I sat in the car with my manager, trying to figure out how to fix this situation.
After we listened to the audio, we discovered that either my phone died or it cut off before everyone could hear us make up. The last thing everyone heard was 'I know that, but I'm not fucking him, Grier! I didn't get with you because I needed clout for football from your Dad or just because I wanted to have sex.'
Except the thing was because my phone was under the cover and people began to translate everything all wrong.
People thought that Ev said 'I don't want to get with you for clout anymore' or that he just wanted clout or to have sex with me.
Then other people thought that I hated him because I didn't post a picture from his set last night, it was all such a mess.
"Where are you?" I asked Everett through the phone
"I just left an interview, my parents are going to fucking flip." He answered as my phone buzzed
I looked at my phone, "Oh gosh, it's my Mom. She's probably with my Dad too. Hold on."
"Oh my fucking Gosh, they're going to hate me." Ev commented before I put him on hold
"Hello?" I answered
"Grier, what the hell is going on?" My mom asked me
I sighed as she continued.
"Did you guys break up?" She added
"No, Mom. The thing that we live didn't catch was us talking it out and apologizing to each other. The way people are making it seem is not how it went down, at all." I explained
My Dad started to speak up, "Was he drunk?"
"Yes." I mumbled
"Grier, you two need to remember that you guys aren't normal eighteen-year-olds that can go out and drink like other kids. People are always going to be watching you, no matter if you're at a red carpet event or at a grocery store. Your reputation is important, remember that." My Dad spoke
Then Kate tapped my shoulder.
"Hollywood Life is offering you and Everett both eight thousand dollars each for an exclusive interview in ten minutes." She informed me
My jaw dropped.
$8,000 just to set the record straight.
I nodded, "Yeah, let's do it."
"Thank you, Dad, I have to go. I'll call you later." I quickly ended
"Do they hate me?" Everett wondered
"No." I answered
Ev sighed, "I'll take them to dinner when we get back, I'm supposed to be seeing you in about ten minutes, huh?"
"Yeah, I gotta go, Kate has to do my makeup super quick. I'll see you in a bit, Ev." I ended
"Bye, Gray." He ended
Kate did a super simple makeup look, extremely fast. Then in the back of the car, she made me change into a spare outfit - a t-shirt and denim skirt. Kate told me that this outfit made me seem more relatable and 'normal'.
As soon as I got out of the car, so did Ev.
I grabbed his hand, he shielded me from the paparazzi as we walked inside the building.
"Have you talked to your parents?" I asked him
He nodded, "Yeah, they weren't too happy about the drinking thing, but they were happy we talked everything out."
"That's good." I said
We were guided into a room where there were three chairs, of course, one chair was for the interviewer and was across from those chairs.
"Grier and Everett! Nice to meet you. I'm Christine and I'll be interviewing you today." She introduced herself
"Nice to meet you." We both said
"You two can have a seat and I'll explain everything to you. Of course, your managers will be behind the camera." Christine informed us
Everyone sat down as Christine began to talk.
"So this is going to be a live stream, so there is no editing or cutting. The interview is supposed to last approximately twenty-five minutes, give or take. My main goal is to keep you comfortable as I can. Let's just dive in." Christin explained
People began to adjust the lights and the camera.
"We're live." Someone announced
"Hello everyone! This is Christine from Hollywood Life, today I'm here with Grier Johnson and Everett Griffin." She spoke
"So, guys, it's no secret that last night some pretty bad stuff went down. It is reported that Grier left her live on while you two had a fight and that Everett was at a club drunk. I have a transcript of your fight that I'm going to read and we can take it from there." She proceeded
So much for feeling comfortable.
"Grier: Everett why did you drink?
Everett: Because I wanna, cunt
Grier: You know I hate you, shit! What did we say a week ago? You're so stupid and pointless. Then the rest of her sentence was inaudible." Christine started
I turned to Everett with my jaw dropped, no wondering they were paying this much. This much to make us look bad.
"That's not what was said at all." I started
"We have time for comments later.
Everett: Why the hell are you screaming?
Grier proceeded to talk about he was a sloppy drunk and how she hated seeing him
The audio is inaudible for thirty seconds or so.
Grier: I can hardly look at you right now because it's reminding me of him.
Everett: Are you seriously still thinking about him, slut? Well, I guess it's hard not to when you have a song about him. I'm not the one fucking him.
Then the live ends."
My blood was boiling.
"This is not what was said at all. Whoever made that transcript fabricated most of that. I love Grier, I always will. I will and would never every result to using derogatory terms no matter how upset I am. I would never call her any of that shit. She would never call me any of that shit. Do I remember exactly what I said? No. But I know damn well that I didn't say that, because I wasn't raised like that and Grier wouldn't have gone to sleep with me as her boyfriend." Everett spoke
"Exactly. None of the stuff you read is what came out of our mouths. He never called me any of that, I never called him any of that." I added
"Well is it true what Everett said referring about your ex? Are you still sleeping with him?" Christine questioned me
I scoffed.
"One of the reasons my ex broke up with me is because I wouldn't sleep with him. I never had sex with my ex and it's no secret that 'Dead' is about my ex. Me and my ex were toxic for each other and that was that. When Everett said that he wasn't implying that I was sleeping with him, he was implying that I was saying that he and my ex were the same person. He actually said 'I'm not fucking him'. What my live didn't catch was Everett talking it out, we reconciled, showered, went to bed, and woke up to this mess." I spoke
"Don't you think sharing a hotel room with your boyfriend at your age is setting a bad example for your younger fans?" Christine asked me
I shook my head, "Not at all, I'm not their mother. I'm eighteen years old, I don't think my parents would like to hear this but I'm a grown ass woman. I paying down payments for an apartment, I'm making a name for myself instead of leeching off of my family's name."
"Everett, don't you think going out and partying isn't a good example for your fans?" Christine asked him
"Am I justifying underage drinking? No. It was stupid and reckless. My job title is singer, songwriter, entertainer, not a mentor, teacher, none of that. Like Grier said, we aren't these kids parents. But I would say, hopefully, our fans could learn from our mistakes." Ev spoke
"I think this interview is over." Adam interjected
Thank God.
That night, Ev and I flew to Las Vegas. We watched Holland perform at her dance nationals. Her group dances placed in the top five and my favorite part was watching her win first place for her solo.
I was a proud big sister.
After having a taste for vicious interviewers, it was nice to have a low profile dinner with my family and Everett.
After Dinner, Everett and I decided to stay in the condo with my siblings while my parents went out to have some fun.
I watched him play around with my brothers while I caught up with Holland.
"So you guys are really good, right? It isn't just for show for the twins or mom and Dad?" Holland asked as we laid on the couch
I nodded, "I promise, Hol."
"Ok, good, because I really like both of you together." She went on
"Mom and Dad don't secretly hate him, huh?" I questioned her
"No, they were disappointed and upset when the audio got out, but after they heard your sides, they understood," Holland answered
Holland sighed, "I'm tired, I'm gonna go to bed and I'll make sure the twins are asleep."
"Night, Holl." I said as she got up
I watched as Holland walked down the hall to the rooms and Ev walked back into the living room.
"Are they asleep?" I asked him
"Out like a light." He answered as he sat down next to me
I leaned on to him, "I love you and I don't think I told you that today."
"I love you, Gray." Ev spoke before he kissed my forehead
"Everything is gonna be okay and work out as long as we don't let other people influence what we do. We know the truth and what really happened, that's all the matters."
I nodded, "You're very right."
Little did I know that Holland recorded that and posted that with the caption 'What really should have been leaked'.
-
The day we moved into our apartments, everything just hit me.
I was officially independent and on my own.
I couldn't take a short drive to my parents' house, but this is what I want.
My parents and I hung out with Drew and her parents.
We all went to pick out furniture and it was such an exciting time, especially when Ev only lived ten minutes away.
I wasn't gonna lie, I was a little sad when my parents left even though I was gonna see them in a week.
But I was excited.
"Are you ready?" Ev asked me
We were all dressed up, ready to face LA with brave faces.
I nodded, "Let's do this."
Ev grinned as he took my hand, "Okay, let's go, Miss. Famous"