A/N: HELLO, THE WORLD! My name is sadly NOT Theo Stockman, but ANYWAYS... Happy holidays! Enjoy chapter four, loves! Reviews are more than welcome, as usual!
Rebecca was just as shocked about the kiss as Johnny was. Even now, a month and a half after Jimmy's train wreck of a party, she still couldn't tell if she had kissed him because at the time she was weak and was seeking comfort, or because she meant it… All she knew was that it was completely unexpected, but she didn't really regret it. She had to admit, Johnny was a great kisser.
Surprisingly, things hadn't gotten awkward between the two after the kiss. Believe it or not, it got better. Rebecca started spending more and more time with Johnny, and they just kept growing closer. He was definitely her best friend, and Rebecca honestly hoped that nothing would change between them. She could actually be happy and be herself around Johnny.
If only she could say the same about her and Jimmy… Things between them were just awkward. Whether it was from Rebecca telling him that she loved him, or because of both the "I love you" and that she walked in on Jimmy about to have a little fun with Theo and Andrew was a complete mystery. They still talked, but they were nowhere near close to being like they were before the party. Before, Jimmy was like a brother to Rebecca. He would protect her from anything and everything if he had to, but now she's just "one of the guys" to him. Or at least that's how he made her feel.
"Johnny, can I tell you something?" Rebecca asked, taking a seat next to the boy sitting in the alley, the usual Underbelly hangout.
"Of course, Becca. You can tell me anything. You know this." Johnny replied with a smile.
Rebecca sighed. "I wish things were like they used to be… I miss the way things between me and Jimmy were."
Johnny hugged her tightly, "I know, hun… You loved him… Of course you wish your relationship was like it used to be. Sometimes, I wish it was too…"
"What do you mean you wish it was too?" she asked, perplexed.
"You were so happy with the brother-sister relationship you two had. You were always so bubbly and smiling around him…"
"That's because I was high most of the time…"
"Even when you weren't high, Becca. You know he made you happy… Don't deny it."
"Yeah… I guess he did. But he replaced me with his new fuck buddies, and…"
"And now you have me…" Johnny interrupted.
For the first time that day, Rebecca smiled. "Yeah… I do. And I'm glad I have such an amazing friend like you." She said, resting her head on Johnny's shoulder.
"Becca, I-"
"Well if it isn't the two love birds…" Jimmy said, walking up behind them.
Rebecca's smile instantly faded. Okay, yeah it's been a month and a half, but what the fuck? She thought to herself. She knew Jimmy was just messing with them, but it still hurt to joke around about love. Sometimes, she wondered if telling Jimmy that she loved him even meant anything to him. Half of the time, it honestly seemed like it didn't. Rebecca was slowly starting to realize that Jimmy was kind of an asshole… but no matter what, she couldn't hate him. She needed him in her life, no matter how miserable he sometimes made her.
"Don't you have dicks to suck?" Rebecca said as jokingly as she could, turning to face Jimmy.
"Fuck you. I was drunk off my ass that night." Jimmy responded, getting noticeably irritated by the comment.
"Well isn't someone getting defensive? I was just joking, Jimmy. Damn. Calm the fuck down…"
"What do you want anyways? Becca was venting to me, and I'm trying to help her." Johnny said, shooting Jimmy a look that seemed to say "Get the fuck out."
"The fuck, Becca? Why didn't you come to me?" Jimmy asked, confused.
"You don't fucking care. That's why."
"I don't care? Since when have I not cared about your feeling, Becca? "
"Ever since I told you I loved you. You knew how I felt about you, and you still went and fucked Theo and Andrew! Since then, you've been treating me like shit!" Rebecca stated matter-of-factly, clearly getting more and more agitated by the second.
Silence soon fell upon the trio. Johnny didn't dare butt in to try and calm down Rebecca. He knew she would probably end up taking it out on him instead. Jimmy was speechless. How could he not remember Rebecca telling him he loved her? Was he really treating her like shit? There were so many questions that raced through his mind, but he didn't even know where to begin.
Jimmy grabbed her arms roughly, shaking her slightly. "Becca. I never meant to hurt you or make you think that I don't care about you. I do. Honestly."
"Then why have you been spending so much time around Theo and Andrew?"
"I'm not always around Theo, he's always around me. He like stalks me now. I can never get away from him. He's so creepy. As for Andrew, he's kind of like a brother to me. I've known him since we were four."
"Oh… Um…" Rebecca blushed out of embarrassment, trying to find something to say.
"Becca?" Jimmy began. He knew that if he didn't tell her now, he may end up waiting until it's too late.
"Yeah?"
"I… I love you too."
