Chapter two

"So you mean you have to miss our date?" Logan demanded.

"God, Logan, don't have a cow. It's not my fault, okay?" Dana replied, rolling her eyes.

"Why the heck would you pull out a magazine if you were sitting in the front row?" Logan asked her angrily. He wasn't used to girls canceling on him, even though Dana wasn't just any girl.

Dana was hurt by his comeback. Though she hated to admit it, she really liked Logan, and she thought that he really liked her. "Logan, can't we just go some other time?"

"No," he answered, still mad. "I paid like fifty bucks for these reservations. Do you think I can just call up Piersand be all, 'Oh, I know this is short notice and all, but do you think you can squeeze me in Thursday night instead'? I may be a V.I.P, babe, but no one's that important."

"Why would you spend fifty dollars on reservations?" Dana sneered, trying to pretend that there wasn't a sinking feeling in her stomach.

"Because most girls would see it as a nice gesture!" Logan retorted.

Dana crossed her arms. "Well I'm not most girls."

"No, you certainly aren't," muttered Logan to himself.

"What?" asked Dana.

Logan felt mad all over again. He had really been looking forward to this date and she had the nerves to cancel on him? "Fine, then I'll just find another girl to go with."

"Fine!" Dana yelled.

"Fine!" Logan yelled back.

"Zoey, I like your shirt," said Chase. They were sitting on his bed and talking about…well, nothing, really.

"Thanks," Zoey looked down at her shirt. It was a plain white tee.

"Want to go down to Double Shot and grab a bite to eat?" Chase asked, breaking the awkward silence. "We missed lunch because of…well, you know."

Zoey blushed. She certainly did.

"Okay, well want to go?" asked Chase.

Zoey nodded. Chase was great and the afternoon had been wonderful, but for reason she wished that she was going to Double Shot with Ty, instead.

Five minutes later, Chase and Zoey were seated and sipping fruit smoothies. Zoey was enjoying her signature Mango Mania, while Chase took delight in Wildberry and a grilled cheese. "Yum, this is good," he said, gesturing towards the sandwich. "Sure you aren't hungry?"

Zoey shook her head. Chase couldn't help but notice that she was being especially quiet.

"Anything wrong, Zo?"

"What?" Zoey looked at him. "Oh, no. Nothing wrong, Chase."

She gave him a weak smile just as Ty and two boys she didn't recognize walked in. They were definitely the three hottest guys there.

"Save me. It's Ty Martin," said Chase.

"Save you? Why?" Zoey laughed.

Chase put his head on the table. After five seconds he lifted it back up and said, "I hate the guy."

"Hate him? But he just got here!" Zoey exclaimed. After seeing Ty a second time the feeling that she wanted to go out with him was too strong to shake off.

"Yeah, well rumor has it that Leah Daniels already has a major crush on him," Chase answered bitterly.

"Leah Daniels?" Zoey pouted. "You mean the girl that you asked out last week?"

"Yeah, the girl that rejected me," he said.

"She likes Ty?"

"Yup," Chase said. "I'm not good enough for her, but the new kid is, huh?"

Zoey was taken aback. She had never seen Chase act so angry in her life.

"That's one thing I like about you, Zo," Chase suddenly smiled. "You're not getting sucked into his charm."

Zoey sighed. There was no way she could stay friends with Chase and go out with Ty at the same time.

Nicole strolled into Double Shot with Chase and Logan's roommate Michael. He was talking about basketball or something—she didn't know, she didn't care. All she cared about was Ty. He was so cute.

"…Can you believe I scored a three-pointer at the buzzer?" Michael was saying.

Nicole tried to pretend that she'd been listening. Could she believe that he'd scored a three-pointer at the buzzer? It was obviously a rimorical…or was the word rhetorical?...question. She probably wasn't supposed to believe that he could do that. "No way, Michael!" she said loudly. "I would never believe that, not in one million years! If someone told me that you scored a three-pointer at the buzzer I would tell them that they were lying…"

"Thanks, Nicole," said Michael, walking away.

"What?" Nicole called after him. Then she spotted Ty with that hottie Ryder and some other hot guy and forgot all about Michael.

"Hey there, fellas," she said, coming up to their table.

"Oh, hey Nicki," Ty held up him hand. "It is Nicki, right?"

"Or Nicole," said Nicole dreamily. He was definitely the hottest guy ever. And she was talking to him. It was heaven. "Whichever you prefer."

"Nicole is cool," said Ty. "So how are you?"

"Cool. You know, like my name," she said, blushing.

Ty laughed. Nicole loved his laugh. Anytime he even smiled was heaven on earth. "Hey, these are my roommates."

"Hi," said Nicole to the two other hot guys. She was so excited that her voice cracked. It was Hot Guy Galore.

"Hey Nicole, I'm Ryder," said one.

"I'm Jeremy, but everyone calls me Jem," said the other.

"Hi Ryder! Hi Jem! It's sososososo cool to meet you," Nicole gushed. "I mean, you don't even know how cool. It's super-cool. Beyond cool! It's…"

"Okay, Nicole," said Ty with an easy smile.

"Hey, Nicole!"

Nicole looked over to see Zoey waving at her from the table she and Chase shared. Nicole knew that she should be a good friend and go over…but her and Chase seemed to just love each other too much. She always felt like a third wheel. So she waved back but stayed where she was. "What are you guys doing later?"

"We were thinking of going to my cousin's lacrosse game," said Ryder.

"That is so cool—I love lacrosse!" Nicole said, putting a hand to her heart for believability. She had no clue what lacrosse was, but she wanted to go with them.

"Uh, okay," said Ryder.

Nicole frowned. Were they not getting the hint? She probably had to try harder. "Yeah, it's my favorite…thing. And I haven't been to a lacrosse game is soo long..."

"Would you like to go with us, Nicole?" Ty asked.

Nicole grinned and was about to say yes, when she remembered to make it look like she hadn't been expecting the invite. "Would I like to go with you guys? Wow, I wish I had thought of that. Let me see, though, I might have some other plans," she paused for a split-second. "Okay, yes."

"Great," Ty said with a smile. Nicole loved his smile. "Ryder, when should we leave?"

Ryder glanced at the chrome clock hanging on the wall. "In, like, ten minutes."

"Great, that leaves just enough time to go get my cell," said Jem.

"Jem left his phone in our dorm," Ty explained.

"Yeah, except I don't know where," said Jem, looking sad. "Hey Nicole, want to come help us look for it?"

Nicole squealed in delight. "I'd love to!"

"Great," Jem grinned.

Zoey pouted and crossed her arms. Where was Nicole going with Ty and his hot friends? Not that she cared, of course. She liked Chase. She liked Chase. Zoey repeated those words to herself.

"So, uh, Zoey," Chase searched for a topic to break the awkward silence. "Are you signed up for the car wash?"

"Um, I'm not sure," Zoey replied. She remembered how just a few hours ago the thought of washing cars with Chase had made her giddy. But Ty had changed all of that.

"Zoey, are you okay? You seem distracted," said Chase.

No answer.

"Yoo-hoo, Zoey?" Chase waved a hand in front of her face.

Zoey shook her head. "Yeah, Chase?"

"You okay?"

"Maybe," Zoey answered.

"Maybe?"

"Yeah, maybe," she repeated, playing with the drawstring of her wispy mini-skirt.

"You want to tell me about what's going on?" Chase asked, leaning closer to Zoey. It was the best he could do at being a romantic. Nicole had once told him that girls loved when guys got romantic.

"Chase…" Zoey started.

"Yes, Zoey?"

Chase was so close that he could smell her Melon-flavored lip gloss.

"Chase, I…"

Zoey was about to do it. She was about to break up with the boy she had thought she loved. Would she have the guts to do it?

(A/N: So…what do you think? It's my first fan fiction! Hehe…review, please! I luv u all)