A/N: Here's the next one, guys! Thanks for reviewing the last one, hope you like this one!


"So," Casey said, taking a seat next to Jade on her couch. They had decided to keep the night low key by watching a movie. "What are we going to tell people?"

"Well my parents already know and I told Ethan over the phone, he wants to come back home but I told him not to." She explained and Casey nodded.

"What about all your friends?" He asked and she looked up at him. "Like Molly and Jen, they should know."

Jade shook her head and sighed. "Molly's busy with her tour, I don't want to worry her," She explained and Casey gave her a look. "And Jen's just got so much on her plate right now with rehab and her court date; I don't want to add to that."

"Come on, baby, you know how Jen is," Casey said. "Once she finds out we've been keeping this from her, she'll be pissed."

"I'm willing to take that risk." She said, getting up to go into the kitchen but she suddenly felt a sharp pan in stomach. She grabbed her side and winced in pain, falling to her knees.

"Oh, God," Casey said, getting up and rushing towards her. "Jade, baby, are you okay?"

"I'm okay," She nodded and he helped her up. "It just hurts a little," She told him and he gave her a look. "I'm fine, I promise."

He sighed and pulled her into a hug. "No more fighting, okay?" He said and she nodded. "I don't want to, not now."

"I know," She nodded. "And I'm sorry for being so stubborn but when the time is right, I'll tell them, okay?"

"Okay," He nodded and they kissed. "Make-out session while we pretend to watch a movie?"

Jade giggled and playfully hit him. "You're such a pig!"


Melanie climbed out of Jeremy's bed after they had finished and started getting dressed.

"Hey," Jeremy said, once he had turned over and seen she was no longer next to him. "You don't have to go…"

"No, I do," She shook her head. He stood up and walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She swallowed. "Stop it."

"Come on," He whispered, kissing her bare shoulder. "Stay." He said but she pushed him away.

"No, stop it!" She told him and pulled her shirt over her head.

He looked at her, not believing what she was hearing. "So, you ask me to make love to you and then just leave?" He said and she looked at him. "What the hell?"

"Just leave it alone, okay Jeremy?" She said and he grabbed her arms, holding her in place. She swallowed and looked up at him. "I already told you I wasn't interested so stop making this more than what it is."

"Mel, we just…" He trailed and let her go. "You were just as much there as I was!" He said and she shook her head. "Why are you doing this?"

She rolled her eyes. "What is it going to take for you to give up?" She asked him.

"It's gonna take a lot because I really like you, Mel," He told her and she looked away. "And I know you like me too."

"What if I said I was pregnant?" She said and he looked at her, seriously. "What if the forty-five seconds in the back of your car this summer led to a baby? Would you still 'really like me' then?"

"Don't play games with me, Mel," He said, nervously. "Are you really pregnant?"

"No," She shook her head, looking away. "I thought I was but I'm not."

"And you were planning on telling me when?" He asked and she looked at him, angrily.

"It's none of your business!" She told him, trying to find the words that would make him give up. "We slept together once over the summer, that's it. It doesn't mean we were anything more than a one night stand."

"Stop it, Mel!" He shouted. "I know you have feelings for me, okay? I just, I don't know why you keep shutting me out!" He said and she began tearing up. "Please just… let me in, okay? I'm not gonna hurt you." He told her and she nodded. He brought his hands up to cup her face and kissed her.

She melted into the kiss for only a moment before pushing him away. "Don't touch me," She whispered and ran out of the dorm.


The next morning, Jen went to see her lawyer, Diane, to discuss what was going to happen on her court date. She really didn't want to be there but at this point, she didn't have a choice.

"So, firstly," Diane said. "Do you have any questions? Concerns? I want to make sure you're as comfortable as possible during this process."

Jen swallowed. "Um, well," She started. "I was just wondering if it was really necessary to go through with all of this."

Diane raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "Are you having second thoughts about prosecuting Pete?"

"No," Jen said, quickly. "But I mean, he's a drug dealer, so that should be enough to put him away, right?" She said and Diane looked at her. "I just don't want to go through all the… details of what we did."

The older nodded. "I understand you may be feeling embarrassed or ashamed but without your statement, we don't have a case," She explained and Jen looked up at her. "Pete is not only being charged with drug dealing, he's being charged for attacking you... do you understand that?" She asked and Jen nodded, looking away. "But it's up to you, if you really want to go through with this."

"I do," She nodded, thinking of the ways Pete had treated her and knowing she didn't want any girl to ever go through that. "I do, I swear."

"Great," Diane nodded. "Now, let's go through some questions that you might be asked during the trial."

Jen nodded, taking a deep breath.


Back in New York, Anna was helping Sophia get ready for the Cotillion.

"You're going to look so beautiful in this dress, honey!" Anna said, excitedly, referring to the champagne gold strapless dress that Sophia would be wearing that night. "Oh, I miss being a teenager!"

Sophia giggled. "I invited my friend Roxy over to get ready, is that okay?" She asked and Anna nodded.

"Of course, sweetie," Anna nodded. "What's her last name? Maybe I know her parents!"

"Hey, bitch, I'm here!" Roxy walked in, her dress flapped over her shoulder. She froze, though, when she saw Anna standing next to Sophia. Her eyes widened. "You didn't tell me it was this Anna Banks!"

"Hello, Roxanne," Anna smiled and Sophia looked at her, confused. "What other Anna Banks did you assume it was?"

"I, um…" Roxy trailed.

"How do you two know each other?" Sophia asked and Anna looked at her.

"Well, Roxanne spent a wonderful couple of nights here a few summers ago," The blond explained and Roxy lowered her eyes, ashamed. "Unbeknownst to me!"

"Oh my God!" Sophia said and turned to her new friend. "You're that Roxy, aren't you?" She said and Roxy looked at her. "The Roxy who hooked up with Aidan in…" She trailed and turned to her aunt. "Your bedroom."

"Yes." Anna nodded, smiling.

"I'm so sorry," Roxy said. "I truly had no idea that you were her aunt I-I can leave if you want!"

"Don't be silly, that's in the past now," Anna nodded and Roxy sighed, relieved. "Besides, Aidan isn't around so I don't have to worry about you two sneaking around."

"Um, no," She shook her head, awkwardly.

"Alright, well you girls have fun then," Anna said, kissing Sophia's forehead. "I want pictures so don't leave without me!"

"Okay," Sophia said, laughing and Anna walked out of the room.

"Sophia, I am so sorry!" Roxy said, immediately. "I had no idea you were related to them."

"It's okay," Sophia laughed. "I just had no idea you were that Roxy… Andria hates you!"

"I know," Roxy nodded. "That's because I got the cops called on us when we had a party here while her parents were in San Francisco for her dad's hockey games," Roxy said and Sophia's eyes widened. "But that was a long time ago."

Sophia nodded and remembered when Andria had told her about that over summer break. It was the summer she and Jared had started getting much closer. She sighed… that seemed like forever ago now.

"Are you okay?" Roxy asked her seemingly sad friend.

"Oh, yeah, sorry." Sophia nodded and Roxy smiled.

"So, are we gonna have a kick-ass time tonight, or what?" She asked, excitedly.

"Definitely." Sophia nodded, trying her best to sound enthusiastic.