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Chapter 5

Zoey's POV

I was alone for a while before Nicole found me. I was kinda hoping Chase would…then we could figure this whole will they/won't they thing out once and for all. Nicole came up looking pretty sheepish. I know I was really stupid, making the fight about Michael when I knew that it was really Chase that was on my mind. It's just that I always thought Chase liked me… then it seemed like Dana had replaced me- not just as his best friend, but as his romantic interest too. How could Dana like him? He has way bushy hair, he's skinny and he's a wimp! I mean, he's sweet, and nice…she's not good enough for him. She wouldn't spend countless hours playing 'Would you rather' with him… I would.

I guess you never know what you want until you can't have it. I hated Chase being with Lola- that was when I realised we could be more than friends one day, but I thought I was just jealous because he wasn't mine. Now I realise that he may never have been mine… and maybe never will be. Lola told me he liked a girl from his hometown… but I never believed that. I don't know why I didn't say anything to Chase. Maybe I was scared. But whatever, Chase never came for me. That really hurt.

Nicole took me back to Logan. He looked so mad… I felt really guilty when I saw that most of his guests had left. He just stood there, looking at us for a while. Nicole tried to leave, but he stopped her. His voice sounded so cold…almost hurt. I apologised, but he cut me off.

"It's not you I care about, Brooks. It isn't you that need to apologise. It's the two people that are yet to return that should apologise. And I'm not mad. I realised, why be mad when you can get even? Ah… Chase."

I spun around to see Chase and Dana walk into the room, looking very cold. Dana was wearing Chase's jacket. That made me really mad. I think Nicole realised, and for once in her life did something smart. She grabbed my arm, and turned to Logan.

"Get even? How? Why?"

Logan smirked. Asshole. Then he pulled out an empty soda bottle, and placed it on the floor. "Circle." he ordered. We just stood there, but the bouncer of the club locked the door. We all shrugged, and got in a circle. He gave the bottle to Michael…

"Spin it."

Chase's POV

He made us sit in a circle, then got Michael to spin the bottle. I got butterflies in my stomach. It's not like I've never kissed a girl, but Zoey, Dana and Nicole were three of my closest friends. It was going to be weird. Michael's spin landed on Nicole. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and relaxed into a full-on make-out session. They looked way too comfortable… as if it wasn't exactly a new position for them.

They stopped when Logan cleared his throat. He rolled his eyes, and made some sarcastic comment to Nicole. Her perky little face lit up and whatever Logan said, she ignored it as Michael gave her his most charming smile.

Dana rolled her eyes at me, in an exact copy of what Logan had just done. Unfortunately he caught her, and threw the bottle at me. It hit me on the head…thankfully my hair lessened the impact. I took a deep breath, and prayed it'd land on Nicole. She was the least complicated choice. Alas, God seemed to have forgotten Chase Matthews…the bottle span for about a minute, then landed on the blonde beauty next to Logan.

Logan smirked again. "Zoey Brooks, Chase Matthews. Finally something interesting."

Zoey looked at me murderously. She looked angry…really angry. We moved towards each other… it was probably the longest three seconds of my life. Everyone was holding their breath. Zoey still looked angry, so I put my hand on her cheek. She pushed it away, then kissed me really rough on the lips. I'm not kidding, I could actually hear fireworks! I felt Zoey sigh, and relax into it and I started running my fingers through her hair. My heart was beating so quickly! Somewhere millions of miles away I heard Dana laughing. Ah, Dana. My good friend…

Suddenly the kiss ended. Zoey jerked away, and stared at me. She looked terrified of me. I felt like I actually had power for once.

"I thought… but you like… but didn't you … Dana…I…." She was speechless. I ignored Logan's irritating voice, and was completely oblivious to the smug looks he gave Dana. A tear ran down Zoey's cheek. I wiped it off, and she sighed again. "Friends?" I asked. I dunno what answer I wanted, but the look on her face told me that it was the wrong thing to say. She stood up abruptly.

"Would you rather time, Matthews. Would you rather break my heart now, or wait until you land the bottle on Dana?"

Our old game.

I walked up to her. "Zo, the rules of the game have changed now. My answer is none of the above, okay? I would rather just kiss the girl I love"

She looked over at Dana, who rolled her eyes again. Zoey looked back at me. I nodded my head, and she looked even more scared. "Who do you love, Chase Matthews?" She asked. I think she was talking to me, but everyone else in the room groaned and shouted out her name. I kissed her on the lips. "You have to ask me, Zo? I'm in love with you." I couldn't believe I actually said it. Inside I was doing somersaults, and screaming "Oh yeah! I told her!"

She didn't look surprised. She took a deep breath and grabbed my hand. Then she smiled at me, and we walked back to the circle. A few seconds later, I got a message on my cell phone. Sender: Zoey. Message: Ditto.