The Bet (Book 1 in The Deception Series)

Chapter 5: nosy men and exorcisms

Taylor

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"Motion Sickness"- Phoebe Bridgers

I groan as I pull the covers over my head. The stupid sun is harassing me when I'm trying to get some more sleep. Me and Lily didn't come home till 2am since she and Jake were getting along so well I was stuck with fucking Garrett who wouldn't leave me alone. He followed me around all night like a dog. I can't believe that I agreed to be friends with that idiot. The idiot I hated with every bone in my body.

I hear my phone go off and I sigh before reaching for it on the nightstand. I look at the screen and see a number I didn't recognize calling me. I frown before declining it.

I go under my covers again before the phone goes off again. I groan as I grab it and see the same number calling me again. I finally answer it and place it against my ear.

"Hello?" I ask, still half asleep.

"Good morning, Tay-Tay!!" I hear an obnoxious voice yell.

"You have to be shitting me." I whisper.

"Damn. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." He says.

"How did you get my number?" I snap, ignoring his comment.

"Lily." He says. I could hear his smirk through the phone and it made me want to find him and punch him.

"What do you want?" I ask.

"We're gonna hangout today. Be ready in an hour." He tells me.

"We are not hanging out, Garrett." I reply.

"Why not? We're friends. And friends hangout." He explains.

"Well, this friend doesn't want to hangout." I say.

"Come on, Taylor. It'll be fun."

"No, it will not."

"Yes, it will."

"Did anyone ever tell you that you're the most annoying person on this earth?" I ask him.

"No one needs to. I have you to do it for me."

I groan, "I'm busy."

"Liar."

"Nuh uh."

"Yuh uh."

I roll my eyes, he makes me want to rip out all my hair and just die.

"Please. Just one day. And then I'll leave you alone." He pleads.

"Look who's the liar now." I mock him.

He chuckles, "You know me so well, Tay-Tay."

"Fuck off." I snap at him.

"Send me your address." He says.

"No."

"Fine, I'll get it somehow." He replies.

"What does that mean?" I ask as I sit up in my bed.

"See ya soon, gorgeous." He voices before he hangs up.

I groan before falling back down onto the bed. That man needed a goddamn exorcism or something.

I force myself out of bed and get into the shower. Not because I was gonna go hangout with fucking Garrett Gray but because I felt gross. I brush my wet hair out and slip into some shorts and a tank top before making my way to the kitchen to make myself some coffee before I hear a knock at the door.

I ignored it, hoping he'd leave. He doesn't. He knocks again.

"Taylor, someone's at the door. Why aren't you opening it?" Lily snaps as she walks out of her room.

"Because whoever it is, is not allowed inside." I tell her as I grab my finished cup of coffee.

I grab a croissant and my cup before I take a seat at the counter and watch Lily open the door to reveal Garrett glaring at me.

"Why aren't you ready?" He asks as he storms in.

"Because I'm not going anywhere with you." I say as I sip on my coffee.

He groans.

"We're going to hangout as friends so get your ass up." He snaps.

"No."

"Yes." He says, "Where's her room?" He asks Lily.

Lily looks at him, confused before pointing at my bedroom door. I look at her and glare, "Seriously?" I ask.

She shrugs, "He's scary."
I roll my eyes before I follow Garrett into my room. I stand in the doorway as he opens my closet door and starts looking through all my clothes.

"You are very nosy." I tell him.

"Isn't that what best friends do? Be nosy." He smirks.

I roll my eyes as I cross my arms over my chest. He continued to dig through my closet but I didn't have the energy to stop him.

"Your room is very messy." He says as he looks around.

"Then get out." I snap.

He looks at me and sighs, "You're a rude friend. Are you like this with Lily too?"

"She's always a grump in the morning." I hear Lily's voice as she walks into the room with a bowl of cereal.

I watch as she sits on the bed and eats her cereal, watching me and Garrett.

"Well, I like Lily. I don't like you." I tell Garrett who was still looking through my closet.

"Holy shit." He says as he pulls out a tight red cropped shirt that has a V-neck.

"Now this is what I like." He smiles as he places it on the bed.

"No way in hell am I wearing that." I tell him.

"Come on, babe. You're fine as fuck use it to your advantage, that's what I do." He says.

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take that as a compliment or not. He's probably said that same thing to so many other girls. I wasn't special to him. I don't think I was anything to him. Just another girl for him to add to his list of hookups. That's all I'll ever be to Garrett Gray. I wasn't gonna let any of his flirty comments get to me because I knew I'd regret it in the long run. I was not gonna be one of the many girls who cry over him for not wanting anything serious.

"And that's why I hate you." I smile.

He looks at me and studies me with his green eyes, "No, you don't."

Lily laughs from the bed earning a glare from me. She shrugs as she stuffs her face with cereal.

I watch Garrett walk over to my dresser and open it. He opens the first drawer and pulls out a black bra. He holds it up and smiles, "Oooo." He sings.

"Oh my god." I say as I rush over to him and grab it from his hands, "What are you? Five. Have you never seen a bra before?" I snap as I stuff the bra in my drawer and close it.

He laughs, "I've seen plenty of things, Tay-Tay."
I sigh before I walk over to my bed and fall onto it. He walks over to my desk chair and grabs the jeans I wore last night and tosses them on the bed next to the red shirt.

"I like those jeans on you." He smiles at me.

I glare at him, "Well, now I have to burn them."
Lily laughs and Garrett glares at me, "You need to learn how to be nicer."

"And you need to learn how to give people space." I snap back.

"This is more interesting than any TV show I've ever watched." Lily says, her mouth full of cereal.

Me and Garrett look at her and she smiles, uncomfrtably, "Okay, I'm gonna go. You two have fun." She says as she gets up and leaves.

Garrett looks back at me and smiles, "Okay, get changed."

"Get out so I can change." I snap.

"I don't mind watching." He smirks.

I grab the nearest pillow next to me and chuck it at me. He laughs as he runs out of the room, closing the door behind him.

I don't wear the outfit he picked. I wear sweatpants and a white full sleeved top. Something I actually wanted to wear.