" What took you so long to open the door? Are you alright?" Joe asks Tyler who just opened the door.
The time Rachael had gone to take Tanner to the guest room , Joe went upstairs to check on his ever dramatic son , and he has been knocking on his door for a while now but Tyler was busy convincing himself that he is still asleep in his dreams .
When the nocking persisted , it assured him that he is wide awake , so he goes to open.
" Am fine , why?" He asks as if nothing happened.
"What was that back there? Do you..."
"Sorry, I wasn't expecting that you guys were coming with someone , I think I was just embarrassed of shouting like that , and ugh...! It's nothing , sorry." He cuts his father, lying.
"You are unbelievable, do you Know who that man is? We just ruined his evening, and we will not do anything to upset him again, so whenever you see him , be at your best behavior, got it?"
"Who is he?" Tyler might know that man as Tanner O'Brien , but he has no idea why he came here with his parents, he doesn't know how on earth this man knows his parents. He knows that this man who is supposed to be in Paris! Not New york!
"He is the Chairman, the CEO of our company." Joe says.
"Shut up..."
"I should shut up?"
"No , it's just a phrase people use when they are surprised." Tyler explains to his father.
Now it makes a little bit sense , he knows Tanner lives in Paris , and Joe has ever mentioned that.. that company they work in is just a branch , the main company is in France,Paris.
Reality hits him.
"Why is he here anyway?" Tyler asks still confused.
" The hotel we booked a room for him was messed up and we didn't know what else to do, it's really late and we couldn't just take him in any other hotel, but he can just stay here as long as he wants , you know , it's a privilege to have him here , besides , he just appointed me as the leader of the branch of his company so..."
"No!" Tyler disagrees with his father harshly.
"No what?" Joe asks wondering why his son is being this weird.
"Ah nothing ."
"You are acting so suspicious, anyway , just remember, next time you see him , be at your best behaviour."
"Yeah, sure, whatever.."
"Not whatever, that's exactly what you're going to do." he says leaving.
Immediately Joe exits , Tyler stands up pacing around in his room , he starts replaying what just happened as if he still can't believe that it has really happened,
"Oh man... Never have I ever thought this guy would look this perfect in person, he really looks so perfect!
...his height perfect, is there actually anything that is wrong on him at all?
...Wait! Why am I standing here thinking about how perfect he is when am supposed to be finding a solution to the problem that I brought to myself , before morning comes I need a solution .
Solution.. I need a solution.. G*d , I really need to think of something ,,, uh yes.. am just gonna tell Mom that I want to visit uncle Charlie , then I will be away from all this mess.
Ugh man... that won't work!"
For a moment he thinks then rushes to his sister's room again , he knocks and knocks even when she doesn't open the door, he knows she always gets annoyed and opens it after all.
Suddenly the door flys open, "what!" She says with much annoyance. Standing in the way so that he doesn't go in , but he forces himself in .
He paces around, raffling his hair.
"What?" Taylor asks again impatiently.
She is pretty sure that her brother has gotten himself in another mess and he is here to make her clean it for him, he always does.
"Am f*cked up." He says still pacing.
"Is there actually a minute that you are not f*cked up? You are always a mess , what is it this time!" She asks sitting on her bed.
"Mom and dad are here with a guest." He say.
"And so?!" She asks not seeing a big deal about that.
"You won't believe who it is."
"Just say it already"
"Uh... Remember that incident of Tanner guy?" He asks hesitantly.
"Tanner...? Who's Tanner? Wait, Tan... The guy you hacked his phone and other details?!"
"Bingo!"
"What about him? I thought that thing ended like 7 months ago!"
"He is our guest, he is the chairman of the O'Brien Jewelry company branch, dad and mom work for him! Can you believe it?!"
"Shut up...!" She exclaims looking at him unbelievably.
"I know, right? That's was my reaction when dad told me, but he thought I was telling him to actually shut up..."
"What does telling me about your reaction help here? How is that even possible that he is... Holy crap! Shit! Does he remember your face?!"
"My face ? You were the one on the profile picture , not me..." He reminds his sister , making her really angry.
"You say it like it is my fault, Like am the one who did it! You are the one who did that unthoughtful deed , you know what? Am tired of you dragging me in your messes , unfortunately you are gonna have to deal with this on your own!"
Tayler says remembering how all this came to happen , seven months ago , her brother was claiming that she is the queen of beauty, and not posting herself on social media is wastage of that beauty, but because Tayler is not a social media person, she never had any social media accounts, so her brother decided to creat an IG account for her , he posted her pictures even when his sister asked him not to.
On his sister's account, he meets a cold rude guy who comments on his sister's picture something that didn't please him , and after commenting, this person's account was not working anymore.
Tyler was so mad about it and curious at the same time , and the fact that he is overly skilled in ICT, he hacks that man's details.. Things got out of hand , but his sister cleaned his mess as always and thought that was over.
But here it is, haunting them.
"Tay, it already happened , we can't change it , so can you stop yelling at me about it, I haven't even told you the worst part of it all."
"Ha! Haha!" She forces an angry laugh. "There's still the worst part? What can be worse than it is now Tyler? You really got to be kidding me! Just get out of my room , everytime you enter this room you leave me with a terrible headache, I told you am not doing this with you, so just leave!"
"Okay, fine, I'll leave, but can you do me one last favor please, I will never ask for any other, I promise"
"What is it" she asks calmly, not having any more energy to yell.
"Uh.. um.. ca.."
"Are you going to speak or not ! If not , just get the hell out of my room already."
"Can you pretend to be Tanner's girlfriend, pretend that you are dating him, please ." He says breathlessly.
Taylor, "You.. you need to see a doctor, you need a mental health doctor for real , why on earth would I pretend to be Tanner's girlfrie...
Hold on , no you did not , tell me you are joking Tyler ! After I cleaned that mess you went on and pretended to be me and started dating him?! You catfished him?! Using my image?! What on earth is wrong with you?! My head... "
"I don't know how it happened but...."
"Just shut up! I don't wanna hear it , I told you so many times not to create that account Tyler but you never listen!"
"It's not a big deal , just pretend to be his girlfriend for a few days and then tell him you wanna break up."
"Get out "
"Will you do it?"
"Get. Out. Of . My. Room. Tyler." Tyler knows when his sister starts saying one word at a time means danger , so he just walk out without clarity .
On his way to his room , cursing the day he decided to creat that account for his sister,,, remembering that day sickens him!