“Tyler!” I squeaked in excitement when I saw his lavender hair bobbing in the crowd of people. My plane had landed only 20 minutes before, and I was just gathering my luggage as I saw him striding through the crowded airport towards me. As he approached, wearing his fashionable floral shirt, black skinny jeans and black Toms I couldn’t help but grin. He looked so cute!
“Hey girl hey!” he exclaimed with a mirroring grin. Tyler pulled me tight in a hug and he smelled so refreshing unlike myself, who after being on a 5 and a half hour long plane ride, didn’t smell as appealing. “How was your flight?” he asked whilst grabbing the largest suitcase by my side, and started to walk through the crowd, motioning for me to follow.
I caught up quickly, mostly due to the fact that Tyler had my heavy luggage and finally replied. “It was long, but I sat next to a really cute Puerto Rican guy a few years older than me and I found out he’s single and going to school in NYC to get into real estate and-“ Tyler cut me off.
“Maryana,” he started, using my real name rather than my nickname that I usually went by, so I could tell he was serious. “You need to stop trying to get with random guys; it’s why your parents sent you here to live with me in the first place! I refuse to let you get hurt again.” He looked at me seriously with a hint of disapproval in his eyes.
Good thing I didn’t tell him that I got Dereck’s number… “I know,” I said looking down trying not to remember the crushing heartbreak, but failing miserably. I could feel a tear escape my right eye as I sped up my pace to the point where I was quickly ahead of Tyler, heading to the exit that I now saw.
“Oh don’t be like that Maya,” I heard him call using my official nickname, showing the fight was over.
I turned and weakly smiled back at him saying, “I’m just excited to get to your place.” He seemed to buy it and quickened his pace to come link arms with me, smiling like a goof. I unlinked as we reached the street and started to signal a taxi, but Tyler grabbed my arm hastily and pulled me to the direction of the parking lot. “You have a car?” I asked a little surprised. I thought everyone just took taxis around here in LA.
“Well of course! But actually I was hanging out with my two friends, Sawyer and Joey and they offered to drive me to pick you up in Satsuki!”
“Sat- what?” I asked, laughing. We approached a car that I didn’t recognize, but I did see two very attractive men in the front seats, one of which seemed to be taking a selfie while… talking? I kept my head down as Tyler went to the end of the car and opened the trunk to put my bags in. I heaved my camera bag after my large clothing suitcase slipped in, but kept my purse with me as I climbed in closely beside Tyler in the backseat of the car. The guy who was talking to his phone earlier introduced himself from the driver’s seat as Joey, with a cheerful smile on his face and a higher pitched voice. He was just the cutest! The other guy sitting in the passenger seat was muscular and he didn’t seem shy either. His name was Sawyer. They both made me feel welcome and I easily relaxed as the boys started talking about YouTube videos. As it turns out, both of them have accounts and seemed to be really popular. Also, Joey had been vlogging rather than taking a selfie, and I felt foolish after asking because it seemed quite obvious.
“So Tyler said you’re going to be in LA for awhile?” Joey asked , trying to make conversation.
“Umm yeah, I guess so! At least until I can get my shit together.” Oops! Crap. I didn’t mean to just swear in front of these boys I had just met 10 minutes ago. I was used to swearing and stuff around Tyler but I wasn’t sure how these guys would react.
“Good luck doing that in LA! You’re most likely to get more fucked up like the rest of us rather than any better!” Sawyer explained, winking to me from his seat. I smiled back for I felt so relieved that neither guys reacted negatively towards me after my slip up. They started talking about all the ‘fucked up’ things they’ve done since living in Hollywood and I giggled as I listened to their stories. Tyler chirped in with the time he hooked up with some guy from a bar, only to wake up with his hair products stolen and no sign of the guy. Sawyer laughed the loudest and then turned around to look me in the eyes and ask me the question I wish everyone would just leave alone.
“So what’d you do to be screwed up like the rest of us?” He asked, seeming to be intrigued as his piercing blue eyes gazed into mine. Even Joey looked up and into the rearview mirror to listen. The second ‘what’d you do’ came out of his mouth, Tyler tensed at my side and squeezed my leg that his hand had been resting on. I could feel the sudden tension and my throat closed up to the point where I thought I was suffocating. I tried to clear my head so I could answer.
“Well….” I started, not really planning on continuing.
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Hope you guys enjoyed Chapter 1! Sorry about the cliffhanger but I'll make sure it's worth it! ;)
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Forbidden Love
FanfictionEveryone has problems, but when Maryana is sent to live with her cousin Tyler Oakley in LA, hers just seem to keep building up. Falling in love with the heart-throb Sawyer Hartman was just the start of the never ending cycle her life seemed to keep...
