A/N: Another Chapter for all you lovely fans! ^_^
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Sydney's POV
The car ride home with Adrian consisted of me telling him what I did, and him laughing the rest of the way home. I mean, what was so funny about me sliming Laurel? We arrived home, and Adrian opened my door, still chuckling to himself. I got out, and rolled my eyes at him.
"Honestly, Adrian it wasn't that funny." I said. He shook his head, following me to the door.
"What's funny is the actual idea that you would do something that funny." He said. I unlocked the door, and turned back towards him.
"I'm funny." I say in my defense. He rolls his eyes.
"Yeah, sure, whatever floats your boat Sage." He said, walking past me and into the house. My mouth dropped open, and I followed him inside shutting the door.
"I am too, funny." I say, but it only makes him laugh harder. "I am!" I shout. He turned around, and sighed.
"Look, Sage. I'll admit, you have your humorous moments, but you're not really a gut busting comedian." He said. I glared at him.
"I'll prove it." I said. He looked at me amused, and crossed his arms.
"Alright, let me hear it." He said. I smiled, thinking of a joke.
"Okay, I know this really good one." I said. He nodded, waiting for me to say it. "Okay. Why did the watermelon get married?" I asked. He raised an eyebrow at me. "'Cause it cantaloupe!" I laughed, slapping my knee like it was the funniest thing in the world, but Adrian just stood there.
"You done?" he asked. I stopped laughing and sighed.
"Okay, I'll admit it, it wasn't all that funny." I said. He sighed, and shook his head. "Okay fine, you tell one." I challenged. He looked at me unsure, but that grin told me he was thinking about it. "Go on." I prod.
"Fine." He said, and looked at me seriously. "What is the difference between 'Oooh!' and 'Aahhh!' ?" he asked. I thought for a while, and I didn't get it.
"I don't know." I said. He smirked.
"About three inches." He said. I looked at him confused, not getting it. He chuckled, and patted my head. "You're virgin mind wouldn't get it." He said, walking upstairs. My jaw dropped, and it suddenly clicked.
"EW! Adrian that is so gross!" I shouted, and he laughed as I followed him up the stairs.
"Took you long enough Sage." He laughed, walking into his room.
"Of course you would think up a dirty joke." I retorted, sitting down on his bed. He continued to chuckle to himself as he lay down. I looked around his room, noticing the few changes he had made. There were only a few pictures up, one right on his night stand.
I looked over it, noticing three girls in the picture. The tallest had dark colored hair that fell down in beautiful waves, while the other two were blond, one with blue eyes, the other with green eyes, just like Adrian.
"Which one of them is Rose?" I asked, assuming that one of them were her.
"Hmm?" Adrian responded.
"Which one is Rose?" I asked, gesturing to the picture. He looked over to the picture, and stared at it.
"The one in the middle." He answered. I looked back at the tall one, with dark colored hair. She was very beautiful. I could see why Adrian would fall for her.
"And the others?" I asked. He looked away from the picture.
"The one the right is my cousin Lissa, and the other one is Jill." He said. I looked at the picture for a little longer, but I turned away from it. For some reason, I felt a little strange. It was like my stomach flipped upside down, and I was sad.
"Sage, you owe me an explanation." Adrian said. I shook myself from the feeling, and looked at Adrian confused once more. "What was all that about with Julia?" he asked. I sighed, shaking my head at the memory.
"It was one of the darkest moments in our lives." I said. Adrian sat up, probably sensing my seriousness.
"What happened?" he asked. I looked at him, seeing his concern. I looked back down at my hands, and explained.
"About two years ago, the girls and I – including Laurel – were at a party down in St. George. It was one of Laurel's friend's college parties. We were 14 at the time, I should have known better than to go." I said.
"But what happened?" he asked. I pushed my hair out of my face, and continued.
"Well, Laurel started to get drunk, but the rest of us knew better. Kristin took tiny sips, but only to give her a buzz. I was totally against drinking or eating anything at this party, and so was Julia. But I turn my back for one second," tears began to spring into my eyes as I remember that night.
"Sage?" Adrian asked, trying to look at me. I shook my head, turning away.
"Someone must have drugged her, or something, because the next thing I know Julia is gone from sight." I sniffle, wiping the oncoming snot from my nose. "It took a long time for Kristin and I to find her, but when we did it was too late." I wiped at my eyes to get rid of the tears.
"We found Julia passed out in one of the rooms upstairs. Her shirt was torn and pushed up past her chest, her skirt and underwear around her ankles, and bruises around her body." I shut my eyes tight, trying to get rid of the images that flooded my head.
"Did you catch the bastard?" Adrian asked furious. I shook my head.
"We never found out who it was." I said, and sighed. "We found out Julia was pregnant a few weeks later." Adrian's hand covered mine, and I didn't even notice that I was shaking.
"That's what Laurel meant." He said. I nodded.
"After a lot of thought, and counseling, Julia finally decided to get rid of the baby."
"She got an abortion?" Adrian asked shocked. I shook my head.
"No, Julia wouldn't even consider it. She chose to have a closed adoption. She doesn't have anything to do with her child anymore." I explained. Adrian nodded, understanding.
"But it nearly destroyed Jules. She will never remember than night, and she will never get the Justice she deserves." I said a little bitterly. Adrian nodded again.
"You are a good friend. You stay with her no matter what. Nothing like Laurel, who throws it into her face, and even when it was her own damn fault." He said. I shook my head again.
"No, it was my fault. I should have watched Julia more carefully. I should have never-"
"Sydney!" Adrian shouted. I flinched, not from him shouting, but the way he said my name. "It was not your fault. You weren't the one to bring her to that party. If anything, it was Laurel's cousin for exposing you girls to such a grown up party." He said.
"Do not blame yourself for this." He ordered me. I could feel more tears swell up in my eyes again, and buried my head in my hands. "It's okay." Adrian said, wrapping his arms around me, and kissing the top of my head.
I leaned into him, needing his support. I knew he was right. Everyone kept telling me it wasn't my fault, but I couldn't help feel that it was. That feeling wouldn't go away, but having Adrian helps me deal with it.
I don't remember what happened next, because the next thing I knew, I woke up. I opened up my eyes to find myself next to Adrian, on his bed.
My head lay on his chest, with his arms still wrapped around me. He was sleeping, light snores escaping his lips. I looked around the room to find it lightly lit by the moon's beam. I checked the time to see it was only 8:00 at night. I fell back against Adrian, and fell asleep again.
A/N: Start happy, end happy, right? Hope you enjoyed it! Review and tell me what you think! ^_^
