Taylor McKessie awoke to the sound of her alarm radio going off. She rolled over to see what time it was and groaned. She was usually up earlier than this. Just then her phone rang.
I'm putting in homework
(Till I get to know you)
I'm putting in homework
(I'll study your every move)
I'm putting in homework
Till I know everything you like
I'm gonna push, gonna mash, gonna grind
I'm on the grind till I know it
I'm putting in homework (A/N I just wanted to say how much I love this song! And if you don't know what it is, it's Homework by Corbin Bleu! Duh! :)
Taylor answered it, silently cursing herself for her sleeping late. "Hello?" She asked rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"Taylor? Is that you? Do you know what time it is? Why are you still in bed? You're supposed to be yelling at me for not getting up. Not the other way around." Taylor smiled when she realized it was her best friend, Gabriella Montez.
"I guess my internal clock is broken." She said while smiling.
"Broken or not, you do remember what day it is, right? We have a shopping date." Taylor groaned as she remembered.
"Gabs, I totally spaced and forgot. Look, let me change, shower, and I'll meet you at your house in 25." Gabriella agreed and they hung up. Taylor tossed off the covers, and slowly walked to her shower. The hot water felt good against her skin and helped wake her up. When she got out refreshed, she realized she only had ten minutes, to get to Gabriella's house. "Damn." She muttered to herself as she hurried to her closet.
She quickly pulled out a Mudd blue denim jean skirt, a red spaghetti-strap top, red and white sneakers, and a blue jean jacket. She grabbed her Black Razor cell phone and her house keys. She shoved them into her Baby Phat purse and ran down the stairs. Her mom was in the kitchen, making homemade ice cream, her favorite past time. Taylor, usually helped, but she was already late to meet Gabriella.
"Taylor? Is that you? It's almost noon. You're usually up by the crack of dawn. Where are you going?" Ashley McKessie asked when she saw her daughter heading towards the door.
"Gabs and I got a shopping date." Taylor told her mom, while checking her hair in the mirror next to the door. Ashley smiled while she churned.
"Isn't that all you two have done all summer? Shopping?" Taylor turned and walked towards her mother at the counter.
"That's where having a job come in handy."
"Will you at least get something to eat before you go?" Taylor grabbed a granola bar from the cabinet.
"And we'll stop at McDonald's on the way. Can I go now, please, please, please?" Mrs. Mckessie waved her hand as a blessing.
"Have fun and be careful. Promise?" Taylor walked out the door while waving.
"Promise!" She walked to her red Mercedes convertible. She had gotten it for her sixteenth birthday from her parents, Gabriella getting the same thing but in blue. Taylor drove the 10 blocks to her house, getting there just as Gabriella was walking out the door.
"Right on time, McKessie." She said while getting in her own car, parked on the sidewalk.
"Aren't I always, Montez?" Gabriella rolled her eyes, as she put the car into drive. They reached the mall a little while later and immediately hit the shoe store. They each came out with 5 bags. They went to four other stores before deciding that they had spent enough, and walked out, Gabriella in a fit of giggles.
"Did you see those guys checking us out today? I swear they get hotter everyday!" Taylor scoffed as they placed their bags in their cars.
"They weren't checking us out. They were drooling. And all over my new shoes too!" They both laughed at this.
"I need a Starbucks coffee." Gabriella suddenly said. Taylor nodded in agreement.
"So do I, but first I got to go get this book from the Barnes and Noble across the street."
"Oh, I'll get your coffee with mine while you get your book, and I'll meet you back here." Gabriella suggested. Taylor agreed and they went their separate ways, Gabriella to the right for Starbucks, and Taylor to the left towards Barnes and Noble. Taylor emerged minutes later, already entranced in her book. Not the best time, when you're walking at a busy intersection.
Chad checked his watch, for what had to be the 5th time in 30 seconds. 'Why won't the stupid light change?' he thought to himself as he watched the cars go by, waiting for the stop sign to change to walk.
Just then, Chad looked up and saw that the most beautiful girl he had ever seen walking in the middle of the street, with her nose in a book. She seemed so into the book, that she didn't notice the car coming straight at her. Chad pushed her back into the street just in time.
"Thank you so much. You just saved my life! I'm Taylor by the way. Taylor McKessie." Chad shook her hand and flashed her a smile.
"Chad Danforth. Let me help you up." Before Taylor could respond, he had gently taken her hand and pulled her up, into a standing position and got his first good look at her.
The miniskirt she was wearing, showed off her nice, shapely legs, and her shirt hugged her curves like a glove. The book that had had her under its spell was War and Peace. 'War and Peace? She's got a body and a brain. My two favorite things in a woman.' Chad wasn't the only one checking someone out.
Chad was wearing what looked like a very expensive black suit. The jacket was open, revealing a pale blue, pressed button up shirt underneath it. The top three buttons had been left undone, revealing small chest hairs. His pants were pleated and hung at his hips. His hair had been pulled back into a ponytail and he was wearing a hat. It took a while for either to realize that Chad's hands were still on Taylor's waist, and Taylor's hands were on his chest. They stepped back awkwardly. Before either could speak, the light changed and they were lost in a crowd.
"Taylor! Taylor! TAYLOR!" Taylor shook her head and turned to see her best friend waving her over, from across the mall parking lot. Taylor shook her head again and walked over to her friend.
"What took you so long to answer? Didn't you hear me calling?" Gabriella asked before seeing the distant look in her eyes. "Tay? Are you alright? What's wrong?"
"I just met the man of my dreams and I'll probably never see him again." Gabriella raised her eyes and her friend's answer.
"Time for you to go home. I think the sun's effecting your brain." Gabriella said while grabbing her friend's hand and dragging her towards her car. Taylor snapped out of it when she noticed her friend didn't believe her.
"Gabs, I'm for real!" She said.
"Tay, so am I!"
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"Man, what were you looking at?" Troy said as Chad climbed into his car. Chad shook his head as he strapped himself into the passenger seat next to Troy.
"The girl of my dreams." Troy stared for a while before stepping on the gas and speeding toward Chad's interview.
"Dude. No more liquor for you. I'm serious. None."
Well, there's the second chapter! What do ya think? Third's on the way!