A/N: Thanks again to everyone who reviewed my story. I'm honestly surprised so many people like it enough to follow and review it. This chapter is going to be just the meeting with Lane.

Lane POV

"Carlos, Jade. Thank you for coming. Although I didn't know you would be joining us, Jade."

"Like I'm gonna let that wazz-bag be anywhere close to him? I don't think so."

"OK. All we have to do is wait for Hayley, and we can begin. I trust you won't hurt Hayley, right Jade?"

"No promises. How are the seating arrangements? I don't want her sitting near him."

"How about this? Jade, you sit in the chair by my desk, Carlos takes the one beside it. Hayley and I will sit on the couch. I'll sit across from Carlos, and Hayley will sit across from you. That way, Hayley will be closer to you, and farthest away from Carlos."

"Fine. If she tries to touch him though, I hurt her."

"You know what? I'm not gonna argue."

A few moments later, Hayley walks in slowly. I point to the spot on the couch beside me, and she awkwardly sits there, watching Jade out of the corner of her eye.

"I'm glad everyone's here. Does anyone have any questions, before we start?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Go ahead, Hayley."

"Yes, Hayley, go ahead. Can't wait to see what stupid questions you have."

"Jade, that's enough. We don't want any problems before we can even start."

"You don't, but I do. I was serious when I said I couldn't wait to hear her questions, Lane. I wanna know why she did what she did. Plain and simple."

"What do you mean, did what I did? I didn't do anything wrong."

"Like hell you didn't. You cheated on him. And for what?"

"Jade, calm down. She's not worth wasting your breath on."

"Carlos? How could you say that to me?"

"Maybe for the same reason you cheated on me with someone you knew I considered family. Did you just use me to get to him? You seemed awfully chummy with him while I was stupid enough to date you."

"OK, calm down, all of you. One question at a time. Jade, since this is between Carlos and Hayley, I'm going to ask you to either be quiet, or leave. OK?"

"Fine, I'll be quiet. Only because I don't want her by him without me here to stop her. I know Carlos won't try anything, but she will."

"OK, fine. Now, Hayley, why did you cheat on Carlos?"

"I was under the assumption that we were no longer a couple."

"How did you come to that intelligent decision? When did that come up in conversation?"

"I told you to meet me by my locker after school, and you didn't show."

"Because, as I told you that morning, I had to stay after to make up a test I missed when I was sick. You said yo understood. And you took that as a break-up?"

"Allow me to interfere, now. Hayley, was there any indication prior to that, to make you think he wanted to break up with you?" I decide to chime in, noticing the anger in both Carlos and Jade, but not Hayley.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, was he distant? Did he ignore you? Anything?"

"Not really, no."

"Did you want to break up with him, then? I don't mean to pry, but what you're saying doesn't really make any sense to me."

"No, I enjoyed spending time with him."

"No you didn't. Not all the time, anyway."

"What do you mean, Carlos?"

"When it was just me and her hanging out, she rarely did anything, other than stare into space. But when Cory, the once considered family I mentioned before, she was excited. Which creeped me out. I didn't say anything then because I knew her home life was usually bad, or so she told me anyway, and the was silent those days."

"OK, Hayley. Anything you'd like to add to that?"

"No. We drifted apart. Don't a lot of couple drift apart eventually."

"Yeah, but they usually don't send one of them into a private room with someone else. I'm sorry Lane, I know I asked for this, but it's a waste of time. I'm done with you Hayley, plain and simple. I will keep an eye on you though, because I don't want you hurting André. He's too good a guy to get caught up with you for long. Ready to go, Jade?"

"Yeah, but before we leave, I have something I'd like to say."

"Yes, Jade?"

Looking from me to Hayley, Jade takes a step forward to where she was only a few inches from Hayley's face, before speaking quietly to her, so she would have to pay attention to her better, but still loud enough for me and Carlos to hear her.

"If you hurt André, in any way, I will hurt you for hurting a good friend of mine. If you go near Carlos, without me around, you will get a very close look at my scissors. Before you say anything, know this. You are nothing but a pathetic little girl, who will never understand the pain you cause."

With that, Jade and Carlos leave my office, with Carlos looking back at me, nodding to let me know he appreciate the attempt.

"You should get to class. Don't want to be late." I say to a stunned Hayley. She gets up to head out, but I notice the look on her face changes from stunned, to angry. I have a bad feeling about this.

A/N2: I know this one's short, but I really didn't know what else to add. The next chapter is going to jump to friday, for a couples blackjack and couples 5-card stud night. I don't know what game they actually play, but it reminds me of 5-card stud. I don't know if that's its name, but that's what I was always told it was called. Please review if you want.