He Said She Said 3
Author: jaymack33
Author's Notes: Like I said this is the conclusion of my He Said She Said trilogy. I am going to continue working on my Sword Crossed Lover's story which is getting closer to it's own end. And as for continuing off of this story well I will probably wait to see what Jake Ryan actually does on the real tv show in his eighth appearance before venturing further along after He Said She Said 3. And it will definitely be a regular story without this format.
Chapter 3: My Umbrella
Jake grumpily walked in barely awake. He literally almost walked into the door, just barely managing to keep his coffee cup in his hand. A little spilled off his cup in the building, but oh well, I'll just need to get some more later on.
He stepped over the brown little puddle thankful that he still had most of the coffee still in his cup.
The pretty receptionist stood up. "Oh, Mr. Ryan, your here." "I am so glad to meet you."
Jake flashed her a tired smile.
She melted at his movie star smile. And he waited. And waited. And he gave up and was about to sit down.
"Oh, right, I'm sorry Mr. Ryan." "Mr. Jake Ryan, you can go right in." "And here's a phone number in case you need another appointment."
"Hey, I said I wasn't going to.....hey this isn't the office number."
"Call me anytime handsome." "Anytime!"
Jake shrugged tiredly trying to fake a smile. He might throw it out later. But of course not in front of her. But, who knows maybe I need a date with someone to forget about Miley. But I don't know about dating someone who works at the headshrinkers office. I think I would have to have my head examined to do that one. At least I'm in the right place he thought sleepily.
"Welcome back Mr. Ryan....."
Jake just walked past her slumping in a sit up position on her couch.
"Had a rough morning?"
"Alright miracle worker!" "You got me up." "Impress me!"
"No, we are going to do our normal session, but I think you'll know what I was doing once we're finished and your out the door."
"Whatever." "Just tell me what I have to do so I can go back to bed." Jake threw his emptied coffee cup towards the basket. It had distance. It looked like it was about to.....
...hit the wall! Jake grumbled to himself about the corner of the desk next to the basket making the shot impossible.
Dr. Melfi just stared at him. "Gee I wonder why your girlfriend broke up with you." "Have you ever heard of the term manners before?"
"Look, you can charge me whatever." "I'm good for it."
She just looked at him and pointed to the cup laying by the trash can.
Jake wearily looked into her beseeching be-speckled brown eyes. Jake relented and walked over to the cup and threw it in the can.
"Now, was that so hard Jake?"
"Didn't we just use up 5 minutes on just my empty coffee cup?"
"Yes, it's kind of like you isn't it." "There is an emptiness to you." "You feel just a little bit unfulfilled don't you Mr. Ryan?"
"Well, I don't know if I would go that far." "I am one of the most successful hot young Hollywood talents around." "There is a high demand for my services." "I have so many job offers and opportunities that I don't even know where to begin."
"And still you run into that same problem so many people run into." "You just want to be loved for who you are." "And the person you love is just a little out of reach and you've made your shot and missed out numerous times."
"Uhhh, Doc no disrespect to you, but is this coffee cup tribute your idea of solving my problems or are you just wasting my time?"
"Well, maybe I am wasting time." "Or rather maybe I am biding my time for just the right moment." "Kind of like you have been." "Jake, you are young and successful, but fame and fortune isn't everything." "Many young Hollywood actors have sat on that very couch and left." "Some of them left with personal revelations about themselves and grew and moved on to bigger and better things." "And some have left and let's just say they didn't have their happy ending."
"So, what is this speech now?" "The coffee cup is half empty, or half full?" "Look I drank the cup and I am half asleep." "Why am I here?" "I already told you what my problem is." "I'm just not over her yet." "At least I won't be until I know it's definitely over between us." "Until then I am in limbo here Doc." "She has left me hanging for 3 months and change."
"Jake, would you like to sleep through the rest of your session?"
"What are you saying?" "Did you drag me here just to let me sleep through your session?" "That's it I am so out of here."
"Wait, just one more thing."
"I promise you if you wait till the end of your session and walk out that door and you don't know exactly what I was doing, than I will give you your money back."
This got Jake to look back at her curiously. "Look, I don't really have anything else to tell you." "We both know what my problem is and why I haven't been able to act lately." "My heart isn't in it and I need closure with a girl who has kind of stolen my heart."
"Alright, how about you just tell me a little bit more about Miley and that should probably get us to the end of our session and then the surprise will be waiting out that door if you choose to face your issue head on or will you choose to run away from it like you did in Antarctica or even in this movie your now currently in that you probably shouldn't have been doing in the first place." "You, know damned well you did that movie to avoid facing her." "You, could have at least called her." "But, your afraid." "And that is what I want you to talk about Miley and your fear of facing her."
"First of all I am not afraid of Miley." "I mean I care about her deeply." "And maybe I do kind of want to see her on my own terms." "Her life is complicated." "I can't just visit her at her school." "I'm too famous and it draws too much attention." "I can't take her out anywhere for the same reason." "She hates the attention." "She can't stand it." "I can't hide behind a mask like her either." "I am an actor day after day after day." "The last thing in the world I want to do is pretend in my normal life even if it means I get to be with her." "But there is another side of Miley." "And I am always faced with pretending around her." "I'm not sure I can do it." "No, matter how much I care about her." "No, matter how much she understands me more than any other person I have ever met." "Maybe I am afraid to tell her all of my feelings about this." "But, don't you for a minute think I don't want to face her." "I care about her and I know I need her in my life." "And even if she was right outside that door right now, I would have no problem at the very least to talk with her!"
"Fine, Mr. Ryan." "Like I said remember you need to face your fears and you need to be honest with yourself and with others." "Like I said once you go out that door if I didn't deliver what I said, than you can come right back in and I will personally hand your check back to you."
Jake grumbled as he walked out the door. She is so full of shit. This is such nonsense. Like just opening a door is going to do anything. Jake opened the door and his eyes widened in shock!
Hanna had frowned at how horrible the day seemed to be. Why didn't I watch the weather this morning. It looks like it's just going to pour. God, I hope I make it back to my limo in time.
Hanna was relatively happy. She felt she had a nice session with her therapist. I think maybe it's good that I have someone I can talk to. I can just empty things off my chest, without having to talk to my nosey annoying dad. And even though I love Lilly like a sister. She always gives me that total look of disgust whenever I bring Jake's name up. But I can do it with Dr. Melfi and she's very non-judgemental. Though I am so going to sneak a peak at her notepad if it's the last thing I do. Hopefully this will be the last session and I won't need a third one to come to terms with my feelings for....
"Jake?"
My heart is beating like a mile a minute as I stare my former boyfriend straight in his eyes. I feel like a deer caught in the headlights. I can barely breathe!
I stare in shock at Hanna Montana in the flesh. Somewhere under all of that makeup. Under that wig. Under those fancy clothes is a very pretty girl I fell in love with and still have a complex over. Except! Except I hate it when she's Hanna Montana, because that means one thing. One damned thing!
Damn it! I'm freaking Hanna Montana! I really have to pretend we're just.....We're just friends! Damn it! I sneak a peak at other people who seem to be sitting down waiting for their own appointments. I see a pretty secretary giving me the stink eye. Like she totally hates me. Or is that just my imagination. Couldn't be. Everyone loves me right? God, this is getting awkward as I continue to stare at Jake.
Alright? What did my stupid know it all therapist say? I have to face my fear. Alright. This is just Hanna Montana. She is just my, my friend. So, here goes. I walk up to her. "Hi, Hanna!" I flash her my big impress the talk show host smile. "Haven't seen you in a while." "Long time no see." I give her a hug.
I stare stunned as Jake is saying hi to me like I'm some character in one of his movies. He isn't talking to Miley. He is talking to Hanna. The other side of me. And I flash him a smile. "Hi, Jake!" "Hi!" And then I see him moving in and my heart starts beating faster again. I watch his beautiful eyes. Those nice lips. He's getting closer and closer. I start to close my eyes. Screw it! If he doesn't want to pretend anymore. Then I won't either and then he gave me a nice big freaking hug! I feel so awkward in his arms. Like over 3 months ago the last time he did this to me. I awkwardly....very awkwardly return his hug and we pull apart.
"So, Hanna!"
"So, Jake!"
"Uhhh, we really need to talk some time!" "Later!" Jake waves goodbye to Hanna as he literally bolts out of there wincing at that last horribly awkward departing comment. His heart is just beating through his chest. Smooth move dude his inner thoughts mock at him. That's the way to show how much of a man you are. Running away like always huh? Jake yells inside his head! It doesn't matter. My therapist was right! I need to face her, but not as Hanna Montana! As Miley! That was just too awkward for me! That wasn't real. She always sees right through me and all of my bullshit. It's just I have no clue how to read her especially when she's Hanna freaking Montana. It's hard enough talking to her when I'm just talking to her. But to have to pretend around her on top of all of the craziness of my feelings for her is just too much.
Miley stares through her Hanna mask stunned that Jake just ran off like that. Her feet feel like they are bolted to the floor as she saw the door close in his wake. She was torn between going into her therapists office or running after Jake. But, she's Hanna Montana. I can't show my real feelings towards Jake as me. Otherwise he'd be cheating on me with me. Even though Miley's just his friend too and that would make Jake available and.....
"What are you waiting for?" Hanna hears her therapist from behind.
"You don't need to talk to me anymore." "I think you need to talk to him." "Go!"
Her words propel her forward. She doesn't even notice the nasty glare from the receptionist.
Jake had his mini umbrella drawn from out of his coat pocket and was already well out the door and the rain was just pouring down on him. He started thinking about Hanna....err...Miley again for about a second and then the rain just washed those thoughts completely away. Jake fought the rain towards the rendezvous point for his limo. He was about to dial on his cell and then he said damn it! I can't leave things like this! Maybe Miley will get caught in this rain too when she comes back out. He turned around to head back.
Hanna cursed! It's bad enough Jake just left me high and well not dry. Definitely not dry, but still. He left me hanging again! And I'm going to get soaked to boot! I just missed him again and this time it was to my face as she stared at the welcoming cold miserable rain. There was plenty of rain but no Jake anywhere. God, I hate him and..........
Hanna's frown turned completely upside down. The rain was just pouring down and it was like sunshine was streaming into her face as she saw Jake Ryan's handsome profile approaching her under his umbrella.
"So, would you like me to walk you to your car Hanna?" Jake smiled at how cute she looked as she avoided as much rain as she could leaning for dear life by the door's edge.
She smiled back at him. "Why thank you Jake." "You are such a gentleman." "And a really, really good friend." Miley cursed as the words tasted like bile coming out of her mouth. Like a bitter poison pill. But still she hopped under Jake's welcoming umbrella nonetheless.
Jake watched Hanna go under his umbrella and he pulled her in close to try to keep her from getting too soaked of course. Jake flinched and a slight smirk kept creeping out of his mouth as he watched the rain just beelining into the bottom of her pants and her shoes. God, her shoes. Now, I know that really has to hurt her. She spends thousands of dollars on just her shoes alone!
Hanna screw that Miley leaned in closely to Jake. Her head started leaning into his shoulder. "MMMMMM..," that felt so good! I could just stay like this forevvv....
"Hanna?"
Stupid Jake and his terrible timing broke her away from her reverie! "What?" "What is it Jake?" She said almost snippily.
"Umm, where is your limo Hanna?" "Is it far?"
Hanna leaned into Jake not wanting to tell him they had already passed it. Did he really need to know that. I don't think so! The rain may have been cold, but she felt so warm leaning onto Jake. This was just like old times. This was so good. "Ummm, I'm not sure." "Ummm, maybe you can give me a lift in your limo?" She asked sweetly.
"So, I guess it's good that you had a good friend to protect you from this evil rain storm!" Jake smiled!
"Yeah, my hero!" She grinned and giggled as she gave his arm a squeeze.
"Yeah, your a really good friend Hanna, and if you ever need anything from me." "Anything at all, you know all you have to do is ask right?" He threw out that line hoping against hope she would give him an opening for possibly something more.
Hanna leaned into Jake. "Yeah, I know." "You, know Jake I really did miss you."
"I missed you too Hanna." "So, you doing anything later?" "Maybe we can catch up on things."
Jake started to forget about the Hanna mask as he started feeling like this was just like old times.
"No, actually I'm not." "So, maybe we could...." And than reality hit them in the face again.
"OOOOh, God!" "It's Hanna Montana and Jake Ryan!" "Where?" And then a sea of people like rain fell down towards them. And a wave of flashbulbs as paparazzi seemed to be raining out from everywhere.
Jake cursed. What rotten timing! Jake raced with her flagging down a yellow cab that was partially occupied. "Here's some money." "Take her where ever she wants to go." "Now, go!"
Hanna saw the crowd and the evil paparazzi running towards them and she just had to do one more thing really quick as she snuck a little kiss over Jake's cheek and then the door closed and she went off on her way once again stuck on a road heading anywhere but towards Jake again.
She stared back through the window as the crowd even through pouring rain caught up to Jake. She noticed he had snuck his umbrella into her hand while she had given him her kiss. Sneaky little devil. I guess that's why I love him. Even though he is just a friend. At least for now.
He ignored all of their questions. His hand still clutching where her soft sweet lips had planted their mark. The rain was cold but he felt warm inside. He was going to finish his movie and he was going to go back to her again and we are going to pick up from wherever we were just now!
Hanna felt warm and tingly inside. She could feel the little butterflies in her stomach. She might not be with Jake for now. And maybe we are just destined to be friends. But there were moments there. Moments where I thought there was something more there. Like we were tapping into feelings I had forgotten I still had for him. I am going to finish my freaking tour and then Mr. Ryan and I are going to have ourselves a little chit chat!
Once again Dr. Melfi had added to her legacy as the premiere celebrity therapist in LA. This time she really had killed two birds with one stone. I really hope those two make it work. I know without a shadow of a doubt they truly do love each other. But, if not my hours are 8 to 5 five days a week. My door is always open. Hopefully they work it out and they don't come back. She smiles as she watches the rain continue to pour against the streets below.
--The End--
Author's final notes for the close of this trilogy: Well even though I don't get too much response from this story I still enjoyed writing it. Now, back to my Sword Crossed Lover's Story. Hopefully I'll get it updated again before the end of this month.