Martinez Twins Fanfiction

Chapter 13

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Ivan and I run around the house telling everyone that we're dating. Everyone keeps saying that they're so happy for us. Except one person.

"I swear to God, Ivan, if you break that girl's heart I will break your face!" Tessa threatens.

"Chill, chill. I won't." he says, slightly scared.

"Promise?" she stares him down.

"I promise," he swears.

For a minute, she seems to be thinking it over in her head. Then, she smiles. "Okay! This is so cool. Yipeeeee! You guys are going to look so cute together!"

"Are you on your period?" Ivan asks. I laugh but Tessa gets mad.

"Why would you think that?!" she yells.

"That's a yes," I translate. "Run!" We laugh the whole way down the stairs and stop abruptly in the kitchen. A girl our age is sitting at the table chatting with Jake and Erika. Her shorts are so small you can see half her butt and she is clearly wearing a huge push-up bra. I roll my eyes. What a slut. She might as well be naked.

"Amanda!" Ivan cheers and runs up to her. She stands up and gives him a hug.

"Ivan! I missed you!" she tells him.

She holds on to him a little too long for my liking. "AHEM," I pretend to clear my throat. They stop hugging. "Um, sorry, but who the hell is this?"

"Woah someone's a little cranky," the girl says.

"Um, Laina, this is my friend Amanda," Ivan says. He gives me a nervous smile.

"Okay, why is she here?" I ask.

Jake picks up the plate he was eating off of and passes me on the way to the sink. "Jealous, much?" he whispers in my ear. I give him a friendly shove.

"Oh, well, she reached out to me," Ivan says. "She said she missed me. So, I kinda invited her here." He scratches the back of his head while saying this.

"Well, that's fine," I say. No it's not. "Obviously you have friends besides us that you want to see - we all do." But mine aren't sluts. "Why are you so nervous to tell me?"

"Oh, well, you know, uh, we, uh-"

"We used to date," Amanda says for him, grinning like an asshole.

"YOU WHAT?" I scream.

"We used to date," Amanda repeats.

"Yeah, I heard it the first time bitch!" I yell. Ivan stares at the floor, his face turning red.

I take a deep breath. "Amanda, could you give us a minute?" I say in my nicest voice. As soon as she, Jake, and Erika leave to go upstairs, I burst. "Ivan! Are you stupid? We literally JUST started dating! And you invite your ex-girlfriend?! Do you have any idea how girls work?"

He shakes his head. I continue. "You literally just told me you loved me! Now this slut is here!"

"Hey, she is not a slut!" he yells.

"Oh, now you're defending her?!" Ivan shuts his mouth. "And yes she is! She couldn't show more skin even if she was in a bathing suit!"

"All she said was that she wanted to catch up. We stayed good friends after we broke up." Ivan says, holding in tears.

"Oh my god, you don't get it," I say. "Let me spell it out for you: SHE'S USING YOU! She doesn't love you! You became famous and now she's trying to get you back by shoving her boobs in your face so she can become famous too!"

Tears are now streaming down both of our faces. "Laina-" Ivan starts.

"No!" I scream. "I don't want to see or hear you. Please, go away from me!"

"Laina plea-"

"GO!"

There is silence for a moment and then Ivan runs to the front door.

He looks back but I keep my eyes on the floor. I hear the door slam shut behind him.

I collapse on the ground and sob.

Ivan doesn't come back.