Chapter 6
"Your..g-g-girlfriend?" she asked, a little shocked, even though Jeff had told her.
"Yeah...we met a year ago and we've been together since..." he said.
"Oh..."
"Hey..I'm Hallie, nice to meet you...." she said with a fake smile. She put her hand out for Nicole to shake it. Nicole looked at her for a minute before shaking her hand. She knew exactly why Jeff didn't like her. She was all fake...everything about her...fake. "Nicole...ditto..."
"What?" she asked.
"Nice to meet you too..." Nicole said.
"Yeah..." they glared at each other.
"Umm..Shane, it's a little crowded in here, wanna go somewhere more roomy?" she said touching his chest and feeling all over him. Nicole's body was aching with jealousy.
"Umm...But, Nicole just got here...I kind of wanted to spend a little time with her..."
"Shane...wouldn't you rather spend time with me...your girlfriend??" she asked, emphasizing the word 'girlfriend'.
"Hey...look...I'm sory to burst your bubble...but, I haven't talked to him in two years..." Nicole chimed in.
"I'm sorry, was I talking to you?"
"It doesn't matter...I was talking to you...and I suggest if you want to leave, then leave..."
She looked at her in shock. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me."
She turned back to Shane. "Shane, tell her not to talk to me like that..."
"Umm..."
"Yeah, Shane..please tell me..." Nicole said sarcastically.
"Umm...Nicole, I'll talk to you later ok?" Shane said, giving in.
"What?" she asked shocked.
"I'm going to go with her."
"Shane, I haven't seen you or talked to you for two years! You're just going to blow me off for some fake plastic barbie doll?" she screamed as the whole house fell silent. 'Why did I say that, I could slap myself...' she thought to herself.
"Excuse me Nicole, but don't think that by just showing up here like it was nothing, you can change my life! I don't appreciate you insulting my girlfriend like that...I'll be seeing you around..." he said as he took Hallie's hand and walked out the door. Nicole kicked the wall and stormed into the kitchen as Jeff followed her.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
"It slipped..I didn't mean it...well, I did mean it...but I didn't mean to say it..." she said pacing around back and forth.
"Nicole...Shane's right...you can't just come back here and expect things to be normal, because they aren't...I hate to say this, but ever since you two broke up, everything in everyone's life that was close to both of you has been for shit lately...and when you left...everything kind of went back to normal...and all of a sudden you just show up..."
"Wait...ok, why are you putting this all on me? I thought we were like best friends?"
"Things change Nicole, alot of stuff has...you'll learn that soon enough..." he stated as he walked out of the kitchen.
She thought about everything, from what Shane said, to what Jeff said, and it all started to make sense. She ran up to Jeff and took his keys and ran out the door to his car. She hopped in and took off to find Shane. She drove up to his driveway and got out. She ran up to his door and knocked. About a minute later, Hallie answered.
"What could you possibly want?" she asked smartly.
"Look, I need to talk to Shane..."
"Umm...no..." she said as she started to close the door. Nicole wedged her foot to where she couldn't close it.
"I'm not playing around Hallie...let me in."
"Ugh..fine...make it quick...he's in the bedroom..." she said opening the door. Nicole walked past her and made her way to Shane's room. She knocked on the door and let herself in.
"Nicole...what the hell are you doing here?" he asked surprised.
"We need to talk..."
"Well, yeah..."
"Shane...I'm sorry...sorry about everything, from the past four years to now...I'm sorry." she sighed.
"Nicole...it's..." she cut him off.
"No...it's not ok, because I've kept this inside me way too long and I need to tell you now, which I have no idea why it took me so long to realize it, I mean I knew I did, I just never told you, and I don't know why but..." she said as he cut her off.
"Just tell me."
"Ok...Shane...I love you...I always have, and I always will."
Hallie stood in the doorway, listening to this. "Oh, well, it sucks that he loves me doesn't it...right Shane?" He just stood there, shocked.
"Shane...right??" Hallie asked again.
"I-I-I;m sorry...Hallie, I don't love you...I love Nicole..." he finally said.
"WHAT?!?" she asked furious. "It takes one stupid girl from two years ago to ruin what we have?"
"Had." Shane corrected her.
"Oh my God! I cannot believe this!" she said.
"Well, believe it...I'm sorry Hallie..." Shane said as he walked over to Nicole and hugged her. "I love you so much."
Nicole fought back tears. "Shane, I love you too!"
"UGH!!" Hallie said as she stormed out of the house.
Nicole and Shane just laughed as they continued down the road of their lives. Blah, Blah, Blah...happy, sappy ending!!THE END!