Chapter Two:
A/N: I'd like to give a shout out to mellophone girl45! Thanks for being so awesome!
"Only one more year. One more," Brady Leigh assured Elizabeth.
"You keep saying that! I know I only have one more year of high school! Then what? Go off to Julliard where he'll still be screwing up my life?"
To this, Brady had no response. She let Liz pace up and down their Waldorf room.
"I mean, how much more of this can I get through? He use to be my best friend! He said he'd never leave me! He said…"
Liz collapsed on the plush carpet as she choked, "he said he loved me."
Brady Leigh's eyes lit up, shocked. She hadn't heard this before. Jesse had always hated Liz's boyfriend, Will, but Brady had thought it was some macho man-hate thing.
"What a lie. He has that little slut Marina, so what does he need me for?"
Brady dragged Liz up and replied, "We need to go. We'll miss our flight."
Elizabeth wasn't looking forward to returning to Tampa. Home and her parents was the last thing she needed right now. She let Brady pull her down the hall, though, and into the elevator with a couple of trombone players.
Micah and Joel were incredibly cool guys who were definitely on Eliza's side of the now band-wide Jesse/Elizabeth feud.
"What flight are you two on?" Micah asked.
"The 10:30. You?"
"Same. Let's catch a cab together," Joel suggested.
Eliza smiled at their kind gesture. They were, in their own manly trombonist way, trying to be supportive of her during this tough time.
"Sure. That'd be great!"
Liz' BlackBerry rang, the first few bars of their band's field show opener. She read the text message and smiled.
"Will: My flight takes off in 5. will drive u home in tampa k?"
She quickly typed back a response and sent the text.
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Will opened his vibrating phone and grinned.
"Liz: kk. Ily."
He typed back an "I love you" and shoved his phone in his carry on. He merged into the line and showed the doorman his boarding pass.
Once on the plane, he located his seat, hoping to be beside Hayes, his best friend and fellow Mellophone.
Instead, he got his girlfriend's mortal enemy.
"Lorraine."
"Kohls."
Will slid into his seat and sighed. He was rigid on the chair and his fists were grippingly tight. Why he didn't just punch Jesse right now, he didn't know.
"Dude, chill. No fights on the plane."
Will glared at him. How could he be so calm after he had called Will's girlfriend a whore?
"Listen, man. I didn't mean to say that last night."
"Yes, you did! What've you got against Liz?" Will scoffed.
Jesse sighed and replied, "Lizebethia and I made a promise. She broke it. End of story."
Lizebethia? He had a pet name for Will's girlfriend? This guy really had some nerve. Especially all things considered.
"A promise? You called my girlfriend a whore because of a promise?"
"Tell Lizebethia I'm sorry."
They both heard the unspoken "I love her" hanging in the air.
A/N: mellophone girl45- I made Will and Hayes mellophone players before I actually met you. Ironic, isn't it??
