Chapter 3

"Anybody wanna go swimming before I leave?" Katy asked.

"What time are you going?" Kris asked her, stretching.

"In like, 2 hours. That'll give you guys some time to rehearse for next week. And plus, I have some work to get done," the pretty blond told her husband.

"Okay, then. You guys up for a round in the pool?" Kris said to Adam and Allison.

Allison blinked. She was still trying to shake off the fact that Katy had totally disregarded her plan, and also the was still in shock that she had actually kissed Adam Lambert, who was pretty hot, she had to admit.

Adam put a hand on her arm in an attempt to reassure her. "Sure, swimming sounds fun," he said calmly.

Allison stood up. "I'll go see if Megan and Matt want to come," she said, and headed for the door.

Adam followed her. "I know you're disappointed," he told her.

"I'm not disappointed," Allison lied. "But thanks for helping me," she added, before going off to find Matt and Megan.

***

Half an hour later, Katy, Kris, Matt, Megan, Adam, and Allison were heading down the back steps to the pool.

"Oh, I forgot my sunglasses. Be right back," Allison told the others, and dashed back into the house.

The others jumped into the pool.

"C'mon, Katy!" Megan called to the other girl.

"I'll be there in a second!" Katy called back. The girl reached behind her neck and pulled off her locket, leaving it on top of her towel. Then she ran and joined the others in the pool.

Allison returned back outside after retrieving her sunglasses, and walked by the chairs to put her stuff down. Once again, Katy's necklace caught her eye. Before Allison could stop herself, she had picked up the necklace and began examining it for anything that could give her a lead.

"Allison!" Kris called from the water. "What are you doing?"

Allison quickly dropped the necklace. "Nothing, Kris!" she called, and ran to the pool.

***

The rest of the day flew by, and soon it was time for all the Idols to crash again. Allison was sitting in bed flipping through a magazine when she heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," she called.

Adam opened the door. "Hey, sweetie."

Allison sat up as he came over to sit on the edge of the bed with her. "What's up?"

"I saw you outside today, Allison," he told her.

She was confused. "What do you mean?"

"You were looking at Katy's necklace. Allison, what do I have to do to persuade you that Katy is not evil in any way, shape, or form?"

Allison looked down. "Nothing. I'm done trying. I guess you're right. And I'm sorry."

Adam hugged her. "You don't have to be sorry. But I'm glad you've come to your senses."

"Yeah," Allison said, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Well, we've got the day off tomorrow. You can look forward to that," Adam told her.

"Oh right!" Allison exclaimed.

Adam laughed. "I'll see you then, okay?"

"Okay. Goodnight, Adam. I love you," she grinned.

Adam kissed her forehead. "I love you too, baby. Goodnight." Adam left, shutting the door behind him. Allison turned off the light, and fell asleep.