"JADELEIGH!!!" Jamie exclaimed and ran to her friend., "Baby are you okay?" she asked, concerned. Jade sniffled and wiped her eyes, trying hard not to look at any of the men standing in Jamie's driveway. She almost considered turning around and leaving, but she wanted to talk to Jamie, tell her what happened and figure the whole thing out like they always did. For the first time in their long friendship, Jade was annoyed at the amount of attention most members of the male species felt they needed to bestow on Jamie's screwed up being. Granted, they were two of the HOTTEST members of the male species, but right now she needed her friend. "No.." she managed to choke out as the tears spilled over her already red and swollen eyelids onto her cheeks. "Come on grilfriend.." Jamie said soothingly and guided Jade to the back of the van, motioning for Jade to join her on the bumper, facing away from the scratching roosters in her driveway. "Boys.." Jamie rolled her eyes, trying to get some sort of smile out of Jade, but Jade only burst into tears. "Aww Jadeleigh. I'm sorry babe." Jamie soothed. "What the hell happened?" she asked, putting her arm around her friend's shoulder. "I mean Ike's been looking for you all day. And why didn't you call me?" "Because...I figured you and Tay would be sleeping. Or..." she stopped herself when the whole lewd scene at Josh's apartment flooded into her memory and her eyes filled up again. "Oh so what, Jadeleigh? You are my best friend..." Jamie rolled her eyes again. "Now talk to me." "It was terrible... I SAW them...Jamie he LIED to me and all this time I thought...and I could have just..." she sobbed incoherent to everyone in the yard but Jamie. "I wondered how long it would take for you to find out.." Jamie sighed heavily. "He's an asshole. Not worth your time babydoll. AND YOU KNOW how I feel about Angelpants.." she rolled her eyes again and squeezed her friend's shoulder, then kissed the top of her head. "Yeah..." Jade sniffed and wiped her eyes, then realiztation dawned on her. "Jamie YOU KNEW?" she asked incredulous and suddenly angry. "I had a feeling.." Jamie looked at Jade, semi-shocked. "But I didn't have proof, so I kept my bigass mouth shut. Jadeleigh are you okay baby?" Jamie backed away a little at the anger in Jade's eyes. "NO. I AM NOT." she stated forcefully, looking behind her at the faces of the men she knew and the blonde she did NOT. Jade realized that both taylor and Ike KNEW what was going on and her temper (as little as it was) snapped. Jade jumped up from the back bumper of the van and took a deep breath. "I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE MY FRIENDS!?" she roared. "Jamie YOU of all people should have told me. YOU KNEW what I was struggling with and you STILl didn't tell me. Things could have been different." she said and looked into Isaac's eyes. "Different." she stated simply and turned hurt eyes back onto Jamie. She turned again and looked at Taylor. "I am sorry, Taylor. Jamie seems to have trouble facing the TRUTH lately. But i am stil angry with you for not telling me what Josh was doing. I can see in both your faces you KNEW what was happening, what I was too stupid to see." she wiped her cheeks and headed for her car. Jamie was up and grabbing Jade's arm before she could get into her vehicle. "Jadeleigh...I'm sorry...I just figured you'd figure it out, or I'd get hard proof.." Jamie was taken aback, by the look on Jade's face. "Jamie, learn to face the truth..before you fuck up YOUR life too." she said simply, looking directly at Taylor. She slid into the driver's seat of her car and slammed the door, leaving Jamie staring after her, shocked, chest heaving and close to tears. Jamie turned to look at Taylor as Jade peeled out of the driveway, and the hurt, little girl expression on her face cut through him like a jagged knife. "Jame? Are you.." Taylor started to go to her, but John stepped between them. "Hey Vaughn..." he smirked at her, and gripped her shoulder, let's get a beer, talk tour dates and clear your mind till you see her again. Come on, Jamie." he grinned again. "Millertime baby..." "Excuse me.." Taylor stepped in front of Johnny, and gently removed her from his grasp. "Are you okay, Jame? Want me to drive? We'll find her within minutes, you know that.." Taylor told her softly. "I have been patient, Taylor. But I have a time frame to deal with here and you and I both KNOW that Jamie's talent is wasted playing that fucking dive she likes so much.." John said and took Jamie's hand. "Two beers, Jame. That's all I am asking." Johnny looked directly into Jamie's eyes and she knew that it was NOT all he was asking. "Jame?" Taylor urged, tightening his grip on her. Jamie looked from one to the other and ran her hands through her hair, then let out a primal scream of rage. "I CANNOT HANDLE THIS SHIT NOW!!" she hollered to the top of her lung and ran for the garage apartment. Before Taylor or Johnny could catch her she had her helmet and was on her bike. "Jamie dammit..." Taylor yelled as she jumped on the kickstarter, flipped the kickstand up and raced off at a dangerous speed. "FUCK!" he grunted and looked at Ike. He shot Johnny a dirty look and grabbed his carkeys. "I am just looking out for her career, man." John shrugged and headed for his slick, black rental, smirking to himslef. he knew exactly where he could find Jamie when she was as fucked up mentally as he knew she was right this moment. "Fuck off.." Taylor muttered as he grabbed Ike and shoved him into the car. "Let's fucking GO." Taylor snapped angrily. "Fuck that.." Ike answered and let himself out of Taylor's car. "I am gonna find Jade. YOU better find Jamie before HE does and suck UP, Tay. You should have given her the message, dumbass. Until that, Rzeznick was not even a consideration. GO." Ike urged and Taylor groaned out loud. "Fuck." Taylor mutterred again and sped off, though he was not sure where to start. |