"I mean, you went completely MIA. We were worried." Kie spoke to Layla as the Winters girl was dropped off, in an expensive Range Rover at that, hurrying toward them infront of the school.

"She was too busy going golfing and eating pizza flown in from Italy." JJ hummed, fixing his bandana around his head, "Save us any?"

"I'll have you all know I was dying and then comforting my girlfriend, thank you very much." Layla said with a roll of her eyes, pulling her backpack around her shoulders better, "And if I did go to Italy, I would bring you with me, obviously."

"My lesbian." JJ high fived her.

"I'm sorry! Dying?" Pope spoke up with a crazy look, "Hello? What?"

"Someone locked me in Mels sauna room. I collapsed from dehydration. It's a thing apparently." Layla said back with a shake of her head, feeling Kie's arm link with her's, their matching bracelets colliding, "Mel's tracking down their plate numbers now."

"Jesus, are you okay?" John B gave her a worried look.

"I'm fine, it's just ironic someone tries to murder me the same time Sarah's dad kills himself." Layla pointed out, walking first into the school and smiling at the girl who held it open for her.

"Bet it was that asshole, Rafe." Kie said in disbelief with a eye roll, "I could kill him for that."

"I'm sensing the same energy when Layla ran him over with the golf cart for hurting you." JJ pointed out, rubbing his eyes from the pounding headace, "Layla, my head."

"You're complaining about your head when she is telling us she almost died?" Pope gave a look of disbelief, "I tried to tell you not to drink so much because we had a test."

"A test?" John B looked back in a panic, not bothering to pay attention to Layla giving JJ some tylenol for his head.

"I told you we had a test." Pope said back to him as they sat down.

"No, you didn't." John B argued.

"That's the first thing I said to you-" Pope tried to defend himself.

"I'm glad you and Sarah are okay." Kie looked to Layla with a nod of her head, "Sorry I wasn't there."

"You couldn't have known someone was gonna try and murder me in a sauna room." Layla pointed out with a shrug of her shoulders, "It's okay, Kie."

"Psst. John B." Florance's voice rung slightly, making Kie and Layla turn back to see the redhead girl pass him a note.

"Well, that was quick." Kie commented, "At least you aren't there to steal her from him this time. Like you did last summer."

"Well I only did that because-" Layla began, stopping herself as her and Kie shared a similar look.

"Let's just drop it." Kie suggested.

"Sorry, Kie." Layla mumbled, starting on her test.

"Kie, hey!" Layla called to the girl when school ended, leaving her last class to catch up with Kie.

"Hey." Kie said back, giving a odd look as she caught up, "What are you running after me for?"

"You still kicked out of the house?" Layla asked, catching her breath as she walked by her side. Kie nodded her head, passing Layla her own hydro flask, "Mel's got two more spare bedrooms if you wanna stay."

"Isn't Sarah staying with you?" Kie asked her, raising her brows.

"Yeah, but it's just Sarah." Layla shrugged her shoulders, keeping up with her as they walked down the sidewalk, "It could be fun."

"Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea." Kie said, not bothering to look at her, "All of us as a group, that's fine. Just me and Sarah, and just me and you, that's fine. Me, you, and Sarah? Definitely not okay."

"We can have a girls night." Layla laughed, not picking up on anything she'd been throwing her way, "Sarah isn't mad at you or anything, she just needs someone there for her and we can do that."

"God, Layla." Kie scoffed as she stopped walking, clearly built up anger all over her face, "How could you just, like, say that to me?"

Layla's face fell when she not only say anger, but a bit of sadness on Kie's face, "What- Sor- Kie, what did I say?"

"You're really gonna ask me if I want to hang out with you and Sarah? Just the three of us as if that wouldn't be so weird?" Kie swung her arms around in disbelief, "Last summer-"

"You guys are friends now, I thought." Layla pointed out with a crazy look across her face, "I don't understand why you're freaking out so bad. All I said was you can come stay with me and Sarah because you don't have anywhere to go. What does last summer have to do with it? Her and John B aren't together."

"What are you even talking about?" Kie's eyes went wide with a crazy look.

"Are you scared Sarah is gonna find out that you were in love with John B last summer? I don't think she'll care." Layla spoke the obvious, because Kie was confusing her to death, but Layla was doing it just as bad back.

"God, Layla, you are so stupid!" Kie shouted at her in disbelief, her voice broke slightly for a second, "I wasn't in love with John B! I was in love with you."

Layla's face fell as Kie stared at her for a second longer, turning on her heels and hurrying away before she had the chance to say anything.

last summer.

"It just sucks you know?" Kie asked, whipping her eyes as she rolled them right after, "God, i'm stupid."

"You aren't stupid." Layla shook her head and handed her the 99 cent tissues she got from the corner store, "Who's this guy anyways?"

"Doesn't matter." Kie mumbled, her knees on her chest as Layla crawled into the bed with her, "They like someone else so.."

"Well whoever they are, they're stupid." Layla rolled her eyes, back pressed against her head board as Kie scooted over to do the same, "Anyone would be stupid to not like you, Kie."

She cracked a grin over at her, "You're just saying that."

"Not true." Layla gave a defensive look, "I'm serious! You're the entire package, okay? You're badass, you don't take any shit, you're tall, you're the glue, kind, you're gorgeous, you give great hugs, you have good boobs. Everything anyone would want in someone else."

Kie laughed at her list, "Is that all?"

"No, that was just a small list." Layla bumped her shoulder with her own, "I could name a hundred reasons why you should be anyone's first choice."

"Yeah but this other girl is all the things you said too." Kie shrugged, tipping her head back slightly as her feet hung off the end of the bed, "And she has red hair."

"Is it Florence?" Layla asked, only knowing the one redhead.

Kie hesitated before giving a shy nod.

"John B doesn't deserve you anyways." Layla rolled her eyes, Kie's face falling, "Him and Florence won't last, don't worry, i'll make sure of it."

"Layla, I-" Kie began, stopping as she looked over at the Winters girl. Her eyes, her smile, her hair, so pretty, "Thanks."

"Yeah. Plus, I liked her first anyways, John B is a woman stealer." Layla crawled out of the bed, over Kie's legs as she looked for her shoes, "Let's go to the beach and i'll take her back so you can tell John B how you feel."

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kylie speaks

the way sarah was finally
sure that she was 100% over
her break up with john b
last chapter and now kie
lays this on layla.