As Joce got out of the cab, infront of the Santa Ana home, Kara watched her friend grabs her bags, pay the driver, and make her way up the driveway. "Yeah she just got here, Chi."Kara said into the phone.

     "Okay, so your are going to find out what happened between them?" China asked.

     "No problem. And you have Nick shakin' down Alex?"Kara asked moving away from the window to the door while carrying the cordless phone.

     "Already in progress, we figure that if he doesn't crack we will just let Gina at him."

     Kara laughed out loud,"Dear lord, he might not survive that. Ok tonight, I am going to drag her ass out to a club and get her a lil blasted, cuz then she will talk more if she is a lil drunk. But she is almost at the door so I will call you in the mornin'. Bye"

     "Bye, and thanks." China said hanging up.

     Wipping her blonde hair away from her face, Kara opened the front door, "Jocie-Gurl!" She shouted s she embraced her life long friend. Kara, Joce and China had all become friends 5 years ago when they accidentaly bumped into eachother at a mutual friend's graduation party and from that day on they were the best of friends, and consider eachother sister.

     Taking a step back from the hug, Kara took a long look at Joce, and understood why China was concerned about her. Joce's hair was just thrown into a half-assed, she had sunglasses on, a t-shirt, and blue jeans. She looked like she just rolled out of bed. She looked like shit.

     "Ok, so who's the guy?" Kara asked crossing her arms across her chest, deciding right then and there that she was not going to wait till later tonight to grill her. She was going to do it right now.

     Joce walked into the house shaking her head and bringing her bags into the hallway, "Hi to you too, Care-Bear." She sighed. "There is no guy."

     "And why do I get the feeling that THAT is the problem. So what did HE do?"

     "HE didn't do anything." Joce admitted, feeling a weight lifted off her chest. "It's what I did."

     Kara put her arm over Joce's shoulder, ushering her down the hallway toward the spare bedroom, "Ah, well then, how about we get dressed and go out to eat. You can tell me what happened and what not. Then we will change and go club hoppin' and have some fun."

     "As long as there is music and alcohol, I will be good to go." Joce smiled as she threw her bags on the bed, "But first, let's figure out what to wear. I want to be someone else tonight."

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     Alex threw himself on his bed in the room that Nick had given him for the past week and the up coming 2 weeks. He rolled onto his stomach and buried his face in the pillow as tears started to form in his eyes. Frustration started building in his body, because he knew the reason why he felt this way.

     It was because of her, because of Jocelynn.

     Even after the past 4 weeks the emotions now felt like everything had just happened this morning. And he hated her fot it, hated the factor that even after everything he tried to do to forget her, and to get over her hadn't worked. Turning back over on his back he looked up at the ceiling, through the sky light that was directly above his bed. He blinked back the tears and focus on his anger toward her. She had left him, and made it clear that his love was not enough for her. He wasn't enough for her.

     *Knock Knock Knock*

     Alex sat up quickly and glared annoyinly at the door, "What?"

     Nick opened the door and peeped in, "Hey Bone, we need to talk." He said as he closed the door behind him and leaned up against the wall.

     "What, has it been so long since you got laid that you've forgotten how to do it." Alex half-assed  joked while he put his sunglasses back on and popped out his pack of smokes from his pocket, placed one in between his lips and lit it up.

     "Ah, no. Actually it's because of Joce."

     "What about her?" Alex growled between clenched jaws.

     "What the fuck happened between you two? I know that there is more then that 'it wasn't enough' shit you always say. Now start talking." Nick demanded.

     Tilting his head down and looked at Nick over the rim of the sunglasses, Alex grinded his teeth, "Shouldn't you be locked up in your room with your 'girlfriend' until everyone comes over here for dinner?" He asked as he took another drag of his smoke.

     Nick took 4 quick steps across the room and took the ciggerette out of Alex's mouth, "Cut the fuckin' macho attitude, AJ. Chi and I saw her leave your room the evening before we left to come  home. Now what the fuck happened, because ever since then you have been in a massive fowl mood."

     Alex looked up at Nick and nearly yelled, "Why don't you fuckin' ask you god damn girlfriend what went wrong, 'cuz I sure as hell don't know what is wrong with Jocelynn!"

     "I am not asking what is wrong with JOCELYNN," Nick stressed. "I want to know what happened to you that has made you act like a complete bastard the past month! I mean you don't so any interest in the fuckin' video that we start shooting in 2 days, any time ANYONE mentions her name you become an ass and change the subject or leave the rooml. What happened?!"

     "You want to know what happened, Carter? Here let me tell you what happened. We spent the whole fuckin' week in my bed like fucking rabbits. And I made the stupid mistake of thinking that we were actually going somewhere but when I told her I loved her, we had a fight. I asked her, no wait i pretty much begged her repeatedly tell me why she didn't love me back. And she just left, I woke up and she was gone! So you know what FUCK HER!" Alex shouted as he stood up meeting Nick as close to eye-to-eye as they could get. "She can fuckin' sqrew herself for all I care. She fuckin' told me that it wouldn't work out because of her son and not being able to leave and NOW she is being signed to her own deal."

     Nick placed his hand on Alex's chest and pushed him back down onto the bed, "Don't ever get in my face like that again, AJ. I will not hesitate to knock your ass down, you got that? As for tomorrow, you ARE going to be at the suprisse party for Joce's birthday and deal. And don't even think of bringing that chick you've been fuckin' with." He threatened as he left the room, slamming the door behind him. China was standing right outside the door.

     She quickly shoved Nick out of her way and charged into the room, "You stupid jack-assed peacock!" She shouted in his face as she slapped him as hard as she could. You could hear the crack of her hand meeting his face echo as his head back. "Joce didn't fuckin' even find out about the FUCKIN DEAL TILL AFTER SHE LEFT YOUR FUCKING ROOM! And you know what I can understand what it is like to try a new realtionship with having a child to consider.

     BUT, the difference between me and Joce is that SHE has an ex-husband to deal with who loves to threaten to take her child from her."She continued, " You don't have any clue what it is like for her. You don't know what she went through because of Joe, what he did to her. SO FUCK OFF, don't you dare ever even think her name. If I ever hear you talk about her like that again I will personally see to it that you will never have the oppertunity to get someone pregnant. GOT IT McLEAN!" And with that she turned and left the room with Nick following after her.

     Alex brought his hand up to the right side of his face and rubbed the area where he hand hit him so abruptly. He couldn't believe that China had hit him and told him off like that. 'What the fuck does she know,' he thought to himself, 'Who the hell does she think she is?' He grabbed his cellphone and speedialed a number, "Hey get dressed, we are going out tonight. I will pick you up at 9pm. So see you in 4 hours."