Teenage Runaway

Chapter 21

"We have to call the police," Zayn said.

"No," Taylor said sharply. "I don't even want Sam to know he was here. I don't want him to ruin her wedding day."

Liam held Taylor close as they walked back inside the reception tents, meeting the crowd of wedding guests waiting for an explaination for Taylor's screaming.

"Just some raccoons digging through the trash." Taylor laughed nervously. "Scared me half to death."

The crowd went back to dancing, except for Louis. He stood there, looking at Taylor with pleading eyes.

"I should talk to him." Taylor said to Liam.

"You can't," Liam warned. Taylor had half a mind to tell him, 'Watch me.' but figured it wasn't the best time to taunt him.

"Liam, relax," Zayn said. "It's only Louis."

"Well, he kissed my girlfriend," Liam mumbled under his breath.

"Go make sure that Bentley is okay, please." Taylor said as she walked off to meet Louis. "Sorry about that." She told him. "He's still mad."

"It's alright," Louis said with a sad face. "I know there wasn't any raccoons out there." Louis said in a more serious tone.

"Louis, I swear--"

"No body screams like that because of raccoons." He said, before stalking off.

Taylor rejoined Sam at their table, remaining paranoid the entire night that Louis would tell Niall the real reason she had screamed.

***

"Lou Teasdale just called me." Liam announced as he walked into the kitchen. "Why didn't you tell me she offered you a job?"

"I was really busy yesterday," Taylor said, putting  frozen waffles into the toaster. "Slipped my mind."

"She wants you to stop by her salon today for orientation."

"You're kidding! I didn't think she was serious!" Taylor squealed. "Did she say what time?"

"No," Liam said, shaking his head and laughing at Taylor's excitement. "She said to drop by whenever."

"We have to go now!"

"Taylor, calm down. We haven't even eaten breakfast yet." Liam said. He was finding Taylor's persistance hilarious.

"Who cares about breakfast! I'm already dressed, I just need to do my make-up and get Bentley ready." Taylor spoke rapidly. "And you," She said to Liam, playfully smacking his bare chest on her way up the stairs. "You need to put a shirt on."

"You love me like this!" Liam shouted as Taylor ran up the stairs.

Liam put a white t-shirt on to go with his gray sweatpants. While Taylor was doing her make-up, he dressed Bentley in a sweatshirt and a pair of jeans. Taylor came downstairs wearing leggings, a pale pink sweater, and her brand new nude heels.

"Are the heels neccesary?"

"Have you seen the hairdressers in those salons? This," Taylor gestured to her outfit, "is dressing down for them."

***

"I'm going to go to the drive-thru and get us some breakfast." Liam said after he had found a parking space in the salon's parking lot. "Do you want anything?"

"Surpise me," Taylor said, kissing him goodbye before going into her orientation.

"This is your salon?!" Taylor gasped in amazement. It had pale beige colored walls, hardwood floors, and ten different hair cutting stations.