When we get out in the parking lot, I hear someone calling my name and turn around to find Rose. I didn't even know she was at the game today. I wave at her from a distance and she smiles, making her way to me.

"Hey." She breathes.

"Hi. What's up?" I ask.

"Oh, um, Evan asked me to tell you to wait in the parking lot. He said something about going out or shit like that." Rose says, waving her hand around.

"Not another party." I groan, making her laugh.

"Yeah, I am kinda sick of the parties after every game too. But he didn't mention one, so fingers crossed." She smiles.

Luke and Breanna are talking amongst themselves but then he excitedly turns towards me, wrapping his arms around my body in surprise, making me waver a step back as I pat his back awkwardly because we just don't hug like that.

"I might have saved your life or something, Luke.. but this is awkward." I say, "Also, can't breathe!"

He immediately lets go of me and I notice Breanna and Rose laughing at us. Luke's eyes are wide and excited as he stares at me.

"You scored me a dinner at her house. I kind of owe you my life." He says.

Oh, so that's what this is about. I shrug at him, "No big deal. Just fed her step-mom lies about how wonderful you are." I tease him and he pouts.

"I am gonna let that slip because I am happy, and I know that you actually meant it." He grins, "Also, sorry that it got Chris and you stuck."

"Got us stuck where?" I hear Chris behind me and immediately close my eyes, groaning internally.

I don't want to be around him right now, especially not when I am jealous of a stranger girl, and especially not when I am having a bad day to which he has contributed hell a lot!

"Nowhere." I glare at Luke and Breanna to keep their mouth shut before I turn around to see my wonderful boyfriend. Note the sarcasm.

He looks down at me, a frown set between his brows, "How are you feeling?" He asks.

"Fine."

He scowls further, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." I say and then quickly add, "Congratulations on the game and captainship." I smile at him genuinely and he returns it.

"Thanks, Claire." He kisses my forehead, the warm feeling seeping in as his lips touch my skin and at the gesture.

When an unfamiliar voice fills my ear, I immediately take a step back from Chris to see who it belongs to. The short hair girl with dark skin immediately comes in my few and Breanna pulls me to her, Luke putting an arm around my shoulder which makes me laugh a little at his protective gesture.

Evan is following behind the girl, and when he sees me, he comes to my side and Luke drops his arm as Evan gives Rose a quick kiss on the lips before giving me a small hug.

"Congrats, Ev." I grin at him, momentarily forgetting about my worries.

"Thanks, An. Sorry I didn't beat William's ass as promised." He pouts and I laugh.

"You kidding? You should have seen his face when they lost. It was better than anything." I tell him, making him shaking his head at me with a smile on his lips.

"I don't know who you are, but I kind of agree with you. Hate the Forney's!" The girls says and I look at her, since she's obviously talking to me.

Jordan looks between the girl and I, "Adri, that's Stacey, my sister." He says and my mind goes a total blank for two seconds because I definitely didn't see that coming.

I mean, when I met Jordan's parents, it was kind of obvious that he's adopted since they're black and he's not. But maybe I have been too focused on my jealousy that I totally forgot about the part where she was sitting next to Leo.

God! I kind of feel guilty for being jealous because Chris and Jordan have been friends so long, of course Chris would be good friends with his sisters. Just to cover up my feelings, I smile at her.

"Hi, I am Adrianna." I offer her my hand and she immediately shook it.

"Nice to meet the girl who walked in on my brother and his best friend." She says and I immediately laugh.

"You know Sawyer?" Evan asks, obviously curious and Stacey looks at him. Wait scratch that, she actually checks him out, which causes Rose to scoot closer to him and hold his hand. I shoot her a small smile which she returns.

"Yeah, great guy." She says, "You are?"

Evan holds his free hand out, "Evan, his brother." He says and she takes his hand with a smile on her face.

Luke and Breanna introduce themselves, both of them seem a little hesitant of her still but I shrug it away. After we are done with the introductions with Rose being the last, Breanna is the first to speak up.

"So, we have never seen you around?" Breanna asks Stacey who smiles.

She's beautiful, more than beautiful actually and I don't notice beauty in woman that easily, but hers stand out with the figure she has and her haircut suits heart shaped face her way too much.

"Yeah, I am actually in college, NYU." She says.

"Yup, she comes home once in six months but for some goddamn reason she came to surprise us this time." Jordan says then turns to Chris, "And I have no idea how you hid it from me, I should have asked you where you were going when you left during lunch."

What am I missing here?

Chris just smirks in response and Stacey winks at him. The gesture sends an unsettling feeling in my stomach even though I try to keep telling myself that it's nothing, I am just overthinking.

"I asked him to pick me up from the airport because I knew your ass would tell Mom Dad the moment I asked you." Stacey tells Jordan and my eyes immediately snap towards Chris.

Is that where he was, picking her up? He missed half of the school day so he could go to the airport and pick her up, then drive back. Suddenly, I don't feel so guilty for being jealous anymore. He could have told me, that's the least he could have done.

Before Chris can catch me glaring at him, I feel Evan's hand on my back before he leans in, whispering in my ear, "Smile, An. You're making it too obvious."

Shit. I look at him and he gives me a small smile which I return. If Evan can tell that I am jealous from my face then probably so can Breanna, because these two are pretty good at reading me while I can conceal it well from the others.

Jordan, Chris and Stacey are still talking, but I tune them out. I don't want to feel any more jealous than I already do.

"Is no one throwing a party today?" Stacey asks loudly, loud enough to catch my attention even though I am ignoring it at my best.

"No, the team was too tired." Jordan answers.

"Well then, what's the plan?" Luke asks.

"I found this new chinese place, and was going to head there with Rose and An, you guys can join in." Evan tells everyone and I look at him.

When did we decide this?

"Cool." Stacey smiles.

Great!

"Ev, I wanna go home." I whine and he frowns at me.

"Why? It's Friday night. Scott and Dad are probably not going to be home anytime soon." He says, because the weekend is off, they work late on friday night.

"I have a headache." I tell him. I am turning into a compulsive liar.

"You do?" Chris asks, frowning as I turn to him, "You said you'll be fine."

"Am not. Just came for the game." I say, my reply short and I try my best not to sound snappy.

"Stop lying, will ya? She was fine in the afternoon, and she's absolutely fine right now." Evan tells Chris and I gape at my best friend with wide eyes.

Traitor!

"I am not. How do you know I am fine? You aren't in my head." I snap at him.

"An, your ears turn red from the pain when you have a headache. You can't lie to me and you literally texted me that you're fine!" He points out making me pout at him.

God, that's the major downfall for knowing someone for so long.

"Why are you lying, Claire?" Chris asks and I huff, turning to him.

"I am just tired." I tell him but he doesn't buy it. At all.

"Can we talk? Alone?" He asks and I immediately shake my head which makes his scowl at me.

"Am I missing something here?" Stacey asks, looking between the two of us and I bite my tongue from saying something I'll regret.

"They are dating." Jordan enlightens his sister whose eyes widen at the news as she looks between Chris and I.

Then she turns completely to him, "Sorry, did I hear him right?" She asks, as if I am not even standing there.

"Yes." Chris says, glaring at her which makes me scowl.

What the fuck am I missing here? It's frustrating the fuck out of me and honestly getting on my nerves.

Stacey laughs, she actually laughs but when Jordan elbows her, she immediately stops and then looks at me, "Sorry, I mean no offence to you but the fact that Chris is dating someone is kind of funny to me."

"Why is that?" I ask, crossing my arms across my chest which makes Jordan frown at me while Chris stares at me.

From the way Stacey is looking at me, she wasn't expecting me to question her but I am not that person who lets anyone walk all over her, I never have been.

"Just like that." She shrugs, a smug look on her face.

I stare at her before reluctantly looking at Breanna, "Can you take me home?" I ask her but before she can even respond, Jordan takes my arm and drags me away from the group. I curse at him but he doesn't listen to me, walking until we are away from everyone.

"What the hell has gotten into you?" He asks and I frown at him.

"Nothing, I am tired! And I am not repeating that sentence again." I snap at him but immediately regret it. It's not his mistake that I don't like his sister.

"Look, Stacey came after a long time and as soon as we go home, my parents will surround her. I want to spend some time with her, so would you please go along with this plan?" He pleads and I gulp.

I look down at my shoes and sigh, nodding. I can't say no to him, and he's kind of aware of it. That's why he dragged me away from everyone else.

"Go on, I'll be back." I tell him, motioning towards everyone and he nods, walking away while I go back into the school.

There's barely anyone around as I sit down in the corner of the hallway, hidden away by the lockers. I hate being this way with Chris, or even remotely feeling this way. All these years I have been in love with someone and the feeling of jealousy always came to me with shame and guilt because I wasn't supposed to feel that.

But with Chris, I don't expect to feel this way because we are together, we are in a relationship so I shouldn't be jealous of anyone else but my insecurities claw at me from the inside.

The worst part is, he doesn't even realise it. Today has been a bad day after such a long time, and maybe I needed this balance but I hate feeling this way, this weak. I sigh, taking a sharp breath as I stand up to go outside to leave with everyone.

I'm about to crash into someone when I balance myself. A loud curse immediately leaves me when I look at a smirking Caitlyn in front of me. She's out of her cheerleading uniform but something tells me she has been waiting to see me.

"So, I saw Stacey in audience today." She smirks, her words immediately catching my attention.

"And?" I give her the best bored expression that I can muster up.

"They dated until an year back, you know that?"

I don't even have to ask who 'they' is because I immediately know she's talking about Chris and Stacey. Her statement actually hurt because Chris never told me about it, not even after I told him about Finn and Adam after we started dating so that there weren't any ghosts from the past.

"They were each other's first." She says, but she isn't smirking anymore, she's just looking at me.

Ouch.

"How would you know that? I know him enough to know that he would never tell you that." I say and she nods, looking at the ground.

"Uh.. he didn't. I kind of guessed it after he called me by her name this one time we were doing stuff.." She sounds hurt and I immediately feel bad for her. "He calls her Stace, by the way."

Fuck. The mental image and the fact that Chris shared something so deep with Stacey that he called another girl by her name seems like a stab in my chest as I try to take a breath but blink instead.

"If you don't believe me, ask him." She says before walking away.

I immediately back against the lockers to support myself as I try to blink back the tears. I am not crying over this, no way in fucking hell. I close my eyes, evening out my breath but when I open my eyes, Chris is standing in front of me with a scowl on his face.

"You alright?" He asks and I give him a nod.

He takes a step closer and if it weren't for my back already being against the lockers, I would have immediately stepped back. I am not confronting him, not going to — I would rather him tell me himself when he feels like he owes it to me. Right now, he doesn't so I am not going to force myself into that place in his life.

"Yeah." I give him a small smile, it taking everything in me not to cry just by looking at him.

"You look pale, Claire. I am starting to believe that you're not well." He says, his hand coming to hug a lose strand of my hair that fell out of my ponytail.

"Just tired."

He nods, "I missed you today."

I want to scoff, I really do but Chris is making me feel like I haven't felt in a long time, not since I met him. I feel like going right back into my shell and not telling anyone how I feel — like I didn't before he came around. So, that's what I do. I shut my emotions up to myself.

"Me too." I tell him honestly because I did, but he was too busy being a chauffeur.

He leans down and places his lips over mine, making me feel I should just break down from the contact. God! I missed him so much, I am so mad at him but I kiss him back to shut my thoughts out, in a desperate hope that the kiss will help with the overwhelming pain in my chest.

But when that doesn't happen, I pull away too soon and he groans. He's about to kiss me again when I shake my head, making him frown.

"Everyone's waiting." I remind him and he nods, taking my hand in his as the familiar warmth and tingles take over my skin.

We walk out in the parking lot and when Breanna and Evan look at me, they immediately know that something's wrong so I give them both a small smile.

"Where to?" Chris asks, looking at Evan.

"Just follow behind me?" He says and Chris nods.

"Shotgun." Stacey shouts, and I want to smack her because I know she'll be riding with Chris.

Chris's hand tightens over mine and I feel him looking at me but I ignore him completely. Breanna speaks up, "Adrianna's coming with me."

"No, she's not." Chris frowns at my best friend.

"Yes, she is." Breanna glares at him, standing her ground and I know that she's pissed at him so before she can say that she'll regret, I decide to speak up.

"Can both of you stop acting like I am not here?" I snap at the two of them, and they immediately shut up. "I am going with Evan." I say which earns me a smile from Rose.

"What?" Chris turns to me but I stand on my toes, kissing him on the cheek quickly, just enough to calm him.

"Yeah, see you there." I tell him before taking Rose's and Evan's hand and pulling them towards his car.

Evan chuckles behind me and when we reach the car, Rose is about to get in the backseat when I frown at her, "What are you doing?" I ask.

"You can take the front seat." She smiles, and I actually really like her for the moment before I shake my head.

"Unlike some people I know my place, Rose. C'mon." I push her towards the passenger seat and she laughs.

"Actually, you know what? Maybe you should drive." She suggests and my eyes light up.

"Brilliant idea."

I go over to the driver's seat and knock on the window. Evan rolls it down with a scowl on his face because Chris and Breanna's car is already there, waiting for him to lead.

"What are you doing? Get in." He says and I smirk.

"Get out." I tell him, making him scowl.

"What? Have you lost it?" He asks.

"I wanna drive, c'mon!" I say, opening the driver's door and he closes it right back.

"The hell are you two doing?" Luke shouts from Breanna's car and I flip a finger at him. I notice Chris staring at me but I don't pay him any attention.

"C'mon, everyone's waiting." I tell Evan.

"I am not letting you drive, you don't even know where we are going." He points out.

"You can give directions from the back seat. And may I remind you when I convinced Paul and Miranda to buy you this car, you promised them that you'll let me drive it whenever I ask?" I arch an eyebrow and he groans, getting out.

"At least let me sit in the passenger seat." He says and I grin.

"Not happening. Rose is already sitting there."

"God, I hate when you two tag team against me." He groans and I slide into the driver's seat.

I look at Chris and he's frowning at me through the mirror but I ignore him. Rose puts the location in GPS and I start driving.

"I don't like Stacey." Rose speaks up and I smile, feeling glad that I am not the only one.

"Yup, what's her deal?" Evan asks, his head poking out between the two seats as he sits like a kid.

"No idea, but I am definitely not a fan." I tell him.

The radio is on when Baby by Justin Bieber comes on, and I immediately turn up the volume. Evan laughs, then starts doing our routine of the song, me following with only one hand while the other is on the steering wheel.

Rose immediately catches it on, following Evan and I laugh so loud that I almost miss a red light. That's when Evan leans forward to shut the radio.

"I love you and all, but I am too young to die." He says and that's when a car besides his honks loudly.

I turn down the window to see a very mad Chris, "Can you not do that shit when you're driving? You may annoy the fuck out of me but I don't want you to die." He yells over and I laugh.

The light turns green and without responding to him, I speed up, Evan almost jerking forward and Rose smacks his head.

"Use the seat belt, Evan!" She scolds him and he pouts but listens to her anyway.

Within next five minutes, I pull into the parking lot that's overlooking a fancy diner with an attractive chinese theme. My stomach grumbles at the thought of food as I get out, Rose and Evan following.

Soon, Chris and Breanna pull up. When Chris gets out he looks mad as he walks over to me.

"I understand now why you don't have a car." He says and I laugh.

That car ride definitely changed my mood for better and I'm not letting him or his ex girlfriend worsen it for me.

"Yup. My dad has good instincts about that." I smirk and then look him straight in the eye, "Speaking of instincts, is there something you wanna tell me, Jones?" I ask, my eyes challenging as I stare at him.