love can't be lost

chapter four

Johnny POV
i woke up with a huge smile on my face. i jumped out of bed and ran to lauren's room.

"wake up sis!" i yelled as i shook her awake.

"johnny, what the fuck," she muttered as she pushed me away. "i'm tired."

"oh, did something finally happen with hayden last night?" i raised my eyebrows expectantly and she pushed me off her bed.

"no!"

"okay. suuuuuurrrre."

"ugh johnny i hate you! why are you in such a good mood?"

"what can i say? i'm a morning glory."

"no you aren't."

"whatever."

"OH!" she sits up quickly and looks at me with a smirk. "did someone have fun on their date with kenzie last night?"

"how did you know i was with kenz?"

"it was all over both of your snapchat stories! duh! so... how was it?"

"it wasn't a date," i said and rolled my eyes. "and yes, i had fun."

"if it wasn't a date, then what was it?"

"just two friends hanging out."

"okayyyyy john, when are you gonna ask her out?"

"...i'm not..."

"why not? i can tell that you like her."

"no i don't."

"then who do you like?"

"um, uh... SOPHIA!" i blurted.

"sophia?" lauren tilts her head and looks confused. "why her?" (a/n: i love all the characters in real life sm, so nothing mean about the characters in the story is true in real life for me. i love sophia but ofc i ship jenzie)
"she's nice, and she's funny and pretty. why wouldn't i like her?"

"well, if you like her so much then why don't you go on a date with her?"

"because i don't like her, i like kenzie," i think to myself. wait. i like kenzie? i like kenzie.

"maybe i will!" i reply to lauren and walked out of her room. i flopped onto my bed and groaned. telling lauren that i like sophia is going to come back and bite me in the butt hole.
Lauren POV
there's no way johnny likes sophia. not with the way he looks at kenzie. but, maybe he does. my brother is an idiot and is SUPER confusing to figure out. but i ship jenzie so so so much (a/n: lauren is me), and if johnny doesn't really have feelings for kenz, then i'm gonna make him have feelings for kenz.
i grab my phone and text sophia.
me: hey sophia, want to go on a date with my brother johnny?
sophia🙅🏼: sure! when and where?
me: he'll pick you up tonight at 8 for the movies.
sophia🙅🏼: great! tell him i can't wait! ;)
i smile. step one of Operation Jenzie is complete.
"johnny! come here!" i yell and he trudges into my room. "guess what bro? your amazing little sis got you a date tonight!"

his eyes widen. "really?" he asks hopefully.

"yup!" i grin. "pick sophia up at 8! you're going to the movies!"

his face falls and he looks down. i start to feel guilty but then i tell myself that it's for his own good, i'm doing him a favor because then he'll realize he needs to stop avoiding his feelings for kenzie. so technically, by setting him up on this date with sophia, i'm helping him get together with kenz. right?

"that is... what you wanted right?" i ask, hoping that maybe he'll say no and tell me he likes kenzie and wants to go on a date with her.

"ummm... yeah," he mumbles. "it is."
he leaves my room and i text kenzie.
me: hey! want to hang tonight?
kenzie👯: oh, um, i was kinda going to ask johnny if he wanted to hang tonight.
i rolled my eyes. she would rather hang with my lame brother than me? i sigh. she's so in love.
me: he already has plans tonight. so, my house or yours?
kenzie👯: he has plans? with who? and my house. we can watch a movie.
me: he has a date. who cares about me dumb ass brother anyway?😂 what time should i be over?
kenzie👯: he has a date?!?!? with who!!!????
kenzie👯: be here at 7. i need some comforting.
me: sophia. but why do you care? do you like him??😉
kenzie👯: well...
i look at the clock. 6:10 pm.
me: i'll be there in 20.
Mackenzie POV
"A DATE?!?!! THAT LITTLE RAT!!" i shriek as soon as i open the door for lauren. "i thought we really had something, but... but he just blew me off for some other girl!"

lauren gives me a hug and says, "hello to you too."
"i'm such an idiot. i actually thought he might have feelings for me," i mumble as lauren plops down on the couch.
"maybe he does," she says hopefully. "maybe he's just using sophia as a distraction."
"i doubt it..."
"why do you care so much kenz? do you have feelings for him?"
"...yes. no, i don't know. all i know is that i don't want him going on dates with other girls!!" i stamp my foot like a little kid and lauren laughs.
"where are your parents?" she asks.
"they're at a dance competition with maddie for the weekend."
"great, so we can watch any movie we want! how about... the fault in our stars?" she wiggles her eyebrows and i roll my eyes.
"fine."
Lauren POV
halfway through the movie, i glance at mackenzie and see tears streaking down her face.
"what's wrong, little grasshopper?" i ask.
"everything reminds me of johnny," she replies sadly.
i reach over to give her a hug, and when the movie is over i look at her again and see that she's asleep. dried tear marks line her face and even though it wasn't johnny's fault he's going on a date with sophia, i want to punch him in the face. i can't believe someone like johnny got someone like mackenzie's full attention and feelings. i mean, she really, truly cares for him and he has almost complete control over her happiness, and they aren't even dating! the fact that mackenzie would cry over him just because he's going on a date with another girl is enough to tell me that i made a huge mistake. sometimes, i wonder if hayden ever feels that way towards me. suddenly my phone buzzes and i look at it.
hayden💗😎: have i ever told u how much i love you?❤️
me: i love you too, you're the best boyfriend in the world💗
  looks like i was worried for no reason. i look at mackenzie again and see that she's frowning while sleeping. johnny better have a horrible time on that date.
Johnny POV
"bye sophia, see you around," i say as she gets out of the car.
"yeah, whatever," she says and rolls her eyes.
i wonder why she was in such a bad mood? i mean, i didn't do anything did i? we didn't talk that much during the movie, because it's a movie duh. well, she tried to talk at first but then i think she stopped because i wasn't talking back. because we were in a movie! i think she got kind of mad that i didn't offer to pay for her popcorn, and maybe a little pissed that i threw away the photo booth pictures. what? i didn't want them. we didn't talk on the way home, but that was fine with me because all i could think about was kenzie. who am i kidding, the whole time all i could think about was kenzie. maybe that's why sophia didn't have a good time (a/n: no shit). i had a horrible time on this date.
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a/n: trouble in paradise... two updates today bc i'm bored and antisocial. how are y'all today?? i have a sand volleyball tournament today 😭😭 it's supposed to be super hot (i live in texas, no dip😩) and so yeahhhhh. thanks for reading!!
qotd: jenzie or kayden?
aotd: JENZIEEEEEE DUH