Chapter 20
AJ sighed heavily as the elevator doors opened on the floor of his destination. He was so confused right now, his life had become a soap opera. Him and Lindsay working together for Nick and Jayme's sake was getting out of hand. He understood why they were doing it of course but it didn't exactly go as they planned. He didn't know how but everytime they had some incident planned to the very last detail Jayme and Nick managed to screw it all up. His conversation with Nick ruined the plan and Lindsay confused him to no end.
"So much for a soap opera." He muttered.
He knocked on Lindsay's door wondering what he would say to her, what was she thinking sleeping with Nick. He didn't want it to go that far, never had he wanted that. Poor Nicky, he only hoped he didn't really love Lindsay.....
Lindsay opened her door with her head hanging low knowing exactly who was on the other side, she knew this conversation would be coming soon. She had never meant for AJ to catch her with Nick like that, she never meant for him to know, never wanted him to know.
She let him in without saying anything or so much as looking up. But she spoke before giving him a chance to. "AJ before you say anything let me explain."
"Explain? Lindsay how could you." He continued in a hushed voice well aware noone was around. "You slept with him.......you slept with Nick. Dammit Lindsay that wasn't part of the plan."
"Nothing goes as we plan it."
"That's no excuse. God Lindsay." AJ ran a hand through his hair unable to believe Lindsay had done something so awful so inexcusable.
"AJ we want him and Jayme to believe that I am in love with him, what's he gonna think if I don't sleep with him?"
"Tell him you wanna wait, Lindsay you don't sleep with him. You can't do that. This is Nick........God little Nicky. I've known him since he was 12........12 years old goddammit. If he is sleeping with someone I would like it to be someone he loves."
"And what he can't love me?"
AJ's eyes widened and his mouth hung open. "Don't do this Lindsay don't fall for him."
"Can't help who you love."
"What is up with you? What happened to helping Jayme and Nick hook up?"
"I don't know AJ, nothing is working out like we want it to."
"How did this start?"
"We both knew Jayme and Nick were meant to be.......okay so I had to convince you but we know it so we decided to make them jealous and make them see they are in love. I think I'm getting to Jayme. She is so angry and has some kind of plan, I wish she'd hurry up and realize she's in love with him I hate doing this as much as you hate me doing it."
"I hope she hurry's too, God I hope she hurry's cause I don't know if Nick will be there in the end. I don't know if he's that strong."
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Jayme set on her bus trying to get comfortable. Damn. These buses looked so comfortable from the outside and even the inside and at first she loved it, but now she couldn't wait to arrive in the next city, whatever it was.
But there was another hotel waiting which also proved itself to be uncomfortable. Everything was so uncomfortable. But nothing more than her heart. It felt like it didn't belong in her chest, it hurt so badly and she couldn't understand why.
"Nicky....." She whispered.
What had happened with her and Nick, her and Lindsay, her and Jake, Kayla, everyone? What happened to her life? She found herself missing staying up until 1am to study for a chemistry test she thought was pointless, or writing a paper for English even though she hated that class. Teenagers, they never know lucky they are until they turn into adults. Then they miss it, and God how she missed it. It seemed ever since her lifelong dream had come true she was alone, sad, angry.......alone.
Her thoughts were interrupted at her cell phone ringing. She answered it without looking at collar ID, she didn't care who called her anymore.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Jayme?"
"Yeah."
"Hey."
"Hey....who is this?"
"You don't remember me?"
"Oh God......Kayla?"
"Yeah."
"What are you doing calling me?"
"Can we talk?"
Jayme sighed, "I guess."
"I'm so sorry for everything. And I know how you feel now. I could never forgive myself for what I did to you."
"What do you mean you know how I feel?"
"Jake dumped me for you, didn't he tell you?"
"He said he talked to you and said he couldn't see you anymore because he loved me."
"Oh."
"What happened?"
"I don't know........." Kayla dissolved into tears as she remembered Jake's promise. "All I know is about a week ago he told me it was over. Just like that."
"A WEEK ago?"
"Yeah."
"Fuck."
"What?"
"What did he tell you?" Jayme said sitting up straight in her seat to hear Kayla's explanation.
"He said that the plan didn't work but that he didn't think we should still be together because his love for you was too strong to overlook."
"Plan?"
Kayla began crying heavily again as she became unaware of what she was saying. "I don't know what happened but if I could go back into time I would change things, change my mind. Reverse it. God I love him. So much. He made me happy and at the time I didn't even think about how this would hurt you. And after you found out and said those hateful words to us I didn't care. My best friend and I didn't care."
"You really love him?"
"God yes. So much, it hurts so badly when I think of everything. Especially over our friendship. What was it we always said, guys don't come between us because their just temporary but our friendship is forever..........what happened to that. When did our friendship die?"
"When you hooked up with my boyfriend."
"I know and I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I love you. Your my best friend and I only hope one day we can get past this." She snorted loudly and continued. "It's not like Jake did such a good job at getting us past this, bet he didn't even try like he promised."
Jayme's eyes narrowed, "Get past this?"
"Yeah," Kayla started imitating the promise Jake had made. " 'Kayla I love you so much and I will do everything in my power to make Jayme see that you two are best friends forever I promise, she'll forgive you.' "
"When did he promise that?"
"The night we saw you and Nick at the arcade."
"Holy fucking shit. That bastard."
"What is it?"
"That was the night he declared his love for me. And apologized to no end. Dammit Jayme why the fuck did you believe him?"
"He said he loved you that night?"
"Yeah."
"He kept in touch with me after that, we only broke up a week ago."
"Fuck up Jayme strikes again. I knew in the back of my mind I should have stuck to the plan."
"What plan?"
"Nothing. It's ruined now he did to me exactly what I was gonna do to him."
"Use you?"
"He'll get his share, trust me."
"What are you planning?"
"You'll see soon enough.........hey Kayla there's a school dance coming up right?"
"Yeah, biggest dance of the year."
"You going?"
"I don't think so....."
"Go.....I'll be there and there is gonna be a show your not gonna wanna miss........."
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