"Logie! Long time no see!" said the woman in front of us, kissing him.
"Eliza... What are you doing here...?" Logan asked awkwardly, stepping back.
"Just wanted to see you, Logie!"
Instantly, my eyes burned with anger and hate toward her, though I didn't even know who she was.
"Look, Eliza, I... I gotta go. I'm gonna be late. Come on, Olivia," he said, picking up his sunglasses.
We walked away from her... Ok. Walked is an understatement. Logan powerwalked, and I ran to keep up with him.
"WHO was she!" I asked when we got pretty far away.
"My crazy ex girlfriend Eliza. She can't accept the fact that I don't like her anymore."
"What happened between you guys?"
"She became obsessive, and jealous of ALL of my female costars. I couldn't stand her after a while, so I broke up with her, and she won't grab onto that fact."
"Oh. Well, I don't like her. The fact that she would kiss you, right in front of me! What a-"
"Shhhh! She's coming."
She walked through the doorway. I stepped forward, ready to tell her her place.
"Look. Logan's-"
He covered my mouth with his hand, and said, "busy right now, and can't talk to you." He gave me a look that said "play along!"
"Yeah... That... that's what I was gonna say."
"No, go ahead, pipsqueak, tell me." she said coldly.
I looked at Logan, my face BEGGING to tell her off. He nodded, reluctantly, and I stepped toward her.
Holy crap, this chick is tall! She seemed about the same height as Logan, but wore a pair of "hooker heels" that added another few inches to her height. She was brunette, but it seemed fake with obviously fake, almost overpowering blonde highlights, and she had a fake looking tan too. Why did Logan go out with her!
"Look, Eliza. Logan DOESN'T like you, and neither do I! He's with me now, bitch, so you can sod off. Leave. No one wants you here, you fake Barbie doll!"
She bent down, and was eye level with me.
"Listen here. NO ONE has EVER talked to me that way. And I'm CERTAINLY not gonna let an ugly girl like you get in my way. You're gonna pay for this, do you understand me? Watch your back, you little bitch."
She hoped that would bring me down, but it just made me more determined.
"Whatever, you skanky slag! And yes, I DO know British slang. Look the words up, I'm sure they fit you well. Come on Logan, we have better things to do." I grabbed his arm and we walked toward the guys across the hall.
"I CAN NOT believe you said that stuff to her!" Logan exclaimed.
The other guys were on bean bags, listening intently to our conversation.
"Said what to who?" they asked in unision.
"Should I tell them?" I asked.
"Don't see why not." Logan said.
"Yes!" The guys yelled happily.
I laughed, and started the story.
"So Logan and I walked in, and he saw her, so he stopped short and dropped his sunglasses. She walks up, and friggin kisses him! Me and Logan walk away, and she follows us. I was about to tell her off, but Logan stopped me. She told me to tell her what I was gonna say, so I did, and she got sooo mad! It was pretty satisfying, actually!"
"Wait, to who?" Kendall asked.
"Logan's ex, Eliza." I said her name in disgust.
"No way! What'd you say!" Carlos asked, really intregued. "I told her that Logan doesn't like her and that he's with me now, and then I told her to sod off, which is British slang for go away, and that she's a fake Barbie doll."
"OHHH!" they all cheered.
"She got so mad, and she was all 'Listen here. NO ONE talks to me that way. I'm not gonna let an ugly girl like you get in my way. Watch your back, bitch."
"You didn't let her talk to you like that, did you?" James asked, suddenly concerned.
"Oh hell no! I was like, 'Whatever, you skanky slag! And yes, I DO know British slang. Look the words up, I'm sure they fit you well.' and walked out. Oh, by the way, 'skanky slag' means 'vile prostitute' in British."
"You have NO IDEA how LONG we waited to hear someone stand up to her! When Logan was going out with her, we all hated her." James stated.
All three guys got up and hugged me, and I laughed.
"It's not that big a deal, guys!" I insisted.
"When you insult someone as big in the media business as she is, it's a big deal." Kendall started.
"Wha- whadda you mean?"
"She's the daughter of the editor of People magazine. She can get ANYTHING written about you, as long as she has the photo to back it up." he explained.
"Oh. THAT would've been good information to know BEFORE I called her a whore!"
The guys were silent.
"That explains where the article came from!" Logan said finally.
"What article?" the other three asked.
"You seriously haven't seen it?" I asked in disbelief.
"Nope."
I went through my purse and found it. I handed it to them, and they read.
"That girl HATES you, Liv." Kendall stated.
"Oh, thanks, Captain Obvious!"
"Just sayin'..." he said innocently.
"I'll be right back." Logan said.
"Kay, baby." I said as he walked out.
"Oh, so he's baby now? What happened to Logie Bear?" James joked.
I grinned.
"In all seriousness guys, we gotta keep her close, or at least in contact, always." Kendall stated.
"Here just put your numbers in my... Oh man!"
"What?" they asked.
"I forgot my phone in my condo."
"We'll just write our numbers down." Carlos suggested.
I pulled a notepad and a pen out of my purse, and handed it to them.
They each wrote their names and numbers down, and I folded the paper and put it in my back pocket, by force of habit. That's what I always did when I was younger.
Logan came back, and he hugged me from behind.
"Hey!" I greeted him cheerfully.
He fixed his warm brown eyes on me, and I forgot the rest of the guys were there.
"Get a room!" They all yelled jokingly.
We laughed, and Logan reluctantly let go.
Eventually, someone called for the 5 of us, so we followed the voices to the recording booth.
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We recorded the song, and all hung out together for a while.
"Ya know, it's a really nice beach day. Meet up at the beach in 15 minutes?" I suggested.
"Sure!" the guys agreed.
I drove Logan home, and went back to my condo. I changed into my red bikini, the one from the episode. I pulled on a cover up and lathered myself with sunscreen. I burn so easily...
Anyway, I grabbed my phone and walked out of the complex toward the beach. I saw the four of them, and waved happily, running on the soft sand.
We hung out and played beach ball, and buried Carlos and James in the sand. Eventually, we all wanted to go in the water, so the guys all took their shirts off and started running, but Logan stayed behind. I awkwardly took off my cover up, and he laughed.
We ran into the water together, splashing around with the guys. I couldn't help looking around for possible paparazzi, but found nothing, so I shrugged and just had fun. Kendall ran to get the beach ball, and we split into teams: me, Logan, and Carlos Vs. Kendall and James. It was so much fun, trying not to lose the ball in the waves. I failed miserably at hitting the ball. I'm not that athletic... Logan came up behind me, and guided my arms to make a perfect hit. I looked at him, and smiled. He started leaning in, and... I got hit in the face with the ball.
"My bad!" James called.
I whispered to Logan, "Let's get him back."
"I've got an idea... You keep him distracted, and I'll sneak up behind him and attack."
I laughed. "Sounds good!"
"James!" I called.
"Yeah?"
"Come here!"
"Why?"
"I wanna ask you something!"
"Kay!"
He started swimming over, and I winked at Logan.
"So what's up?" James asked.
I gave Logan the signal, and said, "That!" I pointed to Logan, who was already tackling him.
I stepped back and laughed, as they splashed around, wrestling.
"Hey guys? I'm cold. I'm gonna go hang out on the blanket." I stated.
I started swimming out when I heard behind me, "I'll come with you!"
I turned around to see Kendall swimming towards me.
Confused, I walked to the blanket and sat down. Kendall plopped down next to me.
"Not to sound rude or anything, but why are you up here?" I asked.
"Well, somebody's gotta be with you, and the other guys were having fun, so I figured why not?"
"Oh ok."
"So didja add our numbers to your phone yet?"
"Nope... I forgot the paper in my condo."
"Oh, ok. Lemme see your phone."
I handed it to him. He typed his number in, and gave it back. I took his phone and typed my number in.
"Hey, I found this video online, and it's hilarious!" I stated.
"Lemme see it!"
"Mkay hang on." I pulled it up, and we watched it together.
"Hey... Can I tell you something?" he asked suddenly.
I hit pause and looked up.
"Yeah, anything."
"Ever since I met you, I've kinda liked you. And I know you're happy with Logan, and I don't want us to be awkward or anything, but I thought you should know. But please. DON'T tell Logan. He'd kill me!"
"I know, and I understand. It's cool. And you're a great guy Kendall, but I don't like you in THAT way. I'm glad you told me though. It sucks when people bottle stuff up..."
"Yup. So about that video..."
I laughed, and I pressed play. We were laughing hysterically when the rest came back to the blanket.
"What's so funny?" Logan asked curiously.
"This video! I'll show you when we hang out later."
"Oh... Ok."
"So... Is there any food?" I asked, still laughing.
"Oh! Yup!" Carlos answered, pulling a cooler from under the blanket.
"How did I not notice that?" I exclaimed.
We laughed and ate. Hours passed, and we decided to go home. Well, all except Logan. We walked back to my condo.
"So what was that with Kendall?" he asked as we walked.
"What do you mean?"
"I looked up once in a while, and things looked all serious."
"Oh, that? It was nothing."
I tried to avoid looking directly at him, afraid I might give something up. I was surprised, extremely happy, and somewhat relieved when I opened the door to my condo.
"Hi!" she said, sitting on the couch.
"KRYSTA!" I shrieked.
She got up, and ran to the door, tackling me with a hug.
"What are you doing here? And how'd you get in my condo?" I asked.
"Well, my mom let me come out here, as long as I was with you every day. And I told the guy at the front that I was staying with you, so he gave me a key and I chilled out for a while, waitin' for ya."
"So did you get a room here, or at a hotel..."
"Oh damn! That's what I forgot to do."
"Wow, good job Krysta."
She laughed.
"Well, you can stay with me if ya want..." I started.
"Really? Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
"As long as you don't mind Logan here all the time."
"Oh yeah! Are you going out with him? I saw the article..."
"Well, I'll let him tell you." We stepped inside, and Logan followed behind.
"Hey," Logan greeted her.
"Logan, this is one of my best friends, Krysta. Krysta, this is my boyfriend, Logan."
"Hi," she said, smiling. She looked at me and mouthed, "Oh my God!"
I grinned.
"How bout I make some popcorn, and we watch TV." I suggested.
They both agreed. I put a bag in the microwave, and waited.
*ping!* "text from: Kendall"
'Hey. U didn't tell Logan, right?"
'nope. I told u, my lips are sealed.'
*beeep beeep beeep*
"Oooh, the popcorn!" I exclaimed, and put it into a bowl.
I sat down on the couch between Logan and Krysta, and we watched TV, but mostly we talked. Logan and Krysta got to know each other, and it was pretty awesome that they hit it off so well.
*ping!* "text from: Ke-"
I answered it before Logan heard.
'Ok, good. You know how jealous he can get...'
'Trust me, I know.'
Logan looked over my shoulder at my phone, and only saw the last two messages.
"What?" he asked, seeing who the conversation was with. "Really? With Kendall again! And jealous! You ARE cheating on me! And with one of my best friends too! I'm done with this!"
He got up and stormed out. I felt myself tearing up, and I knew I would cry any second. I looked at Krysta, giving her an "I'll explain later" look. I got up and ran after him.
"Logan! You don't understand! Logan!"
I ran toward the elevator, but the doors closed as soon as I got to them. I slid down the wall to the floor, crying.