Wicked Heart Beat - A Listen To Your Heart Book

Disaster Dinner Date

"So, how are things with you and Jay?"Mal asked Audrey.

Audrey frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Well I thought you two weren't exactly on speaking terms right now." Mal clarified.

Audrey sighed. She got up off the floor and started pacing. "I mean, yeah I guess. But then we got paired up for that stupid project and we decided that for the sake of our grades, we'd put our issues aside and try to act civil towards each other."

"Wait," Jane said. "I'm still not completely sure as to why you two were fighting in the first place."

"Somebody spread rumors that we were dating after prom. I maybe sorta kinda blamed him for it and words were said." Audrey explained.

"But why were you so upset about the rumors?" Evie asked. "They're just rumors. As long as you know what's true, it doesn't matter what others think."

"I guess.." Audrey said looking at the ground. She got a water bottle and sat back down on the floor. She was avoiding the other girls' gazes.

"Audrey, is there another reason you didn't want those rumors hanging around?" Crystal asked.

"Wait, do you like Jay?" Mal asked.

"What? No!" Audrey said defensively. "It's just that Florian hasn't talked to me since prom. It's been almost two weeks and I think he thinks that me and Jay are a thing."

"Seriously?" Mal asked. She laughed. "Have you even talked to him?"

"No," Audrey said sheepishly. "I've been preoccupied with arguments with Jay and my schoolwork."

"You mean your robot baby?" Jane asked.

"Exactly."

"So basically you spend almost all your time with Jay!" Evie smirked.

"Yeah-wait! No!" Audrey said. "Ugh. That's not what I meant!"

The other girls giggled. Audrey huffed and glared. She turned over in her sleeping bag. "I'm going to sleep!"

"Aww. Come on, Audrey," Crystal whined. "We don't have to take care of our babies so we can have some fun!"

"Good night!" Audrey said. She drifted off into a fitful sleep, with dreams that oddly enough, were about Jay.
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"So it's been like five days since you guys had your major blowout and you two are acting civil towards each other. How that working out for you?" Doug asked Jay.

Jay sighed. "Not as bad as you'd think. Obviously we're not bringing it up because words were said, but we're not exactly friends."

"I mean, you're raising a child with her," Carlos smirked.

"Shut up!" Jay yelled throwing a pillow at him. "I'm gonna hit the hay. Good night."
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The next day the girls awoke refreshed and ready for a shopping day, except Mal. "Guys. There's no way I'm going shopping on a Friday!"

"I'm not comfortable with that either," Jane admitted. "I can never find clothes that fit right. That's why my mother makes all my clothes."

"Well I have a royal tailor," Audrey said. "But even I like to go shopping."

"And honestly Jane you have a great figure," Evie complimented. "And have you lost weight?"

"Really?" Jane said, her face lighting up. "You think I'm skinnier?"

"Yeah," Mal said suspicion coating her voice. "Have you been working out or something?"

"A bit, yes," Jane said.

"Well let's go pick up Lonnie," Crystal suggested. "I'm dying to know what happened last night with Chad's parents."

"Well then let's get ready!"Evie said while Mal groaned.
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Chad walked into Jay and Carlos's room when he saw it was unlocked. He saw his bros asleep covered in snacks. Or at least Jay and Ben were. Their babies were safely tucked under their arms and Chad couldn't help but take a pic. He didn't post it because he thought it would be better blackmail material. He saw one of Carlos's heavy trigonometry textbooks laying in his bed and ever so gently picked it up and dropped it in the floor. The four out her guys woke up with a start. And the babies started crying.

"Dude, seriously?"Ben said, trying to calm down his screeching robot.

"I'm gonna kill you," Jay said, feeding his robot baby a fake bottle. Once they got their robots under control they turned their attention back to their very lucky to be alive friend.

"So is there a reason why you woke us up at 9:00 a.m.?" Jay asked. "Or do you have a death wish?"

Chad laughed. "Um, actually I need some advice."

"On what?" Ben asked.

Chad cleared his throat and scratched the back of his. "Let's just say that the dinner last night did not go as well as expected."
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"So I texted Lonnie we were gonna pick her up, and she just texted 'K'. Should we be worried?" Audrey asked.

"I'm pretty sure she's fine," Mal said.

"Only one way to find out," Evie said. As she was about to knock on Lonnie's door, the door opened and a teary eyed Lonnie appeared. She stepped aside to let her friends in

"Lonnie are you okay?" Jane asked.

"No," Lonnie cried. "Last night was a disaster! "