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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 30 x x x .
Kelli came back the next day and had been texting me all last night that she really missed me and wanted to see me. She told me Brooke also asked her to hang out but that she’d blow her off if I wanted her to.
“No, I don’t want you to blow her off. She’s your best friend, at least pretend like she is,” I told her on the phone as I drove to pick up Graham first out of all my friends.
“Cody, why are you being so mean to me??” Kelli whined. Oh my God, here we go again.
“I’m not being mean to you Kel, I’m just saying that you’ve always loved Brooke until you thought I did too. You have nothing to be jealous about,” I tried to say in a softer tone.
“Alright, good. It’s just that I feel like she’s always flirting with you, and I know her boyfriend has asked me before if Brooke—”
“Wait, wait, wait, what did you just say? Brookefriend? I mean—Brooke has a boyfriend?” I asked, trying not to let the emotion pour out of my voice.
“Yes,” she laughed. “She’s been dating him for almost a month now. She didn’t tell anyone at first just in case it didn’t last with him. But she’s been telling me how much she really loves him and how he loves her and I mean, a perfect girl like Brooke wasn’t going to stay single forever. I can’t believe she hasn’t mentioned him yet.”
“Yeah. Me either,” I said through my teeth. I pulled up in front of Graham’s house and beeped to let him know I was here. He came out almost immediately and into my car. “I got to go, babe. I’m picking up Graham now and then the rest of the guys. We’ll meet you at the pizza shop soon. I love you, Kelli.”
Graham rolled his eyes, “You definitely weren’t even talking to anyone. I know you’re getting with Brooke.”
“Why would you even think that?”
“Because I saw you guys through the window when we were coming back with the food last week. You’re lucky I didn’t say anything to the guys because the second they find out, so does Kelli.” He said it so calmly, but I knew he could ruin everything I had with Kelli.
“Well you don’t have to worry about that anymore,” I said. “Brooke has a boyfriend.”
“What??” he laughed. “And she’s cheating on him with you? You said it from the beginning, that girl’s a sl.ut, what are you doing with her?”
“I’m not going to get with her anymore. I can’t believe she’d do that to me,” I said.
“Cheat on the person she’s in a relationship with? Yeah, how could she?” he rolled his eyes.
“Shut up! Okay, Graham, I realize I’m a sh.itty boyfriend and I feel awful about it! I know I’m Kelli’s entire world and it doesn’t help that she treats me like I’m a f.ucking king because she doesn’t think I can do anything wrong! This will kill her, the same way it would kill Brooke’s boyfriend. He’s lucky enough to have a girl like her, and he thinks he’s the only one. It’s the same thing for Kelli, it just sucks that I didn’t realize that until now,” I said, pulling up to Carter’s house.
“Promise me you’re not going to get with her anymore,” Graham said. “Don’t do something you might regret.” I had a feeling I knew what he was referencing.
“Trust me, I won’t. It was a one-time thing, I was so f.ucking stupid to do it. Just don’t ever talk about this again,” I said right as Carter stepped out of his house. “It never happened.”
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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 29 x x x .
Kelli agreed that she’d stop being so jealous, just like I expected her to. I hated being a d.ick to her, but sometimes she needed someone to put her in her place. I couldn’t believe that she actually admitted that she’d rather have me in her life, the guy she’s known for four months, than Brooke, her best friend that she’s known since fourth grade. That just gave me even more power over Kelli.
I turned around to go back to my group of friends and the first thing I noticed was that Brooke wasn’t there. “Where’d she go?” I asked.
“Of course you’d want to know,” Graham spat.
“What?”
“Graham just sent her home crying,” Mattie said.
“Why?” I yelled at Graham.
“Why don’t you go run after your girl and go get her?” Graham yelled back.
“My girl’s in Florida, Brooke is not my girl! Nothing is going on between me and Brooke and if you guys don’t stop with that stupid idea you’re going to end up ruining everything I have with Kelli!”
“You’re so full of sh.i.t! You’re in love with Brooke so what are you still doing with Kelli?? You always f.ucking b.itch about the fact that all girls think you’re a player but here you are, doing what you always do. I’m done trying to f.ucking help you!” Graham skated off.
“What did Graham yell at Brooke for?” I asked the guys.
“No idea,” Carter said.
“You guys know that there’s nothing going on between me and Brooke, right?”
No one answered.
Note: I always have to apologize for not uploading so let's just make this a known thing: whenever I don't upload, I'm sorry, I will be uploading within the next few days if I miss a day. I just don't have as much time as I used to

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 27 x x x .
I was becoming really attached to Brooke, and that scared me. I’d never been so scared that someone would easily find someone better than me and realize how unimportant I was.
We’d gone on a date to the beach where I’d made a complete idiot out of myself but by showing Brooke a goofier side of me, she was able to do the same and let her guard down for once. I think she really needed that. We’d found a part of the beach that looked like no one had ever been on, and so we made it ours. This beach was exactly like us—no one would ever know about it.
Every single day that Kelli was gone the entire group had hung out. Of course I’d missed my girlfriend, but with another girl right there it didn’t seem too bad. Alright, now I just sound like an a.sshole. I realize that I’m in a bad situation, juggling two girls—two best friends—at once, and I know from experience, that it eventually would end poorly. I was just trying to do what I always tried to do—make people feel important.
I knew the feeling of unimportance all too well, but it’s not something I ever told anyone about, because I didn’t like thinking about it. If I could just make someone feel important or needed, then I felt like a good person, but unfortunately I always tried to make too many beautiful girls feel important at the same time.
The seven of us were hanging out in the park when I started getting angry texts from Kelli that I was with Brooke after Brooke snapchatted her a picture of me shoving an entire ice cream cone in my mouth. The stupid picture Brooke had of me was nothing compared to the hot one that I had of her. She surprised me last night when she sent that to me, and it was the only thing I could think about.
I’d stopped answering Kelli at this point because she was acting too jealous. I know the plan was to get them jealous at each other so they’d want me even more, but I didn’t need her b.itching this much at me after everything I’d done for her.
This whole day was great—I’d been flirting with Brooke, hugging her, having her sit on my lap, carrying her, and trying my best not to kiss her. I wasn’t going to let Kelli ruin that. I sat on a railing put up in front of some flowers and watched Graham lead Brooke around on a skateboard. I couldn’t help but to blatantly tell her, “You’re lookin’ hot, Brooke.”
She turned back, surprised I said that in front of everyone. I chuckled, half smiled and said, “Babe, come here.” All my friends looked at each other in confusion as Brooke did as she was told. The guys had asked me plenty of times if I was sure I was over Brooke, and I just reassured them every time that I was.
“You can’t say that in front of them,” she whispered.
“Just wanted to say thanks again for that picture you sent me,” the left corner of my mouth smirked.
“Shhh! I sent you that so you can think of me while we’re together but not act like this,” she said.
“Looking at this picture and looking at you now,” I bit my lip. I wanted Brooke so bad. Really bad. She knew it too, but I couldn’t just let her have me. My phone vibrated and I took it out of my pocket to see the same caller had also left me nine texts.
“Sh.i.t, Kelli’s calling me,” I got off the railing and pushed Brooke off me, as I answered the phone, “Hey babe, I miss you.”
Still sure of yourself, Brooke?
Note: i hate him

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 25 x x x .
I didn’t know what to do—I’d always wanted to get with Brooke, but not enough to cheat on my girlfriend with her. I couldn’t have a repeat of last year. Her lips were soft on mine, but I wouldn’t kiss her back. I stayed still with my eyes wide open and pushed her off of me. She looked at me confused.
“Brooke, that wasn’t okay,” I raised my eyebrows and slightly shook my head. “I’m sorry if I gave you any idea that we should kiss but I have a girlfriend I really care about. A girlfriend who is supposed to be your best friend…”
“You even just said it yourself that she isn’t a good friend to me. Cody, you cannot honestly tell me that you haven’t been waiting for that kiss,” she lowered her voice, her blue eyes tempting me.
“What?” I was caught off guard. Was she actually trying to get with me now that it was too late and I had a girlfriend? Why didn’t she do this four months ago?
“You wanted me to kiss you,” she said blatantly. “Isn’t that why you kissed me first?”
“Your forehead, to let you know that we’re friends and I’m here for you. On the lips is completely different,” I said, starting to lose my patience. I know I have a history of leading girls on, but being led on is a completely new thing to me—I wouldn’t let Brooke do that to me.
“Cuddling with me? Rubbing my hair? Wanting to get to know the real me? Come on Cody, you know that kiss meant something,” she kept trying.
“Of course I wanted to kiss you Brooke. But not while I had a girlfriend I really cared about,” I pictured Kelli’s reaction when she found out Brooke kissed me. She overreacted when she found out I used to like Brooke—imagine what it’ll be like when she finds out I actually kissed her. I didn’t want to be known as a player anymore. I wanted to be able to stay with one girl who I loved and who loved me back.
“Telling Kelli would kill her. We both made a mistake,” Brooke said, suddenly making this my fault too. “Let’s just forget about it and continue on like it never happened. No one has to know.”
What?? She kissed me and tried to convince me that I wanted that kiss too, and now suddenly we’re going to act like it never happened? Brooke is not going to try to beat me at my own game. I didn’t get played, I was always the one doing the playing. I didn’t want to be a player anymore, but it’s what I did best. Last year taught me I had to change my ways, but Brooke was adjusting the rules and making new exceptions, enticing me to rejoin the game. And if I knew I could get away with it, then why not?
“If no one has to know then we can do it again…right?” I asked, Brooke unintentionally pulling me back into my old ways.
“Kelli will never find out?” she asked.
“Never,” I kissed her.
Note: notice how Cody keeps saying he really cares about Kelli...but he doesn't tell Brooke that he loves her

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 24 x x x .
I had to explain to Brooke that this conversation wasn’t about how I used to feel about her. It was about how she herself had been feeling but wouldn’t tell anyone. She said she couldn’t handle herself well, but I wasn’t sure what she meant by that.
“I hate myself,” she said. She continued on about how all she did was belittle and degrade herself. How no one understood her except for Kelli but now that Kelli’s not there for her anymore, she’s back to being alone. It seemed like she couldn’t escape the person she thought she was.
“That scar on your face…you did that to yourself, didn’t you?” I pieced it together. Out of nowhere, she started bawling and yelling at me that Kelli had to have told me.
“Whoa no, no, no, Kelli didn’t tell me anything. I figured it out myself,” I tried to calm her down. She didn’t believe me and kept yelling at me— I didn’t know what to say because I was telling the truth and she still wouldn’t take it.
Honestly, Kelli had given me little hints about it, but never full out told me. She said Brooke wouldn’t tell us about her scar not only because she was embarrassed and ashamed by it, but also because it made her more mysterious, keeping people guessing, wondering, and above all just thinking of her—that’s what she’s always wanted.
If she was ashamed by it, she must have done something that she regrets in order to have gotten it. Kelli said she regretted it a lot, but that she was crazy and needed attention somehow. Kelli didn’t understand Brooke the same way that Brooke didn’t understand Kelli. I don’t think Brooke did this for attention—she was seriously damaged. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to put her back together. But I’d still try.
“You’re a beautiful girl Brooke, and it makes me so upset to know you felt like cutting your own face would make you feel better. Please don’t do that Brooke. You don’t have to. I know why you’re always trying to leave North Carolina to look at far places to live. It’s not because you’re trying to find adventure—you’re trying to find yourself. I can help you. I feel partly responsible for taking Kelli from you, so if you ever need anything, just come to me. Since she isn’t there for you anymore, I’ll be there. I don’t want to see you hurting this bad,” I kissed her forehead to console her, because she really just needed someone right now.
I looked back at Brooke to say one last thing, but before I could, she did something I wasn’t expecting.
She kissed me.
Note: I think that's good for today hahaha do you hate me for leaving it like this? ;p

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 23 x x x .
She looked completely confused, thinking it wasn’t possible that I’d liked her first since I was into Kelli from the beginning. I explained to her that I knew who she was before that because I’d seen her around. But I hadn’t told her the full story because I was afraid she’d be weirded out.
The first time I’d ever seen Brooke was last year. I was walking down the hallway to the main office because I got called down in the middle of math class to be questioned after my ex-girlfriend and the girl I cheated on her with got into a fight. I was walking passed the gym when a kickball flew out the door and hit the side of my leg. Brooke came running out to get the ball. Her curly brown hair was pulled back into a high pony-tail and her cheeks were a little rosy from the hot gym.
“Sorry,” she laughed, picked up the ball and went back into the gym. I completely froze, unable to say anything. That was so unlike me—I was great with girls. I watched her make her way back to the gym, stopping at the door to look back at me one last time before giggling and finally disappearing into the chaotic room.
I’d asked my friends about her but they didn’t know who I was talking about—there were over a thousand girls in our school. I’d seen her around town plenty of times, but never again in school. I thought maybe I had the wrong girl. But now it makes sense—it was her.
“Kelli liked you! I couldn’t flirt with the guy she liked, of course I was going to help her get with you! I so would have gotten with you but from the beginning you made it seem like you liked her! That’s why I didn’t even try,” she admitted. I shouldn’t have cared because I had a beautiful girlfriend who loved me, but I was kicking myself right now for losing out on Brooke.
“I guess we both messed up then,” I ran my fingers through my dirty blonde hair, forcing myself to look away before I did something I might regret—I already learned that the hard way with my last girlfriend.
“How did she find out you liked me?” Brooke asked.
“Carter. F.ucking a.sshole thought it would be funny to tell her that I liked you first but of course she didn’t. She cried and cried and cried and I had to explain to her that I had no feelings for you anymore and really liked her.” I replayed that day over in my head, wincing every time I felt about how sad Kelli had been.
“Maybe we shouldn’t date if you’re so in love with Brooke,” Kelli had told me right after Carter told her.
“Kel, that’s not true! I don’t love Brooke—I love you!”
“But you did love her,” Kelli had cried.
“No I didn’t! I thought she was pretty and had a great personality and that’s because she is pretty and she does have a great personality!” I had said.
“Oh my God!” Kelli had bawled. What did I say wrong? I was just being honest—I thought that’s what she wanted! “You know that you could have any girl you want, Cody. And Brooke could have any guy that she wants so why don’t you guys just date each other? You’re perfect for each other!”
“I could have any girl I want, and I chose you, Kelli. Not Brooke! Stop getting so caught up in everything Brooke’s doing—I’m not interested in her. I’m only interested in you!”
“You’re not allowed to hang out with Brooke,” she had told me.
“You don’t trust me?”
“I don’t trust her!”
Had I known then what I was about to do, I wouldn’t have blamed Kelli for saying that.
Note: I feel bad that I didn't upload yesterday so I'm going to add another chapter today to make up for it:) thoughts on this chapter?

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 22 x x x .
She looked down sadly, contemplating if she wanted to tell me or not. The three inch scar on her jawline stood out clearly, and no matter how many times I’d tried to figure out how she got it, I just couldn’t piece it together.
“Nothing happened,” she said after a moment. “I’ve always been this way. I guess I’ve just gotten tired of pretending to be okay.” I could see a thin layer of tears forming over her crystal blue eyes, but she was too proud to let them fall.
“How were you able to act okay before?” I asked. I could tell she didn’t want to say this to me, but she truthfully told me that it was because of Kelli, but Kelli isn’t there for her anymore because she’s happy now, and that she felt like she was bringing Kelli down.
“She’s supposed to be your best friend,” I was getting tired of the sh.i.t between them. “Regardless of if she’s happy or not, she’s supposed to be there for you. Is it my fault that she started acting like this?”
She said it wasn’t, but ever since I started dating Kelli she’s been acting differently. Then, perfect, gorgeous, popular, everyone-wants-to-be-me Brooke, admitted something that no one would ever expect from her—she was lonely.
“Brooke, you should never feel alone. You’ll always have us,” I tried to console her, pushing some hair out of her face.
“Kelli said I’d always have her and look at us now. We barely talk,” she said.
“The guys never shut up about you. Even when you messed up and led them all on. Yeah they’ve moved on to other girls but if those girls knew what they still say about you, they’d ditch them in a second. It’s hard for Kelli. She knows that those guys aren’t as in to her as they are to you. You’re both beautiful, but guys take more of an interest in you. She’s getting tired of not being able to match up to you,” I tried to explain to her.
“So that gives her the right to all of a sudden be a sh.i.tty friend?” she asked harshly.
“No. But you have to understand where she’s coming from,” I tried to reason with her.
“You’re right. Kelli’s the victim here. Poor Kelli, forget about Brooke, she’s pretty so she has no problems,” she started to get up. She was acting like a b.itch and not listening to what I was saying—that’s not what I meant at all.
“That’s not what I said! There’s a lot about Kelli that you don’t know,” I grabbed her arm and pulled her back down.
“Kelli’s been my best friend since fourth grade, of course I know her,” she said. She was obviously annoyed, but I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful she was. Her eyes weren’t dull at the moment like how they’d been for a while. She wasn’t happy, but her anger provided some emotion. I’d made her feel something. I had to keep it going.
“Then you’d know the reason she’s so jealous of you is because she found out I liked you before I liked her. Like, liked you.”
Note: I didn't upload yesteday, it was my first day of my senior year...like how frikkin weird is that? The fact that I started writing stories on here as I was ending my freshman year, and now I'm starting my senior year...time honestly flies.

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 21 x x x .
“Guys, Brooke fell asleep on me,” I said to them ten minutes into the movie we started.
Mattie and Jace subtly rolled their eyes at each other. “Guys, it’s not like I wanted her to.”
“You’re so into her,” Mattie said.
“That’s why I’ve been dating Kelli for four months…”
“You flirt with her all the time, bro,” Graham said.
“I flirt with everyone,” I said conceitedly, pulling Brooke in closer to me. “Just because it works doesn’t mean I like them.”
“So you don’t mind leading Brooke on then?” Jace asked. I knew what else he was referring to.
“I don’t lead her on. But it’s not like Brooke’s never led anyone on,” I said back, referring to how overly upset he got out of all the other guys when they found out she had hooked up with all of them.
“Bro…” Carter looked at me, shaking his head to let me know I was wrong.
“Let’s go get food,” Jace said quietly, getting up from the couch, the other guys following him. “Jace, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean it,” I said to him.
“It’s fine. We’ll bring you back something,” he said. I felt so bad being mean to Jace, because he was the nicest guy out of all of us. Brooke had really broken his heart and he cried to us about it. Even though he claims he’s over her, none of us believe him.
I heard some soft cries and looked down, realizing it was Brooke, crying in her sleep. “Brooke,” I nudged her. “Brooke, you have to wake up.”
She woke up and shot up immediately when she realized no one else was around, and that it was just the two of us cuddling. I explained that they went to get food and told her, “I woke you up because you were crying in your sleep, is everything alright?”
“I was crying?” she avoided my question.
“Brooke, what’s wrong?” I said sadly. I hated seeing her like this when I knew how happy she used to be.
“Nothing,” she forced a smile on her face.
“You’re not the same. You’re not that same bright and smiley girl that Carter and I called over four months ago. You used to laugh so loud and happily, and now it seems forced and fake. You used to be so carefree. Now it seems like you’re always watching out for something. You were always so happy, and it’s so obvious that you’re not anymore,” I said. “What happened to you?”
Note: I'm always torn between whether I love Cody because he's really sweet and understanding or whether I hate him because he's such a d.ick lol

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 20 x x x .
It started getting pretty hot so I told everyone that we could go back to my house.
“Brooke!” It’s been so long since we’ve seen you! How are you, beautiful?” my mom greeted her with a hug.
“Hi, Mrs. Hayes! I’m good,” Brooke did that sad fake smile. “How are you?”
“Good, good, why haven’t you been by?” my mom asked. I knew exactly why Brooke hadn’t been over. Kelli told me I wasn’t allowed to hang out with her once Carter told her everything..
“I’ve been busy,” Brooke lied. She knew Kelli was the reason she hadn’t been over too. We went downstairs to the basement to chill.
“I love the fact that even you guys are almost eighteen, you have the mentality and maturity level of fourteen year olds,” Brooke sat down in between me and Carter, the side of her leg resting right against mine.
“I heard a rumor you hooked up with a fourteen year old,” Carter laughed, knowing it wasn’t a rumor.
“Who told you that??” she quickly turned her head to face him, the ends of her hair whipping my face.
“Kelli,” I laughed, thinking about the story Kelli told us. And then I realized: a fourteen year old got with Brooke, and I still couldn’t.
“In my defense, he acted like he was at least seventeen and I probably made his life by doing that. It was a one-time thing!” she laughed.
“That happened twice!” Carter laughed. She hit his leg and turned her head, embarrassed.
“She was probably just trying to make you look bad again so she could look better. I don’t understand why she has to do that,” I said.
“She’s a jealous b.itch!” Carter yelled.
“Stop. She just gets insecure, all girls do,” I hated how poorly my friends thought of Kel.
“You’re not supposed to get insecure around your best friend though. That’s why she tries to keep you away from Brooke. She thinks Brooke’s gonna steal you from her,” Mattie said.
“I would never do anything with Brooke,” I assured my friends. That didn’t mean I didn’t want to.
Note: sorry, I completely forgot to upload yesteday

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 19 x x x .
Kelli texted me as soon as she got to her cousin’s house where she was staying. I had missed whatever my friends were talking about because I hadn’t been paying attention to anything other than my phone. I stopped answering her though when I told her I was with Brooke and she started flipping out on me. My attention was brought back when Carter said my girlfriend’s name.
“She said you’re really selfish with attention,” he told Brooke.
“That’s not true!” Brooke said.
“Calm down, it’s just gotta suck for her being the ugly friend,” he laughed. I got up from where I was sitting, about to hit him for calling my girlfriend ugly but Jace put his arm out in front of me to stop me.
“Kelli’s gorgeous, don’t say that!” Brooke defended her.
“I know. I just mean, compared to you, she’s probably getting tired of being second best. Did you really think Cody and I were calling her over when we first met you? No, we wanted you but obviously she was going to come too. And Cody won’t admit it but we all know he wanted you but gave up when he saw that all of us did too so he went for Kel,” Carter said. Now I really wanted to hit him.
Brooke looked at me, shocked. “That’s not true. I’m not going to lie, Brooke did catch my attention first but I liked Kelli right from when I met her. I love her smile and how her eyes light up when she does and her long hair and cute laugh and most of all I just love being with her,” I said so that hopefully Brooke would realize what kind of love she could have experienced if she had just noticed me from the beginning.
“Gay,” Graham laughed at me.
“Well I’m glad you both found each other,” Brooke smiled, not caring at all.
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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 18 x x x .
That’s the way it was for a few months. Kelli told me what to do, what I could do, and what I had to do. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved my girlfriend, but only when we were alone. The second we were around other people, she became clingy. I knew it was just because she really loved me though, and didn’t want to lose me.
I understood that completely. Being friends with Brooke for so many years never gave her a chance to show who she really was because of how much Brooke outshined her, and when she was with me, she finally got the chance to be herself.
But when she went away for a week to Florida, I can’t say I was upset. I’d been letting her be her for so long, but I hadn’t gotten the chance to be me. Now was my chance to just relax with my friends like how we used to.
We invited Brooke to hang out with us in the park the first day Kelli was gone. At first when I started dating Kelli, I had to try to act completely uninterested in Brooke, because otherwise Kelli would have noticed and broke up with me. And eventually, after not hanging out with Brooke and only focusing on Kelli, I got over her.
“Hey guys,” Brooke smiled brightly as she walked up to us in the park. She wore a plain, light blue t-shirt and jean shorts with converse, but not gonna lie, she was still looking pretty hot. Her curly hair reached down towards the arch of her back, and her makeup was done perfectly. Not that I care, though.
I watched Brooke hug all the guys after hugging me, and how she flirted with all of them. She didn’t say anything that made it obvious that she was flirting with them, but her actions made it clear that she was a natural flirt. She was that kind of girl that could get anyone to love her, and she clearly knew it. She was the female version of me.
Except something separated us—I flirted around with no intentions of falling in love because being single was so much fun for me. She actually needed someone. She wasn’t actually happy like how she used to be, and it was something I’d started to notice. Her bright blue eyes were dull, even when she smiled. She doesn’t talk as much as she used to, and there was something in her voice that made it seem like she was holding something back. Her laugh doesn’t come naturally—it’s forced and comes a second after everyone else starts laughing. She acts flirty to seem like she has everything she could possibly want. She acts careless, but really she wants to be cared for.
And just like that, I find myself wishing that I could have been that person for her.
Note: poor Brooke :(

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 17 x x x .
Kelli had purposely invited Brooke to hang out with us a few times later that week, just because she knew everyone was mad at her. She hadn’t told Brooke that I liked her, probably because she was jealous and didn’t want Brooke to have that satisfaction. No one talked to Brooke, and Kelli told me she was getting the hint that everyone hated her, but Kelli didn’t tell her anything.
“Why would Kelli invite her again?” Mattie complained after I announced the text that Kelli had just sent me while we waited in my basement for them to show up.
“She’s her best friend,” I tried to defend her, although if I were them, I’d be mad at Brooke too. My mom let the girls in once they got there and they came downstairs. Kelli said hi to everyone and then gave me a long kiss, cuddling up next to me on the couch.
“Hey guys!” Brooke tried to hug them all, but not one of them hugged back or even looked in her direction. Brooke noticed they weren’t being their normal selves, so she sat next to Kelli on the couch and starting playing with Kel’s hair, complimenting her on it. But Kelli ignored it and made out with me, showing Brooke we weren’t going to talk to her either.
“What’s wrong, Brooke? Can’t flirt with us anymore so you’re trying to with Kel?” Mattie spat. This was the first time any of them talked to her after the fight.
“What’s going on?” Brooke asked.
“You already know,” Duke rolled his eyes.
“I don’t,” she said. Kelli was still making out with me but I wasn’t even focusing on her.
“You thought it would be okay to hook up with all of us and lead us on like that?” Jace asked, sounding hurt.
“I wasn’t trying to lead anyone on,” Brooke tried to defend herself.
“Bullsh.it, Brooke, you knew we all liked you,” Graham said.
“I didn’t—”
“You did. Obviously we were going to talk to each other Brooke, you had to have known we’d all find out,” Graham said. Graham was usually a really nice guy, but when he was angry, he got angry. I pulled up from Kelli, just in case I’d have to step in if Graham got too mean. Brooke’s eyes started tearing and the guys all groaned, rolled their eyes, and told her to stop because they didn’t care.
“I’m sorry,” Brooke tried to hold back tears. “I didn’t mean to.”
“Mean to what, Brooke? Act like a sl.ut?” Duke asked.
“Act like a sl.ut? She already is one,” Jace spat. I’d never seen Jace be mean before, but still, none of them felt sympathy towards her.
But when Brooke started crying hysterically because she felt so bad, that’s when all their expressions changed and they forgave her. I’d never seen Brooke so upset before, and neither had any of the guys. Kelli acted as if it were no big deal and whispered to me that she was used to her ‘freaking out like that.’
“Brooke, we’re so sorry,” they said. “We didn’t mean it.” Everything went back to normal and they pretended like none of that ever happened. They went back to joking around with her but still kept their distances, not giving her any ideas that they were flirting with her.
One of Brooke’s brothers picked her up and the guys told me they were going to go pick up some weed and were going to call Brooke to see if she wanted to smoke with them. “You want to come?” Duke asked. I was about to say yes when Kelli answered for me.
“You’re not smoking, and you’re not hanging out with Brooke,” she told me sternly.
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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 16 x x x .
A month had passed and I was still happily in a relationship with Kelli. I was only seventeen—I’d never really been in love before, but I think I loved Kelli. Like, really loved her.
I trusted her completely with anything and everything, and what I loved is that she didn’t get mad, upset, or jealous when I talked to another girl—only Brooke, which was understandable, especially after what Carter had told her that one time.
We only hung out without Brooke occasionally because Kelli didn’t want her there, and this was one of those times when she wasn’t there.
“Yo, why can’t we just invite Brooke? She’s so fun to be around,” Carter had said.
“I don’t want her here,” Kelli said honestly. “It’s great getting to talk to you guys without her all over you, flirting and trying to hook up.”
“It’s great getting to talk to Cody too without you doing that but I guess we can’t all get what we want,” Carter said. Kelli shut up really fast.
“She’s just really selfish with attention. It always has to be on her,” Kelli tried to explain.
“I think the problem is that you really wanted to hook up with me but now you can’t because Brooke did. That’s kind of what Cody did—went after you because he couldn’t go after Brooke after I did,” Carter laughed.
“What?” she said angrily, a thin layer of tears forming over her eyes.
“You didn’t tell her you liked Brooke first?” Carter laughed, thinking he was funny.
“WHAT?” she started bawling. “You’re dating me because you didn’t get to Brooke first?”
“Carter, you didn’t get to her first, you just kissed her first,” Mattie said. “I actually hooked up with her.”
“I hooked up with her too, bro. So did Jace,” Carter said. Mattie turned to him, angrily, “Bro, what the f.uck, she was mine first!”
“You never even asked her out, and besides, she wanted to get with me. Graham hooked up with her too!” Jace said.
“Jace! I only told you, why would you tell everyone else?” Graham yelled.
“Yo, stop yelling at Jace,” Duke defended him. “You told me, too.”
“Only after you told me that you hooked up with her!” Graham fought back.
“Well she blew me so I’m winning,” Carter bragged. The guys kept fighting that they all got with her, and for a second I thought I’d have to step in so that they didn’t all beat each other up.
“That’s why I chose you. You’re not a sl.ut like Brooke,” I tried to look better, but I just ended up making myself look worse.
“You still liked her,” Kelli cried as she got off my lap and walked off quickly. I went after her, and after days of her ignoring all my texts, calls, and even the old fashioned throwing rocks at her window, she finally forgave me. As for the guys, they agreed not to get with Brooke anymore because they were too good of friends to let someone like her get in between them.
Everything was back to normal, but nothing could have prepared me for what was about to change.
Note: uh oh

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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 14 x x x .
“So Cody, how did you meet Kelli again?” my mom asked.
“I was at the park with the guys just skating around when we saw these two gorgeous girls so we called them over. As soon as I saw Kelli, I knew I wanted her to be my girlfriend,” I said. Kelli blushed a little and looked away smiling, which I loved when she did that.
“Do you go to Cody’s school?” my dad asked her, taking a bite out of his food.
“Yeah, but that school is so big that I didn’t even know we went together,” Kelli laughed. “I still don’t see him in school.”
“And you’re a junior too?” he asked.
“Almost,” she said. “Still a sophomore.”
“So if you’re hanging out with older guys, why would you ever pick Cody?” my brother Cole, who was sitting on the other side of Kelli, asked.
“Cole!” I yelled at him at the same time as my parents. I couldn’t wait for him to go back to college at the end of summer.
“I’m just saying, she’s a really pretty girl and she seems really nice. What is she doing hanging out with a loser who cries when he loses in Mario Kart against me?” he laughed, embarrassing me.
“That didn’t happen,” I told Kelli.
“That so happened! I have the pictures to prove it!” he pulled out his phone and showed her the picture of me that he had saved as his background. Kelli laughed and turned to me, saying ‘awww.’
“Cole, stop embarrassing your brother!” my mom yelled at him.
“I didn’t cry because I lost, I cried because you hit me in the eye with the controller and then punched me in the stomach because I was winning. That was a year ago!” I yelled at him.
“So you admit it though, you cried,” he laughed at me, burped, and got up from the table.
“I am so sorry about him Kelli,” my mom said. “He’s such a pig but that’s how boys are. Do you have any brothers?”
“I don’t have any siblings, but you know my best friend, Brooke, that you met today? She has four older brothers- I’m used to these kinds of things,” Kelli laughed.
“Brooke has four older brothers?” I asked in shock. She’d never mentioned them.
“That girl Brooke who was here before?” my brother came back in. “So hot.”
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Girlfriend's Best Friend
CHAPTER 13 x x x .
Kelli still looked a little hurt, because Brooke was in the spot light again. I gave her a kiss to reassure her which was interrupted when Graham said, “I’m sure you don’t care.”
“He doesn’t,” Kelli said seriously.
“At least I could get with her if I wanted to,” I laughed and all my friends joined in. “Do you even have a chance?”
“Stop, that’s so mean! Graham’s a cutie, leave him alone,” Brooke said.
“Sorry, cutie, I didn’t mean it,” I joked. Carter and Mattie started bagging on him because they got with Brooke and he didn’t. She kissed Graham just to prove them wrong, and Kelli gave me a look as if to say, ‘see? I told you.’ To get her to stop worrying about them I just kissed her. She really needed someone to keep her in check and make her stop comparing herself with Brooke.
We ignored everyone else the rest of the night basically, just focusing on the two of us and that’s how I liked it. I only focused on her, she only focused on me, and we were happy with that. She didn’t focus on Brooke at all—only herself. She was happier that way, and happier because of me. I loved that I was the reason for her happiness.
Kelli and I had hung out alone that whole week. Well, emotionally at least. Brooke and the guys were with us too but we barely paid any attention to them. It was exactly a week into our relationship when I invited everyone back over to my house to hang out. Mattie couldn’t make it because of his little cousin’s birthday party, and we expected Brooke to be sad about that because they’d been hooking up. But she adjusted just well, hooking up with Jace instead.
We knew Mattie wouldn’t be happy, but none of us said anything. Eventually all my friends left and it was just Kelli and I. I took her up to my room to “watch some TV”.
Mattie, Jace, Graham and Carter all said Brooke was a good kisser, and not going to lie, it bothered me that I would never be able to experience it. Kelli wasn’t a bad kisser, but I wouldn’t say she was good either. It was fine though— I could teach her.
We laid down on my bed, I put my arm around her and she cuddled up next to me. She looked up at me to say something but I honestly didn’t care what she had to say, I just wanted to kiss her. So I did. I wasn’t sure how far Kelli had ever gone before, so I hoped taking her shirt off wasn’t a big deal. She let me take the shirt off, but the bra wasn’t going anywhere.
“Sh.i.t! Your mom’s coming!” Kelli pulled up after a while, searching for the shirt I’d thrown on that ground that got lost on my messy floor. I quickly shot up to my dresser, grabbing a blue t-shirt out of it for her to wear. She put it on just as my mom tried for the doorknob and yelled at me to unlock it. I did, and she didn’t notice anything suspicious. She just told me that Kelli could stay for dinner if she wanted.
As soon as she left, my shirt came right back off of Kelli.
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