Chapter 9

Kaylie's POV

Yesterday was just pure hell, Sasha was not kidding, at all. My muscles are all sore and I can barely move. We had to endure hell at 5 in the morning. We had to sort files in his office, clean all the mats and equipments then sweep and clean the parking lot. Straight afterwards, we had to run 5 miles and to top it all off: 10 rounds of conditioning. All that just because of one stupid party? Okay there was some booze but we didn't get drunk enough to do something we could regret or bad enough to blackout in the yard. I'm not Katy Perry and her 'Last Friday Night' music video.

Sasha should have been more understanding to us. We are just teenagers and we have to be wild sometimes; it's our nature. We're like that, but we're just more flexible, more talented and the only difference was that we are elite gymnasts. Well that's comforting to me. We need a shopping spree after what happened in hell. We also need time to relax after Sasha happened. I've got to call the girls to meet up and probably spread it to the guys so they can, of course, hold our bags and everything. They are such romantic boyfriends. Austin Tucker is just a pure romantic. I dialed Lauren's number and waited for her to pick up.

"Hello?"

Finally.

"Hey, shopping spree today, tell the others."

"Alright, where do we shop though?"

"Denver."

We both hung up. I walked into my closet and pulled over a metallic purple loose shirt and pulled on a pair of black high-waist shorts. I tucked in the shirt and pulled out a Louis Vuitton bag and put in my Blackberry, my wallet, my iPod – for the ride to Denver – and took a pair of Chanel sunglasses. I got out of my room and walked down the stairs. My phone rang and I took it out.

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Hey babe, what are your plans today?" Great. Lauren obviously didn't tell the guys.

"Uh, Lauren, Payson and I are going shopping in Denver. Come with us?"

"Sure, when are we leaving?"

"I'm heading to Lauren's house now, so I guess we'll just meet you there?"

"Sure, gorgeous. See you soon. I love you, Cruz." I smiled. Whenever Austin says those three words, eight letters, my heart soars.

"I love you, too, Tucker." I said and we both hung up. I got into my car and pressed the button. My hood slowly opened and was tucked into the compartment neatly. I drove down the driveway and opened the gates. I took a right and headed towards the Tanner mansion. I arrived and pressed the horn three times, signaling that I was here. I saw Payson pull into the driveway and parked behind me. We weren't sure whose car we were taking. Lauren finally came out. She was wearing a flowery romper from Baby Phat and paired it with black wedges.

"We're taking Kaylie's?" Lauren questioned Payson. I turned my head around and saw Payson nod and got out of her car. She was wearing white shorts, a navy blue tank top with a short-sleeved blazer and white sandals. They all got in my car; Lauren in the passenger seat next to me and Payson in the back.

"Are the guys coming?" Lauren asked. I turned to her and smiled.

"Yeah, they are. I had to tell Austin because you, Lo, forgot to," I sighed. Lauren shrugged.

"I knew Austin was going to call you anyways, so I might have just let you tell him," she said innocently.

"Where are they?" Payson questioned.

"They're meeting us at the mall," I replied. I put on my sunglasses and they did the same thing. I stepped on the gas and we were off to Denver.

A short hour later, we arrived at the biggest shopping mall in Denver. I parked my car and we got out. My phone rang. I took it out and looked at the Caller ID. It was Austin.

"Hey, Austin," I said.

"Hey, where are you guys? We're at Starbucks."

"Alright, be there soon." Starbucks was on the other side of the shopping mall. It was a five-minute walk but knowing that I was with Lauren, she would want to stop by the shops.

"The guys are at Starbucks. And no, Lauren, you cannot go shopping yet. We'll meet up then go, alright?" I told them and gave Lauren a serious look. She nodded.

We were just talking while walking towards Starbucks. We were right outside and I looked in, looking around for the three guys that we see every single day. I caught sight of them and we began walking towards them. Suddenly, out of nowhere, three girls walked towards their table and sat down in the free chairs with their arms wrapped around the guys' shoulders. I could feel anger rising and I knew that Payson and Lauren felt the same thing. We stopped a few steps away.

"What the hell is going on here?" I asked sternly. The laughter from the skanks stopped and they all turned their heads towards us.

"Who do you think you are?" a blonde stood up and placed a hand on her hip.

"The better question, who are you?" Lauren said through gritted teeth.

"I'm Amanda," she replied. "This is Mandy and Nicole." Mandy and Nicole are brunettes. Who the hell are they and what are they doing with our boyfriends? "Your turn."

"I'm Kaylie."

"Lauren."

"Payson."

"I repeat, what the hell is going on here?" I said coldly.

"Why are you being such a bitch? We're just hanging with our boyfriends," the brunette that was Nicole said. What the fuck is she talking about? They were our boyfriends not theirs. Unless. I could feel my heart beginning to break. I looked at the guys and they were just sitting there, looking at us. They didn't even care to explain.

"Austin?" my voice cracked. I looked at him, hurt. He didn't even do so much as move towards me. He just kept sitting there.

"Oh, you know Austin? He's my boyfriend," Mandy said. I took a deep breath.

"Which one of you is with Nicky?" I heard Lauren say, her voice trembling.

"I am," Amanda proudly smirked.

"So I'm guessing you're with Max?" Payson asked Nicole. She nodded and smiled. They moved behind their "boyfriends" and kissed them on the cheeks. I could feel tears threatening to spill.

"Uh, sorry for interrupting your…uh…date. We have to go," I said and turned on my heels, tears beginning to flow. I heard Lauren and Payson following behind me and we went into the bathroom, locking the door so no one would interrupt us.

"Oh my god," Payson finally managed.

"What jerks. They didn't even explain themselves," Lauren said and punched a cubicle. The door swung open and then slowly closed again.

"Wow, so they wanted us to meet them in Starbucks so they could show off their "girlfriends"?" I asked, tears beginning to flow. We just sat there, holding each other, tears streaming out of our eyes. Unbelievable how after everything we've been through, they still had the nerves to cheat on us. Our phones simultaneously rang and we all took it out and looked at the caller ID.

It was from Austin, Max and Nicky. Of course. Now they decide to explain. We all took a deep breath and pressed the Answer button.

"Hello?" we three choked out, throats still dry.

Austin's POV

Max, Nicky and I were waiting for our girlfriends at Starbucks. On the way here, we saw a few models we used to hang out with from the past. We ignored them and walked straight to Starbucks.

"So what do you think the girls are going to buy today?" Nicky questioned impatiently. He wasn't one to wait for others.

"I don't know but ser-"

"Hey, babe," a voice interrupted Max. They did not belong to Lauren, Payson and definitely not Kaylie. We turned our heads to the voice and we were faced with what we were trying to get away from.

"Mandy, Amanda, Nicole," I said. The last time we met them, we broke up with them. That was at least a year ago. What the hell are they doing here? Since when were they in Colorado, much less Denver? On this day out of all days?

"What are you doing here?" I demanded.

"Aw come on babe. Why the hostility?" Mandy said and moved towards the empty chair next to me.

"We're serious. Why are you here?" Nicky repeated.

"Nick, I missed you so much!" Amanda replied and moved towards him. Nicky shifted in his seat. Nicole, without even saying anything moved towards Max and sat down next to him. They all draped their hands around our shoulders. What do they think they're doing? Before we could ask them to kindly remove their hands, disaster struck.

"What the hell is going on here?" I heard a voice coldly say. Nicky, Max and I turned our heads away from these models to look at the three petite girls in front of us. Shit.

"Who do you think you are?" Amanda said standing up while putting a hand on her hips. God, her ass is so fine. Wait, Austin, snap out of it! Your girlfriend is standing right there probably heartbroken.

"The better question, who are you?" Lauren said through gritted teeth.

"I'm Amanda. This is Mandy and Nicole." Amanda replied and Mandy and Nicole stood up. "Your turn."

"I'm Kaylie."

"Lauren."

"Payson."

"And I repeat, what the hell is going on here?" Kaylie said with an unfriendly tone in her voice.

"Why are you being such a bitch? We're just hanging with our boyfriends." Wait, what? She said "our boyfriends". Oh crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. I looked at the gymnasts and their faces showed it all – heartbroken. I turned to Nicky and Max and saw that they were frozen in their seats.

"Austin?" Kaylie's voice cracked.

"Oh, you know Austin? He's my boyfriend," Mandy said. Why did she have to say that? I couldn't say anything.

"Which one of you is with Nicky?" Lauren's voice trembled.

"I am," Amanda proudly smirked.

"So I'm guessing you're with Max?" Payson asked Nicole. She nodded and smiled. We were still frozen in our seats, replaying the scene in front of us. Before we knew anything, the models moved behind us and gave us a kiss on the cheeks. Oh great, this does not make it any better.

"Uh, sorry for interrupting your…uh…date. We have to go," Kaylie said and by the looks in her eyes, she was about to cry. They turned and walked away from us. I finally understood what Mandy and her friends were trying to play out. I was finally brought back to reality and I felt a pair of hands around my shoulders, resting on my chest. I quickly grabbed her hands and flung it away from me.

"Ow! What the fuck, Austin?" Mandy screamed.

"You, get away from me. What the hell do you think you're doing?" I couldn't control my anger. Because of this…bitch I may have lost the girl I love, again.

"Aussie, don't you remember that night?" she said and moved closer to me. I put my hand out in front of me, stopping her in her tracks.

"No, I don't remember that night. We broke up more than a year ago. Get over yourself and out of my life! For your information, my name is not Australia."

"I don't want you near me, either, Nicole," Max coldly said.

"So who were those three girls? Your girlfriends?"

"Yeah," we three said at the same time.

"Since when? You three never had girlfriends, except for us. You guys were the life of the party. You can't have girlfriends," Amanda scoffed.

"Well, we do. Now if you'll please go and ruin someone else's relationship. We have to call our girlfriends," Nicky commanded.

"But-" the three girls said.

"Go away," I said through gritted teeth.

"Fine," they said, whipped their hair, turned on their heels and finally walked out of our lives. We sat back down in our chairs.

"We have to call our girlfriends and try to explain," I breathed. They nodded and we all punched in the number that was imprinted on our brains.

"Hello?" Kaylie said. I could tell she's been crying and she still was crying.

"Kaylie, I need to explain."

"Go ahead, explain."

"I dated Mandy over a year ago. I haven't even seen her since the break up until now."

"Then why did she call you her boyfriend? And why did you not stand up for me?"

"I was still in the state of shock. My brain was processing the situation in front of me and I wasn't sure if I was going to make matters worst or not."

"Well I believed her. I mean, she's pretty and tall. She's a model isn't she? I just…when I saw her with you I thought, "They look so good together, they match," and it just made my heart break even more."

"Oh, Kaylie. Where are you?"

"Uh, in the bathroom on this floor."

"I'm coming to get you." I hung up and turned to the guys. They were done talking to their girlfriends.

"They're in the bathroom, we should go get them," I told them. They simply nodded and we took off, leaving our drinks half full on the table. We walked to the girls' bathroom on the same floor and looked around before knocking.

We heard shuffling sounds as if they were getting up, then the water running and a bunch of tissue being used, scrunched up then thrown in the bin.

"They're fixing their make-up," Nicky sighed.

"How'd you know?" Max inquired.

"They're taking a hell lot of time to get ready. So obviously they're fixing their make-up," Nicky explained. So that makes a lot of sense. I nodded and so did Max.

After a short while later, the lock opened and I pushed inwards. Kaylie was the first person I saw.

"Kaylie," I said and went towards her, pulling her into a hug that was half an hour late.

Author's note: haha okay! well we HAD TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT :D hahha! we racked our brains for a good way to put some problems for the guys cause the girls always had problems :D

Disclaimer:(a little bit) so AMANDA, MANDY and NICOLE belongs to us :D they won't be recurring characters. so this is their, like, one-shot(?) but still, they belong to us. :D

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