If that's the case then I'm ready to die [Ch.24]

~Anthony POV~


"I love you, Mandie." I said kissing her before I left to pick Jenna up.

"I know." she said and finished buttoning her pants before following me to the doorway. Sighing, she turned as I waved, to rush the boys so they could get going.

I knocked on her door. Jenna popped her carmel haired head out of the door. "Hey sweetie, you bought me this." she said pointing to her diamond necklace then snatching my hand. "We're walking?" she objected seeing the empty driveway.

I nodded. "I share a car with my brother and Caleb, they'd use Mandie's but she doesn't have enough gas to even get to the gas station."

"Fine, we'll walk." Jen sighed looking at her outfit, "I'll need flip-flops not flats, give me a minute."

I stood in the doorway, Jay glared at me and shoved his way past me. "Where's my Mandie?"

"Home, with people who'll take care of her." I said smirking at the black-and-blues and stitches I'd given him.

"Part of the deal is-"

"That you spend time with her, it isn't supposed to look like you're dating." I cut him off and forced a smile when his half sister came back into the room.

"Come along puppet."

"Puppet?" I repeated.

She nodded. "You do as I say, say as I say, so basically you're a puppet."

"Course."

Jenna took my hand and walked to the center of the main hall, attracting as much attention as possible. She stood on her tippy toes when she spotted Mandie, her hands knotted in my hair as she kissed me. As much as I wanted to pull back after 0.000001 seconds, I knew I couldn't.

Mandie swayed slightly before she ran to the bathroom across the hall, no one really noticed, all eyes were on us.

"Act like you mean it." Jenna panted.

I rolled my eyes and pulled her a little closer to me. But, I pulled back and shoved her away when her tongue forced it's way into my mouth.

Jenna grinned at the whispers, "That's right, Tony's mine. Mandie wasn't good enough for him, though Jay is satisfied with her. After all Tony left her, so maybe my lil'bro feels bad."

I stood there frowning as the crowed laughed as they wandered to homeroom.

~Mandie POV~

I waited until the late bell rang before I walked out of the stall I was hiding in. I wiped my face off with a paper towel and cold water. After I fixed my make-up and took a deep breath before leaving. I was going to sign myself out for the day, give myself sometime to calm down.

I jumped a little, when I noticed the four tall guys standing outside the door. It's a wonder they didn't get sent to class, they did look suspicious. Phil, Caleb, Pierce, and Greg hugged me.

Caleb kissed my forehead and smiled. "Anthony loves you, Jenna is just taking advantage of the situation."

"It still hurts." I mumbled.

They all pulled away, but he kept his arm around me. "Let's go home, you guys get to class, I'll watch her today."

They studied him. "Why do you get her today?"

"Because," he prompted. "She's closest to me, I live with her."

"Um, I am closer and I live with her too." Phil pointed out.

"Gah, stop arguing, I love you both. Cale offered first, so today I am his. Everyday I'll be someone else's job, okay? So when your day comes, if I wanna go home you can take me." I tugged his hand and waved at them.

"Mam, Mandie isn't feeling so well. I'll be taking her home." He said getting an odd look from the woman before she gave us the paper to sign. When we walked into the fresh air he smiled down at me, "Are you okay to walk? I forgot Phil has the car keys, I can track him down..."

"I'm fine." I insisted walking in the direction of home. "Whoa, Caleb what are you doing?"

"Holding your hand." he said showing me our hands.

"Then hold it, don't lace your fingers in mine." I sighed when he kept the way we were, his grip was to tight for me to wriggle out.

-x-

I woke up laying besides Cale on the sofa, I eyed the clock above us on the wall, *three hours.* He drapped his arm over my waist and pulled me against him. My nose bumped his, and I pulled back. "Invasion of space is all I am getting this week."

"Not really." he said, eyes still closed.

"Why are you acting like this?" I blurted.

He grinned and opened his eyes, closing the space I just made, or noses touched again. "Because Mandie, for a month you're single."