After an hour of wallowing in self pity, Jenn decided to get dressed. RJ sat on the couch watching her put on her make-up, which was something he did on the regular, back in Vegas. Any other time he enjoyed the silence before going out and partying but now the silence was deafening. He came into the room to find Jenn crying in the bathroom. Crying and Jenisse barely went together in the same sentence let alone in reality. She was really worrying him because she was crying one second and the next she was back to the party Jenn he knew. The tears disappeared like they were never shed. The one thing RJ hated most about her was how she bottled up her feelings and not even he could break down the wall she hid behind. Unless she came out with it he would know nothing. He would have to wait.
"Jenny, I know you told me to shut up. But were you serous about us leaving tomorrow?" he asked putting on his watch.
"Yeah!! Now let go downstairs and enjoy our last night in Hawaii." Jenn put down the perfume bottle she had just sprayed on herself and smiled at him.
"Alright whatever you say. Lead the way." RJ said opening the door.
"Well shouldn't you be the one leading the way? You've been a full on whore since we got here."
"I was not." RJ said putting his hand to his heart. "Those girls found me, for your information."
"Yeah yeah yeah whatever!" Jenn said laughing as they made their way down the hall.
"Hey, I met Jc's brother earlier and he'll be hanging out with us down there." RJ informed Jenn as they rode the elevator down to the club at the hotel.
"Oh God!!"
"What's the matter you don't like Tyler?"
"No Tyler is cool, his girlfriend, I can't stand."
"Tiff? I think she's cool. Give her a chance. You never get along with other women, I'm surprised you get along with Juliana so much."
"Yeah well things might change." Jenn simply stated stepping off the elevator.
"What does that mean?"
"Nothing RJ, let's just go in there and have fun tonight." she pulled him inside the club and loud music hit their ears.
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Jc walked down the hall to Bobbie's room. If he wanted to clear his head he needed to get the truth out. He knocked on Bobbie's door and a few seconds later she opened.
"Oh hi. I thought we were all meeting down there." she said letting him in. "What's the matter, Josh?"
"We need to talk Bobbie." Jc said sitting on the dresser while she applied her make-up.
"Is everything alright? I mean I know we aren't completely alright, but I thought we agreed on spending this time together and leaving our problems on hold for now."
"Yeah we did but that was before we got back to the hotel. Bobbie, I really want to make this work between us. I love you and I know it will take a while before I can fully forget what you did to me but…"
"Josh I…"
"Let me finish, B. In order for me to make this work again I need to be honest with you and myself. While I'm here trying to fix things with you I'm going to hurt someone in the process. I've already hurt someone, along with a part of myself. I just want to let this be known to you, because I'm giving up something new for something old. Do you know what I mean? I'm willing to take a chance on us again, please don't make me regret letting the new go." he raised his hand and placed it on the side of her face as he leaned in and kissed her softly.
"You're talking about Jenisse, aren't you?" she asked pulling away from his kiss.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Well its kind of obvious the way she looks at you. Do you love her, Josh?"
"What?!"
"Do you love her? Do you have feeling for her?"
"I don't know. Yeah I guess. Maybe." Jc said getting a bit uncomfortable. No one had asked him that question and now he didn't know how to answer it. "Why are you asking me this?"
"Because I need to know, Josh. I love you and I'll do what it takes, but if you have feelings for someone else then where does that leave me?"
"Bobbie, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm willing to sacrifice and forget those feelings to be with you." he said looking her in the eyes.
"Did you sleep with her?"
"Need I remind you that you are in no position to ask me that, Bobbie." he said with a bit of an attitude.
"Please tell me Josh. I know I screwed up and…"
"Yes!! YOU DID, not me." he snapped back.
"and just the thought of you with another woman hurts. It might be selfish but I can't help it."
"Selfish? Give me a break Bobbie." he snapped. Truth of the matter was that every time he remembered the fact that she cheated, it tore at his heart. "Look lets just try to forget the past and focus on us right now."
"I'm really trying to make this work too, Josh." she said with a smile. "she's pretty much going to hate me, huh?"
"Well don't feel so bad, she hates me too." Jc said sadly.
"Let's just go down there and enjoy the night." Bobbie said opening the door.
"Yeah." I'll try to forget I did what I promised I wouldn't do. I broke Jenn's heart. Jc thought to himself before walking past Bobbie and out into the hallway.
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"You are soo not wearing that." Justin said holding the door closed.
"Come on J. Stop playing" Juls said with a grunt. "I've worn things like these before and you're never had a problem with it."
"I'm not playing and yeah right!!! You never wore that before and if you did it was while I was dead." he said sarcastically.
"I did to." Juls said trying to hold back her laughter. Justin had her in that room like she was a hostage which was incredibly cute. "Now let's go down there and have some fun."
"Yeah,, trying to keep guys off you all night is not fun, Juliana."
"Ohh, we are back to calling me Juliana? Very sexy."
"You're not being funny. If you change out of that dish towel, you call a skirt I can live with the shirt."
"Yeah but if I change the skirt then the whole outfit will be ruined." Juls complained. Justin gave her a big devilish smile indicating that those were his intentions. "Fine!!!" Juls said going back into the bathroom.
"Thank you baby!!" Justin yelled from outside the bathroom door. Minutes later Juls came out with the same shirt but now wore a long black skirt that was the same material as the dish towel. It made Justin very happy. Although he wasn't happy about the see-through shirt, but it was something he'd have to deal with.
"Is this better?" she asked like she was a junior high school girl asking her daddy for approval.
"Better. I'm still not feeling the shirt. But I'll have you in a hug all night so we're cool."
"J, don't smother me tonight. I mean it." she warned opening the door and walking out into the hallway.
"Blah blah blah. You're the one always all over me, sexy thang." Justin said as he joined her in the hallway and the door closed behind him.
"Hey guys, Juliana love the outfit." Dani said walking over to them with Chris in hand. "I wish I could wear that. That's your fault!!" she said giving Chris a shove.
"Hey watch it!!" Chris said rubbing his shoulder. "You guys going down there?"
"Yeah, did everyone else go down yet?" Justin asked walking with Juls behind them.
"Yeah they should be." Chris answered.
"J, do you have the keys?" Juliana asked evilly.
"No I thought you had them." Justin said stopping.
"Good." Juls simply responded. She let go of Justin's hand and bent down. All Justin heard was a zipper. When he looked down at what she was doing he gasped.
"No, you didn't." he said as her long covering skirt became just as skimpy as the one she wore minutes before. She unzipped it all the way to her upper thigh and lowered it enough to reveal the straps of her thong underwear and her tattoo.
"Ohh, but I did. Never try to con a con-artist sweetie." Juls said planting a wet kiss on his cheek.
"I want to wear that!!" Dani whined getting into the elevator. Everyone laughed including Justin. Dani's mood swings were coming around and fast.
"No one is dancing with Juls!!" Justin said to Chris warningly.
"Shit!! Even I want to dance with her." Dani said going Juls a sexy look.
"Ohh shut up. And I WILL be dancing." Juls said laughing.
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Jenn looked around the club from the bar trying to find RJ but had no luck. She had already chugged down three drinks and was ready to hit the dance floor. Tiff was being incredibly nice which made her want to puke. But Jenn had to admit that she was kind of cool to be around. Being a total snobby bitch at times was her biggest problem.
"So Jenn what exactly do you do?" Tiff asked from across the table as Jenn sat down.
"I'm a song writer."
"Cool, have I heard any of your work?"
"Maybe." Jenn said completely cutting her off. She took a sip of her fourth, sex on the beach. "Where did RJ go again, Tyler?"
"He left with the Hawaiian girls from the lobby."
"Ohh, typical."
"Aren't you going to dance, Jenisse?" Tiff asked nicely even though Jenn had been dissing her for the past hour.
"Yeah, but RJ is nowhere to be found and I doubt he'll be back. These guys here seem creepy."
"Well I can go dance with you if you want."
"Excuse me?" Jenn asked almost choking on her drink.
"Not like that. Tyler here, is being a total bore tonight. I want to dance."
"Hey this sun burn hurts. I just want to sit here and not move." Tyler complained.
"Hey Ty." Jc said as he approached the table. He looked at Jenn and smiled shyly. "Hi Jenisse."
"You know what, Tiff. I think I'm ready to dance now. Excuse me." Jenn said getting up and heading for the dance floor.
"What's up with you two?" Tyler asked Jc who was taking a seat in the booth.
"There isn't an US anymore." Jc said looking at Jenn as she danced with Tiff.
"What? I thought you two were sweet for each other."
"Yeah we were." Jc said in a low whisper.
"Hey guys." Bobbie said joining them.
"Hey Bobbie." Tyler said with a shocked expression on his face. He knew his brother wasn't perfect and he too made mistakes. He never thought of his brother as being stupid and that's what he was to him at that moment. Stupid.
"Did you find everybody?" Jc asked Bobbie.
"Yeah, Joey, Lance, Kelly and Laurie are on the other side. Ohh hey there's Juls and Dani. I'll see you later I'm going to go talk to Juls." Bobbie said giving Jc a quick kiss before she got up and walked through the crowd of people towards Juls.
"Alright, you are officially not related to me." Tyler said taking a swing of his beer.
"What?"
"Are you serious? What is that about? I thought you had something with Jenn."
"I do like Jenn, Ty. It's complicated." Jc said running both hands through his hair.
"So what are you doing with Bobbie?"
"I love Bobbie and I know she loves me too."
"Yeah whatever she also cheated on you, C. are you retarded? Why get back into that?"
"Because she's all I've known. Stay out of my personal life, Ty." Jc snapped back.
"Fine bro!! It's your life. You are my brother and I love ya man. Whatever you decide is best for you, I'll live with it. Doesn't mean I have to agree with it."
"Drop it, Ty."
"Just one question big bro. What's so wrong with getting to know new things? Think about it." Tyler said leaving Jc at the booth alone.
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"Juls, that skirt looks better on you than it did on me, girl!!" Bobbie said approaching Juliana.
"Yeah I bet a lot of other things look better ON you, don't they Bobbie? Like men who aren't your husbands, maybe?" Justin said coldly.
"Justin!!" Juls said hitting his stomach. "play nice."
"I leave the playing to the professional playas, right Bobbie? I need a drink." Justin said walking away.
"Hey wait for me." Chris yelled to Justin's back. "Bye babe." he said giving Dani a kiss.
"Hey Bobbie, do we have a table?" Dani asked looking around.
"Yeah. Tyler has a booth over on this side and Joey, Lance and the girls are at the other side." Bobbie said pointing.
"Alright, I'll talk to you guys later. I wonder if they have pickles?" Dani said walking away.
"Her and her pickles." Juliana said with a giggle. "Sorry about J, but you know how he is."
"Yeah, I'm used to it. Come on let's go have a drink." Bobbie said pulling Juls to the bar.
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"What's up guys?" Jc said to Justin and Chris who now sat across from him.
"What's up with you, C?" Justin asked after drinking some of his Corona.
"Nothing, just sitting here. Where's Dani and Juls?"
"I didn't mean right now, C. I mean what the hell are you doing with Bobbie?"
"Justin, cut the shit. I know you mean well but that's none of your business."
"So now you're going back to her? After what she did?" Justin questioned.
"If you two are sitting here to question me, you're wasting your time."
"Hey don't look at me. I'm here to listen." Chris said relaxing in his seat.
"What about Jenn?" Justin continued with his questions.
"What about Jenn, Justin? Look I'm going to work things out with Bobbie whether you guys agree or not. And you know why? Because its MY decision. Now drop it and learn to live with it."
"So basically you did to Jenn what Bobbie did to you?" Chris added. Jc just looked at him and turned to face the dance floor again.
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"So you guys are back together?" Juls asked when Bobbie finished telling her about Jc.
"Well on a trial basis, yeah." Bobbie said with a smile. "It feels soo good to have him back, Juls."
"But look what had to happen for you to realize that, Bobbie. Look, I'm all for seeing you guys happy but make sure this is what's best for you guys. It's awfully soon."
"Yeah, I know. We have a lot of talking to do. And we agreed on going to marriage counselor when we get back to Orlando. Even though we aren't married anymore."
"Well I'm happy for you guys. I hope it's the right thing for you. Are you moving back in?"
"No, I don't think Josh is comfortable enough with me yet. And I understand."
"You just told me you slept together. How much more comfortable do you get with someone?"
"I know but I'm walking on thin ice as it is around him. We don't want to rush anything, moving in right away might make the ice thinner."
"You guys are really going to kill me at this young age. I don't know how much drama I can handle inside the circle."
"I promise we'll try to make it work this time, Juls. Oh and another thing."
"What?"
"Josh told me about Jenn."
"Oh did he? What did he say?"
"He said that it was nothing and that he wanted to be with me. But I can't help but have the feeling that I'm stepping on her toes. Ya know?"
"Well you did, Bobbie. I'm sorry but you know I'm honest. I think or I know they had something serious going."
"Why didn't you ever tell me? We talked on the phone all the time."
"Would it have mattered? Would it have changed how you feel about him?"
"No."
"Well then it doesn't matter, now does it?" Juls said grabbing her glass. "He had a choice to make and he made it. He loves you and that's all that you should worry about right now."
"I know, but I feel bad. I like her. What do I say?" Bobbie asked confused. She really liked Jenn since she had met her. Now even though Jc was really hers she couldn't help but feel like she stole him from her. Jc was a very easy guy to fall for and she knew how she must be feeling.
"Jenn is cool. She's tough. She'll manage."
"You think?"
"Yeah, there she is." Juliana said as Jenn approached them. "Hey Jenn." she said as Jenn leaned over the bar and got the bartender's attention.
"Oh hey." Jenn looked at them and turned back to the bartender. "Fuzzy navel"
"Having fun?" Juls asked a clearly buzzed Jenn.
"Yup." Jenn grabbed the drink and turned to walk back to the dance floor. "Bye."
"Wait." Juls said grabbing her arm. Jenn looked at her and rolled her eyes.
"What's up, Juliana?"
"I'm sorry, Jenn." Juls said meaning every sense of the word.
"Yeah I bet. Hey Bobbie, enjoy!!!" Jenn said sarcastically before heading back into the crowd.
"Damn, she hates me. Did you see the fire in her eyes?" Bobbie said walking behind Juliana.
"Yeah I saw. I knew this would happen. Shit!!" Juliana said swinging her hair out of her face.
"What?"
"I knew I was going to end up between you two."
"You're not…."
"Yes I am. Jenn is also a friend. You know how I feel about my friends Bobbie, you more than anyone. She probably thinks I knew about you guys. Damnit!!" Juliana said now reaching the booth where Justin and Jc sat.
"What's the matter, J?" Justin asked sitting Juls on his lap.
"Nothing. Come on let's dance." she said pulling Justin.
"Anything to keep me from giving Jc a head exam." Justin said letting himself be pulled away.
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"Hey that guy just told me they do karaoke here." Tiff said to Jenn as they headed for the bar again.
"That's dumb." Jenn said with a laugh. She had to admit she was having a good time hanging out with Tiff. The drinks kept coming though and Jenn was very much intoxicated. She wasn't pissy drunk but if she didn't stop, she would be there soon.
"No, it's not. Come on we should do a song. It'll be fun." Tiff urged on. She too, was a bit out of it.
"Ohh what the hell. Why not?" Jenn said finally.
"Cool, come on lets go see what they have?" Tiff said pushing through the crowd.
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"Hey guys!!" Lance and Laurie said squeezing next to Bobbie and Jc.
"Hey where have you guys been?" Jc asked.
"The other side. Joey and Kelly should be over on this side." Laurie said.
"They have karaoke here. Can you believe that? Club slash karaoke bar. Hawaii is weird." Lance said sipping from his glass. "They needed to clear out the area we were sitting at for the stage and equipment."
"Cool, you guys singing?" Bobbie joked.
"No!!" Lance and Jc answered together.
A few minutes later Joey, Kelly, Chris, and Dani showed up and they all squeezed together in the large booth. Justin and Juliana came last when the music stopped and the lights were brought on. There was only one space left to sit which was next to Bobbie. Justin sat with a huff with his back turned rudely to Bobbie. Juliana took a seat on his lap.
Tyler suddenly appeared on stage with a spot light beaming on him. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm here to introduce the first act. Well basically because if I don't, I get no loving tonight, if you know what I mean? so without further do I present Hawaii's own Whitney and Faith."
The music started playing and Jc's along with everyone else's eyes bulged out when Jenn stepped onstage with Tiff.
"What the fuck is she doing?" Juls asked Justin.
"I don't know but we're about to find out." Justin answered.
"She is soo going to sing." Kelly said with laugher contagious enough to make the girls laugh. Excluding Bobbie and Juls of course.
Jenn:
This is a heartbreak hotel
This is a heartbreak hotel
This is a heartbreak hotel
This is a heartbreak hotel
You said you'd be here by 9
And said you took your time
You didn't think to call me, boy
Here I sit, tryin' not to cry
Askin' myself why
You'd do this to me
Since you're not around for me to tell you baby face
to face
I'm writin' you this letter, and this is what I have
to say
Jenn & Tiff:
All I really wanted was someone to care
Instead you told me lies when someone else was on
your mind
What you do to me, look what you did to me
I thought that you were someone who would do me right
Until you played with my emotions and you made me
cry
What you do to me, you take what you did to me
Jenn:
Now I see that you've been doin' wrong
And played me all along
And made a fool of me, baby
You got it all wrong to think that I wouldn't find
out
That you were cheatin' on me baby
How could you do it to me
Jenn & Tiff:
All I really wanted was someone to care
Instead you told me lies when someone else was on
your mind (what you did...)
What you do to me, look what you did to me
I thought that you were someone who would do me right
Until you played with me emotions and you made me
cry
What you do to me (why you do it?), you take what
you did to me
(you didn't have to do it to me, baby)
Jenn:
I ain't gon' take it..... I ain't gon' take it boy