I can't believe it's been over a month again! I've never taken this long to write anything. But I won't give up, and hopefully neither will you. I promise to try harder at speed. Enjoy xx
The next day..
Jude's POV
I woke up not feeling too bad. Then I remembered what had happened. I didn't want to see anyone at the mall but I had to work.
I got to the Khaki Barn and started folding the t-shirts that had just arrived. It was pretty boring. Just as I was putting a bunch of them on the shelf, someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked if they could talk to me.. Nikki.
She was scowling at me. I wasn't really sure why so I asked, "What's up, brah?" and she said, "Quit trying to steal my boyfriend." I couldn't believe it. Wyatt must have told her. "I'm not trying to steal your boyfriend," I told her. She looked disbelieving. Not that I was surprised. Just because I liked Jonesy didn't mean I was going to act on it.
"Yeah, sure, whatever Jude. Just stay away from him" She glared. I was really freaked out, which rarely happened me. Nikki hadn't seemed so scary yesterday. I was really nervous, so much so I had to pee..
Jonesy's POV
I had to have a really cold shower when I woke up. My dreams were messed up now. All about Jude and I. I really didn't understand this. How come I'd never liked guys before?
Anyway, I got to the mall hoping to avoid any problems. I went to Burger McFlipsters and found Wyatt there. I asked him what Jude had said, hoping that he didn't really like me so I could go back to just being Jonesy.
His response wasn't what I wanted. His exact words were, "Sorry, Jonesy, the guy has got it bad for you." I felt like being sick. Why me? I wanted to see Nikki but I knew Jude would be at the Khaki Barn so I'd just wait for her break..
Nikki's POV
Truthfully, I did feel a bit bad after being so rude to Jude. He couldn't help who he was attracted to, but Jonesy was mine and I really didn't want to lose him.
Not that I suspected him to be gay or anything, it's just, well, okay, I kind of did suspect him to be gay. I'd just hoped that he wouldn't figure that out.
Okay, maybe I'm slightly possessive, but can you really blame me? I have to keep Jude and Jonesy away from each other.
I didn't feel like going to the Lemon so for my break, I just hung out by myself in the bathroom.
Jonesy's POV
I couldn't find Nikki at all during her break. I even went up to the Khaki Barn, I was so worried.
But when I saw Jude, I forgot all about Nikki. He was modelling the clothes they'd just got in - girls' clothes. He was prancing around in a pink dress, and a tight one at that.
I couldn't stop myself from gawking at him. I freaked out when he saw me, but Jude just laughed and said, "Don't worry, dude, I don't do this often."
I began to wonder how often not often was, but just shook my head at Jude and asked him if he'd seen Nikki.
His reply shocked me. He said, "No, not since this morning when she accused me of trying to steal her boyfriend. Oops, I probably shouldn't have said that.."
I left the Khaki Barn, without another word, feeling quite mad at Nikki. Did my own girlfriend think I was gay? This was just too much to take. I had to go home.
Jude's POV
After work, I decided to go see Caitlin at the Lemon. She had seemed the most joyful and I needed some of that to rub off on me.
She smiled at me when I walked up and she made me a lemon squishee before asking why I'd ran off yesterday. I wasn't exactly sure how to respond to that but I managed, "Well, I was, um, I, uh, left my skateboard at the Khaki Barn and then I just went to sit by the fountain."
She seemed to believe me so I smiled even more convincingly.
Then, she moved closer to me and whispered, "We all know you like Jonesy, but Nikki's our friend and we don't want to see her get hurt so you have to find someone new for her if you want Jonesy."
So, I decided to find a new boyfriend for Nikki..
Review! And suggest a name for Nikki's attempting 'new boyfriend'.