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“Please?” asked Jake.
“No.”
“Please!”
“No Jake!”
“Just for this week.”said Jake.
“No.”
“Please? You can go back after. I'll do anything!” begged Jake.
“Jake no! What do you not get about no!?”
“Just this week!”
“No because you will ask for the next three weeks.”
“No I won't please. This once!”
“Wait what about-”
“I knew you were going to find a fault. Please? I'll never do it again Mandy.”
“Fine but no one finds about it!”said Mandy.
“I promise! And thanks Mandy!”
“No problem. Just this week though!”
“Yep.”
I can't believe I said yes to him. It's Jake! He is like the opposite of who I am looking for. Maybe he is who I am looking for. He is being kind to me a lot more. Maybe he is the one. He helped me decide about Kevin Jason and Nate. Oh gosh how can I think Jake is the one. I mean he is Jake he is so immature and childish.
While thinking some more she got a call. “Hello?”
“Hey Mandy's Serena.”
“Hey Serena. What's going on?”
“Nothing much. You?”
“I have huge news for you!”
“What?”
“Well Jake has a wedding and he is in it. So he asked me if I would go. I was like why me? He said because I was the closets girl friend to him. So I said yes. But I think something is going to happen.”
“Like?”
“I don't know I just have a feeling something either bad or good will happen.”
“Weird. Hey I'll talk to you later I got to go. Bye Mandy.”
“Bye Serena.”
Mandy started to think more about why Jake asked her to go. Maybe he is just trying to be nice for once or maybe he did something or is going to do something at the wedding! No he wouldn't go that far. But it is Jake he does things at random times. “Maybe he is serious this time.” “Who is serious about what?”
With a jump Mandy turned around to see Jason and Kevin. “What are you guys doing here?”
“We came for a walk.”
“Oh.”said Mandy.
“So who were you talking about?”asked Kevin
“Oh no one just thinking about something.”
“And that something is?”asked Jason.
“Nothing you guys are so nosy!”
“Hey we just want to- it was something important.”said Jason.
“How do you know it was important or not?”
“Because when something is important you speak your thoughts. Now tell us Mandy.” “How did you come to that? Why do you want to know?”
“We've been friends forever Mandy. I think I could see it sooner or later!”
“Fine “he” is Jake and what I meant by serious is he invited me to his cousins wedding and he asked me as his date. So I think he is serious about this.”
“Maybe he is. But you can never really trust Jake for the whole time.”
“I think I can trust him this time.”
“If I were you I would watch out.”said Kevin.
“Thanks guys but there is something different about Jake right now. I have this feeling about him. It's different. I've never felt it before.”
“I have one question.”
“Yes Kevin?”said Mandy
“Do you like Jake?”
“What! You think I like Jake!”exclaimed Mandy.
“Well you never had this feeling before. Maybe you do.”said Jason.
“No it isn't possible! Jake is just my friend we have known each other since ever since the summer before the seventh grade.”
“It might be possible Mandy. He has known you for a while and he might like you.”
“You never know.”said Kevin.
“Hmm. Maybe but no he couldn't I know what I have to do.”
“And that is?” Mandy totally ignored what Kevin said.
“I've got it! I'll see you guys later!”
Mandy went running toward Renee and Serena's house. “Guys I have major trouble!”Mandy said when Serena opened the door.
“Does it have to do with Jeremy or Kevin?”
“No.”
“Okay then what happened?”
“Okay Jake asked me to go to his cousin's wedding and I said yes. But I feel he is setting me up. But I have this feeling and it is different than anything I've ever felt.”
“Maybe you like him?”asked Renee.
“That's what Kevin and Jason just said!”
“Do you know if he likes you?”asked Serena
“No but he probably doesn't I mean it is Jake and he has been my friend and enemy since the summer before seventh grade but he couldn't like me!”
“Maybe he does Mandy. You never know.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Just go to the wedding and don't act suspicious but watch his movements.”
“Thanks guys you are the best.” “
Your welcome and we are open anytime.”said Renee with a laugh.
A week before the wedding Mandy got picked up by Jake's cousin so they could get to the hotel and get settled. “Hey Tera can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Sure Mandy what's going on?”
“I think I like Jake but I don't know if he likes me.”
“Well maybe you should ask him.”
“Well I don't like him but I have this feeling it is a feeling I have never had before.”
“Hmm. How long have you known my cousin?”
“About three years or so. Why?”
“Maybe Jake does like you he has probably liked you since he met you but never told you.”
“Maybe but Jake has always teased me and the other girls.”
“Don't worry he has always done that to all of us trust me Mandy. He is a menace but he can be sweet at times.”
“Yeah.”
“Don't worry Mandy he wont do anything. If he does he will have to talk to me.”
“Thanks Tera.”
“No problem. And don't worry Mandy.”
“That's the thing that is bugging me I can't stop worrying.”Mandy muttered to herself.
“Come on Mandy lets go get ready.”
The wedding was in two days and Mandy was on watch for what Jake was doing. He seemed normal to her but he was being extra nice to her. Mandy had her suspicions for the next two days then there was wedding.
“I really hope everything will be okay today.”Mandy said to Renee.
“Mandy calm down everything is going to be fine. Jake isn't going to do anything.”said Renee into her phone.
“Yeah but what if he does?”
“Either get away from him or just ignore him.”
“Why oh why did I have to say yes?”
“Good question. Maybe Jake is the guy for you Mandy you'll just have to wait and see.”
“I knew you were going to say that Renee. Well I got to go.”
“Okay good luck. Bye Mandy.”
The wedding was beautiful and everyone had a great time. Jake went up and did his reading then it was to the reception. Finally a slow song came on and Jake asked Mandy to dance. “I didn't know you knew how to slow dance.”
“There is a lot you don't know about me Mandy.”Jake said.
“So why did you invite me to the wedding? And tell me truly.”
“I guess you were the one out of the three of you that I knew the most.”
“Well yeah but what about Renee or Serena? You used to like Renee and you like Serena now.”
“I guess everything has changed with me.”
“What do you mean Jake?”asked Mandy.”
“I don't really know. I guess I'm becoming more mature.”
“I can see that.”
“Mandy the real reason I asked you to come was I wanted to ask you something.”
“What's that Jake?” Mandy had some suspicion when Jake said this.
“Would you like to be my girlfriend?”Jake asked slowly.
Mandy was shocked Jake had asked her. She couldn't even look at him she was so surprised. “Um Jake?”
“Yes?”
“Why me?”Mandy said with a smile.
“Well because you are different. You are shy but at the same time so energetic. Your different then the other girls.”Jake explained.
“Really? If you like me then why have you always played stupid pranks on me and my friends?”
“I guess I was just trying to hide myself behind everything. Didn't want to show my true side to you yet.”
“So your saying since you've known me you have liked me?”asked the confused Mandy.
“Exactly. So will you?”Jake asked with a shy smile.
“I'll think about it.”
Jake didn't know what to say when Mandy said this. He just stared blankly at her. “So your saying... Mandy?”
Mandy just stood there smiling back at him. “Yes. I will Jake.”
“Wait one moment.”
The song was just ending when Jake went up to the DJ.
“You think I could make a request?”asked Jake.
“Sure why not. Here's the mic.”
Jake took the microphone from the DJ. "I would like to dedicate this song to my cousin Tera and her new husband Austin and my new girlfriend Mandy. Hope your marriage stay together forever."
Jake jumped off the stage and walked over to Mandy. “You didn't have to do that.”
“Didn't have to. But wanted to. May I have this dance?”
“You may.” Mandy said while grabbing Jake's hand.
“And you thought I was just a jerk.”
Mandy laughed but couldn't say anything. It was like she was hypnotized by Jake. All she could do was look into his eyes and smile.

So if Mandy is with Jake after all these years what will happen with everyone else when they find out? Is the world going to end? Will Rene and Serena ever talk to Mandy again?! A good writer never reveals a good story. (But I am not a good writer yet! No one has heard of me!)
(To be continued...)