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Chapter 22

Over Already?

Dougie quickly got out of the bed and walked out of the room to make sure Jada didn't hear the conversation.

"What? Why?"

"Because, your publicity's been low lately, I think it's time," Fletch said.

Dougie sighed and sat down in a chair in the living room," Fletch, we have a problem."

"Dougie, you knew this was coming, what's going on?"

"Fletch, I've fallen for her ok? We've been together for real ever since we started this whole thing. I love her," Dougie replied.

"Wow, Doug, this really is a problem," he heard Fletch say," You promised you would do this, both of you did. Everybody has been working on this for a long time, the stories, the press we would get, we were counting on this."

"I know, I know we did, and I'm sorry, but please don't make me do this Fletch, I won't do it," Dougie replied.

Fletch laughed, confusing Dougie even more," I don't understand Dougie, you could have any girl in the world, and you choose Jada? She's not even that pretty, she's so average and...boring. I think this would be good for you, then you can date someone more your type, you know."

"You don't even know her," Dougie said, losing his temper and raising his voice," Nobody knows her the way I do, she's so smart and funny, and I love her attitude. She's everything I want in a girl and for your fucking information, I think she's gorgeous. She may not be movie star glamorous, but that's what makes her so attractive to me. I would appreciate it if you stayed out of my fucking personal life Fletch and left the girlfriend choices to me, ok?"

The two of them were silent for a moment, and Dougie feared that Fletch had hung up on him, but then he heard the older man sigh.

"I'll talk to the label, see what I can do," Fletch replied, makeing Dougie sigh in relief," but I can't gaurantee anything."

"I know, thank you," Dougie hung up the phone and closed his eyes in frustration, only looking up when he heard someone coming down the stairs.

He opened his eyes and saw Jada standing there in his boxers and a tanktop, the sight only making him fall for her even more. He thought she was beautiful in the morining, especially in his clothes. He smiled and stood up, walking over to her and wrapping his arms around her small frame.

"It's time for the break up isn't it?" Jada asked quietly, sitting down in a chair and startleing Dougie.

Dougie's smile vanished," I told him about us, he's going to try and get us out of it."

"Do you really think that's going to work Dougie, because I don't. All the record label cares about is money, magazine coverage, stuff like that, not if we're in love or not."

Dougie sighed and walked over to the chair Jada was sitting in. He sat down and took her hand in his, rubbing his thumb over her palm soothingly.

"I don't care, their not going to stop me from being with you, I'll walk if I have to-"

"No you won't. I won't let you do that, you've worked too hard on this."

"So what do you want to do, just let them do this to us?"

Jada looked down and paused before answering him quietly," Yes."

Dougie stood up, shocked at what she said and gave her a look," I don't understand, why would you want that?"

"We agreed to it, it's only right. I always keep my promises," with that Jada stood up and walked up the stairs, leaving Dougie there, dumbfounded.

Ten minutes later, Dougie looks up and finds Jada fully dressed with her stuff in her hands," Where are you going?"

"Home."

"Why? Jada, what is going on?"

Jada began to walk towards the door, ignoring Dougie's questions, only to be stopped by said person.

"Please, tell me what's wrong. Why, all of a sudden, do you not want to be with me? I just want to understand."

She looks at him with tears in her eyes and whispers," Just let me go Dougs."

He stands there and looks into her eyes, before doing as she asks and lets her go. Jada walks tot he door and without turning around, quietly says goodbye. Dougie sits down and puts his head in his hands, comtemplating all the reasons why she would change her mind so suddenly, when the phone rings again.

"Hello?" Dougie answers.

"Hey," he hears Fletch say," I talked to them Doug and they're not liking this. They said that-"

"It doesn't matter what they said, it's over."

Dougie hangs up the phone and turns it off. He walks up the stairs and goes to his room, laying down and finally letting the tears he had been holding in fall.