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You Belong With Me

Chapter 1: She Doesn't Get Your Humor Like I Do

SPOV

I remember the first day Chad Dylan Cooper brought his girlfriend to work. Mimi Garrett wore the smallest skirts I've ever seen and stilettos so high it was like her heels were on stilts. She was the fake blond that was Chad's Co-star in his newest movie, so for publicity he had to 'date' her. How do I know this?

After the camping trip Chad and I have been closer than ever, secretly of course. Unfortunately, Chad thinks of me more as a 'girl next door' than as a girlfriend.

I remember the last time I saw Chad's real smile. It was just before he had to fake date Mimi.

Last week

I was hanging out with Chad down at the beach where the final shoot of his movie was taking place. Chad was in a wetsuit because this scene- no- this whole movie was about surfing.

His hair was blowing in the wind, but just a little because for the most part it was soaked.

"Yo, what's up frowny? Just find out only three people watch your show and all five of your moms claim to watch every episode?"

I giggled at this. Chad always knew how to put a smile back on my face, even though other people would consider most of his jokes offensive. He sat down next to me on the sand and smiled.

"So seriously, what's up?" He asked, blue eyes shining like you wouldn't believe.

"Nothing you would want to hear about," I said with a sigh.

"Try me," Chad said grinning. In all honesty, I was bummed about Chad treating me like his best friend.

"I… They're out of strawberry banana smoothies at the snack bar," I lied. Chad looked at me skeptically.

"You hate strawberry banana smoothies," He said, "What's re-" but just then his director called him over. Chad gave me a stern look before saying, "We're gonna talk about this when I get back," and running over to the director.

But we didn't talk about it because his director had called him over to talk to him about fake dating Mimi for publicity.

So, today I was walking to the cafeteria. I passed the janitor's closet and heard mumbling. I put my ear to the door.

"I didn't mean it like that," Chad said, "it was just a joke that's-"

But he was cut off by a voice I couldn't hear. He was obviously on the phone with his 'girlfriend'.

"No, I meant it as a joke!" Chad insisted.

I smiled and walked away. If Chad and Mimi were fighting than maybe they will stop fake dating. I sat down at my usual table. My cast wasn't here, neither was the Falls cast, only a random assortment of people from other shows.

Chad walked in, grabbed some food, and sat down next to me like he did every time our casts weren't there.

"What's up frowny?" I asked imitating Chad's voice (badly I might add), "Just find out all your rich parents have to pay people to watch your bad acting?"

Chad cracked a smile. The first smile I'd seen in a week.

"Funny," he said, "real funny."

"So seriously, what's wrong?" I asked with a reassuring smile.

"Nothing, I'm fine," he said bitterly. Either those acting lessons are a waste of money or Chad wants me to know something's wrong.

"Aw, come on Chad, you say you're fine but I know you better than that! Now what's wrong?" I asked, crossing my arms for emphasis.

"That 'girlfriend' of mine," he said, accidentally slamming his fist into his mashed potatoes in anger, "She's so annoying! I say one little joke and she blows up over it!"

"Then what are you doing dating a girl like that? Dump her!" I stated.

"I can't," Chad said, "I have to date her for stupid publicity so all the idiots out there will think 'aww! Look at the cute couple! Let me go watch their movie because they're cute!'"

Just then my cast started to walk into the cafeteria.

"Listen," I said, "I'll come over your house tonight. You have some major girl issues to talk about."

I scurried over to my cast's table just in time for them to sit down and not suspect I was ever not sitting there. I looked over at Chad. He sat alone at the table, absentmindedly pushing veggies and pieces of steak around his plate with his fork. I felt my heart drop. This boy needs some serious help.

"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset,
She's going off about something that you said,
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do…

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
Hey, what ya doing with a girl like that?…"

You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift