Chapter 11: Katherine's Secret
"WHAT?" Nick asked, shocked.
"Nick, don't tell her I told you or Joe because…" I started to say, tears streaming down my cheeks.
"Megan I won't, come here," he said, giving me a hug. I cried quietly on his shoulder for a few minutes. "Does he abuse her?"
"Verbally, not physically," I said.
"Is she OK?" Nick asked, concerned.
"She's fine. She just doesn't like to be at home a lot. That's why she tries to visit as often as she can."
"Megan, why doesn't she call social services or something?"
"Well, he's the only family she has left. She doesn't want that taken away." It was silent for a minute. "I'm kind of worried for Joe."
"Why?" Nick asked.
"I don't know how her dad will react to her having a boyfriend."
"Joe's a good kid, he can take care of himself and Katherine," Nick reassured me. I looked up at Nick and we both started laughing. "Why are you laughing?"
"I love how you called Joe a kid."
Nick smiled and asked, "Did her dad like James?"
"No, he never let her go out with him. He even intercepted her phone calls and all of that."
Nick looked like he was considering something. "I think we should tell somebody."
"Nick, no," I yelled.
"Why not?"
"She doesn't want us too. I wasn't even supposed to tell you so please," I begged.
"Megan," he started to say.
"Nick, please. Please." He closed his eyes and nodded.
"Fine," he said.
"Thank you," I said, kissing him.
"I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too," I said back.
"But I still feel like I should tell somebody," he insisted.
"Talk to Katherine," I said. "NO WAIT! Don't. I wasn't supposed to tell you. You can 't talk to her."
"Fine," he said. "Let's change the subject."
"OK, what do you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Let's talk about sex," he said, laughing.
"WHAT?" I asked, sitting up.
"It's a song," he said. "I wasn't serious."
"OK good," I said, laying back down. Nick laughed and started stroking my hair. "What do you want to do tomorrow?"
"I don't know," I said.
"Do you want to see a movie?"
"What movie?"
"Twilight?"
"You want to see Twilight?" I asked, smiling.
"Yeah, I read that book. Why not see the movie?"
"Would you be able to go to a movie theatre without being noticed?" I asked him.
"We can use the back entrance," he said.
"Fun," I said. "I'm tired so I'm going to go to bed."
"Fine," Nick said as I got up and left his room. I changed into my pajamas and got under the covers.
The next morning I woke up at 11. Surprisingly, I woke up on my own. I got out of bed and found Joe, Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast. "No rude awakening this morning?" I asked Joe. He shook his head and went back to eating his cereal. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing," he replied. I heard some loud noise coming from the front room. "O MY GOSH KEVIN, THEY'RE BACK!" Joe yelled, standing on top of his chair.
"SAVE ME!" Kevin yelled.
"Paul Kevin Jonas II and Joseph Adam Jonas, get off of the chair," Mrs. Jonas said.
"NO! The Poltergeist is out to get us!" Joe yelled, hugging Kevin.
"Umm, guys. That was just Frankie falling down the steps," I said.
"Oh," Kevin said.
"Did you guys watch that movie last night?" I asked.
"Yes, scariest thing ever," Joe said.
"Same," Kevin replied.
Frankie walked into the room rubbing his head. "Who put their pillow on the staircase?"
"That would be Joe," Kevin said. "He didn't want to sleep anywhere where there was a TV."
"You could have slept in the bathroom," Frankie suggested.
"Not after what happened last time," Joe said.
"What happened," I asked.
"I was sleeping in the bathtub and Kevin walked in to take a shower and turned the water on and…well, it was incredibly cold."
"I remember that," Kevin said. "You said you were going to get me back but you never did."
"Thanks for reminding me," Joe said, smiling. Kevin groaned.
"Megan, can you go wake Nick? Big Rob's going to be here in half an hour to take you guys to the movies," Mrs. Jonas said.
"OK," I said and walked upstairs, dodging Joe's pillows and blankets all over the steps. "Nick," I whispered in his ear once I was upstairs. He rolled over and smiled at me. "Why did you sleep in so late?"
"Late night," he said, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
"I went to bed at like 11," I said.
"I couldn't sleep," he told me.
"Why not?" I asked, rubbing his back.
He looked at me and I understood. "Do you want to go see that movie now?" Nick asked.
"Sure," I replied. Nick and I got dressed and we went downstairs.
"Joe, I told you not to watch that movie," Nick said.
"I should have listened to you," Joe muttered.
"OK, well let's go," Nick said, grabbing my hand.
"Have fun at the girly movie," Kevin said, laughing.
"Shut up," Nick said. We walked outside and met Big Rob by the SUV. Nick and I hopped in the backseat and drove to the movie theatre. When we got there, Big Rob dropped us off in the back of the theatre. We paid for out ticket and walked into the theatre. We got seats in the back of the theatre and sat down. Nick put the arm rest up and put his arm around me.
When the movie was over, I was crying. "Why the heck are you crying?" Nick asked, rolling his eyes.
"It was so beautiful," I sobbed. Nick gave me a hug and we walked out of the theatre.
"O MY GOSH! IT'S NICK JONAS!" I heard someone yell behind us.
Nick smiled at me and turned around to acknowledge his fans. "Hey," Nick said.
"Can we get a picture with you?" One of the girls asked. This girl looked really familiar, but I didn't know when I had seen her before. "O…" she said when she saw me. "You're Nick's girlfriend, I remember you!"
"Umm…" I started to say. I recognized her but I had no idea where from.
"You probably don't remember me," she started to say. Suddenly it clicked.
"Wait! Are you one of the girls that broke into the Jonas' house?" I asked. "You were the girl that smacked me!"
"O…well I was kind of hoping we could get past that," she suggested. Nick hugged me tighter and put his arm around my waist. "Do you want to hang out today?" she asked me.
"Umm, I already have plans, sorry," I muttered.
"O ok, maybe another time," she said, walking off. Nick and I walked back out to the SUV and I screamed into his chest.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing," I said, sitting up and giving him a peck on the lips.
"Where too?" Big Rob asked.
"Well apparently Megan already has plans today," Nick said, smiling at me.
"Uhh, no," she said. "Let's spend the whole day together!"
"Aww, do we have too?" Nick asked jokingly. I smacked his playfully and he said, "Let's go ice skating."
"Haha, no," I said. "That's not what I do."
"Fine…how about we go out to eat, I'm kind of hungry." Big Rob drove us to McDonald's and we got out of the car and sat down in the restaurant.
"I can't believe we're eating at McDonald's," I said.
"Why? Are you embarrassed?" Nick asked.
"No, it's just…McDonald's?" Nick smiled and bought food. I got 2 cheeseburger and Nick got 2 hamburgers.
"Can I have your pickles?" Nick asked as I picked them off of my cheeseburger. I threw them at him and he caught them in his mouth. "Now that's skill," Nick said, laughing. I rolled my eyes and my phone vibrated.
Megan! Joe and I are back together! Officially! –Katherine
I smiled and said, "Joe and Katherine are back together."
"That's great," Nick said, smiling. "Are you two scheming about being sisters?"
"We could…" I said, smirking. "Frankie's already thinking about being Amy's brother."
"I love you," he said, kissing my hand.
"Incredibly random but OK," I said, smiling. Nick laughed. We finished our burgers and walked back out to the SUV.
"We have a concert tomorrow night, do you want to come?" Nick asked.
"DUH!" I yelled. "Why would I miss an opportunity to watch you perform?"
"I was wondering…could I play the song I wrote you?"
"Yeah," I said, smiling.
"Really?" he asked, grinning.
"Sure, I mean. It's a great song! Why not sing it to your fans?" He gave me a hug and kissed me on the forehead. We walked into the Jonas house and saw Katherine and Joe asleep on the couch.
"Why are they asleep on the couch?" Nick asked.
"They had like the loudest fight I had ever heard," Kevin said. "One minute they were screaming at the top of their lungs, the next they were making out."
Nick rolled his eyes and we walked upstairs.
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