The Opposite Of You Part II

Chapter 21

I gasp for air as my eyes flutter open. The sound of the shower soothes my throbbing headache. Waving my hands I grab the aspirin and take it down with the water that sat beside it. I crawl out of bed. The shower cuts off and then the door crept slowly opened ajar. Water streamed off this muscular specimen. "Oh good, you're awake." He says. "Yea, why am I in your room?" He nods. "Yea you didn't want to go yours and I didn't feel like wrestling with you." I nod, "did we?"-

"Tempting but no you were way too drunk to function. Also, you beat V's ass and I helped clean you up." Like always someone has to come save me from me. I smile, "that reminds me of another story." He smirks, "you were such a baby." I laugh. "Thanks, but you didn't have to." He nods, "I know but who else was?" I shrug, "God, or me." I approach him. Still smirking with that smug look he looks down at me.

"Yea." Slowly I run my fingers, trailing them down his sculpted abs, "I'm terrible." I whispered. "So am I." Leaning forward I clasp my hand behind his neck. "Kiss me." He presses his lips up against mines and as we locked lips he tugged on my shirt and pulls it over and off "Jackson." He chuckles, "right." He stands still, "no it's not that. I want to... it's just that I need to clean up first." He smiles, "okay." I could care less, to be honest, I just didn't want the guilt to ruin this moment, which I kind of already did by me wanting to be clean.

Moments later I was drying my hair I felt the pressure on my back and then wet kisses plastering on my neck. "Carson." I breathe as his hands meet mines. "Where's Aria?" He sighs, "really?"
"Right here." I walk out of the bathroom. "Well let's go we have shopping to do."

I nod before leaving with her to go to the city. As we walk around with our bags she stops me. "So you and Jake seemed close this morning." Nod slowly I stop to look up at the large buildings. "Nothing happened though." She smiles, "good, you're supposed to be keeping your promise." I smile, "oh look time square."

"That and you and Nick are... You're not listening." I laugh as I turn around in a circle enjoying the view of the big apple. "Okay let's go before you go all nerd on me." Sara grabs and drags me away from time square.

When we arrived back home Nick was making himself a sandwich. "Hey, I have to call my mom so bye." Sara pushes me forward before walking away. "Hey, Sara have you seen Aria?" Jake asks. "Yea she's in the kitchen."

Jake peeps around the corner. "How's your head?" I laugh, "What happened last night?" I ask as if Jake didn't already tell me. I am literally horrible, I just wanted to hear his side of the story. "Well for starters Vanessa kissed me and you beat her ass." I laugh, "oh that explains my knuckles. I'm sorry you had to see that." He smirks, "it's fine, but at least I know not to mess with you." I laugh.

"So you and Danny?" I ask. "Are you jealous?" I shrug, "I don't get jealous." He nods. "So what about you being on your own?" I sigh, "it's great. Sometimes." Slowly Nick saunters over towards me. "Tell me about the old us."

He says, "Oh sure, well there was this one time when we snuck out of my house, it was Thanksgiving. Both our mothers wanted us to be together because they thought we were cute. At the time we weren't really on good terms. Ha, and we went bowling with Vanessa and Jake. We had fun. But then there's this other moment."-

Trailing my attention towards his eyes. "What was that moment?" He asks. "My birthday. You bought me the notebook you saw and you gave me my first kiss." He smiles, "I wish I could remember that." Nick's eyes move downwards toward his feet.

"Hey, Jake what are we watching?" Vanessa asks pushing him into the room. "Aria." She snarls almost ready to pounce. Her eye swollen she turns to Nick. "So are you two a thing now?" I look away. "We're just friends." Vanessa laughs at Nick. "You two don't stay friends very long."

"V stop."- Jake grabs her. "Why not? It'll stop your little pathetic crush on her." Nick sighs. "Go to your room."

"You're not my dad Nick! And I'm just so sick and tired of everything being about you! You have both of them worshiping at your alter trying to get your attention and you can't even pick one but I can. I know who'd you pick."

I cross my arms, "enlighten me." She smirks, "Nick, it's so obvious because you're just leading Jake on waiting for Nick to come to his senses. You don't deserve him."

"And you do?" I ask, "yea because I'm not a slut like you."

"I told you that I didn't."-

"I don't care! You ruined my life! I was fine! Jake and I were fine and my obsession of trying to keep you on your toes and to protect you from Sara got worse. By the way, she pity's you because you have no one and you're her last option. And I'm just sick of everyone protecting you!"

"No one told you, had to! I didn't cry out to anyone I didn't need any of your help. I survived on my own yea Jake or Nick to help me but they wanted to. Yea Jake talked me out of killing myself but he didn't save me! I saved myself because I knew I had so much more to offer! And you didn't have to be my."-

Smack!

Rubbing my face Sara gets up from the living room and begins to pull me away. "Get off me!" I yell accidentally jabbing her in the nose with my elbow. "Okay, this is what I get for trying to help you."

"I'm sorry." Nick looks down. "Aria just go," Nick says. "Excuse me what?" I ask. "You've gotten into a fight and you're just causing problems."

"Fine! I will." I storm off. "Wow, Nick." Sara chases after me. "Hey wait up."

"No, wait why are we even friends?"

"Cause you're cool." I laugh, "you hated me and you even said I was your last option and I really don't want to waste your time." She sighs, "really so we're doing this again?" She asks annoyed and tired. "No, I just need my space."
"You know you don't always have to over analyze everything people tell you!" Sara yells.

I enter my room and begin packing. "Aria stop he doesn't want you to leave." I laugh, "of course he does. He pretends he likes me but he doesn't because he doesn't remember me and Vanessa hates me for a crime I did not commit and you pity me and I was fine but I don't know anymore. And I'm sick of everyone saying it's my fault or that things are fine because it's not. And I know I'm annoying but."- I pause as I zip up my suitcase.

"That's who I am."