All that glitters, ain't gold.

Chapter 12

"About that, ha ha." I nervously picked at my fingers. Jake puts one his hands over both of mine. "Look at me." He says. Reluctantly, I looked up at him. Once I stare at him, I can't stop, getting lost his beautiful, brown eyes; I could do this forever. "I-I.." I stutter before I get a grip and say what I needed to. "I think we need to go inside and talk. You never know who's watching, paparazzi are crazy." I laugh, dryly, climbing out of the car. I head straight in the house, not looking back at Jake. "This is crazy." I mutter to myself. I hear the door shut behind me and I'm too afraid to turn around to face Jake. "Meg, I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize Jake, it's not your fault. It's mine. It shouldn't have happened." I don't mean to sound harsh, but guessing by his flinch, it must have seemed that way. I step towards him and place a hand on one of his arms. "No, Jake. I didn't mean it like that. I- I just have a boyfriend, I can't go around kissing who I want." I say looking up at him.

At this very moment, I finally admit to myself that I have feelings for him.

"So you enjoyed the kiss." Jake more so states that than asks it. I can hear the smile in his voice and I blush. "I don't kiss and tell." I smirk, before walking away. "I think you liked the kiss this much." He says holding his arms open wide. I take that as an opportunity to hug him, tightly. "That kiss was amazing." He whispers in my ear. I want to smile and coon at him, but a wash of dizziness hits me. If it wasn't for Jake's arms supporting me, I definitely would have fallen over. "Let's get you to bed." Before I can turn around, Jake swoops me up into his arms, holding me bridal style as I giggle into his chest. "Jake put me down!" I squeal, hitting his chest lightly. He plops me on the bed and I pull him on top of me, kissing him again.

"Your kisses are so addicting, Jake Glennen." I say in between kisses. "I could say the same thing about yours," he answers, wrapping his hands around my waist. He works his way down to my ear, kissing behind it. "Oh," I say as I feel my body heat up. I feel his lips spread in a smile as he goes to my neck. My hands tighten around his head as my feelings get more intense. Suddenly his phone rings, "It's Celia." He says scratching the back oh his head. "Jake- we...we have to stop. We can't do this!" I say, breathlessly. "As you wish," he sits up, smirking a bit. His face is red and his breathing heavy, letting his phone ring in his pocket. "I should go," he gets up, trying to smooth his clothes. "Wow, you're incredible." He stares down at me in adoration before leaving a kiss on my forehead, turning out my desk lamp, and walking out of the bedroom. It only took a few seconds before I hear the main door being closed and a car speeding off. I smile to myself, hugging the covers.

What in the world just happened? You made out with your best friend, that's what happened.

Minutes later, I hear my phone beeping. I pick it up and read the message,

That was amazing, Meg. Sleep well... Love you xx

I smile to myself once more, squeezing the sheets even tighter. Texting him back a simple 'goodnight' with a smiling face. I feel the bed dip and an arm wrap around me and I scream.

"Shh!" I hear Conner start laughing and I smack him on his chest. "Jerk!" All of a sudden, Frank busts through the room with an alarm ridden-face, "Mr Davis! Miss Holmes!" He says looking around the room for danger. I hide my face in my hands, embarrassed. "It's okay Frank, I played a prank on her and she screamed. You can take off for the night now." Conner explained simply. "Sorry Frank," I say as he walks out the door, my face is still hidden in my hands.

After Frank leaves, I turn to face Conner with a smirk. "So, you and Tiffany?" I wiggle my eyebrow and poke his chest. Thinking that I'm going to get him to admit his feelings I begin singing, "Conner and Tiffany, sitting in the tree-"

"So you and Jake, huh?" Conner says and I immediately stop singing as my eyes go wide. "Wha- what?" I say. How does he know already? "Come on, you can't be that oblivious! It's so obvious that you guys like each other! The way you look at him and the way he always has a protective stance over you. If we weren't in this contract you would so be with him."

"I-I.." I'm at a loss for words. Is it really that obvious? If Conner can sense it can everyone else, can the paparazzi? Do I need to distance myself from him. "I still have this contract with you, maybe I should put distance between Jake and me.." I trail off. I can literally feel myself slipping out of the happy state I was just in. "I just don't want to." My head drops and I feel the tears filling my eyes. "Don't cry, missy. I'd like to think that I'm not that bad." Conner makes a joke and I laugh a little. "No, you are truly wonderful. I guess it's just that I finally admit to myself that I like him and I can't even have him."

"I know the feeling, ha" Conner says scratching the back of his head. "All I can say is let's make the best out of the situation and try to enjoy our time together. Yes? We only have a few more months." He smiles and places his finger under my chin. "That doesn't sound too bad." I say emphasizing the word 'too'. He laughs, leans in, and kisses me. I kiss back, even though it's not as good as Jake's. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a horrible kiss, "see, it's just that easy. Smile, take pictures, it's not like we're enemies. We're friends; friends with benefits." Conner says shrugging after our kiss. I had to admit, it wasn't that bad. "You do have some brains in that head of yours." I say laughing. He pulls me into his chest and I slowly fall asleep.