Chapter 18

"So, Becca, do you sing a lot or was this just a one time thing?" Isaac asked Becca, looking into her eyes.
Becca tried not to cringe under his piercing stare. "Well, I've sang since I was about 3 years old.. like in churches in stuff, but I'm nowhere near a pro like you guys!" she said, blushing.
"Nah, you're really good! I seriously am very impressed!" Isaac said, flattering Becca.
Becca was in paradise, but she was a little unnerved by what was happening. If Isaac jumped into this relationship with her so fast, would he do the same thing with any other girl who just so happened to have a good voice? A tap on her shoulder startled her and she knocked over her water on the table, drenching her white tee-shirt.
"Oh crap!" she said, running towards the bathroom, leaving Isaac confused.
"She gets dazed a lot," he said aloud. Jacqui rolled her eyes at Ike.
"I'll be back soon Tay," she said. He kissed her hand and said, "Don't be too long or I'll miss you!" he said. Jacqui smiled and walked towards the bathroom to help Becca.
"So what do you think, Ike?" Taylor asked his brother. "I like them both. Jacqui is gorgous and Becca can sing... these aren't just the regular 'dumb-blonde' fans we usually meet," he said, laughing at his very pathetic joke that no one found funny.
"Well, I like them both too... but I mean, what about my Julia back home? And I mean, you have Annie and didn't you just say you were totally devoting yourself to Vega? And now look, here you are with Jacqui. Don't you feel like a little... I don't know... unfaithful? I mean, I love Jules with all my heart, but then another comes along and then I fall head over heels. Uh! I hate being a guy! Girls have it so easy!" Isaac finished.

"Ugh I feel so gross... and dumb!" Becca said, using the hand-drier in the bathroom to dry her shirt.
"Ah chica, don't worry about it. They don't care. They're just chilling in there, having a good time, dreaming about... us! Ha! Can you believe it?!" she asked, getting really excited.
"Ugh, I just had to wear a white shirt today! I hate being a girl! Guys have it so easy!" she whined.
Jacqui laughed, and re-applied some strawberry lip gloss.
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Back at the Blue Rose Cafe, Annie and Vega were swapping stories about Taylor and plotting on what to do to him for cheating on both of them.
"Oh.. and did he tell you about the time when Brian and Joel played that joke on him and they got him to jump into the lake butt naked!?" Vega said, almost rolling on the floor with laughter.
"Oh yeah! I was THERE!" Annie giggled.
Vega and Annie finally composed themselves, and ordered some drinks. Vega got a Margarita without the alcohol and Annie got some Strawberry mixture. Both girls sipped their drinks through the blue straws that had been given to them. The cool breeze felt cool and crisp on Vega's half-bare back from the tank-top she was wearing.
"Wow! Did you see that waiter? He must be the most gorgous guy I've ever seen! Nest to Taylor, of course!" Vega exclaimed.
Annie looked over in disgust. "Oh you mean Ryan? Eesh. He's a sexy beast, but what an ass he is! He beat the living crap out of Tay this one night..." she paused, and took a drink. Vega waited for her to continue, but she didn't.
"What reason would he have to beat up Jordan? He's like the sweetest guy in the universe!" Vega said, sounding really ditzy.
"I don't want to talk about it," Annie said simply, suddenly fascinated with her strawberry drink.
Vega decided not to pursue that topic any longer, but in her mind she wondered why. There could be a billion reasons... but Taylor? Well... maybe it was because he suddenly had all the girls... or maybe he stole a girl away from the Ryan guy. She sighed and took another drink of her Margarita, letting the coldness of the drink chill her. She shivered and began digging in her purse for something to write on.
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"Shh!" Taylor exclaimed as her saw a dry Becca and Jacqui returning to their table. "Hey girls... all better Beck?" he asked Becca.
"BeckyBoo is just fine!" Jacqui said, smirking.
"Did you just say Becky Boo?" Taylor asked with a confused expression on his face.
Becca was mortified. She covered her face in her hands, waiting for all the teasing to come. She could have shot Jacqui, but what happened next made Becca soon forgive her.
Isaac grabbed Becca around the waist and sat her on his lap and kissed her on the lips. "Aww my BeckyBoo!" he said, smiling. Becca looked at Jacqui and gave her an evil grin.
Jacqui laughed at the two of them. Becca was the weirdest person she knew. She had such different parts of her. Sometimes she thought she was ugly, other times beautiful. Sometimes she would complain about her weight in search of compliments, and others she would just complain to complain. She had her weeks where she would be really depressed and others when she was so happy she was almost up there with Carly, who was "muy bien" all the time. Some days she would sing her heart out in Bible study, while others she would just sit there quietly and stare at Guime. What a weirdo! she thought to herself, and smiled again.
"Hey that looks like fun!" Tay said, watching Ike and Becca. He kissed Jacqui on the lips.
I could get used to this! Jacqui thought to herself.
"BEEP BEEP!" rang out Jordan's pager once again. He stopped kissing Jacqui and picked it up, seeing Vega's phone number. He looked at it for about 5 seconds, looked at Jacqui, and put the pager back in his pocket, and kissed Jacqui again. Well, there's nothing wrong with this! he thought to himself.