"Alright, Abs?"
Abi stared straight ahead at the menu board in front of her in the cafe as she waited for her coffee.
"So what? You're not talking to me now?"
"Make that to go please, Marie."
"Abi!" Lola spun her around to face her.
"What do you want?"
"Why are you mad at me?"
"You know why."
"Is this about Jay? I don't understand what I've done wrong."
Abi took her coffee from Marie and headed for the door. "Lola, you kissed him."
"But you said you were over him. Why does it matter?" Lola chased Abi out of the cafe.
"I am over him. I love Jamie."
"Then what's the problem?"
"You're supposed to be my best friend, that's the problem. You're supposed to have my back."
"Abi, I do."
"Best friends don't kiss the others ex-boyfriend."
"Seriously Abs? What are we? Fifteen?"
"That's not the point."
"So I guess I should have been mad when you got together with Ben."
"Ben? What has Ben got to do with this?"
"He's the father of my child, but you went out with him."
"That is completely different."
"How?"
"Ben was just a one night stand. He wasn't anything like Jay was to me."
"I know you cared about him, Abi but when you kept telling me you were over him I didn't think it would matter anymore."
"Of course it matters."
"Did it ever occur to you that I might actually like him, Abi?"
"Of course it did. You were the root of all of our problems."
"I am sorry Abi but I like him, and if we get together then there is nothing you will be able to do about it."
"Fine. But if you think I'm ever going to talk to you again then you are a complete idiot."
Jay whistled while he made his sandwich although the cheerful tune didn't reflect his mood. Last night had been a disaster and it really didn't help his case in winning Abi back. What was Lola thinking? Had he given off signals that she'd misinterpreted? Because he might have fancied her one time, thought she was cute, but he'd never liked her anymore than he liked Mila Kunis. It was Abi he loved. His Abi.
"We need to talk."
He hadn't even heard the door open but he sure heard it shut. Lola was in a mood. She didn't even need to tell you to know that.
Jay put his lunch on the table and took a seat."You're right. We do. Last night-"
"You need to tell Abi the truth."
"The truth? The truth about what?"
"About us."
"Lola, what are you talking about?"
"She just went completely mental on me, said we couldn't be friends if I was with you."
"But you're not with me."
Jay saw Lola's face fall. "Well, not yet but-"
"Lo, I think you've got the wrong idea."
"You kissed me."
"No, you kissed me Lola. This is why I needed to talk to you."
"But I thought you liked me."
"You're like a sister to me, Lo. I know that when we first met we both thought something could happen but that was a long time ago and-"
"And you love Abi? You know you have no chance with her, don't you? You are just wasting your time chasing after her. Don't you think it would just be better for everybody if you moved on."
"I can't just switch of my feelings. I love her and I'm not going to stop until she's mine."
"So where does that leave me?"
"You're my best friend, Lo. Nothing is going to change that."
"Are you kidding me?" Lola raised her voice. "After everything I've done for you and that's all you've got to say."
"Calm yourself down."
"Don't tell me to calm down. I have a right to be mad."
"I never said I liked you, Lola. You just assumed. Don't blame me for this."
Lola let out a screech and kicked over a chair. "This always happens. I am always second best to her. It's not fair."
"Her? Who are you talking about?"
"Abi! It's always Abi."
"Babe, I'm home."
"I'm in here."
Abi was sat at the table trying to do her homework. She'd wanted to get it done before Jamie had got home but with the massive pile she'd been given today that hadn't happened.
Jamie kissed the top of her head. "You alright?"
Abi sighed. "Yeah."
"Yeah? Then what's that sigh all about."
"I fell out with Lola today."
"Really? Why?"
She mentally cursed herself for bringing up the subject.
Abi hadn't told Jamie about what had happened and she didn't want to. If he thought there was any chance she had feelings for Jay again he'd break up with her and she'd just started to move on, no matter what Lola thought.
"It doesn't matter. It's just girl stuff."
"Are you sure?"
"You know you have other friends, Abi. It wouldn't be the end of the world if you and Lola fell out."
"I know, but Lola is my best friend. We've been through so much together and-"
"You girls and your best friends. This is why guy's never have to deal with this stuff."
"You don't understand."
"You're right, I don't."
Abi swept her hair back off her face and returned to her homework, trying her best not to look too disappointed in her boyfriend.
Jamie sat down beside her and took her hand. "Listen, why don't I order us in a takeaway tonight. Pizza, Chinese, whatever you fancy."
Abi shook her head.
"Come on, we can put a movie on and then afterwards we can," Jamie whispered something in her ear and Abi was so disgusted by his language she couldn't even bear to repeat it.
Jay would never say anything to me like that, she thought and then quickly told herself off for even thinking about it.
"No, Jamie. I said I'd have dinner with dad tonight," she lied.
"Oh, that's the first I've heard of it."
"It was a last minute thing. I ran into him today and he invited me over. Just me," she added before he got any ideas. "It's been a while since we've had a chance to talk."
"We've only been gone a week, Abs."
"You know what my dad is like. He misses me but he won't ever admit it. We can do something tomorrow."
Jamie nodded. "I'm going to get changed." He kissed the top of her head again and headed to their bedroom.
Abi waited until he was safely out of earshot before she dialled her fathers number.
"Hi dad, can I come over? We need to talk, it's important?"
Sorry this chapter was a bit shorted than usual, and it's taken me a while to upload. I'll try and get the next one up as soon as possible, and I think I only have about four or five chapters left to go before this is finished. Please keep leaving me your reviews, I love hearing your feedback :)