Who am I to say [6]

Selena pulled away from him hesitantly then looked up, expecting a weird expression on his face but instead, she saw big grin plastered on his perfect face.
"Why are you smiling like that?" She asked as her voice creaked.
Joe gave a chuckle and caressed her cheeks. "Bee, just smile. It's the second best thing you can do with your lips."
She tilted her head, waiting for him to continue. "What's that supposed to mean? Second? What's first?"
He smiled mischievously. "Do I really have to show you?"
She shrugged. "What do you mean? Did I los--" She was not able to finish because he immediately brushed his lips against hers and kissed her softly.
He pulled away with the same smile. "That's the best thing you could do with your lips." He then hopped off the car and opened the door for her. She slipped her arm in his as they approached them. Before they could reach them, Miley and Demi were hugging both of them.
"OMG. I can't believe this is happening." Miley squealed.
"What did we miss?" Demi asked quickly.
"Last time we checked, you were shouting at each other." Nick added.
"We almost lose hope." David chipped in.
"So...what happened?' Cody asked.
Selena looked up at Joe. He just smiled then sighed. "We talked about things last night and we came up with this. We decided to give it a try. You guys wouldn't mind that,right?"
"Of course not,silly." Miley giggled.
"We're taking it slow though." Selena added.
"That's good. Really good." Demi grinned.
"Anyway, let's not make a big fuss about this. Let's go in." Joe lead the way. . They spent an hour inside. While the guys were getting the cars from the parking lot, Demi nudged Selena. "How is Joe as a boyfriend?"
She cleared her throat. "He's amazing."
"We told ya." Miley snickered. "When we were together, he was really sweet. Except that when you pass by, he will just leave me alone and forget that I'm his girlfriend. Worst times of the whole relationship."
Demi laughed. "When he was mine, he would call at night to check on Selena. I brushed it off at first until he cheated on me with Miley."
"I'm sorry 'bout that, D." Miley looked down. "I couldn't resist his cute smile and that wavy brown hair."
"No prob. That's just Joe. The Casanova."
Selena sighed. "I'm sorry for whatever he's done to you. He's just like that but he's really one of a kind."
"We know. That's why you love him,right?"
"Right." The guys then showed up. Demi and Miley rode with Nick and the other guys while Selena with Joe. She shifted on her seat.
"Bee?" Joe asked halfway the ride.
"Uhm?"
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah. Actually, No. This is weird. Really weird. Us kissing."
"Yep but we agreed on this so they won't push us anymore. Didn't you notice that for once in our lives, they didn't push us?"
"I did and it was so cool."
"See?"
"I guess I was just--"
"Surprised that I'm a good kisser?" He teased.
"Shuddup." She groaned.
"Really, Bee. What did you think of our kiss?" He looked at her at the corner of his eye.
"I guess it was fine."
"Me too...No. I think it was fantastic." He looked at her and smile, reassuringly as he squeezed her hand. "So, are we joining them at lunch?"
"Do you want to?"
"Uhm. Do you want to?"
"I bet you have a date today." She eyed him.
"Yeah. Well, I can cancel it if you want to join them."
"No. Don't, please. I don't want to ruin your date again."
"No. Really."
"No. I'll call them later to tell that we want some time on our own." She smiled.
"Thanks, Bee."
"So, who is she?"
"Uhm. Taylor Swift."
She choked. "What?"
"It needed a bang flip and a smile to get her to say yes."
"Cheap woman."
"Hey."
"Sorry but she really is. Who would agree on a second date with a guy who ditched her on the first date? Tell me."
"Taylor."
"Ugh."
He chuckled. "Anyway, should I pick you up for work tomorrow?"
"Yeah. You should."
"Okay then. Skirts later at night?"
"Yeah. Mohawk?"
"Deal. Anyway, do you know the theme of the party? I dunno what to wear."
"I heard it's Disney."
"What? What is he? A kid?" He choked.
"Cody likes to think he is."
"Should I go as Tarzan?" He teased.
"To show your belly? Oh please."
"Hey. I don't have any. Besides, my new hair would not fit."
"How about I go as Kim Possible?" She suggested.
"Then you won't wear a dress. No. Nice try though."
She pouted. "I'll look stupid with a dress."
"OH! Let's go as Pocahontas and John Smith."
"What? Her dress is too short!"
"At least it won't be to bubbly like Cinderella's."
She narrowed her eyes. "This is unfair."
"No. It'll be fine. I'll pick you up at 7 tomorrow night?" He said as he pulled over in front of her house.
"Yeah. But don't mind picking me up tomorrow for work."
"Why not?" He pouted.
"Nick just sent me a message and says he needs my help. So, we'll hit Starbucks tomorrow morning before work. He'd probably drop me off."
"He should."
"Alright. Goodbye, Bay." She leaned to kiss him on the cheek but he faced her, just to make her kiss his lips. She immediately pulled away.
He looked down. "Sorry about that. I was just--"
"Never mind. Enjoy your date today and don't forget to pick me up tomorrow night, John Smith." She smiled then hopped off. "You're the best fake boyfriend."
"Thank you although I doubt that because I'm going on a date with another girl."
"Pssh. Don't make our fake relationship stop you from having fun."
"Bee, you do know that I am in my happiest state when I'm with you, right?"
"I know."
"Good. Coz you might be jealous and mad again."
"I'm not."
"Yep. There's no reason to be, coz you'll always be number one."
She raised her eyebrow. "So, that means that you have a number 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on."
He chuckled. "Alright. You're the only one." he smiled.
"Good to know coz the same goes with you." She smiled.
"Thank you but I should go now."
"Okay. Off you go."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Then he drove off as he waved outside the window. She smiled as she watch him disappear in the dust and sighed at the thought of Joe being with Taylor in just minutes.

Who am I to say [5]

Selena snapped her head quickly and turned to him. "Did I just heard what I think I did?"
Joe stood up and smiled. "Look, it will be simple. It's just a dress,Bee. Please?"
She simply shrugged. "I'm not doing this."
"Pretty Please? Oh c'mon,Bee. This is one thing I'm asking you to do for years now. Pretty pretty pretty pretty pretty..." Then Selena covered his mouth with a sock. He simply put it away. "..Please?"
"I'll do it if..."
"Yeah?"
"Get a Mohawk hairstyle.NOW." She batted her eyelashes.
He groaned then gave in. "Fine. I'll do it. We'd be two completely different people today in church."
She studied him. "You'll actually do it?"
He went to study himself in the mirror and adored himself. "Yeah. Actually, I've been thinking to have my haircut one of these days. I never taught of the Mohawk that I had in '06 but I'm glad you mentioned it. It's a great idea. Besides, I need to get hotter since I lost Taylor." He gave him a knowing look.
She then groaned. "Ugh. Why will you do it? Just forget that I ever offered you that and the dress idea."
"Look,Bee. It'll be awesome to have something new eventually. Let's do it. They're jaws will sure drop."
"Bay,you know I'm not comfortable at dresses and skirts. I'm sure they'll laugh at me if I ever wear one at church."
"We both know that's not true."
"Not now,please?"
"Fine. How about tomorrow? I'll pick you up for work. It's Cody's birthday,right?"
"Yeah. There'll be a party tomorrow night."
"Okay. Mohawk for me and a dress for you tomorrow night." He grinned. "C'mon. You're not a high school student now to wear ragged jeans at a party."
She looked up. "Fine. Now, let's go or they'll kill us." She then left for her closet while Joe continued admiring himself in the mirror.
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At the car, Selena dug into Joe's tapes. "Where's the Paramore CD that I made you buy?"
"It's somewhere in there. Taylor fixed them when I picked her up and she wanted to listen to Tim McGraw."
Selena looked at him with a disgusted face. "Are you kidding me? Paramore is like the legit shi*."
"Hey, careful with your words. And can we listen to Michael Buble this time?"
"Jazz music?"
"Yeah...something wrong?"
"Nope. I've always thought that his music is soothing." She smiled.
"Good." He returned a smile while they listened at 'Haven't met you yet' silently then Joe suddenly spoke up. "Did I mention to you that I love the song 'Who am I to say'?"
"Who am I to say?" She nearly choked out the words.
"Yeah..I used to listen to it when you dumped me back in Junior High School." He chuckled softly.
She laughed. "You never told me that. What does the song say?"
"Nothing. Find it yourself."
"Okay. I'm sorry about that. I never knew you had feelings for me back then. I mean, look at me."
"Don't worry. I'm over it."
"Really?" She teased him with a husky voice.
"So over it."
She snorted out a laugh. "Fine. And I'm glad you mentioned that."
"Why?" He asked as they turned to a curve.
"While we were having that stupid fight, the gang practically bailed out on me."
"Huh? They were on my team?"
"No. They were neither on our teams. They were on their own team."
"What?"
"I mean, they kept on throwing me to you. They're like 'Just tell J that you love him','You guys are practically meant to be'. I mean, come on!"
He laughed as she mimicked Miley's and Demi's voice. "Didn't they tell you that you're jealous of Taylor?"
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot."
"I bet you were really annoyed."
"Yeah. I wanted to burst into tears because they can't get the point. I mean, we've been trying to explain it to them and they won't stop throwing us together like that. It seems like there's no point at all in explaining it to them. I'm just so tired of this. You know, things might get awkward for us later. I don't want to lose you all over again like I did when you told me that you like me. We're over that. I can't lose you." She sighed.
"You don't have to." He squeezed her hand. "You know, I have this idea in my mind for a long time already but you might not like it."
"What is it?" She asked,his hand still on hers.
"No." He blushed a little.
"C'mon. Anything will help us in this situation." She pleaded.
"Fine. But promise me you won't get mad at me." He looked at her.
"I promise."
"Okay..."
"Hmm?"
"Let's pretend that we're dating." He dared not to look at her expression. Selena choked on what she heard from her own best friend.
"Wha-what did you just say?" She stammered at her own words.
"See? I knew you'll freak out. But don't mind that idea." He waved her off.
She looked out the window then focused on Joe. "You know what? That's a great idea."
Joe studied her. "You're kidding me,aren't you?"
She shrugged. "No. I mean, we're best friends. We'll never develop feelings for each other, not like all the stories on novels. That will stop our so called 'friends' from pushing us to each other. When they finally stop, we can tell them that it was just a prank to stop them."
"Bee, there's no going back if we start this."
"I know. There's nothing to be scared about,Bay. I mean, unless you still have those cute feelings for me." She said smugly.
"Ha! Fine. Let's do it. Now."
"Now? Today at church?" She asked with unbelieving eyes as the car stopped and she saw everyone at the doorstep, waiting for them.
"Yeah...as you said, there's nothing to be scared about. And as they say, don't start tomorrow or later, start today."
"I mean, we can start tomorrow at Cody's birthday party."
"There's no better time to start than now. Look, they're watching."
"What are we gonna do?" She asked as she panicked.
"Let's start now. Just follow my lead, Bee." Then he leaned over to her.
Selena could feel Joe's hot breath and the sweat forming at her back. Joe could feel the tension between them. The last time he kissed his best friend was in 3rd grade when they were walking home from school and Selena was crying because she saw her crush kiss another girl. Before, it was easy because he just wanted to make his best friend feel better but now, they were both doing it for themselves and they both have developed feelings for each other in the past years which are still undiscovered.
He pulled Selena into him and closed the distance between them by placing a firm and soft kiss on her lips. Selena's first instinct was to run away and tell Joe that it was a bad idea because it disgusts her too see her Bay kissing her but it was both a surprise to them that their little kiss was the most natural thing they have done in their lives. Joe's arms came around her waist as Selena wrapped hers around his neck. Out of the corner of their eyes, they could clearly see Demi, Miley, Nick, David and Cody with their jaws dropped dead.

Who am I to say [Chapter 4]

Joe could still hear Taylor's tiny voice echoing in his head. He flipped open his phone carelessly and called Demi.
"D." He stated directly.
"J?" She answered sleepily. "What would Joe Jonas want to talk about at the middle of the night?"
"D, it's weekend. You don't have work tomorrow. Why would you sleep early?"
"Because we're all going to church and the movie we watched made me tired."
He coughed. "Are you trying to make me jealous?"
"Not really. What do you need anyway?"
"Pssh. What made you think that I called you just to ask you something?". He hissed. "You're my friend. We dated before and I wanted to know what you're up to."
Demi sighed. "Don't bring those stupid memories again, J. You dated both Miley and I. You dated everyone. And don't try to make me stupid. This is about S, isn't it?" She snickered.
Joe sighed. "I'm desperate,fine. But I want to know if she was really fine about me going out with Taylor."
"Why don't you ask her?"
"Do you really think she'll talk to me after what I've done?"
"No. But at least you tried,right? You'll never know."
"I don't want to go there and get slammed by the door."
"Then don't."
"Won't you convince me even more? Please do."
"J, just do it. And aren't you on the road?"
"Yep. I am."
"Then why are you on the phone?"
"I have my ways, Demetria."
She chuckled. "Then use them this time, Joseph. Now, let me get some sleep."
"Okay. I'm sorry for the trouble. Thanks for everything."
"You're always welcome."
"Wait."
"Huh?"
"Wanna know a secret?"
"What?"
"I dated Miley while I was with you." He chuckled. "You guys were on war at that time so you didn't know. Bee did."
"Jerk!" She squealed.
Joe hung up with a chuckle and turned to the corner where Selena's house stands. He quickly jumped out of his car and walked swiftly at the porch. He practiced the things he will say before he knocked on the door.
"Anyone?"
A minute later, Selena's mom showed up. "Joseph!" She grinned and wrapped Joe in her arms."Why didn't you come for the barbecue dinner?" Joe jerked out of her grasp and faked a smile.
"Good evening, maa'm. I'm sorry but I had a rough night. I just wanna talk to Selena."
"Oh. The girl. She was acting weird when she got home and she won't get out of her room. Her dad went to check on her but she was not in there. I guess she sneaked out but I'm sure she'll be back before dawn breaks. Would you want to wait inside?"
Joe was crestfallen. He sure can't sleep if he won't talk to Selena tonight. He shrugged. "No, but thanks. I'll just find a way about it tomorrow.Good night."
"Good night." Then the door slammed shut.
Joe turned to the road. He sighed and looked down at his shoes while he walked towards his car. He suddenly saw familiar small toes with ragged flip-flops.
He looked up and saw a wondering face studying him. His face lit up instinctively. "Bee?"
Selena ignored him and walked past him. Joe caught her arm immediately. "Don't walk away from me."
"Who are you to order me?" She snapped.
"I'm your best friend." He said bluntly.
"To hell, you're not!" She exclaimed.
"Bee, we're not in high school anymore. We're frigging adults with different jobs. We should stop with this stupid fight!"
"You call this stupid? You are stupid. What are you doing here anyway?"
"Bee, let's just end this and get over it."
"Answer my question. Why aren't you in bed with Taylor,huh? She must be really bored waiting for you at the Ritz Hotel!"
"Selena! Will you stop that crap? Nothing happened and nothing will."
"So sure about that,huh?"
"Why are you making a big deal out of this?"
"I am not. I'm just trying to make my point here."
"Then what's your point? Coz Bee, I can't seem to get it." He said with sad eyes. "I'm here apologizing to you. I'm really sorry that I made you upset. I didn't know that it was wrong to go on a date with someone you really like."
Selena looked up. "You really like her?"
"Yeah. But I'm sure she won't give me a chance this time. I ditched her..." He trailed off and looked in her eyes. "...for you, Bee." And then that came his trade mark smile.
Selena gave him a straight expression which later on broke into a smile. She then hit his arm. "I hate that smile."
"Really? Demi and Miley fell for it." He smiled again.
"Stop that and just give me a hug." She opened her arms.
"I was planning on that." He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her until she begged him to pull away. "I won't stand to lose you. I love you, Bee. Do you love me?"
She smiled. "You have no idea how much I do." She then ruffled his now curly hair. "Ya know? I miss your straight hair with your bangs in your eyes."
He smiled. "Why? I think my curly hair makes me a lot hotter."
"I dunno about you but with your straight hair, I can wave it off with my own hands from your eyes."
He chuckled. "I'd like to do what you want but it takes a long time to straighten it every morning."
"Bay, even without straightening your hair, you take so long to get ready in the morning."
"I don't take that long. And FYI, I was scared you wouldn't call me 'Bay' ever again."
She made a serious face. "Actually, I was planning on that." And later on laughed. "Your face looks funny when I told you that."
Joe winced. "It's not funny, okay?" He then turned away from her.
She caught his arm and walked in front of him. "C'mon. Admit it. It was funny." She whined.
"Fine." He fixed her sweater for her and patted her head. "Now, go to bed. It's past your bed time."
"Wow. Thanks, dad."
He laughed. "Seriously, it's late Bee. You should go in. It's frigging cold."
"How about you? Can you drive home safely at this time?"
"Bee, there isn't time where accidents happen. Accidents are accidents. If I am meant to die tonight, I will."
She hit him. "Don't say things like that!"
"Fine." He hugged her and kissed her cheek then walked away.
Before the car window rolled up, she called out. "Call me when you get home,Bay!"
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Selena opened her eyes when she heard her window open and a sound of someone tripping on the floor then smiled at the familiar sound. "Bay?"
Joe slowly get in her blanket with her and grinned. "Rise and Shine, Bee."
She smiled. "Why are you here? It's so early."
"We're going to church with everybody, remember?"
"Yeah." She then scanned him. "Why are you wearing a hat?"
"Coz this is my surprise for you."
She raised her eyebrow, waiting for him to continue.
He stood up then revealed what he's been hiding. Selena's jaw dropped. "Your hair is straight!"
"Just for now, at least."
"Aww. You look good. I remember the old days in school."
"Yep."
She hugged him. "And you smell good." She then gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Wait there. I'll just take a shower and we can hit the road." She walked towards her pile of clothes.
He sat on her bed. "Bee,can I ask you a favor in exchange of my straight hair and the fact that I'm early today and I ditched Taylor?" Joe asked from behind her as she dig on her closet.
She turned to him with black slacks on her hands. "I'm guessing this will be a big one since you stated a lot of good things and you have that stupid smile on your face."
He looked down. "Yeah. But promise me you'll say Yes no matter what it is."
"Fine. I promise." She sighed.
He then looked up with a grin. "Wear a dress today."

Who am I to say? [Chapter 3]

Demi approached Selena immediately after Joe glared at her.
"What's wrong, S?"
"He's ditching us tonight."
Demi raised her eyebrow. Miley suddenly went with them in the kitchen. "What is this I hear about ditching? Who and why?"
"Yes. Joe. Because of a date with Taylor Swift." Selena said bluntly. "Can you believe that?"
Demi and Miley exchanged looks and chorused. "Yes."
Selena snapped her head to them. "What? How could you?"
Miley cleared her throat."S, we're all the best of friends but when someone wants someone, we support them in any way. We all agreed on that. We always support each other,right? Remember when Nick wanted this certain girl at school who practically looks like a granny? We all supported him."
"Even though it hurt like hell." Demi gulped.
They both turned to Demi. "What did you just say?" Selena asked.
"Pssh. That was nothing. The main topic here is Joe and you."
"Right. Anyways, did you get our point now?" Miley asked.
"No. Never anyway." Selena groaned. "He never did this. We always come first to him."
"No. Not 'us', just 'you'. Demi reminded her.
"What do you mean?" she urged.
"What I'm trying to say is...."
"Tell him what you truly feel." Miley supplied.
"I already told him! I told him I don't like him ditching us for that fake blonde." She exclaimed.
"That's not what we mean. Tell him that you love him..."
Selena recognized that familiar look from them and just stared at them. "Seriously? You really believe that I have feelings for Joe? Because it is not true. We're practically best friends since forever. It's just Joe & Selena, Selena & Joe, Best friends forever, Bay & Bee. That's just it."
"Honestly, we don't believe you. You guys are meant to be."
"D,M, I know myself enough to know what I'm feeling or not. And I know that I'm completely not in love with my best friend. I just want him to choose us."
"S, this is not about him ditching us, right? It's about him choosing Taylor over you."
Selena shrugged. "Know what? This has to stop. This nonsense conversation has to stop. We've been talking about this for years and you still can't get my point. I don't love him like that. Now, I'm showing you that I mean it." Selena walked away and went to the living room where the boys were talking.
"Joe."
Joe looked up. He noticed that she was not calling him 'Bay'. She is mad and He is too. "Selena?"
The tension was growing in the room. Demi, Miley, Nick, David and Cody were all exchanging looks.
"I thought things through and I think you should really go to that date. I mean, I'm sure you've grown bored here with us. So yeah..you might as well try something new, right?" Then she flashed a fake smile. "Let's eat pizza, guys! I'm starving." She whined.
Joe was just staring at her. They all sat in a circle in the floor with Joe just standing there.
"Want to sit down, bro?" Nick asked Joe.
He shrugged. "No. I'm going on my date now. I can't keep my princess waiting." He locked his eyes at Selena, waiting for her to look at him too but she didn't. She just looked down at her fingers.
"C'mon dude. You said you'd stay for an hour." Cody groaned.
"Yeah, man. Besides, we have pizzas and smoothies here and 'Zombieland'." David grinned.
"No, thanks anyway. I'mma see you guys tomorrow at church."
"Hey. We're all going together,okay?" Demi reminded him.
"Yeah,sure."
"Pick Selena up tomorrow and let's all meet at the front yard of the church." Miley smiled.
"I can go there on my own, Miley. Besides, Joe might not join us tomorrow. He might be sleeping late tonight." Selena turned to Joe. "Right?"
Joe straightened his face. "Yes. I'm absolutely sleeping late tonight and I'm going to enjoy it with Taylor!" Joe turned his back then and slammed the door shut.
They all turned to Selena eventually whose hands were on her forehead. "I think I'm gonna be sick."
"You should have not said that to him. He was fuming." Demi told her.
"He deserved it. He's a jerk."
"He deserved to know the truth too, S." Nick added.
"Seriously, why can't you guys get the meaning of the word 'No'? I don't love him like that,okay? You have to get it sooner or later!"
"We're sorry." Miley apologized.
"Don't be. Let's just watch this movie and get over that frigging jerk." Selena assured them.
"Okay." They all chorused.
The movie started immediately and they all sat next to each other. Cody,Nick,Demi,Miley,Selena and then David. In almost all parts of the movie, all of them were laughing except Selena. At the middle of it, she couldn't take it anymore. All this time, she was thinking of what Joe was doing with Taylor. She stood up at the thought of it.
"I'm going home now."
They all looked up at her. Nick got the remote and paused the movie. "What? We're on the middle of it."
"Sorry. You guys should continue it. I'll just see you guys tomorrow. I don't feel good at all."
They all stood up and gave her a hug. "Don't think about them all throughout the night,okay?" David teased her.
They all glared at him.
"Sorry." He apologized with his arms up.
Selena gave a fake chuckle. "No worries. Thanks, guys. Enjoy the movie." She then disappeared to the door.
"I hope she'll be fine." Demi said.
"We all do, demz." Nick assured her by squeezing her hands.
"I hope J will come after her tonight and apologize then S will do the same and they will realize that they are meant to be." Miley said dreamily.
They all turned to her.
"What? Their story is the best love story ever! I hope we get to see a happy ending on this one." She said with a smile.
"They will be mad at you for saying that. They don't love each other,right?" Cody teased.
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Joe was tapping his fingers on his knees under the table while Taylor gets a bite of her dessert.
"What's wrong,Joseph?" She asked.
"Nothing, really." He assured her.
"Why do you seem unsettled?"
"No. How could you say that?" He got his glass and poured it all over his shirt.
"See?" Taylor said with a worried smile.
"I'm sorry."
"What is it?"
"Bee."
"Huh?" She asked with a confused look.
As hours pass, Joe realized that he can't stay mad at Selena that long. He could not hinder his tongue from calling her 'Bee'. He was in front of the girl he dreamed for months and yet all he wanted to do is abandon her and come to his best friend.
"I had a fight before I came to our date."
"With?"
"With my best friend."
"Oh...Selena, isn't she?'
"Yeah...my Bee."
"You call her that?"
"Yeah."
"You want to go to her and say that you're sorry?"
"Apparently."
"While you're on our date?"
"That's what I want."
She stood up and grabbed her ice cream in the glass and poured it to his head. "Screw you,Joseph Jonas!"
Joe's jaw dropped. "I--I'm sorry."
"The least you can do is drive me home."
He stood up. "I'm really sorry but I can't do that. I have to see her. Here's some money for a cab fare." He threw a bill at her and ran away.
"You are so gonna regret this, sharpie eye brows!" She shouted before Joe's car disappeared.

I'm sorry for the super late update. Anyways, I just updated it. Enjoy!:D

Who am I to Say? [Chapter 2]

After the snack, Selena was sitting on the couch, intently watching a basketball game on TV while Joe's head was on her lap, flipping the pages of a Fashion Magazine. He slowly put the magazine below his eyes, looked up at her and watch her squint her eyes.
"Bee, are you sure you're eyeballs are not gonna pop out anytime now?" He asked with a chuckle.
She turned to him and narrowed her eyes. "No. Not yet anyway." Then turned to the game again.
"I seriously think we have the wrong stuffs at the wrong person right now."
"Whatever do you mean by that?"
"Bee, I should be the one holding the remote and watching that game and you should be the one looking at the latest fashion trend."
"We've been doing this for years now, Bay. You might as well be used to it."
"I was...until I thought things through."
She just ignored his last statement. "Why are you reading that anyways?"
He shrugged. "I dunno..."
She looked down at him and gave him a look that says 'I know you better than that'.
"Fine. I'm checking the latest fashion trend to check on what will I expect from the girls at work for the next weeks and months."
"You never get tired, do you?"
"Nope. Not at all. Never plan to."
"You know what?"
"No. Not yet."
"Fashion sucks. It just makes clothes shorter and shorter every passing months. It won't be long and all American girls will be walking around the street all naked."
"Can't wait." He snickered.
She punched him in the arm. "Pervert."
"Thanks, Bee."
"Moving on...I think we should come over to Demi's place. It's 5:40 and we're supposed to be there at 6 PM."
"Ok. I'll wait for you to dress up in 10."
"Why? What's wrong with this?" She pointed out to what she's wearing.
"You know I love you, bee..don't you?"
"Not sure about that."
"C'mon!"
"Fine. Spill."
"Your clothes are horrible! You don't dress like a girl. I mean..do you even have a single skirt or blouse?"
She got up and let his head fall on the couch. "Hey. I'm a girl. I'm not just a girly one. And my clothes are fine. I know they're not the best but they are fine."
"Whatever. Just change."
She went upstairs then popped her head on the door. "Bay!"
Joe looked up.
"I'll be there in 2." And she closed the door.
He shrugged and mumbled to himself. "My best friend is unbelievable."

After exactly 2 minutes, Selena got out of her room and Joe automatically looked up then shrugged. She changed into a loose pants && shirt with black sneakers.

She went downstairs hurriedly and approached Joe. "Well...let's go."
"That's it?" Joe asked;unbelieving.
She stared at him then widened her eyes. "Oh yeah...I almost forgot." She went upstairs to her room.
Joe let out a sigh of relief. Maybe, she came to her senses, he thought. But seconds later, she arrived with a 'Dodgers' cap.
He stared at her with a blank face. She stared back then smirked. "Pretty amazing,huh?"
"Know what? Let's just head over to Demi's." He declared to end the conversation.
"Wait. What about mom?"
"You already told her, right?"
"Yeah..but.."
"Bee, honestly...she does not even care where you are or who you are with."
"Yeah. You're right."

They got out of the house and walked silently on the path walk. After 5 minutes of awkward silence, Joe spoke up.

"Bee, you know that I meant no offense on my last statement, right?"
"None taken." She sighed.
"Then what's wrong?" He frowned.
She looked up at him. "I dunno. I just realized how useless I am and how boring my life is."
"Hey. That is so not true. It's the other way around."
"Honestly?"
"Seriously and Honestly."
"I just...I wish I'm perfect like Camilla. No matter how much I hate her, I still think she's the prettiest thing I've ever seen. She's smart and so..."
He stopped walking."Bee, stop that." Selena looked at him and stopped too. He lifted her cap. "I think you are the most beautiful girl ever."
She snorted. "Pssh. You're just saying that because.."
"It's the truth."
"We all know it's not."
"You wanna hear something amazing?"
"I guess I need something like that right now."
"Yes, you are imperfect. You got chubby cheeks, you're short, you're not that slim, you don't have a soft hair, you ain't got a nice butt, you don't have the best lips and you're not the smartest kid in class..."
She opened her mouth to speak but his last words made her stiffen.
"...but those imperfections make you perfect in my eyes."
She stood still. He smiled at her. "In a woman like you who defines the word 'perfect', revealing imperfections can be quite beautiful. So don't you ever use negative words about yourself."
He walked past her and waited for her to catch up but she still stood still.
"Bee? Haven't those words sunk in to you and you're gonna stay there? Coz you know, we have a place to go. We're gonna..."
He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence because Selena immediately lunged at her.
"I love you, Bay." She whispered in his ear.
"I know. The feeling is mutual." He hugged back.
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They were at Demi's door when Joe stopped Selena.
"Bee, did I mention that I'm gonna stay for an hour only?"
She looked away. "No. Never plan to listen."
"Really? I thought I told you when we were eating the nachos?"
"No."
He studied her and immediately knew the answer. "Why are you lying? I know you better than anyone."
She turned to him. "Please, Bay. Don't leave."
"I have to."
"Why? They're just gonna push me again about the 'Off Limits' topic." She whined.
"Just tell them what we always do: We are not dating and we never plan to. We're just the best of friends."
"I've told them that reason many times. I can't even remember the first and last time."
"I'm sorry, Bee."
"Why are you ditching me anyways?"
He looked away. "I gotta trim my eye brows."
She stared at him. "Seriously, that's the best lie you can come up with? That's the lamest excuse ever. You gotta think harder, Bay." She put her arms on her hips. "Okay. Now, spill. What's the real reason?"
He gave in. "Fine! I'll tell you. I asked Taylor out and she said yes. You know I've been asking her for weeks already. I can't decline the date she wants."
"So...in conclusion, you're choosing that fake blonde over your friends?"
"Bee..." He whined.
"More importantly, you're choosing her over me?"
He narrowed his eyes. "You know I will never do that to you. It's just a frigging 'get together', Bee. I can't risk a date for that."
"Yeah. You can't risk a date with Taylor Swift for Selena Gomez."
"Bee..." He held her elbow when she opened the door. "We have to talk."
"No. You want to talk? Give me a call when you come back to your senses. Maybe I'll pick up."
"Bee, don't overreact over the smallest thing."
"It's not a small thing, Bay. Thet fact that you're ditching us for a date with her is a big thing! Don't you get that?"
"Bee, we see each other every hour of everyday. It's not the same case with Taylor."
"That's the main thing. Will she be there every time for you? In the end, it will just be us. I'm not sure about that now though."

Everybody was watching them now.

"Another lovers' quarrel again?" Demi asked with a chuckle.
"We are not lovers!" Joe and Selena shot at her.
"I think I get it." Demi stepped backward.
"Will you talk to her?" Joe told Demi before walking past Selena to sit with Nick.
Behind him, Selena makes funny faces.

A/N: Thank you to all those who gave comments about the story here and on YT. I appreciate it very much. Keep 'em coming.:D

Who am I to say [Chapter 1]

It was a Saturday afternoon and Selena was as lazy as the day was. "Fences" was blaring through her speakers in the room while she was laying on her bed, staring at the ceiling when all of a sudden she heard her window opened. She heard it crack open but did not bother to see who it was because no one would do that but one guy.
She closed her eyes and opened it after a second. She saw Joe's face grinning at her stupidly.
"Hey bee." Joe greeted her.
"Hey." Selena greeted blankly.
"What's wrong?"
"That's the main problem. There's nothing wrong. I'm bored like hell." She looked at him with angry eyes. "And it's all your fault!" She hit his arm.
His jaw dropped with a smile. "And how did that become my fault?"
"Coz you were supposed to be here this morning. All I did all day was listen to my Mom blabbing about my sister's angelic attitude. Oh my. You cannot imagine how I wanted to die during breakfast and lunch. Dad is just smiling like an idiot every time I roll my eyes at mom."
Joe chuckled. "Bee, why do you hate Camilla so much? I mean, she's really nice."
She stared at him. "Now, even my best friend is not on my team."
"No. What I meant was what makes you hate her?"
"I really dunno. I guess maybe one of the reasons is that we have different dads. Lucky for me, mine is still alive and with me. I just feel like she always tries to be good to people so she's always better than me. She even puts the blame on me whenever she does something bad. Worse, everybody believes everything she says and I always turn out to be the bitch." She shrugged.
"Well, good for you...she's gone for college."
"Which is bad news for you." She looked at him.
"Look, you know I have the biggest crush on her but I love my best friend. You're my bee, Selena." He opened his arms to offer her a hug.
Selena looked away then stared at him. "I can't resist your hug. You're such an expert on snuggling. I love you, bay." She hugged him back.
"I love you too, bee." He tightened the hug. "You know, we have such nice nicknames for each other. 'Bay' and 'Bee'. If they go together, they compose 'Baby'."
"Yeah. Very creative of us." she said.
"Ha! It pretty cute, you know. Anyways, I need something...." He looked around. "Something called food."
Selena chuckled. "Hungry,much?"
"Are you kidding me? I'm starving."
"Come on." She took his hand. "Let's go downstairs. We have chocolate nachos."
Joe quickly stood up. "Really?"
"Yeah. Mom won't let me eat them but since you're here, I think she's gonna let us. She has the biggest crush on you."
"Oh come on, bee. Your mom is too old for me."
"And you don't think I know that? I've been telling her that and she says that it's just crush. It's not like she's gonna jump on you in any moment." She saw the look on Joe's face. "Did I scare you, bay?" she asked.
"No. You just terrified me."
"Ha! Seriously, don't mind her. She's probably playing around with you."
Joe nodded.
"Now, let's go!" She pulled Joe downstairs.
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Selena looked around with a nervous face. Joe stepped quietly towards her.
"Your mom is nowhere to be found. All places are cleared."
"Seriously, stop that."
He straightened. "Oh look who's talking. You were looking around nervously."
She turned to him. "I wasn't!"
"You were!"
"I wasn't!" She exclaimed.
"You were!" He shot back.
"I told you I wasn't!" She said;irritated.
"You weren't looking around."
"I was!" She quickly covered her mouth. "Ooopsies."
"I just love how I always own you, bee." He flashed a cocky grin and pinched her cheeks.
"Stop it. You're making them more chubby." She went to the cabinet to get a container.
"Ha! So you admitted your cheeks are chubby."
"You always tell me they are."
"They really are, bee."
"Well...thankyouverymuch." She said with sarcasm.
"You're welcome. Anyways, hurry up. My stomach can't wait any longer."
"Just wait. I think my mom moved the nachos to another place."
"Seriously, she would do that to you?"
"You know my mom. What Selena wants, Selena does not get. What Selena does not want, Selena gets."
"Aww. Do you want me to come over here every time so she will always be nice to you?"
"No, thanks. If she would be nice to me, I want it to be really from the heart."
"Now we're talking about miracles."
"Tell me about it." She rolled her eyes. "Stupid nachos! They're nowhere to be found."
"They're at the lower right side." A voice from behind them spoke.
They both looked slowly at her. "Hey mom." Selena greeted with shaking voice.
"Hey Mrs. Mandy." Joe greeted and plastered the best smile that he could display on his face.
She looked at Selena with narrowed eyes then turned to Joe with a smile. "What are you doing here, Joseph?"
"Uhmm...it's saturday and I figured Bee and I..I mean Selena and I could hang out and eat some nachos." He turned to Selena.
"Yeah, mom."
"Well, can you stay over for dinner? We're going to have barbecue."
Selena went between them. "I think that would be impossible. Joe and I are going over to Demi's tonight. You know, some friends thingy." She let out fake chuckle.
Mandy looked at Joe for confirmation and Joe nodded.
"Fine. You don't know what you're missing. But you have to eat here tomorrow, Joseph."
Joe gulped. "Yes, ma-am."
She turned to Selena. "Clean the mess after you eat."
"Okay, mom."
"Enjoy the nachos, Joseph."
"I definitely will, ma-am."
Mandy then left.
"That was one of the most awkward conversations ever!"
"I know, right!?" She sat beside Joe on the counter and put the nachos on the bowl then poured the chocolate syrup. "Bon Appetit!"

A/N: Leave some comments based on what you think. BTW, I'm jelenajomez from YouTube. ;)

Who am I to say? [Trailer]

Joseph and Selena have been the best of friends since forever. They have the same circle of friends. All of them are pushing them to date but they never did. Everyone sees that they would make the perfect couple except them.
Everyone sees Selena as a lesbian because she never dated a guy in her life. Joe is getting tired of all the pressure their friends are giving them. He came up with an idea of pretending that him && Selena are dating to stop their friends from pushing them and telling that his best friend is a lesbian.
Everything seems to be flowing in the right way. But what happens when one of the pretenders is not a pretender anymore? What if one of them realizes that all this time, they were meant to be and the other one does not see that? What if someone realizes that pretending to pretend is harder than pretending to love your best friend? Is it worth it to risk a lifetime friendship for something only one feels?

Find out in "Who am I to say?".

By: JelenaJomez