Chapter 7

Vickie took Mark back to the hotel and then she drove around trying to get her thoughts straight; she was angry and sad all at the same time and she just couldn't come to grips as to why it had all happened. She knew she had made her own mistakes she couldn't do much about the mistakes anymore except learn from it, and she even tried to get her relationship with Lance back on track; but he never seemed to want to make the effort, as though he was using the excuse of her own mistakes to make his own mistakes better.

'Why the hell did he have to be so stupid?' she growled.

She decided there and then she isn't going to let the other girl win; Vickie knew deep down no matter what turned out from this she had to make sure Danielle went nowhere and didn't get what she was after and that of course was Lance. Vickie didn't really want to make it difficult for Lance she knew though she was angry at him however she didn't wish for him to suffer she wasn't quite so cruel. Still it wasn't going to stop her from getting revenge back on him and Danielle. She turned her car up the driveway opened the garage and parked her inside she picked up her things and headed inside and heard noise coming from the lounge along with voices.

'Hey Vick you back?' Jessica called Vickie sighed she hoped Jessica hadn't said anything to Justin from their earlier meeting.

'Yeah I just got in.' Vickie answered she walked to the lounge Jessica and Justin had the TV on and they were chilled back and relaxing.

'Come sit join us.' Justin said he motioned to the space next to Jessica but Vickie hesitated.

'I'd like to you know but I've got a bit of work to do.' She said turning to head for the stairs.

'Jess told me about your meeting.' He said she stopped not looking for a second and she heard Jessica telling Justin off for even saying a word; she turned around and walked straight into the lounge she stood in front of them with hands on hips.

'Well then, Justin have you got anything else to say about your friend that I might need to know?' she asked.

'Pretty much what I told Jess when I heard.' He replied giving a shrug of his shoulders.

'Oh so apparently all of you knew he was off hanging out with the ex but nobody wanted to tell me properly and instead Jess here had to ring me while I was away to inform me.' She said.

'I tried talking to him, as did the other guys,' Justin remarked Vickie shock her head.

'So all this time I've been worried he had that little issue of being jealous and here I was getting so worked up abut him not talking to me; and you all knew he was seeing her and still you're all taking his side.'

'We're not Vick!' Jessica cried out she stood up.

'Besides you can't exactly put all the blame on him.' She added a disapproving glare on her face Vickie's expression never changed she knew where this conversation would head but she wasn't at all bothered.

'Jess.' Justin remarked she ignored him.

'Come on Vick, you have a go at us for trying to protect Lance and all that he is doing what about you then?' she asked challenging her friend.

'What is this about?' Justin asked still the girls ignored him.

'You know nothing about it.' Vickie replied.

'Then why don't you tell us, here and now what exactly went on because I can tell something did seeing you and Mark there.' Jessica answered Vickie smirked.

'Jealous are you?'

'Ha! As if I'd be jealous. I'm very happy with my relationship and I don't need to go wandering to look for someone else.' Jessica spat back.

'For you not all of us are the same though and no I don't regret it. Mark at least makes an effort with me,' Vickie replied.

'Hang on a second here.' Justin remarked now speaking up Jessica and Vickie paused and looked at him.

'Vick-did-you?' he asked still trying to get his head around what he was hearing from this conversation.

'Think it if you want and like I said I don't regret a thing.' Vickie remarked she spun on her heel and stormed out of the lounge heading up the stairs; Jessica stood with hands on hips she shock her head annoyed while Justin had a blank expression on his face, as Vickie's words sunk in he realized what it meant.

'I can't believe it' He said out loud.

'Well you better believe it.' Jessica replied.

'I wonder if Lance knows or knew about it.' He added a thoughtful look came across his face she shot him a glare.

'Don't say anything to him Justin. Things are already pretty bad, what Vick did wasn't great but it was a one-off as far as I know, Lance on the other hand has been doing his for a while now,' she said Justin rubbed his face sitting back down his head was a total mess.

'This is crazy.' He said.

'I know I can hardly believe it as well. I really hope Westlife doesn't take up the chance to be in this TV show thing, cause I have a bad feeling things just might get out of hand,' Jessica remarked Justin nodded his head he tried to focus back on the TV screen.

'I'm just going to get a drink.' She answered heading off towards the kitchen he waited until she had disappeared through the door he took out his phone scrolled through the list; he glanced back towards the kitchen he heard Jessica making a bit of noise she was also talking out loud to herself so he pressed call on his phone.

'Lance! Where are you?' He asked he tried to keep his voice down as to not to attract attention.

'You're what? Look get out of there I need to talk to you. No, no it can't wait just come back ok. Fine if you want to stay there that's fine and just give up on your relationship. Whatever man if that is what you think.' Justin replied he hung up the phone dropping it on the couch. Jessica came back from the kitchen holding two mugs of orange juice she came and sat down beside him.

'What the hell is wrong with those two?' he grunted she smiled gently and patted his leg.

'Give it time.'

He gave her a disapproving glare.

'Do you think just by giving it time everything will all be ok and those two will forgive each other?' he asked.

'I know this sounds totally crazy, but I think it will. We all make mistakes but we learn from them eventually, and I guess maybe with them apart from one another for a while might help them realize they do need to be together.' She explained Justin laughed lightly at her comments.

'Jess, babe I wish it were true but after hearing all of this I'm really not sure.' He said she frowned.

'Oh come on have a little faith. Lance only went back to Danielle because Vick wasn't here and he has whatever jealously issues about her work. We've got to try and help him out with that, and Danielle will probably get some awesome actress gig and be off spending all of her time in LA.' She replied.

Justin was awoken by the sound of keys jingling in the doorway wearily he got out of bed, threw a look at Jessica but she stayed asleep unmoved. He looked at the clock next to the bed it read: 4:42am shaking his head gently he sneaked out of the bedroom and into the landing, he leant over the railing and watched the shadow figure of his band mate walk inside and close the door.

'So' Justin said Lance alarmed by the voice jumped he looked up the stairs Justin walked down.

'What do you want?' He asked.

'I want to talk to you.' Justin answered Lance shock his head.

'Not now man I got a headache and I just want to sleep.' He replied.

'What the hell is wrong with you?' Justin asked.

'What are you talking about?' He asked.

'I'm talking about you going off with your ex-girlfriend all the time, and ever seeming wanting to sort out your problems with Vickie.' Justin answered.

'Hey I put in a lot of effort, I've tried talking to her, suggested doing things together but she refuses to do it so don't go blaming me,' Lance said.

'Yeah well can you say it really is her fault considering you're the one seeing the ex when she is actually working?' Justin asked.

'Well at least Danielle does appreciate me all the time.' Lance said.

'Ha! She never once ever appreciated you, and you know she is just using you to get a foot into the industry.' Justin replied.

'Whatever you think now if you'll excuse me.'

Lance pushed past Justin and headed up the stairs and marched into his own room Justin shook his head.

'He's an idiot.'

'So he does admit it then.' Vickie whispered; she leaned against the door of her own room after having not been able to sleep much last night she happened to hear Lance come home and the conversation between him and Justin. She heard Justin coming up the stairs and go back to his room so she went back to her bed and crawled in, she stared up at the ceiling and she wondered what she was going to do. She then got distracted thinking about Mark and how she was going to cope with him; again Nicole's words and even what Mark had said kept going around in her head. When she looked at the clock she realized it was way too early nobody would be up at this time and she was supposed to speak to Johnny about the show; but for a few seconds she stared back at the door, and then without thinking about it she got up and headed straight into the landing she went left and strode towards Lance's room, and not caring if he was awake or asleep she thrust open the door.

'What the hell?' he exclaimed; he was sitting up in bed typing on his laptop she walked straight up to his bedside and threw the piece of paper at him.

'What is this?' he asked she motioned to the piece of paper.

'Why don't you open it up and have a look and then tell me,' she answered. Lance gave her a suspicious glare he picked up the paper unfolded it and she could tell from the way his eyes moved he was just skimming through it.

'It is one thing for you to have a go at me about what I was doing on my trips away from here, but it is quite the opposite when you are happy to go and hanging out with the ex-girlfriend doing god-knows what without me finding out about it. Oh and by the way, don't think I haven't been aware you've been with Danielle, as Jess was the one to tell me; and before you ask about how she knew, she happened to have heard you talking to Justin.' She said. He moved his laptop off his lap and swung his legs to the edge of the bed Vickie stepped back allowing him to stand up.

'This.' He said flapping the paper in his hand and pointing in her direction.

'Has got nothing to do with you.' He remarked she folded her arms across her chest a sly smirk spread upon her face.

'Oh so you think you are the only one who can have an affair huh?' she asked.

'It is not an affair.' He snapped.

'Yeah, sure ok keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. It's funny how despite the whole thing with Mark, at least I knew my mistakes and accepted it, while on the other hand you can't accept your own mistakes and just pretend everything is all peachy and fine and yet you go off at me.' She replied she turned around and walked towards the door she paused for a second she was caught between what she wanted to say and whether she should do it, she slowly turned around glaring back at him while he hadn't moved from where he stood.

'As long as you're still with her then, I don't want anything to do with you. Period.' She answered he went to speak she shook her head.

'Oh, and by the way, just to let you know, he is way better than you.'

Vickie sauntered out slamming the door shut and back to her room; also closing her door she marched to the wardrobe and pulled out her backpack and began to pack.

Knock, Knock…

'Go away.' She said not stopping her work, but hearing the door push open she sighed out loud.

'Vick?' Jessica asked Vickie halted she turned around to face her friend with her hair a mess and looking half-asleep.

'What are you doing?' Jessica remarked her eyes looking from Vickie to the bag.

'Going out, I just want to be away from this house for a while.' Vickie said.

'Are you sure that is wise? I know things-'

'Look Jess, you can't understand what is going on with me right now and there is nothing to explain. So stay out of it and I'll deal with it however I want to deal with it.' Vickie said she continued to pack.

'I-why can't you two talk about it?'

'There is nothing to talk about now if you could just please leave.'