A twist of the Outer Banks plot, Sarah and Rafe Cameron are siblings that can't stand each other. Sarah's new best friend, Tayla, listens to her advice, in the beginning, to avoid him at all costs but then notices the depth in why he makes the decis...
Tayla looked at the ring then up at Rafe's face. She couldn't help but cry tears of joy and hug him tight. Her hold was so strong that the wind was kind of knocked out of him "Is that a yes?" he chuckles out of breath.
"Obviously" she sniffles and lets go of her now official boyfriend. Rafe has a big smile on his face, putting the ring on her finger.
She smiles at the ring and looks back up "How did you get this?".
"I used a bit of my bike money".
She was very surprised that Rafe sold his dirtbike, he loved that thing "You sold it?".
He nods his head "Yeah, I needed to get even with Barry and it's not something I need anymore".
Tayla smiled at him and held his face, he was really growing up "I love you".
Rafe grabs Tayla's face and kisses her passionately, "I love you". She couldn't hide how flushed she was, trying to turn her head away and placing her eye contact with something off to the side.
He turns her head back and kisses her forehead "Don't hide it" he said so softly that it could have easily been taken over by the wind. She looked back into his eyes. Neither of the two could think of any reason to ever separate. At that very moment, they finally felt like they were on the same page.
Later that night...
Rafe took his now official girlfriend back to her house. When they arrived through the front door, many figures popped out from behind the furniture yelling "SURPRISE". The voices coming everywhere, Tayla couldn't help but look all over the room.
She saw friendly familiar faces from school and the country club. "What's all this for?" looking around, she saw Wheezie running to hug her.
As Tayla picked her up and spun Wheezie around, Rafe answered "I thought we could celebrate the occasion".
Wheezie rolled her eyes "It was my idea!".
Tayla softly chuckled "I'm sure it was, thank you Wheeze".
She put her attention back on the tall boy, hugging him while softly saying in his ear "Thank you, I love it". She could feel him smile against her cheek as their faces were so close.
"I'm going to change into something more comfortable, okay?".
Rafe nodded "Hurry back, I can't handle Wheezie for too long". They both laugh as Wheezie crosses her arms in annoyance.
A few minutes later, Tayla comes back in short black lounge shorts and a white tank top with a complimenting white bralette underneath. She went to the kitchen to get a drink and found Sarah with a boy. Sarah was very touchy with this curly-haired, sun-tanned boy, who was most definitely not Topper.
Holding her newly poured drink, she walked over to her blonde friend. "Hey, Sarah, who is this?" she got closer to the two to get a better look at the unfamiliar boy.
Sarah turns to her friend "Oh this is John B, John B, this is my best friend Tayla".
John B scoffs "The one who is dating your psychopath of a brother".
Her eyes widened in disgust "I'm sorry, and you're here because...".
He looks around as if she was speaking to someone else "I was invited".
Tayla runs her tongue across her top teeth "Look, this is my house and I think it would be best if you just found somewhere else to hang out, okay?" she had a polite tone but her voice was drowning in sarcasm.
Rafe saw from a distance, he saw his girlfriend's body language. She was pissed, making him immediately upset at whoever made her feel that way. He rushes over to find John B and Sarah across from her.
Just as he reaches the group in the kitchen, John B splashes what's left of his drink on Tayla. "What the fuck is wrong with you!" he didn't hesitate to shove him away from her.
Sarah stands there in astonishment "Tay... I-" She puts her hand up, stopping her from whatever apology that was going to come out of her mouth.
Before she could say anything that she would regret, she walked upstairs to her room. At this point, Rafe was completely irate, his surprise was now officially ruined. He got everyone out of the house as fast as he could so he could get to Tayla.
Once he reached the bedroom, he found her in the connected bathroom. Sitting on the counter, facing the mirror, she was wiping her face with a wet washcloth. Once, she saw him in the reflection and turned around. "Baby, I'm so sorry" he comes up to her and takes the washcloth from her.
As he got closer, they became close enough that their noses were almost touching. His eyes drifted to her now completely see-through tanktop. She smirked, knowing the amount of power she had. "Can you help me try to get this out? I really liked this top" she pouts.
He gets himself out of the trance and looks back at her "Uh y-yeah" he nods his head. Gently dabbing the cloth against the alcohol-drenched shirt, he couldn't help but gaze at her body. She chuckled at the sight and put the washcloth in the sink.
She lifted his chin up with her index finger "My eyes are up here Cameron".
