What Broke Us

Chapter 2

"What....?" I say in disbelief. Here I am, looking like an idiot in front of 'Tanner,' who is extremely attractive (and can hack into my phone anytime, I bet he knows all the songs.) Before this guy can respond, Charlotte nearly tackles him. "Hey there kiddo," He chuckles, patting her on the back. He takes a long look at us, looking from Charlotte to me, trying to find out how we're related. People actually think I'm her mom, even though I look pretty young for 20. But there's always that "oh...my dog, he...uhh..just...got eaten by a tarantula bye," awkward moment after someone actually gets the courage to ask, or slips it into a sentence. Like I would have to have been 15 & pregnant and I ain't no holla back girl. "Sister," I quickly say, saving him the breath to ask. "Charlotte, let him breathe. " I demand pulling her off of the poor guy. We're all just kind of standing there; I'm holding Charlotte, Charlotte's freaking out, and 'Tanner' is laughing to himself.

"So you're him?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"If him is me, then yes I'm him. I'm Garrett."

"HE'S TANNER TEEJ!" Charlotte interrupts as she breaks through my grip and latches on to him again.

"Sorry...five year olds...Taylor, I'm Taylor."

"Aw whose that cutie?" This gorgeous blonde girl asks, pointing at the little girl holding on to Garrett for dear life.

"GIGGLES! CHEECHEE! SEACAT! EEEP BUTCHY! " She squeals, running to the group of others, whom I assumed were the rest of the cast. "She's cute," Garrett smiled as he watched her squeeze the life out of his friends. He had this smile that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling, and I couldn't help but sheepishly smile back. "She loves you guys, I've literally got the whole soundtrack memorized."

"Oh, so you're a fan?" He grins, running his fingers through his hair looking all sexy and adorable.

"Can't say that I am, sorry to disappoint."

"It's okay, Taylor." He shrugged and carried on the conversation. I just kind of nodded and laughed because I couldn't stop thinking about how surreal this all seemed. I mean one minute I'm waiting for Charlotte outside the bathrooms, and the next I'm flirting with an actor of my sister's favorite movie. I'm not even the giggly type, and yet here I am, giggling. When you befriend me, I'm the girl who makes jokes and uses sarcasm and I'm more of a pessimist than an optimist. In the middle of my thought, Garrett suggests that we go join the others, before they kidnap my sister. And as we began walking towards the group of Disney Channel stars I realize I forgot my phone on the bench. I didn't think Garrett was so close to me, so when I turned around to go back, I ended up turning straight into him. Startled, he stops me from running into his face by grabbing my waist. "I didn't..I mean..I left my phone... I'm so sorry!" I apologize with a quiet chuckle, trying to laugh off the embarrassment. "It's fine." He smiles (the kind of smile where it's like a half smile, but his dimples really showed and I kind of swooned.)

' I can't fall for this guy, I can't. I'll end up just getting hurt again, and I don't want that, I don't want to go back to those days that would never end. He's famous, you're nothing. This is a one time thing, and some one always ends up getting hurt Taylor, don't do it. ' I thought to myself as we joined Charlotte & the rest of the cast.

But the thing about me is I'm stubborn. I can't even listen to myself because I did; I did what I wanted, no matter how many times I told myself, whether it was right or wrong.

I fell hopelessly in love with him.