, well he's going to pick me up at 6 and of course he's going to drive. No, we don't know what movie we're going to watch yet, but we'll pick a movie when we're waiting in line for a ticket. We might as well eat dinner over there. He'll have me home by 10 or something." I said, but murmured the last part. It took a while for my dad to finally say something and finally what came out of his mouth were good news.
"Okay, you can go. But, I have to meet him first. When he gets here, we're going to have a one-on-one talk. Okay?" My dad said smiling. Great, I thought. I smiled and said thanks to both of them and quickly ran up the stairs to my room. I closed the door behind me and immediately got my phone and started texting Taylor.
Hey babe. Guess what? My parents said that it's all right you take me out tomorrow for movies. But one catch, my dad wants to have a one-on-one time with you. You know, meet the girlfriend's parents before you get to go on a date with the girlfriend. Don't stress about it though (;
An hour and 30 minutes later, my phone vibrates. I look at my phone and I see his name on my screen. I smile and quickly open up the incoming text.
Me stress about it? Psh, don't worry about it. I'm good with talking to older people, babe (; Night night.
I roll my eyes and think liar. But whatever, I know he'll get through with this. Just a rocky stone in our path we have to move aside. I turn off the lights and get under the covers, where I fall to a deeply sleep with a beautiful dream of him.
Friday, lunch time
"Oh my gosh!" Kaylee, my friend exclaimed so loud that I had to quickly lean over the lunch table and cover her mouth with my hands.
"Shhh! Don't be so loud." I whispered. I looked around to see if Kaylee caught anyone's attention. But luckily, the cafeteria was buzzing with people's voices that nobody heard her. I was currently at our usual lunch table with Penny, Derek, Kaylee, and Taylor. Fortunately, I already told Penny, Derek, and Kaylee about Taylor and me being together. Of course each of them freaked out just like how Kaylee is reacting right now. A few seconds later, I slowly move my hand away from Kaylee's mouth and return them to my lap.
"Sorry…I was just surprised that's all. But seriously! You guys are together?" She whispered, lowering her head down. I nodded while Taylor secretly takes my right hand and entwine his fingers with mine.
"Wow." Kaylee muttered as though that's the only words she can spit out.
"Yeah wow! And they tell us now after a week of being a couple! Can you believe that?" Penny, my best friend exclaimed while holding her orange juice in her left hand. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Look, we're sorry we kept it a secret but we needed to. Plus, you know how Taylor's a celebrity and all." I explained.
"Yeah, Marie's right guys. Once the whole world knows we're together, it's going to be hectic. Trust me. And hey, at least we told you guys before the paparazzi found out, where then, they'll publish it in a magazine and that's where you guys would find out we're a couple." Taylor said, still secretly holding my hand.
"I guess you're right. Sorry, we all just freaked out." Kaylee said.
"Yeah, sorry. It's not easy knowing your friend is dating a celebrity." Derek said.
I smiled and slightly nodded my head. I sighed again and said, "It's okay guys. I understand what you guys are saying."
I looked at all my friends and saw that they were all smiling at me now. Penny leaned over the lunch table and placed her hand on top of my left hand that was currently free since Taylor was still holding my right hand. I smiled over at Penny and she smiled back. Then Kaylee and Derek leaned over and place their hand over my hand as well.
"We're all really happy for you." Penny said.
Derek lowered his head and whispered, "You know, we all want to jump up and down, screaming for joy, but sadly, we can't. So, we'll all scream later."
I laughed and said, "Thanks. It really means a lot that you're happy for me."
"So, you guys went on a date yet?" Kaylee asked out of nowhere, raising her eyebrows. I looked over at Taylor, raising my eyebrows as if to say, can we tell them? He just nodded.
"Well…tonight we're actually going to the movies." I said slowly. Suddenly all their faces lit up.
"Aww, really?" That's pretty cute. Is this your first date with each other?" Penny asked.
"Yeah, actually it is." Taylor answered.
"Aww! But don't you guys have to be careful cause of the paparazzi?" Kaylee asked.
"Sadly, yeah. But, if they find out then let them find out. They'll eventually find out anyway, but we'll get through it." Taylor said, squeezing my hand because he knew I was starting to feel woozy of the idea of the paparazzi finding out we're dating.
"Wow, that's so sweet." Derek said.
"Yeah, and later my dad's going to have a one-on-one chat with him." I said, smiling.
"Woah, really? Man, I wish you luck cause her dad is pretty strict with the boys." Derek said, patting Taylor's shoulder sympathetically. Taylor just nodded and forced a smile. Now it was my turn to squeeze his hand.
The bell rang and we all gathered our stuff and got up from our seats. Taylor and I stopped holding hands and we started to walk to our next class when Penny shouted, "Hey Taylor! Good luck!" She then walked away to her next class. Taylor just waved and smiled. He's nervous, I thought. I playfully shoved him on his right shoulder and said, "Hey, it's gonna be alright. I thought you said you were good at these one-on-one's?
"Psh, I am good at one-on-one's. Just watch later." He said, forcing a smile.
"Alrighty," I said. Such a liar, I thought. And we both continued to walk to our next class.
I was in my room, gazing at the mirror, looking at my reflection. I was holding a blue dress in front of my body. I sighed and threw the blue dress onto my bed.
"Not good enough," I muttered and walked towards to my closet. I've already tried on 5 dresses and none of them are good enough for tonight. I pulled out a yellow dress off a hanger and went to stand in front of the mirror. I placed the yellow dress in front of my body and sighed loudly.
"Not this one either," I muttered as I threw the yellow dress on my bed. I was going to walk towards to my closet again when I heard a knock on my closed door.
"Yeah?" I shouted.
"It's me, Chelsea. Can I come in?" Chelsea, my older sister asked.
"Yeah, come in." I shouted again. The door opened and she walked inside.
"Close the door." I said. She closed the door and happily went on sit on the edge of my bed.
"So! When is he coming?" She asked. I looked at my clock, hanging on the wall. It read 5PM. 30 more minutes, I thought.
"Umm, around 5:30. Why? I asked, still looking through the dresses.
"Just wondering that's all. You excited?" She asked.
"Yeah, I am excited. Chelsea, cut to the chase, what do you want?" I asked, turning around to face her.
"Well…I was wondering if you can get me an autograph from Taylor?" She asked slowly, not looking at me.
"Yeah, sure." I said. Chelsea's head snapped up and smiled.
"Really?" She asked.
"Yeah. Now leave my room cause I still need to get dressed." I sad, turning back to my closet.
"Wait, what are you wearing by the way?" She asked.
I sighed and said, "That's the problem. I don't know what to wear."
"Hmm, I know!" Chelsea said and ran out of my room. A few seconds later, she returned back to my room, holding a light shade purple dress with white flower petals on it. That's so pretty, I thought.
"Here! You can wear this tonight." She said, handing it over to me. I took it and the dress felt so soft in my hands.
"Are you serious?" I asked.
"Yeah, I'm serious. Go ahead, wear it. I know it's your first date with him. So wear it. I don't mind at all." Chelsea said, smiling.
"Aww, thanks!" I exclaimed, hugging her in a tight hug.
"Alright, alright. Hurry up and change before your date gets here." She said. I let go of her and slipped into the dress. It fit perfectly. The way the dress hugged my body and how you could see my curves was just perfect. I then slipped into some white, ballet flats and went to put on some light make up. All along while I was doing that, Chelsea was curling some of my hair into soft, wavy curls on the ends of my hair.
"There, now you're all set." She said, turning off the curler.
"Thanks." I said, looking at my reflection in the mirror. I looked over at the clock and it read 5:29.
"He should be here any minute." I said. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Chelsea and I quickly ran out the door and stood at the top of the stairs. All I could hear were distant voices in the hallway. Taylor and my mom appeared out of the hallway and he looked handsome tonight. He was wearing regular jeans, a black polo, and his hair was perfectly fixed. His hands were at his sides, but he kept folding them and the unfolding them. He seriously is nervous, I thought. Taylor then saw us at the top of the stairs and waved. Chelsea and I both waved, smiling. My dad suddenly appeared out of the kitchen and walked towards Taylor. Here we go, I thought.
Taylor's POV:
I was at Marie's house and ready for our first date. I saw her at the top of the stairs with her older sister, watching me. I waved at them and they waved back. She looks beautiful tonight, I thought. Her hair is a little curled, light makeup, white ballet flats, and a light shade of purple dress with white petals on it. She literally took my breath away. I then heard a cough and snapped my attention back to Marie's dad who appeared out of nowhere.
"Hello Taylor Lautner, right?" He said.
"Yes, it's Taylor Lautner. Nice to finally meet you, sir." I said, extending my hand. We both shook hands. Oh man, I'm getting nervous, I thought.
"Nice to meet you too. The name is Steve by the way." He said. I just nodded and then there was an awkward silence.
"Well, I'll just leave you two alone." Lanie, Marie's mom said walking off to the kitchen.
"Well then, let's sit. It'll only take about 5 minutes and then you can go on a date with my daughter." Steve said, gesturing to the couch. I gulped and we both walked to the couch. We both sat down and then the questioning began.
"So, I heard you've been here before. Is that true?" Steve asked.
"Yes, I've been here a couple of times to tutor Marie on her math." I answered.
"Well thanks cause her grades have been improving." He said, smiling at me.
"Oh, you're welcome. Anytime." I said, smiling back.
"So, how did you two meet?" He asked.
"We met on my first day of school and I was in her class. I didn't know where to go, so Marie had to show me around. After awhile, we became friends." I answered.
"Oh, I see. I see. You're an actor right?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm an actor from the Twilight saga. The werewolf." I answered. He just nodded.
When was this going to be over, I thought. "Do you play any sports?" He asked.
"I actually do. I play football." I answered. All of a sudden, he rose up his hand and for a second there, I thought he was going to hit me. It was actually a high-five. I high-fived him and he shouted, "Yeah man! I love football. You know, maybe one day, we should play football together."
Hmm, a fan of football, I thought. "Yeah, we should. You like to play football?" I asked.
"Like? I love football man!" He said loudly with a big grin on his face.
"Cool!" I said.
"Yeah. Hey, you two should get going and next time you come here, we can talk about football." He said. I nodded and smiled. Wooh, that's finally over. We both got up from the couch and started towards the stairs.
"Marie, get down here!" Steve shouted. Marie came down the stairs and went to stand next to me. She winked and giggled.
"Man, Marie. I love this guy here. You didn't tell me he plays football." He dad said, patting me hard on the shoulder.
"You never asked," She said.
"Not my fault." Her dad muttered. I just smiled.
"Well, you two should go now. Don't wanna miss the movie." Steve said.
"Alright." Marie said as she went to kiss both of her parents' goodbyes.
"Goodbye sir." I said, extending my hand to her dad again. He shook my hand and said, "Take care of her and have her home by 10:30." I just nodded and we both went out the door.
As I opened the door for Marie, she winked and got inside the car. I laughed and shut the door. I ran to the driver's door and got inside.
"That wasn't so bad after all." I said, starting the engine.
"Sure it was. But you looked really nervous." She said, laughing. God, I love her laugh.
"Okay, I admit it. I was nervous." I said, driving out onto the road.
"Told you! Well, at least my dad approves of you." Marie said.
"That's good! And I know you're mom loves me." I said, looking over at her.
"She sure does." She said, laughing again.
"Why are you so happy?" I asked.
"Nothing. I'm just really happy that both of our parents approve of each other and we're on our first date." She said, looking at me.
"Yeah, I'm happy too." I said, reaching for her hand. I held her hand all the way until we came to the movies.
Marie's POV:
"So what do you want to see?" Taylor asked. We were currently waiting in line to buy movie tickets. Also, we were holding hands and surprisingly, people weren't screaming at us or taking pictures. Well, right now.
"Hmm, what about Karate Kid?" I asked, looking at the screen.
"Oooh, I wanna watch that." He said.
"Then let's watch it." I said, looking up at him. He looked at me and said, "You sure?"
I nodded my head and Taylor immediately bought 2 tickets to Karate Kid. We quickly went inside the theater and didn't bother to buy a drink or popcorn cause we would eat later. Taylor and I both went up the stairs to the top of the seats. Those were the good seats of course. Luckily, we found seats and sat down. Thank goodness it was dark or else people would have seen Taylor and would interrupt the movie.
A few minutes later, the movie started to play on the screen. I sighed and settled into my seat. I leaned over and rested my head on his shoulder. Taylor then positioned himself in a comfortable position so his shoulder would be comfortable for me. He kissed me on the top of my head and entwined his fingers with mine. Perfect, I thought and smiled. Halfway into the movie, since no one was really sitting in our row, Taylor leaned over and slowly started to kiss from my forward, to my nose, to both of my cheeks, and then finally, my lips. Our lips started to move in a rhythmic speed and I felt my heart quicken in a fast speed as well. I placed both of my hands around his neck and pulled his closer. We both suddenly hear a cough and we both jerk away from each other. It was an old man trying to get through. He looked kind of annoyed.
"Oh sorry," Taylor muttered and made space so the old man could get through.
"Stupid teenagers," the old man muttered as he slowly walked to a seat that was 3 seats away from us.
I laughed a soft laughed and Taylor just shrugged his shoulders. We went back to our old position and continued to watch the rest of the movie. After the credits were rolling on the screen and everybody clapped because it was a great movie, Taylor and I both got up from our seats and went down the steps to the lobby. As we got out of the theater, we were suddenly ambushed with girls screaming Taylor's name. There were about 15 girls, but I just couldn't count the rest of them cause they were crowding around Taylor more and more.
"I'll just wait over there," I shouted over the screaming girls as I struggled to get out of the big crowd. I walked near a trashcan and stood by it. I folded my arms and waited patiently.
"Wow, great for a first date." I muttered. I took out my cell phone out of my bag and checked the time. It read 9:30. I rolled my eyes and put my cell phone away. Only an hour until I have to go home, I thought.
10 minutes later and Taylor was finally free from the screaming girls and I guess boys? "I'm so sorry about that babe. I'll make it up to you, I swear." Taylor said, looking sorry.
"No, it's okay babe. I understand that you have to get to your fans too. And I already knew that I would have to deal with this." I said, unfolding my arms and hugged him. He hugged me back and kissed the top of my head.
We pulled away from each other and started to walk out of the theater, hand in hand. "So, I don't think we have time for a restaurant dinner. I'm sorry." He said, looking sadder.
"It's okay, really. And hey, you don't have to take me to a restaurant. I know somewhere we can eat." I said, smiling up at him and winked.
"Really? Where?" He asked with his big eyes.
"Just come on." I said, pulling him as I led him to my favorite place to eat.
"A hotdog stand." Taylor said, folding his arms. I laughed and said, "Yeah! They have the most amazing hotdogs here and you can add anything you want to the hotdog."
"Oh really? Amazing hotdogs huh? I'll be the judge of that." Taylor said as he walked towards the hotdog stand. I rolled my eyes and walked after him.
As we approached the hotdog stand, I could already smell the hotdog, the onions cooking, the bacon wrapped around the hotdog, and man, it smelled so good. I looked over at Taylor and could tell he was enjoying the smell of it too. We both ordered a hotdog with bacon wrapped around it with onions, mustard, and ketchup. When Taylor took the first bite, I knew he was in heaven.
"Damn, this is so good!" He said, talking with his mouth full of food.
"I told you so!" I said, laughing and taking a bite of my own hotdog as well. Delicious, I thought. Taylor and I both went to sit down on a small bench and ate silently. After, we finally finished our food and just watched as people went to buy hotdogs. I was resting my head on his shoulder again and we were holding hands when suddenly we saw a big crowd of people coming our way.
"Uh, babe. What's that?" I asked, pointing my index finger at the big crowd.
"Hmm, shit! It's the paparazzi." He said frantically, immediately standing up.
"Why are you running away?" I asked, standing up as well.
"I'm not running away, I'm just shocked. Maybe we should get out of here." He said.
"I thought you said that it won't matter if the paparazzi finds out we're dating. Didn't you say they'd find out anyway?" I asked, folding my arms.
"Yeah, you're right. Sorry. But, I should take you home now. They won't leave us alone until they have like 100 shots of us." He said, pulling me towards me.
"Oh yeah. Let's go!" I said, laughing. We started walking at a normal pace until they caught up with us.
"Hey! Hey! Who's the girl Taylor?" A blonde guy asked, shooting snaps of us.
"Yeah dude! Who's the pretty little lady?" Another dude asked. Taylor and I just kept walking, smiling as if nothing was happening.
"Just stay calm. The flashes might hurt by the way." Taylor muttered to me.
"Oh now you tell me." I muttered back.
"Sorry, haha." He said, laughing.
"Taylor! Taylor! Is she your girlfriend?" Another paparazzi asked. Man, there was probably 14 paparazzi's crowding around us.
"Yeah, she is." Taylor suddenly said, holding my hand. We suddenly heard whistles and hollers. I giggled at that and we continued to walk to the car.
"Almost there." Taylor muttered to me. I just nodded and was suddenly getting dizzy from all the flashes.
"You okay?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah, I'm just getting a little dizzy from the flashes. No big deal." I said, covering my face now.
"Don't worry, we're here now." Taylor said as he opened my door me and helped me get inside. He closed the door and went to the driver's door. The paparazzi was still crowding around us and still flashing cameras at us. I covered my face and started to slowly breath in and out. Taylor started the engine and we slowly backed out of the parking lot. It took awhile to get out of there but we finally did. We drove off onto the road and Taylor just kept driving. He leaned over and placed his hand on my arm.
"You okay babe?" He asked, looking worried. I looked up at him and smiled.
"Yeah, I'm gonna be okay. It was just the cameras." I said.
"Sorry about that." He said. I just waved him off and said, "Babe, don't worry about it. I'll have to get use to this anyway."
"Yeah, that's true." Taylor said as took my left hand and kissed it.
We were in my driveway and I knew my dad would be waiting for me. But it was only 10:20 and I still had time with Taylor.
"You sure you're okay?" Taylor asked again, looking worried.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I'll just rest this off when I get to bed." I said, resting my head on the chair.
"I know something that can help you feel a little better." Taylor said. I didn't know what he was talking about until he leaned over and started kissing me. I placed my hands around his neck and I suddenly felt his hands go around my waist and pulled me closer. We both sighed and continued to kiss. Taylor then pulled away and his face looked flushed.
"Wow. Well then, that did help a little." I said, giggling.
"I knew it would." He said, his face still flushed. He looks so cute like that, I thought. I looked at the clock and it read 10:29.
"Oh, I almost forgot. My older sister, Chelsea wanted an autograpgh from you. Is that alright?" I asked as I pulled out a small picture of Taylor.
He smiled and said, "No big deal. I'll sign it, anything for a fan." He took the picture from and I handed him a pen from my bag. He signed it and returned the picture back. I placed the picture in my bag. Chelsea should thank me for this, I thought.
"I think I need to get going. It's almost time for my curfew." I said, pointing at the clock. Taylor looked over at the clock and sighed.
"Yeah, you should go. Don't want you to get into trouble." He said, running his hand through his hair.
"Yeah and thanks for tonight. It was fun and really unexpected. Text me when you get home, okay?" I asked, slowly opening the door.
"I'll text you. Don't worry." Taylor said.
"Okay, goodnight." I said.
"Goodnight." He said as I leaned over and quickly pecked him on the lips. We both smiled and I got out of the car. I rang the doorbell and waited until my dad opened the door. My dad waved at Taylor and said, "How was it?"
"It was good. I'm just tired." I replied back.
"Oh okay. Get some rest then." My dad said, patting me on the shoulder. I nodded and turned back to Taylor's car. I waved and Taylor waved back. I watched him as he backed out of the driveway and drove into the night. I kissed my dad on the cheek goodnight and went up the stairs. I stood in front of Chelsea's room and slipped the picture under her door. She'll see the picture in the morning, I thought. I turned around and went to my room, which was across from hers. I then slipped out of the dress and changed into my comfortable pj's. Brushed my teeth, washed off my makeup, and crawled into bed. My phone started to vibrate and I already knew whom it was from. Taylor, I thought.
I opened up the text and it said:
Had a wonderful night. Sorry again about the paparazzi and stuff, but I'll make it up to you whether you like it or not. I'm home by the way (: I miss your kiss already. Call you tomorrow. Goodnight babe.
I smiled and closed the text. I shut my phone and placed it on my tableside. I turned off the lights and closed my eyes into a deep sleep.
A/N: Wah-la! :D Hope you liked this chapter. Please, please, please review and subscribe. I really mean it or else :) Next chapter is gonna be pretty harsh though, so yeah. Kay, bye.