A/N: Eh, brief filler chapter but it's whatever. Hope you guys enjoy it.
"Are you sure that you don't want to come? It would be really fun if you tagged along!" Serena whines as she pulls on the sleeve of Kim's jacket.
"Serena, I'm really tired of being a fifth wheel." Kim mumbles as she shakes her head. "Seriously, I'm sure you guys will have just as much fun without me there."
Serena pouts and folds her arms tightly before she plops down on her best friend's bed. "Then I'm not going."
"Serena, come on, be serious."
"I am being serious! We used to hang out all the time as friends! What's so different now?"
"Two things are different. I have become the fifth wheel, and I have a crush on Abbie. That's what's different, and if you ask me, those are pretty big factors in this situation. Seriously, don't throw away your night of fun because I'm not there. I'll just find something else today. Maybe I'll read or watch a movie or whatever, but I'll find something."
Sighing, Serena shakes her head and folds her arms tightly. "No. If that's how you're going to spend your Friday night, then that's how I'm going to spend my Friday night. Kim, you're still my best friend alright? Just because I have a girlfriend now does not mean that is my first priority."
Kim huffs humorlessly and draws her knees up to her chest. "Sure doesn't seem that way with Alex. With her, Abbie comes twice before anything else. Her relationship is her first priority over anything and everyone. You've noticed though right? That the three of us don't spend anytime together like we used to when we were little or anything before sophomore year? We used to be inseparable but then Alex went and got a girlfriend and now it's like the three of us don't spend anytime together as best friends anymore. I guess since you're with Liv now I…I guess I sort of feel like…"
"Like we're just going to abandon you completely." Serena finishes of with an understanding nod.
"Y-yeah…I mean…Alex is already all over Abbie all the time. I just feel like that since you have Liv, there's really no reason for you to want to hang out with me anymore. It's okay if you don't Rena, really. You have priorities now and it's okay if I'm not one of them. I just don't want to feel like I'm in the way, you know? I mean, when we went to the movies a few days ago, it was nice to hang out with everyone and anything, but you do realize that you were the only person who actually talked to me? Olivia isn't really all that talkative to begin with because I guess she's just a quiet person, but Alex and Abbie were of course, as usual, too engrossed with each other. Like I said, you were literally the only person that even relatively noticed I was there. Do you know how it feels to have all of your friends pair up with each other and then you're stuck being the odd one out? I feel like right now, you're going to continue to talk to me but soon you're going to start spending more and more time with Liv and then I'm going to be stuck by myself because you guys have all moved on. Pretty soon I'm not going to even matter to you guys anymore."
"Hey, Kim, no, c'mon, you know that's not true. We made a pact when we were little that says we would always stay best friends no matter what, right?"
Kim snorts bitterly and shakes her head. "Yeah, glad to see that Alex is holding up to that real well. I swear, all she focuses on now is Abbie. That's all she ever thinks about, that's all she ever talks about is how she is going to spend time with Abbie, or what she and Abbie plan to do after school and on the weekends, or how amazing Abbie is or the latest sweetest thing that Abbie's done. Then that transfers over to spending time with Abbie all the time or always talking to Abbie. Everything revolves around Abbie in her world. Why is that?"
Serena sighs and shakes her head in disapproval on behalf of their absent best friend. "Because Alex has this disillusion that Abbie is perfect. She thinks Abbie is perfect and she believes that she's in love. Ever since they…did it, Alex has been really clingy to Abbie and to be honest, it's boarder line annoying. Listen, I hear where you're coming from alright? But I promise you that nothing is going to make me abandon you. Best friends before anything else right?"
"Yeah…but that still doesn't mean that you have to cancel your date to slum it here with me…"
"It wasn't even a date Kim. We were all just going to play mini golf and eat pizza and stuff."
"Whose idea was it to invite me?"
"Why does that matter?"
"Just answer the question."
Serena hesitates for a moment before she continued. "It was mine, but I don't even see how that is relevant to anything?"
Kim throws up her hands in exasperation. "See? You were the one who invited me, but no one else objected to me tagging along. If you hadn't invited me, I bet the others wouldn't have even mentioned it. It was intended to be a double date Serena, you just made it weird by inviting me. No one was just going to object it."
"Well it doesn't matter now does it? Because I've already made up my mind to spend Friday night here with you, my best friend. We can watch movies and talk about our feelings and do all the other things girls do. Maybe you could even tell me a little more about this crush on Abbie that you have."
"I don't know what else there is to tell you…"
"Like when did it start? Why do you like her? Do you think she likes you? What would you do if she likes you?"
Rolling her eyes, Kim shakes her head even though a small smile tugs at her lips. "You sound like my sister Carmen." She says before sighing. "I don't know. She came to me and asked me if I could help teach her how to dance so she could surprise Alex at the winter/fall dance coming up. So like I said, I've been helping her with that and we've been dancing together and it's just…it's just one day she looked at me and I felt…something, something that I haven't ever really felt before. She really is a nice person, and contrary to popular belief, she is a huge softie. I don't know Rena, I just…I find myself thinking about her when I shouldn't be and I find myself thinking things about her that I most definitely shouldn't be thinking. She'll tell me I look nice and I find myself blushing like a complete idiot. And it's not even in a flirtatious manner either, she's just making a general comment. I don't know…it's stupid, I know, but I just…I can't help it you know? As for what I would do? I thought we established I wouldn't do anything. Even if she did like me, which I am positive that she does not, I wouldn't do anything like that, that would hurt Alex. Do you know how bad that would me? If Abbie dumped her for me of all people?"
"Disaster." Serena states with a shake of her head. "Well look, you go get us some ice cream and pop corn and tell your parents that I'm staying over while I make a phone call and look for a movie for us to watch. That sound cool?"
"Yeah. Thanks for staying with me Rena. It means a lot."
"What else are best friends for?"
Meanwhile…
"So, Serena says that she's not gonna make it because she's having a girls night with Kim." Olivia states as she hangs up her phone.
"Is she serious…" Alex says as she rolls her eyes. "We've been waiting on her for like twenty minutes and then she calls to say that she's not coming to hang out with Kim?"
"Kim was supposed to come too you know." Olivia responds with a curious raise of her eyebrow, wondering where Alex's sudden attitude.
"Yeah, because Serena invited her, which why she did that was clearly beyond me." Alex answers as her brow furrows. "Clearly this was supposed to be a double date but obviously Serena doesn't know anything about that."
"You're the one that wanted to make it that." Abbie speaks up, grabbing her girlfriend's attention. "We just wanted it to be a group of friends hanging out but you turned it into this whole double date thing by not even inviting your own best friend. Maybe you should go and join them for their girls night. It would give you some time to spend with your best friends."
Alex pouts and presses her self up against her girlfriend. "But I wanna spend time with you." she nearly whines which causes Olivia to roll her eyes.
Abbie takes both of Alex's hands and puts the pouting blonde at arms length. "We spend time together all the time Baby, maybe you should go hang out with your friends? I mean think about it. You're always with me and you're never with them. You didn't even think to invite Kim to hang out with us tonight. Go hang out with your friends Al."
"Ugh, seriously Abbie? Are you trying to say that you just don't want to spend time with me right now? I want to be with you right now, not them. Why don't you get that?"
"Whoa, check your attitude alright? You need to calm down. And when did you get so mean all of a sudden? They're your friends Alex and they need you. You spend practically every ounce of your free time with me. I think some of that free time belongs with them."
Alex folds her arms tightly across her chest and rolls her eyes. "Fine, whatever. I'll go hang out with them. It's whatever."
"Alex, come on, seriously?" Abbie states contemplating following after her upset girlfriend. "Seriously!? Dude, why is she being like that?"
Liv shrugs and shoves her hands in her pockets. "Man, I don't know, but you need to get your girl to straighten up. I don't know what Alex's deal has been lately, but she's been extra clingy. Like, no joke."
"You've noticed it too? I don't even know what her problem is. I mean, at first she thought I was cheating on her and now she's always clinging to me. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love her, but I need some space too, you know?"
"Damn straight. Do you know what coach will do to you if she finds out that you've been off your game lately cause of your girlfriend? Our first game is next week and varsity cheer is cheering. You gonna be able to focus on the game or are you gonna be too busy staring at your girl on the side lines?"
"Hey, shut up, alright? I may have a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to focus."
"Out of fifty three point shots at practice, how many did you make this time last season?" Olivia asks with a raise of her eyebrows.
Abbie thinks for a moment before she shrugs. "Forty eight."
"You made twenty yesterday at practice…"
"…damn I'm screwed."
Hmmm, leave your thoughts?