*sorry this isn't the most exciting chapter, but it was essential.

Chapter Six – Another Heart Calls

He propped her up on the sink and began kissing his way down her neck. She let out a small moan and he covered his lips with his own, forcing her to stay quiet."We should really get back out there." She said between kisses.

"Yeah, you're right, this is just so much better." He went back to kissing her neck and feeling his way up her leg. She gathered all her will and pushed him away.

"Look, this is great and all, but in the guys bathroom of Karen's Café?" He looked down.

"I know this sucks, but it's the best I can do right now."

"I really like you Johnny, and I think it's pretty obvious that you like me." She smiled and ran her hand up his chest.

"Come on Sawyer, you know I like you, but you have to give some time to figure out what I'm going to do about Jenny."

"Well, the clock is ticking, and while secret make out sessions are hot now, they won't be forever." She gave him one last passionate kiss before exiting the room. Johnny fixed his hair in the mirror and then stopped to study his own reflection. He felt horrible. He was a complete ass hole, and he knew it, but he couldn't give up Sawyer, he just couldn't. And telling Jenny the truth would break her heart, right now secrets were his only option.

Jude, Davis and Lydia were all eating their breakfast when Sawyer returned to the table. "Where were you?" Davis asked her.

"Just trying to find some syrup for my pancakes."

"Hey gang." Johnny slid into the booth, snatching a piece of bacon off Lydia's plate.

"Get your own food Evans." She said giving him her meanest look.

"You know what, I think I might." He rose from his seat and made his way up to the counter. The front door chimed, and Jude looked up, wishing he hadn't.

"Lydia, try not to hit her this time?" She was about to ask him what he was talking about, when she saw Casey make her way over to their table and take a seat between Davis and Jude.

"Hi, everybody." No one spoke. "I see we have a cheery group of people today."

"What's going on?" Davis asked her, finally breaking the silence.

"I came for you actually, my parents are out shopping all day. I thought maybe you could come over and we could play doctor?"

"Oh, gross. I think I just lost my appetite." Sawyer said as she pushed her plate away from her.

"That sounds great, believe me," Davis told her, "but Alex and I are going down to the river court for some practice."

"Seriously, you would rather play basketball than play with me?"

"Oh my god, ew." Sawyer chimed in again.

"I'm sorry babe, but I'm going after the captains spot, I need to be the best."

"Fine, Jude?" The entire table looked up.

"What?" He asked.

"Do you want to play doctor?" He didn't know what to say, that was the last thing he was expecting to happen today. An awkward silence hung in the air, Lydia stared at her plate wishing she could disappear or better yet wishing Casey would disappear.

"I'm good, but thanks for the offer." Jude replied.

"Whatever, it's your funeral."

Jenny paced down the street, making her way to Karen's Café. She was supposed to have met Johnny and his friends there twenty minutes ago, but she couldn't find her purse and now she was late. She turned the corner and ran into something hard, knocking her back causing her to fall to the ground. "God, I'm sorry, are you okay? Wait Jenny?" She looked up and saw Alex McFadden's kind eye looking down on her.

"Hi Alex." He offered her his hand, and when she accepted, he pulled her to her feet.

"I'm really sorry about that."

"No, don't be it was my fault. I should really watch where I'm going." He smiled as she brushed off her skirt.

"Are you in a hurry to get somewhere?" he asked.

"Yeah, kind of. I was supposed to meet Johnny and them at the café like twenty five minutes ago."

"I was just there. The gang had already left, sorry."

"No, it's my fault I should have been on time." Alex gave her a sympathetic smile. "How did the order for the new uniforms go?"

"Good, Davis and Jude's mom designed them, they're really cool. I'm actually on my way to pick them up now. Did you want to come?"

"Okay."

She stepped out of the dressing room wearing cutoff jean shorts and a purple cropped knit sweater. "How do I look?" she asked doing a small spin.

"Pair it with some Converse and you've got an outfit for the bonfire this weekend."

"What about my hair?"

"Wear it up in a simple pony tail and the boys won't be able to keep their hands off you."

"I just need one to notice me."

"Who?"

"It's no one, forget I said anything."

"No way, I am not letting you get away with skipping out on this conversation again. You're going to tell me right now what is going on." Lydia ran her hand through her hair, as Sawyer waited for an answer.

"I'm in love with Jude." She regretted the words as soon as they left her mouth.

"I knew it! I've known it since we were ten and he helped you rescue that stupid muskrat."

"Hey! Ozzy was not stupid." Lydia said, remember the small creature fondly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"He's been my best friend since I was three, I can't just walk up to him one day and say 'hi, I've been in love with you for thirteen years, want to go watch a movie?' Okay, that would change everything."

"But you can't keep hiding your feelings, they're going to eat you alive. Besides, he could be in love with you too." Lydia gave Sawyer a doubtful look. "What, he's never showed interest in any other girl, except for Katie Benson in the third grade."

"I just can't okay, so just keep your mouth shut and pretend I never said anything." Sawyer could tell that Lydia was having a hard time with this, she wanted to know more but didn't want to push it.

"I promise I won't say anything, but this isn't over."

Johnny sat with Davis at his kitchen table, trying to create a scale model of the human brain. "Why did we have to take this stupid class?" Davis asked.

"This is nothing compared to my AP English." Johnny informed him. "So Whitey is naming the captain before the bonfire, you think you got this thing?"

"I hope so man, you're my biggest competition, has Whitey said anything to you about it?"

"Nope, not a word."

"It would make sense though, you and your girl captains of their teams." Johnny thought immediately went to Sawyer, before he realized Davis was talking about Jenny.

"I guess, but you want it more man, and if anyone can see that, I'm sure it's Whitey. Besides, the C doesn't have to mean anything, I doubt Jenny is the best cheerleader on the squad."

"Whoa, don't let her hear you say that." Johnny just laughed. "How are you and Jenny?"

"We're good, I mean we're both busy with school so it gets hard to see each other every day. What about you and Casey, you guys were getting pretty hot and heavy at the concert?"

"Sometimes we're good, but she gets pissed that I can't be with her 24/7."

"I know what you mean man."

"Then she stars hitting on Jude. It doesn't make me jealous, it just seems kind of shady you know?"

"Is it bad when we don't get jealous anymore?" Johnny asked, trying to remember the last time Jenny mad him jealous.

"I've never been jealous of Casey, she does what she wants and I do what I want. That's just how we are, and that's how I know I've never been in love." Johnny thought about his words. It's possible that at one point he may have been in love with Jenny, but he wasn't anymore. He was falling for Sawyer, and he felt horrible about it. Here was Davis, a guy who could in all honesty just said what he meant, and never lead a girl on or give hr false hope about a relationship. He needed to be honest with Jenny, even though it was going to break her heart.

"I cannot believe you said that to Jude Baker, in front his brother." Jenny shook her head as Casey began stretching out her quads before practice.

"What, Davis had ditched me and Jude's cute."

"But they're brothers, that's just wrong."

"Who cares, they're both hot and it could be fun. I could find out who really is the bigger brother."

"Oh my god, please stop talking. Besides, Jude is not your type."

"Everyone is my type."

"I wouldn't go around saying that." Casey just smiled and watched the twins enter the gym, while Davis carried himself with confidence, Jude was more reserved, he walked over to the bleachers and sat next to the team manager. Looking a bit closer, Casey realized he was the boy from the library who helped her open a program. He wasn't bad looking, maybe when she was done with the twins she would give the manager a run for his money.

"Whitey's announcing the captain today, how's Davis holding up?" Alex asked Jude who had taken a seat next to him.

"He's nervous, I don't know why, I'm sure he's got this in the bag." Looking at the court a small flash of orange caught his eyes. It was Lydia, she was sporting a Charlotte Bobcats shirt with her father's name and number on it. She paired it with some tight black shorts and her favourite grey sneakers. Jude couldn't take his eyes off of her, he loved the way she laughed at Sawyer's jokes, or how she still sat cross legged on the floor. He began to wonder to himself why he had never noticed it before.

"He's got the best stats on the team, and he's been practicing like crazy. This is a sure thing."

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