Mason's POV
I follow Liv's eyes only to see that Beth and Shawn are staring at each other.
"*cough* We came here for LIV, not so you can oogle over her boyfriend" I spat angrily and they awkwardly look away from each other. Me, being the amazing genius I am created a diversion
"Beth, it's dad he just texted me and said he wants to talk to us" I say and she nods. I hug Liv and whisper in her ear "I'm gonna get to the bottom of what's going on, don't worry" then I pull away with a smile
"I'm glad your okay, I'll text you later" I say while pulling Beth put the window and down the exit we used to get in.
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"So what did dad say exactly?" Beth asks as I lock the door behind me.
"Actually, dad didn't say anything because dads not here. I brought you here because I saw the way you were looking at Shawn" I say while quirking up an eyebrow and she chuckles
"So?"
"So... What's going on there?" I ask and she giggles
"Why would you think something is going on?"
"Umm I don't know, maybe because your batting your eyelashes, smiling and giggling like an idiot!"
"Mason, your 13 you have no idea what the hell your talking about" she spats in a diva tone and I roll my eyes
"I may be 13 but I'm not stupid" I say in the exact same tone she's using with me. "Now you are going to tell me and your going to tell me now-"
"Or what?"
"Or I will tell dad that the whole reason your still here is because you flunked out of college. I think he'll be pretty disappointed to hear that his "little girl" is a drop out"
"Fine! I'll tell you. I kissed Shawn again, we wanted to see if we felt the same connection that we did at the party and I did. Judging by the look he gave me, he did too"
"Bitch. What about Liv! Both yours and his best friend?"
"She'll get over it" she says and I chuckle
"You really don't get it do you? Liv has been in love with Shawn for as long as she could remember. He's basically the only thing that she has left of her mom because she introduced them and her father took away all her moms stuff! And your gonna take that away? How dare you?"
"Hey I didn't mean to " steal him away" from her. It just happened, and I like him-"
"So does Liv and after all the pain she has been through, she deserves happiness and that includes Shawn. You need to push your feelings aside and deal with it"
"You can tell Liv to bring on the competition because I'm not going down without a fight" She spats while pushing past me.
Great, what am I supposed to tell Liv now?
Liv's POV
Once Beth and Mason left, Shawn has been acting as if he's in la la land. It has been ten minutes and he hasn't said a single word to me so I punch his shoulder
"Earth to Shawn!" I say while waving a hand in his face. Nothing, so I punch him harder "DUDE!" I shout and he turns to me
"Yeah?"
"What's up with you?" I ask and he looks nervous
"Nothing's up" he says and I cross my arms
"Shawn just tell me what the hell is going on"
"Nothing Liv, just drop it. I gotta go, I'll see you later" He says while grabbing his jacket and heading out the door but I stop him
"Why won't you talk to me? I don't know what's up with you but ever since the Halloween party you have been acting different. I know you apologized and that was so sweet and it begun our relationship. But even when we were just friends, you told me everything. So no Shawn, I will not just drop it" I say with my voice rising in every word
"I wish this wasn't so difficult..." He mumbles while rubbing the back of his neck. What's going on?
"Wish what wasn't so difficult?"
"I... I kissed Beth"
"I know you kissed her at the Halloween party silly" I say with a chuckle and he sighs
"That's not what I was talking about... Umm... We kissed again to see if we actually felt anything this time and... I- I did feel something" he says nervously and a tear falls down my face and I just lose it
"Y-you felt something? Fine. If you felt something then there's no need for this relationship to continue. You can go to her, you can kiss her, hug her, whatever the hell you want! But I won't be there to support you or to watch. So you wanna date her then that's fine, just remember your throwing away the one girl who has loved and cared about you since day one. So you and her can go be happy and go f*ck yourselves because I don't give two god damn f*cking shits what the two of you do!" I shout while opening the door
"Liv..."
"No, I'm done. I'm done with all of the shit, I'm done with all the lies - I start tearing up - and most of all... I'm done with you. Now get out and don't you ever come back here again" I whimper and he walks out and I slam the door behind him
All of the emotions I have built up for years are finally coming out. Instead of crying, it all turns to anger. I push everything that's on my dresser off, I throw a picture of the two of us against the wall causing it to break. I slide down the wall and that's when the tears come
"I failed you mom!" I cry/ shout and then I feel a pair of hands enwrap me in a hug. After a few minutes of sobbing, I pull away from the person hugging me only to see that it's Ashley
"What are you doing here?"
"Well my mom called me because apparently before the wedding they want me to move in and I heard screaming and stuff breaking so here I am" she says and I give her a glare
"Why do you care?"
"Hey, I may be a bitch, but I'm a bitch with feelings" she says and I chuckle
"See, there's that smile that people love so much" she says in a surprisingly genuine tone. As much as I hate to admit it, I like this side of Ashley
"So, do you wanna tell me what happened?" She asks and I shake my head causing her to take a deep breath
"Look... I know that you hate me and frankly, the feeling is mutual. But since we are gonna be sister soon we have to learn to get along- she takes out her phone and unlocks it- see I'm not recording and it's not like anyone's gonna believe me anyways. And obviously you need to rant so talk to me" She says with all seriousness and I nod. Alright Liv, she's right. You need to talk to someone and it can't be Mason because he's biased, it obviously can't be Shawn or Beth, and I can't talk to my dad at all.
I sigh "Fine" I say and then I start telling her the full story from the beginning.
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"That jerk!" She shouts with anger clearly on her face
"I know"
"No but especially for you. I could see why he "broke up" with me and come on, we all knew that In the end it was gonna be you. But he took it way to far"
"I know... But at one point he was my best friend and we really did love each other so maybe I could for-"
"No, don't you dare say your gonna forgive that bastard. You have been head over heels for him forever, you followed him wherever he went, you two kissed for damn sake! And he goes into his player ways leaving you in pain whenever you saw him with another girl. Everyone can see how much you love him, but he put you in so much pain and you have to stop thinking about him, and start thinking about yourself, think about YOUR needs, about YOUR emotions and about YOUR freaking well- being. He's toxic for you! So no, you will not be forgiving him and me and the little squirt are gonna make sure of that" She says and I chuckle
"His name is Mason" I say and she rolls her eyes
"I have a billion friends, you really think I'm gonna learn his name?" She says and I give her a look
"Ugh fine I'll learn it" she says and I laugh, that's when my door opens
"Awww Tommy look at our girls bonding!" Ariana says and for once I actually see my dad smile at me, I haven't seen that since I was little.
"Alright, what do you say we go shopping, I think it's obvious that you need a new wardrobe" Ashley says and I shake my head
"Oh come on! It will be fun and it'll make Shawn jealous" Ashley says and I smile
"Alright, let's do this"
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Hey guys! So kind of a cliff hanger (not really) Anyways, I hope you don't hate me but let's just say that things are gonna get very interesting from this point on 😏
I hope you liked it. Don't forget to vote and comment. Predictions? Thanks
-Jen