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                                                            Chapter 12

I walked out of the store with Chase, holding my bag proudly.  I heard my phone going off and dug through my purse trying to find it.

Carly, the caller ID red.  I pressed the answer button and held it to my ear.

“Hello?

“Zoey, are you there Z-Zoey?” she said with static cutting her out.

I held my finger to my other ear trying to block out the noise.

“Carly?”

“Zoey!”

“I’m here.”

“Zoey, are you coming home, the boys’ are driving me crazy!” she said sounding exhausted.

“I’m sorry Carly, but I don’t know when I’m going to be coming home.”

“Zoey, please,” she whined.

“Carly how about you meet me tomorrow at 10:30 at the family cabin, ask Jeremy about it, he’ll know, oh and wear something nice, we’ll be going somewhere fancy.”

I pressed the end button before she could speak and smiled. 

I quickly opened a new text and typed, Be at the family cabin at 10 with all the boys’, Carly’s parents, and wear something nice, it is her birthday!

I quickly sent it to Jeremy and put my phone back in my bag.  I did not want to deal with calling him, putting down my guard to talk to him, so I guess texting was the only option.

“Chase, will you come with me tomorrow for Carly’s birthday?”

He nodded and kissed me on the cheek.

I smiled and grabbed his hand dragging him around the mall.  I needed to find the perfect gift for Carly.

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“Chase, we have to go set everything up, let’s go!” I yelled from downstairs.

“I’m coming,” He said back.

I tapped my foot nervously, I hadn’t seen my brothers’ in days and I was just a little nervous (Note the sarcasm).

Chase came pounding down the stairs in his tux, and I had to say….he looked hot.  He walked over to me wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me close. 

When our lips were inches apart he whispered, “I know I am.”

He pulled away, dragging me out of the house as I blushed.  I fidgeted with my thumbs as I sat in his truck waiting nervously to get to the cabin.

“Don’t worry,” He said placing one of his hands on mine, giving them a reassuring squeeze.  I gave him a small smile, and swore my heart stopped beating when he reached up and turned off the truck.

I got out and shut the door.  I grabbed the box of decorations and carried them in.  I looked around breathing in the sweet smell of Christmas.

The last time I was here, we had Christmas.  The last Christmas I ever had with my mother.  We used to make cookies, and cut a fresh pine tree.  We would play Christmas music and decorate the whole cabin.

I shook the thoughts and set the box down, taking everything out.  I grabbed the ‘Happy Birthday!’ banner, tape and a chair.  I put the banner up, with the help of Chase, so you could see it as soon as you walked in.  I put pictures of Carly, which I got from her mom, around the whole cabin.  And to finish everything off, Chase and I blew up the balloons.  I spotted something in the bottom of the box and pulled them out.  Confetti poppers? Where did they come from?

I turned to Chase who had a smile on his face, “You can’t have a party without confetti poppers.”

I smiled and handed him one.  I looked at the clock, it was 10:17 and no one was here.  I wonder what was so important they were late.  I pulled out my phone and quickly dialed Jeremy.

“Hello?”

“Where are you, you were supposed to be here like 20 minutes ago!”

“Sorry, we’ll be there in a couple minutes!”

“You should be here now!” I yelled, frustrated.  I hit the end button and put my phone away.

A knock came on the door and I walked over to it, opening it.  I was hoping it was the boys’, but it was only the food delivery.  I took the food and Chase gave them the money.

I set the food on the table and started dishing it onto plates to hide the evidence.  The food was Carly’s favorite, Chinese.  There also were chicken strips, potatoes, and some fruits and vegetables.

I was hoping Carly would be ‘fashionably late’, because it was now 10:30 and still the boys’ weren’t here.  By now I was getting seriously mad.

The door flew open and I snapped my head over to it.  The boys’ walked in and I let out a breath of relief.

“Thank gosh,” I whispered.

“We’re here!” Nick yelled.

“Typical boys’, always late,” I said.

Jeremy turned his head to the side, staring.

“She’s here,” he whispered.

We all ran around trying to find a place to hide.  I heard a knock on the door and I yelled, “Come in!”  I mean, I did tell her we were going to hang out…

She opened the door and walked forward a little before we jumped out and yelled “Surprise!”

She screamed in shock, and then started laughing, a blush coming to her cheeks.  Jeremy walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek, whispering something in her ear, making her blush more.

Carly was wearing a hot pink knee length dress that had one strap and a sparkled belt.  She wore some simple silver heels and had her hair down with a small white flower pinning back one side.

She smiled at Jeremy and then walked over to me.  I immediately hugged her, whispering ‘I’m sorry’ over and over.

She laughed lightly and looked at me, “You better be coming back soon, or else I might have to move out too.”

She looked over at Jeremy, “Well, that is, if I didn’t have Jeremy.”

I laughed, “I will be, soon, and when I do, they will get it, bad…well mainly Jason, he needs to get his head out of his ass.”

Carly laughed, “Yeah, he needs to cool down, he hasn’t talked to anyone since you left, and I’m actually surprised he came.”

Now that shocked me, I didn’t know Jason was taking it this hard.  Honestly I’m over it, I forgave, in my mind, and I’m ready to forget.  I think what I need to do is apologize, to them, for real this time.

I looked over at Jason; he was standing against a wall with an unreadable expression on his face, hands in his pockets.  I felt extremely guilty, I wasn’t the one who got hurt the most, Jason did.  And I had no clue why.  It seemed like the only time he got mad at me was when I was with….Chase.  How could I be so stupid, of course he was mad with me, I was mates with the boy who stole almost everyone of his girlfriends!

I needed to make this right, right now.

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Ugh, I feel terrible.  I honestly hate this chapter, and most of them because they are always so rushed.  I am so sorry for the delay but I am at my grandparents house, since my parents went on vacation, and their internet connection is terrible!  This week will be very crappy, but I hope you comment, fan, and vote anyway.  Thanks to all my fans and readers, I am so glad people read my story :D  

-Megan <3