L.A. Dreams

Chapter 36

Kristen's POV

The Dinner with Troye and Tyler was honestly one of the best nights I spent in L.A.  The issue with that was I never had that much fun with Joey...  Relationships are supposed to be fun... right?  I mean, when I was with Joey I was happy, but I never had fun like I did with these guys.  Maybe it wasn't meant to work out with him.  I mean these weren't good signs.  With less than a month to go until college, maybe it was best to break things off.  No, I had to see if it would get any better before I screwed him over yet again.  He probably couldn't handle anymore pain, and neither could I.  After dinner, we decided to head over to the Grove to get dessert.  "So how are you and Joey doing?" Troye asked.  I barely knew him (personally) but I felt like I could tell him anything.  Also, I could totally tell Tyler anything.  "Honestly, I don't know.  He's really great and I like him, but lately he's just not fun."  It sounded terrible to say out loud.  "I totally understand," he replied, reassuring me that I wasn't crazy.  "Girl, I hate to say it, but Joey isn't really a fun person.   He's just always the same and unfortunately there's a ton of drama around him most of the time."  Drama is literally one of my least favourite things on the entire planet.  Based on this story, you'd probably think I'm a drama queen, but in reality it's just a terrible thing and I try to avoid it.  "Oh wow, I had no idea," I replied.  "Honestly, I was routing for Kawyer," (Sawyer+Kristen) Tyler said, shocking me.  "Woah, why?" I asked, confused.  "You just seem more like Sawyer's type.  You'd be my type if I wasn't flamingly gay!"  He laughed, but I was not amused.  "Probably me, too."  Troye added.  They REALLY weren't helping me out in this situation.  "So are you saying that I should break up with Joey?"  At this point, I didn't even know how to react.  "All I'm saying is that you deserve to be happy and you seemed a lot happier when it was Sawyer in the picture."  I didn't want to admit it, but it was completely true... I wasn't happy, but I deserved to be.

Joey's POV

Finally it was time to see Kristen again.  Three days went by slowly.  We made a plan to meet up at, you guessed it, The Grove.  As usual, we made reservations for Cheesecake factory.  I dressed in my new Topman suit.  I wanted to look good after our short break.  Three days may not seem like a long time, but it sure feels long when it's time away from the one you care about.  When I arrived, she was already there.  "Hey!" I said, leaning in to kiss her.  "Hey Joey!  I missed you," she replied.  It was so good to finally hear Kristen's voice again.  "I missed you, too!"  She smiled, but something seemed wrong.  "Is everything okay?" I asked, truly concerned.  "Yeah, totally.  I'm just tired."  Not wanting to question her, I just went along with it.  "So what's new?"  I asked her.  "Well unfortunately I have to go back to Virginia in a few weeks.  School is gonna be starting back up."  I knew that she had to go back at some point... "Wow that's really soon.  I'm gonna miss you," I said to her.  It would be really weird not seeing her every week in person.  "I'm gonna miss you, too Joey!"  Her voice trailed off and she looked at the ground.  "Okay seriously don't lie to me Kristen.  I know something is wrong."  It hurt knowing that she would try to keep a secret from me.  "Look, the other night I was with Tyler and Troye and I realised how attracted I am to Troye... Now I'm dating you and he's gay, but I feel like I can't control myself.  You deserve better than that."  My heart fell.  "Well being attracted is natural.  No one can control that."  I tried to rationalize what she was saying.  "But the problem is that I like people I'm not supposed to... You don't deserve someone who can't love just you.  You deserve someone better."  Who did she like that she wasn't supposed to?  "It's fine.  Just calm down and think about what you are saying."  Tears were forming in her eyes.  "I know what I'm saying.  I'm sorry Joey, I have to go."  She threw her napkin down and ran outside.  I didn't even try to stop her.