Pretend (21 page)

             
You have got to be kidding me, she really bought it. I should be ashamed to say this but my lies were getting better by the day. Either that or I was just getting good at
 
making people
 
believe them.

             
"It's ok
, really.
I think he just wanted to give Jake a little moral support. I think Jake's just nervous," I lied, again.

             
"I suppose," she finally said.

             
"Yeah," I said as a sigh of relief escaped my lips. I really must learn to just keep my mouth shut in
the
future,
it would prevent situations
 
such as
 
these.

             
"Come on, let's go
and
watch a movie
," she said as she dragged me towards the living room.

             
"
Erm
, I thought that you were going out?" She said as we opened the living room door.

             
"Nope, change of plan," Aiden replied as he carried on watching the TV.

             
"Well we want to watch a movie
, so you need to go to your room or something," she said as she grabbed the remote off of the side and switched over the channel.

             
"Seriously, do you live to be a moron?" He asked in a frustrated tone.

             
"Only when you're concern
ed," she replied with a smile on her face
.

             
As they continued t
o argue, I heard the doorbell ring
.

             
"Hey, guys it's the door," I tried shouting over them.

             
"Hello," I continued as they ignored me.

             
"Ok, I guess I'll just get it then shall I," I said sarcastically as I walked out of the door.

             
I closed the living room door to drown out their ridiculously loud argument and headed down the hall towards the front door.
             
As I opened it, my jaw almost hit the floor.

             
"Hey, Amy!"
She said in a high pitched and rather annoying voice.

             
"It's April and hi," I said in a sarcastic tone as I looked Cayce up and down. I would love to describe her outfit but I have no idea where to start.

             
"Whoops, silly me," she said, trying to sound convincing.

Just as I thought that things couldn't get any worse, I caught a glimpse of Jake walking up the path with Anthony following closely behind him.
 

             
"Who was it?" Crystal
 
asked as she opened the living room door.
Her face
suddenly
displayed exactly what
 
I
 
was thinking as she caught a glimpse of Cayce.

             
"This is your change of
plans?
" She shouted at Aiden as he appeared in the doorway with a smirk on his face.

             
"Yup," he replied.

             
"I thought
you were going to Jake's house
so why is everyone at ours?" She asked as she gave him the death glare.

             
"Like I said, change of plans.
Come on in guys, make yourself at home," he said as he looked at me and smirked.

             
As I took in the whole situation that had currently been laid before me, I felt sick.

             
What the hell was he playing at?

             
I mean, if he wanted
to add an element of surprise then
he
’d
definitely achieved it.

             
Was someone actuall
y out to ruin my life right now? Seriously, this can
not be happening. The double date, I could have prepared for but this
had
caught me totally off guard.

             
"Hey," Jake said as he walked in.

             
"Hi," I replied in a low tone.

             
"Hey, Kiddo," Anthony said as he ruffled my hair and stepped inside of the house.
I couldn't help but laugh, especially since Anthony still enjoyed calling me kiddo.

             
"Hey, Ant," I said as I punched him in the arm and fixed my hair.

             
As Jake, Anthony and Cayce started to walk towards the living room
door,
Crystal plac
ed both her hands on the frame,
preventing them from entering.

             
"I don't think so some
h
ow, we are about to watch a movie
, you guys can go and entertain yourselves elsewhere," she said whilst looking in Aiden's direction.

             
"Ok, you're right," Aiden said with a smirk on his face.

             
Why did I feel like he had some sort of plan?

             
"Guys, let's go. We'll lea
ve the girls to watch their movie
," he said as he turned to walk up the stairs.

             
"What!"
 
Crystal shrieked.

             
"
Erm
baby, what about me?"
Cayce said as she ran towards Aiden.

             
This girl was really going to annoy me tonight, I could feel it.

             
"You stay here with the girls. They won't bite, I promise," he said before winking at her and then leaping up the stairs with Jake and Anthony following closely behind.

             
To describe thi
s moment as awkward would be an
understatement.

             
"So, what are we watching?" Cayce asked as she walked into the living room and sat on the arm chair.

             
"
We
are watching
S
he's
the man
and
 
you
are sat in my chair,"
 
Crystal said in a straight voice.

             
"Oh, sorry," she replied before moving seats.

             
"We're watchin
g
She's
the man? I love that
m
ovie
!" I shrieked as I jumped into the chair.

             
"I know, that's why I picked it," Crystal replied as she threw me a smile.

             
The room fell kind of silent as we sat, watching Crystal put the
DVD
into the player. Finally the film began. Phew.

* * *

             
The movie
had been on for
about
an hour and twenty minutes and Cayce had already cried at least
 
three times. I have no idea what is wrong with this chick, seriously!

             
Wait,
did I just call her a chick?

             
She's so girly that she's making me start to speak like a guy! I can't believe it though, I mean, she cried when the tarantula got free in the dorm because she was scared that it was going to hurt Duke! Then she cried when Viola didn't want to wear a dress because she felt sorry for her not being 'in touch' with her feminine side! And now she was crying because Duke and Viola were about to kiss! If I miss Channing Tatum's hotness because I have to tell her to be quiet one more time, I may actually strangle her.

             
"Oh
my gosh
, it's so sad," she said as she wiped the tears from her face.

             
"They're confessing their love for one another, why is that sad?" I asked in a frustrated tone.

             
"Because it's so beautiful," she said as she let out a loud cry, blowing her nose in the tissue that Crystal had gotten her earlier.

Crystal turned to me and rolled her finger in the air, beside her head to show that she thought that Cayce was crazy.

             
"I know," I mouthed back to her.

             
"Kiss her Luke, kiss her!" She screamed at the screen.

             
"It's Duke," Crystal corrected.

             
"Oh sorry!
They are so cute! This is so like me and Aiden," she said as Crystal put her two fingers in her mouth, pretending to throw up.

             
You have got to be k
idding me.
I cannot bare another minute of this torture.

             
"I'm going to the bathroom, back in a minute," I said as I stood up and walked towards the door.

             
"Don't leave me," Crystal mouthed behind Cayce's back.

             
"Sorry, bye," I mouthed back as a smirk filled my face.

             
As I walked out of the room, I let my back rest against the door as I let out a sigh of relief. That girl was so not right in the head. I quietly walked up the stairs. As I went to walk into the bathroom, I suddenly stopped in my tracks as I heard Aiden and the guys talking about something in his room. I quietly crept up to his door and pr
essed my ear, against it. I know
,
I know I'm nosey, but who isn't?

             
"No but seriously dude, Cayce is hot!" Anthony said as I rolled my eyes.

             
"Yeah but she's an air head," Jake added as they all burst into a fit of laughter. I always knew that Jake was the sensible one.

             
"What about
you?" Aiden asked.

             
"Nothing dude, you know me,
I
don't do relationships. Anthony has plenty of love for all the ladies!" Anthony replied as they all burst out laughing.

             
Guys.

             
"What about you and April? You know
that
she's like a sister to me
,
right? No messing around," Anthony said in a more serious tone.

             
"Well, April's
 
different, isn't she," Jake replied.

             
Different?
What does he mean I'm diffe
rent?

             
"Yeah
,
she's a keeper. She's special," Anthony added.

             
"Yeah, she sure is,
" Jake replied.

             
H
ow sweet.

             
"
Ain't
that right Aiden?" Anthony asked.

             
"Yeah but she's feisty
when she wants to be
, you know," Aiden added.

             
"I am not," I said without thinking.

             
I quickly slapped my hands over my mouth. Oh
my gosh
, I can't believe that I just said that out loud. I quickly tiptoed over to the bathroom, shut the door behind me and stood in silence.
             
Please,
 
say
that they didn't hear me.

             
I waited for a few seconds and when I heard that there was no noise, I
 
flushed the toilet, washed my hands and dried them, even though I didn't really use the toilet.
 
When I was done, I gently pushed the door open and
 
walked out of it.
 
The butterflies left my stomach when I realised that Aiden's door was still closed. The coast was clear and I could hear Jake and Anthony still talking loudly in the room. Either I was really lucky or an angel was watching over me.

             
I silently crept towards the stairs and started to make my way down when I was interrupted by a low tone.