Where the Heart is
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the characters in this story. I am in
no way affiliated with Even Stevens or Brookwell Macnamera.
Notes: I changed the ages but the rest is the same. Ren is 18, Louis, Tawny
and Twitty are 17. The whole thing with Bobby supposedly happens at these
ages and same with all that other stuff. Just in case you were wondering. I
think it might seem more believable if they're older. dunno. I'm going to
try and stay as consistent with the story as possible even with the movie.
Plot: Ren and Bobby break up and Ren finds herself falling for Twitty but
when Bobby asks for her forgiveness what does Ren do? Choose the love she
had or the one she's found?
Chapter 1: The Breakup
"Ren, I think you better take a look at this," said Louis, sadly handing Ren the tape. Ren looked at it, puzzled, what could be so wrong with what's on this tape?
Ren was crushed when she saw what was on the tape. Bobby. and Mandy. kissing? Betrayal ripped through Ren like knife. Ren tore the tape out of the VCR and threw it hard against the wall. She began crying. "Son of a bitch!" She fell to the floor and began pounding the ground repeatedly with her fists.
Mrs. Stevens ran in wondering what all the noise was about. She was amazed to see Ren, lying on the floor crying. "Ren, sweetie, what's wrong?"
"Mom, please, just leave me alone. I want to talk to Louis. Please. I just need to talk to him," said Ren, between sobs.
"Alright, honey. Louis, could you come in here please?"
"Yeah? Oh, Ren, sis, I'm so sorry." Louis knelt down on the floor next to Ren as Mrs. Stevens left the room wondering why Louis and Ren were getting along so well. Louis hugged her as Ren buried her head in his shoulder.
"How could he Louis? He wanted to kiss me, he wanted to date me! So why, why'd he cheat on me?"
"Ren, I don't know. All I know is your better off without him."
"Am I Louis? Am I really? I liked Bobby even before I knew him. At that party, he put my shoe on for me. it was magical. I thought he really liked me, maybe more. He made such an effort to be with me so why did he do this to me? I thought he liked me." she said looking up at her brother with tears spilling from her brown eyes. She sobbed again and buried her head back in her brother's shoulder.
"Ren, come on. He did like you, who wouldn't? You are better off without him. You were smart before and you're even smarter now. You didn't need Bobby for all of that to happen. Any guy would do that just to have at least one moment with you. I know first hand. You are a great sister and a great person. I'm lucky because you're my sister and I get to be with you everyday. It was Bobby's loss not yours," he said as he gently stroked her hair.
"You're right. I don't need him. I don't. I never will. Thanks Louis." Ren got up off the floor and wiped her tears. Louis got up and headed for the door. Ren grabbed his arm and hugged him.
"I love you, Louis." She kissed him on the cheek. Louis left the room and walked down the hall to his own.
The next day.
"Bobby, we need to talk. Meet me here after school okay?" asked Ren, holding back her emotions.
"Yeah, sure. I'll see you later, Ren." He leaned in to kiss her. She turned and walked away, disgusted. What's wrong with her? He thought to himself.
After school.
"Bobby, it's over. I saw you, with Mandy. I don't think I can be around you anymore. Here take your jacket back," said Ren, sadly handing him the jacket.
"Ren, no keep it." He pushed her hand away. She tried again to give it to him. He simply refused. Frustrated, Ren grabbed his arm and put his hand near her waist. She placed the jacket on his arm and walked away. Louis was waiting for her at the end of the hall. Ren walked up to him and together they left for their house. Bobby stared at Ren walk away. He was amazed. It was over. He didn't think she would find out about his little thing with Mandy. He thought he had done a good job in convincing her that it didn't matter if he and Mandy were together for a class. Ren was smart, though, she must have figured it out. He didn't know what to feel, relief because he was free to be with Mandy or sadness because Ren was walking away. He was sure of only one thing: Ren was beautiful, even in her sadness, he still felt attracted to her beauty.
Chapter 1: The Breakup
"Ren, I think you better take a look at this," said Louis, sadly handing Ren the tape. Ren looked at it, puzzled, what could be so wrong with what's on this tape?
Ren was crushed when she saw what was on the tape. Bobby. and Mandy. kissing? Betrayal ripped through Ren like knife. Ren tore the tape out of the VCR and threw it hard against the wall. She began crying. "Son of a bitch!" She fell to the floor and began pounding the ground repeatedly with her fists.
Mrs. Stevens ran in wondering what all the noise was about. She was amazed to see Ren, lying on the floor crying. "Ren, sweetie, what's wrong?"
"Mom, please, just leave me alone. I want to talk to Louis. Please. I just need to talk to him," said Ren, between sobs.
"Alright, honey. Louis, could you come in here please?"
"Yeah? Oh, Ren, sis, I'm so sorry." Louis knelt down on the floor next to Ren as Mrs. Stevens left the room wondering why Louis and Ren were getting along so well. Louis hugged her as Ren buried her head in his shoulder.
"How could he Louis? He wanted to kiss me, he wanted to date me! So why, why'd he cheat on me?"
"Ren, I don't know. All I know is your better off without him."
"Am I Louis? Am I really? I liked Bobby even before I knew him. At that party, he put my shoe on for me. it was magical. I thought he really liked me, maybe more. He made such an effort to be with me so why did he do this to me? I thought he liked me." she said looking up at her brother with tears spilling from her brown eyes. She sobbed again and buried her head back in her brother's shoulder.
"Ren, come on. He did like you, who wouldn't? You are better off without him. You were smart before and you're even smarter now. You didn't need Bobby for all of that to happen. Any guy would do that just to have at least one moment with you. I know first hand. You are a great sister and a great person. I'm lucky because you're my sister and I get to be with you everyday. It was Bobby's loss not yours," he said as he gently stroked her hair.
"You're right. I don't need him. I don't. I never will. Thanks Louis." Ren got up off the floor and wiped her tears. Louis got up and headed for the door. Ren grabbed his arm and hugged him.
"I love you, Louis." She kissed him on the cheek. Louis left the room and walked down the hall to his own.
The next day.
"Bobby, we need to talk. Meet me here after school okay?" asked Ren, holding back her emotions.
"Yeah, sure. I'll see you later, Ren." He leaned in to kiss her. She turned and walked away, disgusted. What's wrong with her? He thought to himself.
After school.
"Bobby, it's over. I saw you, with Mandy. I don't think I can be around you anymore. Here take your jacket back," said Ren, sadly handing him the jacket.
"Ren, no keep it." He pushed her hand away. She tried again to give it to him. He simply refused. Frustrated, Ren grabbed his arm and put his hand near her waist. She placed the jacket on his arm and walked away. Louis was waiting for her at the end of the hall. Ren walked up to him and together they left for their house. Bobby stared at Ren walk away. He was amazed. It was over. He didn't think she would find out about his little thing with Mandy. He thought he had done a good job in convincing her that it didn't matter if he and Mandy were together for a class. Ren was smart, though, she must have figured it out. He didn't know what to feel, relief because he was free to be with Mandy or sadness because Ren was walking away. He was sure of only one thing: Ren was beautiful, even in her sadness, he still felt attracted to her beauty.