What Happened When We Met

Let's Pretend II

I told Jimmy that I didn't want to be his pretend girlfriend and he didn't say anything. The thing was that I don't like to play those games, when the time came and he had to go back I was going to be hurt and angry again. I couldn't believe that Effie had accepted to do it with Timmy.
The guys were going to stay in the living room. They wanted us to all live together while they were here. I wasn't that happy about it because it reminded me of old times but whatever, I was going to be in the hospital most of the time.
"Why did you say no to Jimmy?" Effie asked getting me out of my thoughts.
"Why did you say yes to Timmy?" I asked back trying to evade her question.
"I asked first but I'll tell you, I said yes because we're not really together and I love him, even though it's more like friends, but I do and it's just for a few days, so if this is something that will make him happy for a while, why not do it?" I had to admit that I was impressed by her response, I never really thought that I would hear Effie say something like that. I just stared at her with my mouth shut.
"Okay, don't say anything, but think about it, you and Jimmy are something" she smiled and went to the couch where Timmy was.
Alaska and Seattle were laying on the floor watching a movie. Roger, Stella, Timmy, and Effie were on the couches watching it too. Jimmy was nowhere to be seen.
The doorbell rang. I stood up and opened it. Tyler was there with a rose in his hand.
"Uhhmm hi?" I smiled at him and looked down at the flower.
"Oh, uhhmm I'm taking Alice on a date" he smiled back.
"Ohhhhhh! Yeah, come in" I said awkwardly opening the door.
When I turned around I saw Alice and Jimmy coming down the stairs. I walked up to them.
"Was this your idea?" I asked angrily pointing at Jimmy.
"Yeah, but I'm fine Helena, really" Alice told me with a huge smile on her face.
"You just got back from the hospital, you were basically in a coma for like a day or so. You just broke up with your boyfriend and you're going on a date with a guy you just met?" I told her quickly with a low voice.
"Helena, this is called moving on. You should try it" she hugged Jimmy and walked towards Tyler. She smiled when he gave her the rose.
"And basically they already knew each other, we just introduced them officially" Jimmy said with a grin on his face.
"Ughh" I rolled my eyes and started walking towards the living room but he grabbed my hand and dragged me to the kitchen.
"What is going on? Why are you so angry?" He asked me letting go of my hand.
"Just imagine that I had done all the things you did. Would you be happy, acting like nothing happened?" I turned around and started looking for food.
"Okay, I'm sorry," he turned me around, "I really am sorry, I just didn't know how to handle the situation"
"Doesn't matter now" I kept on looking for some chips.
"Helena!" he raised his voice.
"What?!" I looked at him. From the expression he had on his face after I yelled at him, I imagined myself with little fire flames on my eyes. I started laughing and so did he.
"Come on, it's just two weeks. It'll be like when we were best friends, just with kissing and stuff" he chuckled.
"You need to stop messing with my head Jimmy Ray" I rolled my eyes.
"Is that a yes?" he asked me getting closer. I didn't say anything.
"Okay, I'm going to kiss you, if you kiss me back that means yes" he laughed.
He leaned down a little bit, took my cheeks in his hands and pressed his lips down on mine. At first I didn't want to kiss him back, but my arms betrayed me, they wrapped themselves around his waist and I couldn't help but kiss him back. I felt him smile and my only thought was: fuck, he got what he wanted.
"So I guess we're all happy couples now huh?" I heard Effie's voice. I blushed and turned around.
"It's okay bro!" Effie laughed and walked towards me.
"Alice and Tyler called, they are having dinner and then they invited us all to go get Froyo together. Are you guys in?" she wiggled her eyebrows.
"It's Froyo Effie, do you think we would say no?" I laughed. She got out of the kitchen and walked to her room followed by Timmy.
"Well, I have to go get ready too" I told Jimmy.
"Do you mind if I go with you?" He laughed.
I washed my face and started doing my makeup. He was laying on my bed talking about how awesome Canada was.
"Anything interesting around here?" he asked me.
"No, everything's the same" and it was the same. Work, band, drinking. He just nodded.
"Okay, I'm ready" I told him after I finished my right eyebrow.
"Effie told me to tell you that she is having an eyeliner problem" Timmy said from the door. I laughed and went to Effie's room.
"I was trying to do my eyeliner and this idiot started tickling me so I messed it all up and he won't let me do it!" She glared at Timmy. She sat down and I started doing my work.
"Lena you're an artist" Jimmy said laughing.
"Shut up" I told him rolling my eyes.
We were ready and we got on the van. I was mad at Effie because she let Timmy sit in the front with her.
"You jealous Lena?" Effie looked at me in the rearview mirror. Timmy grabbed her hand.
"Eww" I laughed. Jimmy grabbed my hand too. I felt my stomach tickling. I actually felt something real for Jimmy.
We got to the place where Alice and Tyler were waiting for us. We got our cups and started getting the Froyo.
I stopped for a second to look at everyone. Alaska was holding Seattle's cup while he poured what she wanted. Effie was excited telling Timmy to try the new sour flavors. Roger was making fun of Stella calling her "Chocolatey girlfriend". Alice and Tyler were laughing, they were going to switch their cups so they could try to guess which were their favorite flavors. I felt happy to have them in my life.
"Here" Jimmy said giving me a spoonful of mango froyo.
"It's good!" I nodded getting some more from his cup.
"Yes, girlfriend" he laughed.
"Ughhh! These bitches have to be everywhere!" I heard a voice yelling loud. I turned around to see who it was.
"Catrina Wilson?" Alaska asked with a confused face.