Why Can't I
Part Three
Josslyn swallowed hard as Emma cornered her, feeling nervousness fill her. "What did you want to talk about?" She asked, arms crossed over her chest protectively.
Emma smiled softly. "I think you know what we have to talk about." The brunette answered smoothly. She reached out a hand to rest it on the girl's arm, staring up at the girl.
"Listen, if this is about Spencer and I, we've made up. We're okay now. All friends fight. He and I are no different, there's no reason for you or Cam to worry." The lie spilled so easily from the blonde's lips that she felt worried and guilty. It shouldn't have been so easy.
"But you usually don't!" The brunette argued, brown eyes going wide. "Since I've known you two, you've never really fought. I just want to know what it's about. Why you two were too scared to even talk to one another."
Josslyn sighed and bit her lip hard enough to make it bleed as she recalled the kiss that she and Spencer had shared. She felt her cheeks heat up at the memory, remembering clearly how his lips had felt against her own. She willed those not so platonic thoughts from her mind. She and Spencer had agreed that it was a mistake. That it wouldn't happen again. "Listen, I really appreciate your concern. But there's no reason to be. I got upset way to easily because of a comment that Spencer made. But he and I talked about it and we're fine, now."
Emma's head tilted to the side and she studied the other girl quizzically. "Okay." She murmured softly, suspiciously. "I'm glad you two made up. It didn't feel right for you two to be fighting." She gave the girl a sweet smile and said goodbye, watching as the blonde hurried quickly away. She let the smile fall from her lips and quickly shot off a text to Cameron. She didn't know what Josslyn and Spencer were hiding, but something was up. That conversation had made it so obvious.
Meanwhile, Spencer chewed his bottom lip as he stared at his teacher, waiting for class to begin. He didn't notice Cam take a seat next to him, at first.
"Psst." Cam hissed, nudging Spencer slightly and dropping a note onto his desk.
The other boy's brows furrowed as he noticed the note and he made sure the teacher wasn't looking before he opened it. 'What's up with you and Joss?' He read. His lips set into a frown and he glanced at Cam out of the corner of his eye before he grabbed his pen and jotted, 'What do you mean?' down. He handed the note back to Cam before he looked at the teacher.
Cam bit his lip as he read Spencer's response and shook his head with a sigh. This wasn't exactly something he could write down what with the other boy's evasiveness. It would have to happen when they had the chance to speak.
By pure luck, their English teacher declared that they needed to get into pairs for their project. Cam scooted his desk closer to Spencer, smirking at the brunet's stunned look.
"What the hell?" Spencer asked, dark eyes full of anger.
Cam gave the other boy a grin. "Well, you wouldn't talk to me and you were being evasive." He announced carelessly. "I figured this would be a way to get you to answer my questions."
Spencer glared and let out a groan, his eyes rolling. "Fine!" He growled. "I'm going to go up and get the play we have to write about. We can talk to one another when I get back."
He came back moments later, throwing a copy of Macbeth in front of Cam. "Now, why are you being so nosy about me and Josslyn, townie." He bit out, the word he hadn't spoken in so long falling easily from his lips.
"I just wanted to know what you two had fought about." Cam answered with a shrug. "My girlfriend is important to me. I don't like seeing her upset."
Spencer blinked, feeling annoyance and resentment fill him to the bones. "Then I guess it's a good thing she and I made up, isn't it?"
"What is with you and Josslyn and the non answers? She had the exact same response to Emma!" Cam blurted out before he could stop it. His eyes widened and he covered his mouth as if that could erase the words he'd said.
The other boy stiffened and turned slowly, eyes narrowed. "So, you two decided not to trust the people you claim to care so much about. You decided to interrogate us?" He growled incredulously.
Cam glared, running a hand through his straight hair. "What the hell else were we supposed to do? You wouldn't talk to us and are obviously hiding something! Emma and I just want to know what!" He lowered his voice then. "We deserve it."
Spencer laughed bitterly. "It doesn't even matter. It only happened once and Josslyn told me it couldn't happen, again. That she doesn't want to hurt you or Emma. Or ruin our friendship. She thinks it was a mistake."
The lighter haired boys eyes widened at what Spencer had confessed, feeling his heart clench in his chest. He couldn't possibly mean what he thought he did. "What...what do you mean?" He questioned, hesitantly.
The prince just threw him a look and replied quietly, "You know exactly what I mean."
Next Part: Confrontations, fights, apologies, and breakups.