Pacific Coast Academy: 10 Year Reunion

Chapter 13: Problems Happening Everywhere

Zoey touched his arm. "John, please…" He jerked away from her. "Just leave me alone." Then he stormed out of the room.

Michael was coming down the hall. "Hey, John," he smiled.

He just walked passed him.

"Well, if you're gonna be like that…" He walked in the room and saw Chase and Zoey. "Hey, what's going on What's with John?"

"John's just mad because I won the argument," Chase said. Zoey pushed him against the wall. "This is all your fault, Chase. You started the whole thing. I'm gonna go find him and see if he's okay."

She walked out of the room. Michael watched her leave. "Chase, we haven't even been here for a day and already you're causing trouble? Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"Well, it's good to see you too, Michael."

He smiled. "I'm sorry, man. Hey, Chase, how you doing?" He grabbed him and hugged him. "It's amazing that you cut your hair. You would've never known it was bushy. That's a great haircut."

"Thank you," he smiled.

"The whole gang is going out tonight. You wanna come?"

"Yeah."

"Cool. Now sit down. Tell me what's been going on with you."

Nicole went into her dorm room's lounge. Making her way across the room, her name was called out. "Nicole." She looked all around and seen no one. "Nicole, I'm right here." She looked again and saw him, her eyes widening. "J.P., is that really you?" she squeeled. She ran towards her ex and hugged him.

"Yeah, it's me."

"How have you been?"

"I'm great. You?"

"I'm good. I see that you have a ring on your finger. Married?"

"No, just engaged. I'm getting married later on this year."

He smiled at her. "I'm happy for you. So who's the lucky guy?"

"Jake."

"Meilet? The football player?"

"Yeah," she smiled.

"You know, I always thought it was gonna be me," he smiled sweetly at her.

She looked at him.

"But I'm really happy for you. Listen… I gotta go. I'll see you around." He turned and walked away.

"J.P., do you wanna go out with me and my friends tonight?"

"No, thanks. I'm good."

"Now go and tell me if it works," Quinn told Jake.

"How would I know?"

"Duh, you'll fall in love with her."

"But I'm in love with Nicole."

"Your love for her will not be affected, okay?"

"Can you juest expalin this to me so I can understand?"

She growled and sighed. "I will only tell you this one time. So listen up. You will fall in love with Dana, okay?"

"How do you know my ex was Dana?"

"Please. Who doesn't know?"

"What happens when I fall in love with Dana?"

"Jake, will you shut up! I'm trying to tell you! You just be in love with her. You act stupid around her. But when you're with Nicole, you won't remember anything that happened."

"But tonight, I'm gonna be around both of them. What's gonna happen?"

"Do you think I know? But I'm gonna be around so I can monitor everything."

"If something happens to me, I'm gonna sue you or I'll get Nicole to."

"John!" Zoey called.

"I don't wanna talk to you, Zoey."

She ran to him and pulled his arm. "We need to talk."

"There's nothing to talk about. I said all I had to say in the room."

"You could've talked to me about it."

"No, I couldn't! You were the problem. You know…" John slowed down and looked at her. "Dammit, nevermind." He started walking again.

"Say it."

He shook his head.

"Just say it."

"I was gonna say… you caused this whole thing. You made us get a divorce."

"How?"

"Because I told you to tell Chase to back off a little. Then you made a big deal out of the whole thing. 'But John. He's my best friend.' You think I don't know that? Whenever we had a fight, it was always that. I was your husband, Zoey. I felt threatened everytime he was around. I just knew it was a matter of time before he took you from me."

"John, he didn't take me away from you."

"Really, Zoey? Then how come you two were kissing each other, huh? You two were on the phone every night. You kept on complaining I was never taking you anywhere, then when I get time off from work, he's taking you out. Zoey, admit it. You never loved me in the first place. It was always Chase from the beginning."

"That's not true! I did love you."

"Yeah, I'm so sure of that. Listen, I'm not gonna go out with our friends tonight." He walked away from her.

"Why? What should I tell them?"

"Tell them… love made me sick."

Zoey sighed.