Chapter Six- "You promise me heaven then put me through hell"
Riley slammed Greg against his locker as Greg coughed in surprise.
"What the hell did you do to my locker?" Riley seethed.
"What are you talking about?" Greg asked as he knocked the other boys hand away from him.
Riley replied by holding up a sign that read "PIG" in big red letters, as well as an "A" in the same color.
"You think I would really waste my time coloring for you?" Greg asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Well you're the only one that knows what's going on."
"Riley!"
Both men turned and their jaws dropped to the floor as Janie Boykewich walked up to them in a tight, revealing yellow sweater with a short denim skirt.
"What are you doing?!" Riley demanded as she soon as she got close to him.
"What?" she looked at him like he was nuts.
"Janie, what are you wearing? Everyone's gonna think you're desperate or something. And besides, I don't want other people checking out my girlfriend," he said as he punched Greg in the arm, who was very obviously still looking at Janie.
"Your girlfriend. Right, funny thing about that," she paused as Greg smirked, knowing what was coming.
"If I was your girlfriend you would never cheat on me right?" she asked sweetly and Riley swallowed hard.
"Right baby," he said as he went to kiss her but she stepped back.
"Here's the thing, I'm not your baby Riley. And if you were still my boyfriend, you wouldn't be fucking his sister," she said as he pointed at Greg and Riley's eyes grew huge.
"Jane, what are you talking about?"
She snorted. "I have eyes you know. I'm not as dumb as you think I am. And you can go fuck yourself," she said softly as she walked away, drawing stares from other boys for her outfit.
"This isn't over," he threatened as he stalked away from Greg.
"I think she said it was. Are you deaf or something?"
Ricky Underwood walked into the restaurant and stopped as he looked at the woman laugh with the man seated at the counter. She would never laugh with him, hell she never smiled at him. He knew that what he did was wrong, running away from the whole thing when she was pregnant. He also knew that he was stupid for thinking that she would be civil to him and let him meet their daughter.
"It's seat yourself," a boys voice said and Ricky turned to see a boy that looked like he was eleven standing next to him.
"You really don't work here do you?" he asked bluntly. "What are you eleven?"
He bristled at the man's comment. "I help my mom. And I'm thirteen," he said as he turned on his heel and walked away. Ricky could have sworn he heard an 'asshole' slip out under his breath too but he wasn't sure.
"Can I help you?" Amy appeared as soon as he sat down.
"Coffee?" he smiled weakly and she crossed her arms.
"Look Ames-"
"It's Amy," she snapped.
He sighed. She wasn't going to make this easy on him, that was for sure. "Look, I know that Janie goes to school where I work. I've seen her."
"Good for you."
"Come on Amy, I need to meet her," he said quietly.
"Why? You didn't want anything to do with her when I was pregnant with her," she said as she flipped her hair over her shoulder.
"I was sixteen!"
"Yeah, I was too Ricky. It wasn't any easier for me either," she said softly. "She has a good life and she's happy. Why can't you just leave it alone?"
"Are you serious? I have a child Amy. And she's here. Are you really asking me why I can't leave this alone?" he raised an eyebrow.
"I mean you never cared before," she shrugged. "Why start now?"
"It was never like that Amy," he sighed. "It was just…complicated."
She shook her head. "You know what Ricky, I really don't care. Just leave Jane alone," she said as she walked away.
"Well how much do I owe you for the coffee at least?" he called to her.
"Consider it on the house," she said without looking at him.
"Hey," a boy smiled at her as he passed.
She glanced at him and smiled. Apparently she looked good dressed like this and she would have done it so much earlier if Riley hadn't insisted that she looked like a tramp and was desperate.
"Has anyone told you that you look really good today yet?" a voice behind her said and she jumped as Greg stuck his bag next to her.
"I think I just peed myself!" she said before she could think. "Wait…"
He laughed. "I think you're ok."
She blushed. "What's up?"
He shrugged. "Nothing. Do you know who did that to what's his face's locker?"
"Riley's locker? What happened?" her eyes grew wide.
"Someone put a sign on it that said pig and a big red A," he shrugged. "I wish I could take credit but…"
"Is that what you guys were fighting over?" she cocked her head.
"Janie, men don't fight. We talk with our fists."
She rolled her eyes and looked back at her notes for class.
"So what are you doing later?"
"That depends," she smiled.
"On what?"
"On who's asking," she replied coyly.
He stared at her. "Oh. Right. Well there's this kid Mark that sits like three rows behind me in Geometry and he said that the kid that sits two seats away from him-"
"I get it!" she said laughing. "And nothing."
"So do something with me then," he grinned.
"Well when you put it that way…"
"I know, guys are jealous of my ways. I'll pick you up at seven," he said as he got up.
"How do you know where I live?" she asked him and he just raised an eyebrow at her as he walked away.
She turned back around and looked at her notebook again but her mind was elsewhere. Who would have thought that the person that pointed out that her boyfriend was cheating on her would ask her out? And furthermore, it was the sluts brother!! The bell rang and shook Janie out of her daze and she grabbed her books and exited the library.
"Jane!" an older voice said sharply and she stopped short. It didn't belong to her father or to any of her teachers…
"Yes?" she turned and looked at him with a confused look.
"What the hell are you…." He sighed. "Where's Ben?"
She stared at him silently. "I work here. With your…dad," the man said after a minute and it looked like it pained him to do so.
"Umm…I don't know," she said giving him a weird look.
He gave her one last lingering look before nodding and walking away.
"Somebody woke up late."
Ricky turned to see his ex…whatever, standing in the doorframe.
"I talked to Amy."
"Amy as in Janie's mother, Amy?"
He nodded. "I asked to meet Jane."
Adrian laughed. "Ricky, you have never been a person that asks before he does anything. And did you expect her to be all 'oh sure Ricky, we're having a barbeque this Saturday!'"
He scowled at her. "I was hoping for at least a little support," he snapped and her grin disappeared.
"That's what you have a wife for. Last time I checked, we just work together," she said as she spun on her heel and walked out. "What?" she demanded as she saw the curly haired man in her office.
"Coffee?" he pouted and she sighed.
"Do I have a choice in this?"
He paused as he pondered her question. "Will you end up dumping it on me?"
She gave him a look. "Well you're not a certain ex boyfriend of mine, so no. You're safe."
"Then no, you don't have a choice," he smiled at her and steered out of the office. "Dare I ask what he did to you now?" he asked in the car.
She rolled her eyes. "He says that I should support him."
"Doesn't Grace do that?" he arched an eyebrow.
"That's what I said!!" she exclaimed in agreement. "And he keeps trying to snoop on Janie."
"What do you mean?"
"Well he talked to Amy today for one," she said as she checked her make up and he stopped the car at a stop light.
He sighed. "He's never going to stop until he meets her."
"I think he did today actually."
He turned to his friend, eyes wide without saying a word.
"Well she came to school in something I would condone her wearing and he saw her. So he said something," she shrugged.
"Maybe we should just home school her," he said thoughtfully.
"Orrr you could suck it up and talk it out like the big boy you are," she said pinching his cheek.
"Janie?" Amy stuck her head out of the kitchen as the kids came home from school.
"Loser," Ethan muttered as she pushed him into the living room. She entered the kitchen to see the blonde woman from the school sitting at the table with her mother.
"What's up?"
"I don't think we've met yet," the woman said tentatively as she got up. "I'm Grace Underwood."
She nodded. "Right, Adrian's friend," and Grace smiled.
"I told her about what happened with you and Riley and-"
"MOM!!" the girl grew red and crossed her arms.
Grace just laughed. "It's ok Janie. I had something similar happen to me when I was your age. Your mom just thought we could talk about it," she shrugged.
"There's nothing to talk about; I took care of it."
"Meaning what?" Amy arched an eyebrow.
"Meaning I told him what he could do with himself," she smiled.
"But how are you feeling?" Grace countered and Janie shrugged.
"Whatever. I have a date tonight with a guy that I think I kind of like…so I guess I'm ok."
"You already have a date?"
She nodded. "With the girls brother too!" she laughed.
"Are you sure about that?" Grace asked in a worried tone. "I mean he could be just trying to hurt you, like his sister did."
She faltered. "I don't think so… I mean I saw him and Riley fighting this morning so it's not like they get along or anything," she trailed off as Ben slammed the front door.
"I am going to kill him Amy! I hope you'll visit me in prison!" he yelled out as he entered the kitchen and stopped short when he saw everyone there.
"He seriously….hello everyone!" he covered up. "Janie, what the hell are you wearing?" he asked immediately as he took in his daughters outfit and she rolled her eyes.
"Clothes," she said in a duh fashion. "It's not like I'm falling out or anything."
He closed his eyes. "Just…go change. I don't want to have to see that."
"Whatever," she huffed as she went upstairs.
"Grace, what are you doing here?" he asked a second later.
"I asked her to come here to talk to Janie."
"What?!"
Janie heard her mother sigh. "Riley cheated on her and we both know that Grace can do more than relate to that."
"He cheated on her?" he asked, his eyebrows drawing together. "You know, I never liked him."
"And you're not going to pretend to be big and bad and do anything either," she said in a warning tone.
"Babe, we both know I don't have to pretend," he rolled his eyes and she laughed.
"She's beautiful you know that?" Grace said after a minute and Amy and Ben grew quiet.
"Yeah she is," Amy agreed.
Ben cleared his throat awkwardly. "Umm, could you tell Ricky to leave her alone though? He can't just start talking to her like he has been, she has no idea of what's going on."
"What did he say?" Amy asked.
"I have no idea, all he told Adrian was that he said something to her."
Grace sighed. "I don't know how much longer I can do this. I'm lying to my husband about his child!"
Janie's eyes popped open as she sat on the stairs and eavesdropped. What just happened?
"If she's that important to him then he can wait to meet her."
She got up slowly and walked down the stairs. "Who can wait to meet me?" she asked in quiet voice and all three adults turned to face her. "What's going on?"
a/n: i'm sorry it took me so long to update this one, i had no idea of where i wanted to go next. so i apologize if this chapter is a little sucktastic, it's kind of filler for where i want this to go next. and i actually had a whole different idea for how janie would find out...but i think this works too. :) let me know what you think and where you think should happen next!!