Author note: Hey! I was going to make everything a bit more slow and go bit by bit, but since there are going to be some big changed for my characters I didn't want it to get boring as those big things built up so I'm not just getting lazy when I say stuff like 'a week passes' etc. Thank you, please leave reviews they're much appreciated, if there was a chapter you liked or one you didn't like let me know!

Chapter 12:

It was Friday, the day after Tamara and Jakes date. They had been texting non-stop since the night of the party. Tamara said she was really beginning to like Jake. Lissa got wind of what was happening between them and she wasn't happy about it. Her and Sadie took it upon themselves to go out of their way to try and start trouble for Jenna and Tamara. Lissa would send Jake notes saying she 'forgave him' and 'will take him back' but Jake wasn't interested. Jenna was happy to see that everything was going Tamara's way and even though they were strictly friends she didn't mind spending time with Jake and Tamara when they were around Matty. Matty and Jenna had gone from not talking at all to actually being quite close with each other in a short amount of time. As much as Jenna had enjoyed their friend week after the almost kiss situation she knew Matty wasn't going to hesitate if he got the chance to fool around with some girl, so she decided that's what she had to do. Not to spite Matty but to prove to herself she could and that her feelings towards Matty were friendly!
"Do you think Tamara and Jake are going to keep seeing each other?"
"Well T. tells me they text each other constantly, and I think she likes him."
"Ha-ha, Jake told me the same thing."

"It's kind of all thanks to us really!"
"Thanks to me! I was the one that invited you to the party!" Matty said teasing Jenna.
"Well I was the one that brought Tamara?" Jenna had him there and Matty replied by putting his arm around Jenna and laughing, "let's settle on 'we'."

Time had gone by quickly, Jenna's feeling for Matty would sometimes pop up and she would make sure she put them back so she wouldn't complicate their friendship. Occasionally Matty would get carried away watching Jenna laugh as she was across the courtyard with Ming and he would shake it off and remind himself 'just friends' even though there were moments where it was hard for both of them to try and stick to that. Jake and Tamara grew closer and closer and it drove Lissa beyond insane, every corner Jake turned Lissa would be there either trying to talk to him about getting back together or trying to make him jealous by hooking up with a new guy each day, but Jake wasn't fazed, he was happy with Tamara. Ming was keeping herself busy studying and spent any spare time she had with Tamara and Jenna and even Ming liked Jake and got along with him, as well as Matty. Jenna was happy everything was going well for them, everyone knew they were together now and anyone who didn't know where about to find out because they were throwing a party together, the ultimate sign of a relationship getting serious. Jenna agreed she'd go, this being the first time one of her best friends was throwing a 'kegger'.

Tamara and Jake spent all their Saturday getting ready for their guests. Jenna arrived fashionably late; the party was in full gear when she arrived. She remembered the first time she walked into Jakes house over a month ago now. She remembered Sadie blocking the door like the evil troll she was and making her way out to the pool chair before Matty came over and took her to the infamous park. So much had changed but Jenna was still her classic self. She headed straight for the drinks before looking for someone she knew to hang around with. She swung back a shot or two then looked over at the door and saw Matty walk in with a tall, tanned blonde girl attached to his arm. She was the rule of beauty Jenna always referred to and she was with Matty.