Chapter 1 : Don't Deserve You

Normal POV

Liberty and Toby sat at the Dot, just hanging out. They had become good friends since the whole pregnancy thing, and since Toby accidentally told her he had feelings for JT. She was definitely not in love with him anymore, and she was trying to get Toby to confess before Mia got to him.

Speaking of Mia, right at that moment she had walked in. Liberty looked behind her and nudged Toby to let him know.

"I gotta scare her away somehow. She's annoying anyway." Liberty said and before Toby could stop her she got up and sat down across from Liberty.

"Mia, you look pretty." Liberty said in a fake voice. Toby knew she was gonna tell her about the baby. Oh well.

"Aw thanks. Do you wanna sit down? JT hasn't come yet." Toby thought she seemed alright enough. But then he remembered that she was going on a date with JT. What if she didn't care about the fact he hadn't told her this?

"So where's Isabella?" So this is how Liberty's going to do this.

"Oh, she's at home with my mom."

"She sure is cute. Charms everyone." Liberty said with a fake smile on her face.

"Except for when she's being a nightmare." Mia said, earning no reply "So...how are you. You seem a little bit tense." Well, Liberty may be tense because of the baby. But Toby sure as hell is tense because he's the one who really loves JT.

"Oh, just in a quiet mood I guess. Way too quiet in my life. Although a child would change that."

"Oh, you mean when you're a parent some day?" Oh god.

"No, I already am. Gave him up for adoption last year." Here we go. Let's see how she reacts.

"Oh I didn't know..." Mia trailed off.

"I don't like to talk about it much. After JT sold drugs to support us and tried to commit suicide I-"

"Wait, what?" Toby cut in and walked over to the table "He what?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. I'm sorry about that."

"He tried to kill himself?" Toby's voice broke at that. How could no one tell him about that? It hurt him to know the guy he was in love with felt the only way out was to kill himself. And no one had told him.

"He sold drugs?" Mia asked angrily.

"Is that all you care about?" Toby snapped at her "Not the fact he attempted suicide? Liberty, why didn't you tell me?"

"I was going too, but I guess it slipped from my mind. I'm sorry Toby." Just then, JT walked in.

"Hey Mia. And Toby...and Liberty. What are you guys doing here?"

"We're done. Drug dealer." Mia scowled and walked off.

"Mia!" He ran after her. Toby was mad at Liberty, but obviously he would forgive her. They looked at each other and followed them outside the Dot.

"Leave me alone! It's over! Don't ever talk to me again! I don't want to date a guy who sells drugs." Mia yelled and started to run off. Why does she care more about him selling drugs than him trying to kill himself?

"JT!" Toby called out from behind, JT looked at him, then back at Mia again, and then back to Toby.

"Liberty, what did you tell her?" JT pleaded. He honestly wasn't too upset, just annoyed.

"What did you not tell me?" Toby answered for her "How could you not tell me you tried to kill yourself!" Toby was more sad about this then angry.

"I'm sorry Toby...I just...I didn't want you to hate me...I already feel like I don't deserve you...I'm sorry..." JT's eyes started to water up.

"Don't deserve me? I'm the one who doesn't deserve you!"

"I don't see how you're not running off like Mia!"

"Maybe because I'm not a bitch like her and I actually care about you!"

"Yeah, but she liked me..." JT started. He just wanted someone to love him despite his past. Liberty had dumped him over that, and Mia had too.

"And so does he." Liberty said with a smirk on her face. Toby hit her in the arm and glared at her.

"What do you mean?" JT was confused. Well duh, Toby's his best friend. If he didn't like him or care about him he wouldn't be here.

"Don't be stupid. You can't see what's right in front of you. JT, you're never gonna find anyone who loves you like Toby does." Toby was getting more terrified by the second. What the hell was Liberty doing? JT would probably run off and never talk to him again!

"Wait...you mean...he likes me like that?" JT said. He was shocked. He had no idea Toby had felt this way, nor that he had told Liberty stuff.

"Yeah, he does. He thinks you're perfect. And he knows about the mistakes you made, and he's still standing here, and still in love with you." Liberty stated "Isn't that right, Toby?" Toby glared at her and then looked at JT to see his reaction. He just looked shocked and confused.

"Yes. JT she's right. The thought of you hurting that much kills me inside. I don't care that you told drugs, that's in the past. I do care that you would try to kill yourself, though. I can't live without you." Toby admitted, looking down.

"Why didn't you tell me?" JT asked. He felt flattered, but also nervous. He didn't know if he felt he same, but part of him did.

"Because I know you don't like me back. I didn't want to get hurt."

"Toby, you're the reason that I'm alive. You're the one person who gets me...uh, no offense, Liberty." JT awkwardly glanced at her, but she still had a huge smirk on her face.

"None taken. Okay, you two can make out now."

"What?" They said in unison and looked at her like she was crazy.

"Come on, you might like it. Just try it once."

"Okay." JT said. It wouldn't hurt to try, and see if he felt anything. He knew that if you kissed someone you had feelings for, then you would feel fireworks. If you kissed someone you had no feelings for, then you would just feel lips.

Before Toby could say anything else, JT walked forward and grabbed Toby's shoulders, pull him forward so that their lips met.

Fireworks. That's what they both felt. That's when JT knew that he felt the same. Toby broke away.

"Oh god- JT- I'm sorry..." Toby said, about to turn around and run in the other direction.

"Don't be." JT threw his arms around Toby's neck, feeling the strong urge to kiss him again. So he did.

Liberty went back in the Dot to get her stuff. They didn't even notice she was gone.

"Hey, wanna go hang out at my place?" JT asked and Toby nodded in response. The whole kiss thing had left him speechless. Maybe JT had felt the fireworks too.