Chapter 12

Tuesday.

Loren could not think. She knew that Eddie had feelings, but she never listened to what he was actually saying, maybe if she did she would have known about his feelings sooner. She wanted to call him to talk, more than anything else, she wanted to see him.

'But I can't. Seeing him, talking to him, it'll just confuse me more.' she thought, 'why couldn't I have seen before. I wouldn't be heartbroken, confused, and most of all guilty. Maybe if I had been around more Cam wouldn't have cheated. He would have done those things with me… did I even want to do those things with him?'

Wednesday.

The urges to see him grew. She stared at her phone during lunch, his name dialed and waiting for someone to hit send.

"You know you have to hit 'send' right?" Mel said sitting down with Adam.

"I can't bring myself to do it. I want to want to be over this so we can be together."

"But?"

"But I can't; I think my feelings for Cam were bigger than I thought."

"Lo, what are you thinking?"

"Do you think Cam would take me back?"

Mel spit out her water, "What?"

"You know if I did that stuff. Do you think we cou-"

"Loren, you should never use sex to keep a guy." Adam said.

"That's why Adriana's preg-" Mel stopped short and Adam's eyes widened as he shot her a look.

"Adriana's what?" Loren said trying to keep her voice down.

Mel looked at Adam, "She's preggers."

"Is it Cam's?" Loren said in a whisper.

"Yeah, Lo, I'm so sor-" But before Mel could finish Loren stood up and walked over to Cam.

"Hey Loren." He said with a smile.

"Can we talk?" Loren said in a stale, angry tone.

He nodded. They walked over to the side of the school, behind the wall, where no one could see. Cam turned the corner first. When he went to turn around and face Loren she shoved him against the fence. He had a smile on his face, clearly thinking she was going to kiss him, but instead Loren, with all her strength, kneed Cameron in the balls. He bellowed out in pain, she stepped back, people came around the corner. They all stared at Loren; a few gave her a nod in approval.

Adriana was standing in front of the crown with a hand on her stomach and a hand covering her mouth. "Sorry Adriana, I guys he won't be knocking you up anymore."

"You're such bitch, Loren Tate." She said squinting her eyes, the famous Adriana look.

That did it. Loren walked up to her and punched her straight in the nose. She was bleeding. "Well, now you have an excuse to get the nose job you've always wanted." Loren said walking away.

"BITCH!" She bellowed covering her nose.

A few people clapped, someone even shouted "About damn time!"

When she exited the crowd, she saw the principle approach the scene. She asked Adriana what happened, and she heard Cameron strain the words, "I tried to hop the fence, and Adriana tripped when she tried to hop it, hit her nose on the wall. It's a really small space you know."

Adriana didn't like that, "No! IT WAS LOREN TATE! SHE PUNCHED ME!"

Kim, Adriana's 'bestie' said, "No… Loren's over there." Everyone turned to see Loren eating her lunch. The principle took Adriana and Cam to the nurse. No one said a thing after that.

Thursday

Loren wanted the week to end. She wanted to talk to Eddie. She could only imagine what he's thinking.

'I should call him right? Yeah, don't want him to think I'm blowing him off!' she dialed his number and hovered her thumb over the send button. 'I can't call him, I need to think straight. But what if me wanting to call him is my answer. Why can't things be different?'

The bell rang, signaling last period. She got up, threw out her lunch and went to math. When she walked in she saw Adriana sitting there, a nose cast on her face, arms crossed, and looking like she wants to rip off everyone's head.

Loren couldn't help herself; she sat down and said, "Hey Adriana, what happened?"

Adriana threw her book at Loren, but her being 2 rows away, the book hit the desk then the floor, not hitting Loren at all. Everyone stared at them. With a smile on her face Loren picked up the book, walked over to Adriana's desk, placed it on her desk and said, "You dropped your book. You need to be more careful, the baby needs to be safe."

She heard scoffs from around the room and a few giggles. She sat down at her desk as the teacher started class. The week had just gotten ten times better.

Friday.

It was finally Friday and she couldn't wait for the day to be over so she can go pack. Cam, Adriana and she no longer acknowledged each other, which was fine with Loren. She wanted nothing to do with Cam, she even felt bad about wanting to do that to get him back. She felt like an idiot for ever dating him. Adriana, she could care less. Adriana's life is over and that is the best revenge, "Sleep with my boyfriend and you get pregnant? Sucks for you!" Loren said to Mel at her locker.

"You've really turned around." Mel said impressed.

"I think not talking to anyone but you and mom helped. I got to seriously think about how I feel about whom, what I want to do, I even wrote some new songs."

"Do I get to hear them?"

"Soon, one's a duet."

"With whom?"

"Eddie…"

"Loren, do you like him now. Dear GOD say yes!"

"I think I have strong feelings for him."

"You think?"

"I just… I'm scared of being hurt, maybe he found someone else this week… I'm just afraid of my feelings for him."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I can't stop thinking about him, I always want him around me- talking to me. He makes me feel like I can do anything in the world and when I'm with him I feel safe. And I just got my heart broken a week ago and already I'm falling for Eddie?"

"Sounds like love Lo."

"I think it is Mel." She smiled.

Saturday.

Loren woke up without caring. Today they were going to the bungalow; she gets to see Eddie today. She got dressed, and woke up Mel, who had slept over. They ate, got their stuff and put it at the front door, waiting for Nora. Thirty minutes later they were in the car, heading for the bungalow.

"Loren, you're so jumpy." Nora said, concerned.

"I just really want to see Eddie." Loren smiled.

"Are you just going to tell him how you feel or…"

"No we have a plan!" the rest of the ride Mel filled Nora in on the plan while Loren sat and listened. Before she knew it they were there. She ran to get her stuff and ran to the door. She dropped her stuff inside and saw Max.

"Hey! You guys make it okay?"

"Sort of, traffic." Nora said kissing Max as she walked in.

"Where're Lo and mines room?"

"Mel you're upstairs to the left, and Loren's across the hall."

"WE GET OUT OWN ROOMS!" Mel said running upstairs.

"Where's Eddie" Loren said after hugging Max.

"Right here." Eddie said walking in. Loren turned around and they locked eyes. He smiled with puppy-dog eyes and she smiled back.

I know it's different from other chapter but this one is Loren's POV for the week, 13 will be Eddie's and chapter 14 will be normal.

Review please- Tori