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When You're Around

Chapter 24

Chloe woke up with a groan Wednesday morning when her phone began to ring shrilly. She looked up and saw Randy was beginning to stir next to her. She gently pulled his arm off her and walked over to her purse to search for her phone.

"Hello?" She answered in a tired whisper.

"Chloe!" Rachel's excited voice came from the other end.

"Rachel? It's so early!" She whined as she walked back to the bed.

"Chloe! I got the job!" She said, ignoring her friends whine.

Chloe instantly woke up. "No way!"

"Yes!"

She looked at Randy, who was now awake and smiled wide. "Oh my god! You got the job!"

"I'm so excited, we'll get to travel together!" Rachel said.

"It's gonna be so fun. And you're going to love everyone there. They're really busy but super nice."

"Great. Ok, so I gotta go, I have to go submit a drug test, I guess it's standard procedure." Rachel said with a roll of her eyes.

"Ok, you're still picking us up from the airport tonight right?" Chloe asked to be sure.

"Yeah, when does your flight come in?"

"Like sevenish. And Randy's friend John is coming too, that's not a problem is it?"

"Nope, no problem. Alright, I really gotta go but I'll see you later tonight!" Rachel said.

After they hung up, Chloe turned to Randy, who already had a smile on his face. He'd probably figured it out by now. "She got the job?"

Chloe nodded. "Yes, isn't that great?" She asked as she laid back down, her head resting on his chest. "I'll get to be on the road with my best friend and my boyfriend."

He grinned. "I hope that doesn't mean you'll neglect me."

She looked at him and kiss his lips. "Please, how could that happen? You're too good looking to neglect." She giggled as Randy rolled her over so he was laying on top of her.

Later in the day, Jessica walked into her apartment with a sigh. She had had a pretty stressful day at work and all she wanted to do was make dinner then go to bed. "Josh?" She called out, wondering if her boyfriend was there. She received no answer. She set her bag down on the floor and saw a note on the bulletin board. It was in Josh's messy handwriting and it said, At Greg's place. Be back later. She rolled her eyes. Greg was one of Josh's slacker friends. She'd always wondered why Josh was friends with him and it wasn't until just recently that she'd discovered why. They both had absolutely no motivation in life. She walked into her bedroom and began to change into her sweats. After she was done, she turned her head when something caught her eye and she frowned. There was something sticking out from behind her pillow.

She walked closer and pulled her pillow back so she could see. She gulped when she saw what it was. She moved her hand to pick it up and held it in front of her face. It was a red lace bra. It was a red lace bra that was definitely not hers. She pursed her lips in anger as she surveyed the bed. It was definitely much messier than when she had made it this morning. Obviously this was Josh's doing.

She dropped the bra onto the floor before stripping the bed of all the bed sheets. She balled them up and threw it into her closet. No way was she sleeping on those contaminated sheets. She grabbed the extra set of sheets she had and made her bed. She picked the bra back up as she walked over to the other side of the bed, Josh's side. She smoothed the comforter with her hands before she laid the bra on it.

She left the room, heading for the kitchen so she could make herself something for dinner. Josh came home about a half hour later. "Babe?" He called out.

"In the kitchen." She said.

He didn't say anything back but a few seconds later, she heard him walk into the kitchen and over to where she was standing over the stove. "Hey baby," He said, dropping a kiss to her shoulder. "What are you cooking? Smells good."

She looked up and planted a smile on her face, not wanting to give away that she knew of his betrayal. "Chicken, rice and a salad."

"Mmm," He said in approval. "Sounds good."

"So what did you do today?" She couldn't help but ask.

He shrugged. "Went through the want ads online and in the paper this morning," Liar, she thought to herself. "Then I met up with Greg and we went job hunting." Liar, she thought again. Why can't he just tell the truth? "Aren't you proud of me?" He asked with a smile.

She nodded. "I am,"

"I'm gonna go take a shower before dinner. Job hunting sure does take a lot out of you." She rolled her eyes. What he meant to say was "Fucking girls behind your back sure takes a lot out of me." She was silent as she watched him walk away. She didn't even breathe. She wanted to hear his reaction. For a second she thought he was just going to ignore the bra laying on his side of the bed. But then he seemed to see it. "Babe?" He called out. She walked into the bedroom and leant against the doorjamb. He turned and saw her standing there and he held up the bra. "What's this?"

She raised an eyebrow and smiled sweetly. "I don't know, what is that Joshua?" She asked as she walked closer to him. He didn't say anything. "You can't even say it, can you? It's easy to fuck someone else in my bed but you can't say it?" She said angrily.

He let out a sigh and turned to face his girlfriend. "I can explain."

She rolled her eyes. "Please, save it. I'm not interested in hearing what you have to say. Seeing that," She said pointing to the bra. "is explanation enough."

"But babe,"

"No but babe. I want you to pack your things and get the fuck out of my house." She said firmly as she turned to leave.

He grabbed her elbow and turned her around. "But babe, you can't do that. I have no place else to go." He pleaded. "Please, don't do that."

She put her hands on his shoulders like she was actually considering to forget the fact that he had sex with another girl in her bed. Just when he relaxed and leaned forward, thinking she'd forgiven him, she brought her knee up and nailed him right in the crotch. "You should have thought about that before you cheated on me, you bastard." She said before leaving the room and walking into the kitchen.

Once Jess's food was done cooking, she put it on a plate and sat at the bar, ready to eat. Josh was finished packing his things by now and was walking towards the door. He set his things by the door and walked up to Jessica. "So when will I see you?"

She looked up at him and furrowed her brow. "Um, never?"

He frowned. "Wait, you're breaking up with me?"

She looked at him, genuinely confused. "You think I'm cool with you sleeping with other women? No. I'm not just kicking you out of my house Josh, I'm kicking you out of my life."

He looked surprised but nodded. "I'm gonna go but I'm going to call you in a couple days. I don't want you to do something you'll regret."

"Josh, this is long overdue. I'm not going to regret it." She said as Josh walked out of the apartment. It was weird. In a way, it was sad, the way things ended. She had really cared for Josh and it hurt that he had cheated on her. But she knew this was for the best. Her friends kept telling her that Josh was using her and she didn't need him but it wasn't until this moment that she really realized that she was going to be ok without him, better even.

A/N: As always, thank you for your reviews! Finally, Jess gets rid of that Jackass! Let me know what you thought of this chapter if you have some time.