Chapter Nine

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Rose's POV

After Jack left, I woke Lacey up. I couldn't believe she was still sleeping. We had all day to spend together, but we had no idea what to do. For most of the day, we laid around and browsed the internet just like we did at home. After a while we decided to go down to the pool. On our way to the pool, we ran into the madness that was magcon. It finally began. I started to think about tomorrow. What the hell was I going to do? I had to face all the boys tomorrow, even Jack. Tomorrow, I'm supposed to meet them all face to face for the first time. All of them knew who I was, and I have to do everything to get Jack to invite me, which I doubt he'll do. Maybe now, I don't need to go to magcon. This is better than magcon. I didn't feel the need to go anymore, but I know Lacey still wants to.

We reached the pool and hung out for a long time. We swam, tried to get tan, and talked a lot. It took my mind off of what was going to happen tomorrow. I still had to ask her if she wanted to hangout with the boys tonight.

"So, Lace, Jack wants to come over tonight."

"Yeah, that sounds interesting. What's that got to do with me though?" Lacey always has some kind of smart comment to make.

"He wants to bring one of the guys along, so we can all hangout."

Lacey looked at me in surprise and replied with "No way! Did he say who he was bringing?!"

"Nope, didn't mention who it would be."

"Wow, I hope it's Cam! Maybe it's Carter, you said they were close, right? Rosey, you're the best. I'm so excited this is amazing."

"I'm not sure who else is coming, we'll have to wait and see! Don't thank me though, I didn't do anything. Now before I fall asleep in the sun, can we go back to our room? I'd like to take a nap before our eventful night ahead."

We snuck back up to our hotel. We didn't want to be caught up in magcon. As soon as we got to our room, I passed out on my bed.

I woke up around four. Lacey was awake already, doing something on her computer. We got pizza for dinner because it was simple, and we weren't sure if the guys were going to bring food later or not. We were both really excited for tonight, and before we knew it, it was time to get ready.

We both took showers and brushed our teeth. We wanted to look cute, but casual still. Lacey put her hair in a bun, and wore a white flowy top with blue jean shorts. I straightened my hair, put on my favorite hoodie and a pair of shorts. I made sure my makeup was done nicely because I wasn't exactly dressed up. I felt like I didn't need to be dressed up. I felt like Jack didn't care how I was dressed.

We sat around and waited for a knock on the door. I got a text from Jack that said, "I'll be there in twenty." He never knocked, he just walked in.

Jack's POV

I was incredibly tired from the long day that had passed. I love magcon more than anything, but it sure is tiring. I was excited to see Rose, and to spend more time with her. I wonder if as saw anything about magcon today. As Matt and I were walking up to Rose's room, I asked, "Do you think the girls saw us at magcon today?"

He replied with, "I'm sure they saw magcon, people were everywhere and there's tons of signs. I'm not sure if the saw us, though. Why'd you ask?"

"I don't think she knows about magcon. I don't think she knows anything about what I do, and if she does, she doesn't seem to care. She likes me for me, not for my fame."

"Looks like you've got yourself a keeper, bro. That's rare. You're lucky."

Talks like that with the guys don't happen often, but I was glad it did. When any of us are together, we usually just mess around and cause trouble, which was always fun too.

I told Rose we were on our way up, so when I got there, I just walked in. I hope she didn't mind.

I opened the door and walked in. Rose and Lacey were sitting on one of the beds talking. Rose got up, hugged me, and gave me a quick kiss. She looked cute like always, and smelled like the ocean.

I introduced Matt to both girls. His facial expressions told me a lot. It was easy to tell that he found Lacey attractive by the way his eyes looked like they were going to fall out of his head. We all say around for a while and talked about things like school, and all that. We made jokes and goofed around. The four of us got along really well. After about an hour or so of talking with everyone, Matt and Lacey said they were going to take a walk, to get to know eachother better. Rose and I couldn't figure out if that was true, or if they were just going somewhere to makeout. We also didn't know what time they'd get back.

We decided it'd be fun to have a movie night. I remember she said her favorite movie was "Perks of Being a Wallflower" which I had never seen before. Luckily I found it online somewhere.

She said she needed to put on something more comfortable, so she grabbed sweatpants and put them on. She caught me staring at her and said, "Don't look at my butt."

"But you have a cute butt." I replied.

She blushed, and gave me a funny look. I laid down in her bed. She laid next to me and rested her head on my chest. I love when girls do that.

About half way into the movie, she got up and went to the bathroom. I took the opportunity to get up and stretch, since my arm had fallen asleep from being behind her. As I was stretching I noticed two papers on top of the dresser. Those papers looked familiar for some reason. I didn't want to read them, but I had to. When I turned the light on, I knew exactly what they were right away. My heart sank, and my jaw dropped. Rose came out of the bathroom with a smile on her face. When she saw me, she looked confused. I picked up the tickets and held them up.

"Rose, are you serious? Really? You knew who I was all this time?"

"Well of course I knew, everyone knows who you are. You can't be mad at me for that."

"You're just another fan aren't you? You only like me because of my job, that's all anyone likes me for."

"No, Jack. I WAS another fan. Before I really got to know you, yes I was just another fan. I'm sorry but I can't help that. You came to me, remember? Not once did I voluntarily approach you, you were always the one to come to me. That's why I tried so hard to keep the distance between us, but I couldn't help it."

I was furious, and I couldn't believe what was happening. I couldn't control my anger. "I can't believe you. I thought you liked me for me. What if I had no fame, would you still have continued to talk to me? I thought we had something different, and I thought you were different. Forget all that's happened these passed few day days, because it means nothin to me now. Now that I know your secret. Maybe if you told me you knew about me, things would be different. You're just like everyone else, Rose. See you around."

She had tears in her eyes, but I was too angry to care. I ran out of her room, and slammed the door on my way out. I stomped down the hallway, saying every swear word I could think of under my breath. I sat down at the top of the stairs to collect my thoughts.

A few minutes later, I heard my name being called from behind me. It was Matt, by himself. He must of knew what had happened because he was running towards me.

"What the hell just happened? That girl is a wreck, as soon as he said your name I left."

"She's a fan. That's all she ever was, a fan. I was right, it was too good to be true."

He patted me on the back and said, "Damn, sorry to hear that bro. You should go back to your room, get some sleep."

I agreed and went back to my room, but I didn't sleep. I told the rest of the guys what happened, but they didn't seem to care much. For the first time, I wasn't excited for magcon. I fell asleep around two, after a long night of staring at the ceiling.

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