One More Time - Chapter 2

"BENJI!", Jina stopped at looked up at them. Rod walked over to her and took the two coffees out of her hands so she wouldn't drop them from the shock.

"are you the hot chick Rod was talking about?", Benji questioned with a confused smirk on his face.

"I guess so", she smiled and blushed a little as she looked at Rod who was blushing a little too.

"Aw I remember those bright red cheeks", Paul stated trying to be funny.

"Shut up Paul you know I hate being embarassed", she stated as she looked down at her black converses.

"Thats why he does it, but anyways Jina gimmie a hug one for lying to me that you weren't here and you really are", Benji stated his big arms were open. Jina smiled and hugged him.

"Sorry bout that no one was supposed to know", she stated looking at him.

"Well we all would have found out sooner or later", he stated he looked back at his brother who looked still in shock and hadn;t said a word. Jina slowly made her way up to Joel.

"Hey, do I get a hug?", she questioned. He gaev her a quick hug and pulled away with no expression on his face.

"Okay I see how it is Joel", she stated and walked over to her seat and place the papers down in front of her.

"Okay well lets get start shall we?", Rod asked. The boys agreed and all sat down.

~*~

The show was almost done and they were on their last question.

"Lets take the last question from a fan", Jina stated.

"Hello who is this your on the air with Good Charlotte".

"This is Krissy from Anapolis", the girl stated in a high pitched voice.

"Hello Krissy", the boys stated.

"What would you like to ask the boys?".

"Okay, Im graduating High School and I know Ive had some great memories with really close friends what are some of your memories like first kiss, prom stuff like that?", the girl questioned.

"Well maybe we should let Joel answer this one", Paul looked over at Joel who fiddled with the wire that hung down from the headphones.

"Me?", Joel looked up in suprise.

"Yeah Joel talk", Billy told him. Benji touched his brothers shouldures.

"Do it", Benji whispered.

"Well.. my first kiss was a girl...............".

"No really?", Benji teased Jina shot him a look.

"Well anyways as i was saying there was this girl and we had been friends for a few years and her father had just died and we were sitting in her room talking about our families and our feelings about things I know thats really cheezy... but we were just talking and bam she kissed me. We were in about 10th grade and it was the best kiss and my only kiss in High School and my best memory was when she moved into the neighborhood even tho it was a little before High School", Joel stated he was looking down at the gray table with white specks on it. Everyone was silent.

"Well... Krissy thank you for your question.. thank you good charlotte for stopping by we hope to hear from you guys soon, and well Jina will be joining me again tommorow night she's going to be helping me out for a little while so we'll see you tommorow night at 7 on the Z", Rod felt the tension in the room and figured he'd make sure the show ended on a good note as he played Good Charlotte's Anthem.

"Thanks boys put the head phones on the mics", Rod stated.

"Jina you hanging out with us tonight?", Benji questioned as the boys were about to leave Joel was already half way down the hallway.

"I dont know I'll see...", she said with a smile.

"Okay..... dont worry about my brother you know he's a drama queen".

"Yeah.. but it's alright", she said.

"Bye", she gave Benji a hug.

~*~

"Im really sorry Rod that was just really aquard for me and I promise that wont happen again", Jina stated as they were just about to leave the station.

"Jina it's okay.. im guessing you were that girl?", he questioned. They walked toward the dark parking lot behind the station.

"Yeah that girl was me",she said.

"I see listen good luck with Joel and I'll see you tommrow night.. you can come at 8:30 or 9 which ever is easier for you..", he told her.

"I'll just come at 7 and work on some stuff before i go on air with you", she told him.

"Alright see ya then bye".

~*~

Jina heard her cell phone ring as she was driving down a pretty quiet street she pulled over to the side and picked up her pink dickies bag and took out her phone.

"hello?", she answered.

"Jina? it's Heather listen we're all at the Maddens house are you going to come?", she questioned.

"I dont know tonight was really weird and I dont want Joel to act like that when he's around me.... I dont wanna be the cause of his depression", she stated.

"Don't worry about Joel just come over it'll be like old times.. and you can get to know Billy more since you dont really know him.. and Paul's got a new friend too and you can also get to know Billy's girl as well.. it'll be fun just for a little while.. since I know that you have work tommorow night... ".

"Okay Heather I'll come but I dont wanna see Joel all down.. perk him up before I get there", Jina told her.

"We've tried... maybe you can help him?", Heather asked.

" I dont know im really not ready to jump into anythig.. or talk to him yet you know it's really aquard and im just not ready", she told her.

"I understand listen ill let you go.. so you can get here see ya".

"Yeah", Jina hung up her phone. She wasn't exaclty sure what she was doing but she knew it was the right thing to just be with her friends and make it like it was the old days back in H.S.

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