Never The Right Time, Jordan Knight

Chapter 16

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"What are you doing here?" Dylan asked as we sat on the couch with Briana sat right in the corner peering at us. Dylan sat on the arm rest then immediately got up, realising he was still in nothing but a towel. I laughed lightly, making him smirk at me as my cheeks heated, looking away with embarrassment.

"Well, I'm on break and we were just talking about you and here we are," Joe explained.

"Put some clothes on," Briana spoke quietly, earning everyone to look to her direction. I smile tugged at Dylan's lips, crossing his arms as he still leant on the side of the couch.

"Alrighty, I'll be a minute," He chuckled, tilting his head back as he walked out of the room. Briana slowly and cautiously walked towards us and sat on the opposite lounge. She eyed Joe intently as he couldn't help but have a goofy grin on his face, trying to contain his laughter.

"How are you Briana?" He asked.

"Good and how are you?" She politely smiled, blushing like no other.

"I'm great, yeah," He laughed.

"You know the 'Please don't go girl'!"

"I do,"

"It's my favorite," She smiled, me and Joe mirroring her expression.

"Yeah? Who do you like the most?"

"You... But. Jordan, sometimes," Honey, I couldn't agree with you more.

"Wait, but you like me better?" He bragged.

"Yes,"

"I like me too," He pointed to himself as Briana gave him a confused look. I shook my head in disgrace and chuckled.

"What's going on, I haven't seen you guys in about 5 years," Dylan returned, now fully clothed but still glistening with water all over his hair and face.

"It's been 8 actually," I corrected him, giving him a light grin while taking off my jacket.

"That's crazy, there's no way we haven't seen each other since then,"

"Joe must've but I don't recall. I'm just surprised you recognised me,"

"Scott has showed me a photo of you with him when you guys were together,"

"When you guys were together?" I repeated what he said, having no clue as to what he meant by it.

"Yeah, before you broke up,"

"We didn't break up," I stated, getting a little flustered by the outspoken assumption.

"Scott told me a month ago you guys broke up,"

"Please be joking,"

"Sorry, that's what he said," This has given me an even further clue to the possibility of him cheating on me with Bella.

"Okay, so what about you. Since when did you start hanging out with Scott? Let alone even know him?" I felt a light pinch on my leg from Joe, secretly telling me to calm my nerves to prevent either upsetting Dylan or scaring Briana.

"We hung out at school a little and, I guess we see each other because of mutual friends. Is that solid enough for you Cindy?"

"I don't know, does the name Bella ring a bell at all," I asked, wondering why he decided to direct it all to being my fault.

"Well the hot blonde, I wouldn't miss it,"

"Lay off Dylan," Joe exasperated.

"You're some moody little boy," I scoffed, rolling my eyes as my foot lightly tapped impatiently on the hardwood floor.

"Little boy?" Dylan smirked, feeling satisfied with himself for testing my nerves.

"You guys haven't changed," Joe mocked, pushing his hair away from his eyes.

"What?" We both said in unison.

"Just like when you both would fight over being the first one to bat and then while you were pitching you would hug every 10mins,"

"No we didn't," Dylan whined, disagreeing with what Joe truthfully said.

"You put your hands up my shirt remember?"

"Oh, hah, yeah," He laughed to himself, looking pleased with the stupid little stunt he pulled while hugging me for a home run I ran. "So what really brings you here?"

"I honestly don't know anymore," I shrugged, sinking into the couch and looking around the small house.

"Common' Cindy, I'm only playin'" He reached over and shook my knee with his hands, making me look towards him and seeing a smile lace from his lips.

"Haven't seen you in a long time, thought it would be a necessary time to visit," Joe smiled.

"And how's your group, we see you on the TV a couple of times, this little ones caught eyes on you apparently," He gestured towards Briana who didn't exactly know what was going on, earning 3 large smiles from us all. Joey started talking about all the different guy's roles in the band, mentioning Jordan as the leader, clouding my thoughts and thinking about the encounter we had earlier. My minds telling me that I don't regret what we did, he felt so willing to kiss me, like he has been wanting to do it all this time.

But then I hear everybody else's opinions in my head, telling me what I did and want to do is wrong because to look at the bigger picture, he's not mine, I didn't take dibs on him like Heidi, and I have that compulsive liar of a boyfriend.

I wonder what Jordan thinks about this. What if he only kissed me in Danny's room because he was only turned on in that moment. Maybe that's why he didn't call my name as I rushed out of the door.

Even if I find out Scott cheated on me, I'm not one to talk reflecting on the kiss I had with Jordan. I've put myself in such a position that I'm not cut out to defend myself. I know that if I do get called out for it, I will rightfully throw Jordan under the bus with me as it's his fault just as mine. But knowing Heidi and Camila they will see it as I was the one who took advantage of him, that I pulled him into it.

"Cleopatra," I heard Dylan call but chose to ignore it. I hated the pointless name, referring to the similarities that we so apparently shared. He thought that I saw myself higher than others, that I chose what to do for only my benefit and no one else's. Yes, I see where he came from 8 years ago when I did act like I was better than everyone else but I'm so passed childish nicknames that I don't want to be labelled as someone else.

"Beautiful Cleo, you awake?" He teased as I still remained to stare at the small coffee table that was in front of me. 'Beautiful Cleo' I scoffed in my head, reminding me of the sarcastic compliment that completed the name.

"What?" I breathed, acting completely exhausted.

"Why are you still with the asshole?" The question that has clouded my mind has finally be asked. I was expecting someone like Camila to ask this but Dylan? Of all people.

"I'm scared," I answered truthfully, shrugging my shoulders and lightly smiling at the two boys around me.

"Why?"

"Because he's possessive. He gets what he wants,"

"So you're scared he won't let you go?"

"Yes,"
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I know if I was Cindy I would never just go to someone's house after kissing Jordan but she's supposed to be a girl who conceals her emotions. So she's never one to cry unless it's a movie or if she's laughing so hard she'll be in tears. I don't know. I never read about any characters like her so that's why I made her like this. XX