Chapter 11!
Aubrey's POV:
I wake up to a text from A.
You failed. Meredith told Drew before you could expose her. Don't worry, you still have a chance to redeem yourself. Get Drew to kiss you in front of Meredith. Let's make the cheater feel the pain. Do this by friday, and you'll be on the runway on saturday. If you fail, your little secret will be on the front page of every magazine. Xoxo
-A
I can't do that can I? Meredith and I aren't friends or anything, but that's a bit much. I shake off the text and dump the rest of the pills into my hand. If I do this, I'll be walking in the show on saturday. It could be the thing to launch my career. It's only one kiss right? I nod and and put all the pills in my mouth.
See you tonight! -Val
I roll my eyes in annoyance. I can't believe I agreed to this dinner with Val and Adam. I haven't even asked Nathan yet, but I'm sure I could use the whole cheating thing to blackmail him.
"Where are you headed?" Mom asks as I hurry down the stairs.
"I'm going over to Nathan's." I tell her.
"Does this mean you're over Adam?" She asks.
"Nathan is just a friend."
"Whatever you say." She says with a wink.
I pretend to laugh and slip out the door. I jump in the car and hurry to the Casey's house.
"Can I help you?" an elderly woman asks as she opens the door.
"I'm looking for Nathan." I tell her with my best smile.
She opens the door and motions for me to come in, "Nathan your one night stand is here."
"I'm his girlfrien-"
"She's just a friend." He interrupts as he makes his way down the stairs.
She rolls her eyes and walks out of the room.
"What are you doing here?" He asks.
"I don't think I'm the one that needs to do the explaining." I tell him, "You're the one who ditched me last night."
He sighs and drags me to his room, "I'm sorry about that. I had something I needed to take care of."
"More like someone." I scoff
He raises an eyebrow, "What are you hinting at?"
"I know that you left with Meredith." I tell him, "I know everything that is going on between you two."
"Do you?" He challenges
"Yes, but don't worry I won't tell." I smile, "On one condition."
"Why do you think I care?" He asks
"Because Drew doesn't know." I tell him
"And that affects me how?"
"He's your brother." I tell him, "He'd never forgive you."
"My brother's opinion of me isn't my biggest concern."
"Maybe not, but Meredith's opinion is." I say, "She'd be upset if he found out."
He sighs, "What is this condition?"
"Come with me tonight and pretend to be my boyfriend." I say to him, "I need Val and Adam to believe that you are madly in love with me and you didn't leave me all alone to hook up with your brother's girlfriend."
"Sounds easy enough." He shrugs.
"Also, when the time comes, I get to break up with you." I smile.
"Deal." He says shaking my hand.
"Great." I smirk, "Is your brother home?"
"I'm not sure." He says, "But, why do you care if he is?"
"I know what it feels like to be cheated on." I explain, "I want to see how he's holding up."
Nathan rolls his eyes, "His room is the third one on the right."
I thank him and pull out my phone.
Show time xoxo.
-A
"Knock knock!" I say opening his door.
He sets down his book and turns to face me, "Why are you here?"
"I came to talk to your brother. He really hurt me." I explain
"How?" He asks.
"He cheated on me last night."
"Wait, you're saying that my brother and my girlfriend hooked up?" He says piecing it all together.
"I think you mean ex girlfriend, but yes that's what happened."
"How do you know?" He asks
"He told me." I lie
Drew looks at the picture of him and Meredith on his table.
"Drew, you can do so much better." I tell him.
"No I can't." He laughs.
"Are you going to get back together with her?" I ask him.
"We didn't break up." He says, "I just need time to think."
"This is the second time I've been cheated on." I sigh, "It's not a good feeling."
"You're right, it's not." He sighs.
"I want them to feel how we feel." I explain.
Drew looks at me, "What do you mean?"
"Kiss me." I smile
"What? No!" He says moving away from me.
"Not now" I tell him, "Monday at school."
"Why?" He asks
"Meredith needs to know how it feels." I explain.
"I'm not sure." Drew tells me, "I don't want to hurt her."
"You're too nice." I sigh, "Once she sees you kissing someone else, she'll immediately know how you feel right now."
"Okay. Fine." Drew gives in, "But only one kiss."
"One kiss." I agree.
I get up and pull out my phone.
Get ready for Monday.
I send it to A.
I take a deep breath get out of the car.
"You'll be fine." Nathan reassures me.
I take one last breath and open the door.
"Aubs!" Val says in her fakers voice.
"Hi Val." I smile, "Adam."
He nods.
"Please sit." She commands
Nathan pulls out my chair for me.
"You must be Nathan." Val says admiring him.
"That's me." He smiles.
"How did you two meet?" Adam asks.
Nathan smiles at meet as he holds my hand, "I'm a photographer and a few weeks ago I arrived back into the country. When I landed in New York, I saw a billboard with the most beautiful girl in the world. I shook it off and headed for Rosewood. The next time I saw was at school. I had to drop something off for my brother and I saw her angelic face. I went over and asked her to model for me, and the rest as they say, is history."
"That's incredible." Val blushes
"We really connected during the shoot." I add
The rest of the night, Val drooled over Nathan as Adam tried to hide his jealousy.
"Good job tonight." I tell him
He starts the car, "Thanks."
"So, what are you wearing to the show on Saturday?" I ask him.
"What?"
"My show." I remind him.
"I thought this was a one time thing." He says.
"You're right. I guess I'll just tell your brother the truth now." I lie.
He lets out a sigh, "I'll wear my nicest suit."
I clap my hands together in excitement. We drive back to his house so I can pick up my car. When we pull up to the house, Drew is sitting on the steps.
"Hey bro." Nathan waves.
Drew gets up and walks towards us. He goes right up to Nathan and punches him hard in the face.
"What the hell was that for?" Nathan asks holding his nose.
"That was for having sex with my girlfriend." He growls.
"Who told you?" Nathan asks him.
I gulp.
"Aubrey." Drew says pointing at me.
"So you've been blackmailing me for no reason?" He asks me.
I nod.
"How could you do that to me?" Drew asks Nathan.
"I didn't know she was your girlfriend the first time." I tell him.
"And the second time?" Drew asks.
"The second time just happened. We didn't plan for it to happen." Nathan explains.
Drew punches Nathan again.
"I'm going to go." I say quickly.
I run to my car and drive off as fast as I can. What have I done? I've ruined everything.
Getting cold feet? Just remember what's on the line. Xoxo.
-A
A is right. I need to do this. Meredith did this to herself, and she can get herself out of that mess. I need to focus on making it into the show on saturday. My mom won't just put me in it. I need the lady from mom's agency to want me in the show, and A promised to do that for me.
