Emily
The beach was a bit unnerving during the dark hours. We had spent the whole night walking around the city, and sitting on the sand, talking. The subject of the conversation varied. We talked about our childhoods, what we wanted in the future, and even some stupid stuff - like whether water is wet or not.

Brennen checked his phone, and showed me how early it was. It was seven in the morning, so we should probably head back to the house.

Both Lilly and Colby usually slept in late, but Corey and Devyn usually woke up early, so we had to get there before they woke up.

The walk to the house seemed to go by quick. Before I knew it, Brennen was already opening the front door, trying to be as quiet as possible.

He gave me a tight hug, and shivers ran down my back as he kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight, Em."

" 'Night Bren. Thanks for the ice cream."

A smile rose to his lips, and he walked into the darkness of the house, disappearing.

As I was walking up the stairs, it was silent. I was proud of Lilly. It was her first time having sex, and I smiled knowing it was someone she cared about. It was better than most girls' first times. Most of them had it with people they didn't have feelings for, with either the popular guy at school, or just somebody looking for a good time.

I knew I wouldn't be able to fall back asleep, so instead I just laid in the bed, scrolling through Instagram. My account still rested, the only pictures posted being the ones Colby posted. I would probably ask Scotty to give me some tips on taking pictures.

I spent the next hour following people - from celebrities to fans of the guys. When I heard laughter coming from downstairs, I knew it was time to get up.

The stairs softly creaked as I walked down them. When Aaron, Corey, Devyn, and Brennen spotted me, they all greeted me.

A fake yawn escaped my lips.

"Tired?", Devyn asked me.

I nodded, and sat next to Aaron on the couch.

Corey glanced towards Brennen and winked. "Yeah, it must've been a long night for them love birds."

Brennen laughed, causing him to choke on some orange juice.

"That wasn't us, guys."

"Then who was it?", Devyn asked.

I raised my eyebrow. "Who do you think?"

"I don't - " Corey's face made an 'o' shape as he finally realized. "Well good for them."

  Aaron shifted in his spot. He was obviously uncomfortable talking about the subject. "We have about two hours before they wake up. What do you guys want to do?"

  Brennen's gaze met my eyes, and I knew we were both thinking the same thing. We had been up and walking all night. We were both exhausted, and neither of us wanted to do anything that required a lot of energy.

  "Em, you in?"

  "Huh?"

  Corey chuckled. "I said, how about we formally introduce you and Lilly to the fans. We won't say anything relationship-wise, but they've seen you in the back of videos and pictures, and started forming theories. Obviously we'll have to film Lilly's part later."

  "Oh, okay. Sounds fun. How are you gonna do it?"

  He paced around the room, thinking of ideas. "We can all tweet the question of who the fans think you are. Basically, what their theories are of you. We can read them on camera."

  I smiled. "I'm up for it."

  Corey smiled back, and he and Aaron started tweeting.

We waited a couple of minutes, and we already had about fifty replies. While Corey got the camera and lighting set up, Devyn did my makeup and hair, and gave me some clothes to wear.

She told me that my first few times on camera was important, that's the time when the fans decide how they feel about you. After that, you can wear whatever and look however you want, and they won't care.

  While I changed, I talked to Devyn about my Instagram.

  "A good place to start is outfits. You should take a picture of this one."

  No matter how awkward I felt while taking the picture, I knew she was good at this kind of stuff, and it would help me.

  I decided to post the picture later. For now, Devyn studied my face, applying makeup.

  "I'm not going to put a lot on, I'm trying to match your look to your personality. You're not a hoe, so I'm going to only put a little on. Simple, but cute."

  "I take pride in my un-hoeness."

  She chuckled, and took a second look at me.

  "What's that on your stomach?"

  My mind went blank. The scars were still raised, no longer visible - only if you took a close look.

  "Scars. From surgery."

  "Do they still hurt?"

  "No", I lied.

"I hope it gets better soon." Devyn took a few steps back, and looked at her overall masterpiece. "And after we're done filming, I'm taking you out to eat. I gotta put some meat on you, girly."

Laughing, I thanked her, and we made our way downstairs. Brennen stared at me.

"Em, you look..."

"Amazing? I know", Devyn chimed in, a smug look on her face.

Aaron sat on the couch, so Corey could center and focus the camera. They were done quick, in only a few seconds. The first three were short ones, saying I was just one of their cousins.

We were on the fifth fan theory, when two pairs of feet ran down the stairs. Lilly and Colby saw us filming, and Aaron waved them over.

"What are we doing?", Lilly asked us.

"Fan theories about you and Emily", Devyn answered.

We read a few more, most ones going along the lines saying that Lilly and I were just family members.

But one theory caught our attention.

  Brennen smirked. "Well, it's not all that wrong."

  We gave him a look, knowing that he was hinting at Colby and Lilly.

  I looked at Brennen and chuckled. My laugh caught his attention, and his face turned sly as he winked at me.

  "Don't worry Em, your time will come."

  My face was undoubtedly red.

  "Bren, shush."

  "Just saying facts."

  All of us didn't even try to contain our laughter. However, mine was more of a nervous laughter.

"Okay, I think enough has been spilled in this video. Don't forget to like and subscribe - all of their social medias will be linked below. Corey Scherer, deuces!"

  He covered the camera with his hand, and I sighed in relief. Filming is harder than it looks, you constantly worry about how you're sitting, laughing, and everything you do seems like the most important thing in the world.

  I honestly wonder how Corey and the guys do it. If I was ever a YouTuber, I would probably stiff and awkward, and not know what to say or do. Lilly would be great at it though - she's great at everything.

  That crosses my mind a lot - how amazing Lilly is. She's everything everybody wants to be, and more. I don't know where I would be without her.

  A hand touched my shoulder, bringing me out of the thoughts. Looking back, I saw that it was Devyn. She had a bright white smile plastered on her face, and a purse in her hand.

  "Ready to go?"

  "Of course."

a/n: ahh it's been so long since I updated. I notice that a lot of ppl read the story but don't vote. I'm not tryna be bitchy but if you're gonna read it and continue reading every chap I write, then that obv means u like it since u keep reading it. So why not vote and comment on it. It's like ily but 💁🏻‍♀️ why not interact???

Anyways the shoutout goes to Snowflakeheart09 tysm for voting and reading. Ilyyy 💕💕

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