Hi there, Chapter 15 :)

IT'S TRUE

"So how was Miz's party?" Kelly asked, placing two cartons of Chinese take-out down on the coffee table and joining Eve on the floor, as the pair painted their toenails.

"It was alright," Eve shrugged, breaking her concentration to look up at her friend. "Well, it was until Miz tried to make a move on me, even when I told him I wasn't interested."

"That guy is such a douche." Kelly rolled her eyes. "He didn't take it too far, did he? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Surprisingly enough, it was Jack that came to my rescue."

"Jack?" Kelly dropped her Deep Cherry nail polish so the brush plopped onto the magazine Kelly's foot was resting on. "As in, Jack Swagger?"

"Yeah," Eve nodded with a smile. "He was really sweet. He even gave me a ride home afterwards, leaving the party early. I mean, he probably went back, but that's beside the point..."

"Oh my God," Kelly's mouth fell open. "You've totally got a crush on Jack!"

The brunette paused in thought; maybe she did like Jack. He'd been on her mind since she discovered that he liked her, and it seemed impossible for her to get him out of her head. It was so forbidden for her to like him, which made him all the more intriguing.

"Eve?" Kelly waved a hand in front of Eve's face. "You're thinking about him, aren't you?"

"No, I'm not." Eve leaned over to grab the carton, and began chomping on the sesame chicken. "And so what if I like him? He's one of my closest friend's ex boyfriend; I'm not exactly going to act on my feelings, because that wouldn't be fair on Maryse-"

"You think Maryse cares about Jack?" Kelly scoffed. "She's over it; I heard she was going on a date with some college guy. In her eyes, she's moved on to bigger and better things. Jack is probably the last thing on her mind."

"Maybe," Eve said thoughtfully, however she didn't get the chance to respond, as the doorbell ringing stopped her. "Do you want me to get that?" She asked, looking down at Kelly's still-drying toenails.

"Please," The blonde smiled.

Eve got to her feet, and made her way over to the front door. She found herself shocked at the boy that was stood on the doormat. "Kofi?" She raised an eyebrow at her brother. "What're you doing here?"

Kofi didn't expect to see his sister. He could've sworn she was up in her bedroom-

"What's going-" Kelly waddled out of the living room, trying to avoid smudging her toenails, only to be greeted by the confused siblings. "Oh, hey Kofi."

"I should go," He muttered.

"Actually," Eve looked down at her watch. "I should go; I'm supposed to be having a cheerleaders meeting with Maryse and the girls; I guess I'll see you both later." The brunette skipped off down the path, and over to her own house. Neither Kofi nor Kelly said anything for a moment, as an awkward silence filled the doorway of the Carlyle house.

Kelly was the first to break the silence, "Can I ask you something?" She asked, softly.

"Sure," Kofi replied.

"Are you embarrassed by me?" She sounded genuinely hurt, and it broke Kofi's heart, because he had no idea how to respond.

He wasn't embarrassed by her; he just...the basketball team...no-one understood. Everyone just thought of Kelly in association with those stupid rumours; no-one saw what a great person she actually was. He wanted to tell them, but it was never the right moment.

"Do any of your buddies even know what we're friends?" She continued.

Reluctantly, Kofi shook his head. "You don't embarrass me, Kelly."

"Yeah? Well you've got a funny way of showing it." She muttered, before slamming the door in his way.

"Do you have a pencil I can borrow?" Cody muttered to Ted, as the pair sat in the library after school, finishing their geography project. Well, Ted was finishing his geography project; Cody was purely there to provide entertainment and dirty jokes.

"Yeah sure, I have one in my bag." Ted flung his backpack in Cody's direction.

Cody began rifling through the backpack, before pulling out a kitsch-looking floral print notepad. "What's this?" He grinned. "You keep a diary, Anne Frank?"

"It's Eve's," Ted explained, taking back his bag. "She left it in biology, so I took it. I'll give it back to her tomorrow."

"Is it a diary?" Cody asked. "Have you looked inside?"

Ted shook his head. "Dude, you don't go through a girl's stuff, it's like...unwritten girl code or something."

Cody chuckled, only to be hushed by the stressed out librarian Miss Thomas; she was a real dragon. "You guys aren't even dating and she's already got you whipped." He whispered.

"I'm not 'whipped'!" Ted exclaimed, once again, receiving a dirty look from Miss Thomas. "I'm just respectful of women."

"When are you gonna grow a set between your legs and tell Eve how you really feel? Because this 'waiting game' is getting pretty boring for me, too."

"I'm not playing a 'waiting game'-"

"Then how come you haven't told her how you feel?" Ted was silent, so Cody continued. "You're obviously smitten, and she's clearly into you-"

"You think she's into me?" Ted couldn't help but grin.

"I'd put money on it. It's the Halloween dance coming up, right?" The volume of Cody's voice steadily increased as he spoke. "Show up and ask her dance, and right when she doesn't expect it, BAM-"

"Gentlemen, you're causing a ruckus!" Miss Thomas barked from her desk in her irritating, shrill, nasal voice. Ted could feel his skin crawl. "Go somewhere else to discuss whatever it is that is so disruptive, and noisy!" She wrinkled her brow.

Both boys mouths pursed into straight lines, until they were outside the library, before they erupted into belly laughs.

"Ruckus!" Cody wiped the tears of laughter out of his eyes. "Where was I?"

"Bam?"

"Right, BAM!" Cody continued. "That's when you plant a kiss on her. That'll put us all out of our misery."

Ted thought about it for a little while; if Eve rejected him, things would definitely be awkward between them and their friendship probably wouldn't last, but if she accepted? Well, their friendship wouldn't last, but something new might blossom. Was it worth the risk?

"It's worth the risk." Ted thought aloud.

"What?"

"I'm gonna do it."

After giving Brie some bullshit story about needing to deliver Jack a part of their history assignment, Eve discovered his address. He lived at 2A Temperley Grove; everyone nicknamed Temperley Grove 'Millionaires Row' because it was one of the most exclusive areas of Beverly Hills. Every house had a multi-car garage and a swimming pool in their backyard.

Eve thought her own house was big, but she'd never seen anything like this.

Walking up the long driveway, Eve felt intimidated by the large structure. It was insane. She tentatively pressed the doorbell, and a loud gong-sound rang through the house. A smile crept onto Eve's face, however it quickly disappeared when the door opened, and a petite, olive-skinned woman in a maid-like outfit answered with a curious look on her face.

"Can I help you?" He had a maid? She had an accent which Eve couldn't quite distinguish, possibly Portuguese.

"Hi," Eve giggled nervously. "I'm looking for Jack,"

"I call Master Swagger for you." Another nervous giggle slipped from Eve's lips, as the maid picked up a telephone and spoke through it. "Master Swagger, there is girl here to see you at door...pretty girl...yes, I ask." She covered the mouthpiece. "What is your name?"

"Eve."

"Eve." She continued. "Yes, I send her up." She hung up the phone. "I show you to his room. I am Jovita, the housekeeper." Eve followed Jovita up a long flight of marble steps, and past what seemed to be numerous doors until Jovita stopped abruptly and tapped on one.

"Come in." Came Jack's voice. Jovita opened the door for Eve to go inside, before filing back down the stairs.

It was pretty much your typical boy room, except it was exceptionally tidy; well, if it wasn't then Jovita wasn't doing her job right. It was painted blue, with basketball posters covering the walls, and a large double bed in the middle which Jack was lounging on, reading a copy of Sports Illustrated. There was a pleasant yet manly smell in the air, and the faint blur of rap music coming from an impressive sound system. It was like Kofi's bedroom, but much more expensive looking.

"Your house is incredible," Eve gushed, unsure of what to say in a seemingly awkward moment. "You know what our housekeeper's called?"

"What?" Jack smirked.

"Mom." She decided a joke would be the best way to soften the mood. It wasn't completely accurate, as Eve and Kofi pretty much had to look after themselves when it came to cleaning their rooms, but it worked, because Jack smiled. She sat herself down at the desk chair, and observed the bottles of aftershave that were neatly lined up.

"So what's up?" Jack put down his magazine, but didn't move off the bed. He seemed too comfortable.

"I just wanted to thank you for the other night," Eve smiled softly.

"You've already-"

"I know I've already said thank you, but I..." Eve felt very uncomfortable. "You know, I'm not really sure." She blushed.

Jack got up, and sat down on the edge of the bed so his eye line was direct to Eve's. "I know what this is about." He cockily said. "You like me too, but you don't want to admit it, because there's so much baggage. And I get that, it's fine. But if I asked you out on a date-"

"I'd say yes." Eve blurted out. She knew she might regret saying it later on, but her conversation with Kelly had only given her confidence. Her voice came out quieter, when she repeated herself. "I guess I'd say yes. Yeah...I'd say yes."

Neither one said anything for a while, only exchanging wry smiles as Jovita came into the bedroom and asked if they wanted anything to drink.

Uh oh, bad timing, much? Ted/Eve, Jack/Eve... girlfriend's got some tough choices.
How will Maryse react? And has Kofi blown his chances with Kelly?
Leave a review and read the next update to find out! X :)