Chapter 3
I just have to say that I love, love, love writing this story- you have no idea how much. I hope everyone likes it :)
Kelsi and Robbie were walking out to the car that night for another one of his "makeup" dinners, when a little girl came running up to them.
"'Scuse me?" She tugged on the bottom of Robbie's jacket. "Are you the man that yells a lot?" She couldn't have been more than 5 or 6. Her blue eyes were wide and stood out against her blonde hair.
"Ryleigh Elizabeth!" Kelsi heard from behind her.
"Sharpay?" She looked back at the little girl who held a strong resemblance to her.
"Kelsi! Hey!" Sharpay enveloped her in a hug and she tried not to wince in pain. "This is my daughter, Ryleigh." She said as they broke apart.
"You named her after Ryan, right?" Kelsi asked. She could practically feel Robbie tense up at the mention of Ryan's name.
"Yeah, and my middle name is Leighann." She said.
She remembered Ryan telling her about Sharpay's engagement-and how she found out he was cheating on her a month before they were planning to get married. Unfortunately, by the time she found out, she was already pregnant.
"I'm turning six tomorrow." Ryleigh said, smiling.
"You should come by." Sharpay said excitedly. "We're having a party for her tomorrow. Everyone will be there: Gabi, Troy, Ryan, Zeke, Chad, Taylor, and Jason."
Kelsi's heart skipped a beat at the sound of Jason's name. "Yeah...maybe I will." She said.
"Well, if you do end up stopping by we're in 2B and if you can't make it just call. My cell numbers the same as it was in high school." Sharpay said.
"Uhm, babe. We really should get going. Our reservations are at 7." Robbie said. Kelsi could tell he was trying to keep his cool.
"Okay." She turned back to Sharpay. "Bye, Sharpay. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow or something."
Sharpay's daughter, Ryleigh, was looking at them suspiciously as a 5 year old could. "You didn't answer my question." Sharpay was confused, having not been over there when she asked in the first place.
"Sweetie, they have to go." Sharpay said. "But you'll see Kelsi tomorrow." As Sharpay led her away, she stomped her foot and Kelsi could hear her complaining about something. She had to smile- Ryleigh was already starting to be just like Sharpay.
She followed Robbie to the truck, hoping the run-in hadn't just ruined their night.
"So," He said once they got in. "Thats Ryan's sister." Kelsi's heart skipped a beat. She knew Robbie hated Ryan more than anything.
For a few minutes, it was silent. "The walls must be pretty thin." He said, referring to what Ryleigh said. Kelsi had also been surprised that anyone could hear them.
"Yeah." Kelsi said. She didn't know what else to say. The last thing she wanted to do was make him mad.
"I hope you don't think you're going to that thing tomorrow." He said, keeping his eyes on the road.
Her heart sank. She had been thinking of going since she hadn't seen anyone but Ryan since high school. She didn't say anything back to him as they pulled in the parking lot of the restaurant, which was also new and obviously, really expensive. She knew that if she argued there would problems, and that was the last thing she wanted to happen.
Through the meal he didn't bring up anything else about and neither did she. She wondered if they could make it that whole day without anything happening- it was a rare thing, but sometimes it happened. She just had to be careful not to piss him off.
"Did you plan on going?" He asked on the ride home. Her heart stopped. If she lied, he would know- he could always just tell.
"I was thinking about it." She said nervously.
He turned to look at her, giving her a look that said she'd made a big mistake. "Which one is it?"
"Huh?" Kelsi asked.
"Which one of those guys. Obviously your going there to see one of them." Her breath caught it her throat.
"None of them! I just miss all my friends. I haven't seen any of them in over a year!" She said.
"I thought you'd know by now that you can't lie to me." Her heart starting beating so fast that she thought he might be able to hear it.
"I'm not lying. I promise." She hoped the panic wasn't showing in her voice, but she hadn't realized until that moment just how much she really wanted to see Jason.
"We'll talk about it later." He said coldly. She relaxed a little. Even though he didn't show it, she knew by then that meant he'd drop the subject. As long as she didn't go, he wouldn't bring it up again.
A little while after she got home, her mom called.
"Hey, sweetie. I got your message. Do you think I can see you sometime soon?"
"Sure. I'm not busy, so I'll stop by whenever you want."
"How about tomorrow? Oh, and do you think Robbie can come with you? It would be nice to see him since your getting married to him in a few months and I've only met him twice."
"Tomorrow's fine with me, but I'll have to ask him. He starts work soon, and I don't know if he can do it tomorrow. He's in the shower now, but I'll call you back in a few minutes."
"Okay. I love you, sweetie."
"I love you too, Mom."
As she hung up she realized how much she missed her mom. They had always been close when she was growing up and she'd barely been able to see her in the past few years. After Robbie confirmed that he'd be able to go, she called back.
They decided that they'd go over to her Mom's house to eat lunch, and even though Kelsi was a little nervous bringing Robbie with her, she was excited about seeing her.
After that, she realized she'd have to call Sharpay and tell her she wasn't going, but at least she'd have a real excuse and she wouldn't have to lie.
Sharpay seemed a little disappointed, but she said she understood. Kelsi was practically begging her not to bring up Jason again and thankfully, she didn't. But as she hung up, she regretted not being able to go. She knew it was wrong to want to see an old crush since she was engaged, but she had never gotten over him completely.
As she went to bed that night, she couldn't help but think that maybe Jason was the one person who could save her.
SORRY! This would have been up BEFORE Christmas, but unfortunately I didn't have interenet access until today. The end of this chapter was really crappy, but I didn't know how else to end it. I haven't actually started Chapter 4 yet, but I do have a few ideas for it...okay, okay...I have one. :) But it should be up soon!
