Aloha.

this took a while, its just that last chapter and this one were originally one but then I split them in two
then i decided to add more to the second part.

So don't just sit there like a drunk pig (inside joke) read on like I really want you to do!

"Oh, I'm sorry, come inside." Jenny said smiling. She still didn't know why Kendall was at her apartment. But he had to admit, it was nice having him.

She thought he was kind of sweet. Sure she had heard of the crazy things him and his buddies had done, and how he was one of the biggest parts of it.

But he was still sweet. At least to her.

Her best friend's voice called down the hall. "Hey Jennifer, who is it?"

"Kendall, Kelsifer."

Kelsey's Italian-tanned head poked its way out of the blanket. "Kendall? Is he cute?"

Jenny blushed slightly, but she was used to Kelsey's forwardness when it came to guys. Well, when guys came to her. She could see Kelsey peek at Kendall and quickly fix her hair. Oh, great.

Kendall smiled and let out a soft chuckle. "Now she reminds me of that girl at the pool better." He lifted his hand to his face to brush the small part of his blond hair that had fallen in his face. He sneaked a glance at Kelsey and Jenny got a sinking feeling in her stomach. Of course.

Kelsey swaggered into the room in her delicate white robe that complimented her tan and a green tank top that wasn't very modest. She held out her hand to Kendall, "My name's Kelsey. I'm Jenny's Bffl."

Jenny had to smile at that. She noticed Kelsey's eyes quickly scan Kendall and saw her face quickly switch to flirt mode. Jenny sighed to herself.

"So Kendall, what are you? Actor? Model?" Kelsey purred stepping closer to him. Kendall smiled a bit and shrugged.

"None of the above at the moment." He slid his left hand into his pocket.

"Oh? What about a singer?" Kelsey batted her eyelashes how she thought was subtly.

"Hmm," Kendall pretended to think, "Singer you say? Why that could be interesting."

Kelsey laughed like she was an angel. "You can't tell me your not any good."

Maybe if Jenny slipped away now no one would notice.

Kendall shrugged again but he was grinning. Kelsey playfully and petted his upper arm, "Sing for me, Kendall. I want to hear you sing." Jenny started backing away, giving them their privacy (which Kelsey would no doubt thank her for later.) and started retreating to the kitchen for a glass of orange soda.

Kendall opened his mouth, preparing to meet Kelsey's challenge, when he caught Jenny's eye. Caught off her guard, Jenny found herself silently held her breath. His face looked really broken because of the fact that she was walking away from him that she was surprised.

"Oh-oh-oh-woah-oh" Kendall's cell phone went off with some song she kind of recognized and he slipped the small device out of his pocket as if he were a spy and his phone was a walkie-talkie.

Jenny could hear a soft buzzing of someone's voice on the other side. Kendall instantly responded to the other voice, "Eyebrows to Bandana, I hear you loud and clear." He nodded, listening as the other person was obviously explaining something, a few times then closed his shiny black flip phone. "I have to go. I have some . . . ," He hesitated, trying to pick the perfect word, "Business to take care of."

"Bye-bye, Kendall!" Kelsey smiled and gave him a hug, pressing herself up against him. Kendall looked down at Kelsey and then looked back up at Jenny, holding her gaze for a moment. She faked a smile that she hoped covered up the hurt. Then Kendall looked sad, too. As if his eyes could talk inside her head, she was sure they would have said I'm sorry. But she didn't know why.

"Bye, Kendall." Jenny crossed her small, pale arms and smiled another forced, blank one. She made no move to hug him for some reason. Weird, usually she loved hugs.

Kendall held her silver blue eyes with his own for a second longer, before Kelsey let go of her longer than necessary hug and he backed out of the door, but not before stopping to give Jenny another one of those sad but happy looks.

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"Oh my god, Jenny! Did you see that?" Kelsey plopped herself down on the couch and fanned herself with her hand. Somehow her light bronze hair was still perfect. "I think he likes me!"

Jenny tried to smile. "I think he does, too. He couldn't get enough of you."

This made Kelsey smile even wider. "I don't know, do you think we would look good together?" her eyes glazed over a bit as she imaged herself with this new mysterious man.

Time to lie. "Duh. You could be the new Brangelina or Zanessa. Kedelsey." She could imagine them together. In a perfect house with perfect kids and perfect jobs. Maybe Jenny could be their maid.

Kelsey hugged the pillow next to her and wiggled her feet like Jenny's baby cousin used to do. Jenny laughed, somehow Kelsey could cheer her up without her knowing. Kelsey let out a big sigh and fell backwards onto the couch so her feet were across Jenny's lap. "We would, wouldn't we?"

But a thought struck Kelsey that made her look up at Jenny in alarm, "Wait, Jen . . ., you've known him for longer, so technically you got dibs . . . so if you like him . . ." Kelsey looked at Jenny with an expression that made Jenny say calmly, "Nah. You can have him."

It wasn't like Kelsey wouldn't get him anyway. She had the legs, the hair, the tan, the style and the personality that made boys practically bow at her feet. Plus she had that sense of humor that had brought her and Jenny together as buds in the first place. Kelsey was good at sports and was asked out by two seniors . . . When she was in seventh grade.

It was no competition when it was between Jenny and Kelsey. Kelsey would always win the guy.

"That's a relief." Kelsey said laughing. "Anyway, I can tell he likes me. Did you see how he looked at me when I first came in the room?"

Yes. Yes she did.

"Oh and he almost sang for me. Do you know how many guys will sing in front of people?"

Not many.

"And . . .," she looked around to make sure no one was listening, "When he hugged me, It was almost like he didn't want to let go." She smiled and looked at the ceiling, closing her eyes.

Yeah, Jenny remembered that quite well.

But she remained silent. A nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach wanted to tell Kelsey about the looks he kept giving Jenny, but that same nagging was telling her not to. That Kelsey would just take that sign and dissect it until it was logical and didn't mean anything. Jenny wanted to keep that spark of hope in her gut.

She looked at the blue converse on her feet as she remembered those looks that had kind of confused her a little bit. Maybe could have a smidge of a chance of getting Kendall.

Maybe.

Please review! I only have 2 and it makes me kind of sad. :(

sorry to sound all depressed but I'm also listening to a sad song so that probly why Im like this . . .

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