Chapter 5

Next Day: Hanson House

Where’s Taylor? Isaac asked.

“I don’t know, haven’t seen him since the party last night.” Zac said, curiously.

“Man, he must have left with her then.”

“Who?”

“This girl he met last night. You know how Taylor is…”

“ah”

“We should probably talk to him about that.”

“I already tried; he denies it and gets all defensive.”

“Well…we have to think of something fast or he’ll end up in a bad situation.”

“Yeah, but what?”

“I don’t know”

Taylor walks into the house looking a mess. Zac and Isaac look at each other, and then back at Taylor.

“What?” Taylor asked, puzzled

“Why do you have your shirt on inside out?” Isaac asked

“Why you all up in my business?”

“Why do you fuck anything with legs?”

“Oh shit” Zac said quickly getting to his feet, preparing himself just in case a fight breaks out. What a good way to start a nice serious conversation.

Taylor went over to Isaac and pushed him.

“I’m getting pretty tired of you budding into my life. What I do doesn’t concern you two.” Taylor said, frustrated.

“Sit down!” Zac said firmly

Taylor rolled his eyes and sat down.

“Okay now…Taylor why do you like to have sex so much?”

“Cause it’s better than beating off like you bitches do.”

“Well if you’re going to have sex so much, why does it have to be with someone different each time?” Zac asked.

“I like having a selection.”

“You’re acting as if they were a piece of meat” Isaac said, harshly

“Why not just hit it and quit it? Then you don’t have to deal with all the drama.”

“Okay look, if you don’t want a relationship that’s fine. But don’t just go at it with any girl…try to like…”

“Isaac, I take precautions. I check them out before we do anything. I’m not stupid.”

“And they’re okay with the whole situation? That they’re just a quick pick me up?”

“Yeah, they love me. All of them say how awesome it is to be with me, even if it is for just one night. But some I call multiple times, you know? The good ones…”

“Okay, I’m done talking. As long as you’re taking precautions, I guess I am fine with it. There’s no way I can talk you out of it.”

Taylor could tell that Isaac was getting disgusted by the whole thing, so he decided to mess with him a little bit.

“But Isaac, we’re finally having a good conversation. Don’t you just love the feeling of being in-between their legs. Just the thought of it is a fucking turn on.”

“You need some help man.”

“And you need some pussy.”

“Okay well…I’m out.” Zac said, standing up.

“Where you going?” Taylor asked

“Out to get some things. I will be back later.”

Taylor glared at Isaac,

“We done here?”

“Yeah whatever”

“Later guys” Zac said walking out the door.

(Catherine POV)

Liz, come here!

“What?” Liz said, walking into the living room.

Want to go shopping with me? I want to find a really cute dress for tomorrow.

“Erm…yeah, my dates not till later tonight so I’m free.”

Alright, you ready?

“No, hold on.” Liz grabbed her purse and headed towards her bedroom.

(The Phone Rings)

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Hello?

“Hey Cat, it’s Michael what’s up?”

Nothing, just about to go shopping.

“Oh, for who?”

For myself.

“So you’re not seeing anyone?”

Why?

“I’m sorry, just curious that’s all. So did you think about the job offer?”

Uh, yeah…that would be cool if you got me that interview.

“That’s great!”

But this doesn’t mean we’re together again, I just need a job.

“Oh yeah, that’s fine. But have you thought about what I asked?”

I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to date again.

I could feel his anger through the phone, though he acted quite calm.

“Okay, being friends is fine with me”

Even though he said that, I knew it wasn’t true.

”I’ll get you that interview and you’ll probably hear from my boss tomorrow.”

That’s nice of you.

“Yeah well, you know I care about you.”

Thanks…

“Well have fun shopping.”

I could hear the sarcasm in his voice.

Okay, well I will talk to you later.

“Bye”

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In my mind, I knew I shouldn’t take that job, but it sounds really great. Nothing should stand in my way.

(Phone Rings)

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Uh, I hope it’s not Michael again.

Hello?

“Hey girl, I get to come home early today. I finished all the photo shoots, and they had nothing else planned for me.”

Oh, thank goodness it’s you Marissa.

“What does that mean?”

Michael just called, and he seemed rather pissed that I just wanted to be friends.

“Well I would imagine so…wait…you just want to be friends? Really? That’s so great Cat!”

Yeah.

“Well anyway, you know how Michael reacts when he doesn’t get his way.”

Yeah…so you coming home right now?

“Yeah, I’m on my way as we speak.”

Awesome, want to go shopping with me and Liz?

“Yeah, that’s actually perfect. Liz is making me double with her tonight.”

“Oh she didn’t tell me that but okay cool. We’ll be at the house, see ya in a few.

“Ok, bye”

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Hey Liz! I shouted.

“Yeah?”

Marissa’s coming too!

“She is? Awesome!”

I went over to the couch and plopped down. I just sat there thinking about my feelings towards Michael.

Am I over Michael? I think I am…I finally think I am!

(Hanson House)

“Hey Taylor, come here!” Isaac yelled.

Taylor walked downstairs, and into the living room where Isaac was standing.

“Yeah?”

“Um, I have a date tonight…”

“Are you just dating someone because I mentioned Rachael?”

“No.”

“Why didn’t you tell me she cheated on you?”

“Well it’s not something people like to say.”

“…well have a nice time on your date, I’m going back upstairs.”

“Wait, the reason I asked you down here is because I wanted to know if you would come with me.”

“I don’t want to be a tag along.”

“You won’t be. Well, her name is Elizabeth. This is actually a blind date. One of my friends works with this girl, and he thought I should check her out. I just got off the phone with her, and she said she wants to bring a friend, so I thought that you could come.”

“Uh huh…and you want me to meet her? What’s the catch?” Taylor asked curiously

“Nothing, her friends some sort of a model, and I…”

“A model? Hell yeah, I’m in.”

“Okay great, it’s tonight at eight.”

“Alright, that’s cool. I’ll be ready and we can head out.”

“No problem.”

(Couple Hours Later)

When Zac came home, he placed a rose and a box of chocolates on the kitchen counter, and flung his jacket on the couch.

Guys, you home? Zac shouted.

“Yeah!” Isaac called from his room.

Zac walked into Isaac’s room and sat on the couch next to the bed where Isaac was at.

“Hey man, what’s up?”

“Nothing, watching Tv.”

“That’s cool, got anything planned for tonight? I was thinking we could see a movie or something.”

“Uh actually, I have a date.” Isaac said, turning off the TV.

“Oh really? That’s great man! I’ll just go ask Tay if he wants to go.”

“Well, he’s coming with me. It’s a double date.”

“Oh okay”

“Hey, you should ask Catherine to come.”

“And that’s okay with you?”

“Yeah man”

“Okay, I’ll call her right now. What time are we going”

“Eight.”

“Where at”

“Code Red.”

“Awesome”

        (Michael’s POV)

“What the fuck is going on? Just the other day I had Cat eating out of palm of my hand. What can she possibly see in that fruity boy Zac? There is no way I am giving up Cat for some dickless bitch in a boy band.”

(Phone Rings)

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Hello?

“Hey Michael, its Trent”

“Hey, I’ve been calling you all day.”

“Yeah, I just got your message.”

“When are you going to ask Catherine about the job?”

“I’ll do it first thing tomorrow. What’s the big rush?”

She’s my ex girlfriend. I figured that if I got her a job, she would start talking to me more. But this guy got in the way, and she keeps blowing me off. So now I have to think of a plan to get this guy out of the picture, any ideas?”

“I’d just try to impress her at work, and maybe she’ll want you back.”

Yeah, I thought of that. Okay well, I will talk to you later.

“Alright Mike, see you at work.”

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