Chapter 5

Later that evening Maxie and Cooper were sitting at a table at Kelly's after getting off work. After a few minutes, Cooper spoke up.

"I made an appointment at GH; they want to see how I'm doing,"

"What day do you have to go?" Maxie asked.

"On Friday morning,"

Maxie nodded.

She remembered when she was younger and had to have her heart transplant. She was so young at the time she didn't remember anything but bits and pieces.

Cooper could see the look of worry etched in Maxie's features.

"Hey it'll be fine okay?" Cooper said sliding his hand under the table and intertwining his fingers with Maxie's.

Maxie didn't say anything she just nodded.

Cooper leaned over the table to gently kiss Maxie on the lips.

"Cameron Webber is a total jerk!" Kristina explained as she and Chasity walked into Kelly's.

Chasity sighed. Kristina had said that a million times in her very lengthy rant about Cameron.

"Okay, you've told me that already but why is he a jerk?"

Kristina looked at Chasity as if she had three heads.

"Well where do I start…" Kristina said letting her sentence trail.

Oh boy. Here we go again. Chasity thought to herself.

"Well first off he deliberately tries to get on my nerves and second he acts like a toddler instead of a high school freshman,"

Chasity gave a deep sigh.

"Kristina, the guys have acted like this since seventh grade it's nothing new,"

Kristina just rolled her eyes in response.

"Are you going to study with us or do you have to baby sit for your mom again?"

Kristina rolled her eyes again.

"My mom has me on Baby sitting duty---again,"

Chasity gave a sympathetic smile and headed up the stairs to her room.

Maxie and Cooper who were still sitting at their table and saw the whole thing exchanged glances.

"What was that about?" Maxie asked looking at the staircase and then to Kristina who was still in Kelly's.

"I have no clue, I'm sure I'll find out though,"

Maxie laughed.

Kristina was sitting at a table in the back of Kelly's listening to her ipod as she tried to study for the computer quiz. The truth was she was stalling since Alexis wanted her to baby sit Molly.

Okay enough studying. Kristina thought to herself as she put the textbook away and pulled out a notebook. On the first piece of notebook paper, she scribbled down a sentence at the top of the page. It read: Ways to get Spencer and Chasity together.

Kristina thought to herself as she put the textbook away and pulled out a notebook. On the first piece of notebook paper, she scribbled down a sentence at the top of the page. It read:

Before Kristina had a chance to write anything else Cameron sat in the chair across from her. Kristina attempted to ignore him by turning up the volume on her ipod.

"You're going to hurt your ears having your music up that loud," Cameron pointed out ignoring the fact Kristina didn't want him there.

Kristina glared at him taking the ear buds out of her ears.

"What do you want?"

"Well you're in a wonderful mood today aren't you?"

"What do you want?" Kristina repeated.

"Is it wrong if I just want to sit here?"

"Well when you deliberately try to get the person that is sitting at this table in trouble yeah, there is something wrong with it,"

Cameron nodded.

"What are you working on?"

"It's none of your business,"

"Ways to get Spencer and Chasity together," Cameron read aloud as he glanced at the piece of paper.

"Who are you trying to play matchmaker for?"

"Will you shut up, like I said it's none of your business,"

"I could probably help you if you let me," Cameron offered.

Kristina laughed.

"You don't know what the word relationship means so you couldn't possibly help me get my friends together,"

"Yeah well you've never been in a romantic relationship so you don't know as much as you think you do, romantic movies don't count," Cameron retorted.

"Well at least I know having quickie make out sessions in the nearest room doesn't make a good relationship, unlike somebody else," Kristina shot back glaring at Cameron.

Cameron gave a look of mock hurt.

"Ouch,"

Kristina rolled her eyes.

"If you're so willing to help me what's in it for you?"

"Nothing's in it for me,"

"Right, you're just doing this because you want to, I don't buy it,"

"Okay, if I help you you have to go out with me,"

"No way!"

"Fine, it's your loss," Cameron said as he started to get up.

Kristina thought about it for a minute.

"Wait a minute,"

"So you've changed your mind?" Cameron asked as he sat back down.

"Fine if you help me get Spencer and Chasity together I'll go out with you but, if it doesn't work no date what so ever, deal?"

"Deal," Cameron said giving Kristina his trademark smirk.

"Here's my phone number, call me and we'll discuss what we're going to do," Kristina said slipping a piece of paper into Cameron's hand.

After that, Kristina walked out of Kelly's.

Back upstairs Cooper was in Chasity's room helping her study for her computer quiz. Maxie had left to go to Mac's to get some clothes since she was going to stay at Cooper's place again, going against what Mac had told her days earlier.

"So what was the deal with Kristina earlier?" Cooper asked.

Chasity rolled her eyes.

"It's nothing really, Kristina just likes this guy and won't admit it so she covers it up by saying he's a jerk and making up this whole idea Spencer and I have a thing for each other,"

Cooper nodded.

"Do you like Spencer?"

Figures he'd notice that. Chasity thought to herself.

"We're just really close friends that's all,"

"Okay, well just try to listen to her and if she keeps up on the Spencer stuff just ignore it," Cooper advised knowing that Chasity wasn't telling the truth about liking Spencer.

Chasity nodded.

After that, a silence fell over them until Cooper spoke up.

"I have to go to GH on Friday, they want to see how things are going,"

Chasity nodded.

She knew that Cooper would have to go to GH eventually but that meant she wouldn't be able to pretend things were normal anymore. Before Chasity could say anything, there was a knock at the door.

"I should get that," Chasity said getting up from where she was sitting to answer the door.

When she opened the door, it showed Spencer standing in the hallway.

"Hi,"

"Hey, are you ready to start studying again?" Spencer asked automatically noticing something was off but didn't say anything.

"Yeah, come in,"

Cooper got up from where he was sitting and started out the door but not before quietly saying something to Chasity.

"We'll talk about it later okay?"

Chasity just nodded in response.

After Cooper left the room, Spencer turned to face Chasity.

"Okay tell me what's wrong,"

Chasity gave him a confused look even though she knew what he was talking about.

"Nothing's wrong, why?"

Spencer looked unconvinced.

"What I said on the docks still goes okay?"

Chasity nodded remembering exactly what he said…

"Well I'm not going to push you to tell me something you don't want to but, I would like to know what's wrong,"

Can we just start studying now?"

Spencer nodded not wanting to push.

"What is Auto fit?"

Chasity thought about it for a minute.

"It's that thing where you make the cell bigger,"

"Not the exact answer but close enough," Spencer answered handing Chasity the textbook so she could ask him a question.

"Coop said he had to go to GH the day after tomorrow," Chasity said staring down at her textbook.

"Did something happen or is he just going for an appointment?"

"It's just an appointment, I'm probably just overreacting,"

Spencer just nodded in understanding knowing Chasity was going to say something else.

"I don't know I guess it just scared me because it meant I wouldn't be able to pretend things were normal anymore,"

"It's a natural reaction for you to be scared, he's your brother and he's sick, you just have to believe he'll be fine,"

Chasity nodded and fought back tears.

Spencer didn't say anything he just pulled her into a hug and she rested her head on his shoulder thankful for the comfort.