A/N: New chapter! That was fast, wasn't it? You guys know how it goes... Please excuse any mistakes, hopefully I'll have a new one up soon. And if you have the time and feel like it, please review! And my other story(Heartbroken) will be updated soon. Promise! Have a great day! xxHeartBrokenxx
Zane's POV
As we're leaving the go-karting place, I'm glaring at Rikki. Her and Will had drifted away from each other after they got back from their ride. I'll bet you a hundred bucks something happened out there that made them get all awkward. And if that something was Will making a move on her… He's a dead man. And I think he knows it, too, because he hasn't looked at me since they got back.
When we get back to the house I grab her arm and pull her off to the side. She leans against the side of the house, holding one of her arms in the other, looking uncomfortable.
"Rikki," I start, trying not to sound too desperate. "is something going on between you and Will?"
She shakes her head, uneasy. "I'm just mad at you."
I close my eyes, thinking, Yeah, same here. But what I say is, "Look, I'm sorry I freaked out last night, but you know I love you, Rikki."
She laughs bitterly. "Yeah, but you don't trust me."
"I don't trust Will!" I exclaim, throwing my hands out.
That's when he comes around the corner and I almost explode. He reaches for Rikki, saying, "Come on, Rikki. I want to show you something."
Before he can touch her I slam my hands into his chest, shoving him back. "Get out of here, pretty boy!"
His face contorts with anger. "Don't push me!"
I laugh sourly. "What, that's all you've got?"
He pushes me a few steps backward and then I get REALLY mad. I swing my fist and catch him in the jaw. He steps back, bending down and holding his face. I only have one moment of satisfaction before he straightens up and looks at me with pure fury.
He's about to put a dent in me when Rikki steps between us, putting one hand on my chest and the other on his.
"Stop. Right now," she says. "Will, go back inside."
They look at each other for a moment before he turns around and walks up the stairs, huffing. Once he's gone she turns back to me. We look into each other's eyes in silence for a moment before she shakes her head and brushes past me towards the front.
When I finally come inside Lewis is sitting on the couch, looking at me curiously. He stands up and says, "Look, I know I wouldn't exactly be your first choose for a confidant, but if you want to talk about what happened out there, I'd be happy to listen."
"Who says something happened out there?"
"It's not that hard too figure it out, Zane. So…"
I sigh and then drop onto the couch. "Rikki and I keep fighting, and then Mr. Perfect swoops in and saves the day. I'm afraid I'm going to lose her, Lewis."
"To Who? Will?" he says, looking at me incredulously.
"Yeah."
"You think Rikki likes Will?"
"If she doesn't already I think she will soon." I have a bitter taste in my mouth.
Lewis sits down next to me. "I think you need to have more faith in her, Zane. She's your girlfriend. And I think she loves you."
"Yeah, but it's not so hard to fall out of love, is it?"
He shrugs. "I don't know. I think if you guys just sit down and talk about whatever it is that's been making you fight, you'll be okay."
I sigh and close my eyes, putting my face in my hands for a minute. I stand up, saying, "Thanks Lewis."
"No problem."
Will's POV
I'm sitting on the edge of my bed, seething. Zane made me SO mad. All I was trying to do was get Rikki out of there so she didn't have to deal with him and he has to start a fight. Zane's an idiot.
Bella walks up and stops in my doorway, knocking on the doorframe. "Knock, knock. Can I come in?"
"Sure," I say, trying to control my voice.
"You okay?" she asks, doing a Bella voice. "You seem kind of angry."
"I am." It slips out before I can stop it.
"What happened?" she wonders.
"Nothing," I wave it away.
"Obviously it's something. Come on, I won't tell anyone."
"Zane's just annoying."
It's silent a moment before she looks me in the eyes and says, "Do you like Rikki, Will?"
"What? No, no," I reply, shaking my hands no.
She sort of lets out a sigh. "It just seemed like earlier… Whatever. So, you want to do something? Maybe go to the beach."
"Yeah, sure. I'll meet you outside in a minute."
She nods and exits the room. I bury my face in my hands, trying to rid myself of all the frustration I have. I don't like Zane, I want to date Rikki, and I don't really want to go to the beach. I pull myself up and change into my swim trunks. As I'm leaving the room I run into Rikki.
"Oh," I say, surprised, my irritation leaving me.
She looks at me shyly a moment before saying, "Thanks for earlier, Will, I know what you were trying to do. And I'm sorry about your face. Are you okay?"
I wave it away. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm sorry for intruding; I just figured you didn't want to talk to Zane."
"Well, thanks, but I'll take care of it next time. I don't want you to get punched in the face again."
"Rikki, if you ever need my help with anything, don't hesitate to ask. Like, at all. Even if it means I get punched in the face."
She reaches up to my face, gently putting her fingers on the spot Zane punched. My breath catches and I have to close my eyes for a second.
She hurriedly pulls her hand away. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay," I say breathlessly.
She turns away and she's about to walk upstairs when I speak up, "I'm sorry, too, Rikki. For earlier. I just got caught up in the moment. I shouldn't have done that."
She looks back at me. "It's okay, Will. I know exactly how that is. Let's just forget about it." She walks upstairs and I stare at her helplessly.
But I don't want to forget it…
