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The siblings were arriving in France for the French Grand Prix. Lewis had joined them on the private jet this time as Kaylen invited him and he wasn't gonna turn down a chance to spend more time with his teammate's sister. As of now, Kallie was getting scolded over the phone because of this whole Max drama. Lewis and Kaylen were both laughing at her as she got scolded like a child. She rolled her eyes, flipping off the two, only gaining more laughter from them.

"Don't think I can't hear you laughing back there, Kaylen! You're in a lot of trouble to! Crashing into him was the worst thing you could've done. Now I have to clean up this mess for you! Why can't you be responsible like your sister! I need a bloody vacation!" Neela exclaims. Kaylen's grin drops quickly, he was always terrified of Neela. She could be a scary woman.

Kallie scoffs loudly. "Kez is the least responsible out of all of us! Have you seen the dating rumors with that Will guy? She's like a walking TMZ report!" Kaylen giggles at the insult, it was quite true. Kez had reports coming out about her every week. Right now it was rumored that she was dating her co-star Will Poulter as they were currently working on a new movie together. The movie was inspired by their mother's book, 90 days.

"At least she's not causing crashes on a race track. And what's this I've been seeing about you and this Lewis Hamilton? There's pictures everywhere of you two!" Lewis's eyes widened, his grin immediately dropping in fear. Kaylen raised his brows, blinking at the two expectantly. "Oh my gosh, Neela, they're just pictures! Of course we're gonna be hanging around each other, he's my brother's teammate!" Kallie argues.

"That's not what your sister said. In fact, she told me you two wrote a song together. Or is that normal for race car teammates?" Neela questioned sarcastically. Kaylen's eyes widened, almost choking on his water. "I knew it! I knew you were hiding something! Little liar!" He laughed, pumping his fist in excitement, gaining glares from the two. "I gotta call you back. Your sister's calling me. And by the way, Taylor's manager contacted me about letting you know she's gonna be in France and attend the race. Goodbye."

Kallie gasped, "you can't just drop a bomb like that and hang up!" She angrily slammed the phone down.

"So, when were you gonna tell me you two wrote a song together? And when exactly was this?" Kaylen asked, leaning forward on the small table, looking between the two with expectant looks. Kallie rubbed the back of her head, pursing her lips, "in Monaco..." He gasps dramatically, "that was like a lifetime ago! Why am I now just hearing about this? And from Neela? And Kezie knows about it too? Was I the only one being kept in the dark?"

"Yeah, cause we knew you'd be all dramatic when you found out," Lewis shrugs, leaning back in the comfortable chair.

"I'm not dramatic," he scoffs.

"Yes, you are," they deadpanned at him.

Kallie went back to her phone, texting Taylor to ask what the plan was. And apparently Taylor had an idea for a song and wanted Kallie's help so she rented out a studio for them in France where she knew the race would be. Was it a little extreme? Yes. But it was Taylor Swift so who really cares? Kallie turns to look at Lewis, leaning over to tap his arm, gaining his attention. "Did you wanna come to the studio with me? Taylor rented out a studio in France for the week."

"Darling, I want you to shoot me if I ever say no to meeting Taylor Swift." Lewis smiles, giving her hand a squeeze, it was then when he noticed the shiny ring she wore on her ring finger. He wanted to believe it was nothing and she just wore a lot of jewelry but something about it screamed engagement ring. He'd definitely have to ask Kaylen about it. He would probably know what's up.

"I'm so confused, bro. Since when were you guys friends? Keeping secrets from me now?" Kaylen questions, looking between the two in confusion.

Kallie scoffs, giving him a pointed look. "You wanna talk about secrets? How 'bout you tell us what's going on between you and that pretty Italian guy at the race in Monaco?" Kaylen's face paled, stuttering over his words, "th-that's not true! I-I don't know what you're talking about! I plead the fifth!" Lewis chuckles in amusement at his teammate's nervousness.

"Oh really? How about I pull up the footage of you leaving the house in the middle of the night with him?" Kallie smirks, reaching for her phone but he quickly snatches if from her. "Okay, you got me. Yes, I've been seeing someone. I'm sorry for not telling you, but it's still new and we're testing the waters. His name is Joey, and I really like him. Don't tell anyone, okay? Especially not Kez. She's gonna wanna meet him and we're not ready for that." Kallie smiles softly at his nervous rambling, blushing creeping up on his cheeks.

"Relax, we're not gonna tell anyone. Right, Lew?" Kallie glanced over at him, the driver nodding quickly with a small smile, "secrets safe with me." Kallie smiles, leaning over and taking Kaylen's hands in her own. "See? Not gonna tell anyone. You have a right to keep it secret. Just not from me, okay? Cause you tell me everything, and I don't want that to stop. It's gonna make me sad." Kaylen chuckles, pressing a kiss to her tattooed hand, "I'll do my best not to make you sad."

"Good." Kallie takes her phone back and leans back in the chair, quickly texting back her doctor.

"So, you gonna tell me this mystery guy you've been meeting up with?" Kaylen asked with a wide smirk. Lewis almost chokes on his drink hearing this, but a quick look from Kallie told him that this mystery guy was him. "No, but I will tell you that we are just friends. I'm not interested in dating anyone right now. You're my number one priority, okay?" Kallie leaned back in her seat, avoiding Lewis's eyes.

"Sis, I don't want to stop you from finding love, all right? Don't worry about me. You're allowed to see anyone you want, as long as it's not anyone on the grid. Though it's not like any of them could handle you." Kaylen chuckles, taking a sip of water. Lewis scoffs, "that's offensive, mate." Kaylen looks over at him with rasied brows and scoffs, "please, you think you could handle my sister?"

"I know I can," Lewis says, quite sure of himself.

"She's right here, by the way," Kallie waved her hand sarcastically.

"Oh really? How 'bout this, you answer all these questions correctly and I'll let it slide if you guys ever get together. Of course that's if you could pull her." Kaylen announced, leaning forward in his seat. Kallie rolled her eyes, kicking her seat back to watch the show. "Prepare to be my brother in law," Lewis smirked, sitting up in the chair. Kaylen scoffs at Lewis's cockyness. "What's her favorite color?"

"Easy, it's brown." Lewis shrugged like it was the easiest question ever. Kallie didn't even know how he could know that when she never made her favorite color public knowledge.

"Favorite thing to wear?"

"Cardigans, and jewelry." Lewis answered, again like it was the easiest thing ever.

"Favorite tattoo she has? Never gonna get this." Kaylen scoffs, nobody ever got this question.

"The sword with the snake wrapped around it on her spine. When are these gonna get hard?" Lewis asked, pursing his lips awkwardly. Kallie's eyes widened, sharing a shocked look with Kaylen. "How'd you know that?" Kaylen questions in suspicion, starting to think he was a stalker. "Cause she likes to wear dresses that expose her back, thought that was obvious?" Lewis shrugs, holding his head up with the palm of his hand.

"Damn, you're good. All right, what's her top 5 favorite songs?" Kaylen questions, leaning against the arm of the chair.

"Drunk in Love by Beyoncé. Love in This Club by Usher. All Too Well by Taylor Swift. I Like The Way You Love Me by Brenton Wood. Every Little Step by Bobby Brown." Lewis grinned, glancing over at a very surprised Kallie. "Okay, okay. What's her full name?" Kaylen leaned forward, suddenly growing very interested in how much Lewis knew about his sister. "Kalliope Ae-Cha Kai Kumalo." Kaylen shrugs, "that's public knowledge so whatever."

"Favorite movies?" Kallie added in, intrigued by this.

"Set it off. Black Panther. Clueless. She's the Man. Beauty Shop. Dream Girls. The Wiz. Fast and Furious. Hunger Games. Harry Potter. That's all I remember but I know there's a few more, plus anything that has your sister in it cause you think she's an amazing actor." Lewis smiled, watching the two siblings visible shock. "I'm an observer," he adds. "Dude, I feel like a horrible brother cause even I didn't know all that," Kaylen reveals.

"Favorite artists? Top five- no ten, top ten." Kallie smiles, trying to fight the blush that was creeping up. Who knew he paid attention to her so much? Even her ex didn't know her favorite movies.

"Michael Jackson, obviously. Beyoncé. Taylor Swift. Ariana Grande. Rihanna. Lil Wayne. Eminem. The Weeknd. Alicia Keys. Usher. And obviously your sister, but you don't wanna admit that." Kaylen blinked, pursing his lips, finding himself impressed. "Damn. All right. You can have her. I'm not even mad. Her ex fiancé didn't even know that much about her." Kaylen leaned over and shook Lewis's hand.

Lewis blinked, well that answered his suspicions about the ring. He just wondered why she still wore it if they were clearly broken up. Maybe he was just overthinking it. His eyes land on Kallie, the singer resting her chin on her knees, clearly blushing but he couldn't help but take notice of her twisting the engagement ring on her finger. Doubts crept up in his mind, thinking the reason she still wore it was because she was still in love with her ex.

Luckily Kaylen's words pulled him from those thoughts. "You guys up for lunch with Charles and Lando?"

"Sounds good to me."

"Me too."

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Kallie walked down the hall looking for the studio place Taylor rented out, Lewis was with her. Getting closer to the door Kallie being her clumsy self trips over her own feet but thankfully Lewis was quick to catch her before she could fall. "You're gonna break an ankle if you keep wearing these things," he comments, holding her close to his body scared that if he left go she would topple over again.

The door opened, the look to see a smirking Taylor. "Am I interrupting something?"

They both quickly pulled away from each other, clearing their throats. "You know me, just tripping over my feet, again." Kallie chuckles, walking in casually. Taylor laughs lightly, extending her hand out to Lewis, "Hi, I'm Taylor." She says as if it's not already known. Lewis shakes it kindly with a smile, "nice to meet you, I'm Lewis." Kallie looks back at the nervous driver, seeing Taylor clearly trying to read him, "all right, Tay, come on you're making him nervous."

"Sorry, just gotta know if you're good enough for my sister." Taylor shrugs, letting him inside, the driver going to Kallie's side. "How was practice today? Did Kaylen do good?" Taylor asked as Kallie removed her heels. "Yeah, he did great. P1 and P2." Kallie answered, subconsciously taking Lewis's hand to lead him to the studio, she had already came to spend time with Taylor the previous day so she knew where everything was.

"That's awesome. I can't wait for the race tomorrow." Taylor grinned, walking into the studio and taking a seat on one of the chairs. Lewis took the seat closest to Kallie, which Taylor picked up on and smirked at.

"So, what songs were you thinking about recording?" Kallie asked, adjusting the panel to her liking and connecting Taylor's laptop to it.

"Well, I have two songs that I've been working on but I can't decide beats for them and I figured since you two clearly know your stuff, maybe you could help me." Taylor moved over to click on the file and handed Kallie the folder with the songs. "The first one is called Paris and second one is called Labyrinth." Lewis moved closer to Kallie so he could read it with her. They both shared a look after finishing reading Paris. "So...what's Paris inspired by?" Kallie smirks knowingly.

"I hate you!" Taylor laughed, playfully kicking Kallie's knee with her foot. "You know exactly who it's inspired by," she mumbled, blush creeping up on her cheeks.

"I assume this is why you've come to me rather than her, yes? Cause we both know she could produce these songs." Kallie chuckles, laying her head on Lewis's shoulder like it was second nature. "You're embarrassing me in front of your boyfriend! That's not cool!" Taylor laughs, making both of the drivers look up from the song with wide eyes. "We're not dating, Taylor. You knew that!" Kallie laughs, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at the blonde.

"You could've fooled me," the blonde singer scoffs out.

"Moving on." Kallie mumbled, flipping to the next page and moving closer to Lewis so he could also read it. Taylor studied the way Kallie reacted to it, she knew the lyrics hit a little close to home so obviously she wanted permission to record it. A tear fell from the singer's eye, almost making Taylor feel guilty until she seen a small smile on Kallie's lips. "Who's this song about, T?" She asked, looking from the paper.

Taylor smiles sadly, "I wrote it for you, Kal, cause I knew you couldn't write it for yourself."

"I love it. Thank you." Kallie stood up and pulled Taylor into a hug. Lewis took a look at the lyrics again, putting the pieces together. It was a very heartbreaking song, but it also implied falling in love again. "It's perfect. It explains everything so perfectly." Kallie says, sitting back down in the chair and looking it over again.

"I know. It's why I wanted to ask your permission to record it in person. It's your story so it's only right that you get to be apart of making it into a song." Taylor said nervously, messing with the ring on her finger. "That's really nice of you. I would love for you to use it for the album and I'd love to produce it." Kallie smiles, reaching over to give Taylor's hand a squeeze.

"I'm gonna go order us some food. We're gonna be here for a while." Kallie said, standing up and walking out of the studio, leaving the singer and driver alone.

Taylor turns to Lewis with a devious smirk, the man looking over the lyrics to the song again. "The falling in love part is about you, in case you're curious." She said. Lewis looked up from the song to the songwriter, furrowing his brows at her. "You think she's actually falling in love with me? In the few weeks we've spent together?" He deadpanned, clearly in doubt that Kallie could be in love with him.

"I know she's falling in love with you. Kallie never let's anyone in her Monaco studio except me and Kez but she let you. And she wrote a song with you. Kallie never wrote a song with a guy before, not even her fiancé and he has tons of songs about her. Not to mention she's always blushing anytime someone brings you up, like yesterday for example. She even invited you to meet me, willingly. I didn't meet her fiance until two years of dating. She's in love with you, there's no way she's not." Taylor smiled holding her head up with her hand.

"You're very invested in this, aren't you?" He smiled, finding her interests in this very amusing.

"Don't judge me, my love life is boring." Taylor scoffs, leaning back in the comfortable chair.

"What about Keziyah?" Lewis asked, wearing a cheeky grin.

Taylor immediately turned red at the thought of her best friend. "Don't turn this around on me. This is about you and that amazing woman out there. You may not think she's falling for you cause she's very good at being discrete, but I promise you, that woman is obsessed with you." Taylor says knowingly. Lewis squints his eyes, not believing her, "nah, she's not, if anyone's obsessed, it's definitely me."

"Oh really?" Taylor raised a brow, getting a nod from the driver in response. "This might come as a shock to you but Kallie used to have the biggest crush on you. Why do you think she always avoided you back then? Cause she was scared she'd make a fool of herself in front of you. We used to tease her about it all the time." Taylor explained, grabbing her phone to pull up an old video. "Watch this if you still don't believe me."

Lewis took the phone, pressing play.

The phone was being held by a younger Taylor, the camera pointed at a younger Kez and Kallie, they were clearly in their teens. "So right now, we're watching race cars because Kallie wants to be a race car driver!" Taylor says, pushing the camera in front of Kallie's face, the younger girl pushing it away with a laugh. "Who's your favorite driver right now Kal?" Taylor asks. Kallie blushed, looking away from the camera, "I like Lewis Hamilton right now," she admits, saying the last part in Xhosa as she didn't know the words in English.

"She only likes him because she thinks he's hot," Kez smirks and Kallie grabs pillow and launches it at her sister. "I do not! He's a good driver!" Kallie argues, her English wasn't as good as Kezie's but she still understood it. "You little liar! You're blushing! You think he's hot!" Kez laughs only to get hit in the face with a pillow. "You're so dead!" The camera points to Keziyah now chasing Kallie around with a pillow. The older girl tackles her sister on the couch as Taylor laughs. "Admit it! You think he's hot!"

"Okay, okay, I think he's hot!" Kallie admits with laugh.

"You wanna make out with him!" Taylor laughs, zooming in on Kallie. The younger girl grabs a pillow, hitting Taylor with it, "and you want to make out with Justin Timberlake!" The video ended abruptly the last thing being heard was the screams of Kallie running from Taylor.

Taylor smirks, taking the phone back from Lewis, seeing the amusement in his eyes. "Okay, I'm sold. But what am I supposed to do? She's very adamant on being friends." Lewis asks, leaning back with a helpless sigh. "The only thing you can do is give her time. She doesn't want to admit it but her breakup still kinda effects her. Love is scary for her right now. She's just being cautious with her heart." Taylor shrugs with a sad smile, hating that Kallie got hurt the way she did.

"He cheated on her, didn't he?" Lewis guessed.

Taylor frowned, nodding, "right after she found out her dad died."

"What a fuckin' prick," Lewis muttered, his jaw clenched in anger.

Before he had the chance to ask Taylor about the ring Kallie walks in with a bubbly smile, warming his heart immediately, the anger he previously felt washing away. "Hey, I just ordered some pizza. And I found this really good vegan pizza spot and ordered from them separately for you. I also got us some smoothies. We can get started, they'll let me know when they get here." Kallie said, sitting down in the chair and setting her hand over Lewis's.

Taylor smiles, giving Lewis a knowing look. The blonde switched on the laptop and grinned, "okay, let's get started."

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"Just stay with me and you'll be all good. Everyone knows me around here. Jamie's gonna be with us at all times." Kallie explains, walking alongside Taylor with their hands intertwined. It wasn't Taylor's first race, obviously, because she had been to a lot of Kallie's races before but back then she was with Kezie and a boyfriend so this time it was a little nerve-wracking for the singer. Not to mention she wasn't here for Kallie but for Kaylen.

"I wish Kezie was here to see this. She'd be so proud of him." Taylor says, laying her head on Kallie's shoulder. The former driver was wearing heels so she was at Taylor's height now. "You should've seen her reaction to Kaylen's first podium." Kallie chuckles, leading Taylor to the driver's room to see Kaylen before the race. Everyone was too busy to notice the two but the people who did were very surprised to see the famous pop star. Lots of them recognized her because their daughters were probably huge fans.

The two singers walk in seeing Kaylen and Lewis in their suits sitting on the couch talking about the plan out there. They were slowly getting better at teamwork. "Hey Kaylen, guess who's here." Kallie spoke, grabbing the drivers attention. Kaylen's face formed a grin, excited to see Taylor. "Taylor! I'm so glad you made it." The blonde smiled, pulling the younger boy into a hug as Lewis had greeting Kallie, pressing a kiss to her knuckles.

"Well I wasn't gonna miss the chance to cheer you on! I'm so proud of you dude!" Taylor pulled away, shaking his shoulders in excitement. "Easy, easy, you're gonna break his frail arms," Kallie teased, nudging Kaylen playfully. "Dude, I got more muscle more than you and I'm not even a gym rat." He deadpanned, pushing her back playfully. "I got more muscle than both of you," Lewis rebutted, pushing Kaylen out of the way to greet Taylor. "Hey, T. You're looking jacked."

"Ah, you flatter me." Taylor hits his shoulder before shaking his hand.

They got a knock on the door signaling that they needed to be ready. "Okay, come on. Let's pray. Give me your hands." Kallie takes Lewis's hand first and then Taylor's, Kaylen in between the blonde and his teammate. It had been a routine for them to pray before every race, and before they even went on the track in general. It was a traditional Kallie knew her father would be proud that it was continuing. They say the prayer in Xhosa, Taylor had known it by heart, and Lewis was still learning it but he was making good progress.

"Okay, good luck. Be careful out there." Kallie pulled Kaylen into a quick hug, the driver pressing a kiss to her head. "I'll do my best. See you after the race." Taylor shared a quick hug with him before he walked out with his helmet. "I'll see you two later then. Enjoy the race, darling." Kallie nodded at his words with a soft smile, "be careful." Lewis gave Kallie's shoulder a squeeze before walking out with his helmet tucked under his arm.

"Oh my God, you're so whipped!" Taylor squealed, shaking the girl excitedly. "Shut up, I am not!" Kallie laughs, taking Taylor's hand and dragging her out of the room. "You wanna kiss him so bad, don't you? You wanna kiss him all over. You wanna make out with him all day." Taylor teased, her hands on Kallie's shoulders as she followed the brunette. "Ugh, you two are such a cute love story. I'm so jealous. I'd bet you'd marry him with paper rings." Taylor grinned, resting her chin on Kallie's shoulder.

"I'd bet you'd marry Kezie with paper rings too, huh?" Kallie retorts, looking bad to see Taylor glaring playfully at her.

"Yes, I would. I'd marry that stubborn girl with any ring if I could," Taylor admits proudly, throwing her arms around Kallie as they watched the monitor.

"She'd marry you too," Kallie smiled softly at the blonde, the singer immediately turning red like a tomato.

The race started and both singers were obviously cheering on Team Mercedes. By the 11th lap, Kaylen was stuck in third place, right behind Max Verstappen as Lewis was leading. Kaylen was getting some of the fastest laps throughout the race. On lap 44 Max Verstappen was gaining on Kaylen who was in P2 with Lewis still in P1. Taylor was shaking in anticipation, playing with the rings on Kallie's fingers as they watched the race.

They went wheel to wheel, taking a turn and Max was able to push Kaylen behind him. "No! What the fuck!" Taylor exclaimed in disappointment. "It's fine, it's fine, he's still in third, that's good. He can still make podium." Kallie assured, taking Taylor's hands to stop her from picking at her nails. Lap 59 had Taylor at the edge of her seat, Sergio Perez was currently fighting Kaylen for P3. "Come on, Kay! Don't let that little bitch beat you!" Taylor shouts at the monitor, gaining a few looks but she didn't care.

The two cars turn the corner and by the grace of God, Kaylen was able to push Sergio behind him, keeping his position in P3. "Yes! That's what I'm talking about! Come on, Kay!" Taylor cheered, clapping her hands together. Now they were lap 52 out of 53, Taylor was up on her feet as it was the battle for 1st between Lewis and Max. "Come on, don't let that punk beat you!" Taylor shouts at the TV, rooting for Lewis. Unfortunately, Max was just able to pass Lewis up, this set Taylor off, the blonde throwing her water bottle in anger. "Damn it!" To say she did not like Max was an understatement.

"Easy, T. He'll still get podium," Kallie soothed, bringing Taylor to sit back down, the singer with a permanent frown etched on her face. "That was bullshit." Taylor scoffed, Max racing past the checkered flag to win the French Grand Prix. "I know, I know. But look on the brightside, they still got podium. Come on, let's congratulate them!" Kallie took Taylor's hand and they ran to the barricade to see Kaylen and Lewis. Jamie huffed as he chased after the two excited singers.

Kaylen climbed out of the cockpit and ran over to his sisters, the two reaching over to hug him, ignoring all the cameras flashing around them. They just lived in the moment. Taylor pressed a kiss to Kaylen's helmet, "so proud of you, brother." Kallie grinned, pressing a kiss to the other side of his helmet, "you did so good out there. We're so proud of you. Go on and get weighed." She gestured for him to go on and he chuckles, "I'll be back. I love you guys!"

Kallie jumped over the barricade and lifted Taylor over it after. "I'm surprised you didn't fall in those once today," Taylor jokes at Kallie set her back down on the floor. "Haha, very funny." Kallie chuckles. Taylor's eyes widened seeing Lewis walking over to them. "Oh my God, go congratulate him! Hurry up! He's coming over!" Taylor said excitedly, pushing Kallie towards him, making her almost trip over her own feet, again.

She rolls her eyes at the teasing blonde and walks over to meet Lewis halfway, immediately accepting his hug. "Congratulations. Taylor was fuming when Max passed you." Lewis pulled away with a laugh, his hands still placed on her waist. "Thank you. I was a bit caught off guard too but it's fine, it was a fair race." He chuckles, waving at the excited Taylor. "I tried telling her but she was not having it. Let's just say she's not a Red Bull fan." Kallie laughs, both of them spotting Taylor glare at Max from where he was doing an interview.

"More like she's not a Max fan," Lewis points out, both of them laughing at Taylor's glare on the winner.

"Yeah, can't blame her though."

"Definitely not."

A few hours later both Taylor and Kallie were waiting at the paddock for Lewis and Kaylen to come back from the driver's room after getting changed. Taylor got them a reservation at a nice restaurant to celebrate the boys podium wins. Hearing footsteps approach, Taylor and Kallie both turn around abruptly, spraying the two guys down with champagne. Lewis and Kaylen both spray the champagne back at the two singers, both of them clearly having the same idea.

"I knew it! You're so dead!" Kallie exclaimed at Lewis, spraying him down with the champagne as Taylor sprayed down Kaylen.

"Time out! Time out!" Lewis pleads and Kallie stopped, only for him to grab her waist and pull her against him. "Spray her!" Taylor and Kaylen both turned to spray down the brunette with loud laughs. "You traitor! I knew you were in on it!" Kallie struggles against his grip, when Taylor and Kaylen were out of champagne, Lewis poured the rest of his bottle onto Kallie. "I'm sorry, it was too good!" Taylor laughs, this had probably been the most fun she had in forever. She always wanted to be sprayed with champagne when she saw Kallie do it for the first time on her first podium.

"I feel so betrayed right now." Kallie breathed out, drinking the rest of her champagne bottle.

"I'm sorry. I had to." Taylor giggled, wrapping her arms around Kallie, both of them soaked in champagne.

"You realize we can't go to dinner like this, right?" Kallie points out, gesturing to the group now being all sticky and gross.

"I still have the studio apartment, what about takeout and a movie night? Way better than some fancy restaurant." Taylor voiced, looking for looks of agreement. "I'm down for that." Kallie agrees. "We're down," Lewis and Kaylen both nod in agreement. "Okay,  let's go because they have been recording this whole thing," Taylor chuckles, glancing over at the cameras on them. Everything about tonight was gonna go viral and she did not care at all.

"Alright, come on. Jamie will drive us back." Kallie said, tossing her keys to Jamie, the man effortlessly catching them.

Once they got back to the apartment, after stopping to buy some new clothes, they took showers and gathered into the large living room with several different kinds of foods to watch a movie. "I vote Black Panther," Taylor comments. They all turn to her knowing exactly why she'd want to watch it. "What? Don't judge me. I like the plot." She shrugged, taking a bite of pizza.

"The plot being my sister," Kallie comments, getting a pillow thrown at her in response.

"I vote Fast and Furious," Kaylen adds.

"I vote Princess and the Frog," Kallie rebutted. They all turn to Lewis for his opinion, the minute his eyes land on Kallie's soft brown one's, he immediately folded. "I vote Princess and the Frog too." Taylor gasped dramatically, "that's so unfair. All you had to do was look at him! You could've said the worst movie ever and he still would've sided with you!" Kallie smirks, throwing a pillow at the blonde.

"Just put on the movie, I'm so sick of them," Kaylen scoffs dramatically and Taylor finds the movie and puts it on.

Lewis noticed Kallie scratching her head a lot, clearly uncomfortable, most likely because of the champagne and gently nudged her. "Did you want me to take your braids out?" He whispered. "Would you?" Kallie's eyes brightened and he nodded with a gentle smile. "Yeah, of course. I don't like you being uncomfortable." Lewis stood up, "Taylor, do you know where the scissors are?" Taylor looked away from the movie, "yeah, in the kitchen drawer."

She leaned closer to Kallie, "oh, my God, did he just offer to take out your braids?" She whispered so Kaylen didn't hear but he was so sucked into the movie he probably couldn't remember where he was.

"Yeah, he did. That's like...the sweetest thing ever." Kallie blushed, and Taylor playfully shook her, "Dude, he's so in love. It's so cute." She exclaims in a whisper. "He's not in love, it's just...common courtesy." Kallie denied, getting a pointed look from Taylor, though it didn't last long when she moved back into her seat after noticing Lewis coming back.

He sat back down on the couch and Kallie moved to sit in between his legs. Taylor smirked, snapping a subtle picture and texting it to Kezie.

MESSAGES
"keziyah & taylor"

taylor sthandwa sam 💙
*picture*
Dude bro dude
Look at your sister and her man
They're so fucking cute

kezie (taylor's version) 💜
Is that Lewis?
Is he taking out her braids?
Wth

taylor sthandwa sam 💙
Yes and yes!!
I'm screaming rn bro
btw he offered to take them out
bc she got sprayed with champagne so obv she's uncomfortable and he noticed that and yeah
Hahaha ha 😻🙊😇

kezie (taylor's version) 💜
You're enjoying this way too much, aren't you?

taylor sthandwa sam 💙
Yes I am...should I stop? ☹️

kezie (taylor's version) 💜
Nah, it's cute baby

taylor sthandwa sam 💙
Don't flirt with me over text

kezie (taylor's version) 💜
Fine
Call me rn so I can flirt to you in your face
Make an excuse
I wanna see your face
Don't make me beg

taylor sthandwa sam 💙
What if I like when you beg?

kezie (taylor's version) 💜
You couldn't handle me begging before, don't think u can handle it now
Call me
Please

Taylor glanced away from her phone to see Kaylen still engaged into the TV and Kallie watching the movie as Lewis took out her braids. She cleared her throat, "I'm gonna go take this call. It's Tree." She quickly stood up and went to the room.

Kallie glanced up at Lewis, both of them sharing a knowing look. "Definitely not Tree."

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a/n: stop i loved this chapter sm 😭 taylor being so cute for the whole chapter, and ugh her relationship with kezie is so adorable >>>

lewis just being the most perfect person ever in this >>
and agh, she's getting so comfortable with him i love it 🥲

TAYLOR BEING CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP!! 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♀️ AND KALLIE BEING CAPTAIN OF THE TAYKEZ SHIP 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

ALSO TAYLOR RAGING AT THE RACE RESULTS 😭😭 she's so funny

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