
"I love you, Kit." Silence. Lance looked over at his girlfriend. She was lying motionless beside him, staring at the ceiling. He rolled onto his side and ran his hand over her bare stomach. "Kit?" "Yes?" "I love you." Silence. She rolled over and got out of the bed. She silently walked over to her clothes and put them on. Lance looked at her with curiosity. "Where are you goin'?" "Home." "Why?" She looked up at him and he knew. His heart sank. He got out of bed and pulled on a pair of boxers, walking over to her. "Honey, I know you don't feel the same way, but I just thought....." "No. You didn't think. You didn't think that maybe those three words are the three words I do not want to hear. Not from you, not from anyone. There is no such thing as love and there is especially no such thing as being in love." "Kit, I know Justin hurt you, but....." "I don't love you, Lance. I will never love you and I can't believe you were stupid enough to think that you could fall in love with a person who no longer has a heart." She grabbed her purse. "I'm going home." "Baby...." "No. Good-bye." She walked out of the house and Lance just stood there, speechless. Than anger consumed him. "Hullo?" a groggy voice asked when the person Lance was calling finally answered the phone. "Justin, you are a fuckin' prick." "Huh? Lance?" "Who else would be callin' you at fuckin' three o'clock in the mornin'?!" "What the hell do you want? Normal people sleep at this hour." "Yes, and normal people don't have girlfriends that run away when they hear the three words that men can never say." "What are you talkin' about?" "I told Kit that I loved her, Justin, and she broke up with me because you were a fuckin' asshole to her after she said she loved you." "What the fuck does your love life have to do with me?" "It's your fault that I lost the one girl I cannot get out of my mind." "Look, Kit leavin' you has nothin' to do with me." "It has everythin' to do with you!" "How?" "You broke her heart, Justin! You froze it for life and now she can't love nor accept people who love her." "Dude, we broke up two years ago." "Yeah. But you had been datin' for three years before that! She loved you and you couldn't give a fuck!" "Look, don't fuckin' yell at me 'cause you don't know how to keep a girl." "I know how to keep a girl! You tell them you love them! And thanks to you, I tried to keep her but she ran away." "I don't need this shit right now." Justin growled, hanging up. However, fully awake now, he dialed another number. "Justin, what do you want?" a voice whined. "Josh, you're an asshole." "Yeah I know. Can you leave me alone now?" "Fuck you. You talked me out of likin' Kit, you prick." "Isn't this something we can discuss at a later time? Like when I'm awake?" "No. We're gonna discuss it now. Lance just called to chew me out about how Kit left him because he said he loved her and she ran out on him because of me breakin' her heart. And I left her because you told me to." "This is something that happened two years ago and you're yelling at me at three o'clock in the morning now." "Yes! Why did you have to tell me to break up with her?" "You mean you didn't know why your broke up with her two years ago?" "I broke up with her because my best friend told me that she wasn't worth it. Now I wanna know how you knew she wasn't worth it." Silence. "Josh?" "What?" "How did you know she wasn't worth it?" Silence. "Justin, let's talk about this later." "No. I wanna know now." "Well, you know." "No, dumbass, that's why I'm askin' you." Silence. And then Justin knew. "You slept with her, didn't you?" "Justin...." "Oh God. I should have known. You couldn't get over the fact that she was in love with me and you fucked her, hopin' she'd stay with you but instead she dumped you flat on your face. You're a fuckin' son-of-a-bitch, Josh." "Well, you didn't love her!" "Yes I did! I was tryin' to work up the courage to say it!" "Justin...." "No! Don't talk to me!" He hung up, but JC, now very much awake, dialed another number. "What?" "Joey, I hate you." "Josh?" "Yes, you big Italian idiot." "Now hold on. What the hell are you so worked up about?" "You told me Kit was in love with me!" "What?" "You told me that when Kit was going out with Justin that she was in love with me and that I should make a move." "Yeah, so?" "Well I made a move and she dumped me flat on my face!" "Josh, this happened two years ago. Why are you calling me now?" "Because Justin just called biting my head off for telling him to break up with Kit 'cause Lance called him yelling about how Kit walked out on Lance 'cause he said he loved her and Justin broke her heart. Now I'm pissed at you 'cause if you hadn't told me she was in love with me than I wouldn't have made a move and Justin wouldn't have broken Kit's heart." "And this has to do with me how?" "You told me she loved me!" "Ok, and all this is happening at three o'clock in the morning why?" "I don't know but I know you're an asshole." "Excuse me?" "You don't just randomly tell people that their best friend's girl is in love with them!" "I really don't need this now." "Yeah, well you're getting it anyway." "Good-bye, Josh." He hung up but, fully awake, he dialed a number. "I was sleeping, so whoever this is better have a damn good reason for waking me up." "Chris, you're a jackass." "Joey?" "Yes." "Why the fuck are you calling me at three o'clock in the morning?" "Because you're a jackass." "Don't people usually have reasons for insulting people?" "Yes." "Well, I have yet to hear yours." "Because you introduced your fucking cousin to us." "Who? Kit?" "Yes! Who else?" "Joe, my family is big and you've met most of it." "Fuck it, Chris. Kit just walked out on Lance 'cause he told her he loved her. Lance called Justin 'cause it was Justin's fault Kit doesn't love anymore and then Justin called Josh 'cause Josh told him to break up with her and then Josh called me 'cause I apparently made him tell Justin to break up with her because I told him that I thought she was in love with him, not Justin. Now I'm pissed at you 'cause if you hadn't introduced her to us in the first place, none of this would be happening." "I didn't do anything! Why the hell are you yelling at me?" "'Cause you introduced us to her, you blockhead." "But...." "Don't start." Joey hung up but Chris, who was very much awake now, dialed a number. "What?" "Lance, why the hell did you tell Kit you loved her?" "Good news travels fast." came the sarcastic reply. "You knew Justin hurt her. You could've given her some time." "She had two fuckin' years!" "Some people take longer than others." "I couldn't wait anymore! I'm in love with her and Justin was an ass to her and now she's pissed at me." "Justin was an ass to her 'cause Josh told him to break up with her." "What?" "You heard me." "But why?" "'Cause he fucked her and he was jealous 'cause she didn't love him." "He did?" "Yup. And the reason why he fucked her was 'cause Joe told him that she loved him and not Justin. And now Joe is pissed at me 'cause I introduced her to y'all. Will you kindly tell me why the hell it's my fault?" "Your guess is as good as mine, dude." "Well, everyone is pissed off." "Yeah, I figured." "I'll talk to Kit, ok?" "Don't bother. She's not gonna listen." "How do you know?" "I tried to tell her that I knew she didn't feel the same way, but she blew me off." "Oh." "Yeah." "Well, I think everyone is overreacting and it's fuckin' three o'clock in the morning so people aren't thinking straight either." "Well, I am. It's everyone else that isn't." "Lance, don't start." "Fuck you, Chris." "You know what? I don't need this either." And he hung up. The next day, the five went to Johnny. "We're quittin'." Lance said. "Yeah. I don't wanna work with a prick like Lance." said Justin bitterly. "And I don't wanna work with an ass like Justin." said JC. "And I don't wanna work with an idiot like Josh." said Joey. "And I don't wanna have to deal with a jerk like Joey." said Chris. "And I don't know why y'all are mad at each other, so will you enlighten me?" said Johnny. "I told Kit that I loved her last night and she walked out on me because Justin had to go and break her heart two years ago." "And then he called me and bitched me out and I'm pissed at Josh 'cause he slept with her and then told me to dump her." "And then he called me and I'm pissed at Joey 'cause he's the one that told me she loved me in the first place." "And then he called me and I'm pissed at Chris 'cause he introduced her to us to begin with." "Y'all are fighting over a girl." The five looked at each other and then at Johnny. "Jesus Christ, we're fighting over a girl." Chris said. "Who would've known?" "Who the fuck would've thought?" "Damn. Guys, I'm sorry." "Yeah. Sorry." Johnny rolled his eyes and motioned them to leave. As they were walking out, a drop-dead gorgeous brunette was walking into the room. She glanced at them and then looked away, walking to Johnny. "Kit, you're a bitch." they all said. She turned to them and arched her eyebrow. "I know. What's your point?"