'You don't know me, and you don't even care.

She said, you don't know me,

and you don't wear my chains.'

Characters: Chase, Lola

Pairing: Chase/Lola one-sided, mentions of Chase/Zoey

Timeframe: Mid-season three. Lola and Chase are alone in the girl's dorm.

"Lola, just listen to me." He said, resting a hand on her shoulder.

The brunette actress shook her head and wiped her face, desperate to cover up the tears that were threatening to spill.

"Look, I'm sorry." His face showed genuine concern, and she couldn't be mad at him. She was mad at herself, really, for feeling this way. "I know you still like me. I get it. But you know how I feel."

"I should have known that you still love Zoey."

He stayed silent, but she knew.

"Don't apologize to me." She said quietly. "I tried to kiss you, so I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking."

"It's okay."

She smiled a little. "Why don't you just tell Zoey?"

"Tell her wha…" He stopped, seeing the look on her face. There was no hiding anymore. "For this exact reason." He said finally, letting out a breath of air. "She doesn't love me, well at least in the way I want her to. I've tried getting over it, but every time I'm with her it hits me again."

"I'd like to say that I'm jealous, but I want to see you and Zoey together. I can get over this."

Chase took a deep breath. "You deserve love, Lola. You deserve someone who will love you back. And that's not me. I almost wish it were me, because it would make things way less complicated, but it's not."

"I get it." A tear slid down the side of her face as she spoke.

"I'm sorry. I really am sorry. And I hope we can still be friends after this?"

She smiled. "Yeah, me too."

He smiled back at her and stood up, grabbing his backpack, and walked towards the door.

"Please don't tell Zoey about this." She said.

He turned back towards her. "I won't. But you should."

She sighed. "I know. And Chase?"

"Yeah?"

She spoke slowly. "I think that if you were to tell Zoey how you feel, she might surprise you."

He smiled. "I don't know."

He turned and walked out the door, and she wiped the tears out of her eyes, and swore from that moment to never let him see her unguarded.

She was an actress after all. And this was going to be her biggest role yet.

A/N:

If you're wondering about the song, it's 'Boston' by Augustana. It's a great song, and I seriously recommend listening to it. It's fitting.

I just don't think Lola would have gotten over Chase that quickly. I imagine this happening sometime after 'Quarantine', but before 'Logan Gets Cut Off'.

I don't like the idea of Lola and Chase together, so this is my way of putting it to rest. So at this point, Lola would be the only one that knows that Chase still loves Zoey, even though he claims to have 'gotten over it'.

There will be a follow up to this one, probably based after 'Chasing Zoey'.

-Sarah