Caught Up In A Moment [Kaylor]

Chapter Two - The Past is The Past

"—And then I bumped into her boyfriend," Taylor whined as she twirled around the straw in her drink. "He seems like such a sweet guy, but he doesn't at all look like the type of guy a girl like Karlie would go out with."

"Why?" came Abigail's voice from the phone. "Cause she's tall, wears a leather jacket, and is smoking hot?"

Taylor blushed. "I didn't say she was 'smoking hot'," she denied childishly, "I said she was hot, and that I think she smokes. Two separate things, Abs."

"Well, we both know I'm right."

Taylor took a sip of her frappé.

"Okay, well, maybe it wasn't the best first meeting, but it could have been worse!"

"Really?" Taylor stabbed the foam in her cup. "How."

"Well, you could have blinded her with the guitar pick, I guess." Abigail laughed at her own joke. "Come on, Tay! Stop stressing. So you have a hot roommate with a nerdy boyfriend. What's the big deal? She clearly likes you already, so you have nothing to worry about."

Taylor groaned and slammed her forehead on the picnic table.

"No slamming heads!"

Taylor rolled her head to the side, just enough so that she could look at the clear blue sky. "I don't know, Abs." She thought about Karlie. She thought about having to live with Karlie. "I just... don't want this to be another Dianna situation."

"Well, it won't be," Abigail assured. "She has a boyfriend. Just don't be a homewrecker and don't make things awkward."

"I wouldn't do that," Taylor argued with a frown. "And besides, even if she were single and into girls, which I doubt she is but that's a moot point, I'm not her type."

"Her boyfriend is a dork."

"Yeah?"

"So are you!"

Taylor lifted her head with an amused smile and brought her phone to her ear once more. She jokingly scoffed. "Abigail! Stop trying to get me to like her! Besides, she's probably, like, nineteen."

"So? That's only, what, like three years? You were nineteen when you met Dianna."

"Abigail," Taylor warned with a roll of her eyes. "You know what I mean. Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway. Like you said, she has a boyfriend. End of story."

"Yeah, don't worry about it, Tay." Abigail paused for a moment. "So, how's New York? The Big Apple?"

Taylor took the opportunity to look around. She sat in the busy greenery of Washington Square Park. The Arch loomed overhead, and the fountain in the middle sprayed water upwards with no regard to its surroundings. There were so many people, far more people than Taylor had ever seen all at once in a place like this. "It's really amazing, Abs. So much more amazing than U Tennessee."

"Aw, U Tenn isn't that bad. Go Vols!"

"I'm serious! There's so much life here and there's never a dull moment!"

"You really were made for the city. I'm glad you're liking it there! When do classes start for you?"

"Monday," Taylor responded with a sigh. "At least I was able to transfer some credits, so I don't have too many classes. And I've got a free day on Fridays."

"Woo! Party time!" Abigail cheered over the phone. "Hey, you're legal now! Go live it up, girl!"

Taylor couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah, maybe! Alcohol is kinda gross, though. But hey, when in Rome."