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Chapter Eight

Lola

"I think I'm in love with someone else," I sigh, then glance at Zoey and Quinn.

"Well, then, who is it?" Quinn questions excitedly, poking me. I sigh again nervously.

"Michael," I breathe. Zoey and Quinn's eyes go wide.

"Lola, that's great! But are you sure you've over Vince? He really hurt you." Quinn says, concerned.

"Oh, sometimes people get over people quickly, even if they really hurt them. Speaking of which, Quinn, when exactly did you get over Mark?" Zoey's glaring at her.

"Oh, you know, I just did, I guess," Quinn laughs nervously.

"That's strange! I thought you really loved him. Most girls need to use a rebound guy. You never had one, did you, Quinn?" Quinn gulps.

"I'm not that kind of girl," she presses her lips together and looks at her shoes.

"Zoey, is everything okay?" Lola says. Zoey scoffs.

"Oh yeah, everything's fine. Everything's better than fine, isn't it, Quinn?" Quinn ignores her.

"I think you should tell him…" she says quietly. "Michael's amazing, he would never hurt you, and I think you'd be happy. So, I would go tell him right now."

"But what if he doesn't feel the same way?" I choke. "How humiliating would that be?"

"Why wouldn't he feel the same way? You're gorgeous, sweet, and an amazing actress. Any guy who doesn't see that is just plain dumb," Zoey assures her. This gives me some confidence. I wipe a tear away from my eye.

"Yeah, okay. I'm gonna go tell him." I smile, then leave the room.

"I love you, Lisa, and I'm gonna give you another chance, if you'll have me." I hear when I get to Michael's door. I lean back against the wall and listen, my eyes wide open, my breath shallow, and a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. "Great. I love you, baby, and I'll see you tomorrow." I cover my mouth with my hand, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, determined not to cry. I turn back for my room, seeking even more comfort from my best friends.

Logan

I'm walking back to my room when an arm grabs me and yanks me into a room. I open my eyes and Quinn's pinning me against the door, a worried look in her eye.

"So," I smirk and wrap one hand around her waist, and trace her arm seductively with the other one. "What's this all about?" She sighs and leads me over to the couch.

"Logan, this is serious." I sit down and she sits next to me, leaning against my chest. I start playing with her hair. "Zoey knows."

"Zoey knows what?" I blink, confused.

"She saw us." Quinn's eyes are wide. "In the kitchen earlier."

"Wait, are you sure? Did she ask you?"

"Not directly. She's just been acting all weird. She keeps grilling me about Mark and rebound guys. Either she saw us or James told her something, but I doubt he'd do that." There's a long pause.

"Quinn, I don't think I can do this anymore." I say, finally meeting her eyes.

"Wha-what? What do you mean you can't do this anymore? Are you breaking up with me?" she croaks.

"No, no, of course not! I just meant I didn't want to hide our relationship anymore. It's pointless. I love you and I don't give a damn about what people think of us. And I think our friends deserve to know first." I say. There are still tears in her eyes, but this time, they're happy tears.

"I love you too, Logan, and I think you're right. It's time for us to come out of the shadows." She says, smiling as I lean down to kiss her.

"So… let's go," I say, pulling away and leading her out the door. "Let's not waste any more time."

Once everyone was in the living room, Quinn by my side, her hand in mine, I started to speak.

"Quinn and I are dating." I say bluntly. Lola, Michael, and Chase's jaws all drop. James and Zoey didn't look all that surprised.

"This is a joke, right?" Michael says after a few awkward moments of silence.

"Nope." I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her into me, as if to prove it.

"Wha.. how? Since when?" Chase stutters.

"Right after I broke up with Mark," Quinn answers confidently, smiling at me.

"That long?" Zoey gasps.

"Wait, you knew?" Michael gapes at her.

"I – I don't know. I thought I did…" she trails off. "Well, I guess that's why you've been acting different lately." I nod. Lola's eyes are still wide and her mouth is still open. All of a sudden, she's glaring at me.

"You jerk!" she screams. I take a few steps back from her, alarmed. "You brainwashed her! Did you really think she'd fall for your little game?! I think not-"

"Lola, stop!" Quinn shouts. "I love him!" the room goes silent as everyone gapes at her. I can't help but smile, and I wrap my arm even tighter around her. "I love him." She says again in a whisper, not breaking her gaze with Lola.

"Well good for you." Lola whispers, and leaves the room. Quinn starts to go after her, but Zoey gently grabs her arm.

"Just let her go," she says. "Give her time to calm down." She nods, looking upset. Zoey turns to me. "Are you guys going to tell all of PCA tomorrow?" she says. I nod.

"We wanted you guys to know first," I tell her, pulling Quinn back to me.

"Um, thanks," Michael says, still looking shocked. "So… you guys weren't kidding…"

"Yeah, um, in case you forgot, you never got a surprise party," I snap.

"Oh. Right. True." He says, looking thoughtful.

"Well, I knew all along, so can I please go now?" James pipes up, obviously uncomfortable. Zoey gapes at him.

"You knew this whole time? Why didn't you tell me?" he shifts uncomfortably.

"Um, well, they asked me not to. So… I didn't. So… I'm gonna go now…" he walked away giving Chase a sidelong glance.

"I'm gonna go, too," Zoey says, leaving, Michael right behind her. I give Chase a look that says 'now' and he nods and follows Zoey.

"Well that was better than expected, except for Lola. I should go talk to her." Quinn says. I shrug.

"It's okay; she'll come around once she realizes we're serious," I assure her. She sighs.

"Tomorrow's going to be bad, isn't it?" she groans.

"We'll get through it," I comfort her. "We have each other, and we have our friends."

"I hope you're right," she says softly, leaning into me. I wrap my arms around her, enjoying our last day of pure togetherness before we go home.

So… there's chapter eight. I hope you guys liked it. If you want to make me smile, please review! Thanks