Imagination (Christian Collins fanfiction)

Chapter 51

I looked at him shocked and he looked down, his cheeks turned more pink than usual. "It's not really you... It's you and Chris being on top of each other all the time."

"Sam, I love him."

"I know that! That's why I'm upset."

"I don't-"

"I like you. And I'm jealous of Chris."

"I've always been with Chris.."

He nodded and stuck his hands in his pockets.

"I never had a chance." He shrugged and turned to walk away, I didn't stop him this time. I stood there in stunned silence when I heard a door open and jumped.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Crawford looked at me and his face changed to concern, "What's wrong?"

I felt my eyes burning and I wrapped my arms around his neck. "What happened?"

He wrapped his arms around my waist and rubbed my back. "I don't know what to do!" I cried and he held me tighter, "C'mon," he pulled away and grabbed my hand to pull me down the hall, I followed him and wiped my face with my sleeve. He dragged me down the hallway and to the elevator and we went outside.

"Care to explain why you were standing alone crying in the hallway? And where's Sam?"

I told him everything that happened, including this morning and last night when I went to the living room, and what Chris told me. He stood there listening to everything I said, this is why I love him like a brother, but brothers would care less. When I finished explaining he nodded and sighed, "I think you should stick with Chris."

"I feel bad though cause-"

"No. You and Chris love each other, Sam will get over it, plus there's this girl that likes him, don't worry about him."

I nodded, I want to smack him now.

"Do you know where he went?"

I shook my head, "He stormed off."

"He'll come back, c'mon, let's go get Chris and get lunch before getting on the bus." He took my hand and dragged me BACK inside, up the elevator, and to the room. "I FOUND HER!" He yelled when we walked in.

I winced and covered my ears. Chris peeked out from the room and then ran and hugged me, "Where were you?"

"In the hallway?"

"For half an hour?"

"No, I took her downstairs for most of that." Crawford raised his hand.

"What happened?"

"Long story short, Sam likes me and got mad cause I never gave him a chance but I love you, so it's not happening."

Chris looked shocked, "Doesn't he like that other girl?"

"I'm so confused." I said and pressed a hand to my forehead.

"I'm hungry." Crawford whined, Chris and I rolled our eyes, "You're always hungry." We said in unison.

I laughed and Chris wrapped his arms around me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he picked me up by my legs and threw me over his shoulder, I gasped, "Christian!"

He carried me out the door and everyone else followed, I dropped my torso so I was flopped over his shoulder. I slapped his butt and he slapped mine back, "Chris!"

"Nikki!"