Chapter 4:

"Hey man," Chad Harris told his roommate, John. "I'm going over to Whitney's, Theresa's and Kay's dorm. Noah, Fox and Simone are gonna be there, too. We're gonna go out to eat. You wanna come?"

"Sure," John replied, trying to act nonchalant.

Chad laughed. "I know you got the hots for Kay, man. It's so obvious."

"I do not," John protested. "I like her a lot, but I don't know her that well."

"Well she's a nice girl, but she's way too stuck up on Miguel. That pretty much sums it up."

"I'm sure it does," John retorted sarcastically. "I don't get you guys. You, along with the others, are supposed to be her friend, but you treat her like dirt."

"Hey, hey!" Chad protested, raising his arms in surrender. "I just said she's a nice girl."

"But you also said she's too stuck up on Miguel. You know there is more to Kay than Miguel."

"Really?" Chad asked, not buying it. "And how would you know that? You just said that you don't know her that well."

John sighed. He knew deep down that Kay wasn't only about Miguel. But the others didn't seem to think so. Grabbing his jacket and wallet, he followed Chad outside without a word.


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By the time they reached the girls' dorm, only Kay was there.

She let them inside, hugging Chad and John hello.

"Where's everyone else?" Chad asked, sitting down on Whitney's bed.

"Well Whitney and Theresa went shopping a few hours ago. They'll be back soon. Noah, Fox and Simone haven't shown up yet."

"Oh," Chad replied, disappointed. He hated waiting for others. "Mind if I smoke in here?" he asked Kay, taking out a cigarrette and lighter.

"Yes," Kay replied indignantly.

"All right then I'll do it outside," Chad laughed. He stood up, leaving John and Kay alone in the room.

Before walking out the door, he gave a wink to John like 'go-get-em.' John rolled his eyes. Kay's face took on a look of amusement since she had seen that wink. She almost wanted to laugh out loud, but she stifled it.

Kay sat down on her bed, taking the sandals off her feet. She seemed to be in her own little world, hardly noticing that there was someone else in the room with her.

"What are you thinking about?" John asked Kay, who liked like she was miles away.

She gave a short, nervous laugh. "Can you keep a secret?" She knew she couldn't really tell anyone else this, even though they sort of indirectly knew it already. But she thought she could trust John, so she decided to truthfully answer his question.

He nodded to her. "Of course," he said.

"Well I was thinking about how I'm going to stand up in the church when the priest asks if there is anyone who is against the marriage of Miguel and Charity."

"You're what?!" he cried out, shocked.

She nodded. "I can't think of anything else to break them up!"

"Oh my God, Kay!" he shouted, disdain and disgust evident in his tone of voice.

"What, John?" Kay asked. "It's all in the name of love."

"Bullshit, Kay!" he responded loudly. "Miguel doesn't love you."

"But I love him," Kay protested.

"He still doesn't love you! Can't you let him be happy? How can you do this to them?"

Kay shook her head in amazement. "What made me actually think you'd understand?! I thought you were different, John. But you're like everyone else. Judgmental of every little thing I do."

"No, Kay, no," John exclaimed, shaking his head. "I'm not like them. I gave you the benefit of the doubt. Even when everyone spoke so low of you, I wanted to find out for myself who you actually were. I didn't want to take their opinions and make them mine. That's why I asked you to coffee that day awhile back."

"Oh, that makes me feel better," Kay said sarcastically. "And what do you think of me now?" She waited for his answer.

"I think what you're doing is wrong," he said in a low voice.

"Get out," she screamed, pointing to the door. "I don't want to talk to you. So leave."

"No!" John retaliated, surprising himself as well as her. "I'm not leaving, Kay. I'm sorry if you don't like what I said, but what you are doing is wrong!"

"Fine, dammit!" Kay hissed, through clenched teeth. "If you're not going to leave, then I will!" She hopped off the bed, stepped into her sandals and took her purse in her hands. "Tell the others I'm not up to going out today. I'm sure they'll understand. Oh and here's your paper." She threw his essay paper at him, the one that he had let her look over recently.

"Kay...." John said, trying to persuade her to stay and forget about everything they had just discussed. She shut the door behind her with a thud, leaving him alone in the room.

Chad, who was standing outside in the hallway of the dorm building saw Kay walk right past him without a word, her face marred with anger.

Dropping his unfinished cigarette on the ground, and stepping on it for good measure, he walked back to the room, letting himself in.

"Yo man, what happened?" he asked John, who was lying down on one of the beds.

"She got pissed," came John's upset reply.

"Why?" Chad asked. This wasn't how things were supposed to go between them, he thought to himself.

"Because she told me that she still wants Miguel and I told her that she should give it up." John replied, not telling Chad the complete truth. Sure he was upset with Kay right now, but he wouldn't tell the others of Kay's plan to stop Miguel and Charity's wedding. That would get her REALLY mad. And he didn't want that.

Chad sighed. "Damn, man," he said. "That girl has so much going for her, and all she cares about is Miguel. What a shame."

"Yeah, I know," John replied slowly, letting out a long, frustrated breath. "She's smart, she's beautiful and funny and... and all she wants is Miguel." He sighed, agreeing with Chad. He leaned back against the wall. "Dammit."

Chad looked at his roommate oddly. "You like her, don't you?" And he didn't mean like in a friendly sense.

John didn't reply, but the answer was quite evident.

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{a/n: i hope ur still reading this. and reviewing lol. thanks to shannon for her interest in this story. and thanks to all the other reviewers. i appreciate it. sorry if u didnt like this chapter. it will get better trust me. 5 more chapters left.}