AN: sorry for the long wait guys I got writers block for the chapter... that's what happens when you wait to write it so I'll work on the next chapter now. It'll be up on Tuesday
Maria and Jack finally got to Maria's house, cecelia had gone to get the bed ready and Tom was getting dinner ready for everybody. When Cecelia saw Jack she panicked, sprinting and yelling for tom.
"TOM! TOM! MARIA AND MY BROTHER ARE HOME!"
"what happened to my name cecelia? Jack?"
cecelia stopped dead in her tracks afraid of the tone in his voice, she knew she was gonna get it later when they got home… if he wasn't sleeping over too which he was most likely to do.
Maria pulled Jack towards the stairs, figuring out what to tell him tomorrow if he saw her with Derek "Jack. come on, I need to put your bags away in the guest room-"
Jack was stunned "I'm not allowed to sleep in your room… with you?"
Maria shook her head "no"
"but minty pie whenever I visit I sleep in your room-"
Tom walked in at that moment hearing the nickname 'minty pie' he always hated it when Jack called his
daughter minty pie to him… it seemed racist
"not this time Jim"
"Jack"
"what ever twinkle toes"
Jack growled "And why am I not allowed this time?"
Cecelia started to explain "well you see Maria-"
Tom quickly cut cecelia off "is in the middle of mid terms and needs to focus and I don't want you to mess it up Jamie"
Jack eyed them suspiciously "it's Jack okay? Ja. ck. Jack"
"alright jungle Jim" Maria rolled her eyes heading to the guest room to put Jack's bags down
The next day Bonnie, Maria and Derek went to the studio above the Gershwin for Bonnie's audition.
"BRING ME DOWN! BRING ME DOWN! AAHHHHHHHHH!" Bonnie sang as she lifted a broom above her head and belting it out as best as she could. "very good bonnie give us a day or two to decide" Bonnie nodded, walking slowly out of the studio incase they had something else to say… which they didn't. Once outside she sprinted to maria and Derek who were nowhere to be found currently.
"Derek… this isn't a date or something… is it?" Maria asked as she and Derek walked towards Starbucks and Dunkin donuts which were luckily placed together, Derek thought about it for a second
"I truthfully don't know, I like you and all- like a friend" he grimaced at the end of his sentence he wanted to be more than friends, he wanted to make up a nick name for her and be there when she needed some one to be there for her.
"oh okay…"
they drifted into a deathly silence. Derek pushed his hand into his fingering the box inside 'should I give it to her? nah… maybe later' he thought as they opened the doors to Starbucks, a few people thought Maria was Lindsay and asked for an autograph. "no, I'm not Lindsay medez sorry guys" they sighed and mumbled 'awws' a couple questions if they were boyfriend and girlfriend answered and they went away to order their chocolate milks.
after the lunch they went out to the park that's when Derek finally worked up the nerve to give 'it' to her
"maria… I wanted to give this to you… I saw it and thought of you" He pulled out the violet blue box and she freaked out.
"wait… your not purposing! are you?! I have a boyfriend! I can't Derek-"
"it's not a ring! it's… a gold necklace… with an emerald gem on it look" he opened the box revealing the shining jewelry then maria laughed at her mistake and took the necklace gratefully, blushing. Bonnie eventually found them sitting on a bench in central park
"YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL PARK AND LEFT ME IN THE STUDIO YOU MANIACS!" they stared at her for a moment feeling really guilty "BUT! I for give you! cause your such a cute couple!" Maria and Derek looked at each other then scooted away from each other embarrassed both growing a deep shade of pink, confusing poor bonnie
"what's wrong? it's the truth- waaait are you two not dating?! why not?!" Derek started to whistle and look around avoiding Bonnie's gaze as maria started rubbing her arms uneasily
"I… I have a boyfriend Bonnie it's… complicated"
Bonnie was disappointed she knew that they would be a VERY cute couple 'I guess they just need a little push' she thought as they all again floated into a silence until cecelia came running with Nia.
"MARIA! MARIA!" cecelia came running and nearly knocked bonnie over "just… just give me… give me a second" she panted "Jack is-"
"OOOOOH! DONUTS!" Nia cried, Derek had apparently kept a few donuts and was eating one no so stealthily so Nia grabbed the last three scarfing them down very in a unladylike way.
"cecelia focus! what happened with jack?!" Maria asked snatching the donuts from a all ready hyper Nia, who unfortunately had handed Bonnie and cecelia a donut.
Cecelia was jumping round looking ready to run the Olympic races in seconds "oooohnothingmuchjusthathewasatburgerkingjustacros stheroadandsawyoutwo!"
"CECELIA IN ENGLISH!" Maria and Derek ordered
cecelia tossed her strawberry blond hair off her shoulder "okaaaay gees. 'oooh nothin much just that he was at burger king just across the road and saw you two!'"
Maria's eyes grew as big as tennis balls "he… he… what?"
Nia rolled her eyes like it was obvious "he saw you two walking and laughing!" Maria's face went from a beautiful emerald green to mint green in almost a second, Derek was just as confused as Bonnie was earlier
"and why is she so scared?" Bonnie asked nosily
Cecelia calmed down "umm… Jack is kinda-"
Jack walked over at that second "hey Totes, yo little sis. hey do I know you two? why are you sitting with my girlfriend? who are you?" he was clearly angry at his girlfriend, not Derek's, hanging out with another guy. Maria stood up and confronted him "it's okay Jack! we were just talking that's it!" Jack looked at his girlfriend suspiciously then grabbed her arm digging his nails into the skin and pulled her towards his car.
"what… what are you doing?! there my friends-"
"I don't care if they're your cousins! I don't want you anywhere near them!"
she yanked her arm away "you can't control me all my life!"
"yeah well how am I supposed to know if you're not going to dump me for him!"
"who? Derek?! he's a sweetheart but I don't like him like that!" she protested as Jack pushed her into the car slamming the door shut.
Cecelia groaned "why does he always have to Over REACT?!" She stomped over to the car with half the mind to slap him "JACK! HE'S A FRIEND OF OURS! WE MET HIM AT THE STAGE DOOR OF THE GERSHWIN! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?!"
Jack glared at his sister wanting nothing more than to be alone with his girlfriend for one day "what are you talking about? 'what are you doing?' what does it look like I'm doin? I'm taking my girlfriend home!" he said as he got into the car "she's tired and confused-"
"I am not! and it's confusified!" Maia shouted about to open the door when he locked it seeing her move "LET ME OUT YOU BRAINLESS PEICE OF JUNK!"
Jack slammed on the electorate "NO!"
Cecelia started running after the car "AT LEAST GIVE ME A RIDE IDIOT!" the car stopped backing up and nearly hit her, the window slowly rolled down revealing Jacks face crinkled with anger "why should I you look like you need exercise fatty" cecelia gaped at the insult not moving even as the car sped off round the corner.
when she got back to Maria's there was a huge fight going on between Jack and Maria.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'I'M GONNA DUMP YOU BECAUSE I'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM?'" screamed Maria at the top of her lungs, Tom was probably still at work.
"I SAW THE WAY HE LOOKED AT YOU MARIA! DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW YOU LIKE HIM TOO!"
Maria was fuming and would've kicked him if cecelia hadn't held her back by the arm
"HE LIKES ME AS A FRIEND! WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA DO?! GO ROMEO AND JUILET AND RUN OFF WITH HIM YOU DIMWIT?!" Jack slapped Maria making her fall to the ground, holding her face. Cecelia grabbed her hand helping her up, she was breathing hard maybe even sobbing as she held the spot were a forest green bruise was forming.
cecelia started to walk maria to the kitchen to the freezer "Jack go home"
"this is my home!"
"no it's not… not any more" Maria whispered as she walked
"wait… are you?… are you breaking up with me?"
Maria stopped walking despite the lump in her throat and the unshed tears stinging her eyes "I… I… don't know… I just don't want you see you right now" she heard the door slam, hard.
