Everyone was coming and everythig was set. Taylor,Isaac and Zac could hardly wait for all of their closest friends to show up so the party could start. The record deal was ready and they were on their way to California tomorrow so their parents let them have one final bash before things took off. The anticipation was almost too much.
"When is everyone gonna get here?" an exasperted Zac asked.
"Pretty soon, Zac, just be patient."Taylor replied ever so calmly although he was wondering the same thing.Just when Zac was about to retort an answer the doorbell rang.
Ding Dong
"YES!!!"Zac screeeched falling all over himself running to answer the door,"Welcome first party guest,"he said humbly, "may I take your jacket?"
"Zac, it's eighty-five degrees outside,why would I have a jacket?" she replied.
Just then Taylor walked to the front door.
"Hey Erica...you're early."he said.
"Well...I can wait five minutes if you want me to. We can do this again. Oh...great party." she replied with a smirk at her joke. She turned to act like she was leaving.
"NO!"Tay yelled,"Stay...the anticipation is killing Zac."
"Is it killing Zac or you?" Erica asked him.
Zac broke out into laughter at this,"She knows you to well man. You're done for!" he said and kept giggling and eventually just walked away when he realized no one else was laughing.
"He is right." she said.
"What about?" Tay asked.
"Me knowing you to well."
"Well you should...now are you coming in or are you just going to stand there forever?" he asked.
"Well...I don't..."
He grabbed her and dragged her through the door before she could finish,"Thanks ever so much for coming."he said grinning.
She could tell that he enjoyed teasing her. She didn't mind it so much either she had been crushing on him for the longest time.
Well...I don't..." she had started to say. Taylor was so glad that she was going to act like she didn't want to come in. This meant he could toss her around. He has known her forever and has always been close to her. They used to run around together in diapers but when the family moved for some time they had lost touch. When the Hanson family came back though, Taylor and Erica were stronger than ever. So Taylor reached out and threw his arm around her waist and picked her up and dragged her through the door.
"Thanks ever so much for coming."
He saw her grin. She was actually quite cute. She had blonde hair that was constantly pulled back, brown eyes, she wore no make-up and dressed in baggy clothes. It didn't bother him though...he was Taylor she was Erica and that is how they had always been. She was a little more outgoing than Taylor but she was a ball to hang out with. She always had a smart comment on those girly make-up commercials and clothes. They were basically best friends...no matter what anyone said...she had friends her were girls and he had friends who were boys but they shared more with each other than with their other friends. Their devious mom's were always trying to scheme up ways for them to go out but it was friendship...they never wanted anything more.
Erica excused herself to go say hi to Ike and see if Zac had calmed down yet. He was going to go too but the doorbell rang again and again and he didn't get a chance to see her for awhile.
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