Is It Love? (An Our2ndLife/Jc Caylen/Connor Franta Fanfiction)

Chapter 26

***Connor's POV***

I was still startled about the news that my father had delivered to us just last night. It was too much to handle, and I already had enough stress in my life.

Was he really going to marry another woman? What did Michelle even see in him? He had much less money than her, and he also had six more kids than her. Did this mean that I was going to live with Jennifer? I shuddered at the thought.

Because I missed the last few days of school, I had to go in today to make up my exams. I was supposed to be starting my break today, but of course I had to go back to that place.

I really hated that school, It was full of obnoxious, stuck-up rich kids who always got their way. They got everything they wanted, and they weren't afraid to make a scene when it didn't go according to their plan. And the worst part was not seeing Veronica.

I missed her so much, and it didn't help that I spent all day yesterday with Jennifer. I really hoped that Veronica missed me too, but I was afraid to call her because the last time that I talked to her it didn't exactly end well.

The screen of my phone lit as it buzzed and I reached into my pocket to retrieve it. I hoped it was Veronica, but it was just my mom asking how I thought I did on my exams.

I sighed and put my phone back in my pocket.

"Who was that?" Jennifer asked, looking over slightly at my pocket.

"Just my mom, why do you care?" I snapped.

Ever since last night, I had been trying my best to distance myself from Jennifer. I didn't want any more confusion with her when I was just too busy figuring out things with Veronica.

Now she was driving me home from school after waiting for me to finish my exams, because no one else would, and I don't have a car.

I didn't know what to think about her being so nice to me lately. It could've just been an act to get something out of it, but what if she actually liked me and was genuinely changing? She seemed to be so calm, and it was really throwing me off. I didn't know what to think about the situation.

"Why are you being like that?" She asked a few minutes later.

She turned towards me and I could see the concern in her blue eyes. A piece of bleach blonde hair fell in front of them and she quickly reached to tuck it behind her ear.

"Being like what?" I asked back.

I was hoping that she wasn't going to question me. I was expecting her not to care what I was acting like. The Jennifer I knew wouldn't have given me a second glance if I was acting anything less than average, unless it was to throw insults at me.

"You're being so strange and.. distant," She sighed and returned her eyes to the road as she accelerated through the intersection. "We were actually having a good time yesterday and now you're acting like this. What's up with that?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," I said, not looking at her.

She turned into a gas station and pulled up to a pump. After she cut off the engine, she turned to me and  just stared at me for a few seconds.

"Well are you going to get the gas, or just stare at me?" I barked.

"I don't get you, Connor," She sighed again. "You used to be so different, did she really mess you up that much?"

She didn't have the right to talk to me about Veronica like that, especially after everything she had done to sabotage our relationship.

"She didn't mess me up. That was you," I replied harshly.