You & Me

"You have reputation to protect!"

"So, can you tell us where do you live?" Selena ask Michael from the driver's seat. Michael didn't respond, he just continue fiddling with his fingers. Taylor just watch him like that.

"You can just drop us on a nearby park, we can call our friend to pick us up, " Calum told Selena.

Kendall look and turn to Calum.

"We can't just let you out there. Paparazzi can still spot you outside. Specially now that they know your faces" Kendall told the boys.

"Just drive, I'll tell you which directions" Michael told Selena in a low tone.

(Skip the rest of the ride)

Calum help Michael getting out of the car. Taylor tried to help too but Calum pull Michael out of her reach.

"Please, stay away from him as possible" Calum told Taylor in a tired tone.

When the car door closes Kendall and Selena glare at Taylor with their serious faces.

"You know the concequences will going to come" Selena utterly told Taylor.

"Can you just drop me at my manager's office, I think I need to talk to him and I'm pretty sure he already know about what happened" Taylor said and crosses her arms in annoyance.

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Calum dials a number on his phone and Michael was sitting on the couch.
Then the other line answered his call.

**Phone Call**

"Niall, can you come over here at Michael's?" Calum ask nicely.

"Huh? Why? Is there any problem?" Niall ask back in confusion.

"It's Mikey and we have a big problem. Can you also bring Harry, Louis, Luke, Ashton, Zayn and Liam?" Calum ask in favor.

"Yeah, I'll call and fetch them on the way. Don't worry, stay there for us" Niall said and hung up the call.

**Phone call End**

"Who did you called? " Michael ask the Maori boy after he saw him talking on the phone.

"It's Niall, " Calum answered, "Mikey, What happened back at the grocery store was a big problem. The paparazzi and reporters will going to probably hunt you and find your address. They'll going to bombarded you with lots of questions"

Michael just low down his head.

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Taylor sit in front of her manager.
Lancer was now pressing his temples in stress. He found out about what happened at the grocery store. About how the paparazzi spotted Taylor and Michael. He knew this was going to come.

"What are you even doing in that grocery store at the first place?" Lancer ask sternly.

"I was having grocery with Selena and Kendall then me and Michael met each other at the beverages area. We got a little fight over a....... Watermelon lemonade" Taylor explains and lower her tone at the end.

Lance furrowed his eyebrows.

"Watermelon lemonade? Seriously? Of all the things you two will going fight over? You two choose to fight over a WATERMELON LEMONADE?" Lance can't believe at what he just had heard from Taylor.

"It was Michael's fault! If he just let me have it then this wouldn't have happened!" Taylor defends herself giving the blame to Michael.

"I don't think it's his fault, " Lance said in a bitter tone, "You see, if you really dislike him in the first place you will run away from there when Selena did told you that she saw the paparazzis but you didn't"

Taylor got tongue tied after what her manager said.

"It means you wants to be seen with him" Lance muttered and turn around from Taylor.

"No it's not true, " Taylor stood up in anger.

Then Lance's phone rings.

"Excuse me, I need to answer this" Lance excused himself and walk out of the room leaving Taylor defeated and stunned by his words.

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Niall over reacted after Calum told them everything happened. Michael just look and watch their face reactions.

"You get to meet Taylor TWICE?" Luke reacted in surprised tone.

"That's not the case in here Lucas!" Calum said. Ashton gave him death glare. He was protective over Luke since the first time they dated.

"I suggest you lower your voice on my boyfriend" Ashton warningly told Calum.

"I'm sorry, " Calum apologize quickly, "I mean, the real problem on what happened is that the paparazzis and reporters will probably hunt Michael's address, they'll do anything to know what's the 'Relationship Status' between him and Taylor"

Niall nods in agreement, "Cal was right, Mikey will be sure all over the media's tomorrow"

"Then what can we do about it?" Zayn ask in worried tone.

"Maybe we can just find Michael another house then?" Liam suggests.

"Liam is right, we need to transfer Mikey to another place away from Taylor so that he'll be out of the spotlight" Louis agrees with Liam.

"How about the bakery?" Michael ask Harry and Louis.

"We'll work on that. Just take this situation as a vacation from working in the bakery" Harry smilingly told Michael.

                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lance came back inside the room.
Taylor waited for him after a few minutes.

"I have news for you" Lance told Taylor as he entered the room.

Taylor looks at him in impatient face.
Lance sit on his chair and leaned forward on his table.

"The management wants you to date Michael Clifford as soon as possible" Lance revealed to Taylor making her widen her eyes in surprised.

"WHAT?!" Taylor over reacted.

"The management found out about what happened. Now this needs to be fix and the only way of fixing it without destroying your reputation is dating Michael in real, so that the fans, reporters and even the paparazzis will shut up making rumors about you" Lance clearly explained.

"I told you I hate him and his guts! " Taylor insisted.

"Just lower down your pride and talk to him! Tell him to cover up for your reputation!" Lance was now getting annoyed at Taylor's attitude, "You have reputation to protect!"

Taylor had nothing to say but cross her arms and frustratedly plopped down back on the couch.

"So, are you going to go and tell Michael or not?" Lance ask sounding like he was giving her an ultimatum.

"I'm not, " Taylor hardly said.

"What? Are you stubborn enou--"

"I'm going to date him in real without telling him he's a PR stunt" Taylor said and stood up walking towards the door and turn around to face her manager, "It was either that or nothing"

She exited the place leaving Lance stunned and disappointed.

He wasn't expecting this to happen. Lance hoped Michael won't be involved.
Now Michael got involved.
But the worst in this is Michael had no idea that he'll be Taylor's PR stunt.