Chapter 17
~*~ What's going on these days ~*~
Five months later.
"Kendra I have some bad news for you. But if I tell you have to promise you won't say anything to anyone that will tell Greg I told you. Please I beg you." Amanda said crying once I picked up my cell phone.
"Amanda. Is that you?" I asked.
"Yes Kendra. Please promise me you won't tell anyone." She asked me no balling.
"Hunny what's wrong? It's 2:30 in the morning. Is everything ok?"
"No, Greg hooked up with another girl while he was on tour. And I don't mean he hooked up with her to go on tour with. I mean hooked up hooked up Kendra. You have to do something. I over heard him talking to Matt on the phone."
"WHAT? OMG. Hold on sweety someone's on the other line." I said and went to the other line. "Hello?" I asked sounding really pissed off.
"Who told you?" The voice asked.
"What do you mean who told me?" I asked.
"This is Matt Kendra, don't worry. Who told you?"
"Can I call you back in like 3 seconds?"
"Yeah sure!" he said and hung up.
"Amanda hun, you still there."
"Yeah."
"Matt called me I'm gonna 3 way us. Is that ok?"
"Yeah, yeah sure?"
"K hold on a sec." I said putting her on hold and dialing Matt's number.
"Hello?"
"Matt?"
"Yeah what's up?"
"A lot hold on a sec I'ma put you through." I said and put him through.
"Hello."
"Hi." Amanda said.
"Hi." I said.
"Is that Jaimie on the other line?"
"No, It's Amanda." I answered.
"Ohh. You got to her before I did. How cheap is that?"
"What do you mean how cheap is that. Kendra's my sister. Well maybe not anymore. I over heard him on the phone with you, then when he got off the phone I call Kendra." She said starting to cry again.
"You guys. It's 3:00 in the morning. I'm getting up in 3 hours to get on a plane to go to NY to see all of you. Please just tell me what' going on so I'll be prepared when I show up."
"You're getting on a plane in 3 hours?" Matt asked.
"Well no 4 ½ but still."
"To come here?" Amanda asked.
"Yes to go there!" I yelled.
"I don't think Greg remembered that!" Matt said.
"Why?" Amanda asked.
"Because he has a date tomorrow night."
"Great, just great!" I said.
"Wait this may be good!" Matt said.
"Matt don't be silly how can this be good?" Amanda asked.
"Because think about it. Kendra's coming and he has a date!"
"Hmmm mmm I'm listening!!!" I said.
"Well she can stay with me and Jesse from the time she gets here til Greg leaves to go on his date!"
"Ok!" Amanda and I said.
"Well then Jesse and I will drop her off at you're house after you call us to tell us he's getting ready. She's picking him up because his car's battery is dead. If we time it right you can be with him doin' your stuff! Wink, wink. You ask him where he's going, he can't answer because he knows what he's doing is wrong. Then she pulls up sees you gets mad at him and he has to do something about it. Because you 'don't know what's going on'. Know what I mean?"
"Yeah, Matt I love you. Wait til Jaimie finds out how smart you are!" I said.
"Ok I get it too but what do I do again?" Amanda asked.
"First off don't tell anyone Kendra's coming. And tell your mom not to say anything because Greg doesn't remember Kendra's coming so we're hiding her at my house. No we'll go to Jesse's house it's closer. Anyway, and tell her that we're going to surprise him. Then when he's getting ready to go call Jesse's house and tell us. Then we'll bring Kendra over and you just greet her at the door like you usually do. Like nothing's going on!" Matt said.
"Ok I get it now. Thanx."
"Ok, now that I know what's going on who am I meeting at the airport?" I asked yawning.
"Jesse. Then I'll come over after that." Matt said.
"Ok, well I'm going to bed now because I have to get up in like 2 ½ hours." I said.
"Alright bye." Matt said and hung up.
"Kendra I'm soo sorry I called you this early in the morning. I just thought you'd need to know right away." Amanda said.
"It's ok sweety. I'm glad you called. I'll see you tonight!" I said.
"Ok bye."
"Amanda who are you talking to? It's 3:30 in the morning?" A voice said.
"K-K-Kendra." She answered.
"WHAT? Why are you talking to her? Because she's my sister!" She said.
"I know that. But it's 3:30 in the morning."
"Hey at least I call her." She said. By that time I had figured out it was Greg's groggy voice in the background.
"I needed to ask her a question about Jesse. And seeing as you were on the phone with someone til 2 in the morning this was the only time I could use the phone."
"Give me that."
"Hello?"
"Hey hunny."
"Hey. Look I'm so sorry that she called you this early in the morning. It won't happen again."
"Oh no it's ok we always talk this late at night. I'm up at 1:30 waiting for her to call then we talk about her and Jesse, you and me, Matt and Jaimie. All different kinds of things." I said trying not to laugh.
"Really?" he asked me.
"Yeah then when we're done talking I go back to sleep!"
"Oh ok. Well I'm going to bed now. Talk to you later."
"Yeah I'll call you tomorrow sometime. Is after 6 ok?" I asked him.
"After 6. Um. ooh no I won't be home I'm going out with Jesse and Matt." He said.
"Oh ok then I'll call you before 6 k?"
"Why don't I call you!" he said.
"Um. ok" I answered.
"Ok here's Amanda."
"Bye I love you." I said.
"Yep. Bye."
"Hey sorry about that."
"It's ok."
"See I told you something was up he didn't even say he loved you!" She said.
"Yeah I know but we'll get him tomorrow. Trust me hun. I'll see you tomorrow! Bye."
"Bye Kendra." She said and hung up.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." I screamed into my pillow. I dialed Jaimie's house crying.
"Hello?"
"Hi. This is Kendra. Can I please talk to Jaimie it's an emergency."
"Yeah let me wake her up. Is everything ok?" Her mom asked me.
"No." I answered. "Greg hooked up with some bimbo when he was on tour. And now they're 'dating' according to his sister and Matt."
"Jaimie, Kendra's on the phone she really needs to talk to you."
"Hello?"
"Jaimie!" I said starting to ball.
"Yeah Keng what's wrong?"
"Greg has a girlfriend." I said.
"What are you talking about?"
"He has a girlfriend. Someone he met on tour. And they're going out tomorrow according to Matt and Amanda."
"Omg Keng. Wait aren't you going out there tomorrow?"
"YES! And Greg doesn't remember I am. So if you happen to talk to him don't say anything because we're gonna surprise him in front of her." I said trying to sound happy.
"Ok but I have to go because I'm really tired. I'm sorry it's just that I'm kinda falling asleep on the phone."
"Oh yeah it's ok. I'll call you either tonight or tomorrow or whatever! Bye." I said and hung up. I couldn't go to sleep so I went for a drive. By the time I noticed where I was going I was at the place that Greg purposed to me. I sat on the rocks and just cried. By the time I had let all my tears fall I looked at my watch and it was 5:30. It would take me ½ an hour to get home then I needed to fix myself up and get to the Portland Airport. By 6:10 I was home and in the shower. By 6:30 I was packing my car. By 6:45 I was on the road to the airport. By 7:30 I was boarding the plane. And by 8:00 the plane was in the air, so I called Matt.
"Hello."
"Hey I'm in the air."
"Ok is it making any stops?"
"Nope. Straight flight to NY."
"Ok Jesse will meet you there."
"Alright. Thanx Matt. See you later." I said hanging up and putting my headphones on. I guess I fell asleep because the next thing I knew was a lady waking me up telling me we were landing. "Oh, ooooh really?"
"Yes mam." She said.
"Thanx." I said. After we landed I got off the plane and found Jesse right away. I ran to him and dropped my bags. "Jesse!!!!!!" I screamed and ran into his arms.
"Hey what's up?"
"Not a lot hun what's up with you?" I asked.
"Nothing really. Did you talk to Amanda lately?"
"Yeah this morning at like 2 a.m. Why?"
"Did she tell you she broke up with me?"
"No omg Jesse she didn't." I said hugging him again.
"Yep. She said that she had bigger things to deal with."
"Ohh hunny I'm so sorry. This is my fault."
"No it isn't. It's Greg's." Jesse said.
"Yeah kinda. But it's my fault because I could have over ruled my parents and made them let me go live with him."
"That wouldn't matter. They still would have hooked up."
"Really you think so?"
"Yeah. Kendra I've met her. There's just something that makes you fall for her. And Greg has just fallen hard and needs someone to snap him out of it. That's all." He told me putting my luggage in his car.
"You know you didn't have to come get me. I could have called a cab." I said getting in the passenger seat.
"No way. Are you kidding me! I wouldn't let you call a cab even if I was out of state! I'd be right here."
"Jesse, can I ask you a question."
"Yeah sure." He said getting on the road.
"Is she prettier then me?"
"What no. No one's prettier then you."
"Now I know that's not true. Come on Jesse answer me truthfully."
"No. I'm answering you truthfully. No she isn't but like I said, there's just something about her that you have to be careful about."
"Ahhh. But I haven't take off the ring yet. So that's my proof! And you and Matt will be there won't you? Amanda will I know she will."
"Yeah but not for long if I'm gonna stay." He said sounding upset.
"Oh I'm sorry Jess. I'll hook you back up with her. I promise."
"Really? You'd do that?"
"For you I'd do anything hun."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Why couldn't you're mom have let you come live with me and my parents? It would have been nice to have an older sister."
"Older but not by much!" I said.
"Yeah but still."
"But still nothing Jesse."
"Omg get down there's Greg." He said turning the corner.
"What are you doing Jesse? Where have you been?"
"I went for a drive. I've been bored. You know with Kendra not being here this summer and all. I was sure she would have come down."
"Yeah but she said she had trouble getting time off of work. She'll come visit someday."
"Visit. You're practically married to her. What do you mean visit?"
"Well Jesse you know Lauren is just so great. I think I'm gonna ask her to."
"Man you can't do this to Kendra. She loves you to much."
"You have her. She seems to love you more."
"Dude what the fuck are you talking about? No way in hell does she love me more then you. And if she does it's like a brother!" Jesse said sticking up for me, while I just sat in the car balling.
"Lauren." I whispered to myself.
"If you do this to Kendra. Do you know how many people are going to hate you."
"Yeah I know but still I think this is for the best of us."
"No, for the best of your new friend Lauren."
"Whatever, I have no time for this she's calling me in a minute so I have to go wait by the phone."
"What does she have you wrapped around her little pinkie or something? Greg snap out of it. You love Kendra not Lauren."
"What do you know?" Greg yelled running across the street.
"A lot more then you obviously." Jesse said taking my stuff out of his trunk and telling me it was ok to get out of the car.
"I hope this works. If it doesn't your in for trouble." He said not noticing my tears.
"Yeah I." *snif* "I-I know." I said still crying.
"Oh Kendra." He said when we got inside. "Here sit down. I'm sorry you had to hear that."
"It's ok. This girl Lauren. Did she come from Maine or do you not know that?"
"Um I really don't know that hun. Want me to see?"
"Yeah that'd be great if you could do that."
"Want a drink?"
"Yeah that'd be good vodka if you have any would be great." I said.
"Excuse you?" he asked.
"Vodka please, Jesse."
"Kendra you're under age."
"Yeah so are you!" I said.
"Oh alight. But only a glass."
"Thanx Jesse I knew I loved you for a good reason."
~*~ What's going on these days ~*~
Five months later.
"Kendra I have some bad news for you. But if I tell you have to promise you won't say anything to anyone that will tell Greg I told you. Please I beg you." Amanda said crying once I picked up my cell phone.
"Amanda. Is that you?" I asked.
"Yes Kendra. Please promise me you won't tell anyone." She asked me no balling.
"Hunny what's wrong? It's 2:30 in the morning. Is everything ok?"
"No, Greg hooked up with another girl while he was on tour. And I don't mean he hooked up with her to go on tour with. I mean hooked up hooked up Kendra. You have to do something. I over heard him talking to Matt on the phone."
"WHAT? OMG. Hold on sweety someone's on the other line." I said and went to the other line. "Hello?" I asked sounding really pissed off.
"Who told you?" The voice asked.
"What do you mean who told me?" I asked.
"This is Matt Kendra, don't worry. Who told you?"
"Can I call you back in like 3 seconds?"
"Yeah sure!" he said and hung up.
"Amanda hun, you still there."
"Yeah."
"Matt called me I'm gonna 3 way us. Is that ok?"
"Yeah, yeah sure?"
"K hold on a sec." I said putting her on hold and dialing Matt's number.
"Hello?"
"Matt?"
"Yeah what's up?"
"A lot hold on a sec I'ma put you through." I said and put him through.
"Hello."
"Hi." Amanda said.
"Hi." I said.
"Is that Jaimie on the other line?"
"No, It's Amanda." I answered.
"Ohh. You got to her before I did. How cheap is that?"
"What do you mean how cheap is that. Kendra's my sister. Well maybe not anymore. I over heard him on the phone with you, then when he got off the phone I call Kendra." She said starting to cry again.
"You guys. It's 3:00 in the morning. I'm getting up in 3 hours to get on a plane to go to NY to see all of you. Please just tell me what' going on so I'll be prepared when I show up."
"You're getting on a plane in 3 hours?" Matt asked.
"Well no 4 ½ but still."
"To come here?" Amanda asked.
"Yes to go there!" I yelled.
"I don't think Greg remembered that!" Matt said.
"Why?" Amanda asked.
"Because he has a date tomorrow night."
"Great, just great!" I said.
"Wait this may be good!" Matt said.
"Matt don't be silly how can this be good?" Amanda asked.
"Because think about it. Kendra's coming and he has a date!"
"Hmmm mmm I'm listening!!!" I said.
"Well she can stay with me and Jesse from the time she gets here til Greg leaves to go on his date!"
"Ok!" Amanda and I said.
"Well then Jesse and I will drop her off at you're house after you call us to tell us he's getting ready. She's picking him up because his car's battery is dead. If we time it right you can be with him doin' your stuff! Wink, wink. You ask him where he's going, he can't answer because he knows what he's doing is wrong. Then she pulls up sees you gets mad at him and he has to do something about it. Because you 'don't know what's going on'. Know what I mean?"
"Yeah, Matt I love you. Wait til Jaimie finds out how smart you are!" I said.
"Ok I get it too but what do I do again?" Amanda asked.
"First off don't tell anyone Kendra's coming. And tell your mom not to say anything because Greg doesn't remember Kendra's coming so we're hiding her at my house. No we'll go to Jesse's house it's closer. Anyway, and tell her that we're going to surprise him. Then when he's getting ready to go call Jesse's house and tell us. Then we'll bring Kendra over and you just greet her at the door like you usually do. Like nothing's going on!" Matt said.
"Ok I get it now. Thanx."
"Ok, now that I know what's going on who am I meeting at the airport?" I asked yawning.
"Jesse. Then I'll come over after that." Matt said.
"Ok, well I'm going to bed now because I have to get up in like 2 ½ hours." I said.
"Alright bye." Matt said and hung up.
"Kendra I'm soo sorry I called you this early in the morning. I just thought you'd need to know right away." Amanda said.
"It's ok sweety. I'm glad you called. I'll see you tonight!" I said.
"Ok bye."
"Amanda who are you talking to? It's 3:30 in the morning?" A voice said.
"K-K-Kendra." She answered.
"WHAT? Why are you talking to her? Because she's my sister!" She said.
"I know that. But it's 3:30 in the morning."
"Hey at least I call her." She said. By that time I had figured out it was Greg's groggy voice in the background.
"I needed to ask her a question about Jesse. And seeing as you were on the phone with someone til 2 in the morning this was the only time I could use the phone."
"Give me that."
"Hello?"
"Hey hunny."
"Hey. Look I'm so sorry that she called you this early in the morning. It won't happen again."
"Oh no it's ok we always talk this late at night. I'm up at 1:30 waiting for her to call then we talk about her and Jesse, you and me, Matt and Jaimie. All different kinds of things." I said trying not to laugh.
"Really?" he asked me.
"Yeah then when we're done talking I go back to sleep!"
"Oh ok. Well I'm going to bed now. Talk to you later."
"Yeah I'll call you tomorrow sometime. Is after 6 ok?" I asked him.
"After 6. Um. ooh no I won't be home I'm going out with Jesse and Matt." He said.
"Oh ok then I'll call you before 6 k?"
"Why don't I call you!" he said.
"Um. ok" I answered.
"Ok here's Amanda."
"Bye I love you." I said.
"Yep. Bye."
"Hey sorry about that."
"It's ok."
"See I told you something was up he didn't even say he loved you!" She said.
"Yeah I know but we'll get him tomorrow. Trust me hun. I'll see you tomorrow! Bye."
"Bye Kendra." She said and hung up.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." I screamed into my pillow. I dialed Jaimie's house crying.
"Hello?"
"Hi. This is Kendra. Can I please talk to Jaimie it's an emergency."
"Yeah let me wake her up. Is everything ok?" Her mom asked me.
"No." I answered. "Greg hooked up with some bimbo when he was on tour. And now they're 'dating' according to his sister and Matt."
"Jaimie, Kendra's on the phone she really needs to talk to you."
"Hello?"
"Jaimie!" I said starting to ball.
"Yeah Keng what's wrong?"
"Greg has a girlfriend." I said.
"What are you talking about?"
"He has a girlfriend. Someone he met on tour. And they're going out tomorrow according to Matt and Amanda."
"Omg Keng. Wait aren't you going out there tomorrow?"
"YES! And Greg doesn't remember I am. So if you happen to talk to him don't say anything because we're gonna surprise him in front of her." I said trying to sound happy.
"Ok but I have to go because I'm really tired. I'm sorry it's just that I'm kinda falling asleep on the phone."
"Oh yeah it's ok. I'll call you either tonight or tomorrow or whatever! Bye." I said and hung up. I couldn't go to sleep so I went for a drive. By the time I noticed where I was going I was at the place that Greg purposed to me. I sat on the rocks and just cried. By the time I had let all my tears fall I looked at my watch and it was 5:30. It would take me ½ an hour to get home then I needed to fix myself up and get to the Portland Airport. By 6:10 I was home and in the shower. By 6:30 I was packing my car. By 6:45 I was on the road to the airport. By 7:30 I was boarding the plane. And by 8:00 the plane was in the air, so I called Matt.
"Hello."
"Hey I'm in the air."
"Ok is it making any stops?"
"Nope. Straight flight to NY."
"Ok Jesse will meet you there."
"Alright. Thanx Matt. See you later." I said hanging up and putting my headphones on. I guess I fell asleep because the next thing I knew was a lady waking me up telling me we were landing. "Oh, ooooh really?"
"Yes mam." She said.
"Thanx." I said. After we landed I got off the plane and found Jesse right away. I ran to him and dropped my bags. "Jesse!!!!!!" I screamed and ran into his arms.
"Hey what's up?"
"Not a lot hun what's up with you?" I asked.
"Nothing really. Did you talk to Amanda lately?"
"Yeah this morning at like 2 a.m. Why?"
"Did she tell you she broke up with me?"
"No omg Jesse she didn't." I said hugging him again.
"Yep. She said that she had bigger things to deal with."
"Ohh hunny I'm so sorry. This is my fault."
"No it isn't. It's Greg's." Jesse said.
"Yeah kinda. But it's my fault because I could have over ruled my parents and made them let me go live with him."
"That wouldn't matter. They still would have hooked up."
"Really you think so?"
"Yeah. Kendra I've met her. There's just something that makes you fall for her. And Greg has just fallen hard and needs someone to snap him out of it. That's all." He told me putting my luggage in his car.
"You know you didn't have to come get me. I could have called a cab." I said getting in the passenger seat.
"No way. Are you kidding me! I wouldn't let you call a cab even if I was out of state! I'd be right here."
"Jesse, can I ask you a question."
"Yeah sure." He said getting on the road.
"Is she prettier then me?"
"What no. No one's prettier then you."
"Now I know that's not true. Come on Jesse answer me truthfully."
"No. I'm answering you truthfully. No she isn't but like I said, there's just something about her that you have to be careful about."
"Ahhh. But I haven't take off the ring yet. So that's my proof! And you and Matt will be there won't you? Amanda will I know she will."
"Yeah but not for long if I'm gonna stay." He said sounding upset.
"Oh I'm sorry Jess. I'll hook you back up with her. I promise."
"Really? You'd do that?"
"For you I'd do anything hun."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Why couldn't you're mom have let you come live with me and my parents? It would have been nice to have an older sister."
"Older but not by much!" I said.
"Yeah but still."
"But still nothing Jesse."
"Omg get down there's Greg." He said turning the corner.
"What are you doing Jesse? Where have you been?"
"I went for a drive. I've been bored. You know with Kendra not being here this summer and all. I was sure she would have come down."
"Yeah but she said she had trouble getting time off of work. She'll come visit someday."
"Visit. You're practically married to her. What do you mean visit?"
"Well Jesse you know Lauren is just so great. I think I'm gonna ask her to."
"Man you can't do this to Kendra. She loves you to much."
"You have her. She seems to love you more."
"Dude what the fuck are you talking about? No way in hell does she love me more then you. And if she does it's like a brother!" Jesse said sticking up for me, while I just sat in the car balling.
"Lauren." I whispered to myself.
"If you do this to Kendra. Do you know how many people are going to hate you."
"Yeah I know but still I think this is for the best of us."
"No, for the best of your new friend Lauren."
"Whatever, I have no time for this she's calling me in a minute so I have to go wait by the phone."
"What does she have you wrapped around her little pinkie or something? Greg snap out of it. You love Kendra not Lauren."
"What do you know?" Greg yelled running across the street.
"A lot more then you obviously." Jesse said taking my stuff out of his trunk and telling me it was ok to get out of the car.
"I hope this works. If it doesn't your in for trouble." He said not noticing my tears.
"Yeah I." *snif* "I-I know." I said still crying.
"Oh Kendra." He said when we got inside. "Here sit down. I'm sorry you had to hear that."
"It's ok. This girl Lauren. Did she come from Maine or do you not know that?"
"Um I really don't know that hun. Want me to see?"
"Yeah that'd be great if you could do that."
"Want a drink?"
"Yeah that'd be good vodka if you have any would be great." I said.
"Excuse you?" he asked.
"Vodka please, Jesse."
"Kendra you're under age."
"Yeah so are you!" I said.
"Oh alight. But only a glass."
"Thanx Jesse I knew I loved you for a good reason."