Tyler's P.O.V
"You look very beautiful tonight" James says as we get to his truck. "Thanks, I didn't want to wear the makeup but Vivi said without it I'd be washed out on the stage" I sigh.
"Well I think you look great with and without it" he smiles, "Actually" he pulls out his phone and opens up his camera.
"Smile" he says and leans next to me and takes a picture of us. "My new wallpaper" he smiles.
"Okay let's go" he says and starts up the truck and pulls out of the parking lot. "You have a beautiful singing voice" I look over at him, "Thank you, but I don't think I'll be singing in front of people ever again. I was so nervous".
"You did so good though, and I see that you wore the necklace I gave youuuu" he smiles over at me. "I don't take it off" I mess with it around my neck.
We get to his house and we hop out of his truck, "Thank you for giving me your jacket in the lobby" I say as we get to the door.
"I could see that you were uncomfortable around all the guys staring at you" he unlocks the door. "They were looking at my Dexcom" I say and take the jacket off.
"I'm sorry", "It's fine, um I'm gonna go change and take off this makeup" I say and hold up my bag.
"Okay, there's a bathroom right over there" he points over past the kitchen. I go and change, shoving my dress and heels into my bag I don't car if it gets wrinkles I'm not gonna wear it again probably.
I grab the makeup wipes Vivi gave me and start wiping the makeup off. I throw the wipe away and pull my hair into a low messy bun to get it out of the way.
"There's my Tyler, in her turtle neck" he says as I leave the bathroom. "I like this Tyler" I say and sit by him.
"Well sadly no meeting siblings for you, my dad just texted me and said they were gonna leave them at my grandparents for the night. Landon and his parents are coming though" he says and puts his arm behind my head on the couch.
"I didn't expect Landon to play any sort of instrument, let alone cello, and be good at it" I look over at him. "Yeah, my Aunt made him when he was younger amd it just stuck" he shrugs.
The front door opens and James turns his head around. "Well lookey there, it's the two lovebirds" Landon says making his grand entrance.
Man Vivi was right, I do think I hate him.
"Okay dinner will be ready in about an hour or two" his mom says and there's rustling around in the kitchen. My phone beeps really loud, Dexcom.
"Low?" James looks over at me, "No, high actually" I go over and dig in my bag for my insulin.
I dig and dig and dig but don't find it. Shit, I don't have it, "Um, could you take me home real quick so I can grab my insulin?" I whisper looking up at him.
"Definitely, come on" he heads to the door, "Well be back in a second, Tyler needs to go get something from her house real quick" he says as he opens the door.
His dad says 'Okay' and we go to his truck. "I can't believe I forgot it" I flop my head back on his head rest, "I'm just surprised that your high, usually your low and you haven't eaten in a while".
"Well when I get nervous my sugar spikes so I guess singing did that" I look at my phone and see Greyson is calling me.
"Hello" I answer, "You're sugars high", I let out a sigh. "Yeah I know, I forgot my insulin were about to pull in, could you bring it out to me. Pretty pleaseeeeeee" I do a pouty lip even though he can't see it.
He sighs, "Yes fine I'll bring it out", "Yay, thank youuuu. Don't forget wipes and needles" I say and he grumbles.
"Greyson's gonna bring my stuff out" I say and turn to James. "Your little pouty lip is very cute" he says smiling, I giggle.
Greyson comes out with a zip lock bag full of my stuff. "Tyler you can't forget this stuff" he says handing it to me, "I know sorry".
"Do your parents know I have diabetes?" I ask as we back out if the driveway. "Yeah, but I didn't know if you wanted me announcing that you had left your insulin throughout the house" he's very considerate.
He parks in his driveway and I take my insulin before I get out.
We go back in and I drop my zip lock bag into my bag. We go upstairs to his room and I plop down on his bed and hug Shelly.
"You really like her don't you?" he chuckles at me, "I think it's just because she really smells like you, and she's soft" I hug her close and put my nose to the fabric smelling him.
"Oh so you like my smell do you?" he raises his eyebrows and gets on the bed next to me.
"It's nice, and calming" I lay my head on his chest. "You know, my parents aren't gonna believe me when I said you don't like touching if they came in and saw us now" he wraps his arm around my shoulder like the other night.
I sit up, "What. Sorry" I go to move back but he pulls me back down where I was. "I'm kidding, I'm kidding".
I don't want his parents to think we're doing something up here.
"Do you know what we're having for dinner?" I rub the fabric of Shellys fin between my fingers. "Well I've been told that it's your second favorite meal" he looks down at me.
"Spaghetti?", "Yup" I smile.
"Dinners ready!" his mom calls from downstairs. We go down and the tables already set with plates that have been made up.
I take a seat in between James and his Aunt. "So Tyler I've heard quite a few things about you." his mom says after a few minutes.
"All good things of course" his dad adds on. "You don't have to answer thise if you don't want, but did you know your birth parents?" his Aunt asks creating this awkward silence.
"Yeah I did. They were both in the Marines that's how they met, they had finished their tour and got married and had Greyson and I. Well, they thought they were only having Greyson I had his behind him thw whole pregnancy and the didn't find out about me till he was born. Um then we were seven and they both re-enlisted, things were really bad overseas and they felt the need to go help. They both died over there and we had no where to go and got put in foster care."
"I now wish I hadn't asked" his Aunt says looking at me with an apologetic look. "No it's fine I don't really get to talk about them ever" I take a bite of spaghetti.
"So that's where you got the attitude from, your parents being in the Marines" Landon says nodding.
I roll my eyes at him, "The first time these two met they almost got into a full blown brawl. And for some reason Landon had yanked his pants off" James says and sounds very confused at the last part.
His Uncle sighs, "Son, why did you take your pants off?" Landon throws his arms up. "Her rat came running down the stairs and crawled into my shorts I had to rip them off so he wouldn't bite my junk."
"He is not a rat" we are not doing this again, "It is, it's small, furry, has beady little eyes, a long tail, and is literally a RODANT" he says and throws his hands up again.
"He's a CHINCHILLA. No we aren't doing this again" I hold my finger up at him.
James chuckles beside me, "How did you two perform tonight and not kill each other" Landons mom says laughing. "I didn't know she was the one singing" he mutters.
"And she hit me backstage" he mutters after, "You hit Landon?" James turns to me.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath, "I didn't hit him hard okay. I already didn't want to wear that stupid dress because it had my arms out and I hate when my arms are exposed because then people try and touch me and it burns. And then I was looking in the mirror and realized that you'd be able to see my Dexcom because I was stupid and put it on my arm last week and I never put it on my arm and Vivi told me no one would look at it or even notice it. But then we went backstage and Landon immediately noticed and poked it asking what it was so I smacked his hand. And I knew that everyone would notice it if he did, I mean he's an idiot and has like a sixteenth of a brain cell." I spit out really fast.
"Sorry for calling you an idiot just now, I didn't mean to" I say looking at Landon. "You know Tyler I like you" James dad says smiling.
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I feel like Landon and Tyler like hate each other but he'd take a bullet for her in a second if he had to.