{ sink or swim., tag ;; tay tay

[summer roberts]

summer pulled into the driveways of taylor's house, then got out, throwing her purse onto her shoulder. her flips flops flopped on her feet as she walked up to the door, ringing the doorbell two times, like always. taylor townsend was summer's best friend. they had always been friends, but once marissa was out of the picture, the two immediately bonded like never before. and now they called each other best friends. and summer loved taylor and trusted taylor. once the door opened, summer gave her best friend a giddy hug, checking out her outfit once they pulled away from the hug. "love it." she said, walking into the house and closing the door once she was inside. she threw her purse down and followed taylor up to her room.

"chanel is having a sale tomorrow. so we totally need to skip school and go. i am in serious need of a new purse and a new pair of sunglasses." she said, plopping down onto taylor's bed.

[taylor townsend]

the great thing about living with veronica townsend? aside from having whatever you wanted, of course, you also had the house to yourself a good majority of the time while she had her rendezvous with various men in various tropical places. this week, if taylor could keep track, veronica was in tahiti with the pool boy. how romantic. taylor was currently sprawled out on the top of her king-sized bed, flipping through a magazine. ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly.. ding dong. pausing midway through her criticizm of the latest spread in elle, the petite blonde rolled off of the bed and skipped down the stairs. she hadn't been expecting any visitors, which meant that there could only be one culprit. summer roberts.

taylor's suspicions were confirmed when she opened the door and spotted the familiar raven haired girl. "well hello, bestest friend in the whole wide world. to what do i owe this pleasure?" to say that taylor townsend was "perky" would probably be the understatement of the century. on most days, people were unsure if she was slipping speed into her latte at school because she was so wide awake and cheerful so early in the morning. if it weren't so adorable, it damn well may have bordered on obnoxious. taylor ushered summer into the house and led the way up the stairs and back into her bedroom. "well if we go to the plaza, we can grab free smoothies from the hot guy who is totally crushing on us because i think he works until one on weekdays. two? no, i think it's one." she fell back down onto the bed and placed a pillow down onto her lap.

[summer roberts]

summer laughed a bit at her best friend. the girl was beyond perky, but it was what made taylor so freaking awesome. she could always put a smile on summer's face and she was pretty much the least selfish person summer knew. she always put other people before herself. "okay stalker." she joked, sticking her tongue out at taylor as she laid on the bed and starred up at the ceiling. "smoothies sound perfect, though." she said, looking at taylor as she smiled. shopping was pretty much their favorite thing to do with tanning and partying in close second and third. they could spend hours at the mall, just trying stuff on and having a good time.

"so where's mommy townsend today? hawaii?" she asked, propping herself up on her shoulders.

[taylor townsend]

taylor couldn't help but roll her eyes at the mention of her mother. all she'd ever wanted was her mother's acceptance, but she had come to realize a long time ago that it very well may be the one thing she never received. she got the acceptance of her teachers and peers, but not from the woman who gave birth to her sixteen years ago. how pathetic was that? if your mother didn't love you, didn't that make you an immediate failure at life? "tahiti, actually." taylor corrected, attempting to void any emotion from her usually perky voice. she fell down onto her bed next to summer and kept her eyes focused on the plain, white ceiling. they should definitely paint that. white was just so boring and common. "i think we should make the most of it. party? pool party? something fun." she shrugged her shoulders somewhat absent mindedly, still continuing to think about her mother and the pool boy. why did she bother trying? it was obvious that she would never get what she wanted from her mother, so why keep trying?

[summer roberts]

summer totally agreed. they would have to do something. "a pool party sounds perfect. but then we totally have to buy new bikini's." she said, smiling at the thought. the girls always found reasons to go shopping. any reason was a good enough reason for the two of them. "oh and i need to get a mani and a pedi, so we can do that tomorrow after we shop." she said, looking at her nails. yes, she totally needed to get a pedi and a mani, big time.

"so zach and i are on another break." she said, unable to stop herself from rolling her eyes. god, why did he make things so darn complicated? they loved each other, it was simple.

[taylor townsend]

taylor was more sympathetic. she scooted closer to summer and gently rested her hand down against the brunette's leg in a comforting manner. "you guys are just having a couple.....well.... okay... many rough patches right now," she attempted to reason, as if she actually knew what the hell was going on with them this week. it seemed as though every single time they fought, it was over something else (although the topic was always equally ridiculous and unnecessary). if they loved each other as much as they claimed to, why would they continue to fight like cats and dogs? it didn't make any sense whatsoever to taylor. still, she would always be there to listen to summer when she wanted to bitch and complain about what a jerk zach was. "do you wanna make him a voodoo doll? i actually know how to do that. or.. oh! we can throw darts at his picture!" she offered, grinning in an attempt to get summer to at least smile.

[summer roberts]

summer couldn't help but laugh. and that right there was why taylor was summer's best friend. "he's just being so stupid! like...half the time, i don't even know why we fight! i can't even keep tabs anymore." she said, groaning slightly. but no matter how much he pissed her off, she always went back to him. it may be a bit disfunctional, but they did love each other. and both couldn't find it in their hearts to look anywhere else. summer knew they would get over this rough patch soon enough, they had to.

"whatever. i hear luke wants to hook you up with some ryan dude! that's exciting! is he hot?" she asked, clapping her hands together in excitement. summer saw no reason to dwell on her and zach when there was bigger news. a boy for tay tay!

[taylor townsend]

taylor scrunched up her nose. it was no secret that boys weren't exactly her forte. she was pretty, yes, but her expertise on what the opposite sex wanted ended with her good looks. she was completely clueless when it came to guys and how to get them interested in her. when she was around them, she turned into a stuttering, blushing... blob that could barely form complete sentences. "if he hangs out with luke, i seriously question his judgement." she deadpanned, only half joking. luke was their friend by association and he was a good guy for the most part, but taylor would never in a million years date him. she knew how he treated girls; like they were a dime a dozen. why would she want to be another notch on that bedpost? despite what people thought of their 'inner circle', taylor had high morals and standards. she wouldn't just swoon and fall for anyone who showed an interest.........right?

[summer roberts]

taylor was a bit clueless when it came to boys, but summer was slowly teaching her things about boys. taylor was pretty and even if she didn't know it, any guy would be lucky to have her. she just...got nervous around boys. but it was something summer knew she would get over eventually. and luke had ranted about how awesome ryan was and how he would be perfect for taylor because 'he doesn't talk much'. and well, taylor does talk a lot. a perfect match. "don't sell him short before you get to know him. he may be the guy of your dreams." she said, smiling at her best friend.

"and he would be darn lucky to have you." she said, nudging her best friend as she winked at her.

[taylor townsend]

wait, what? he would be lucky to have her? that was just plain silly. "but what if he thinks he likes me, but he doesn't anymore? or what if i trip and fall when i'm trying to talk to him.. or what if i talk too much? or not enough? what if he thinks i'm a mute? or too bubbly? or not bubbly enough? or what if he does that thing where he's nodding and wants to be polite and acts like he's paying attention when he's really plotting escape routes in his head?" taylor rambled a mile a minute, not even breathing before she finished her sentence. "i would just die summer. that would be total and complete humiliation." always having a flare for the dramatic, she fell down onto the bed in a huff and covered her face in a pillow. "face it. i'm doomed to be a social outcast forever. just call me marissa cooper from now on."

[summer roberts]

summer couldn't help but laugh once taylor finished ranting. "taylor, please do not compare yourself to that way too skinny blond faced girl. you are way cooler and prettier then coop." she said, laying back down beside taylor as she kept her smile plastered on her face. silly taylor being ultra dramatic. "look...he's going to the charity event. so you guys can meet each other there and it doesn't have to be anything formal. it's a big party and if one of you guys end up not liking the other, it's not a big deal." she said, sighing slightly. "but remember, you are my date for the night since stupid face won't ask me to go with him. so even if you and rob or...ryan or...whatever...hit it off, you cannot abandon me." she said, nodding her head firmly after she finished speaking.

[taylor townsend]

taylor slowly lifted her head from the pillow and sniffled her nose. "can we go dress shopping?" she whispered hopefully, sounding just like a little girl who was asking her mother for a cookie before dinner time. this moment really was sort of adorable, wasn't it? and this right here was why taylor treasured their friendship. they knew how to have fun and go crazy, but they also knew how to calm each other down and comfort one another more than anyone else. taylor pulled herself up into a sitting position and nodded her head. "i pinkie swear that i will not abandon you if you pinkie swear that you won't go off and make out with zach halfway through." she finally decided, extending her pinkie for summer to take.

[summer roberts]

summer seen taylor's pinkie extended out and summer linked her pinkie with taylor's. "deal. but...i really can't go make out with zach? because get a couple drinks in me and i will probably get a bit broody and start to miss him like crazy and i know he will miss me too and i mean...if we see each other...and he will look super gorgeous in his suit and i will clearly looking hot in my dress and i just..." okay summer, shut up now. really. she needed to stop the ranting. but sometimes, when it came to zach, he brought that side out of her. she just could not help it.

"lets go dress shopping right now." she said, getting off of taylor's bed and dramatically pulling taylor off the bed also.