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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Miss Carson! Over here!"
"Who are you with tonight, Miss Carson?"
"Ally Carson! This way please!"
I'd never seen this many cameras in my life, let alone had so many pointing at me. It was all a little overwhelming; the flashing lights, yelling photographers and busy crowds of people moving every which way behind the metal barricades. Even on our side of the divider, teams of people all dressed up in black were running around the place directing the guests along the carpet and into the event. It was a lot to take in.
Luckily, I had on my arm a guy who thrived in this sort of environment, who was born for the spotlight and a natural in front of the camera. Conner knew all his best angles and poses, and also made sure I knew mine, making the whole process that little bit less stressful for an amateur like myself.
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"Tyler?" I was shocked to see the man standing on the other side of the door, in the same outfit he'd been wearing at dinner, smelling strongly of liquor and a pungent cologne.He was obviously drunk; his demeanour and expression made that much clear. It was also the only reason he'd be here standing at my door."Allyyy babyyy," he confirmed my theory with his uncontrolled slur. "Can I come innn?"Considering his current level of consciousness, and not even wanting to know how he'd found his way here in the first place, I decided to do the responsible thing and let Tyler inside for a bit. There was no way I'd be letting him stay over, but kicking him out to roam the streets drunk was certainly not the most responsible move either."In you come," I moved to the side, letti
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*RING RING .. RING RING*I was rudely awoken by the sound of my phone ringing somewhere in the room. I forced my eyes open, groaning when I saw that it was still pitch black outside, the glow from the streets the only thing enabling me to find my phone on my bedside table."Hi mum," I croaked out, my throat still dry as a result of my deep sleep."Hi honey," she chirped on the other end, way too enthusiastic for me at such an early hour. "How's my baby going.""Good," I responded rather generically. "You know it's 4am here right?""Really? Oh well what are you doing awake?""Answering your call," I replied bluntly. "What time is it for you?""9pm.""I thought I told you not to call me after noon, Mum," I yawned rather loudly. "Did something happen?"
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"You really don't need more than one suit," I insisted to a rather persistent Tyler. "The wedding is literally the only formal thing we're doing.""Fine," he spoke from the other end of the phone. "But I'm packing two shirts just in case.""Oh, and it's winter over there so it'll be like.. fifty degrees most of the time," I attempted to convert my units into Fahrenheit, something which was much more difficult than was necessary. "Make sure you pack some warm clothes.""I think you're forgetting that I live in New York, Al," he chuckled through the line. "You haven't seen winter here yet, but it hardly gets above thirty.""Oh man I'm so not ready for the new year," I groaned at the thought of below-zero weather. Sure, the snow was something I was excited for, but the frosty cold air that came along with it was not my cup of tea."You'll be right," he l
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Make Me thirty eight
"It's my mum," he spoke almost shakily, leading me to immediately assume the worst.And as the next two words left his lips, my heart shattered into a million pieces along with his own."She's dying.""Oh Tyler, I'm so sorry," I tried my best to convey my sympathy, eventhough I knew I would probably never know the extent of his pain. "When did you find out?""Zoey called last Wednesday," he replied, "just after I got the text from Rebecca.""You should have told me. You know I would have come back early with you.""Would you have? Really?" His voice raised slightly again, the first sign that the tone was turning. "Because it really seemed to me like you'd left me for dirt.""I was just scared, Tyler," I reasoned with him. "There wasn't a second there that I stopped cari
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"Please pick up," I mumbled to myself quietly as I held my phone up to my ear. The ringing sound dragged on for what felt like forever, before the dreaded voicemail came through for the umpteenth time."Tyler Gray is unable to come to the phone right now," the automated recording seemed to taunt me. "Please leave a message after the beep.""Tyler, baby, it's me - Ally," I cringed at sound of the words coming out from my mouth. "Please call me back, I just want to know that you're ok."I placed my phone back in my pocket as I waited by the taxi terminal for a ride back into the city. I'd just landed in New York after catching a sort of emergency return flight. Tyler had appeared to have upped and left Melbourne without my knowing, leaving me to assume that he was now back in The States as well. But since he wasn't returning any of my cal
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Make Me thirty four
Just as we were about to head off to the next shop, a voice called my name from somewhere behind me, causing me to turn around instinctively."Shit," I cursed under my breath as I saw the voice's owner approaching where I stood beside Tyler. "How's it going, Mason?""Oh it's going just fine with me," he had a sly expression on his face that I couldn't quite read as he inspected the situation in front of him."I'm glad," I replied stiffly. "Um, Tyler, this is Mason - my ex," he gave a small nod in Mason's direction. "And Mason, this is-""Don't act like I don't already know who the fuck this is, Ally," Mason cut me off rather aggressively, planting a pretty distinct seed of terror in my mind."Woah woah," Tyler now spoke up, taking a step closer to Mason a
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When morning finally rolled around, the winter sun streamed through the window and onto the bed, waking me up in the most natural way. I yawned softly as I got my bearings, and realised that Tyler was still holding me as he was when we'd fallen asleep. We must have both slept real well given that neither of us had moved about."Good morning baby," his deep morning voice vibrated through me as he spoke from just behind my ear. "And happy Birthday.""How did you know that it was today?" I turned so that I was now facing him, his arm still draped over my waist and holding me close. I couldn't help but to run my fingers over his perfect features, intoxicated by the way the sun bounced off his bare skin."I pay more attention than you think," he chuckled lowly, placing a kiss to my forehead. "Plus Becca told me last night."
Make Me thirty two
"Hey, Al," Jake came over to give me a hug as we arrived at the racetrack."Yo bro," I grinned back."What's up man!" My brother turned his attention to Tyler who was stood beside me, giving him a passionate bro-hug which was majorly reciprocated."That's a sick car you've got there," Tyler commented, gesturing towards the white Subaru parked behind him. "Impreza STI?""Yep," Jake confirmed the car's make. "2006 model, so it's classic."It may have been 'classic', but it certainly wasn't stock off the assembly line. The amount of money he must have spent on modifications over the years was more than he'd care to admit. But, the end result was something that even I could admit looked pretty cool."God, I bet it flies round the track too," Tyler continued, appearing to know a thing or two
