So this chapter is kinda of short but its also kinda of important so does that balance out?

Paola this is the chapter you didn't get to read in third period today

Chapter Two: And Nothing is Okay
Lea woke up as she had most days this month, partially regretting her relationship with Chris Keller. Then she had a thought, not for the first time in recent weeks, would it be easier to just leave him then put up with the shit from everyone? Was he even worth it? She was brought back to reality by a high pitched ring, which she finally realized was the phone. She knew who it was. He called at the same time every morning.

An hour later she hung up and all the feelings about leaving him were gone. He had that effect on her. He could talk her into or out of whatever he wanted. And most of the time he didn't even know he was doing it. He had no idea she thought about leaving him, and if he did he showed no signs of it. What did it matter to him? She wouldn't leave him, he wouldn't allow it.

Lea got up and changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt that she could have fit into three times over. Then she made a quick call to Pizza Hut for breakfast, well technically lunch she thought. About forty minutes later the doorbell to her apartment rang. She ran to answer it will the money in hand.

"Hey!" Haley threw her arms around Lea. "Expecting a hooker or something?" Haley asked referring to the money.

"Oh no, just pizza." Lea smiled.

"Any for me? Haley?! What are you doing home?" Nathan asked as he walked up to the girls from, what looked to Lea like, out of nowhere.

"Hey Nathan, I decided to come home a couple of days early so I can find a place to live."

Nathan looked shocked "What do you mean live?"

"I'm leaving the tour." Haley admitted, realizing that she had only told her girlfriends that small bit of information.

"Wow! Why? I thought you loved the whole music tour thing?" a hint of anger was evident in Nathan's voice.

"Just wasn't right for me, I guess. Plus I couldn't deal with Chris anymore either." Haley sent Lea a quickly look.

There was an awkward silence for a moment which was interrupted by the pizza delivery man arriving.

"32.30" he said in a flat, monotone voice. Lea handed him the money and took the pizza inside.

"You two don't have to stand out there like idiots!" Lea called as she walked through the living room towards the kitchen. Nathan and Haley quickly came inside. Haley swiftly walked over to Lea as Nathan closed the front door then sat on the couch.

"Did you know he was coming?" Haley whispered

"Does this look like the face of someone in the know?!" Lea whispered back much louder as she pointed to her face.

Nathan took the opportunity to glance around the apartment for any signs that other men had been there. Lea interrupted this task by asking him if he wanted pizza.

"Sure" Nathan said. As he got up to grab a slice Haley's phone interrupted the silence that followed.

After a minute it was apparent to both Lea and Nathan that she was having an argument with Chris Keller about leaving the tour early. Haley walked outside so she could scream at Chris for, in her opinion, brainwashing her best friend into dating him without Nathan hearing her. Inside Nathan and Lea were talking about absolutely nothing and every now and then Lea would catch Nathan eyes wandering around the room. She let him think he was getting away with it for five minutes until she was so fed up she couldn't stand it.

"You want to check in the bedroom for guys hiding in the closet?"

"What?" Nathan asked being brought back to reality by Lea's harsh comment.

"This is ridiculous Nathan! I am not your girlfriend…"

"Right now." Nathan tried finishing Lea's statement for her.

"Ever again! You can't keep doing this! You can't just show up whenever you like. You can't keep watching over me or protecting me or whatever you want to call it! I don't need you to do that anymore Nathan!

Somewhere around Nathan vain "right now" comment Haley had quietly come back into the room and noticed that Lea's house phone was ringing.

"Lea. Lea. LEA! Your phone is ringing!" Haley said finally getting her attention.

"Whatever let the machine get it!" She snapped. She continued her rant on Nathan finally getting everything out without him interrupting her. She felt so much better when she had finish until she realized that Chris Keller's voice was filling her apartment via her answering machine.

"Hey babe, I just got off the phone with Haley and she's calmed down some after finding out about us…."

That was all Nathan needed to hear for the rage inside him to explode.

"CHRIS KELLER! YOU'RE DATING CHRIS KELLER?"