Going For The Goal

Chapter Forty Seven

"You guessed right!" Mia squealed looking at my outfit and I laughed

"Hey what am I chop liver?" Austin said from across the table

"Austin! You guessed right too" she went over and hugged him

"Of course, I'm always right"

"Don't get too ahead of yourself kid"

"Hey I'm only what like five years younger" Austin argued which just made it sound worse for him

"Exactly" Austin grumbled and Mia laughed before walking over to other guests

"You guys ready to go?" Brayden asked and we nodded. We waved goodbye to Parker and Mia since they were talking and headed out to the car.

"Okay so I'm dropping you three off and then Brooke and I are going out"

"Ooo on a date" Nate said

"Yes on a date you dimwit"

"We should tonight too" Nate suggested

"Yeah there's this new place I want to go to"

"Oh sure just leave fifth wheel Austin at home"

"It's not our fault you can't hold a girlfriend" Brayden said

"Bray!" Brooke hit his arm "That was mean"
"It's not my fault Brayden's old girlfriend got bored and cheated on him" Austin snapped

"Austin" Nate yelled and Brayden stopped the car

"Get out"

"No" I pulled Austin's arm since I was beside him "Bray we are in the middle of nowhere"

"And I don't give a shit. Get out Austin"

"Fine then if Austin's going so am I" I got out of the car too

"Savs get back in the car, you're still not one hundred percent healed and walking so far can make it worse" Austin said "I'll be fine, it's only like a half hour walk"

"Which is why I'll be okay too"

"Bray come on man, if you don't let Austin in Savannah isn't coming either and that can be bad for her" Nate tried to reason but Brayden didn't budge

"Close the door and let's go" he said

Oh no he didn't

"Brayden!"

"If you don't like it Nate you can get out too. No one brings up Jessie" Brooke looked kind of hurt by that but I knew she had a plan going in those devious eyes.

"Fine" Nate opened the door and got out "Be a dick but when Savannah hurts herself and can't play soccer you're to blame"

"I never said she couldn't get in, all I said is no Austin"

"Princess get in the car and I'll walk with Austin"

"No fucking way"

"Okay and there you have it"

And with that Brayden drove off.

"I'm sorry" Austin croaked

"It's not your fault Brayden was being a dick"

"But I shouldn't have brought up Jessie"

"He needs to handle it, he has a new girlfriend now"

We started walking down the road and after ten minutes I was starting to feel it in my legs but I didn't say anything not wanting to worry the others. We heard a car honk behind us and we turned around to see Brooke in my car.

"Thank you so much" I said hugging my best friend

"Of course"

"What about your date with Brayden?" I asked when we got in the car

"I told him to take his date and shove it. No one leaves my best friend on the side of the road and besides he'd probably rather go on that date with Jessie"

"Brooke he loves you" Nate promised

"She was who he kissed" Brooke whispered

"What?!" Nate roared

"I flew in before my parents and Bray was gonna meet me at the airport, my flight got in early and when I exited the plane Brayden was lip locked with another girl so I took a taxi to your house. Talked to Lauren who told me it was Jessie after describing her, let me stay in your room and called Brayden yelling at him and told him I was here. He didn't even notice my flight had come in" she broke into tears and I hugged her from the passenger seat

"I'm so sorry Brookey"

"I forgave him since he said he never kissed her back but then the way he snapped at Austin about her made me question it"

When we got home Nate was fuming. He hated Jessie, before and after the cheating thing. I took Brooke up to my room and we could hear Nate yelling at Brayden. You could tell Nate was angry since those two never fought.

"Brooke" Brayden came in the room with tears in his eyes

"What Brayden" she wouldn't look at him but I think that was more just so she didn't see his tears and feel bad.

"I never meant for you to think I still like Jessie"

"Why do you still get so defensive over her?! I've had many boyfriends cheat on me and they could come up to me with a dozen red roses and I wouldn't bat an eyelash. I know that for a fact since it's happened!"

"I don't know okay!"

"Do you even love me" he took an extra second too long to answer that and I knew it. Brayden was in the dog house. No he was in something worse than the dog house. That extra pause right there could've just destroyed their relationship.