Peter follows Taylor

Upon looking around the room, Peter saw only one female dancing alone. And he wouldn’t touch Kendra with a ten-foot pole or two five-foot Swedes. Besides, she looked like she was trying to get Shawn’s attention.

“Well, I guess there’s only one thing to do,” he muttered as he sulked back against the wall.

He wasn’t sulking long when a voice began ringing inside his head. The last few words of his conversation with Taylor echoed in his brain.

“You. Fun. Have some.”

“Do I have a choice?”

“Nope!”

Peter laughed and shook his head.

“She never told me I couldn’t have fun with her,” he smiled as he followed Taylor’s footsteps out the front door.

CREEEEEEK! THUNK! went the door, spooking Taylor into turning around, a cigarette in her hand.

“Hey Pete! I thought I told you to have fun?” the brunette girl told her friend.

“You did and I am,” he smiled.

“I meant inside, genius!” she laughed.

“Hey when’d you start doing that?” he asked, pointing to her cigarette.

“Actually, I’m trying to quit. Too damned expensive. This is my first one today,” she responded, “only took one drag of it to get it lit. Don’t really know why I even bothered.”

“Well then, let me help,” Pete said as he grabbed the cigarette out of her hand and crumbled it. Taylor smiled at the gesture. Something stirred in her as she watched him shake his hands out.

The pair laughed and joked for the next ten minutes as they stood on the front deck to the cabin as the music coming from the speakers thumped through the windows. Every so often, Peter shuffled a bit closer to his friend. After a while, Taylor began to notice it. Absentmindedly, Taylor reached for the cigarettes in her back pocket. When Peter saw it, he again took action. Gently, he grabbed for the pack. Zack’s sister froze as he calmly faced her and took the cancer sticks away from her. In one hand, he clutched the cigarettes, in the other, he held hers. Taylor tried to think of something to say but her brain shut down. She just stood there, looking into Peter’s eyes. Subconsciously, she bit her lip as the boy stepped even closer to her.

“There. You just quit,” Peter whispered as he leaned into his friend.

“Peter, what are we doing?” Taylor uttered as his lips hovered over hers.

“Having fun,” he repeated her order as he tossed the cigarettes away.

“HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU THROWING THINGS, BUSTER!” someone shouted just as Peter and Taylor’s lips touched.

“Wha-” Taylor gasped as she turned to the source of the voice.

“Oops! I’m sorry. Did I interrupt something?” the voice apologized, “Taylor?”

“Huh? Lisa? What are you doing here?” Zack’s sister stammered.

“My dad brought us up here for a vacation. I ran into Chloe and Gavin and they invited me over. Is that okay?” Lisa Rivera bit her lip as she waited for her ex-boyfriend’s sister to answer.

“Yeah, that’s fine,” Peter stepped in, “The more the merrier!”

The three party-goers stepped inside the cabin and looked around for Chloe and Gavin. They were soon spotted on the dance floor still dancing like there was no one else watching.

“CHLOE! GAVIN! YOUR GUEST IS HERE!” Taylor shouted to the dancing walruses that were her brother’s besties.

“LISA! You made it!” Chloe shouted as she waved her over.