A/N:LAST CHAPTER. how sad is that? I cried writing this, cuz now it's over...

Chapter 21: What About

Hayley POV

I kept running over what I needed to tell Joe in my mind. Could I really tell him? He just sat there staring at me, still waiting for some type of reaction. All I wanted to do was leave, but I didn't want to be a coward and run away from everything. I looked Joe in the eyes and instantly regretted it. They were still just as beautiful as they'd always been. But this time, I'm seeing something I've never seen before. It was almost fear. Fear of rejection. He just spilled his guts and I haven't given him a direct answer to anything. I just sat there, and so did he. Both of us wondering how this would all turn out.

I took a deep breath and finally decided to speak. "If you actually liked me, why were you so rude about the whole thing?" I asked quietly, the one question that had been burning me since he began his little confession. "Joe, you laughed at me on national television. Saying sorry isn't going to make up for that. And it's not going to make up for the way you acted. Whenever I was brought up, you made it seem like you were thinking one thing every time."

"What's that?" He asked, his voice always quiet.

"Hayley likes me? How gross is that?" I told him, and he sighed and put his head in his hands. He stayed silent so I continued.

"Joe, you have no idea how miserable you made me. Everytime I saw you I would get nervous, afraid of what rude remark you were going to make this time, or how bad is he going to make me feel today? It went on like that for a year. Always dreading just seeing you. I tried my best to avoid you, and I was doing a damn good job until Miley's birthday."

Joe just sat there. I don't know what I expected him to do, but expected a little more than nothing. But he just stayed silent, head in his hands, completely still. If I hadn't known better I'd guess he was dead.

"I was minding my business talking to Ashley when I find out that you are in this freaking movie. The one thing I actually looked forward to in my life. It was months and months away from you and all your shit. It was going to be awesome. Then you were dating a Demi and she was just flat out rude. I mean, when I met her the first time, she was perfectly fine. Then all of a sudden she's like, the epitome of a bitch? What the hell was that, Joe? Did you put her up to it?"

"No way! I even told her that she was out of place to say that stuff she did!"

"Oh, but you weren't. It's perfectly your place to sit and make fun of me, laugh at me, embarrass and humiliate me. You had every right to do that didn't you?" I asked, him, my voice raising.

"No, but I had more right than she did!" He fought back and my jaw dropped.

"Tell me one reason you had to do or say anything you did." I looked him right in the eye, and this time I felt nothing but hatred.

"You pulled me in the middle of a Hollywood scandal. Do you know how much damage that put on the band?"

"Oh my God. I pulled you into it? I have told everyone a million times that nothing was even supposed to get out! I wanted it to be a secret! But no, the press has to be retarded and publish every bit of information they here."

"Well then why didn't you sue, or pay to get the article taken out?" Joe asked, his voice getting louder and louder.

"Why didn't you just say you had nothing to do with it instead of calling my crush disgusting and a waste of your time?" I shouted, now fighting the tears.

Joe sighed, and looked at me. "I don't know. I guess all the stress got to me or something."

"It's just never your fault is it? Can't you just admit that you messed up? It's nobody elses fault, Joe. It's all yours, and you have got to live up to that. Face the music." I told him, almost laughing at him.

"Maybe it's not my fault! And what about you? It's the magazine's fault for eavesdropping?" I looked at him like he was stupid and he quickly shut up. I coughed a little bit, hoping my voice would return to normal.

"Joe, I liked you for a year and all you did was make fun of me. I've spent this entire time trying to get over you and now that I have, you want to get with me? This is messed up."

Joe stayed quietly, but looked straight at me, so I knew he was listening and taking in every word.

"I can't believe you would even think I'd still like you anymore, Joe. This is all screwed up and I don't want to be a part of it anymore." I took a deep breath in and grabbed my water bottle and gym bag that had towels in it from the activities of the day.

I walked to the edge of the stage and began stepping down the stairs and began walking to the door.

"Hayley, wait! I'm sorry! I'm stupid, I know! But I'm sorry! Please, I'm really really sorry!" Joe yelled after me, and I turned to say one last thing to him.

"Joe, it's too late to apologize."

A/N:OMG it's over. I told you it was different from my other stories, no happy ending! Well, technically Hayley's happy that shes finally over Joe and crap, but Joe's not. Oh well, he was a jerk and he deserves it. haha. NO SEQUEL. sorry, but I've got an idea for a new story, and I want this to be the end. you guys decide what happens next. Remember, they are both signed for the sequel. haha. but seriously, i'm done with hayley, no matter how much i love her. i hope you guys enjoyed this story!!! REVIEWWWW!!!

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