Alli woke up the next morning to 3 texts from Johnny. She regretted last night right away.
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Clare woke up and tried to stretch before she realized she was wrapped in the arms of her gorgeous and amazing boyfriend.
She looked at him and smiled.
"Morning," he said and kissed her.
"mmm," Clare said as she smiled through the kiss.
Eli pulled away, "morning breath. Attractive."
Clare laughed and playfully smacked his chest. She got off the bed, "I'll be back in a minute."
And in about a few she walked back in the door and flashed her brushed teeth to Eli.
"Wow," he laughed at her and she jumped back in bed next to him.
"Kiss me," she said but she didn't wait, she put her hands on his face and began making out with Eli.
Eli groaned on her moving lips and she pulled back, "what?"
"Morning wood.." Eli told her.
"I could fix that for you," she giggled and slipped a hand under the blanket.
Eli grew wide eyed. Since they had came to LA they had been experimenting with each other more but it still shocked Eli that Clare was letting them touch one another.
Clare took Eli's length in her hand. With every few strokes she went faster and Eli's body movements become more frequent and frustrated.
He took Clare on top of him and she kept her hand still working.
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Jenna and Drew sat on Drew's balcony in his room watching the waves from the beach.
"What are we all doing today?" Drew asked.
"Well you could come shopping with me," Jenna suggested.
"Jenna you go shopping every day! Why do you need to go again? You're gonna run out of money."
Jenna rolled her eyes, "Take Alli surfing with you."
"Surfing! That's a good idea!"
"Not mad at Alli anymore?"
"No I still am," he smirked. "I didn't say I would bring Alli with me.."
"You're such an ass. Just forgive the girl and go to the fucking beach."
"She doesn't seem like she cares anymore.." Drew said.
"Just because she's been hanging around with Johnny doesn't mean she doesn't care about you anymore."
Drew only shrugged and opened his mouth to say something when they heard a faint knocking.
"Was that the door...?" Jenna asked confused. They both got up and went to the kitchen and realized someone was banging on their door.
Drew opened the door and was faced with two police.
Him and Jenna exchanged a look and furrowed their eyebrows.
"Morning officers," Drew said.
"We're looking for Jenna Middleton. Is she awake yet?" One of the police men asked.
"That's me..." Jenna looked confused.
"Is there something wrong?" Drew asked growing protective of Jenna.
"We have a few tapes we would like to show you. Is there somewhere we could play them?"
"Yeah.. this way.." Jenna lead the police to the living room with her eyebrow cocked.
In the living room Jenna started the dusty hotel VCR.
"Do you want me to put one in...?" she asked.
"Sit first," One cop suggested.
Jenna took a seat, "What's going on?"
"Police were searching video tapes from a specific store around here because of a reapeating event of shoplifting happening on a daily basis but when we were looking at tapes we noticed something having to do with you.."
Jenna gulped. She had shoplifted multiple times from numerous stores near their hotel. Being arrested didn't seem fun.
"Jenna hasn't been stealing," Drew lied, he himself was guilty of shoplifting a few things too.
"It's not about that. Every tape from the store on all different days showed you with a man standing close by and walking close to you."
"And? I'm staying here with three guys and there are tons of other guys staying in California from where I'm from too.."
"Jenna, there are multiple tapes and pictures of him following you around every day that you leave this hotel."
Jenna got goosebumps. Was this serious?
"Can I see a picture?"
One of the officers pulled a gray and white photo from a manilla file. Jenna took it in her hand and Drew looked at it with her. The cop pointed a finger at a male walking behind Jenna and Alli on a sidewalk. The picture was clearly from a camera outside a store only a minute walk from their hotel.
"I've seen him before while I was out," Jenna shrugged feeling a little unphased when she saw the face. She had seen him multiple times and he seemed harmless.
A cop got up and popped in a tape.
Jenna and Drew watched, Drew with a hand over his mouth. It was a video of Jenna and the gang out bowling and the strange guy taking pictures and hiding from a distance. The video was in black and white.
"This isn't for real though, right?" Jenna asked as she watched the guy on the tape creep closer to her and her friends at the alley.
"It's for real we're just not sure how safe or unsafe it is so try to avoid shopping over there for at least a week or two. If you notice anything unnormal going on just give us a call." The officer stuck a yellow sticky note to the picture Jenna was still holding with his name and number on it.
The police went over a few more things for the next ten minutes and then they left.
"That was weird," Jenna said in the kitchen with Drew.
"Really weird. You nervous?"
"I mean.. It's a little freaky but what are the odds?" she rolled her eyes.
Eli and Clare came into the kitchen.
"Morning," they said at the same time.
"Morning lovebirds," Drew said.
"Two cops were just here. Apparently I've been being followed around by some guy for the last few weeks," Jenna told them.
"You're kidding," Eli arched an eyebrow.
"Nope," she showed them the picture. "That's him," she pointed.
"It is serious?" Clare asked concerned.
"Only as serious as him following me around and taking some pictures," Jenna shrugged. "This guy's never said anything to me before but I'll see what happens. For now though I'm not gonna even stress it," she sighed. "You three feel like going for lunch?" It was 1130.
"Just not around here," Drew laughed. "There's a place ten minutes away. I'll drive."
"Cool," Eli said.
"I'll try to be quick getting ready," Clare laughed knowing Drew hated how the girls took forever.
