Chapter sixteen

It was late and everyone was leaving the restaurant. Mindy's parents seemed to like Josh's, and nothing bad was said about Rachel…at least to her face. Hailey and Megan were dancing to music in their heads as the adults said goodbye. They tried to get Mindy to join them, but she said it was too cold to twirl.

"What about you Josh? You seem like a twirler…" Hailey tried to persuade him, but Mindy wouldn't let him go. "Fine Mindy ruin all of the fun. Me and Megan are happier by ourselves anyway."

"Hey speak for yourself. I'm getting dizzy." Megan said, and then sat down on the curb. Hailey laughed at her, but kept spinning. Mindy couldn't believe that she was friends with a girl that was as weird as Hailey was. Rachel's limo that she rented from her studio, pulled away from the curb. She waved to Drake from a small crack in her window. He walked over to them and sat next to Megan.

"Hey get your own curb. I don't want to share one with you." She pushed him, but he didn't get up.

Josh walked into the room he shared with his brother. Drake was sitting on the couch with his guitar. Josh could tell that he was upset about something. "Hey brotha… what's eating you?" Josh casually sat next to him, but Drake got up and moved to his bed. "Come on you can tell me anything. Is it Rachel or Hailey?"

"Shushamush…don't let Megan hear you!" He jumped down and covered Josh's mouth. He looked around to see if Megan was coming.

"What can't Megan hear?" Hailey asked when the walked into the room. She didn't even look at them she was looking around the room.

"Can I help you?" He asked her in a harsh tone. She gave him a confused glance then turned back to Josh.

"I'm looking for Megan. She was in the kitchen making brownies then she was gone." Both of them shot up and grabbed the closest bat or golf club. She looked at them as if they were crazy, then she walked out of the door.

"Josh if Megan heard you say anything with me and Hailey in the same sentence she'll sent me to the Russia. I won't do well in the circus."

"So what's up with you and Hailey? One minute you two are laughing, then the next you hate her. If this is your way of winning her over… I think she gets the wrong impression." Josh sat back down on the couch and looked over at his brother.

"It's not that I don't like her, but she's great…perfect. I don't want to like her. You know the tip of girl I like they're laidback, and Hailey is always doing something. Did you know she wants to be an actress?" Drake pointed the bat he was holding in Josh's face.

"Yeah, Mindy mentioned it." He pushed the bat out of his face. He couldn't believe that his brother was having this problem. He never had any trouble with girls.

"You know when she starts a conversation, then she says something annoying and sarcastic, then prances out of the room… that's so… annoying. And she acts like she hates you then she's all happy and smiling the next moment. I really hate that. And she's always with Megan or Mindy, I mean she's never with any other friends. That's just sad. You know what Josh I think I'm over her. I mean I can't date a girl like that. I'd go crazy!" Drake hugged his brother and walked out. "Thanks Brotha!" He called from the stairs.

Hailey was downstairs on her cell phone. Drake walked passed her and grabbed one of Megan's brownies off of a plate on the coffee table, then went into the kitchen for a glass of milk. He bumped into Megan on his way out, "Hey where have you been? Hailey was looking for you." Megan was about to say where she was when Hailey walked in.

"Megs, I have to go. Aaron and me have some stuff to do, so be good for your brothers. Bye Drake." He waved to her from over his shoulder.

"Are you coming back?" Megan asked. She was a little upset that Hailey was leaving her so soon.

"I might, but it will probably be late. Be good, bye." Then Hailey left. Drake stood there with Megan, and then she got tired of him and went up to her room. He looked out side the window and saw Hailey still in the driveway. So he did what he shouldn't of done, he ran out after her.

Hailey was looking for her keys in her purse, she knew she had them in there. That when she heard the front door open and Drake came running out of the house.

"Hailey, listen. I know I can be a jerk sometimes, and I know that you are Mindy's friend, and you hate me sometimes, but I really like you. I could see that you liked me too, sometimes…Hailey?" He looked at her, and she had a stunned look on her face. She couldn't say a word, she just looked away from him. Her gaze landed on Megan's window. Megan saw them talking, and she looked really upset. Hailey closed her eyes, and then looked at Drake.

"Drake you're a really nice, well okay, guy, and you're fun to hang out with. But…" His face lost the smile he had and it showed that his hopes were crushed.

"But you don't like me?"

"No, I like you, but not in any other way then a friend, I'm sorry Drake." She put her hands in her pockets and thanked God her keys were in there. She got in her car and he turned back to the house. Hailey sat there for a couple of minutes trying to keep the tears in. She really did like Drake, and then looked up at where Megan was looking out her window still. Hailey couldn't hold back her tears then. She gave so much up for one little girl, and sometimes it didn't seem fair.

o.m.g we finally hear the truth come out and it was sad... but soon everything will be back to that happily ever after stuff...H.B.