Can't Stay Hidden

In Trouble

I wake up and feel my limbs tangled with someone else's. I look up at the person whose chest I'm resting on and realize it's Ryder. I sit there for a moment and then realize I'm in my bed...at my home... with a boy. I sit there and start to remember pieces of the night before. I remove Ryder's arm from my waist and go to sit up and immediately my head is pounding. I groan at the pain and hear Ryder start to wake up. His eyes slowly open and he reaches up and kisses me softly. "What happened last night? How did we end up here? Why did you spend the night" I ask him.

"Well, you were too drunk to drive home so I offered to drive you but you were in no condition to walk so I brought you upstairs and I helped you to bed and when I went to leave you grabbed me and pulled me onto the bed and literally lied on top of me. I must have fallen asleep waiting for you to fall asleep." As he says this I slowly remember the events of last night; the pool, the hot tub, driving home, etc. I groan knowing my mom is going to kill me when she sees Ryder. "Thank you for helping me get home... and the sex." I say smiling at him before pecking his lips. You and Ryder have been friends since you were little and while you might not want to date him, he is an amazing guy.

I lie in bed for a good 30 minutes not ready to face what is to come when I finally get up. I decide to check my phone and see if the paparazzi saw me which would only make things worse. I open my phone and have dozens of messages. I know this is not good. I look at Ryder and say "Do you know if the paparazzi saw us last night?" He replies "I didn't see any but maybe we should bite the bullet and check." I nod and open my news app and immediately see four headlines with my name. I open the first one which reads Y/N Garner- Affleck getting steamy with friend, Ryder. You both sigh and I scroll through a dozen pictures of you two making out and him carrying me into my house. There is even a video of you two making out clearly showing you are intoxicated. I now know that when I go downstairs my mom will be furious. I crawl out of bed and say "Hey I'm gonna go shower and then we should probably face the music?" I look at him as he sighs, he is just as scared as me. I shower and change into a pair of leggings and a sweatshirt as I do have to be on set in about 2 hours. Luckily I'm not scheduled to shoot until the afternoon today. I search through my closet and find a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt for Ryder to wear that he had left their last time he was over. I look at him clearly nervous and he says "You ready?" and I nod grabbing his hand and heading downstairs.

When I get downstairs my mom is sitting in the living room on the phone probably trying to manage the situation I have created. When she hears us come down she quickly hangs up the phone and is shocked to see Ryder coming down behind me.

"Hello party people, there is Ibuprofen on the kitchen counter. I'm sure your gonna need it. Take it and then both of you come sit over here right now. We need to talk about last night. Ryder, I'm assuming you have not talked to your mother yet and I should call her and tell her you're alright?" He nods and we both take some Ibuprofen and I grab a cup of coffee while my mom quickly calls Kate. She hangs up saying "He's safe I promise. Don't worry I'm gonna talk to them right now. Love you!" I sit on the couch.

"Mom, can I just say I am so sorry and I swear we did not know that there were paparazzi watching us. I don't know what I can say or do to make this better but I promise I'm sorry and I did not mean for this to happen."

She nods and then quickly looks at the two of us trying to figure out how to approach the situation. "Well I know you did not mean for this to happen sweetie but it did. I have been trying to let you enjoy your teenage years and I understand the world holds you to an impossible standard but this is unacceptable regardless. I know Ryder is a sweet boy but you cannot come home drunk having boys spend the night. And yes, the paparazzi are who caught you but the pictures and videos I saw of you two were inappropriate. Even if there was not paparazzi I do not want you being that intimate with a boy in public or at all but especially in public."