It All Started in Vegas

Chapter 26

Jake POV

I couldn't believe it, Charlotte went to my college! God, I don't know if you can hear me, but I definitely owe you one. How had I never noticed her? I guess we both just ran with different crowds, but now that I have actually gotten to know her, there's no way I would just let her walk out of my life. So, I told Ashley the entire plan, and her face lit up. She nodded intently, knowing her part in it, and walked away. She went to talk to Charlotte, well mostly distract her, while I filled everyone else in. 

"So, you're probably wondering why I've gathered you all here," I said, while looking at everyone outside. 

"Dude, just fucking spill it," Ryder said, getting impatient. 

"Well, we all go to Ole Miss." I waited to see the looks on everyone's faces. The guys all looked at me like I was an idiot. 

"Yeah Jake, I'm pretty sure we know where we go to school," Mason said, rolling his eyes. 

"No, I mean all of us," I said, motioning towards Jenny and Sarah. The guys looked at me, shock taking over their features, but when I looked at Jenny and Sarah, they both had smirks on their faces. 

"Why aren't you guys more surprised?" 

"Well, if we're being completely honest, I stalked your Instagrams. When I found out you went to Ole Miss, I had to tell someone, so I told Jenny," Sarah said while shrugging. 

"Yeah, you're just lucky you kept Charlotte busy long enough to not look you up," Jenny added. 

"But all of our Instagrams are private?" 

"Well half of you had it in your bio, so it was pretty easy to assume you all went there," Jenny answered, acting like it was obvious. 

"Okay, so obviously everyone knows that I'm interested in Charlotte, and now that I know we go to the same school, I have a plan. You guys in?" I asked, hoping I would have everyone's support. They all looked at one another and smiled while nodding, letting me know that they would help.

"Okay, so it's pretty simple. Guys, Charlotte hasn't followed any of you on Instagram, right?" They all nodded, letting me know that was true. Perfect! I turned towards the girls, "Do you think she's seen their profiles?" 

"No way. If she did, she definitely would have said something." 

"Perfect. Okay guys, I am going to need you to archive any posts that show you go to Ole Miss. Whether it's a shirt you're wearing, or a place on campus, just archive it and you can put it back up once the plan is over. Also, take Ole Miss out of your bios. Don't add Char back on Snapchat until all of this is over. Sound good?" I asked, hoping it wasn't too much. They all got out their phones, and started doing it immediately. 

"I'll just have to call Lacey and tell her what's going on, but once she understands she totally won't care," Ryder said stepping away. 

"Yeah, I'm going to call Grace and let her know too," Mason said. 

"Awesome, thanks so much guys. Also, try to make sure your girlfriend's don't follow Charlotte!" I said as they walked away.

"Of course man, anything that'll make this work," Mason said, and Ryder nodded his head in agreement. 

"So what's our job?" Sarah asked. 

"I just need you guys to PLEASE not say anything about us going to Ole Miss until after Charlotte knows. I don't want to spoil the surprise before it's even happened. Do you think you guys can do that for me? Please?" I asked, and they smiled. 

"It's really obvious to us that you care about her, so we'd do anything to make this work," Jenny smiled. 

"You guys are the best! Thank you!" I yelled, pulling them into a hug. "Ashley already knows so you guys won't have to worry about her." Once everyone had put their phones away, I smiled. 

"Everything taken care of?" They all nodded, indicating they had erased any trace of Ole Miss from their social media. "Alright, then let's head back inside." 

As we were making our way to the door, Ashley came out in a hurry. "Charlotte thinks I'm in the bathroom, but I had to come find you. Listen, you told me to distract her, and she's definitely distracted. But you can't be mad, okay? I couldn't say anything because I didn't want to ruin your plan," she said in a serious tone. I pushed past her and went inside to see what the hell was going on.