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Taylor's pov

I hung streamers up through the kitchen, and even had extra time and lined the staircase with them before more people came.

I was in the middle of helping hang up a bright red "Happy Birthday" sign when the front door opened and two guys walked in.

One was a well-built, dark complected man holding a vlog camera.  The other was a lanky, pale guy that had grown-out bleached hair.

Kat and hopped off her stepladder she was using and headed over to them.  She actually was really cool, and very bubbly.  Almost like an Alex on steroids.

I set the half of the sign we didn't get to hang up yet on the stepladder.  I walked over to where Kat was, watching them exchange hugs and ask questions.

"Kevin!" Sam yelled from the top of the stairs, where I found out his bedroom was.  He was wearing a suit for some reason, but it wasn't a bad look on him.

"Samuel!" The darker-skinned man yelled back, "You look like Victor from Corpse Bride!"

Sam took a playful bow at the top of the stairs, "Why thank you,"

I giggled at their humorous way of amusing each other, covering my mouth to keep the attention from being drawn on myself. 

Kevin and his friend noticed me as they walked further into the house, "Oh hello lady!" Kevin yelled, grabbing my hand and pretending to kiss it.  I found this amusing due to the fact that his lips didn't actually make contact with the back of my hand.

"I'm Taylor.  I'm assuming you're Kevin!" He was the kind of person who kept people happy, I could tell, because everyone around him was smiling.

"Who invited you?" The second man said, doing what I call the "mom pose": Hands on hips, popping out one leg.  But behind it the bitch face he put up, he seemed like a softy.

"The real question is, who invited a guy that smells like sterilized needles, tetanus and bad decisions?" I replied, mocking his movements.

"Ooooo," Kevin turned away with that, walking over to Corey and Kat.

This man ignored Kevin's reaction, and held out his hand to me, "Hi I'm Reggie," He smiled, and I replied the gesture.  "I'm Taylor,"

"Nice to meet you.  I met your friend Alex, she'll be here in like ten minutes with everyone else," He informed, and I clapped excitedly.

Everyone dispersed throughout the house, but Kat and I finished hanging up the sign.  "How do you like this so far?" Katrina asked, motioning to the house and Sam and Corey talking in the room with a wall covered in White Claw boxes.  

I tried not to let it bother me that I hadn't seen Colby in a while, but the house was big so I knew he was around here somewhere.  "You guys leave me speechless," Was all I could say, because it was true. 

These people with all completely different backstories make up a better friend-family than I have ever heard of before.  It was odd that I never even saw them on Youtube before meeting them.

But, I guess everything happens for a reason, and there was a reason I didn't accidentally discover them.

We finished hanging up the sign quickly and put the ladder away in the closet so it wouldn't be in anyone's way.  

I walked back down the hallway and into the kitchen, grabbing myself a bottle of water from the fridge and unsealing it, taking a drink of it.

As I was putting the cap back on, I was spun around by a very familiar arm.  "Have you met Taylor yet?"