The Theory of Kayden

[12] the theory of crappy friends

\\ let me apologize to being with

let me apologize for what i'm about to say

but trying to be genuine was harder than it seemed

and somehow i got caught up in between \\

linkin' park - in between

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"Shit!" Nate exclaims, suddenly standing up from the sofa in the dressing room. "They're here!"

Oh my God. No. I haven't told the guys anything. Kayden knows they're coming but none of them know that they can't meet them. Oh fuck.

Ella and I share a look before running out of the room and banging on the door next to ours. "Guys! Open up! Now!" I exclaim, knocking until my knuckles are beginning to hurt.

Thankfully, we get our urgency over to them and Theo pulls open the door quickly, a confused look on his face. "What's wrong?"

We slip inside and shut the door behind us. "My parents and grandparents are here," I tell them, shaking my head. "And you guys have to stay away from them. My dad will do nothing but threaten you all within an inch of your lives and after my mum and nan get over, well, this," I say, waving my hand at them all as if to illustrate my point because it really does.

Kayden and Aiden are standing in just their jeans and shoes, not a top in sight, Noah has a white tank and Theo is in a tight black t-shirt. Honestly, it's a recipe for disaster if we let my mum and nan anywhere near them.

"They're going to assume that we're sleeping with you and then that will get back to El's parents and it's going to be an absolute shit show. So please, just for tonight, would you guys put a lid on your antics? We will owe you massively!" I all but beg them.

Noah just smirks as he leans against the dressing table. "Are you actually trying to tell us that we're too hot to meet your family?"

"Please don't make me say it," I groan, shaking my head.

Kayden lets out a laugh. "This is too good. You're never going to live this down, Peach. We're too hot to meet your family. I love it."

Thankfully, the two of them with actual brain cells speak next. "But what about during the show? We still have to play," Theo points out.

Aiden nods. "Yeah, what's the plan then?"

"We'll just pretend that you're all utter assholes," Ella shrugs. "It's not a flawless plan but it's the best we've got. We really don't have any other options."

"Um, you do?" Kayden inputs, finally pulling a top on. Well, sort of. It's a black tank but doesn't have much in the way of sides, still showing those amazing tattoos and muscles and... Snap out of it! I tell myself. I can't be thinking like this. "Tell them the truth?"