Ch. 14

When Tessa woke up the next morning, well not exactly the morning, it was more like the afternoon because it was one. She was in her corner, she was writing in her diary and fell asleep there. Tessa stretched and stood up. Paige wasn't in her bed, but she thought nothing of it. She got dressed and went downstairs. Paige was sitting at the table.

"What did you think of Vince?"

"He is real nice. He wants to help me plan ultimate revenge on Jason."

"So you do know." Paige sounded surprised.

"Vince told me. I am going for a walk. See ya."

"See ya."

Tessa walked out of the house and to Sophie's. Tessa knocked on the door.'

"Hello?" A lady at the door said.

"Hello, this is Tessa, is Sophia there?"

"No, Tessa, she isn't I think that she went to the tree house."

"Thank you." Tessa went to the tree house. She heard Sophie, Teddy, Chris, Gordie and Tobii talking. Tessa went up the stair case and knocked the secret knock.

"Who goes?" Teddy yelled.

"It's me."

"Me who?"

"Me Tessa."

"We aren't letting you in."

"Teddy? Teddy why not?"

"Chris told me that Eyeball said you were hanging out with the Cobra's last night. That's not cool. He also said that you were hooking up with Vince!!!" Teddy sounded hurt, angry and upset all at the same time.

"Yes, I was with the Cobra's last night, but do you seriously think that I would do that to you Teddy???? Besides lets remember where you are getting this information from, Eyeball, c'mon now! I need to talk to Sophie."

"I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN!" Sophie yelled from the tree. A minute later Sophie was down standing next to Tessa.

"So what DID happen?"

"Paige asked me if I wanted to sneak out with her and I did. It was just so I could find out who killed my dad. It was Jason Dormain by the way."

"I know him! He is a Python; he tried to beat up Vern one time. He's a real ass goblin, everyone knows that Vern can't defend himself!" Sophie exclaimed.

"Really, well I was talking to Vince for a while, he is really nice and he told me that this Jason guy killed his old girlfriend and I felt really bad, so tonight I am going to hang out with him and we are going to plan the ultimate revenge, just like Chris said. We are going to kill this dick head."

"Yea!"

"Do me a huge favor. Like a huge huge HUGE favor and don't Tell Teddy I am hanging with Vince tonight. He will be so mad."

"I wouldn't tell him even if he asked me. C'mon lets go see if they will let you in now." Sophie smiled.

Sophie went up first, knocked.

"Who goes?" Teddy yelled again.

"It is me and Tessa."

"Me who?"

"ARGH IT IS SOPHIE AND TESSA!"

"I am going to let you in this time."

"Good." Tessa said, satisfied.

Sophie and Tessa climbed up into the tree. Gordie, Chris and Teddy were playing a game of cards and Tobii was reading one of the many mystery magazines that were stuffed into the big shelf. Tessa found a seat on the floor next to Teddy. She laid down with her head in his lap and took one of the magazines that Tobii was reading. Still, Tessa refused to play cards with them so she read for the next hour.

After sitting and watching about three hundred games of black jack, Teddy only winning four. Tessa realized she was supposed to meet Vince in 30 minutes.'

"I swear to god Teddy, I will go insane if I have to listen to Gordie and Chris win one more of these games, you really should quit well you are behind."


"Yea, you just keep saying that, I'll show you, I'll win one of these games."


"I am sure you will."


"Ah ha!" Teddy showed Tessa his black jack hand, he had gotten 20. They all put down their cards. Chris had 21.


"I hate you." Teddy scowled.


"You know you don't."


"Shut up."


"I don't shut up, I grow up, and when I look at you I throw up AHHH." All of them chanted at once.


"Alright, I have to go, call me if you win anything." Tessa said giving Teddy a kiss and getting up.


"Don't expect to get a call tonight." Sophie laughed.


Tessa walked out of the tree house and went back to Paige's. She changed into jeans and a black spaghetti strap tank top.


"What are you getting all dressed up for? Who is the lucky guy, Teddy?"


"No, actually, Vince is going to pick me up in about a half an hour."


"Are you like cheating on Teddy?"


"What the hell are you talking about? We are just going to hang out, it's not like a date or anything, just as friends."

"That's what they all say. First your just friends with the Cobras, then you are one of the Cobras. And Teddy is gone."

"Sure. Bye." Tessa didn't want to hear it. She walked out of the house and Vince was in his car, parked exactly where Ace had been like she told him.

"Hey, Vince."

"Hey Tess."

"So, where are we going to go?"

"Well I was thinking that we could go down by the lake. I have a good idea."

"That is good. Alright, lets go."

They drove at top speed and in silence. Tessa wanted to say something but couldn't. They got to the lake. Vince got out and so did Tessa.

"We can sit here."

"Ok." They both sat down right in a patch of light.


"I was thinking that we could track him down and then shoot him and that would be totally boss."

"Totally?"

"Totally."

"I don't think that will work, he always has friends with him."

"True. But we can get him in his house or something."

"Vince. Listen, we need to get him where it will hurt. We don't want to kill him we want to kill a family member or someone he cares a lot about. Do you know if he has a little sibling or a girlfriend?"

"He has both. His little sister, Her name is Dylan, she is in the 8th grade and I know that he is the only one that takes care of her in his house. Then there is Jamey. Jamey is his girlfriend. I'm not sure how much he cares for her. That is just some of the info I have on this guy."

"Wait, how do you know all this?"

"I have my ways."

"What do you live and breath this guy?"

"Actually, I have been planning this guys death since the day I got the call saying Ash was dead."

"Wow."

"So tell me about you."

"Me? Oh yea. Well I moved here with Cameron and my dad. I live next door to the Chambers. I like to hang out and I like chocolate covered pretzels. I also like to talk about flying cows. What about you."

"Well I don't have a girlfriend and I live about four blocks away from you. I like dogs and I have a sister, Amber and a brother, Bryce, who is just out of jail for being seen with a gun."

"Have you ever been in jail?"

"Not yet."

Tessa smiled, that was reliving to her.

"You have a pretty smile, I think that you really should smile more often."

"I haven't been able to smile since my dad died."

"Did I make you smile?"

"Yea."

She looked into his eyes. They were a beautiful blue color. She knew that he was going to make a move on her. He leaned in to kiss her. She kissed him back, but then pulled away.

"I can't, not yet, take me home and we can talk again tomorrow."

Dear Diary,

            I just came home from talking with Vince. We are going to go after Dylan, his little sister. I think that Vince is really nice, he tried to make a move on me and I felt really guilty. I couldn't do that to Teddy. I really love Teddy and I'm just so confused. I don't know what to think; I don't know what to do. Paige is watching me very closely, I guess trying to figure out this code. She will never do it. She is actually getting nicer. I must tell Sophie this, she and Teddy are my two saviors from these people.

                                                                                                ~Tessa333