Toxic by Britney Spears DON'T OWN A THING!
Hi! So NM going on here in boring old Indiana…this weekend in KY we're getting my cousins on my dad's side together. Well hopefully all of them, except Max, he's only 2. Go back to school in a week, DEAR LORD KILL ME NOW! Once I have to go back to the hellhole, updates will come slower, but they will most likely come over the weekends, if not then they WON'T come on Tuesday or Thursday, I have dance then.
So this chapter, hmm. IDK, but the crew is going to go out to eat, and OMJ, I have an idea. Lets see, it starts with a T and ends with a k. Yeah, enjoy!
Andie woke up the feel of someone stroking her hair, and someone's eyes on her. She opened one eye and saw Chase propped up on his elbow, looking down at her, a slight smile on his face. She placed her hand over his and smiled at him.
"Morning Sunshine," said Chase.
"Morning Boy Band," replied Andie. She jumped out of bed, stretched, brushed out her hair quickly, and put it in a loose ponytail. Chase got up quickly and pulled her hair out the ponytail. "Hey!"
"No, no, no baby girl, the week isn't over yet!" smirked Chase. Andie huffed and pouted. Chase leaned down and pulled her in for a tender kiss. Andie broke apart and wrapped her arms around Chase and vice versa. "God I love you…"
"Love you too," agreed Andie. Her cell phone went off and she darted over to it. "Talk to me."
"Andie?" Sophie sniffed.
"Oh god Soph, what happened?" asked Andie immediately, going into caring-BFF mode.
"I need a place to crash for awhile," explained Sophie. "My mom…she, holy hell! Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!"
"Soph!" exclaimed Andie. "I think it'll be fine with Chase and his majesty, so sure. But what happened?!" Chase frowned and walked over to Andie at his name.
"She hooks up guys all the time and this she, oh jeez! I'll be over in a few," Sophie hung up and Andie looked at Chase worriedly. She pulled him downstairs to the kitchen where Blake and Dylan were having breakfast.
"Blake, we have a problem," said Andie urgently. "Sophie just called, she's flippin out! She asked if she could stay here and I said yes; is that okay?" Blake nodded and went back to his breakfast. Andie scoffed.
"Wow, your crowning achievement, Cyborg Soph, the triple threat herself, is in need and you couldn't bat an eye about it…" Andie said sarcastically. "Oh well!" she shrugged. Blake whipped his head up.
"Wait!" he exclaimed. "Sophie Donovan? What happened? Is she okay?"
Andie and Chase laughed. "I don't know," said Andie truthfully, after her laughter. "She sounded pretty rushed-" the doorbell interrupted Andie and she ran to get it. She flung it open, and there stood Sophie with a backpack and a tear-stained face. Andie ushered her in, and they sat on the couch. Chase came in; he sat down by Andie and Blake and Dylan went out the front door, Blake having an appointment with the contractors and Dylan wanting to see the damage of the school.
"Hold on a sec," said Andie. She ran into the kitchen and whipped out her phone. She pressed the '3' on speed dial and waited.
"So Sophie," Chase started gently. "What happened?" As Sophie was about to start talking, Andie raced in the room, clutching her phone for dear life.
"Wait for it…" said Andie, grinning. "1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10...and here he is." Andie got up and walked towards the door, to find Moose standing there, looking frantic. She invited him in and he sat next to Sophie, the latter who looked surprised. "I called him," said Andie simply. "He needs to be here."
"What happened?" asked Moose urgently. Sophie shook her head. "Start from the beginning?" suggested Andie. Sophie hesitated but nodded. She took a deep breath.
"My dad left when I was 3, and my mom never recovered. She was fine until I was 11, then he stopped sending a monthly child support payment. My mom went into a state, hooking up with a different guy almost every night. It was like that for a few years. She found a serious boyfriend when I was 14. They got married and had my little brother Ryan; he'll be 4 soon. Then, he cheated on my mom. She started hooking up random men again. I see Ryan every few weeks, because he lives with my Aunt Jaime. Then my mom found another boyfriend. When the crew left, I saw him in my kitchen drinking coffee. At least, I think it was him, I'm not sure. He was obviously hung over; I screamed and ran outside to my car and left. I slept in my car that night. Then I went home this morning, and she never asked where I was, she told me that she was pregnant and was getting married in 2 weeks. 2 weeks!"Sophie started sobbing and clutched onto Moose as if life depended on it, and he wrapped his arms around her. After a few minutes, Sophie had calmed and continued. "She said she had been planning for 5 months, and forgot to tell me. So I flat-out refused to be in the wedding. She started crying and I ran. Again!" Sophie clutched Moose.
"Jeez!" said Andie. She rubbed Sophie's back.
"That's not all!" exclaimed Sophie. Andie, Chase, and Moose were taken aback. Sophie sat up and looked ahead. "My mom. I always loved to dance, but my mom always pushed me, to the point of dropping. When she gave up on me and my dancing, I pushed myself harder than she ever did; and almost killed myself. I guess…I was trying for her to see that I mattered. That I wasn't worthless. I was no longer the most important thing in her life; I was the least important. I wanted to prove that I was worth her time and effort because I had used that and my blood, sweat, and tears to try and get better and better. She never acknowledged this. Not once. I turned up the music in our studio so loud it shook the foundation, and yet she never paid me any mind. Never." Sophie got quiet at the end and as a single tear slid down her face, she broke down again, sobbing into Moose's t-shirt. Andie stood up indignantly.
"Moose c'mere," said Andie. Moose looked confused but did so. "I want you and I to replay one of our first conversations. You told me that Chase was an all-star. That one." Moose nodded.
Flashback:
Moose hit Andie's locker with his fist then opened it. "Anyway the Collins' are like flipping MSA royalty. Chase; he's a ladies man."
"So he's a player?" asked Andie curiously.
"More like an all-star," said Moose. "He's only recently taken his jersey out of retirement; so be warned." Moose looked over and Andie and smirked, she just frowned at him. "Oh, and that's Cyborg Sophie." Moose's voice got a glaze over it and he sighed. "She's an MSA machine and Collins crowning achievement. She's a triple threat; she acts, sings, and dances. She won every competition out there. But she just lost the biggest battle of them all, the one for Chase's heart." Moose put on a baby voice and Andie rolled her eyes.
"It's like I've landed in an episode of 'The Hills'." Andie said, raising her eyebrows slightly. Moose continued.
"Well he broke up with her a couple of weeks ago but they'll end up back together and live happily ever after," said Moose scratching his neck and shrugging.
"Just in time for the season finale, huh?" asked Andie sarcastically, but keeping a straight face.
Moose smiled at her. "See I knew you'd come around," he said to her back. (I played this second-by-second from my iPod, and did it word for word-hope it doesn't suck!)
"You said that about me?!" exclaimed Sophie incredulously. Moose blushed.
"Yeah his voice got all glazed over and he looked at you longingly," teased Andie. Moose blushed further as did Sophie. "The point is though, each one of us was a lot different than, and you changed Soph! And it was to make you feel better…so?" Sophie laughed and hugged Andie. She nodded, then her face lit up. She pulled out a piece of red fabric from her bag. She handed it to Andie.
"I saw this at the mall," giggled Sophie. "I thought it fit you perfectly!" Andie unfolded it and laughed. Chase saw it and laughed too, as did Moose.
"'I fell in love with a player. Sue me please?'" asked Andie. "Thanks Sophie, I love it!" Andie placed it on the coffee table and turned to Sophie. "Better?" Sophie nodded and pulled them into a group hug. Moose stood up.
"Well I gotta bounce, my mom's gonna kill me," said Moose sighing. He looked at Sophie. "You staying here?" Sophie hesitated.
"I know I said I wanted to stay here, but would it be okay if I could stay with Moose?" Asked Sophie carefully. Andie and Chase looked at each other before nodding at Sophie.
"Yeah my mom wouldn't care," said Moose. He grinned at Sophie. "She loves you almost as much as I do." Sophie blushed slightly.
"Okay, just follow me to my house, I'm going to drop off my car there," said Sophie. Moose nodded and stuck out his hand to help her up, and she took it. Sophie hugged Andie and Chase before exiting with Moose. Chase started sucking on Andie's neck and she giggled, moving to face him. Chase withdrew and looked at Andie. She frowned.
"Hey Chase?" asked Andie. Chase nodded for her to continue. "They don't have any evidence to prove that my dad trashed the studio do they? I mean, we just assumed and, now. What if he didn't do it and he still is…I don't know, expecting me to move in with him?" Chase shrugged, and leaned his head back to Andie's neck, and placed his hands on her waist. She put her hands on his shoulders and threw her head back.
"I think we shouldn't think about the future," muttered Chase into her ear, making shivers go down her spine. "How bout the right now?" Andie nodded before getting up motioning for Chase to follow. She grabbed the tank top Sophie got her and ran upstairs, with Chase in hot pursuit. When they got to their room, Andie sat on the bed with her back to headboard. Chase sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist. She looked at Chase a devious look in her eyes. He frowned at her.
"What?" asked Chase hesitantly. Andie smirked.
"I have a plan…" she drawled, and Chase groaned, closed his eyes and put his head back against the headboard.
Ben West rang the doorbell to the Collins' household. Blake opened the door. He motioned for him to come in. He walked up the stairs and Ben followed. Blake motioned to Chase and Andie's bedroom door, and Ben opened it and screamed in rage.
There was Chase and Andie laying together. Chase was laying on his back, Andie on her stomach and half of Andie was on top of Chase. His right hand was on her hip, his left holding her right. Andie's left hand was laid on his chest. The sheets went to their stomach, and both had bare chests, though Andie's was buried in Chase's chest and the sheets. They were quietly talking but looked up when their door opened.
"Hi Ben!" Andie squeaked. "Oh yeah I called, yeah I needed to talk to you." Chase's hand that was on her hip came up to stroke her hair. She smiled up at him before looking back at Ben. "We'll meet you in the living room in 5." Blake came forward and closed the door, and they heard steps going down the stairs. Some steps, some stomps. They looked at each other and laughed before getting up and putting clothes on, before going down stairs, hand-in-hand.
"Hi Ben!" chirped Andie. He glared at her and Chase's entwined hands. Chase squeezed her hand for reassurance and she squeezed back, in nervousness. The couple sat down on the couch opposite Ben and Blake. Andie sat on her right hand, and crossed her fore and middle finger; she did this whenever she lied. "So yeah, wanted to talk. I got an offer from an established and very famous dance company in London. I got the offer as a group offer for my crew and I. I'm going to take it. Once the school year is out, I'm moving to London as all of us are to pursue our career." She closed her eyes and waited for the blow, but it didn't come.
"Congratulations!" exclaimed Ben. He moved to hug her, but Chase wrapped an arm around her shoulders and looked at Ben dangerously. Ben shrunk back. "I'm sad that you can't live with me and Jackson but-" Andie's head whipped up at him.
"What?!" yelled Andie. He looked at her strangely.
"Jackson, my daughter," he said slowly. "She can dance very well like you."
"Bring her here tomorrow," demanded Andie, with fire in her eyes. Ben shrugged and nodded before leaving. After he left, Andie started to tear up. Blake got her some water before going upstairs. She cried into Chase's chest. "Why?" sobbed Andie.
"Why-what baby?" soothed Chase. Andie looked up at him and bit her lip. She moved to wipe away her tears, but Chase grabbed her wrist roughly. She winced, and he loosened his grip. "It's okay to cry." He said. Andie nodded.
"He left my mom a note when he left," explained Andie. "She never let me read it until I searched for it and read myself. She caught me but wasn't mad. It said how he wasn't ready to care for a child, that I was just a burden, but he that he did love me. This was about 5 years after he left, and I remember laughing bitterly at his words. So I just handed my mom the note and left, going to a party with Tyler." Andie sighed and buried her head in Chase's chest. He stroked her hair and whispered sweet nothings into her ear. "And he has a daughter now? Jeez, and he sounds like he really cares about her. She can dance. Great! Just another reason to make me believe I'm not good enough for him, or you, or-" Chase silenced her with a tender kiss. When they broke apart he started kissing along her neck and jaw line.
"You're perfect," murmured Chase. Andie sighed and nodded.
"You too," she said. She fell back on the couch and Chase laid on top of her. Andie sighed once more before nuzzling Chase's neck. They fell asleep like this.
"Hey Moose?" asked Sophie softly. Moose looked up at her nodded. They were currently laying on the ground in Moose's backyard. "I'm gonna have to back aren't I?" Moose nodded reluctantly. He leaned down and gave her a passionate kiss. When they pulled apart, he grinned.
"Or you could stay here for now and not think about it?" smirked Moose. Sophie bit her lip and nodded.
"About that, I think I'm um…yeah," stuttered Sophie. Moose got the message and his eyes widened.
"You sure Soph?" asked Moose. Sophie nodded. "Well then since my parents are on a luncheon…" Moose picked up Sophie bridal-style and carried to his room before depositing her on the bed.
"Chase!" yelled Dylan. She pounded down the stairs at an Olympic speed. Andie and Chase jumped awaked and hit their foreheads together accidentally. They groaned in pain and sat to see an annoyed Dylan. "What is this?!" she held up a picture of Monster mid-flare, a very good picture.
Chase looked confused. "A picture…?" he said dumbly. Dylan sent him a 'no-way!' look and then glared at him.
"No shit Sherlock!" she exclaimed, and Andie giggled. "I meant who is it oh-so-intelligent one!"
"Oh that's Monster, why?" asked Chase, still confused. Dylan screamed in frustration and threw her hands in the air in frustration. Andie mirrored the scream, and grabbed a pen and notebook from the coffee table. She ripped off a piece off a corner of paper, and scribbled something on it. She handed it to Dylan.
"His cell, home, and address," explained Andie. "He's with his fam in NYC right now so try his cell." Dylan looked nervous for a minute before nodding and running upstairs.
"Dyl likes Monster?" said Chase, incredulously. When Andie nodded he snorted. "Well, didn't see that one coming! Like with Moose and Sophie and Smiles and Kido it was obvious but-sheesh! If he hurts her I swear-" Andie silenced his mouth by covering it with her own.
"Babe, chill," reasoned Andie. "Just think, if they're like anything we were we first got together…" Chase and Andie's eyes widened in horror and they called, "DYLAN!"
"I oughta go back," said Sophie. She was sitting in Moose's living room on his couch, on his lap. Moose smirked at her. She laughed and kissed him lightly. "You were amazing," he whispered. Sophie blushed and nodded in agreement. She got up and stretched. He got up also and held out a hand for her and they walked outside, getting in Moose's car. She leaned back against the seat and sighed. Moose grabbed her hand and stroked it with his thumb. She smiled at him.
"Thanks, would you come in with me?" asked Sophie, with pleading eyes.
Moose smiled at her. "Whatever you say Princess," smirked Moose and Sophie giggled. When they pulled up to her house, she exhaled deeply through her nose and tried to grab her bag, but Moose got it for her. She grabbed his hand and unlocked the door.
"Phee!" Sophie cringed and Moose took the hand that was entwined with hers and out it around her waist, as he dropped her backpack to the ground by the door. "We were so worried!" Sophie's mom came in and hugged her tightly. "Phee, this is my fiancé Jon, honey this is my daughter Sophie." he made to hug her, but Moose's hand snaked it's way back around her waist. "So who's your friend Phee?"
"My name is Sophie," said Sophie coldly. Her mom, Janelle, frowned. "And not like you give a flying fuck, but he's my boyfriend!" Moose stifled laugh, squeezed Sophie and she grinned at him, before glaring at her mom. "We'll be in my room." said Sophie quietly.
"But how can we trust you up there alone?" said Jon, speaking for the first time. Sophie sent him a look so cold, it could freeze water.
"I guess you can't!" exclaimed Sophie. She grabbed her backpack before running upstairs, with Moose in hot pursuit. When they got to her room, he stuck his head out.
"Been there, done that!" yelled Moose before shutting the door and flopping down on Sophie's bed next to her. She got up and locked it before going on the bed, looking at Moose, and they erupted into a bout of laughter. After their laughter subsided, Sophie teared up. She shook and fell into Moose's arms. Little did they know, that Janelle had come up to Sophie and heard her daughter's words.
"I can't believe her!" sobbed Sophie. "That self-centered, crack-headed, whacked-out bitch! She never paid me any mind, and I work till the point of my almost death. Pushing myself so hard dancing, and does she notice me? Not once! She never asked me if I wanted to dance, she just assumed but I love it! She never asked me how I felt about him leaving! She never asked me about her getting married and having kids! God I hate her! She makes life hell for me, I'm going insane. I'm thinking about asking Chase if I can move their with him, Blake, Dylan, and Andie. I just can't stay here much longer!"
Janelle was shocked. Her Sophie had never complained, always been the best daughter you could ask for, but now. She was rebellious and out-spoken. She almost walked downstairs, but heard Moose speaking.
"Hey Princess, it's okay," soothed Moose. 'Princess?' mouthed Janelle. "Don't worry about it, if she doesn't care than to hell with her! How bout this? Maybe you should talk with Andie about it, she having her problems with her dad coming back after 10 years. Just trying to ease the pain for you, but get this, he has a daughter. Another one, named Jackson apparently."
"Holy hell, are you shitting me?" asked Sophie. Moose shook his head. "Well then it's official! Tomorrow night, Andie and I have a double date with a few tubs of Ben & Jerry, a half dozen movies, and Chase's couch!" Moose chuckled and pinned her to her bed.
"Make me forget," whispered Sophie, but Janelle heard and gaped. Moose chuckled, nodded and kissed her fiercely. Janelle went downstairs. She had some serious talking to do with Jon.
YAYS! ANOTHER CHAPPIE! Holy hell its almost 3 am, my mom gon kill me! I have to be up at 9 later this morning! O jeez, gonna post this then 2 bed with me! G-night