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I am in a daze as I watch Patricia walk up the steps that head to the girls' rooms after that amazing kiss. I was currently ecstatic that Patricia wants to do this again. I had an amazing time and there is no longer any doubt in my mind that I have completely fallen for Trixie.

Today was amazing, just being alone with Trixie not worrying about anything else. I never wanted it to end, but I knew it had to. I just couldn't wait to do it again. This whole weekend had taken a turn that I'd never expected, but I couldn't be happier.

After Patricia is long gone, I shake myself out of my daydreams and make my way into the common room. I make my way over to the couch and plop down next to Eddie. "How'd it go?" he turns to me and asks.

"Great," I nod, not really wanting to share Patricia's and my alone time with anyone.

"Jerome, you're back!" Amber squeals as she comes skipping over to me.

"Yeah," I nod as I look up at her in confusion. What does she want?

"Can you go get Patricia for me?" she asks with a big smile.

"Can't you?" I ask in confusion. Why does she need me to go get Trixie?

"Oh come on Jerome. We all know you want to spend more time with her," Amber smiles knowingly.

I roll my eyes as I push off of the couch. "Fine," I know it's not worth arguing, Amber always gets her way and she's right, I want more time with Trixie.

I make my way up the steps and to Trixie's room quickly, but stop in my tracks when I hear Patricia and Joy talking. I don't want to barge in, it seems like they're having an important conversation.

"I can't do this anymore Joy," I hear Patricia say. What can't she do anymore? I wonder as I lean back against the wall next to their slightly open door.

"Why not Patricia? You agreed to it?" Joy says.

"I know, but I'm giving up. I'll take a month of Victor duty," Patricia says in what sounds like a resigned voice. Why would Trixie be stuck on a month of Victor duty? If she is, I'll volunteer to stay back with her. That would give us some more alone time together.

"Why are you giving up Patricia? He's already head over heels for you. You're going to win this dare," Joy says. Who's already head over heels for her? What dare? Could this have anything to do with Trix's sudden change of feelings towards me? My heart rate starts to speed up, what if they are talking about me?

"I like him Joy. I'm not going to ruin whatever might be happening between us," Patricia says.

"Jerome will never find out about the dare," Joy argues back.

They are talking about me. Patricia was dared to get me to fall for her and I'd completely fallen for it. Had all of this been one big lie? I wasn't going to sit back and pretend like I'd never heard this. I needed to know what was going on and Patricia was going to tell me whether she wanted to or not.

"What dare?" I ask as I push the door open and step into the room. Patricia and Joy's heads whip around and find me.

"Jerome!" Patricia gasps, her expression turning worried. "What are you doing here?" she asks.

"What dare Patricia?" I ask again. When she doesn't answer I say, "Was this all a joke? Getting me to fall for you?" I ask, not caring that I just admitted that I had fallen for Patricia. I was to pissed to care, I wanted to know what the bloody hell was going on.

"No Jerome, it wasn't a joke. I like you, that's why-" Patricia begins.

"Why does it matter Jerome?" Joy cuts in. "You're a player anyway. What's the difference in Patricia playing her before you can play her?"

"Joy stop!" Patricia orders.

"This is between Patricia and I, Joy," I say at the same time.

"If you are going to blame her for something she didn't do then it's between all of us," Joy snaps at me, ignoring Patricia.

I take a step closer to Joy as I say, "The hell it does."

Before either Joy or I have a chance to take it to the next level, Patricia steps in. "Please Joy," Joy looks at Patricia and then back to me.

"Fine, I'll stay out of it," Joy pouts as she walks over to her bed, refusing to leave the room.

"What the bloody hell is going on Patricia?" I snap as soon as Joy is out of the way.

"Nothing!" Patricia protests.

"So you just lead me on for no reason?" I say. I can't get my head around the fact that everything was probably fact.

"No!" Patricia shouts. "I like you Jerome!" Patricia's eyes are pleading.

"Yet I was a dare to you," I say disbelievingly. It all made sense now, the sudden flirty Patricia and everything else that had happened this weekend. It was all fake. Why the hell had I let myself get pulled into it?

"That's how it started, but not how I want it to end," Patricia tries to reason with me. I can tell she seems to mean it, but I don't want to forgive her.

"Whatever," I roll my eyes as I run my hand through my hair. "Amber's looking for you," I shoot back at her as leave the room. I needed to get out of there before I break down in front of her.

I make my way to my room and close the door before collapsing on the bed and letting myself fall into a spiral of self pity. Why had I let myself fall for Patricia? I knew she would never like me, so why had I left myself believe she could? She'd made it damn clear in the past that I wasn't anything like she wanted.

Dammit, why the hell had I let myself fall for her? Of course I was the one who ended up getting hurt.

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