Living a Double Life (McLennon)

Chapter 7

*Paul's POV*

I sulked all the way home. When I got there my dad and Mike were nowhere to be found. 

"Hm must have gone out." I thought as I went into the kitchen to make a cup of tea. 

After a few minutes the tea was finished and poured a cup and made my way up to my room. "My room." I thought. "This is the room where I almost had my first kiss. Surely that wouldn't have been John's first kiss but I'd hoped it would have still been special to him." I sat on my bed with my cup of tea and stared off into space for a while.  

*John's POV*

"Bye Cyn, I'll see you tomorrow?" I said as I watched Cynthia get out of my car. 

"Most definitely" Cynthia looked back and smiled at me through the open window. She blew me a kiss and skipped to her house. 

I sat in my car for a few minutes thinking of Paul. Why haven't I seen him in a few days? Why hasn't he texted me? I don't want to text him first because I don't want to feel desperate but maybe I should? I thought about it and took my phone out of the cup holder next to me. 

"Hey Paul? How's it been?" - John

I sent it and waited for a response but after 5 minutes I couldn't wait any longer. I decided to leave and drive by his house for a few minutes. 

I got to Paul's 7 minutes later and walked up and knocked on the door. 

"Who is it?" I heard a voice ask. 

"It's uh John." I smiled, hoping to see Paul. 

"Why are you here," the voice said although it didn't really sound like a question. 

"Um I was hoping to see Paul?" I sounded confused and I was.

The door slowly opened and Paul stood in the doorway, his eyes red and puffy and he looked tired. 

"Paul?! What happened, are you okay?" I started talking frantically. 

"Nothing, I'm fine." Paul mumbled. "Is there a reason you're here?" 

"Well I haven't seen you in a while and you didn't respond to my text.. so I decided to come here and see if you wanted to hang out?" I said. 

"Why don't you go hang out with the blonde bird you were with earlier? Seemed to be having a good time." Paul mumbled some more. 

"What do you- oh you mean Cynthia?" I scratched my head. "When did you see her?" 

"Does it really matter?" He said sadly.

"Can you stop answering my questions with questions?" I asked. 

"Fine. I saw you two walk out of the record shop earlier. Don't act like you didn't see me when you drove past." Paul sniffled and rolled his eyes. 

"First of all, I didn't see you, and second of all, why does it matter?" I crossed my arms.

"You keep leading me on.. I thought you liked me but you don't ever message me and my company told me you're just using me. I didn't want to believe them but ….." he looked at the ground. 

"But what?! How could I possibly be using you!?" I slightly shouted. 

"When we did go places I would always pay, more people are starting to talk to you because of me and now you even have a girl after you." Tears were starting to form in Paul's eyes. I hated seeing him so upset but he was talking nonsense!!

"None of that is true! Cynthia is my ex, she just wanted to hang out today and some tomorrow." I furrowed my eyebrows. 

"Yeah, well I've gotta go. Bye John." Paul said as he shut the door in my face and locked it. 

I threw my hands up in the air and turned away angrily. How could he think that? 

*Paul's POV*

I slowly crept back up the stairs to my room where I cried some more. Of course I don't really believe what Jerry and Jackson said but John is really making me confused. First we almost kiss and then he acts like I don't exist and THEN he waltzes himself over here and expects to come in here. No way! 

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Shorter chapter today guys! Sorry about that!

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