Following their little meeting all the girls headed down stairs to see how the song was coming and to get started on the next phase. Brandi and Kim darted down the steps in their excitement to hear the song so they didn’t even notice that Mandy detained Katy for a minute.
“You are either an idiot or a genius, I am not sure which.” Mandy snapped, grasping her friend’s arm tightly. Katy studied her before speaking, she couldn’t be sure what Mandy was talking about but she thought it was pretty smart.
“I am fucking brilliant. Why what did I do now?” Katy questioned getting serious for a minute.
“You knew Kim would either freak out or shut down when you said you would make out with JC. You know she likes him and that is why you took those stupid photos yesterday. Isn’t it?” Mandy asked. Katy smiled, alright so she didn’t know for sure but she had a pretty good idea. Kim wasn’t the easiest person to read in the world but her pranks couldn’t hurt anyone. It wasn’t her fault that Kim and JC had made themselves such huge targets for her.
“Okay, so you figured me out. What are you going to do about it?” Katy asked.
“Absolutely nothing, just don’t screw up this time.” Mandy said and returned Katy’s smile before heading down stairs.
“You know once I get done with this, I think I might have to start targeting you and Joey.” Katy commented under her breath.
“No don’t you even think about it, there is nothing between Joey and me.” Mandy snapped.
“What about us?” Joey asked. Mandy blushed, she didn’t realize that she had said that last part so loud or that Joey was standing next to her. Of course Katy had seen him there and like a cat with a wounded mouse, Katy didn’t miss a beat.
“You two are fixing dinner tonight.” Katy stated. She playfully patted Joey on the arm. Mandy began to protest when Katy stopped her. “Hello, have you tasted your cooking lately? It doesn’t look like Joey has missed a meal, he can help you.” Katy could help but make faces as she talked, as if to drive her point home.
“I am a pretty good cook.” Joey stated, trying to ignore that Katy had just called him fat. Secretly he just wanted to spend time with Mandy as her friend. Mandy mouthed the words ‘I hate you’ to Katy before turning to Joey. He smiled at her and Mandy felt herself melt, she was trying so hard to be a good girl.
“So what exactly are you and the Italian Stallion going to fix for dinner?” Katy asked. Joey just rolled his eyes and Mandy just shot her a look that told her to shut up and go away. Katy just smiled and moved on after all she had other people to piss off.
She took a minute to consider Justin’s reaction to what she was about to say and possibly do, which shocked her. It wasn’t like her to care. Surely he would know that it was just a trap. That is when he and JC came out of the sound booth.
“I think the song it done.” JC stated, but he didn’t seem too pleased.
“Is is awesome? Can we hear it now?” Mandy asked.
“It’s not awesome but it will do.” JC said, his arms neatly folded across his chest.
“No, it has to be awesome. Just okay will not do damn it. Get your ass back in there and make it perfect.” Brandi snapped. JC kind of took a step back from the force of her words. Brandi even had to pause for a minute she hadn’t meant for it to come out like that, it just have just been the stress of everything finally getting to her.
“Well your boyfriend is still in there, maybe he can work some magic, but I am done with it.” JC retorted. He knew they wouldn’t force him to work on it as long as someone was still trying.
“He’s not my boyfriend.” Brandi snapped. After all it was just their first date, that didn’t make him her boyfriend yet. Of course if did help her prove her point that she stormed off to join Chris in the sound stage. She left the door open though so that she could hear it when Katy told JC about his next project. His rudeness was getting annoying, so yeah maybe he had this coming.
“Is there a reason that you are all done here?” JC asked, taking a seat on one of the empty chairs. The girls just exchanged glances and Mandy nodded for Katy to proceed with her stupid plan.
“We thought we should get started on the video, since you are done and all.” Mandy responded.
“Bring it on, let’s get this over with.” JC offered, he was ready for just about anything as long as it would get him out of here, except for of course what came next. Katy rushed over and jumped on his lap. Justin watched in shock, as he was usually the one she went for. She playfully gave him a wink to try to put him at ease. “What the hell, get off me!” JC snapped.
Justin felt something inside of his break slightly, but he forced himself to remain where he was. He had a feeling that she was up to something but he didn’t have to like seeing her with another man. If the filmed it for the video there was no way he could handle that.
“Great news JC, you and I are doing the love scene, so like we should practice.” Katy said with a grin. JC quickly dumped her off his lap and onto the floor. He was after all stronger than he looked. Katy sat there for a minute and pouted. Justin wasn’t sure if he should help her up or not. He didn’t know what was going on.
“No way in hell I am doing that with you.” JC answered and got up so that she couldn’t sit on him again. “Just maul Justin like you usually do.” He offered. JC gave Justin an apologetic look; after all he wouldn’t wish that girl on any one.
“No we voted and Justin lost because he gets the big parts on all you guys’ videos. This one has to be different.” Katy explained as she got to her feet. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly. “What can I say you’re popular.” She added.
“Get off me, I am not doing it and you can’t make me. You are insane.” JC said trying to shove her away again but she had a pretty good grip on him this time. Katy took a minute to glance in Kim’s direction. She was fuming now. JC struggled to get free and Justin finally took pity on him, plus it was getting painful for him to watch so he helped pry her off him. Justin stood there a minute with his arms gently around her waist as she playfully fought him. Justin knew that she didn’t really want JC, there was no way he could hold her back if she did. But it was still upsetting to think that she might actually do it.
“Why are you guys just watching them, help me!” Katy snapped. She was more surprised that her friends had not come to her aide and were letting the boys bully her.
“You can get him later, when we’re ready to film it.” Brandi said coming back into the room with Chris close behind her.
“No way, you will have to drug me first.” JC snapped.
“That can be arranged.” Brandi responded pulling her gun out to show him.
“You are all nuts. But she is on a whole other level. I would make out with anyone else in this room, including Lance before I would even touch her.” JC explained pointing his figure at Katy as he spoke. If Katy even remotely cared she might have been hurt by what he was saying.
“Really? You and Lance? That would be so hot.” Katy beamed as her thoughts drifted to a place that no one else dare to go. Lance protested, before JC even had a chance. Not that JC wasn’t an attractive man but it would after all be really awkward for the two of them to work together after something that.
“Relax Lance; no one here really wants to see that, besides Katy of course. And I am not doing it because apparently I have a boyfriend.” Brandi stated trying to throw JC’s earlier comment back in his face. JC turned to Mandy and Kim now to save him from his horrible fate. Kim’s expression softened slightly and her heart fluttered as he looked at her with such hope in his eyes, unlike before when he only had contempt for her.
“You two can flip for it.” Brandi offered, after all she had her coins with her, but the question now was who did she want to win?
“I am not doing it.” Mandy snapped, she could feel Joey beside her, if she was going to make out with anyone it would be him, sin or not.
“I am not kissing him; just so you can fucking film it!” Kim said, trying to sound madder than she actually was. The truth was she didn’t want to see any one kiss JC but her, but she didn’t want it to be filmed. She wasn’t the super model type girl that people might expect for a music video. In her mind she wasn’t even pretty enough for JC.
“Well it’s either one of you or Katy.” Brandi said.
“Hey why don’t you and Chris do it, you guys actually like each other.” JC pointed out, but the girls had already been over this, and if Brandi said no then the answer was no.
“Because I said no and aside from Katy I don’t think the other two have the fight in them to make me.” Brandi said proudly. And if Katy had wanted to fight her about it there was only a small chance at best that even she would win against Brandi. JC looked back at Mandy and Kim as if to verify that what Brandi had said was true. Mandy just nodded to him, she knew she couldn’t take on Brandi and win, plus she wanted Kim to do it.
Mandy groaned and thought about it. She didn’t want to hurt Joey but there was a 50/50 chance that Kim would have to do it. She wasn’t much of a gambler but this conversation was going nowhere any way.
“Fine, I’ll do it.” Mandy said.
“You will?” Joey and JC said at the same time. Mandy suddenly realized what she had said.
“No I meant that I would do the coin toss. I am not agreeing to do the love scene unless I lose fair and square.” Mandy corrected. Joey exhaled and relaxed a little. He knew that he couldn’t have her but he didn’t want JC to get her either.
“Fine I’ll do the coin thing too.” Kim agreed. She didn’t want Mandy to kiss JC and maybe she could do it, as long as JC thought that is was just for the video. It might be nice, she might actually enjoy it. Kim let a smile slip as the thought about it.
Brandi smiled and told Mandy to call it then proceeded to pull out the coin of her choice. Katy smiled as she watched, she didn’t care who won, but she was hopeful that Brandi was thinking the same thing that she was. Katy was probably the only other one in the room that knew about Brandi’s coin trick.
Katy felt Justin hand still against her stomach. She hoped he understood what she had done and maybe she could get him alone later to talk about it. She let her hand rest on top of his and it relaxed her so much that she missed to coin toss completely. It wasn’t until she heard Mandy squeal that she realized that Kim had lost the coin toss and therefore now had to do the love scene with JC.
JC’s face read a mixture of relief and concern as did Kim’s. Katy thought to herself that to two of them really were prefect for each other. But she didn’t want to be left out so she made a pouty face. She felt Justin lean in close to her ear.
“That’s alright babe, it just means that you are stuck with me now.” He whispered softly. She flashed him a smile as if to say that she was happy with that, hell she preferred him to anyone else in the world right now.
