Chapter 11

Kaylie's POV

I was up at 8am and surprisingly, Payson and Lauren woke up at around the same time I did. We took turns in the bathroom and once we were all done, we were sitting in the living room watching Wild Child on the TV.

Knock-knock

"I got it," I told them and got out of my comfortable position. All three of us were still in our pajamas.

I slowly opened the door and saw Tyler, James and Drew were dressed and ready to go with a smile on their faces.

"You guys ready?" Drew asked.

"For what? Where are we going?"

"Breakfast. Now come on. Or you'll be late!"

"Alright, come on in. Give us five minutes to get changed." I led them into our suite and told them to sit on the sofa. Lauren, Payson and I took our clothes and walked into the bathroom together. I wore a pair of blue denim shorts and a black Topshop tank. Lauren wore DKNY shorts with a pink French Connection tank top. Payson wore an aqua shirt and tucked it into her black shorts. We walked out together and the three guys looked at us, no they were staring at us.

"What?" Lauren asked.

"Nothing. It's just you girls look amazing," James replied. We giggled.

"What? It's just shorts and a tank. Nothing much," I assured them. We made our way towards the restaurant downstairs and got out seats. We were just talking and nibbling on our food when I saw three familiar people walk in. I kept looking at them, trying to put a name on those three faces and it hit me. Austin. Max. Nicky. What the hell are they doing here? This was supposed to be our break. Not theirs. Not that I mind my boyfriend being in awesome Hawaii with me. I looked at the three guys that were sat on my table and placed the puzzle pieces together.

Oh crap. They were here because of those three guys. I knew photographers were following us, they probably got pictures of them carrying us bridal-style and us jumping onto their backs for a piggyback ride. They walked around the restaurant, looking for us. I didn't wait for them to find us so instead, I ran up to him.

"Austin!" I said and jumped into his arms. He was caught by surprise, I could tell. I leaned in for a kiss and he let me, but he didn't kiss me back. I pulled back. "Austin, what's wrong?" He looked at me and took out a piece of paper. I took it and looked, they were filled with photos of us and James, Drew and Tyler.

"Austin, it's not what it looks like," I breathed.

"Then what is it, care to enlighten us?" Nicky asked with a hint of anger in his tone.

"Come with me," I told them and led them to our table. "Lauren, Payson, look who's here." They turned around and once they saw their boyfriends, they got off the table and jumped, like me, into their arms. Our boyfriends were still resistant towards us. Lauren and Payson were also confused as to why they were like this so I explained.

"Austin, Nicky, Max, this is Tyler Tanner, Lauren's cousin," I stressed. I looked at them and immediately they relaxed. Now they understood.

"Oh, and this is?" Austin queried.

"This is James Moore and Drew Deveux, my best friends," Tyler introduced.

Austin's POV

"Austin, Nicky, Max, this is Tyler Tanner, Lauren's cousin," Kaylie said. Tanner. Tyler Tanner. Lauren's cousin. Wait, Lauren's cousin? That made sense as to why they were having so much fun together; they know each other. I let out my breath and relaxed and I could feel Max and Nicky loosen up beside me.

"Oh, and this is?" I motioned towards the other two guys.

"This is James Moore and Drew Deveux, my best friends," Tyler introduced. Now I feel better. There's nothing to worry about.

"You must be?" the guy named James asked. What the hell? He doesn't know who I am? This guy must be living in a cave or some shit. I am Mr. Kobalt; Gymnastics' Bad Boy, how the hell does he not know who I am? Furthermore, I'm the best gymnast in the country, oh and in the whole world, too! I'm the 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist for crying out loud. I just stared at him, to see if he was serious, and he was. This guy is pathetic.

"Austin Tucker," I scoffed.

"So you're the infamous Austin Tucker," James asked interestedly. Oh, so he does know who I am. Good for him. I showed him a faint smile.

"These are my best friends, Max Spencer and Nicky Russo," I introduced them.

"We figured that out. Austin never leaves without his best friends," Drew said. Okay, that sounds so wrong. Does he stalk us or some shit?

"How'd you know that?" I simply asked.

"Well, every single magazine, article, you name it, you're always with your best friends," he replied and I looked at him. This guy is seriously stalking me. "Not that I stalk you or anything but ESPN seems to love covering gymnastics. Especially where Austin Tucker is concerned." Oh, right. Okay.

"So, do you guys want to join us for breakfast?" Lauren asked.

"No, we ate on the plane. We're just going to go check-in," Max replied.

"Check in?" Drew asked.

"Yeah, we're staying here with the girls. Enjoy a break," Nicky replied.

"Oh my god, you are? What did Sasha say?" Lauren inquired.

"He let us. He figured that he couldn't just let half of the "It Couples" go while the other half stays at home," Nicky explained.

"So we'll catch you guys later? Go to a movie or something?" I suggested.

"Definitely," Kaylie replied. I leaned in for a kiss and she understood. She responded and we shared a sweet kiss. I pulled back when we were done and saw that Nicky and Lauren and Payson and Max also just shared a kiss. I looked at the three guys and could see a hint of jealousy in there eyes. We gave them a nod and went towards the check-in counter.

"Thank god we didn't cause a scene," Max breathed.

"Yeah, that would have been embarrassing and the girls would've been pissed for sure," I agreed.

"No wonder that guy looked really familiar. The one Kaylie was with in the photos? I've seen him once before like six years ago, or something when I first moved to Boulder. Turns out he was my girlfriend's cousin."

"Huh, whatever. Let's just get our rooms, relax from the flight and get ready for our date," I told them.

Kaylie's POV

That whole confrontation went better than I thought it would. I seriously thought Austin, Max and Nicky would pick a fight in the middle of the restaurant. They have self-control. That's great. I could tell they were mad about us being here with three guys for the first day, but that's the point of a "break". You take a break from your daily things. Well, I had a one-day break from my boyfriend. To be honest, I'm happy that they're here, I missed him so much and his goodnight kisses.

"You guys are all taken?" Tyler asked and it snapped me out of my train of thought.

"Uh…yeah. Why'd you ask?" I countered.

"We didn't know," Drew replied.

"But I thought you guys read articles about Austin Tucker?" Lauren joked.

"We don't read Seventeen or People. Those are the dating magazines. We watch ESPN and they only cover the gymnastics' side," James explained.

"Oh, well you know now," Payson sighed. I looked at the guys in front of me and they looked…disappointed? What?

"Kay, Lo, we should get going. For the movies with the guys?" Payson reminded us.

"Oh, yeah. Nearly forgot about that," Lauren said while standing up.

"So we'll see you guys around? We have to go," I looked at the guys.

"Where do you have to go to?" Drew asked.

"Uh, I remember you guys being there when Austin told us we were going to the movies. It was like, what, twenty minutes ago?" Payson exclaimed.

"Yeah, sorry, we'll meet up later, okay?" I said.

"Yeah, no problem, see you guys later." We waved at them and walked towards the receptionist.

"Oh, Ms. Cruz, Ms. Tanner, Ms. Keeler. How may I help you?" the receptionist said softly.

"Could you please tell us which rooms our boyfriends are in?" Payson asked.

"Mr. Tanner, Mr. Deveux and Mr. Moore is in room 1607," she replied.

"Uh, what?" Lauren asked, confused. "They're not our boyfriends."

"Oh, really? They said they were your boyfriends," the receptionist replied. What the hell? Why would they say that?

"There must have been a mistake because our boyfriends are Austin Tucker, Nicky Russo and Max Spencer," I told the receptionist.

"Huh, well I'll tell the other employees about this mix-up. Yes. Their rooms are down the hall from yours. Suite number 2608," she smiled.

"Thank you," I responded. We got in the elevator and pressed the button labeled "26".

"Why would they say that?" I finally asked.

"I don't know, Kay," Payson sighed.

"Well, to be sure, we'll ask them later," Lauren suggested.

"Good idea," Payson agreed and I nod my head. The elevator arrived on the 26th floor and we got out. First stop, we went towards our suite, 2602, to get our bags. After we got our necessary things, we walked down the hall towards suite 2608 and pressed on the doorbell.

The door opened and Max was standing there.

"Hey, you guys ready to go?" I asked.

"Yeah, just give us a minute. Austin's just putting on his jeans," Max replied. We nodded our heads and waited. Exactly a minute later, the boys came out, dressed down in denim jeans and a simple tee. They took our hands and we headed towards the elevator.

Once we got outside, we six pulled on our sunglasses and strolled hand in hand towards the waiting limo.

"Austin! Max! Nicky! When did you guys get here?" a reporter shouted. We were stopped in our tracks and we faced the jungle of paparazzi.

"We got here this morning," Austin shrugged.

"Why are you here?"

"Is there something wrong with spending time with our girlfriends?" Max asked, clearly annoyed by the mob of paparazzi.

"If you'll excuse us," Nicky stressed and headed in the limo. Shortly, we arrived at the movie theater and we walked in.

"Six tickets to Cowboys & Aliens, please," I said to the clerk.

"No problem, where would you like to sit?"

"Somewhere in the middle would be great."

"Alright, that would be 42 dollars please." I nodded and took out my wallet. I gave her a 50-dollar bill and she returned my change and gave me the tickets.

"Thank you," I said and took off to the refreshments counter with my best friends.

Tyler's POV

"So we'll see you guys around? We have to go," Kaylie abruptly said.

"Where do you have to go to?" Drew wondered. Where did they have to go? Aren't they having fun with us?

"Uh, I remember you guys being there when Austin told us we were going to the movies. It was like, what, twenty minutes ago?" Payson said. Oh. So they have to go to their boyfriends. Pathetic, really.

"Yeah, sorry, we'll meet up later, okay?" Kaylie apologized. I looked into her eyes and they were gleaming. I wanted to stare into those eyes forever but I guess someone already beat me to that: Austin Tucker. Well, we'll see about that Mr. Kobalt.

"Yeah, no problem, see you guys later." I said, keeping my voice neutral. They waved at us and walked away.

"So, Tanner. Talk. What's up with you and Kaylie?" James wanted to know. Should I tell them about our past?

"Nothing," I mumbled, hoping they'd drop the topic. But, unlucky for me, they didn't.

"Seriously, every time you see her your face lights up and every time you say her name you smile. That's not the Tyler Tanner we know," Drew pressed on.

"Yeah, so spill," James agreed.

"Okay fine," I began. "Five years ago, I was visiting Lauren and her dad in Boulder. There was a party so I went with Lauren and I met Payson and Kaylie. The first time I met her, I developed true feelings, like hard-core ones and throughout my whole visit, I couldn't stay away from her. Then I found out she also feels the same way about me."

"What happened after?" Drew questioned.

"Well, I asked her out to dinner and she said yes. So I picked her up and we went to Le Privilege – one of the best restaurants in Boulder – and we were having fun. But then her parents also decided to eat dinner there, on the exact same day. So they saw that we were on a date and long story short, I didn't talk to her or saw her ever since that day."

"Damn," James said.

"Yeah, and now that I saw her again. Well, those feelings are beginning to come back. I was going to find out if she felt the same way or not, but then goddamn that Austin Tucker came and spoilt my plan."

"I know how you feel, bro," Drew said.

"Yeah, me too," James agreed.

"What the hell are you guys talking about?" I asked. What? That doesn't make sense. Do they like Kaylie as well? What the shit? "You guys like Kaylie as well?"

"NO!" they both said simultaneously.

"I think I like Payson," Drew explained.

"And I think I like Lauren. I know. I know. She's your cousin but seriously, I think I like her," James choked out.

"Right," I nodded in understanding.

"I seriously want her. But what are we going to do?" Drew muttered.

"I know exactly what needs to be done," I told them in a low voice.

"What is it?" James asked. I didn't reply to him but instead took out my phone. I dialed the number that I memorized so clearly in my head. On the fourth ring, the person picked up.

"Tyler Tanner, it's been too long." a deep voice greeted me.

"James, Drew and I need your help," I replied.

Author's note: HAWAII :) so, what do you think is Tyler's plan? Oooohhh, its getting spicyy :P hahah!

anyways, same old same old,

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