CHAPTER 35

~Karma~

-The Weekend-

Time is ticking down at the Jersey Shore and the Housemates are going hard every chance they get and tonight, they have chosen to go to Karma. Everyone gets ready and Sammi goes to where Deena is. She pulls her aside and they chat briefly.

Sam speaks quietly, "I don't tell anyone what to do but I really think you should skip Karma tonight and use this opportunity to talk to Chris while we're out of the house."

Deena, "I thought about it but I want to do it tomorrow away from the house. That way, he can just leave or do whatever it is he needs to do if he needs to do it."

Sam, "Okay but make good on that. Do it Dee'."

Deena, "I will. I just want to enjoy one last night before the bomb drops."

Sammi nods and then she leaves so Deena can finish getting ready.

-At Karma-

Everyone is having a good time, except for Mike who is trying if it weren't for Paula lurking again. She showed up at the club in a leave nothing to the imagination, gold mini dress. Mike acknowledged her for a moment but then he goes on about his business.

The whole time he is talking to girls, Paula blocks him, the whole time he is dancing with girls, Paula walks over blocking him again. The last straw comes when Mike is dancing with a random girl and expresses that he wants to take her home. Paula blows up on Mike and tells him never to talk to her again.

Mike is astonished and confused. Last he checked, he thought he was a free man but it still seems like he can't even blink without checking to see if Paula is all right with it. Mike finally has to declare to her, that he cares about her more than anybody in the club (which isn't saying much).

Paula then says that she's only human but apologizes for snapping on him. Mike wants to make up again but Paula decides to give him space and heads out, which is what Mike thought she was doing earlier until she showed up again to put him on blast. She never leaves Karma but Mike cannot concern himself with her because, he sees an old friend on the Shore making his way over.

With the girls, Deena is dancing with Jenni and Sammi until Ron takes Sammi away and then it is just Jenni and her talking.

Jenni, "No drinking tonight?"

Deena, "Nope. I'm saving that for the last night here. I cannot relive Merge, that would not be good."

Jenni, "You keep saying that. What the hell happened that night? I don't remember shit about it."

Deena, "You wouldn't want to."

Jenni, "Did I do some crazy shit that night too?"

Deena just smiles and continues dancing until…she turns around.

Deena turns back around and it is all over her face.

Jenni looks down at her, "What's with you?"

Deena to her, "Chris is here."

Jenni, "…and you're not jumping for joy? You can't live five seconds without him. Go over, I'll be okay."

Deena never says anything, she just stays put where they are.

Jenni, "Where is he?"

Deena panics, "I don't know. Let me go find him."

Jenni nods not knowing Deena is actually running away from him. She leaves through the crowd to find Sammi, when not too much longer does Chris spot Jenni. He walks over.

Jenni, "Hey! Deena was just going to look for you. She must didn't see you coming over."

Chris, "I thought I saw her here."

Jenni points, "Well, she went that way."

Chris nods, "Thanks. I'll find her."

On his way in the direction Jenni sent him, Mike stops Chris.

"Hey I'm glad I found you."

Chris, "What's up Mike?"

Mike breathes in and out and responds, "I think you need to step to the side with me a minute."

Chris doesn't know what to think but he goes off with Mike.

Chris, "Okay but make it quick, Deena's looking for me."

Mike gives him a look he misses that could tell all.

-Later on at the End of the Night-

Everyone is leaving to head back to the house and when they get in the cabs, Deena finds it weird that she didn't see Chris all night after spotting him. Jenni told her that he was looking for her and granted she was dodging him but she just knew he would find her sooner or later.

Back at the house, everyone goes about their business, for some literally. Pauly brought home a girl determined to get it in. He hasn't really been on it since the dry spell MVP had been having but tonight, he hits the home run.

Deena plops down by the duck phone and debates on calling Chris or not but she would wait until the morning. She wants to set things up to talk to him anyway.

She walks into the girls' room after her long debate and then she blows her breath.

Jenni, "What's wrong?"

Deena, "Tired…and confused, a little anxious."

Jenni, "Well…and not to be rude, but you'll tell me about it in the morning. I can't even use my senses to talk right now. If it weren't for the noise upstairs, I wouldn't even believe I could hear at this point. (Frowned up) Is someone hammering something?"

Deena, "Yeah…something's getting hammered alright."

Deena rolls her eyes and flops on her bed now. Within the hour or two they pass out, Jenni before Deena. Too much is on Deena's mind.

A/N: "Wow" Wednesday! Not much to say but I'd say that the burden is def' on Deena here. "Everyone else" doesn't seem affected. What side are you prepared to take?