The week was finally over and it meant there was only one more week left of school. This past week had been pretty long and stressful to say the least, John was pretty sure the final week was going to be just the same. Not only did he have these final exams and papers to worry about, there was a certain blonde who wouldn't stop texting him or talking to him every time they crossed paths in the hallways. John was ready to block her number or even change his own number as a way for the annoying constant texts and even calls- which he never answered- from coming, but he was convinced Trish would still find a way to harass him.

The blonde teen hadn't stopped texting the brunette since their conversation earlier that week. Trish wanted to know why John hadn't sought out Lita yet so they could actually talk. He didn't know the answer to that question himself so he didn't know what he could have told her. There were a couple of times that week John really did want to approach Lita, but it wasn't a conversation he wanted to have at school and he didn't get a chance to see her outside of school. And there was also the fact that he wasn't so sure what he was going to say to his ex-girlfriend.

John was going to have to come up with what he was going to say to Lita soon because he was standing a few feet away from her. She was currently sitting on the top of the hill, looking at the harbor right across from her with her back faced towards him so she was completely unaware of the visitor she was about to get in a couple of minutes. He found out from Randy where Lita was when he showed up to their house to speak to her and he was pretty surprised he actually got an answer from the other teen. John was convinced Randy still hated him even though his demeanor towards John had changed lately, but that didn't seem to be the case for whatever reason.

Without giving it another thought, John walked up to Lita who seemed to be in her own little world. He hesitated for a moment before taking a seat right next to her. "Hey," John said, letting her know that she wasn't alone anymore.

Lita was ready to tell which ever random person who joined her to leave her alone, but the voice sounded very familiar to her. She looked over to her right side to see that she was very well acquainted with the owner of the voice. She didn't say anything a moment as the duo simply stared at one another. Lita was very surprised to see her ex-boyfriend sitting right next to her. "Hi."

John didn't say anything in response as he continued to stare at Lita for another few moments before turning his attention to the scene in front of them with the redhead doing the same. She was very surprised to see him and wondered what he was even doing there in the first place. Last Lita remembered, John was avoiding her like the plague and now he was actually sitting next to her.

"I get why you like coming down here," John began to say as he continued to look at the view of the city. "It's looks... peaceful. Especially at night."

"Yea, except it's like the total opposite especially at night."

"Well, it is difficult for us to see people being thrown into the harbor from up here."

Lita couldn't help but smile to herself when those words left John's mouth. Whether or not he meant it, she immediately thought about all the times she told him someone needed to drown him in the body of water during one of their petty arguments. The smile immediately left her face when she remembered how things had changed so much between then and now. "What are you doing here?" She asked as she looked over at her ex-boyfriend.

The brunette shrugged as he turned his attention to the redhead. "I don't know. I wanted to talk to you about everything. Or I guess finally listen to what you have to say and maybe we can finally have a civil conversation about... everything."

"Oh, so now you're ready to talk to me?" Lita began to say before she could even register what she was saying. "Have you ever thought about the fact that maybe I don't want to talk to you? That I don't have anything to say to you anymore?"

John rolled his eyes. "Really Lita?" He groaned in frustration. Was she being serious right now? "You want to do this now? Again? You just want to keep playing these games? You know it gets really old-"

"I'm sorry," Lita cut John off. "I don't know why I just said any of that. I'm glad you came. I really..." She trailed off and paused for a moment, trying to stop herself from sounding so desperate. "Look, I'm... I really am sorry for everything with Christian, for trying to make you jealous, for trying to hurt you. I was so angry with you after the whole bet thing came out and it pissed me off even more hearing the truth from that stupid slutty bitch. I hate her so much. I just want to punch that stupid face of hers everytime I see her. I-"

"Are you going to be okay?" John interrupted Lita's tirade on how she really felt about Stacy.

Lita shook her head when she was brought right back to reality. "Sorry, but she really gets on my damn nerves."

"I can see."

"Like, seriously John, I wouldn't have been this angry with you if you just told me about the lousy bet in the first place. Yes, I would have been mad, but I would have gotten over it in like a week or two because you actually told me. Since it came from someone else's mouth, it makes it seem like you were hiding it and you were never going to tell me, just keep me in the dark. I wish you would have just told me because it wouldn't have gotten this far. I wouldn't have... christian... like-"

"So are you back to blaming me again for what you did."

Lita shook her head. "No. All I'm saying is that all of this bullshit could have been prevented if you just told me the truth yourself. I just wanted to get back at you because I thought I wanted to see you just as hurt as you made me feel, but I was so wrong about that. I mean, I'll admit that it felt good to see you jealous, but then it wasn't about that anymore. At the party..." she began to recall their blowout at Stacy's party, "that was just... that was... horrible. That's when I realized that I seriously screwed up bad. I wasn't thinking clearly, I was so pissed off at you and I just wanted revenge, but that was a really stupid decision. I made a mistake and I'm truly sorry for that. I never thought... I didn't think that it would get... it was so stupid."

John opened his mouth to respond, but Lita continued when she thought of something. "And you really thought it was smart of you to kiss that stupid bimbo-"

"Well, you kind of did the same thing."

"I didn't kiss him."

John rolled his eyes. "Sure, you were just all over him, practically giving him a lap dance when you knew I was around and could possibly see you."

"You're disgusting."

"I wasn't the one getting all touchy feely with someone else."

"Yea, just trading spit. I really hate you."

John snorted and shook his head. "No you don't."

Lita scowled. "Shut up. You don't know how I feel."

"I'm pretty sure I do."

"You're annoying."

"Same could be said about you babe."

The redhead scrunched her nose in disgust, clearly not amused by what he just called her. "Don't call me that."

"Why not?" He waited a moment before continuing, a smirk present on his face. "Babe."

Lita rolled her eyes as she looked away from John and at the cars driving by below them. "Asshole," she muttered under her breath which didn't go unheard by him. The glare was back on her face as she focused her attention back on John when she heard him laughing a few moments later.

"I forgot how fun this could be. Me getting on your nerves and you getting pissed off for no reason whatsoever."

"Go drown."

"Only if you're going with me."

"Why don't you just take that slutty whore of yours with you?"

"Am I sensing some jealousy? I thought you hated me."

"Shut up. I do hate you. So damn much."

"Or maybe that's just something you have to keep telling yourself, hoping it will come true if you say that outloud enough times."

Lita didn't say anything in response as she simply stared at John. She hated how he just knew that was the truth. And why did she even think that would work in the first place? "We both screwed up," he began to say after a while, getting them back to the point after they got a little off topic. "We both did things I'm sure we regret. I know I regret the bet. When I first agreed to it, I really didn't think it was such a big deal. I never thought I would actually start liking you. And the moment I realized that I actually began thinking of you as a friend and that I might like you more than just that, I told Chris I wanted out. As for kissing Stacy, well, I was just retaliating to you and whatever that was with Christian. Trust me, I didn't enjoy that."

The redheaded teen nodded. "I know. I just want to forget about all of that."

"So do I," the brunette teen nodded in agreement.

"But it's not easy because it really hurt, John. It sucked to learn that i was just a game to someone I was falling for."

"It stopped a long time ago."

"Okay, but that doesn't change how I felt. I mean, like everything you did was confusing. Were some things that you did for me just for the bet or were you being genuine? Like, were you faking just being nice because of the bet or because you actually liked me?"

"The pretty early stuff was all the bet, like homecoming, but then soon after that, it started off as me just being there for my friend."

Lita stayed silent as she tried to study John's face to see if she could actually believe him even though she already made that decision, but she couldn't help but to feel a bit hesitant. "Okay."

"Okay," was all John said before it became quiet once again before he broke the silence. "So now what? I mean, where does that leave us?"

Lita shrugged. "I don't know. I really don't know. Like, I'm just so over that whole bet shit and I'm glad we finally talked about- do something foolish like that again and I will have no other option to kill you- but it's not... it's always going to be there John. I don't... I don't know."

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