Sɴᴀᴋᴇs ᴏɴ ᴀ Pʟᴀɴᴇ (2)
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"So, what do you think of Barcelona?" Jamie asks
"Reminds me of Koh Samui." Axel says
"You've been to Thailand?"
"And Japan, China, Malaysia, India, every country in Europe."
"Oh, okay. Yeah, I got it." Jamie chuckles, "I haven't really been outside of California. But there's so much world to see. And Barcelona's not such a bad place to start."
"What do you hope to see while here?"
"I mean, everything." Jamie shrugs, "Las Ramblas, uh, Cascada Monumental. Uh, I don't know, Park Güell."
"And end with fight for the world tournament of karate?"
"Exactly." Jamie laughs as she tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. Axel stares at her as she looks back out to the water again. His eyes taking in her soft features and how relaxed she seemed to be in that moment. When she turns back toward him, her eyes widen as he starts to lean in, "Whoa, whoa. No. I... I'm..."
Axel leans back as Jamie scoots over, "I... I'm sorry. I thought..."
"No, no, I'm... I... I have a boyfriend." Jamie says, "I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea."
"Already after curfew. I... I must go." Axel stammers as he stands up with his jacket, "Sorry. Bye."
Jamie watches him rush up toward the sidewalk. Her brows furrowed as she looks down at the sand, "What the hell?"
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Sienna sighs as the elevator door opens. Demetri and Hawk had been arguing the whole way back to the hotel. Unfortunately, Devon and Sienna had to listen to all of it.
"I cannot believe you would rat me out to Yas. She dumped me." Demetri says
"This is not my fault. You were the one dancing with another girl." Hawk says
"You just can't handle that she wanted me over you." Demetri says as they step out of the elevator
"What are you talking about?" Hawk exclaims, "I turned her down."
"No, it's fine. Obviously, you're jealous." Demetri says before turning back to him, "But to ruin my relationship over it? That is a new low, even for you."
"Okay, no one here is jealous. I have a girlfriend." Hawk says, "If you don't like facing consequences, maybe don't do shitty things."
Demetri simply sticks both of his middle fingers up before turning away. Hawk scoffs turning to the girls, "Some people cannot take any damn accountability."
Sienna's brows raise before she follows him down the hall.
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Nevaeh's brows furrow as she pulls her front door open. Anthony looks up as she steps onto her porch with him, "Hey."
"Hi?" Nevaeh says, "What are you doing here?"
"I need your advice."
"Okay." Nevaeh shrugs, "About what?"
"Kenny."
Neveah chuckles, "Kenny? The kid you bullied?"
"Yes, him." Anthony says, "Look, my mom wants me to apologize to him for that shit that happened in the woods, but I didn't do that. It wasn't me."
"Oh, I know."
"You know what?"
"That it wasn't you." Nevaeh says, "You're not smart enough to pull something off like that."
Anthony squints offended before rolling his eyes, "Anyway, something happened and they need him to go to Barcelona, but he won't go if he doesn't get an apology."
"And you're not gonna apologize for something you didn't do."
"Exactly." Anthony says holding his arms before they fall to his side, "I mean, what am I supposed to do?"
"You could fake it." Nevaeh suggests, "Just give a shitty apology for now even though you don't mean it. Just to get him to Barcelona."
"That's not gonna work." Anthony sighs, "My mom is gonna be able to see right through that shit."
Nevaeh's eyes follow him as he steps down to take a seat on her steps. He hunches over as he rests his arms on his knees. A silence settles over them before Nevaeh steps forward and takes a seat beside him. She looks over at him as he rubs his hands over his face.
"Alright, just look at it from his perspective. I mean, you made his life hell as soon as he got here. It's not a reach for him to think that you had something to do with it."
"Yeah, I get that, but I didn't do this." Anthony says turning to her, "Everything else I've done to him, I had no problem telling him it was me. But I seriously had nothing to do with this."
"Okay." Nevaeh says shifting her body to him, "Do you feel bad for everything you did before?"
"Yes."
"Okay, then apologize for that. Admit to him that you didn't have anything to do with what happened in the woods, but that you're sorry for what you did do. If he doesn't accept it, then that's on him, but at least you apologized for something."
Anthony nods as he looks down at the steps, "Yeah, okay. Yeah, I'll do that. Thank you."
"Don't worry about it." Nevaeh shrugs as Anthony looks back over at her. Her eyes meeting his and she just barely notices the way her heart flutters. She shakes her head and clears her throat as she stands up, "Let me know how it goes. Tell your mom to record if he ends up kicking your ass."
Anthony chuckles as she walks over to her door. As she pushes it open, he stands, "Thanks again, Miranda."
Neveah turns to him as she enters her house. A small smile on her lips, "You're welcome, LaRusso."
Anthony smiles softly before she shuts the door. He looks down as he shoves his hands in his pockets. He chuckles with a shake of his head before heading down the steps.
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Jamie sighs as she turns the corner. Her hand digging in her jacket pocket for her key. As she approaches the door, she pulls it out.
"Jamie."
Jamie turns as her dad walks over to her. His eyes wide causing Jamie to frown, "What's wrong?"
Her dad pulls her away from the door, "Your mom told me that you saw something."
Jamie's mouth parts slightly. Her tongue darting out to lick her lips, "Yeah?"
"And I know you're probably incredibly angry with us." He says turning to look behind him before turning back, "But you can't tell anyone."
Jamie frowns, "What?"
"Please, Jamie."
"Dad, I'm not keeping secrets for you."
"I'm not asking you to keep secrets. I just need a moment to figure out how to tell Brittany."
"This isn't something minor, Dad. You're cheating on your wife."
"I know that."
"Were you ever going to tell her if I hadn't seen you guys?" Jamie asks. As James looks away, Jamie knew she had her answer, "Oh my god."
"It was something that just started happening, Jamie. It wasn't supposed to be like this."
"So, the night that I saw you wasn't the first time it's happened."
James sighs, "No."
Jamie could feel herself start to become nauseous, "You guys are seriously disgusting."
"Jamie-"
"I'm not keeping this from someone who deserves to know. She's your wife, Dad."
"I know that, Jamie." James exclaims, "This goes beyond just trying to be a good person and tell her. I have a family."
"A family." Jamie says tilting her head, "That you managed to ruin just like you did your first one. You had a second chance and you managed to screw it up worse than you did your first."
James looks down, "I know I'm asking for a lot-"
"You're not asking me anything." Jamie shrugs, "If I see Brittany, I'm telling her."
James' eyes widen as Jamie walks back to her door, "Jamie."
Jamie ignores him and shuts her door behind her. She lets out a shaky sigh as she leans back against the door. She noticed the TV on and realized Sienna was probably in bed.
"Sienna?" She calls out as she locks the door and walks further into the room
Sienna sits up as Jamie comes into her view. Her face scrunching up in concern at the panic in Jamie's eyes, "What's the matter?"
"Um.." Jamie mumbles as she sits on her bed. Sienna crosses her legs as she faces the girl, "The other day, I caught my dad cheating with my mom."
Sienna's eyes widen, "What?"
"And he just asked me to keep it a secret from his wife."
"Wha- wait." Sienna says, "Oh my god."
Jamie shutters before looking over at her with tears in her eyes, "I'm really sorry, by the way."
Sienna lets out a sigh as she gets out of bed and takes a seat beside Jamie. She places her hand on her shoulder as Jamie sniffles, "I didn't mean anything I said. I was just upset about what I saw and then the pressure of the tournament. I didn't mean to snap at you or Miguel. I'm just extremely overwhelmed."
"I get it." Sienna nods sympathetically, "I might not be going through it with you, but I understand. I can't imagine the pressure you're under with the tournament let alone knowing what you know about your parents and having to carry that. Then to be asked to keep something like that to yourself. I know it's hard, Jamie."
"I know your life isn't picture perfect." Jamie says, "I just envy the fact that you don't have to go through all of this. It fucking sucks."
"Jamie, you don't have to keep all of this to yourself. I'm here for you whenever you need me. I mean, I came all the way to Barcelona to be with you. I'm right here. I'm always gonna be right here."
Jamie turns to her as tears continue to fall, "I'm sorry."
Sienna pulls her into a hug. Her hand coming up to pet the back of Jamie's head, "It's okay, JJ. You know I can't stay mad at you forever."
Jamie chuckles sadly making Sienna smile. Sienna pulls Jamie closer as she sniffles. Jamie's own arms tighten around her. Grateful that she didn't have to experience losing her best friend too.
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