From: Joe
Babe, you there?
Ugh. Another text. I finally decided to respond. We ended up texting back and forth.
Michelle: What?
Joe: Its not ur falt
Michelle: Yes it is.
Joe: No. it was da rumors
Michelle: the rumors that included ME
Joe: would you break up with some one becuz a rumor?
Michelle: ....no... idk
Joe: ezactly
I slid down against the wall onto the floor. Joe had a point. Meanwhile, Nick and Selena were looking at me, concerned. I just kept texting.
Michelle: But if it werent fr me da rumors wouldnt be ther
Joe: ya they wood. thats celeb life for you. rumors are part of the deal.
DING! Another point for Joe.
Michelle: but not every rumor gets two whole pages in People magazine. with pictures of you & some girl 6 years younger than you cuddling that was hacked from ur bros fone.
Joe: but stil. she didnt have to break up w/ me
Michelle: but she did. Im Sorry.
Joe: babe. stoppit. its. not. ur. falt.
Michelle: ya it IS. bye.
I wanted nothing more to do with this. I didnt need the guilt. It was my fault and we all knew it. Suddenly Joe came stomping in the room, now changed into his skinny jeans, a tee shirt, and his
white vans slip ons. He grabbed me by my arm, pulled me up off the floor roughly, put a hand on my shoulder, and pretty much pushed me out of the room, leaving Nick and Selena confused. Joe led me to the living room and pushed me onto the couch. He just sorta stood there for a second, looking at me. Then he started tallking.
"Michelle, I know you are... upset, but it is not your fault. I dont care what people magazine says. If Taylor believes Im dating a 13-year-old, let her. She broke up with me over that, yes, but it was unnessesary. It was not your fault."
"C'mon Joe, it-" I began, but I was cut off.
"MICHELLE IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT!"
I was startled by Joes tone. And I was partially scared. So I let the matter drop.
That night, I was deep asleep, when I heard footsteps in my room. I opened my eyes to see Joe walking in. He sat down on my bed and I sat up. Before I could say anything, Joe leaned in and kissed me. It was weird, and I hated it. I kept trying to push him off me, but no matter what I did, he wouldnt stop kissing me. "Joe, stop!" I yelled repeatedly everytime I managed to push him away for a second. but he didnt stop. Then he lifted my shirt and.... I jolted awake, crying. I sat up, crying hysterically. I didnt know why though, but I cried anyway. Somebody rushed into my room, sat down on my bed, wrapped their arms around me and started rocking me.
"Shhhh, its okay," I heard Joes calm, soothing voice say. I continued crying, the fact that Joe was hugging me after the dream made it creepy and awkward. "Whats wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing," I said, wiping away my tears and trying to regain my composure.
"Didnt sound like nothing. You were screaming and crying something about me," he said, still rocking me back and forth. He rested his chin on the top of my head.
I sighed. I had to tell him. "I had a dream, that you kissed me, and wouldnt stop, and then you tried to take my shirt off, and then I woke up," I said reluctantly. After I said that, I burst out crying again.
"Oh..." Joe said. "Umm, well it was just a dream, its okay. I would never do that to you." I wasnt quite sure how to take that last line, but I convinced myself it was a good thing.
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OOOOOO, so, whatdcha think bout this whole ch.13? I liked it. i personally think its muh best ch. but idk
Author: pepsicokacola2
Keywords: la
Added: September 25, 2008
Nick followed me. "Whats wrong with Joe?" Nick asked.
"I dont know. But my guess is hes upset at me over Taylor," I aswered, not sure if what I was saying was true.
"Whoa, why? What happened?" I was going to look at Nick, but I saw Joe in the doorway behind Nick and my eyes skimmed over him and straight to Joe.
"I think I am the reason Joe and Taylor broke up," I said, looking at Joe still. Joe shook his head with a "I cant believe you just said that" look on his face, and walked away. A.N. think like how he did when Tess screamed about a snake durning Caitlyns performance in CR at the Pajama Jam
Nick seemed to know I was looking at something and turned around to see. But no one was there.
"Um, are you okay?" he asked. Just then his cell rang. He answered. "Oh, hey Selena!" he said. He mouthed "Be right back" to me and I sighed. Suddenly, my phone beeped, idicating I had a text.
From: Joe 11:01 am
Babe, that isnt it
I gasped. Joe hadnt called me that in forever. When we were actually friends, he called me that as an inside joke. So Kevin and Nick jokingly called Joe and I boyfriend and girlfriend. Which of course stopped after Taylor.
My stomache suddenly felt queasy as a thought went through my mind. I was so stupid. The text was probably meant to be sent to Taylor. I threw my phone on the floor, and collapsed on Nicks bed. I covered my head with his blankets and fell asleep not even twenty minutes later.
I dont know how long later it was, but I felt someone get into the bed with me. I rolled over and whoever it was gasped and jumped out of the bed.
"Michelle?!" I heard Nick yell. I opened one eye.
"Yup," I said, half-mindedly. "Whats up?"
"Uh, I was about to lay down and possibly write a song," Nick said.
"You do that," I said, closing my eyes.
"Your sorta in my bed," he told me.
"Yup."
"Can I use it?"
"Yup," I replied.
"Can you get out of it?" Nick asked.
"Nope."
"Ugh." Nick groaned and sat down on the bed next to me, holding his notebook. He put his arm around me, rested his note book in his lap, and began to write with his free hand. I curled up next to him and fell asleep, for the slightest bit, and then the fricken doorbell rang. Joe walked into Nicks room to say something, but saw us and walked out with a hurt look on his face. Then Selena bounced in.
"Hi Nick-" she suddenly stopped upon seeing me.
"Nick looked up. "Oh, hey, Sel." He looked at me and back at her. "Sorry. This is my good friend Michelle. Shes the opening act for our tour."
"Oh, is this the girl you were saying you called Joes girlfriend?" she asked.
"Yeah. But shes not, dont worry. It was a joke. She and Joe used to be best friends..." he began the story. By now, I was wide awake, but was pretending so I could hear everything Nick said. And he told her everything, right down to when I told Nick about thinking I was the reason for Joes break up. I felt Nick get off the bed, leave for a few moments, and return.
"These are just a bunch of pictures of from when Michelle and Joe were friends. Joe took em all off his wall, and then the whole thing started with Taylor, and everything."
"Oh," Selena said, leafing through the photos. "Oh my gawsh, are they kissing?!" she squealed, probably looking at the one of me and Joe in the photo booth with our lips almost touching.
"No, they were just messing around," Nick explained.
"Yeah, I saw the article about them dating, so-" Selena began, but then she was cut off by Nick.
"What article?!" Nick yelled. Selena pulled a magazine from her bag and found the page. I heard Nick take the magazine from her, and read it. I squeezed Nick tighter and wrapped my leg around his, alerting him I was awake. He seemed to get my message, squeezed my shoulder to confirm it, but said nothing to Selena about it. After a little, I decided it was time for me to "wake up" so I yawned, and stretched, and opened my eyes.
"Oh, hey," Nick said, faking surprise that I was awake.
"Hey, Nick," I said. Then I looked up, pretending to be startled my Selena, and fell off the bed. I jumped up really quick. "Uh, hi, Selena," I said.
"Hey, Michelle," she said. I could tell shed been uncomfortable about me and nick laying together. What? Friends cant lay together? PSSSH! Just then my phone beeped again.
Author: pepsicokacola2
Keywords: la
Added: September 25, 2008
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