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"Remember the time, we went hiking, and I sprained my ankle, and you had to carry me all the way back to camp?" Laura asked, throwing a flirty look in Lance's direction.
Jubilee stifled the urge to wrap her scarf around Laura's throat, and instead settled for busying herself with the task of wiping ice cream off a young girl's cheek. During the full hour that they'd been at the carnival, Laura had done everything to exclude Jubilee from the conversation, usually by starting her monologues with "Remember the time."
I am NOT jealous, I am NOT jealous, Jubilee chanted to herself, looking up longingly at Lance's handsome profile. Laura had successfully monopolized all of Lance's time, so that he'd barely exchanged more than a few words with Jubilee since the trip had started.
Jubilee examined Lance's face to try and gage his feelings but found it a mystery. He didn't seem BORED exactly, rather detached. He wasn't as relaxed or laughing as he was with Jubilee. And he didn't seem to share nearly as many common interests with Laura as he had with her. But what did all that matter in the end? Jubilee knew that boys rarely picked girlfriends based on how well they got along with them...most boys, anyways. Why should Lance be any different? Laura was elegant, confident, and probably didn't make a habit of running into boys' showers or crashing into donut shops. And although Jubilee knew that with her long raven black hair and sparkling blue eyes, she could hold her own in the looks department, Laura seemed to have that all-American blonde beauty down to a science.
Laura's phony laugh burst the air followed by Lance's deeper chuckles. Jubilee swallowed her misery, wondering if she looked as pathetic as she felt, with 7 kids surrounding her while Lance and Laura walked ahead, looking like the perfect couple.
"Oh no, don't worry about me, I'm doing great," Jubilee muttered sarcastically, as she felt her bag give way and the contents spill out.
"Did you say something, Jubilee?" Laura asked snootily, stopping briefly to throw her a contemptuous look.
Yeah, you're a cow, Jubilee thought, kneeling down to pick up her belongings. Lance rushed to help her as did several of the kids. Jubilee smiled as a little boy chased her water bottle that had rolled a few feet away. They were a handful, but were undoubtedly adorable. Lance seemed to share her sentiment as they watched the boy retrieve the bottle and hand it to her proudly.
"Thank you, James," Jubilee said sincerely. James beamed at her. Laura rolled her eyes.
"I don't know what the big deal is. All he did was get your water bottle," Laura said derisively, adjusting her sunglasses so they perched above her head. Which is a heck of a lot more than you've done today, Jubilee thought silently, exchanging a look with Lance. Lance was frowning at Laura, as if puzzled by her comment.
Jubilee suddenly let out a little squeal of delight when she saw the New Orleans Orbital. She hadn't ridden on that since she'd been a kid. She looked up to see Lance grinning at the expression on her face. "I love this ride!" Jubilee exclaimed, watching the little cars spin around in a circle faster and faster. The little kids clamored with excitement as well. "I'm going to go, anyone want to come with me?"
"Oh please, I would think at this age, one would be above doing such juvenile things as carnival rides," Laura scoffed. Jubilee struggled to hold her temper, feeling her cheeks warm up. Once again, Laura had managed to make her look like an immature, unsophisticated kid.
"Actually, I'd love to go with you," Lance said, grinning at Jubilee, who brightened instantly. Laura's lips tightened instantly.
"Can you manage the kids while we're gone?" Jubilee asked her.
"Of course. I can handle anything," Laura informed her coolly. Lance took Jubilee's hand and helped her into the car. Jubilee sighed happily as the ride began to pick up pace, and Laura's unpleasant expression became smaller and smaller.
The pressure of Lance's hand against her own, and the wind whipping her hair, made the ride even better, and when it slowed to a stop, Jubilee let out a small sigh of disappointment. "That was fun," Lance whispered to her, as if it were their little secret. Jubilee nodded at him, and they walked off the ride, both grinning happily.
The first thing they saw was Laura yelling at one of the boys. Jubilee exchanged an anxious look with Lance and rushed over to see what was the matter.
Laura was so worked up; it took her a second to realize that they were watching her.
"What happened?" Jubilee asked anxiously, trying to comfort the little boy who had promptly burst into tears at being yelled at.
"What happened is that little brat broke my $150 Calvin Klein sunglasses!" Laura bit out, scowling at the boy, and pointing in outrage at her cracked glasses on the floor. Jubilee.
" It was an accident!" bawled the boy, hiccupping.
"Laura, I'm sure he feels bad about it. You can get a new pair when Mr. Summers takes us shopping next week," Lance suggested. Laura gave him a saccharine-coated smile.
"What an excellent idea, Lance," Laura cooed. Jubilee watched in amazement, as the previous furious girl turned into the untouchable ice princess once again. "I'm going to go fix my hair," Laura informed them, throwing one last acid look at Jubilee before disappearing.
Then tension soon melted, and Jubilee and Lance glanced shyly at each other. "Want to go play a game, while she's gone?" Lance suggested. Jubilee nodded, and they rushed off to the nearest coin-toss booth. Jubilee glanced over at Lance as he paid for the game, wishing it had been just them on the trip.
"Remember the time, we went hiking, and I sprained my ankle, and you had to carry me all the way back to camp?" Laura asked, throwing a flirty look in Lance's direction.
Jubilee stifled the urge to wrap her scarf around Laura's throat, and instead settled for busying herself with the task of wiping ice cream off a young girl's cheek. During the full hour that they'd been at the carnival, Laura had done everything to exclude Jubilee from the conversation, usually by starting her monologues with "Remember the time."
I am NOT jealous, I am NOT jealous, Jubilee chanted to herself, looking up longingly at Lance's handsome profile. Laura had successfully monopolized all of Lance's time, so that he'd barely exchanged more than a few words with Jubilee since the trip had started.
Jubilee examined Lance's face to try and gage his feelings but found it a mystery. He didn't seem BORED exactly, rather detached. He wasn't as relaxed or laughing as he was with Jubilee. And he didn't seem to share nearly as many common interests with Laura as he had with her. But what did all that matter in the end? Jubilee knew that boys rarely picked girlfriends based on how well they got along with them...most boys, anyways. Why should Lance be any different? Laura was elegant, confident, and probably didn't make a habit of running into boys' showers or crashing into donut shops. And although Jubilee knew that with her long raven black hair and sparkling blue eyes, she could hold her own in the looks department, Laura seemed to have that all-American blonde beauty down to a science.
Laura's phony laugh burst the air followed by Lance's deeper chuckles. Jubilee swallowed her misery, wondering if she looked as pathetic as she felt, with 7 kids surrounding her while Lance and Laura walked ahead, looking like the perfect couple.
"Oh no, don't worry about me, I'm doing great," Jubilee muttered sarcastically, as she felt her bag give way and the contents spill out.
"Did you say something, Jubilee?" Laura asked snootily, stopping briefly to throw her a contemptuous look.
Yeah, you're a cow, Jubilee thought, kneeling down to pick up her belongings. Lance rushed to help her as did several of the kids. Jubilee smiled as a little boy chased her water bottle that had rolled a few feet away. They were a handful, but were undoubtedly adorable. Lance seemed to share her sentiment as they watched the boy retrieve the bottle and hand it to her proudly.
"Thank you, James," Jubilee said sincerely. James beamed at her. Laura rolled her eyes.
"I don't know what the big deal is. All he did was get your water bottle," Laura said derisively, adjusting her sunglasses so they perched above her head. Which is a heck of a lot more than you've done today, Jubilee thought silently, exchanging a look with Lance. Lance was frowning at Laura, as if puzzled by her comment.
Jubilee suddenly let out a little squeal of delight when she saw the New Orleans Orbital. She hadn't ridden on that since she'd been a kid. She looked up to see Lance grinning at the expression on her face. "I love this ride!" Jubilee exclaimed, watching the little cars spin around in a circle faster and faster. The little kids clamored with excitement as well. "I'm going to go, anyone want to come with me?"
"Oh please, I would think at this age, one would be above doing such juvenile things as carnival rides," Laura scoffed. Jubilee struggled to hold her temper, feeling her cheeks warm up. Once again, Laura had managed to make her look like an immature, unsophisticated kid.
"Actually, I'd love to go with you," Lance said, grinning at Jubilee, who brightened instantly. Laura's lips tightened instantly.
"Can you manage the kids while we're gone?" Jubilee asked her.
"Of course. I can handle anything," Laura informed her coolly. Lance took Jubilee's hand and helped her into the car. Jubilee sighed happily as the ride began to pick up pace, and Laura's unpleasant expression became smaller and smaller.
The pressure of Lance's hand against her own, and the wind whipping her hair, made the ride even better, and when it slowed to a stop, Jubilee let out a small sigh of disappointment. "That was fun," Lance whispered to her, as if it were their little secret. Jubilee nodded at him, and they walked off the ride, both grinning happily.
The first thing they saw was Laura yelling at one of the boys. Jubilee exchanged an anxious look with Lance and rushed over to see what was the matter.
Laura was so worked up; it took her a second to realize that they were watching her.
"What happened?" Jubilee asked anxiously, trying to comfort the little boy who had promptly burst into tears at being yelled at.
"What happened is that little brat broke my $150 Calvin Klein sunglasses!" Laura bit out, scowling at the boy, and pointing in outrage at her cracked glasses on the floor. Jubilee.
" It was an accident!" bawled the boy, hiccupping.
"Laura, I'm sure he feels bad about it. You can get a new pair when Mr. Summers takes us shopping next week," Lance suggested. Laura gave him a saccharine-coated smile.
"What an excellent idea, Lance," Laura cooed. Jubilee watched in amazement, as the previous furious girl turned into the untouchable ice princess once again. "I'm going to go fix my hair," Laura informed them, throwing one last acid look at Jubilee before disappearing.
Then tension soon melted, and Jubilee and Lance glanced shyly at each other. "Want to go play a game, while she's gone?" Lance suggested. Jubilee nodded, and they rushed off to the nearest coin-toss booth. Jubilee glanced over at Lance as he paid for the game, wishing it had been just them on the trip.