Back again with Tayler Holder

Chapter 7: birthday girl

Today was a very special day. It was my birthday. I was finally 18. As much as I didn't want a party, Tayler insisted on throwing one anyways. I spent most of the day hanging out with Kio and Zach but it was now the evening and Tayler had set the house up for a party. I'm not really one for dresses but it was a special occasion after all.

Just as I finished getting dressed there was a knock on my door.
"M'lady I'm here to escort you to the ball." Zach said in a crappy British accent.
"Lead the way." I said back to him but in his accent. I walked downstairs behind Zach and was met with loud shouts.
"Happy birthday!" They all shouted. It was the usual suspects plus a few new faces.

We partied for hours and to say I was tipsy was an understatement. Suddenly my phone went off. It was  Paul. I went over to the kitchen to get away from the noise and chaos.
"Grace can you come over and babysit Maxie?" He asked.
"I'm so sorry but I can't. It's my 18th and I'm way too drunk to look after her." I said honestly.
"Happy birthday. Thanks anyways." He said as he hung up.
I put my phone down and took a deep breath. As I got ready to go back in I heard the kitchen door open. It was Vinnie. We stared at each other before I broke the silence.
"Feels like déjà vu." I said in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"I just wanted to say happy birthday..and you look beautiful." He said as he went to give me a hug. As he pulled away I held onto his shoulders. I leaned in to kiss him but he backed away.
"Grace...I'm sorry. But I don't feel the same. And me and Sammy are serious this time round. Sorry." He said as he left me stood all alone in the kitchen.
"I'm such an idiot!" I said to myself.
"Well you're a sexy idiot." I heard someone say. I looked up to see Zack. The other one.
"Zack right?" I said trying to remember his name.
"Yh.I'm the guy you almost killed." He said laughing it off.
"Sorry about that, I feel like a fool." I said as I put my head in my hands.
"Nah no worries. I mean you can make it up to me." He said biting his lip and leaning on the kitchen counter.
"How?"
As soon as I said that, Zack grabbed my waist and pulled me in for a heated kiss. We made out for a solid 15 minutes before someone stumbled in looking for the bathroom. The person quickly left and me and Zack broke apart before going back to the party.
What a night.

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I woke up with a banging headache. I hardly remembered anything from last night. But I did remember how I embarrassed myself with Vinnie and how I made out with Zack. I cringed at the thought of it. Tayler burst into my room.
"Rise and shine! It's filming time!" He said as he screamed.
"No need to shout." I said groggily.
"Well I'm super excited to have you film with us! Finally!" He said.
"Well I'm not so sure." I said grabbing my head.
"It's your own fault for getting so wasted. And you disappeared for most of the party. Where were you?" He asked curiously.
"Oh I was...about." I said.
"Well get up, the crew will be here soon." He said leaving my room.

I got up, showered and got changed into this.

I walked downstairs before I was kitted up in a microphone. Bryce and Tayler came up behind me and grabbed my shoulders.
"Grace! You're 18 now." Bryce said smiling crazily.
"I know.." I responded.
"Well it means you can finally get a boyfriend." He said. I looked over at Tayler.
"What's the catch?" I said to him as I folded my arms.
"Me and Bryce will be watching. So it's perfect in my books." He said smiling.
"Nah I'm alright." I said as I tried to walk away.
"C'mon." Bryce said leading me to the kitchen where some random boy was sat waiting. I turned around fuming.
"What the fuck is this?!" I whisper shouted but I'm sure the microphone picked it up.
"It's your first date." Bryce said as he pushed me into the seat opposite the boy. Him and Tayler sat on the kitchen counter and watched over us.
"Um..are you guys not gonna leave then.." I asked them.
"Nope." Tayler said as he smiled knowing just how much this was pissing me off. It gave me major flashbacks to when they crashed my date with Lucas last summer. Well he turned out to be a creep but that's besides the point.
"I'm Jake." The boy opposite me said. He was light skin with curly hair and he was gorgeous.
"I'm Grace." I replied.
"Oh I know. I've seen your dancing on tiktok. You're pretty good. But not as good as me of course." He said.
"Oh is that a challenge I sense?" I said as I sat up slightly. Maybe this wasn't so bad.
"Why not?" He said as he held his hand out for me to grab. Just as I was about to take his hand Tayler jumped off the kitchen counter and slapped his hand away.
"Next!" He shouted.
"I'm sorry but I don't think you're a match for my sister. Thank you for your time." He said as Bryce pushed him out of the kitchen.
"What was that for?" I said slightly annoyed at Tayler.
"He wanted to get all up close and sweaty with you. He was undressing you with his eyes. No way am I allowing him within a mile of you."
"Whatever." I said sitting down. Before I had time to recover a new boy was being pulled in.
"Hey I'm Mark." This boy said. He looked strangely familiar. Almost like...Tayler?

It had been about 30 minutes and this boy was talking about his fitness routine. The only people who were listening were Bryce and Tayler. Tayler must have loved this, I mean it was like looking in a mirror to him.
"Yh I think we're done." I said looking at the non existent watch on my wrist.
"No, I like this guy!" Tayler protested.
"Of course you would." I mumbled under my breath.
"What was that?" Mark asked me.
"Nothing." I smiled back.
"Bryce do the honours." I said to him as he pulled Mark by the collar before kicking him out.

"I never want to do anything like that again." I said to myself as I put my head on the table. I heard the shuffling of feet and a voice spoke up.
"Is my date dead or something?" I heard him say.
My head snapped up and I saw Zack with a goofy smile on his face.

"Um..hey." I said shocked.
"How are ya gorgeous?" He asked.
"Oooooo gorgeous." Bryce mocked.
"Shut up." I snapped at Bryce as I turned to face him before facing Zack as if nothing happened.
"You know I really had fun at your party last night. Thanks for the invite." He said to me.
"You're welcome bro." Tayler said as he looked up from his phone. Zack looked confused.
"Yh the whole thing was Tayler's doing I can't lie." I said awkwardly.
"Well I got to really see the birthday girl in full effect." He winked at me.
I reached over and grabbed Zack's hands.
"Look Zack, you're super cool and funny and sweet."
"No need to flatter me." He said jokingly.
"...but I'm not looking for a relationship right now. And I'm not ever looking for one with you. I'm sure there's a girl out there for you but it's not me." I said as I went over to him and gave him a hug.
"Nahhh I understand. Homies?" He said as he looked at me before leaving.
"Homies." I said back to him.
"Why do I feel like I just witnessed a breakup?" Bryce said clutching his chest and wiping away a fake tear.
"Bit harsh aren't you?" Tayler said laughing.
"What? How?!" I said as I joined them on the kitchen counter.
"'Not ever looking for one with you'. Like you could have just lied. Damn!" He said in stitches.
"Yh I'll try and avoid insulting a guy the next time I turn them down." I said as I put my head on Bryce's shoulder.
"Guys..." I said innocently.
"Yh?" They both responded.
"I don't care if it's for the show or not, but if you ever do something like this again I'll rip off your fingernails slowly and make em' into custom bracelets." I said as I hopped off the counter and strutted to my room leaving both boys in shock.