f a k e | J.G.

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after about twenty five more minutes of being in the hot tub i decide to get out, jack was basically ignoring me which made my whole mood drop. I don't know what i did. he probably finds kiara or madeline attractive or somewhat interesting so he doesn't want to seem as close with me. which would make sense. we aren't actually dating so he could do as he pleases but i couldn't help but feel a little hurt. i go up stairs and change back into my original outfit before walking downstairs and entering the kitchen seeing johnson and sahar eating again.

"what's wrong? you seem down?" sahar asks me making me let out a sigh as i take a seat across from them in one of the bar stools at the island. i look through the glass sliding doors and see everyone in the hot tub laughing and getting along. specifically jack and kiara.

"is it bad that i'm jealous of her" i ask lowly as i hold my gaze at the two of them hitting it off. "of kiara?"johnson asks and i nod embarrassed that i even admitted i was jealous to them. "you don't need to worry about it" johnson says understanding how i feel with out even having to tell him. maybe sahar told him that i am starting to like him. "what makes you so sure of that?" i ask taking my gaze off of the two of them and focusing on jj.

"just trust me" he says and i dead pan in his direction. "she's tracing his tattoo" i say. she subtly looks up from his arm and says something making jack smile. i groan throwing my head back, the thought driving me crazy since i do that from time to time and he always says he likes it.

"not his tattoo" johnson gasps dramatically making me laugh as he throws his trash away.. "yes his tattoo" i sigh feeling my eyes water up a little bit it was barely noticeable. he shakes his head and lets out a laugh making his way to the sliding doors. "remember. don't let it get to you, it's nothing" he tells me, waking completely out the door closing it behind him. i couldn't help but let it get to me as she runs her hands through his hair making me let a louder groan out and my eyes water even more.

I should have just told him i liked him when i had the chance. now i'm here stressing over it and watching him and her hit it off while he probably isn't even thinking about me. he's probably dying to fake break up with me to get with her. who wouldn't want to get with her.

she was pretty. funny. nice.had the perfect body, brew my somewhat decent one out of the proportion. you could tell her self confidence was through the roof, which made her ten times more attractive than she already was. and most of all she was there hitting it off with jack, making him laugh, tracing his tattoo and running her hand through his hair. that should be me. shit it may even have been me if i had just came clean when i had the chance. the past few weeks have been too good to be true, it started to feel like we were becoming more than friends.

"woah hey you okay?" i hear a voice say from beside me making me realize i was actually crying over this. i wipe my tears and give a small nod and look over at derek. "amazing" i smile trying to make it seem as real as i could. "what's wrong?" he asks furrowing his eyebrows. he seemed concerned about it but i don't want to put my troubles on him. "it's nothing important really, i'll be okay" i say and he sighs and pulls me into a hug.

jacks pov
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"so what's the story behind this?" kiara asks softly tracing her index finger over my tattoo. it made me think of kelsey and it brought a warm smile to my face at the thought of her. "kelsey picked it out actually. I didn't know if i'd like it but she was right, it turned out really good." i say and she looks up ahead of her. "she's really pretty, you got lucky with that one" she says causing a smile to creep onto my lips. "i really did" i say hearing the glass doors slide open, adverting my attention from kiara i look to see who was coming out. he said something to kelsey and shut the doors throwing his arms over her shoulder. they seemed happy which made me happy that my best friends were happy.

that could be me and kelsey with no fake dating shit in the way if i had just fucking told her i liked her like i had planned too last month. "your hair is getting flat" kiara say wetting her hand and brushing it through my hair. it reminded me of when kelsey does it, i liked it better when she does it. she does it perfectly, kiara didn't have the right length of nails and she just wasn't kelsey.

i watch as derek gets up complaining about how hungry he was. when i turn around i see him hugging kelsey. here i am thinking i had a chance with her, i probably did but now that derek is in the picture it most likely won't happen.

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"hey" i say lowly as i enter the bedroom to see kelsey laying in bed on her phone. she seemed off all day. "hey" she replies somewhat dryly. "what's wrong?" i ask taking my shirt off and getting in bed with her. "nothing" she says causing me to let out a sigh. "you're lying" i slightly groan. it annoys me so much when she does that. i don't understand why she does it either, why not just say what's wrong so we can fix it.

"no i'm not" she defends not taking her eyes off of her phone. "you've seemed bothered by something all day, why can't you just tell me what's wrong" i ask. she glances over at me and shrugs. "it's really not important" she says quietly.

"yes, to me it is important." i tell her truthfully. "why?" she asks making me start to get annoyed at how stubborn she was being. "because i care and i want to help fix whatever's bothering you?" i say.

"so now what was bothering you?"

she shakes her head and lets out a sigh. "i don't know maybe that you've been up madeline and kelseys ass the whole trip" she says letting out a shaky breath after she was done. i furrow my eyebrows and let out a small laugh. "really? you've been up derek's more than anything. weve barely talked the past few days." i say and she rolls her eyes. "how have i been up derek's ass? we haven't talked because you've been avoiding me. i tried to talk to you in the hot tub and it felt like you were more interested in kiaras conversation than talking to me." she snaps.

"you two have been buddy buddy all trip." i tell her, they have. My heart beat starts to speed up at the fact that we were actually fighting. we barely ever fight. this made me worried of what the outcome would be. our last fight was small, nothing happened really. she seems more upset in this one though which makes me even more worried.

"what does it matter to you? kiara and madeline have been occupying you the whole time so i'm surprised that you even noticed." she rolls her eyes again and rubs her hands through her hair.

"i don't know maybe because i actually really fucking like you and i didn't want to intervene in something that would happen between you and derek?" i say and her face softens. "y- you like me?" she asks making me realize i had just admitted i liked her.

i begin to panic and stay quiet as i try to calm myself down.

"for a while now" i admit making a smile form on her face as she repeats her actions earlier by running a hand through her hair again. she stays quiet making me start to worry even more about the outcome. great she thinks me liking her is funny.

"could you say something?" i ask frantically and she smiles at me again. damn. i need to keep my mouth shut. "thank god."she mumbles to herself. she leans over and lays her head on my chest making me furrow my eyebrows unsure of what that meant. " you have no idea how much better that makes me feel. the reason i was so bothered was because i was scared you were starting to like kiara" she sighs hiding her face into my chest making me smile. "literally the whole time i was with her i was thinking about you. i was actually scared you liked derek for a second" i admit and she takes her head off my chest and looks up at me.

"why would i like derek if i like you?"

hi guys!

hope u enjoyed this chapter. i was a little iffy on it cause the fight but ig it turned out good.

they FINALLY confessed their feelings for eachother!