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Chapter Three: A Mysterious Plan

Maybe Mio was right. I should have never told Mike what Jennifer was doing. But if I didn't tell him I'd just regret it. Jennifer is just a stupid desperate girl. She only hates be because I'm dating Carlos and he wants nothing to do with her. I'm pretty sure that if I were dating Logan she wouldn't care. Would Carlos be with Jennifer if things were different?

I'm mad at Mike but I still feel bad for him. He's giving his heart to Jennifer and she's just using him for her little games. Maybe Mike fell in love with her already. If he did then, I guess that's why he didn't believe me. Mike and Manny got into an argument over everything. He told Mike that he and Mio were there when everything happened. But of course, he didn't believe them. Carlos and the gang tried and Mike still didn't believe them. He thought they were saying that to defend Carlos. Not long after this Mike tried to tell me I couldn't date Carlos anymore but of course, I ignored him. If he wanted to date Jennifer then I could date Carlos. But there's a big difference in our relationships. Carlos and I have real love while Jennifer and Mike have nothing.

Carlos and I were at the beach together relaxing, hoping no one would find us. Only our friends know where we are and promised not to disturb us unless it was important. We just wanted to be alone together and not think about anything that was stressing us out.

I stood up. "I'm going to get some ice cream you want some?"

"Yeah, cookie dough" ,Carlos looked into our bag we had bought with us and pulled out his wallet. He handed me a twenty and kissed me softly before I walked away while putting my shades on. My head was filled with thoughts of Carlos and I. Being with him alone today made me feel like the stress we were dealing with back home didn't exist at all.

I got to the ice cream stand on the boardwalk and ordered two cookie dough ice creams when it was finally my turn. I left the girl a tip, people we being rude and she deserved it. I walked down the boardwalk alone, still feeling happy. I went down the steps that led to the shore and walked slowly since I had always been clumsy walking in sand. I stopped after taking three steps. I looked to where I had left Carlos but he wasn't here. Assuming he went to the bathroom, I continued to walk to the blanket. I sat down and placed Carlos' cup of ice cream beside me and took the lid off of my cup. I grabbed a spoon that was wrapped in napkins and took a bite and smiled at the taste. I looked around the shore and saw many happy couples swimming and splashing water at one another. One couple stood out to me. That is because one couple included my boyfriend. Carlos was splashing water at a tall brunette. She was wearing a white and pink bikini. I looked down at my clothes. I had a white tank top and denim blue shorts. I put the lid back on the cup of ice cream and placed the spoon on the napkin. I took off my tank top to reveal the top of my blue bikini. I wore my bikini under so I wouldn't wet my shirt. I didn't like carrying extra clothes when I could just keep my tank top dry at the beach.

I began to walk over to them to tell Carlos I had came back and ask who his friend was. She pushed him playfully, at something he said then they hugged. Carlos and the brunette then looked at each other and then their lips met. He still had his arms around her, and her arms were still around him. Crash! 'What was that? Oh, nothing, it was just my heart breaking.'

I cleared my throat. "Carlos."

They jumped apart. He looked at me with his eyes widened. The girl looked from him to me, then me to him. She then smiled, "Hi, I'm Stephanie. I'm Carlos' ex-girlfriend." She extended her hand to me which I just stared at as if it were more disgusting than Jennifer. "Well, hopefully I'm his girlfriend again." She looked at Carlos while biting her bottom lip.

"You can be his girlfriend again", I said while glaring at Carlos. Stephanie smiled.

"Mia-" Carlos began.

"Because I'm not anymore." I turned to walk away but Carlos grabbed my wrist.

"Mia, Stephanie is my ex. I got caught up in the moment." He said.

"Well you two can get caught up in more moments together", I jerked my arm away from him.

"Mia, I love you", he said softly.

"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." I turned around and walked to the blanket. I grabbed my bag and my sandals. Before I could make my way to the boardwalk I felt Carlos' grip on my wrist again. He turned me around and kissed me fiercely. I hit him on the head with my sandals and he winced, but he wouldn't let go of me.

"Mia, stop. It was a mistake," his eyes were wet with tears. Seeing his tears brought up the tears I was fighting so hard to hold back.

"Funny, didn't you say that last time?"

I'll admit it, I cried. I never had been cheated on before and never did I think it would hurt so bad. I thought the girls in movies or on TV were just being dramatic but I was wrong. Being cheated on by someone you gave your heart to hurts a lot. I opened my locket and looked at the picture of Carlos and I inside. We took this picture when we had made up and got back together. Instead of looking at the camera like most people would do, our foreheads touched and we gazed into each other's eyes. I took the picture our of my locket and threw it on my bedroom floor. I sat up on my bed and looked at the tiny table nearby. There was a picture of Carlos kissing my cheek and I was smiling. I picked it up and stared at it for a while. Then I threw it at the door just as it opened and hit Manny in the stomach.

"Oww", he said as he picked the picture frame. He looked from the picture to me. "What happened?"

"He's a cheater", I said, looking out the window. "He cheated with Stephanie." When I said her name I made a face, but then I stopped. Why was I mad at her? She obviously didn't know I was his girlfriend. Maybe she hates him too.

Manny sat on the bed and pulled me into a hug. "Tell me everything that happened." And I did. I told him how I had come back from buying ice cream and there he was with Stephanie. First it was innocent, then they had kissed.

"Bastard", Manny said slowly.

I wouldn't have gone that far with name calling, but I was angry so I didn't argue.

A few days later

Every day it was the same routine. Wake up, shower, eat breakfast. I was going downstairs with Mio to apartment 2J because she had a date planned with James. While I was locking the door Mio walked to Jennifer's door.

"What's wrong Mio?" I asked as I turned around.

"Shhh", Mio put her index finger to her lips. I had already become an eavesdropper since I moved to L.A almost a year ago, and Mio wasn't helping me break that habit right now.

"So it worked then? He still has feelings for you?" I heard the brunette Jennifer, my brother's girlfriend, say. She paused.

"On the phone, maybe?" Mio whispered. I nodded.

"Good, Mia will be out the picture soon. She'll say things and Carlos will eventually hate her. Then you break his heart and I'll come to fix his broken heart." she said, and I knew she was smiling. Why did she want Carlos so bad? Carlos said before I came to the Palm Woods, she never looked at him with interest.

"What?" Jennifer said loudly. "He told her that you're a mistake?" She paused again. "Well if he accepted your kiss then he still has feelings. He's been talking and hanging out with you hasn't he?" I'd hate to admit it but Jennifer is right. If Carlos loves me as much as he says he does, then he wouldn't even have thought twice about kissing Stephanie. He would have pushed her away and he would have told her he had a girlfriend. But I'm also tired of Jennifer's games. One way or another she was going to get what's coming to her.

"Mio! Hurry we have to get you ready for your date with James!" I said loudly as if I were screaming into the apartment.

"What're you doing?" Mio whispered.

"You'll see", I whispered back. I know Jennifer wont pass this chance up.

"Change of plans. Call him right now and say you hate him and that he's a mistake. Break every bit of his heart that you can. When you're done call me back." Jennifer sounded pleased.

"Why are you trying to hurt Carlos?" Mio asked.

"I'm not hurting him." I had a huge grin on my face. Mio looked confused.

Mio and I then heard Jennifer's ring tone. "Don't' Cha" by The Pussycat Girls. Apparently Jennifer thought she was the best girl out there. I beg to differ. No, really I mean it.

"Hello?" Jennifer answered her phone. She paused after she answered. "How did he sound?" There was a short paused this time. "Good. Talk to you later."

"What's going on?" Mio asked.

"Shh!"

There was a short pause on the other side of the door. "Carlos, hey!" I just know she was smiling. "You want to hang out today? Maybe we could go with Mio and James on their date." Another pause. "I overheard Mia in the hallway rushing Mio." And more pauses. "Oh, it's more a friend thing is it? Then why cant I tag along? We're friends aren't we Carlos?" I smiled at Mio's confused face. I know Carlos is too nice to say 'no' sometimes. "Oh yay! I'll meet you outside then."

I grabbed Mio's arm and took her into the elevator. This was going just as I planned.

"What was that about Mia?" she asked with a little hint of anger in her tone.

"I have a plan." I continued to smile.

"A plan to help her break Carlos' heart? Mia I thought you love him!" her face was worried.

"Listen Mio..", and then I told her my plan.