*ndblue124, Summer (here's your update!), amy88 (honey, I go by my own rules, so I dont have to have Jesse in every chp, but he will - defiantly - be in there a lot...as for double Jesse...read the chp!! Jesse with Gina? Hmm)*

We drove in silence for a while which was really unusual for us. I kept looking at Adam from the side of my eyes, but he just wouldn't give in. He drove us over to a house I've never been near before. He smiled at us, then jumped out the car and said, "I'll be right back." He went up to the door, and rang the bell.

"What the hell?" I muttered, "Cee Cee?"

"No idea, believe me."

A girl in a very short skirt and tee-shirt came out, her red hair silky- it looked reflective in the sun,- her skin very very slightly tanned. It looked as if she hadn't been out in the sun much. Which is weird - if you live here, you've just got to go to the beach. It's like a rule or something.

Ah, Jesus. This wasn't what I needed to see. I looked at Cee Cee. She was gawping too, "Uh, Cee Cee? Are they doing what it looks like they're doing?" She opened her mouth, didn't say anything, then nodded mutely.

They were defiantly kissing. And I was right. It's a girl.

"Oh, Cee Cee, I'm so sorry." I said.

She just shook her head, "But I thought he fancied you...I thought I was safe, 'cause you'd never...Suze, you didn't know about this, right?"

"I had no idea..." I couldn't say anything else. I was surprised. I was amazed. I was astonished.

Poor Cee Cee.

The girl got in beside me. Adam even opened the door for her! 'This is why he's been acting so strange?' I wondered as he got in the driver's seat.

"Suze, Cee Cee, this is Brindy." He said with a smile. I looked at her. Her eyes weren't green like most redheads, but a brown so dark that it was almost black.

"Hi," I said flatly. Why should I be cheerful to this girl? I didn't even know her, so I didn't have to be nice. On the other hand, I wanted to know who she was...how Adam got to know her, "You new?" She asked breezily, "Adam's been a pig - he hasn't breathed a word about you."

"He hasn't?" I asked.

She turned to him, "You told me they knew all about me," she pouted. I swear, what is Adam thinking? She is so not his type!

"Well, honey..." Adam began. Honey? HONEY? Adam does not say honey. Adam does not DO honey. What the fuck is going on? Could a girl really change him that much? Even one who's NOT HIS TYPE? Again, poor Cee Cee.

"Y'see, Brindy, I wanted it to be a surprise," He tried. I knew he was mad at me for blowing it. Oh well - his problem, not mine, "My friends aren't all that keen on meeting new people sometimes, so I figured I wouldn't take the chance. I wanted you to meet my best mates. Besides, I knew you'd be more comfortable if you thought they knew you." Mates? Jesus Christ! Adam was changed. Big time.

"Ooh, that's so sweet of you, Adam!" she said sappily, leaning over and kissing his cheek. She put her arms round the chair and Adam. Cee Cee looked at me with wide eyes and I knew she was using all her self-control not to cry. She looked so hurt. DOESN'T ADAM NOTICE?? I looked at Brindy. What does Adam see in her? She was like Kelly Prescott and the others. He's always hated them. And what exactly does a girl like Brindy - pretty, slim, probably popular - see in Adam anyhow? I'm not saying he's not a good guy. He's brill...but Brindy's kind don't generally like him...I'll be on a lookout.

~*~

We got to the mall and Cee Cee and I jumped out the car quickly, "Adam, we'll meet you guys back here in a minute, ok?"

"Where you going?" he asked, climbing out less quickly and smiling at Brindy.

"Bathroom," I replied.

"I'll come with you! I need to freshen up," Brindy giggled. What was so funny about the matter?

"Um..." I started. NO! thought.

"No, stay, Brindy," Adam grinned at her. She looked at him and smiled back slowly and effectively.

"I'll stay," she said, her voice barely over a whisper. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and slam my fist into that cheerleader-perfect face.

"We're going!" Cee Cee chirped.

He looked at us, "uh, ok..." It was clear he knew something was up. And there was. And it was all his fault. We walked together, silently for a little then Cee Cee looked back and saw Adam and Brindy kissing. She stopped.

Thanks out to my beta