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Lauren loved game nights. Something about the excitement that ran though the crowd like electricity always made her feel more alive. She kept glancing at the doors, hoping Lucas would walk through. Her mom and Jake seldom came to the games. Jenny had told Jake that she was too self-conscious when he was there, so he stopped coming and in turn so did her mother. Most of the time it didn't bother her but sometimes she wished her mom would be there, sitting in the bleachers, supporting her. She spotted Karen standing in the doorway on her cell phone and she waved.
"Hey Blondie, why don't you tell your whore of mother to pawn you off on some other random stranger." Lauren whirled around, shocked at the words she was hearing.
Charity stood there smirking. Why did the new girl care who her father was? Realization dawned on Lauren. Charity Scott. Lucas Scott's daughter. Her sister. Before Lauren could respond the lights dimmed for the team announcements. Lauren hurried to her spot between Jenny and Charity and started cheering.
Before she knew it the game was over. The Ravens were victorious as usual. Luckily for Charity she was gone before Lauren made her way to the locker room.
"So what was going on between you and Charity tonight? Jenny asked her as they started to change for the party.
"Apparently I'm encroaching on her daddy issues." Lauren smiled. Jenny, who was trying to coax curls out of her wavy hair in vain, stopped and stared.
"You mean she's your sister?" Jenny said in amusement. Lauren smiled and nodded.
"Wow, well look on the bright side, she's new, how much damage can she cause? Hey, is Tyler coming tonight?" Jenny asked getting the conversation headed in a new direction.
Lauren smiled at the mention of Tyler Bennett's name. He was the quintessential basketball captain. He was tall, blonde, and hot. Lauren had been crushing on him for years and she had just found out that he had dumped his long-time girlfriend, Lila Mason.
"Yeah, he's who invited me actually." Lauren sighed.
"C'mon Juliet, lets get you to your Romeo before I lose my lunch." Jenny laughed, dragging Lauren out to the car.
Neither girl had noticed Lila on the other side of the locker room.
"Jenny!" Lauren and Jenny had just arrived and already people were calling for them. Lauren smiled and waved as Jen went to join some of her friends. Lauren spotted Tyler standing in the middle of a big group and she made her way over.
"Hey." She said as she greeted him.
"Hey Lauren, want a drink?" He asked as he handed her his beer.
"Thanks." She smiled, as someone else started talking to her. She danced, drank and mingled and lost track of Tyler. She had finally reached the point in between being buzzed and completely wasted and figured now would be a good time to let him know she was into him. She asked quite a few people if they had seen him, no one had. She had just about given up and decided he'd left when Kyle told her he had just seen him outside. She murmured her thanks and headed out the door.
There he was alright, wrapped around Charity in a kiss that Lauren would have rated R, bordering on X. Lauren felt the tears building up in her eyes. Just then Lila came up and put her arm around Lauren.
"They make a cute couple don't they, not as cute as he and I, but whatever. Aww, are you crying? Ohh did big, bad, Lauren Sawyer get her itty, bitty, heart broken?" Lila asked loudly. Lauren furiously wiped away her tears and spun around to face Lila.
"Wow, for a dumb blonde you catch on quick." Lauren said angrily. Lauren scanned the gathering crowd for Jenny but didn't see her.
"Aw, is Lila giving you a hard time? That's too bad, it should be me." Charity said snidely as she stepped between the two girls with Tyler in tow.
"After all, I am the one with "daddy issues" aren't I?" Charity laughed. Lauren realized either she or Lila had overheard her and Jenny in the locker room. That meant Charity had just been using Tyler. Lauren felt her cheeks color in embarrassment at having been caught in Charity's web. Lauren glanced at Tyler who apparently thought his shoes were the coolest thing in the world just then. With fresh tears threatening to spill, Lauren pushed through the crowd, looking for Jenny. She found her kissing some random guy and told her it was time to go. Jenny glanced at her curiously but grabbed her keys. Lauren made a mental note to thank Jenny later.