Alright, thank you for the reviews. I understand that it's slow getting this story back, and it's not going to get the like twenty reviews per chapter it was getting before. But, I need something, some kind of motivation to make me want to push through this story. Other wise, I will delete it.
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LILLY'S POV
"Are you sure you can't hang out today?" I asked Joe, through the phone. I picked at a loose thread in the sheet on my bed.
"Yea. I'm sorry. Mom needs me to babysit Frankie, and though she adores you, she says I can't have anyone over," Joe said, sounding sad. I rolled over.
"Okay," I said, sounding deflated, "See you tomorrow."
"Right. Bye Lil," Joe said, hanging up, before I could even say goodbye. I sighed. This has been the third continuous day he's been busy. I've been bored out of my mind just lying around. Someone knocked on the door.
"Lilly, can I come in?" Cayce asked, already opening the door. I sat up.
"Hey," I whispered, feeling Joe deprived. I never thought I could become so attached to someone like this.
"Let's go somewhere," Cayce said, pulling me off of the bed. I rolled my eyes, "It will be fun. Come on."
"Fine," I gave in, not really putting up a fight to begin with. She grabbed my arm and ran down the hall and out the door.
"Be back before dinner!" Aunt Lucy hollered just before the front door banged shut. Cayce got in the front seat, nearly bouncing out of her seat. I opened the passenger side door, and stuck my head inside.
"How many Red Bulls did you have?" I asked, before even thinking about getting into the car with her. It was like drinking while drunk, dangerous.
"Only one," Cayce said, I shot her a look, "Okay, like, uhm, maybe ten."
"You're gonna die from drinking those one day," I said, cautiously getting into the car.
"Eh," Cayce said, obviously not caring as she backed down the driveway. I was still barely pulling my seatbelt across my body. I sped up that action a bit, as she peeled down the road.
"So, where are we going?" I asked, watching the scenery come to a halting stop. I saw the bright red light ahead of us. Cayce was still slightly twitchy.
"You'll see," Cayce said, getting this smile that reminded me of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"I'll just trust you then," I said, sinking into the seat, relaxing a bit. She honked her horn the second the light turned green, and then stepped on the gas the second she had a bit of space to fill up.
"Trust is a good think. Very essential to form relationships, of any sort," Cayce said. I scrunched up my eyebrows. Ten Red Bulls isn't safe for anyone. I now know that, first hand.
"Exactly," I said, shooting her an iffy glance. She pulled into a little playground parking lot. There were only like three cars in the entire parking lot. She turned off the car. What was I doing here? She got out of the car.
"Let's go Lilly," Cayce said, closing her door and impatiently waiting for me to get out. I made a slow, exaggerated effort of unbuckling my seat belt, "Now."
"Alright," I said, unbuckling and getting out at a record speed. Cayce was already halfway across the small soccer field. I ran to catch up with her.
"See," Cayce said to the playground. Does Red Bull make you delusional? "I told you guys, he wasn't with her."
"Oh," A male voice said, sounding a little disappointed. I saw blue converses dangling from one of the platforms. It was Nick.
"Who wasn't where with me?" I asked, confused. I noticed Kevin sitting next to Nick.
"Joe," Kevin mumbled, looking at the ground. Nick got up, and slid down the little slide. He ended up standing right in front of me.
"Where is he then?" I asked, feeling anxious; like I knew something was wrong. I had no idea what to think, feel, say. I just hugged Nick.
"We were hoping you knew," Cayce said, tapping her foot. I guess she was still jittery from all of the sugar and caffeine from the Red Bulls. Nick and I parted, but didn't move too much.
"I haven't seen him all day. In fact, I called him and wanted to know if he wanted to hang out. He said he had to babysit Frankie," I said, kicking this tiny rock with my shoe.
"Well, Frankie is with Mom and Dad down the shore today," Kevin said. I sighed, and hugged Nick again. I needed something solid.
"He rushed out the door this morning, and we thought he was going to see you," Nick said. I felt his phone vibrating in his pocket, but he didn't let me go. I needed one guy to prove that he still cared, that he wouldn't leave me. My dad left when I was six, and Oliver disappears when he has a new girlfriend. And so far, Joe has been failing, too. But, Nick has been there; standing in as my best friend the entire trip.
"I don't have a clue. Sorry," I said, resting my head on Nick's chest. I wanted to give up. Dating a celebrity was complicated.
"Do you think he's…?" Cayce asked, drifting off. I pulled away from Nick a bit, to see her face. She was biting her lip, looking at the ground, but she was still a little shaky.
"I hope not," Kevin said, wrapping his arms around her. I guess she's shaken up about this as well.
"I'd kill him," Nick said, as I realized what they were talking about. I gasped, and rolled my eyes so I wouldn't cry.
"Would he?" I cautiously asked. I was doing a lot of things cautiously. I took a step back, and folded into the arms of Nick.
"I don't think so," Kevin said, "But, he's unpredictable."
"Don't worry about it Lil. I'm sure he's not," Nick said, rubbing my back. I sighed, and tried not to think about someone else kissing him and making him laugh and being with him right now.
"How about the four of us go to the movies or something?" Cayce offered up. A family of four emerged from the forest, a trail, and walked to their car.
"I guess. I kinda want to see The Ugly Truth," I said, smiling. I could feel Nick's chest move as he breathed, and I could hear his heart beating in his chest.
"I still haven't seen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," Nick offered up. I adored the Transformers movie, even before Shia Labeouf was starring in them. I loosened my grip, so I could see Nick's entire face.
"You haven't?" I asked, appalled at the thought. He laughed, his curls bouncing.
"Nope," Nick said, smiling. I rolled my eyes. I was in a better mood. I wasn't feeling all mopey, and I wasn't focused on Joe being missing.
"Alright, well Nick and I drove here, so we all have to squeeze into that," Kevin said, pointing at Cayce's new Prius. She got a new car last week.
"I guess so," I said, leaving Nick's grip and walking to the car.
"Race you," Nick said, catching up with me, and falling into my stride.
"You're on Jonas," I said, starting to sprint. I was used to running to the car, seeing as I raced Mikey and Oliver to cars before. I guess it was an immature boy thing. I hit the car before Nick did, but we were both out of breath. Cayce and Kevin took their sweet time walking over, their hands intertwined.
"Come on Kev," Nick shouted at his older brother. Cayce was walking with a bounce in her step. Stupid Red Bull. She was near insanity because of that stuff. Those two finally reached the car, as Nick and I could breathe normally again. We got in the back seat, as the older two sat in the front.
"A cinematic adventure," I said, smiling. It was a short, relatively quiet ride to the movie theater. We all piled out, and made it just in time for the two o'clock showing of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. After purchasing tickets, and enough junk food to feed ten people we got into the almost empty theater. We took the highest row of seats, and sat right under the projector. It was going to be perfect.
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The movie ended, and Nick was nearly falling out of his seat. The credits started to roll, and the lights came on, I noticed Nick's expression: his jaw was hanging open. I shoved a piece of popcorn into his mouth.
"Wasn't it good?" I asked, smiling, feeling self-assured.
"Very," Nick said, chewing the popcorn I put into his mouth, "No butter on it."
"Sorry," I said, watching Cayce and Kevin walk across the aisle. I picked up a piece of popcorn and rubbed it along the sides of the popcorn bucket. It was now covered in butter, "Better?"
"Oh, so buttery," Nick said, sounding very happy about the butter drenched popcorn.
"You're gonna die from all of that butter and salt," Kevin noted, following Cayce down the steps towards the exit. Nick and I grabbed the remainder of the garbage, and headed towards the door. We placed the garbage into the container, and saw those video games. We shared a glance and prepared to beg for quarters.
"I need some money," I said, walking up to Cayce. She slowed her pace, looking tired, I guess the Red Bull wore off.
"Fine, this is it," Cayce said, fishing out two wrinkled singles from her purse. Nick walked over his hands full of quarters. I traded in the paper money for coins. Nick and I put in the amount to play that one shooting game.
"We'll be outside," Kevin said, as Nick and I ignored him and continued playing the game.
"I win!" I shouted, as Nick shot me a glance.
"Because you distracted me," Nick helplessly said.
"How?" I asked, as we walked over to the racing game. We put in the last of our money.
"Uhm, you just did. I bet I'll win here," Nick said, smiling this wicked smile as we lined up at the starting line.
"Fine. If I win, you aren't allowed to get in the car to get home," I said, knowing I could win this.
"Okay. And, if I win, you have to, kiss me," Nick said, showing off a crooked smile. I decided to ignore the fact, until the race was over. See, I was a good driver, knowing how to work gears and turns, but Nick took the cake on the extras to mess up other players. I put up a good game, but I lost. We got up, both seeming nervous.
"Why do you want a kiss?" I asked, as we maneuvered out of the way, and towards the doors.
"Well, I want my first kiss to be from someone who will always care about me," Nick said, biting his lip. I smiled.
"Fine, but it's a kiss. Nothing more," I said, pointing my finger at him, "Best friends only."
"Of course," Nick said, as we both leaned in. Our lips quickly hit, and we pulled apart. It was so innocent, and naïve.
"You mean, you never kissed Miley?" I asked, shocked. Miley made it seem like they always kissed. This meant, she had never been kissed either. I needed to have a talk with her.
"Exactly," Nick said, as we walked outside. Cayce and Kevin looked a little worried. They were staring where Nick and I used to be. You could see straight into the theater, from the inside it looks like no one can see from the outside. They had seen everything! I was in full blown panic mode. I didn't even know where to start explaining.
"Joe was here," Kevin said those words like dropping bombs.
Okay, so that's the end of this lengthy chapter. I hope I get some reviews because I am starting to like this story again, but I know I won't finish without a bit of reviews. Any suggestions to improve my writing, or maybe add to the storyline. I'd love to hear it. The green button does not bite. Promise.
