Greg sat pensively atop the Palm Woods, the wind blowing his hair as his legs dangled over the sides with nothing between them and the ground. He looked out into the cityscape, at least he thought it was where the skyline would be if it wasn't so smoggy. He liked to come up here to reflect upon his decisions and to contemplate any future endeavors. He smiles a small sad smile when his thoughts invariably bring him back to Jo. Greg couldn't understand how he allowed himself to be suckered in twice; not just once but twice.
"Great view" an all too familiar voice said from behind Greg. If Greg was surprised he didn't show it but he did get up onto more solid footing so the person wouldn't be able to cause any more problems. Greg casts a cautious eye over the newcomer unsure of the newcomer's intentions. "Don't worry" the person said trying to put them both at ease "I'm not going to do anything stupid." Greg scoffed at that because even though he knew very little of the person standing across from him he already knew that they made at least one huge mistake.
"You make really stupid decisions all the time. The debacle in the lobby proved that it has been one mistake after another. Although I suppose I made a pretty large mistake as well" Greg adds on almost as an afterthought to himself. "I fell in love with the one person who keeps running back to her ex-boyfriend."
"It's not my fault Jo can't quit thinking about me" Kendall smirks his eyes dancing. "Maybe you just suck at being somebody's everything. I, on the other hand, just have that affect on women."
"Is that why you're leading two girls around at the same time?" Greg asks with tension creeping into his voice. Greg stands there with his arms crossed defiantly waiting for an answer he knows won't suffice. Just as his blood was about to reach its boiling point Kendall responds to the barb.
"I'm not leading them on. I just didn't tell either of them about the other one. There is a difference between those things" Kendall replies with a cocky grin. "Besides you are having problems with just one girl, I'm doing just fine with the both of them."
Not for the first time since he had been in California did Greg wish he was back in Southern Illinois. "Maybe it is because I feel like a person should be faithful to the person they are with. Maybe because if you really cared about someone you would stop at nothing to let them know they were special. Whatever, you are honestly too wrapped up in your own arrogance to see the issues a sane person would have with what you are doing." With a look of disgust on his face Greg pushes roughly past Kendall to leave his not so private sanctuary.
Jo steps out from behind one of the air conditioners with tears in her eyes. "That was beautiful Greg" she says smiling at him.
"It wasn't Jo it was just the truth. I'll leave you two up here. Obviously you still want to be with him so go on; I'm done being your fool." Jo is too stunned to formulate a reply or do anything to stop him. Greg turns around with his jaw clenched and storms off down the steps, muttering darkly under his breath. Jo gives the smiling Kendall a look of pure hatred and takes off down the steps after Greg. Her echoing footsteps rang clearly to Kendall, seeming to mock him as they faded away.
Jo comes running out of the stairwell, looking around desperately for any sign of Greg. In her haste she runs into her best friend Camille knocking her into the good looking guy next to her. A flash of annoyance is clearly visible on the guy's face as he shoulders Camille back upright. "Hey Jo this is Jonny. We have been out in the city all day" Camille says excitedly.
"Too bad this city sucks compared to New York" Jonny replies with an arrogant flick of his head. "And everybody who lives here has absolutely no idea how to dress properly" he continues as he brushes some non-existent dirt off a cuff of his shirt. Camille looks at him with a strange expression on her face, like she isn't sure if she heard him correctly or not.
Jo shoots Camille a loaded glance, letting Camille know exactly what she thinks of Jonny. "I'd love to stay and chat but I need to find Greg before things spiral any more out of control. Have you seen him?" Jo asks of Camille. When Camille shakes her head, Jo takes off running to the park in search of Greg.
Camille turns to Jonny and puts her hands on her hips and raises her eyebrows to let him know she is displeased. Jonny notices the expression on her face and asks "Why the hell are you looking at me like that?" Jonny rolls his eyes after he says this.
"Seriously? Jo is my best friend at this place. Why did you act as if she is beneath you; that all of us are beneath you?" Camille demands incredulously.
"I don't have to explain myself to you" Jonny explains in a tone of voice a person usually reserves for a small child. When Jonny notices that Camille still has an angry expression on her face he sighs and walks away from her. She is left standing shocked and hurt in the middle of the lobby. As everybody stands around looking at her and whispering she runs to the bathroom to be alone.
As everybody starts to resume their normal activities Bitters emerges from his office with a wild look on his face. "Alright nobody move I want to know who turned my office upside down." Everybody rushes to see it and they die laughing because his desk, chair, and every other thing in his office is on the ceiling. Johnny and Katie rise up from behind a couch with tree hats on and share a high five that their prank worked out better than they could have imagined. Katie gets wide eyed as Johnny kisses her quickly on the cheek. Her hand flies to her face and then Johnny runs away because is afraid of what Katie might think.
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