Taylor grasped wearily on to the night table, clenching the corner of it into his fist as he pulled himself out of bed after realizing everybody else was already up. Het of the night at the beach he had spent with Summer only a few hours ago.
"Well, well, well, look who's finally up," Isaac cackled from behind him, "What time did you go to bed last night?"
"Why's that any of your business?"
"Holy man! Just asking, no need to take a psycho. I just came to wake you up and remind you that Jason is coming over again today to tape us."
"I hate that jerk," he whined, pulling on a pair of pants, "He's stealing all the attention away from us. The only reason they like him is because he has muscle."
"Whatcha talking about?" Ike demanded as he rolled his shirt sleeve up and began flexing his upper arm muscles.
"Um, Ike that's very impressive but I think the muscle is supposed to face upwards, not flop down," Taylor smiled as he patted his brother on the back.
"Are you insisting I am not in shape?"
"Of course not. Why would I do that? I'm simply saying that I think Jason is much more muscular then you Ike. Just admit it, you're a wuss. Remember last year when we were at the beach and those five year olds were chasing you up and down the shore, squirting you with water guns? And then you..."
"Burst out crying," he finished off, "I remember. Don't tell Melinda that, or else I'll never be able to look at her straight in the eyes again."
"Ooh," Tay teased, "Someones got a crush on Millie!"
"Oh shut up! Hurry and get dressed. They've probably left by now!"
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Summer slopped down on the silky sofa as a camara moved in on her. The filming crew had arrived just a few minuted earlier and were desperate to get it over with so they could try out that new Adult Entertainment store a few blocks away.
"So Summer, out of all the other kids here which one would you say is the closest one to you?"
Summer let out a tiny sigh and pondered for a minute, "Well the thing is I don't like picking favorites. But I have to admit that I have spent the most time with Taylor."
The man behind the camara whistled, "Are you two having on off screen romance or something?"
Before Summer could answer the question, Zac ran up to her and shouted, "No this is my chick. Get your own Tay!"
The room filled up with laughter as Taylor faked a smile and glared at him.
Jason stood up with a whole list of brand new, never before asked questions, "Desiree, what have you come to find about Zac from the little time that you have spent with him?"
She cleared her throat and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "He's the sweetest guy I've ever met. Very compassionate, yet in a silly kind of way. He loves making people laugh when they're sad and cheering them up any possible way that he can come up with."
"Really?"
"That's what I just said isn't it? Weren't you listening? Don't you trust me to describe him?" She snapped pointing her finger directly in between Jasons eyes, making him flinch with fright.
Jason stood up quite abruptly and his ear lobes turned a bright red, "I can't take it any more! You people make me sick. I quit," he announced as he threw his camara on to the couch and stormed out.
Everone looked at Desiree in amazement, "HOw could you do that? he was the hottest guy Ive ever seen and he actually showed some interest in me. Now he hates all of us and I'll never get a chance with him," Millie sobbed as she ran into her room, slamming the door making the house shake.
The other camara man sighed, "I knew this was going to happen one day. That boy's just not ready for the entertainment business. I bet you by tomorrow he'll be frying burgers at Wendys."
"Who cares? Now that Jason is gone, this could be the end of our experiment. We might neevr get to see eachother again," Summer thought out loud as she caught a glance at Taylor and felt her eyes burning with sadness.
The young guy let out another sigh, "If you're really worried I coul, pull some strings and get this other guy Tyronna to come and work. What do ya say?"
"Yeah," they all agreed.
"Okay, but just one thing. Before I get him to work for us or anything so immediate I want you all to meet him first. There may be something that you don't want."
"What could be so bad about him in a time like this," Ike said without thinking.
The guy cleared his throat, "Lets just say it's a man in a girl's body."