A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I'm glad there's still people reading... Just wanted to say, may you rest in peace Michael Jackson! Although I wasn't a huge fan of his music, he was an icon and the King of Pop and I know a lot of people are devastated by his death. Anyways, I hope you all have a great weekend, TGIF!!!
"So, when are you going to tell Aidan about the plan?" Jade asked Jen over the phone.
Jen sighed. "I don't know, Jade, I'm not sure he'll go for it and if I tell him about this plan… I don't know, I just don't want to mess things up between us."
"Ugh, Jen, you won't!" Jade promised. "You have to tell him soon, you wouldn't want your sister stealing him from you, right?"
"I guess not," Jen shrugged and then heard the doorbell. "Ugh, someone's at the door, I'll call you back in five, okay?"
"Okay," Jade said and Jen hung up, running down the stairs to answer the door.
She smiled when she saw Aidan.
"Hey you!" She smiled. "I didn't know we had plans?"
"Uh, we don't…"
"I'm tutoring him tonight, Jen," Jen turned around and saw Melanie coming down the stairs, books in her hands.
"Oh," Jen said, awkwardly, as she looked at Aidan who gave her an apologetic look. "Well, I'll leave you two to it then, have fun." She said, trying to sound as enthusiastic as possible as she watched Melanie and Aidan get settled in the living room.
She frowned when she saw Melanie playfully hit his arm as the sat down. She ran back up the stairs and into her bedroom and dialed Jade's number.
"The plan is so totally on," Jennifer said and Jade smiled.
The next day at school, Andria was on her way to her locker when she saw Nick standing in front of it, attaching something.
She gasped. "You!" She shouted, walking over to him. "You're the one whose been sending me all those love letters, aren't you?" She shouted and he looked at her, raising an eyebrow.
"Uh, no," He quickly said. "I was just putting up this flyer for my friend's band," He said and she looked down at the flyer.
She sighed. "Ugh, I'm so sorry," She quickly said. "You probably think I'm crazy."
He laughed. "No, not at all."
She smiled. "It's just… this guy has been sending me all these love letters and while their really sweet, it's kind of creepy! I want to know who he is." Nick nodded. "Again, sorry, I don't know why I'm telling you all this." She said, laughing awkwardly.
He smiled. "It's okay," He shrugged. "Can I give you some advice though? About this mystery guy?" He asked and she nodded. "Maybe he's just scared that when he meets you… he won't be what you expect," She looked at him. "I mean, maybe he just thinks he isn't good enough for you so it would be better if you didn't know who he was."
She stared at him in awe. "Wow," She breathed. "I, um… I never thought of it that way," She said and he nodded. "Thanks."
"No problem," He smiled. "Well, I've gotta head to my locker and stuff, but I'll see you around?"
She smiled, holding her books closer to her. "Sure." She said, watching him go.
Casey walked towards his classroom but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Connor talking to Jade.
He walked over, fuming, and pushed Connor onto the locker.
"Casey, don't start!" Jade shouted but he barely heard her.
"What did I tell you about staying away from my girlfriend, Riley?" He asked his elbow in Connor's face.
Connor laughed. "You don't tell me who I talk to, Reed," He said, pushing Casey away and that was when he lost it. A fight began and both boys were throwing punches.
"Casey!" Jade shouted, trying to get in between the two boys but it was impossible. "Stop it, please!"
"What is going on here?" Julie asked, walking towards the two boys.
Connor immediately stopped and Jade pushed Casey away.
"Connor, you go to the principal's office and Casey," She said, turning to her godchild. "You come with me."
Both boys did as they were told, glaring at each other.
"What's going on with you, Casey?" Julie asked, as they walked down the hallway. "This is your second fight since the beginning of the year…"
"I know," He said, shaking his head and she looked at him, worriedly. "That guy just… he gets under my skin."
Julie nodded. "The Riley men seem to do that to people," She said and he nodded. "Are you sure that's it?"
He looked at her. "I don't know… I mean, I don't know why I've been having these random outbursts lately," He said, shaking his head. "I just, I've been having trouble controlling my anger and it's… scary." He admitted and she nodded.
"Well, what calms ya down?" She asked.
"Jade," He said, with a small smile.
"Well, that's good," Julie smiled. "From what I've seen and heard, Jade's always been there for you."
He nodded. "Yeah, she's… amazing." He said. "I'm just scared that one day, I'll lose it on her and, I don't want that to happen… I don't want to hurt her."
Julie nodded, understandingly. "You wouldn't hurt her, Casey, I've seen the way you two are with each other… I know you wouldn't hurt her, ever," She said and he nodded. "You should probably talk about this with your parents though; there might be something deeper than just not controlling it."
He nodded. "I don't know, they'd freak and make it bigger than it already is."
She nodded. "Well, you think about it, okay?" He nodded. "I'll see you soon, don't miss my class today!" She teased and he nodded, smiling.
"Thanks Julie," He said as she stood up. "I really needed that."
"Hey Mel," Aidan said, walking towards Melanie in the library. It was Friday after school and they were having another tutoring session.
"You're late again," She pointed out and he sat down across from her.
"I know," He said. "I'm sorry, Coach told me to stay and run a few extra laps," He shrugged. "No big deal."
"Very big deal, Aidan," She sighed. "Am I wasting my time here?"
"No, not at all!" He said and she gave him a look. "Come on, Mel, I might be late sometimes but I'm always here, aren't I?" He said and she nodded. "I'm completely serious about this, I promise I'm not going to mess this up… my mom would kill me."
She laughed. "Okay, good,"
"Plus," He started. "I like spending time with you."
She looked at him and he nodded. She sighed. "You have to stop doing that." She told him and he raised an eyebrow.
"Doing what?"
"Flirting with me!" She said and he looked at her. "Don't even deny it, because you do," She said and he looked away. "Just, if you really care about Jen, like you say you do, you'll stop because… she's not someone you want to mess with."
"I'm just trying to be nice," He said, defensively and she sighed.
"Well stop," She said. "I don't need to give Jen another reason to think I'm trying to steal her spotlight," She said and he nodded. "Can we get back to this now?"
Meanwhile, at the Mendoza house, Luis sat everyone, including Jared and Andrew, down in the living room for some ground rules.
"Okay, so," He started and both boys looked at him nervously. Sophia couldn't help but laugh as she watched her father grill them. ""Nobody goes into Sophia's room without permission from me or Livvie," He started and Livvie rolled her eyes. "Absolutely no sex, drinking, drugs, kissing, holding hands or anything of the sort," He continued and Sophia looked at Livvie and they both started laughing quietly. "But most of all, have fun but not too much fun." He said with a smile and the boys nodded.
Livvie laughed. "Just make yourselves at home boys." She said, taking Luis and bringing him into the kitchen.
Sophia laughed as she watched both boys relax.
"I guess I'll show you where you'll be staying," She said, getting up and Jared did the same.
"I hope my room's close to yours," Jared winked and she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Well, it was going to be Gaby's room but since I think you're a conceited jerk I decided to give Andy that room and you the basement." She said with a smile and Jared frowned.
"Ha ha, thanks big bro!" Andy said, following Sophia upstairs.
"Ah, women." He said, rolling his eyes as he followed them.
