Ashley and Paige went to the grocery store Hazel and Ellie met up with them.
"We haven't seen that much of you Paige, what's going on with you and Jay?" Ashley asked as she threw bags of chips in to the cart.
"Why does everyone think that there is something going on with Jay and I?" she replied as she browsed the dip selection.
"Maybe because you are spending so much time with him and you're ignoring your friends" Hazel said. Paige turned around to face her.
"Let's take a trip back to a few days ago shall we hun? Back to a certain lunchroom where a certain bet was made, maybe that is why I'm hanging out with him." Paige turned back around to the dip selection.
"Wait, I'm confused. What bet? What's going on with Jay?" Ellie asked. Ashley explained the situation to Ellie. Ellie turned to Paige. "Jay isn't the type of guy to be hanging around with bet or no bet. I don't like the fact that Sean hangs out with him he is such a sleaze."
"Ugh. I'm sick and tired of everyone trying to tell me who I should and shouldn't hang out with. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself and I don't need vampire freak and Spin or anyone else trying to tell me other wise." Paige said walking away.
"Paige I know we haven't exactly been friends, but I'm just telling you because I know Jay and I know what he is capable of." Ellie said trying to catch up. Paige stopped.
"Look, I didn't mean to take it out on you. I just had a long day and I really don't want to hear about how bad of a guy Jay is. This is just a stupid bet there is nothing going on between us. So no worries ok?" Paige said she knew that was a semi-lie. She swore that she felt something when Jay looked at her but she couldn't let them know she would never hear the end of it. Ellie nodded. "Now what aisle are those little cheese shaped fish are at? I'm so craving them" Paige said with a smile as she headed down the aisle. Ashley, Hazel, and Ellie looked at each other then continued to catch up with Paige.
Paige plopped down on the couch. "Finally finished, hopefully my mom will get here soon she is only giving me an hour and a half to get ready." Hazel and Ellie already left to get ready so it was just Ashley and her at the house.
"Thanks for helping me out. But Paige..are you sure there is.." Ashley began, Paige shook her head and got up.
"I thought I made it clear there is nothing going on between Jay and I? I think I hear my mom outside. I'll see you tonight and please no more talk about Jay." Paige grabbed her bag and left.
"Did you have fun setting up honey?" Paige's mom asked as she got in the car.
"Oh yea a blast." Paige said sarcastically.
"You ok?" her mother asked with concern. Paige felt like screaming if she had one more person ask her if she was alright she was going to explode. She sucked in a deep breath then exhaled.
"Yea mom, I'm fine just feeling a little stressed about what to wear tonight, you know should I wear that blue ruffled skirt or the red one, that kind of stuff." She gave her a forced smile. Her mother studied her daughter's features before turning her eyes back on the road.
"You girls these days stress about the most minor things.." her mother went on to give one of those parents speeches about how they had to walk 15 miles to school in the school with out shoes, but Paige let her words trailed off as she thought about what happened during the day. Why are people so concerned with Jay and I? I mean it was their idea to have me make him king. He is really not that bad of a guy or maybe it's just the front he is putting up. I don't know. And are people actually noticing that there might be something between Jay and I?