In real life

A game gone wrong

''There you are, we have been waiting for you! Pleas, come in!''

Zoe greeted us with a smile and motioned at us to step inside her flat. As soon as we did we were met with seven different voices talking at once.

''Hi!''

''What's up?''

''Beer, anyone?''

''You came!''

''Finally!''

''Want some pizza?''

''Hello!''

I smiled and waved at the group (which consisted of Zoe, Tyler, Troye, Joe, Caspar, Gaby, Marcus and Alfie) and went to sit down next to Troye on the couch.

''So, what have you guys been up to?'' Jack asked the group as we all sat down, him squeezing down next to me which for some reason made me smile.

''Oh you know'', Tyler said, ''just getting this party started! We have pizza. And beer. Want some?''

Jack and Finn accepted both the pizza and the beer while Louis and I just took the pizza. When I turned down the beer Tyler looked at me and raised an eyebrow.

''You don't drink?'' he asked.

I shook my head no. ''Maybe I would if I was allowed, but I'm not so I'll just take it easy with the alcohol."

He frowned. ''You know that you are allowed to drink at eighteen in England, right?''

I nodded. ''But I'm not eighteen yet.''

His frown deepened. ''But I thought you were the same age as Troye!''

''I am, it's just that my birthday isn't until in December. So technically I'm not eighteen.''

That made Tyler grin. ''Well, sucks for you honey'', he said.

I stuck out my tongue at him and he laughed.

I must admit that it was a bit disturbing not being able to drink alcohol that night, but since Louis didn't drink either and there was both coke and sprite I was fine. I had fun anyway and it was... interesting to be sober in that living room as the sun started to set and the others slowly started to get drunk.

''Are there any more pizza?'' Caspar yelled as Marcus and Joe laughed at some bad joke about a cow.

''No idea, maybe in the kitchen?'' Alfie yelled back while fiddling with the stereo, making One Direction's Midnight Memories blast through the speakers.

''Oh pleas Alfie'', I said. ''One Direction? Really?''

''What?'' he said. ''I like them!''

I rolled my eyes and shook my head in amusement. ''Whatever'', I said, ''I'll go to the kitchen and find some more pizza for Mr Lee over there.''

''Thanks Taylor!'' Caspar yelled. ''You're the best!''

''I'll go with you'', Jack said and grabbed my hand as we both got off the couch.

''O- okay'', I said and felt myself blush at the feeling of his touch. Seriously? I thought. You are blushing because he is holding your hand? You guys made out for god's sake!

Unfortunately that thought didn't make me blush any less. My cheeks were still burning bright red as we got to the kitchen.

''Okay'', I said as we stopped in front of the kitchen counter, ''let's see where we have that piz-''

Suddenly my back was pressed against the fridge and I gasped as the air nearly got knocked out off my lungs. I looked up and saw Jack hovering over me with his hands placed on either side of my head, so close that I could feel his warm breath on my face.