*Amy's POV*

I wonder if this is how a gazelle feels when it is being cornered by a lion, I think to myself as I continue to step backwards. Shane matches my step as he strides forward after me, a look that is part curiosity and part obsession. "Come on, you know I know something happened, just tell me."

"Oh yeah, I'll absolutely tell you. I just have to get something out of the bathroom real quick," I reply while fumbling behind me for the door handle. In my head I'm already mapping out how I can run across our connecting bathroom, through Lauren's room and out the door to freedom; or at least make time so I can find somewhere to hide. As I turn the handle and I'm about to make a break for it I barely stop in time to avoid running into Lauren. She has her arms crossed over her chest and a smirk on her face, "Nice try, sour cheeks," she says and forces me back into my room.

"What is this? Attack of the divas?" I ask half heartedly and sigh before walking over to my bed.

"Soooo?" Shane asks once we are all seated on my bed, Shane happily and Lauren slightly more hesitant.

"Where would you like me to start?" My voice is tinged with resignation.

"Start from the movie," Lauren replies and it leads me to wonder how she even knows about any of this.

"Oh you mean after Shane bailed on me to go for a little college experience?" I question dryly and look at Shane.

"Hey, you know I apologized for that," Shane pouts a little and I roll my eyes.

"Alright, so Karma and I were watching a movie, it was nice. For a little while anyway, then she was looking up at me with those eyes, and then I was looking at her lips,"

Shane makes a noise of excitement before interrupting me, "Oh my God, you guys totally kissed didn't you?"

"No, they didn't, you idiot. Let her finish," Lauren says impatiently. How the hell does she know all of this?

Shane lets out a groan of disappointment but settle down enough for me to continue.

"No, we didn't kiss. She brought up Liam; her brother, my boyfriend." Shane has a look that basically tells me that he doesn't understand the significance.

"I panicked, and I ran out of there, straight into Liam," I continue and Shane looks as though he just got to the best part of his favourite movie. Lauren on the other hand is quiet for a second before muttering, "So that's why you ran out."

"Okay seriously, why does it seem like you already know about all of this?" I ask her but she just shakes her head before responding, "It doesn't matter, tell me what happened next."

"Karma covered for us and I left. Then I kind of avoided both of them, for like a week or so." I shrug a little at the end in an attempt to downplay the whole situation.

"After that I couldn't really avoid Liam any longer because he showed up here, at the time I wanted to clear my head so we, you know," I continue and Shane's excitement is unchanged. Lauren is at the other end of the spectrum though and she jumps up from the bed with a look of disgust.

"Uggh, I forgot about that part," she mutters as she brushes at her clothes as if she is attempting to rid herself of germs. Shane finally takes his attention away from me and turns to Lauren with a smirk, "You really don't like Liam much, huh?"

"Let's put it this way, on a Hate scale of 1 to You, Liam's an 8," Lauren replies, her voice heavy with snark.

"Ouch, trying out the Bitchy Barbie mode today huh?" Shane replies with a raised eyebrow.

"Oooh burn, did you practice that in the mirror this morning while you were doing your hair, Biebs?" Laurens retorts in an overly sweet voice. Shane gasps in indignation and reaches up to touch his hair.

"That's enough you two, God, I feel like I need to put you in the freaking naughty corner," I watch as they let out a huff but return their attention to me.

"Anyway, Liam and I were in the middle of doing that and Karma walked in. Then she ran out and I followed after her to apologize. That plan didn't really walk out though cause she just about verbally slapped me in the face." My mind travels back to how angry and hurt she looked until those words came out of her mouth.

"She all but yelled at me, I'm not upset because you are with my brother, I'm upset because you are with and not me."

"What did you say?" Shane asks, now over his bickering match with Lauren.

"What the hell was I supposed to say that? Hey there Karma, sorry you just walked in on me fucking your brother, but it's okay because I wish it was you as well?" I reply in exasperation, laying it on thick with sarcasm on the last part.

"But you do wish you were with Karma instead?" Lauren jumps in, her eyes bright with excitement.

"What? No. I don't know, did you miss everything else I just said?" I ask but I can see she isn't listening anymore.

I look over at Shane and see his eyes are bright with mischief and I can already tell that he is planning something.

Why can't things just be simple?, I think as I watch Lauren mumble something about making a call and walking out.

*Lauren's POV*

After calling Oliver and telling him about the new development I had just discovered I dwell in my room for a little longer. Partially because I am still thinking of ways we can sort things out and get Amy to kick Liam to the curb, and also partially because I'm not quite ready to go and be in the same with Mr Fabulous again.

I'm now certain that Karma and Amy feelings for each other, it's just a matter of convincing them of that. Which knowing my sister, probably won't be easy. Pulling out the phone I had swiped from Shane when he wasn't looking and added my number. I'll no doubt regret it later but as annoying as he is, Shane is also almost as brilliant at manipulation as I am. I also know that Oliver and I are going to need his help if we are going to get the girls together.

Uggh, being nice is exhausting, I think to myself before returning to Amy's room.