I lost pace in pages when writing this chapter because it was too good to stop in the middle so next chapter will be the soccer game and all those antsy for BTR they are coming soon either the fifth or sixth chapter. So here is chapter three.

Jo walked through the door at ten twenty nine and had one minute to spare. "Where did you go today, because I got a message from the school saying you weren't there today," her mom asked pointing to the couch.

"When I do something wrong is when you care about me," Jo sighed sitting on the couch.

"Jo, that is not true," her mom said calmly.

"Oh yeah, when was the last time you asked me how my day was going, or how my grades were, or I don't know my relationship was?" Jo snapped standing up.

"You're in a relationship, you never told me."

"Of course I told you, you just don't care, you never have," Jo said walking for the door.

"STOP!" Jo stopped and turned around.

"I bet you don't even know what tomorrow is," Jo said as a tear fell down her cheek.

"Yes I do, it's May 4th," her mom nodded her head. Jo just shook her head and walked over to her.

"No, tomorrow was when daddy died," she said coldly before walking past her and up the stairs. Jo ran pass Joy's room and slammed the door behind her.

Kaylee took wonder into David's "surprise" for her. She wanted to push the details out of him, but every time she stood up Xavier pulled her right back down. "Come on, you can't be curious to what he is keeping from me?" she asked her brother.

"Actually I already know he told me like a month ago," Xavier said quickly covering his mouth.

"Tell you what?"

"Nothing," he said quickly.

Sara sat in front of the TV with a smile on her face. "Today was the best day of my life," she whispered to herself. She laughed at the prank Kaylee pulled on her and soon someone was sitting next to her.

"You know you should totally stop talking to yourself, people will think your insane- oh wait you are," her older brother Cameron said. She lightly punched his arm as he laughed.

"Cam, did you delete the um…message saying I wasn't in school today?" she asked as he wrapped his arm around her.

"Don't worry I did," he smiled hugging his sister. "So are you looking forward to the game against Bay-front tomorrow?"

"Hands down, we are going to crush them," she said over dramatic making a crushing motion with her hand.

Nic got ready for bed when her dad walked in, "Did you have a good day today?" he asked as she smiled.

"I had the best day ever," she smiled hugging him.

"Well I was thinking that you get your report card Monday we could go to dinner at the one place you love IF you get good grades," he smiled as her mouth dropped.

"You don't mean Smoke De'Lou?"

"I do, now go to bed," he said kissing his daughters head. Nic climbed into bed and turned the lights out.

Jo laid on her bed crying she was the only one having a bad night. "Jossie, are you ok?" Joy asked knocking on the door.

"No," she said sitting up.

"What…what happened?"

"Mom, that's what happened," she sighed as her sister sat on her bed.

"Come on it can't be that bad."

"Joy, you don't get it, she doesn't care about me or anything I do, I tell her all this exciting stuff and she doesn't care," Jo said whipping the tears and snot from her face.

"Jo, Jo mom cares about you."

"Oh really, she didn't even know about David and I, I told her like a week ago and she didn't pay any attention THE same day Grace tells her she got a star on a stupid picture and she goes crazy, you told her ON THE SAME day that you got a promotion, happy for you, ME nothing, if I ran away tonight she wouldn't care," Jo said as Joy hugged her. "I'm tired, I am going to go to bed," she added getting up and walked her sister to the door. She closed the door and climbed under the sheets. A picture sat next to her bed and she picked up the frame. "You cared about me; I know you would have done everything with me. I miss you dad," she said kissing the photo and placed it back on her nightstand before she turned the light out and went to sleep.

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The next morning Jo, Nic, Kaylee, and Sara woke up feeling better than the day before. Jo walked to her closet and grabbed her white jeans with David's jersey and placed it on her bed. She jumped in the shower and pulled a white spaghetti strap shirt on before putting the rest of her picked out wardrobe. KayKay walked through the house looking for her sneakers, and found them in Xavier's room, after she put on a grey v-neck and skinny jeans on she walked out and sat on her porch waiting for Jo. Nic grabbed her ankle boots and strapped them on as she looked at herself in her dark purple halter top and black skinny jeans. Sara found another pair of cut up jeans and tied them up with her belt. She also wore another spaghetti strap and sneakers.

"Still wearing my old jeans?" Cameron smiled at his sister.

"Hey I like them don't bash them."

"I'm not, don't worry," he smiled hugging her. "I'll see you at lunch and then the GAME!" he said as she laughed.

Jo grabbed her keys and kissed her sisters' heads and walked for the door. "You going to say good bye to me?" her mom asked walking in from the kitchen.

"Oh look who actually noticed me this morning, what did Joy give you help?" Jo asked crossing her arms.

"No, Grace," she whispered as Jo's mouth dropped for not expecting for her mom to say something like that. She walked out the door and slammed it behind her. She got in her Armada and drove off. She soon pulled up to KayKay's house and sat pouting. KayKay got in the car and looked at Jo.

"What happened to you?" she asked sitting down. "Your mom again?" she asked as Jo nodded. "Hey um…I got you this," she said handing her friend a red rose. "It's been ten years since, well you know…" she said hugging Jo.

"Thanks," she said with a sniffle. They drove off and picked up Sara and Nic and soon made their way to school.

"So when is our next skip day?" Nic asked as everyone laughed.

"I want to know why you are wearing a jacket in the middle of spring I was actually waiting to ask that so you didn't have to repeat yourself," KayKay asked.

"Oh you will see soon enough," Jo laughed as they pulled into the school parking lot. After they got out they walked toward the front door.

"Nice jacket Lockheart," Tommy Peterson called out as Jo looked at him.

"Eat pencil lead," she squinted as Peter's friends whooped.

"Shut up," he hissed as the girls made their way into the school.

"Meet me by my locker in five minutes I will be there with a big surprise for you," Jo said to her friends before running off. She walked down C hall and into her first period class. "Hey Mr. Bada," Jo said placing her things at her desk.

"A jacket in spring?" Mr. Bada asked as she laughed.

"Oh I was trying to hide this surprise from my friends and this was the only thing I could think of," she said taking her jacket off to reveal in big blood red letter the number 13.

"Isn't that Mr. Everdeen's jersey?" he asked as Jo nodded. The door opened and David walked in placing his bag in the desk next to Jo's.

"So what are we learning today Mr. Bada?" David asked grabbing firmly to Jo's hand.

"Evaluating Polynomial Functions," he said as both teens nodded. They soon walked out of his class room and down the hallway. People stared in shock and disbelieve.

"David, what are you doing?" Rick Belling stopped him.

"What is that supposed to mean?" David said getting in his team mates face.

"You are like the captain of our team and you're dating a no body," he whispered as Jo looked away.

"Hey, don't talk about her like that," David said as Rick stepped back a little. "Come on Jo," he said as they walked down the hall and made their way to Jo's locker.

"So should we just say surprise or let them pick up on it?" Jo asked as David kissed her hand.

"I say we let them pick up on it," he laughed as she nodded. They turned the corner and saw Nic, Sara, and KayKay talking by Jo's locker. "Hey guys," David smiled as Jo started at her locker combination. Kaylee looked at what Jo was wearing and began laughing hysterically.

"What…what is so funny?" Jo asked pulling a small book from her locker. She closed the door and leaned against the lockers as David wrapped his arm around her.

"This was your surprise, you two pretending to be dating on the biggest game of the year, you gave her your jersey last night and said something like I don't know 'let's pull a fast one over KayKay'," she laughed as Jo shook her head.

"Nope, this is real," Jo smiled.

"What?" KayKay's face changed instantly with a cough. "What, what do you mean this is real?"

"I mean your step brother and I are really together," Jo smiled placing her head on his chest.

"That is so sweet," Nic smiled as KayKay's face slowly transformed.

"I'm so happy for you two," Sara added.

"Guys can I talk to Jo in private?" she asked turning to the two girls who nodded and walked away. She looked at David and squinted.

"I'll see you in first period," he said as Jo nodded and kissed him. He left and KayKay turned back to Jo.

"Oh my God!" she screamed as the information settled in. "You and David?" she said as Jo shrugged.

"Yeah, I don't see a problem," Jo said as Kaylee's mouth dropped.

"Yesterday I asked you and you acted like a three year old."

"Yeah, because we didn't know if we were ready to tell you."

"Jo, how long have you been hiding this from me?" she asked feeling hurt and betrayed as Jo bit her lip.

"Six…" Jo sighed.

"Weeks, please tell me weeks," KayKay begged.

"Months, six months ok, I didn't want to tell you because you get…"

"I get how Jo, how do I get?"

"Well when it comes to information like this, you kind of get weird," she shrugged.

"WEIRD! I have been your best friend for how long? Fifteen years Jo, and we told each other everything, at least I thought we did," KayKay said as the water filled the bottom of her eyes. "What about the soccer games, did you come at all to support me or Xavier, or was it all for David," she said sniffing.

"Come on KayKay, you know I came for the three of you."

"Yeah, I don't know what to believe know."

"Kaylee, please don't act this way, I can't handle this today, with my mom and with well…you know," Jo sighed. The rage built up inside KayKay and looked at Jo for a while in silence. "Well say something," Jo sighed as a tear fell down KayKay's face.

"Fine, your dad's dead grow up," she said pushing her way pass Jo as her mouth dropped and her face turned white. She quickly ran to the bathroom and sat on a toilet lid and dug her face in her knees and began crying. The first bell rang and Nic walked into the bathroom.

"Jo, are you ok?" she asked as Jo opened the door and walked over to Nic shaking her head.

"Come on, you know KayKay she can't take any new news good. It's going to take her time to get used to it.

"She said something really bad," Jo whimpered as Nic whipped the tears away. Jo smiled and soon left the bathroom and went to her first period.

"Jo, are you ok?" David asked as the late bell rang.

"Your sister and I got in a fight," she said hugging him. "I'm sure she will be good by lunch.

By lunch Kaylee refused to sit with Jo and her step brother and the rest of the day she refused to talk to her. The final bell of the day rang and everyone staying ran to the soccer field. Jo found David standing outside her twelfth grade English class. "So who is going to beat bay-front?" he asked lifting her off the ground.

"L.A. Central High," she laughed as he set her down. "I think you're going to need this though," Jo said starting to take the jersey off.

"Jo, not in the hallways, I mean don't…"

"David I came prepared I got a shirt on under this," she said taking the jersey off as David sighed. "Now I will see you, Xavier, and your cranky sister out there," Jo laughed as he took off down the hall he stopped and ran back to her. "What?"

"I forgot something."

"What…what did you forget?" Jo asked as David reached in his pocket.

"Close your eyes and turn around," he whispered as Jo smiled and listened. He pulled out a white gold chain out that had his class ring on it and placed it on her neck. "I love you," he whispered in her ear as she looked at the ring.

"I love you too," she smiled and kissed him.

"No loitering in the halls," one of the deans said as Jo smiled.

"Go on, I'll be in the stands soon," Jo said as David ran down the hall dodging people while Jo walked to her locker. Sara and Nic stood there smiling and looking at the ring around her neck.

"So how did KayKay take it?" Sara asked as Jo rolled her eyes.

"I don't want to talk about it," Jo sighed as the girls walked from her locker to the stadium. The three of them paid for their tickets and found three seats in the front row.