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Chapter 23

Stupid Excuses

"I don't understand why you would just walk away from him, you guys seemed so perfect," Paula told Jada.

The two were walking down the street in Times Sqaure to meet up with Lisette in front of the MTV studios. It had been a week since Jada left Dougie, and when the record label realesed the story of the two splitting up and that Jada had "cheated" on Dougie, it had been all over the newspapers and magazines. Everywhere you turned there was a story about how Dougie was heartbroken and how much of a bitch Jada was. They had even gone so far as to say Jada was using him for his money and fame. Now everywhere Jada went, she had teenage girls, heck even some grown ass women, giving her dirty looks and calling her a slut.

"Can we get off this subject Paula, I'm sick of talking about it, of reading about it, of even thinking about it. I walked away, why does it matter why I did it?"

Paula stood there looking at Jada for a second, trying to think of what was wrong with her," What happened to you Jada? You were so in love with him, so sweet to everyone. Now you're just being a cold hearted bitch to everyone, even me and Lisette."

Jada stopped walking and turned to look at one of her best friends, seeing tears going down her face, and feeling her own tears starting to fall," I don't know, I really don't know. I know why I left Dougie, but I don't know why I'm treating everyone so badly. Everything is so messed up right now, I just wish I never told Preston I was dating Dougie, I wish Fletch had never come up with this idiotic plan, sometimes I even wish I had never met Dougie in the first place."

Paula smiled at her and pulled her into a hug," You're just haveing a hard time right now. You walked away from him, and you're blaming everyone else for it. I really think you should talk to someone about this."

"Lets find Lisette, and I'll tell you guys why," Jada said, pulling out of Paula's embrace and wiping her tears away.

Dougie sighed for the millionth time that day. He and the guys were getting ready for a tv interview on some show that he had forgotten the name of. All he was going to hear was, Jada, Jada, slut all day.

"Dude, if you sigh one more time, I swear I will come over there and beat the crap out of you," Harry said, throwing his back and dropping his drumsticks.

"Sorry," Dougie apologized queitly, it was barley audible.

Harry closed his eyes in a grimace and said," No, I'm sorry. You're just annoying when you're depressed."

"Gee, that makes me feel so much better," Dougie said, swiveling around in his rolling chair.

"Dougie, mate," Danny started," Why don't you call her, talk to her, find out what happened?"

Dougie put his head in his hands for a second and then looked at Danny," Don't you think I've tried? I've tried everything to get a hold of her. I called her cell, her house, Lisette and Paula's house. I've sent roses and chocolates and everything, she doesn't want to talk to me. I'm on the verge of being Gabe with this desperatness ok. I don't want to turn into a stalker like him!"

"Dude, calm down," Tom said, putting his hands on Dougie's shoulders to calm him.

"I'm calm, I'm calm," Dougie said, breathing heavily," I just, all I want to know is why."

"So why'd you do it?" Lisette asked.

Her and Paula had taken Jada to Starbucks and they were currently sitting at a little table outside, interrogating Jada like cops.

"I'm not good enough for him," Jada quietly said, looking down at her Ice Moca.

"What are you talking about?" Paula asked.

"Guys face it, I'm not Jojo or Hilary Duff. I'm an average girl with average looks who got lucky one day and became his girlfriend only after telling people that I was. He could do so much better than me."

"Where did you get that idea, becasue i know this isn't you talking," Lisette said.

Jada was quiet for a moment before saying," I heard Fletch and Dougie talking on the phone the morning we broke up. Fletch was saying that he could find someone more his type if we broke it off, and you know what, he was right. He deserves someone better than me."

"What did Dougie say?" Paula asked.

"I don't know, I hung up the other phone before he said anything."

Lisette shook her head and said," Then how do you know that he wants someone other than you?"

Jada didn't say anything, she just looked at the ground, avoiding the watchful eyes of Paula and Lisette.

"Talk to him Jada, maybe he thinks otherwise. I mean, you see all this effort he's making to get a hold of you, it's because he loves you."

Later on that day, Jada went with Paula and Lisette to meet Tom and Danny at the park. She was hoping maybe Dougie would be there. When they arrived though, she found only Harry sitting on a bench and reading a book.

"Hey," she said, sitting next to him.

He looked up and smiled, setting the book down and making room on the bench for her," Hey, I didn't know you'd be here."

"I hadn't planned on it, but I was hoping Dougie would be here," she replied," What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for Alexa, we're going to see a movie tonight, she wanted to see some new Brad Pitt film," he said, rolling his eyes at the name.

Jada giggled and looked over at the couples, watching how close they were and remembering how her and Dougie used to be like that.

"Why'd you break it off with him?" she heard Harry suddenly ask after a moment of silence.

She looked down again and took a while before answering, telling him everything she told the girls earlier.

"That's so stupid, you know he loves you," Harry said, getting a little angry but keeping his cool.

Jada looked at him sharply," How do you know how he feels, are you a mindreader?"

"No, but I can see it in his eyes, in the way he's been acting since you left. I saw it whenever he was with you. You never even noticed but he was a different person when he was with you, he never cussed once because he knew you didn't like it. He was a perfect gentlemen, never doing anything gross or anything that would offend you. He was a different man, a better man, and you were the same. With everyone else, you were shy and secretive, even with Lisette and Paula, but with him, you opened up and you were hyper and loud and exciting. Even before you two were together, everyone would take bets on how long it would take for you two to realize how in love you were. Don't tell me he doesn't love you, Jada, because I've had to live with him ever since you left and I've never seen him so depressed. You're everything to him and now that you're gone he has nothing anymore."

Jada was staring at Harry in shock, not even realizing she had tears flowing down her face. She never knew that Dougie loved her so much. Harry was now feeling uncomfortable, he hated when girls cried, never was able to stand it.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted you realize how stupid you sounded," he said, failing to make her feel better.

"Do you know where he is?"

"I'm sorry?"

Jada looked up and smiled," Dougie, do you know where he is?"

"He's at the house, moping in his room probably," Harry said, also smiling.

Jada stood up and started to run as fast as she could towards the McFly house. It took a lot for her to realize it, but he really did love her.