Genny and Lisa were back at Columbia Records to discuss more thing about her album and going on tour within the next year. That's when Genny realized Lisa was the singer Carlos was talking about.
"If I go on this tour, you're coming with me," Lisa said. "I don't want to be stuck with Logan alone. Plus, I wouldn't want you to be away from me, and Kendall wouldn't want to be away from you, either."
"If we even last that long," Genny said. "It's just a little under a year from now, Lisa."
That statement left Lisa speechless. She knew Genny really liked Kendall. There was no way she was thinking they wouldn't last. If anything, Kendall wouldn't let it end, ever. As long as he was still alive, at least, and if it did end, he would do all he could to win her back.
The two left the building after the meeting. Lisa was still caught up on what Genny said. She wouldn't be too sure about the conclusions she was jumping to, though, because she hadn't confirmed anything with Genny. She knew Genny was one to keep her feelings inside and it got her into trouble sometimes. In the middle of the car ride home, Lisa shut off the music and, while still focused on the road, turned towards Genny. "What was that about earler? The 'if we even last that long' ordeal, I mean."
"Exactly that," Genny replied, as blunt as could be.
Lisa rolled her eyes and turned to face the road once again. "You can't be serious right now."
She was being completely serious, though. She did have feelings for Kendall, but she couldn't help but think it wouldn't last. It was odd, really. Whenever she and Kendall used to talk about dating, she thought it would last. She had known Kendall for a long time; she was even convinced he would always be apart of her life, whether it's because he's the one she marries or she'll end up being the cool Aunt Genny his kids would come running to for help.
"What's wrong, Genny?" Lisa asked with a frown. Something was up with her best friend, and she wanted to know what it was. When Genny replied with nothing but a shrug, Lisa snapped. "Genny, I swear, you need to get over Tyler."
"What does he have to do with anything...?"
"Tyler Mason," Lisa said bluntly.
"What are you talking about?" Genny asked, still confused.
"Tyler. You have to forget about him."
Genny started laughing. She wasn't sure of why her best friend was saying such things. Of course she was over her ex-boyfriend. "Oh, I'm over Tyler. You know that, Lisa."
"Then why are you so... eh, with Kendall?"
"I don't know, maybe because he's over 5 years older than me?"
"Stop that!" Lisa yelled. "Shut up, stop that forever, because that's not the reason!"
That's when Genny snapped. "Why are you pushing this so much?" She turned to face Lisa. "It's not that easy!"
"To get over a guy? Genny, you're with Kendall! You should be over-"
Genny cut Lisa off. "Lisa, no," she nearly yelled. "It's not Tyler I'm hung up on."
"Then what is it?" Lisa snapped back.
"You tell me when you go out with someone who was just using you so his shit band could get popular and you had no idea. While in the midst of that, you push back your feelings for the guy you really life, that guy being Kendall for me, and you end up falling so hard for said band member. Then, you find out from his band mates everything that's going on..." Her voice trailed off as she remembered the things that went down just a few months before.
"Genny-"
"It doesn't end there, though," Genny continued. "You call it off, thinking it'll be fine. Nope." The emotions were building up inside of her. Though she told Lisa some of the things that happened, she never fully explained it to her. "He continues to harass you, tells you that you're worthless and you start to believe it, and you try to kill yourself." She stopped to take in a deep breath to stop the tears from spilling over. She then relaxed back into the passenger seat. "Sorry..."
It was silent. Lisa hadn't realized how serious the situation was. She sighed, remembering the night she got the phone call letting her know Genny was in the hospital. She hated not being able to get to New York to be there.
"Genny," Lisa began. "Kendall isn't Tyler. He's not going to pull something like that, and you know that. He's not going to do any of those things. You're so happy when you're with him. Does he even know about all of that? He was in the hospital with you, right?"
"He was, but I never explained to him what happened," Genny said. "And I don't think I'll ever have the guts to tell him, either, so if you could keep your mouth shut about it around him, that would be great."
Before Lisa had the chance to respond, Genny turned the music back on.
Author's note: I'm determining whether or not I want to just post everything right away because I already finished writing this. What do you guys think?
