untold secrets
chapter 7
When I got to the correct room (which was the same room as Liam's text, just one floor down), I just stood there in shock for a few minutes. I couldn't believe what had just happened. I wondered for a second if Liam had done that on purpose, to try and get me to forgive him, but he couldn't have planned this. Untold Secrets always keeps the hotels they stay at a secret, plus, we didn't know I wouldn't be checking in with them. Either way, I guess I would forgive him. Only a little though.
I knocked on the door. It swung open fast, with my mom standing there.
"Where have you been?" she said urgently. "We've been worried sick."
"I went to the room Liam texted me. See." I took out my phone and showed them the text he sent me. Both my parents turned on Liam.
"Why did you do that, Liam?" my dad said angrily.
"I didn't!" Liam defended himself. He took out his phone and checked. "OH! Oh my God! I'm so sorry. I was texting really fast and hit the "2" instead of "3".
Mom didn't look convinced. She looked like she was ready to ground him. I wasn't planning on telling anyone, but Carlin and Rachel, what had just happened. However, it wasLiam's mistake that led to it happening. I couldn't let him get grounded.
"I believe him," I said, breaking the silence. Mom and Dad jumped at this.
"You what?" Mom asked. "You never believe anything he says."
"Well, I do this time. And even if it was on purpose, it's okay. In fact, thank you, Liam, for texting me the wrong room."
Everyone was looking at me now as if I had grown an extra pair of arms.
"Okay you will never guess who was in the room you sent me." They were still staring at me. I took a deep breath. "JAKE HUNTER!"
They stared at me for another minute and then started laughing.
"I'm serious," I defended. "I even got his autograph." I reached into my bag for the autograph. "Peter Hanson was there, too, and I got hi—." I couldn't believe it. Peter's autograph was not on the paper anywhere. Instead, there was a phone number.
"Cailey, are you okay?" my mom asked worriedly.
I grabbed my phone out my bag and dashed out of the room. I stood in the hallway for a couple seconds, building up the courage. Finally, I got up the courage. I dialed. It rang for a few seconds, then—
"Hello." Omigod! He did. "Hello?"
"Um, hi," I said weakly. I could feel him smiling through the phone.
"Hi," Jake laughed. "I figured you would look at that paper again sooner or later."
"I thought you went into the room to get Peter's autograph?"
"Uh, yeah, I kinda lied. So I guess if your disappointed with what I really did…" he said jokingly.
"I never said I was disappointed."
"But why?" He was still joking around. "I lied to you. Why would you want to go out with someone who lied to you."
"Well, you did it for a reas— Wait, what?!?"
"What do you mean?"
"You said go out with."
"I guess I did…"
It was silent on both sides on line for while. Jake finally broke the silence.
"Well will you?"
Omigod! How does he expect me to respond to this? Plus, isn't he leaving first thing tomorrow morning?
"Cailey, you there?" Jake asked.
"Um, yeah, I'm here," I responded weakly. "But aren't you like on tour? And you're leaving early tomorrow to get to New York for the show tomorrow night."
"Which is why I was thinking tonight," he said, with a smirk in his voice.
"What?"
"Tonight after your family is asleep, send me a text and I'll come pick you up. I'll take you for a night on the town you will never forget."
"Are you serious?" I was in shock.
"Absolutely. Are you in?"
I took a deep breath. "Yes."
***
I went back into the room.
"Cailey, are you alright?" my mom said worriedly.
"I'm fine." I smiled. "Perfectly fine."