sweets || bryce hall

Chapter 25: Jealous

Rory POV

Jaden and I are just sitting in the car, drinking Starbucks and eating the food we got there.

"I have to say, I can't complain. This is good." Jaden says, making me squeal.

"Yay! See, I told you that you'd like it!" I made him get Pink Drink and he wasn't happy about it. But even my oblivious self can tell he's just trying to distract me and make me happy.

"Are you against going to the mall? We could hang out?" Jaden asks, slurping the last part loudly, close to my ear, making me giggle. Even though going to the mall sounds horrible. I nervously look at him and he gives me a huge grin. I sigh looking down.

"Yeah okay, but if we see too many fans or something happens, can we please leave?"

"Of course," He gives me a nice smile. "Okay, now. We gotta drive to the mall. Put your seatbelt on. I don't think it would help Bryce's mood if your died in a car wreck." I shake my head as he starts the car, putting on my seatbelt, even though he hasn't put his on.

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"C'mon! It'll be fun Ro!" Jaden pulls on my hand, pouting, as we stand outside the store.

"I am absolutely not going in there Jaden, especially not with you. You know I love you, but no." I roll my eyes.

"Ugh fine. No Victoria Secret. I still think it would've been fun though." He pouts. "Then we're going into Brandy Melville." He pulls me towards the other store, smiling.

"Okay that actually sounds fun," I smile shyly. I still have money from working, so I'd feel okay about buying something. I feel horrible for depending on the boys. It makes me feel so horrible. I kind of want a new dress. I only took two when I came to LA. I obviously couldn't take much. Olivia and Nessa helped me get some stuff but I really don't have many clothes. I like what I have though. All I really brought was the clothes I have, the money I brought from the job I worked all of high school, and a couple of small things.

"Okay, lets go then." We walk into the store and immediately I'm overwhelmed. The store is so big and after only a minute or two Jaden leaves me to look at women's pants, which I would never wear. I drift over to a bunch of tops, just looking around. I find one fairly fitted white tank top that has red flowers, and from a small table to the side, I grab some bracelets and a pair of earrings.

As I keep walking around I find a maroon lacey dress. As I'm holding it up to my small frame in a mirror. I feel like I'm too fat to fit in it, but I don't even know. I've eaten so much between Starbucks and Chipotle yesterday and then the Starbucks drink and sandwich today, so I feel like it might not.

I see Jaden walking up with some things on his arm in the mirror. "You know they have changing rooms, right?" He laughs, looking at me as I turn towards him.

"I di-didn't know-now where i-it is, and plus-s I probably don't e-even fit in this anyw-way." I look down and go to walk over back to the rack to put it away, but Jaden sticks an arm out, stopping me. He puts his hand under my chin, pulling my face up to look at his.

"You. Are. Not. Fat. We saw the comments you saw. You're perfect just the way you are. Bryce loves you, and we all love you, just like this. Okay? You are one of my best friends Aurora, and I don't want to see you think like that. They're just jealous, anyone who says anything like that. You're so tiny too, you're the opposite. So let's go try stuff on, and I bet it'll look perfect." He smiles, as a small timid smile grows on my face as he finishes.

"Okay,"

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I have my bag over my arm as we walk towards the exit of the mall. Jaden was right, I really like the dress. Suddenly I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket so I grab it and pick up.

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( Rory's Phone | Other Phone )

"Yes? This is Rory?" I answer stopping by a tree next to the sidewalk.

"Rory, why the fuck is your boyfriend here, with a bunch of his friends, fighting with my brother?!" I look up at Jaden with wide eyes, even though he isn't paying attention to me. He's just looking down at his phone.

"Wha-What do you mean? He was just at the hou-" She interrupts me, yelling so loud that Jaden looks up,

"I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU THINK HE IS! HE'S AT MY BROTHER AND I'S HOUSE, NOW! IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU TO QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN, STEAL MY CLOTHES, STEAL MY JEWELRY, YOU SICKED YOUR BOYFRIEND ON US NOW?! WHAT DID I DO?!" Jaden furrows his eyebrows, hearing her tone even from a couple feet from me. He puts his hand out, gesturing to hand him the phone but I shake my head turning away.

"But I-I didn't send him there, I'm so-sorry, I don't know what's going on, I-" I try to speak but she just keeps yelling,

"Don't even try, bitch. I don't even know why I ever was even nice to you. You're so annoying with your flinching and that stupid stutter. It's probably for attention anyway." I feel a tear fall down my cheek as she continues, "I don't even know why he's dating you. You're a pathetic-" Jaden spins me around, and within seconds he sees my face, grabs my phone and says,

"I don't know who you are, but you're upsetting Rory, and I really don't like that so goodbye." My eyes widen as he hangs up on the angry girl, handing me the phone, and walking away. I stand there in shock, the tears on my face drying slowly. After a minute I run after him, my Sephora and Melville bags on my arm.

"C'mon shorty get in the car," Jaden smiles, ignoring what had just happened.

"Do you even know what she was saying?" I say, staying out of the car, crossing my arms.

"I don't even know who it was. Does it matter?" He asks, and I respond,

"It was Laurie asking why Bryce is at her house fighting with her brother," I say, watching his face change,

"Oh shit..."

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Credit to ImBoots and swaystoriez for the ideas they gave me in the comments for what her and Jaden did. It was fun to implement them in my story!

So I suck. I'm so sorry this took so long. I haven't been doing so well, but I'm doing my best and I'm sorry.

Comment how you think this is going to go down with Rory and Bryce and what he's doing, or at least comment and vote and tell me what you think, I appreciate the support so much!

Thank you all so much for reading, I'll see you soon, I love y'all!