A/N: Sorry for the late update. I know I was suppose to update last Friday but remember I had an orthopedic appointment? Turns out I have idiopathic scoliosis -_-" It's minor though and I don't have to wear a brace. So yay for that, right? Then Saturday I had an orthodontist appointment and I got retainers! Boo. Sunday, I was pretty much busy or lazy -_-" Sorry. Then Monday, I was helping my mom rearrange her room and it took forever. Then Tuesday, I was rearranging my room as well. And I couldn't update earlier today because I was doing chores and my back was killing me :/ So forgive me and here is the next chapter! ENJOY!
MARIE'S POV;
I took the necklace around my neck and held it on the palm of my hand. I smiled at the T on the front of the locket. I opened the heart locket and smiled again at the picture I put of Taylor and I. I sighed deeply and turned over the locket, I love you, forever. I still remember that night when Taylor told me he loved me. It was magical and everything I've always wanted. That was 2 weeks ago and I've been loving every single moment with Taylor. My thoughts were suddenly interrupted when I heard a voice come from an intercom.
The 12 o` clock plane to Michigan is boarding. Please have your tickets ready.
Yes, that's right. I'm flying to Michigan with Taylor and his family for 2 weeks over the summer. School ended about a week ago and this is a great way to kick off the summer. I was just nervous about meeting Taylor's relatives. Thoughts were running through my head. Would they like me? Are they nice? Just go with the flow Marie.
"Come on, let's go?" Taylor asked, as he got up from beside me and gathered his luggage and my luggage. I nodded and got up as well. We fell in line and waited until we reached the lady who was going to check our boarding tickets. After all that process was done, we went into the airplane. When we got to our seats, I gladly claimed the window seat and Taylor had no choice but to sit next to me. Taylor's parents and Makena sat in the middle row. When we all got settled and fastened our seat belts, a flight attendant was walking by to check if everyone fastened their seat belt. When she came to our row, she realized it was Taylor Lautner who was sitting beside me.
"Why you're Taylor Lautner!" She exclaimed. I did a quick look over on her. She had her blond hair tied up in a bun and was about 5"5 tall. Her red lipstick was too much and her chest seemed too big on her body. When she looked at Taylor, her eyes kept fluttering. What the hell? I tensed up in anger and clenched my fist.
Taylor chuckled and said, "The one and only." Taylor must have sensed my anger because he entwined his fingers with mine to stop me from clenching my fist. The flight attendant noticed Taylor holding my hand because we made eye contact and I swear I saw a flicker of evil in them.
"Oh well, nice to meet you. I'm Lauren and your flight attendant for this flight," Lauren introduced herself. Is it necessary to introduce yourself?
"Nice to meet you too." Taylor responded, but didn't look at her because he was looking at me. Lauren forced a smile and headed to the next row. I sighed and looked out the window. I heard a chuckle from Taylor. I glared at him and slapped his arm with my free hand.
"Ow, what was that for?" He rubbed his arm and pouted.
"That was for laughing at me. Why are you laughing anyway?" I asked.
"Because the way you were acting around that flight attendant. Seems to me, someone's jealous." Taylor poked my side and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Look," he continued. "That lady does seem like she's hitting on me, but she's nothing compared to you so there's no need to be jealous."
"I know. Let's just forget about it." Taylor nodded and soon, we were off in the air. I soon fell asleep after 15 minutes in the air on Taylor's shoulder. I later woke up to the flight attendants rolling their food carts, serving some snacks and drink. Just in time, I thought. Lauren was rolling her cart down the aisle. There was something different about her. I looked her over and noticed she unbuttoned some buttons on her shirt, showing off some cleavage. Slutty much? When she came to Taylor and I, I noticed she was just wearing a fake smile.
"Hello, would you two like anything?" She asked, looking only at Taylor.
"Do you want anything?" Taylor asked me.
"Just water." I answered, as I watched Lauren staring at Taylor. Was she still doing that?
"Uh, give us 2 waters please." Taylor glanced up and slightly smiled at her.
"Of course." She said and pulled out 2 plastic cups from her cart. She opened a water bottle and poured it into the 2 plastic cups. She placed them on our trays and I just kept watching her every move.
"Can we have napkins?" Taylor asked. I suddenly saw a glint of mischievous in her eyes.
"Of course." She smiled that annoying smile again and grabbed 2 napkins. She 'accidentally' dropped them on the floor. She muttered an 'oops' and bent down to get the napkins on the floor. She surely did that on purpose because she sure took a long ass time finding it. Oh, now I know why she's doing that. Her cleavage, of course. I mean come on, how old is this lady? Good thing Taylor was looking, he was looking at his phone. When Lauren finally got up, she frowned when Taylor wasn't paying attention to her. She placed the napkins on our tray and Taylor just mumbled a thank you. I quietly chuckled and she just rolled down to the next row. Hm, I thought. She can't get away with this. I know getting revenge is creating a bigger fire, but I think getting revenge is putting out the fire. Anyway, I told Taylor I was going to the cubicle and got up from my seat. Lauren at the moment was pouring soda in a plastic cup. Perfect, I thought. When I started walking to the cubicle, I 'accidentally' shoved her left shoulder. She gasped loudly and spilled the soda on her shirt.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry." I said and roughly grabbed her arm and whispered fiercely in her ear. Good thing the airplane lights were off and some passengers were sleeping.
"You don't think I know what's going on? Hah, I know you're trying to get at my boyfriend with your fake chest and fake smile. Well sweetie, it ain't working. So you better stop with your flirting and find somebody your age. I mean, how old are you anyway? Pervert much? So, I suggest you stay away or I will that fake smile off your face!" Once I finished talking to her, I shoved her back. She looked at me wide eyes and was speechless.
"I'm so sorry again." I said sarcastically and went back to my seat.
"I thought you went to the cubicle?" Taylor asked as I returned to my seat.
"Oh, I don't need to go anymore." I responded.
"Okay." Taylor said as he kissed the top of my head. Great flight huh?
Michigan
I rolled my luggage out along with Taylor and his family into the Michigan air. I smelled the fresh air and could tell the difference between the California atmosphere and Michigan atmosphere. It seemed welcoming. Taylor's dad got a cab and we all piled in to our destination, which was Taylor's uncle's house that we would be spending our 2 weeks at.
"So, how far is your uncle's house from here?" I whispered to Taylor who was sitting next to me.
"About 20 minutes. It's pretty close," he whispered back.
"Oh, you'll love it here Marie. It's going to be a summer to remember." Taylor's dad suddenly said who was sitting in the front, next to the cab driver.
"Oh, I know it!" I said and smiled. I looked out the window and saw that we were passing by so many trees and houses. Minutes later, the cab driver turned in a driveway and was amazed by the house. It was a 2-story house with a front porch, a balcony on the second floor, and it had a big, green land that was like a beautiful field to run on.
"We're here!" Taylor's mom, Deborah announced in a singing voice. When the came to a stop, Taylor's dad, Dan paid for the cab driver and we all got our luggage and walked to the front of the house. As we were all going up the steps, a guy walked out of the front door. He had black hair, stood about 5"9 tall, wore denim jeans, white shirt, and looked like Dan.
"Welcome!" The guy exclaimed.
"Hey Paul. Good to see you!" Dan exclaimed as he hugged Paul. I take that they're brothers.
"Paul, good to see you." Deborah said as she kissed him on the cheek.
"Well, look at Taylor and Makena. All grown up!" Paul said as he hugged Taylor and Makena.
"Hey uncle!" Makena exclaimed. When Paul saw me, he looked surprised.
"Well, who do we have here?" He gestured towards me with his hand.
Taylor laid a hand on my shoulder and said, "Oh, this is Marie Stubbs. She's my girlfriend."
"Oh! So you're the girlfriend. Hm, Taylor actually has taste." Paul laughed and soon, everybody was laughing at Taylor. I heard Taylor mutter that he always has good taste.
"It's nice to meet you." I said, extending my hand towards Paul. He shook my hand and said, "It's nice to meet you too! Welcome to Michigan!"
It's already been a week and a half. Just two more days until we leave to go back to California. It's been so much fun that I don't really want to leave yet. For the past days, I went sightseeing, shopping, hiking in the woods, and Taylor just took me to a lot of places.
I already met Paul's family. His wife, Stacie had long blond hair, with blue eyes, and she didn't look the least bit old. I also met Paul's 2 kids, Matthew and Candice. Matthew is the oldest. He's the same age as Taylor and I actually. He has brown, ruffled hair; brown eyes from his dad, and is a bit bulky too. He already seems like a brother to me. Candice is only 5 years old. She has blond, brownish hair; blue eyes from her mom, and has the cutest cheeks.
I even met some more of Taylor's relatives that live here in Michigan. I can't really keep count on how many relatives he has, but there are about 40 of them? Maybe even more. I guess I already met 25 out of 40. And I'll be meeting the rest of them tomorrow. Paul and Stacie are having a traditional party that they have every summer tomorrow in their backyard, which had a lot of space for a party. The guys are actually setting up this white, big tent right now. They call the party, "White tent fun." I have no idea why, but it's a cool name. Anyway, since the guys are setting up the tent, us girls are cooking some food in the kitchen. We're cooking about 15 dishes and we're setting it up like a buffet style. We already finished cooking 10 dishes so far and it's pretty late.
"So Marie, how serious are you and Taylor?" Stacie asked as she chopped some carrots.
"What do you mean?" I asked, as I was sitting down on a chair and had a small table in front of me as I was peeling potatoes.
"I mean, are guys already planning to get married after high school?" Stacie asked.
"Stacie!" Deborah exclaimed as she threw a mushroom at Stacie.
"Hey! I was just asking. It isn't wrong or anything." Stacie laughed as she dodged the mushroom and landed on the floor.
"They're too young to even think about it. Now, don't get any silly thoughts into Marie's head. I don't want them to get married anytime soon. I really like Marie and all, but please don't get married yet." Deborah explained. I think the last part was intended for me.
I laughed and said, "Oh don't worry mom. Taylor and I aren't getting married anytime soon. We haven't even thought about it and I was raised to get married when I have a successful career."
"That's really good." Stacie said. Deborah nodded and walked over to me. She bent down and hugged me.
"Thank you Marie. I'm glad you're Taylor's girlfriend," she said.
"You're welcome." I said back. I started yawning and Stacie and Deborah started laughing.
"I think you should get some sleep. We're going to have so much fun tomorrow." Stacie said.
"Oh no, it's okay. I'll help." I said, as my eyes started getting droopy.
Deborah chuckled and rubbed my back. "It's alright. We got it from here. Just go to bed already."
I finally decided to give in and went to put the potato peelings in the trash, put the peeler in the sink, and wash my hands. I said goodnight to them and went upstairs to Taylor and my room. Yes, Taylor and I sleep on the same bed, but we don't do anything bad. It's a good thing Dan and Deborah trust Taylor and me sleeping on the same bed. I know my parents wouldn't allow a thing like that. They'd think it's wrong and have to wait until marriage. Anyway, I slipped into my pajamas, brushed my teeth, and went to sleep. A few hours later, I felt a strong arm wrapped around my waist. I slightly turned my head to see that it was Taylor. He smirked and kissed the top of my head.
"Goodnight," he whispered into my ear.
"Goodnight." I smiled and went back to my sleep, ready for the day ahead.
TAYLOR's POV;
I groggily walked up the stairs to Marie and my room after setting up the big, white tent out in the backyard. It took about 3 hours just to set up that tent. It was already 2 in the morning and I was so sleepy. Well, setting up that tent was really worth it. Tomorrow is going to be a fun day, I mean later since it was 2 in the morning. I quietly opened the door to not wake up Marie and quietly walked inside and shut the door. I checked to see if I woke up Marie and glad I didn't. I didn't want to disturb her sleep since she was going to have a big day later since she is meeting the rest of my family. It's a pretty big family, but I love them. I slipped into my pajamas and brushed my teeth. I went into bed and went to see if I woke up Marie. She still looked beautiful even if her eyes are close. I smiled and slowly wrapped my arm around her waist. Shit, she woke up. She slightly turned her head to look at me. I smirked and kissed the top of her head.
"Goodnight," I whispered into her ear.
"Goodnight." She responded with a smile and went back to sleep. I smiled and slowly closed my eyes shut. Ready for the day ahead.
A/N: And there you have it! It's pretty short, huh? Well don't worry, the next chapter is going to be long. It's all about meeting the relatives and having fun at the party. Oh and I'm just making up the relatives, just to let you guys know. Btw, thanks for the reviews and subscriptions. I really appreciate it and makes me really happy. I'll TRY to update in a few days. Anyway, you know what to do!
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