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Recap from chapter 8

Flashback

Lindy's POV:

''I am the smart one! If you would be smart, you would see that my plan is perfect!'' I told him mad.

Logan rolled his eyes and shook his head again what made me only madder.

''Think what you want, but I already know that this is going to be horribly wrong. I hope that Garrett will change his mind and you, too. No one deserved what you guys have in mind for Jasmine. She is our b-''

''Was!'' I threw in.

Logan rolled his eyes and added, ''She was our best friend, and that is anything but okay. I'm not saying that what she did was okay, but we shouldn't be as ridiculous as her.''

With that he just walked upstairs, leaving me behind, shocked.

Flashback end


Logan's POV:

''I'm still for the fact that that plan was absolutely ridiculous.'' I stated and shot my twin a look.

She shot me one back and the others sighed.

''But you didn't really do anything against it at the end!'' Jasmine exclaimed madly at me.

''I at least tried! Your crush didn't even try, but agreed to it!'' I cried.

Garrett shot me a look, but I just crossed my arms.

He knew that I was right and he just screwed it up himself.

''For that matter, you both were ridiculous, and that not only in flirting to say that.'' Ben said to Garrett and me.

I glared at him and groaned.

''Sure, it was my fault that my twin is absolutely ridiculous and that I am not the best flirter!'' I exclaimed.

''Yeah and that even though you tried to flirt with your still best friend Delia.'' Scarlett stated.

Delia looked a bit stunned at her and then at me.

''You tried to flirt with me?'' She asked.

I looked in disbelief at her and even the principal and the parents started to laugh now.

''That wasn't funny!'' I cried, but nobody stopped laughing.

''Yes, it was, Logan.'' Mr. Peterson told me.

I looked in disbelief at the principal at the others.

''It really was, sweetie.'' Mom now added and everyone nodded.

I looked at Delia, who shrugged and even chuckled a bit, too.

''Can we please just finally tell the story on?'' I asked annoyed.

The parents shrugged at that and then Delia's mom asked, ''Who's going to do that?''

Jasmine sighed and then replied, ''I can do that. After school, Scarlett and I were about to walk home...''


Flashback

Jasmine's POV:

''And you seriously don't know why he just started to flirt with you?'' Scarlett asked me, just as we walked out of our last class.

I shook my head, still totally confused.

I really didn't get why Garrett flirted with me and was suddenly so nice.

Since the big fight with Lindy no one out of the group talked to me and now that?!

That was totally confusing for me.

''Maybe he really meant it.'' Scarlett suggested. ''Maybe you do mean more to him than Lindy.''

I sighed at that and thought about it.

Then I looked around to see if Lindy was there, but remembered that she always had one class less than me at this day of the week.

Not that I cared, even though I didn't want her to hear us talk.

''I don't think so. Garrett is also really good friends with Lindy and he barely talked to me since the fight. Actually, he didn't talk to me at all.'' I replied, sad.

I really liked Garrett actually. Not really in that way he tried to flirt with me, but-

''Hey Jasmine! Scarlett!'' Someone greeted us from behind.

We both turned around to see none other than Ben standing there.

He looked great as always and shot me a big smile.

Did I mention that I might also slowly was getting a little crush on Scarlett's brother?

No? Now you kinda knew it.

''Hey Ben! Shouldn't you already be at home?'' Scarlett relied.

Ben shrugged at that and shook his head.

''I was talking to a friend who's going to an exchange program soon and time flew by and I thought that I'll wait for my favorite sis and her beautiful friend.'' He told us.

I blushed deeply at that and Scarlett looked in between us.

''First of all, I'm your only sis, and second of all, really?'' Scarlett asked him.

Ben chuckled at that and shrugged. ''I love you too, Scar.'' He replied.

Scarlett rolled her eyes and I chuckled as well.

''Well, do you guys want a ride home?'' Ben asked.

I just wanted to agree as Scarlett shook her head and grabbed my arm.

''Nope, sorry bro. You waited for nothing. Jasmine and I have to have a girls talk.'' She replied for us and with that dragged me away.

I followed her, confused.

As soon as we outside Scarlett stopped and looked at me, confused.

''Okay, first of all, you're confused about this Garrett, and now you're giving my brother googly eyes?! What's up with you?!'' Scarlett asked me, shocked.

I looked down at that and went red. I should tell Scarlett about my crush and I knew it.

''Jasmine?'' Scarlett questioned, even more confused.

I sighed and then replied, ''Okay, I'll tell you, but don't freak out.''

Scarlett nodded and I looked up to her.

''What's up now?'' She asked confused, but softer.

I swallowed and then replied, ''I might have a little big crush on your brother?'' It came more out as a question, but Scarlett looked shocked at me.

''You're kidding, right?!'' She asked me.

I shook my head at that and Scarlett's mouth was wide open.

Oh god. She was so going to hate me.

''Wow. That is unexpected. I thought that you have feelings for this Garrett.'' Scarlett suddenly stated, but she didn't seem mad at all.

''You're not angry?'' I asked her.

Why the sudden change of feelings? That was really confusing.

''I wasn't mad at the first place, just shocked. I mean- Wow. My brother. That is so weird.'' Scarlett replied.

I let out a laugh at that and replied, ''Yeah, it is weird, but are you going to help me with him?''

I looked at her now pleadingly.

Scarlett looked at me, a bit stunned, and then laughed.

''Easy girl. I didn't say that, but I might think about it, and now let's go.'' She replied.

Well, that wasn't a no, right?

Flashback end


Delia's POV

"And we all wonder why Garrett hates Ben so much," I chimed in, and we all laughed at that.

Garrett's crush on Jasmine was so obvious. How had we not noticed earlier?

"Don't worry, the feeling's mutual," Ben said, shooting a quick glare to Garrett.

Garrett just scoffed and crossed his arms at that, turning away from him.

"I am so sick of all the fighting occurring in this room," Lindy and Logan's mom said, and I nodded in agreement.

"I know, right?" I said. "I'm annoyed with it too."

"Says the girl who automatically hated me at first sight," Scarlett pointed out with animosity, and I just rolled my eyes at that.

I had reasons. Very good reasons. But, at the same time, so did everyone else...

"Anyways, who's going to keep telling the story?" Lindy and Logan's dad asked.

Scarlett and Ben exchanged a look, before Ben chipped in, "I'll tell the story." We all looked at him. "Okay, so at our house..."


Flashback

Ben's POV

"Hey brother! Bro! Pal!" Scarlett said, smiling at me and hugging me when she got home.

I looked at her strangely.

"Sis, what do you want?" I asked her dully.

Scarlett looked innocent. "What do you mean, what do I want? Ben, can't I just say that without you having to assume that I want something?"

I gave her a look. I knew that she wanted something from me.

Living with her for so long kind of helped with that.

"Come on, Scarlett," I told her. "Spill."

"So..." Scarlett started, looking around the house and pretty much anywhere but me, "Jaz and I went over to the mall to go shopping after you left."

My eyes widened. Not this again. "Scar, if you want more money, you're going to have to ask Mom and Dad. I am not giving you any more after that catastrophe!"

"So what if you didn't have enough money for a date? It was your fault for promising the girl a candlelit dinner at the nicest restaurant in town!" Scarlett exclaimed, shrugging off the fact that she practically made me bankrupt.

I looked at her in disbelief and said, "It's not my fault she had high expectations."

"Then you shouldn't have asked a rich spoiled girl out on a date," she pointed out, and even I had to admit that was true.

"Hey! She was pretty!" I exclaimed.

Scarlett then looked at me, offended, and I added, "Not as pretty as you, of course."

She chuckled. "You don't have to say that because I'm your sister and because you're such a charmer."

"Me? A charmer?" I smirked, fixing my hair and jacket. "We both know that's true."

She rolled her eyes jokingly and said, "Don't act like that around the house. It's disturbing."

I rolled my eyes jokingly as well and laughed, and suddenly, she looked at me seriously.

I tried to not show that I was confused.

If she didn't need money (which was usually what she needed, considering how much time she spent shopping), then what did she need from me?

"Ben, Jasmine's a really nice girl," she said.

I nodded. "I know that. I've been hanging around her like you have for the past few days, and she's a pretty cool chick. Why are you telling me this?"

"She's also really pretty and knows how to have fun," Scarlett continued.

I nodded at that as well. Where was she going with this? "Yeah, that's true."

Suddenly, what she was hinting at clicked in my head.

She was worried I would hurt Jaz.

My eyes widened, and I immediately shook my head. "No, no, no, Scar, you got this all wrong. I don't like Jaz that way."

Her eyes widened, and I couldn't tell whether she felt relieved or disappointed.

"You don't?" She seemed kind of shocked, and I wondered why.

Jaz was pretty awesome and a totally fun girl to be around, but I didn't like her that way.

I shook my head. "No, I don't. She's cool and everything, but I see her more as a friend. Why?"

Scarlett smiled. "I was just wondering, since you called her beautiful and stuff like that..."

I laughed. "Scar, you know I do that to all my female friends."

She laughed as well, but once she stopped, she looked at me again seriously. "You sure you don't like Jasmine that way?"

I shook my head. "No. I like somebody else."

Scarlett's eyes widened, and I internally slapped myself on the forehead at my stupidity.

Usually I was very open with who I liked and stuff, but this time, I couldn't.

All my friends would kill me if they knew. I had to keep it a secret.

Grr! I had such a big mouth sometimes.

"Who do you like?" Scarlett asked me.

"Sis, it's none of your business," I told her.

She looked at me in confusion. "Ben, you always tell me who you like. Come on, please? You know I won't tell anyone."

I looked down and muttered, "Yeah, but in this case, you would."

If I told her, she would go run and tell everyone. And then I would be screwed. I didn't want that.

Scarlett opened her mouth to say something, but then the front door flung open.

Our parents walked inside the living room, smiling at us. "Hey you guys! We brought dinner from the Italian restaurant across town that you guys loved!"

I smiled in happiness and relief. I was so relieved that they came at this moment.

Then I wouldn't have to worry so much about Scarlett figuring out my crush until later. "Yay! You guys get my favorite pasta?"

"Of course!" my mom exclaimed.

I smiled, running towards them and grabbing the paper bag.

As we dug into our dinner, Scarlett gave me a look that told me this conversation wasn't over.

I knew it wasn't. But it was right now. And that was all I cared about.

Flashback end


Garrett's POV:

''Why didn't you want to tell your own sister who you are in love with?'' I asked Ben with a smirk.

Ben rolled his eyes at that. ''Because it would've made things only worse, and you guys were pretty good on making them worse on your own.'' He replied.

I looked in disbelief at him, but couldn't even really complain.

Gosh. I hated this guy so much and he knew it and used it against me.

''Wasn't it actually better for you that Ben didn't have a crush on Jasmine?'' Scarlett now asked me.

I didn't reply to that.

''It would've been if Jasmine would've got the hint for real from the first time on and would've felt the same.'' Lindy now stated.

Jasmine shot her a look and then replied, ''Yeah, falling for one of your stupid plans right away. Of course.''

Lindy glared at her and Jasmine glared back.

I groaned, thinking about how stupid I must've been to agree to that plan.

''The plan is still not stupid.'' Lindy said to us and we all rolled our eyes.

''Even I have to say that it was.'' Ben now replied.

Lindy looked in disbelief at him and the parents looked confused at them.

''What do you guys mean with that?'' Mom asked.

Ben and Lindy looked at her and quickly cried, ''Nothing!''

Haha. Yeah absolutely nothing as always.

''Tell that someone who believes that.'' I told them.

They glared at me as Mr. Peterson sighed.

''Can someone please just tell the story on?'' He asked.

Everyone looked at Scarlett and me at that. Scarlett shot me a look and I groaned.

''I'm not going to tell on.'' I stated.

Scarlett glared at me, but then she replied, ''Fine. I will. Well, later that day...''


Flashback

Scarlett's POV:

It was 7 p.m. and I just called Jasmine to come over again.

Ben disappeared in his room and didn't want to talk to me anymore, but what I knew was that he didn't feel the same for Jasmine and maybe I could get Jasmine to forget my brother.

I wouldn't have minded the two that much, but I also wouldn't force my brother to anything.

I knew out of experience that that never went good. Especially when it came to love.

I sighed and sat down on the couch, waiting for Jasmine.

Not even 5 minutes later the doorbell rang and I quickly stood up and went to the door.

I opened it and Jasmine stood in front of me, confused.

''Why did you ask me to come over at this time, Scarlett?'' She asked me, confused.

I chuckled at that. ''Hello to you, too. Come in.'' I said to her.

Jasmine looked confused at me, but followed me into the house.

How could I tell her the thing with Ben the best without hurting her?

She was a great friend and I didn't want to see her upset. Especially not because of my brother.

I didn't blame Ben for not having feelings for her, but since he disappeared in his room and didn't even know about her crush, I had to tell her.

''What did you want to talk about at that time?'' Jasmine asked me again as we sat down on the couch.

I sighed at that and then slowly replied, ''Jasmine, we have to talk about your crush on my brother.''

At first, her face lit up. "You talked to him?" she asked happily.

I nodded. It hurt that she was so happy about that.

I had to let her down easy. But how was I supposed to do that when she was beaming brighter than the sun?

"Yes, I did," I told her.

"Ooh! What did he say?" Jasmine asked, excited.

Okay, Scarlett, you have to do this, I told myself.

Maybe she'd react best if I just told her bluntly. Maybe it was like ripping off a band-aid. Fast and quick.

But, at the same time, Jasmine wasn't one to react kindly to a blunt response.

That was how it was with her and Lindy, and that didn't work out too well.

"He said something about liking someone," I told her.

Her smile then went wider.

"Does he like me?" Jasmine asked me.

I didn't know how to respond to that. I couldn't say yes; that would be a lie.

But how was I supposed to tell her that he didn't without breaking her heart?

She took my silence as an answer, because her face dropped as she said sadly, "He doesn't like me, does he?"

I nodded sadly at that, placing my hand on her shoulder to try to comfort her. "I'm really sorry, Jasmine."

"It's fine. It's just that," she paused, looking at me, "I thought that we had something special."

"I'm sorry, but he doesn't realize what he's missing out on," I told her with a smile. "I mean, you're really sweet, awesome, and super pretty."

She flipped her brown hair. "Well, that I know."

I laughed. That was my best friend. "I personally think it's for the best. I mean, it would be super awkward if you guys broke up. It may cause a rift in all of our friendships."

She nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's true. I guess I didn't think about it that way."

I nodded, smiling at her. "And besides, now you can focus on that Garrett guy."

She looked down, and I could tell that she was trying to suppress a blush.

I smiled. I honestly thought that they wouldn't be a horrible couple, even if he was a really bad flirter.

"I don't know about him," Jasmine told me, a blush still evident on her cheek. "I mean, he's been my best friend since we were little, and I've never thought about him that way, but... I don't know."

"You'll never know until you try," I said, motioning to her phone.

She looked at it for a few moments before sighing.

"I still don't know," she said, looking up. "I have to think about it more. It's just confusing since he's my best friend and all..."

I nodded in understanding. "Don't worry, Jaz, I get it. I'm not going to force you or anything. Now, maybe we can convince my parents for a sleepover so then we can have a spa night!"

Jasmine beamed. "Yes! Come on, let's go!"

She then ran upstairs, and I smiled, going up with her.

Maybe I could convince her more about Garrett since Ben didn't like her that way and I didn't want to see her alone.

Flashback end


Well, Jasmine took it well at the end after all, but doesn't know about Garrett.

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