The New Girl 3: Make It or Break It (The Wedding Edition)

Chapter 6: Breaking Up Isn't Hard to Do

Lilly's POV

I walked up to Joe's house. I knocked on the front door. Kevin answered it. He told me Joe was in his room. I was about to knock, but I heard him talking to someone. I put my ear to the door to listen.

"No, dude. Yeah, of course I don't love her. I'm going along with the dare. She doesn't even know. No, I did. Now we are wearing the rings." I looked down at my ring. I knew Joe was joking now. Demi was right – it was all only a dare. Tears started to come to my eyes. I took off my ring and put it on the floor. I ran downstairs. I passed Nick on the way.

"Lilly what's wrong?" I turned to him, full on crying. "Lilly? Are you okay?" I shook my head. Nick hugged me. "What's wrong?"

"Joe had a dare to date me and then to marry me." Nick looked confused.

"How do you know that?"

"I heard him on the phone with his friends." Nick raised his eyebrows.

"Are you sure it was you he was talking about?" I nodded. I had stopped crying now. "Will you be okay?" I shrugged. "Do you need a ride home?" I shook my head.

"I have to go now." I ran away from Nick before he could say anything.

Joe's POV

I got off the phone with my friends and opened my door. I saw something shiny on the floor. I picked it up. It was a ring that looked familiar. It click that it was Lilly's. Lilly had heard me. I looked up. Nick and Kevin were standing in front of me, not looking too happy.

"What?"

"Was all this just a dare?" I shrugged.

"Yeah."

"Joe!" Nick said. "Lilly has feelings! You're acting like she doesn't! She loved you! Why would you do that?"

"Look at you. You think you know it all just because you're getting married."

"Well, I do know a lot compared to you." I rolled my eyes.

"Did you even love her?"

"Before the tour, yeah. After? No."

"Then why do this?"

"I got dared to."

"Is it really worth hurting her feelings?" I shrugged.

"At least my friends can't make fun of me now."

"Joe! That was stupid! I can't believe you would ever do that!" Nick walked away. Kevin stayed.

"What? Yell at me and leave. I don't care."

"I'm not going to yell at you."

"Then what are you going to do?" I asked, bored.

"Joe? Why do it? Lilly loved you a lot and you know that."

"Yeah, well, I didn't love her."

"Okay, well, say you dated a girl you really loved and she did this to you. How would you feel?"

"I would feel like dying." Kevin gave me a look. I realized that's how Lilly must have felt. I shrugged. "At least it's not me." Kevin sighed and walked away. I just shrugged and went back into my room.

Oliver's POV

Joannie wasn't answering her phone. I called her one more time. She finally answered it.

"Hello?" She was giggling.

"Joannie?"

"Who is this?" She started talking to someone else. "Stop it. Hey. That tickles!" She was giggling again.

"Oliver."

"Oliver!" She became really serious. "Hi."

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing, why?"

"We were supposed to hang out today."

"Oh, well I'm sorry. How about another day?"

"No, it's fine." I hung up and jumped onto my bed. This sucked.

Miley's POV

I pulled away from Jake, surprised that I kissed him. Jake looked surprised, too.

"Um, um....I...." I blushed and looked down. "Sorry," I mumbled. Jake didn't say anything. I looked up at him.

"Where did that come from?" I blushed again.

"I guess just from us saying I love you as friends. I don't know....Just....please don't tell Nick."

"I won't." I smiled a little.

"Thanks." We were silent. "Do you think I hang out with Nick too much now?" Jake shrugged.

"Well, it's almost time for your wedding. I wouldn't blame you." I groaned.

"So I do?" Jake shrugged.

"Maybe just a little." I looked at his face.

"You think I hang out with him too much." Jake shrugged.

"Sorry."

"Do you think Nick is annoyed with it?"

"He didn't look like it. He looked happy to be with you." I smiled.

"Oh." I leaned my head on him again. "Jake? Are you jealous of Nick and Nessie?"

"No."

"Then why do you always look jealous?"

"I'm not jealous of those two. I'm jealous of you and Nick." He blushed a little.

"Why?" I didn't expect him to be jealous of us.

"Because you two have everything you want and are happy while having it." I shook my head.

"I don't have everything I want."

"Well, when you two are together you look like it."

"If I had everything I wanted, you'd be happy, too."

"Forget about me. I'm not important." I sighed.

"Yes you are, Jake. And one day you'll find someone for you."

"Yeah, one day." I took his hand.

"What if I promise?"

"What if it doesn't come true?" I sighed.

"Jake, you will. I'm sure you will." He sighed.

"Fine." I smiled. "I have to go now, though."

"Okay." I let go of his hand. He stood up and left. I was all alone. I thought about calling Nick, but maybe I did hang out with him too much. I sighed and laid down. I needed something to do.

Lilly walked through my door a few hours later. I was just staring at my ceiling. I looked at her. She didn't look too good.

"Lilly? What's wrong?" She started crying. I made her sit next to me. I put my arm around her.

"Joe....Joe was dared to do all that! Demi was right!" My jaw dropped. How dare Joe do that?

"Are you sure?" She nodded.

"Positive."

"Then I'm gonna go kick some butt."

"Miley! No."

"Why not?"

"He doesn't need it."

"No, but he deserves it." Lilly shook her head. Oliver walked through my door. He saw Lilly crying and sat next to her. He put his arm around her, too. I explained to him what happened.

"That jerk. I should go kick his butt."

"That's what I said, too," I said.

"Then come on. Let's go."

"No!" Lilly said.

"Why?" Oliver asked.

"Don't hurt him."

"Lilly, he hurt you first."

"I don't care."

"Lilly, look at you. I think you do care." She shook her head. This whole time, I was watching Oliver and Lilly talk. "Lilly. Please just let me." She shook her head. That's when I got an idea. I put my arm around her again.

"Lilly? Are you okay now?" She shrugged. I motioned with my head to Oliver to go.

"Uh, Lilly? I have to go home now. I'm sure my mom is wondering where I am."

"Okay," she sniffled. "Bye."

"Bye, Lilly. Bye, Miley."

"Bye, Oliver." He left. I comforted Lilly so she would hopefully start feeling better.

Joe's POV

I was sitting downstairs on my couch in the living room. Nick and Kevin wouldn't talk to me. I didn't see how what I did was a crime. The doorbell rang. Nick answered it. Oliver walked in. He didn't look too happy either. He said something to Nick then walked up to me.

"Hey Oliver." He didn't say anything. "What's wrong?"

"Joe? What's your problem?" Ugh. Here we go with this again.

"Yeah, yeah. What I did was wrong. Never do it again."

"Yeah, and I'll make sure you never do it again."

"How?"

"Outside. Now." Kevin was standing by Nick on the other side of the room now. Both of them were watching us.

"Why?"

"You know why."

"Oh, wow. Did Lilly send you?" He shook his head. "Aw. Her boyfriend came here to fight me."

"Joe! Now!" I sighed and walked outside. It's not like he would win.

I was looking up at the sky. I didn't believe it. I didn't know Oliver could do all of that. He had said something then left. I saw Kevin on one side of me and Nick on the other. I slowly sat up. I didn't feel too well. I looked at them.

"Did I lose?" They nodded. I sighed. I fell back on the ground. I did not want to get up.

Miley's POV

Oliver walked back through the door. When he saw Lilly, his expression softened. He hugged her. She hugged him back.

"Oliver?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks." She knew he went to beat Joe up. She figured it out by herself. She wasn't mad.

"You're welcome." I smiled. They seemed happy together. They pulled apart. They smiled at each other.

"You guys? Should we see if Joe is okay?" They shrugged. I laughed then got serious. "I have a question."

"Okay."

"What?"

"Do you think I hang out with Nick too much?" They got a face that meant yes. I fell back on my bed.

"Yeah, but, you can tell that Nick is happy about it," Lilly said.

"He really looks happy about that?"

"Yeah."

"Okay." It was quiet for a minute. "You guys?"

"Yeah?"

"What?"

"Do you think it's bad if I'm in love with another person?"

"That depends," Lilly said. "Who is it?"

"Jake."

"What?! You love Jake?" I sat up.

"Is that a really bad thing?"

"Miley! Your wedding is in a month and now you think you might love someone else!"

"I'm not sure if I absolutely do, though."

"It doesn't matter. If you even think you do, it's bad." I sighed.

"I can't help it."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm still going to marry, Nick, duh. But I don't know about Jake."

"Well, hopefully he'll find someone."

"Yeah. Hopefully."

Okay, I'm really sorry, but when I wrote this I was in a Jiley mood. I know what you're thinking! Why? Why? Well, I don't know why. But, hopefully it won't happen again.

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