When Bart was sure that Millhouse was gone he turned to face her with a stern and serious look in his eyes.
"Lisa, what are you doing?"
"I don't know what you mean" Lisa answered, knowing perfectly well.
"You can't kiss one of my best friends just cause my other best friend dumped you!"
"WHY!" Lisa snapped back
"Because!"
"Oh, great now it's not only my mom lecturing me!"
"Lisa! You never even liked Millhouse in that way!"
"Yeah, well he likes me!"
This silenced them both, Lisa took a deep breath and calmly began again.
"All my life Bart, I've been pushed and pushed into work, academics and studying. I never had any real friends apart from people like Alison and all of those people like me! When I was with Nelson, when I had a boyfriend, I felt accepted into society!"
Bart was quiet for a few minutes.
"Just…don't hurt him Lise.
She thought for a moment then without making eye contact with him, she nodded.
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On the bus on Monday, Lisa sat next to Millhouse with Bart behind them, she could feel Bart's cold stare on her, but also, she felt another pair of eyes on her.
She turned around and from the back she saw Nelson. He sure looked mad.
Lisa smiled at this, she grabbed Millhouse's hand and placed his arm over her, she then looked back and cheekily smirked at Nelson.
At lunch, she more or less hung around with Bart and Millhouse. She went to the toilet and as she came back, she felt a hand grab her arm and pull her into the nearest corridor.
"What's going on with you and Millhouse?" Nelson's voice sounded harsh and demanding.
"We're going out what do you think?" Lisa actually felt bad, she just spoke to him like he was a four year old.
"Lisa, you even told me you didn't like him in that way. You're just trying to make me jealous aren't you?"
"Ha, amazing how you think it's about you" She sneered back at him.
"Well you had everything else to say about me so…"
Lisa scowled through her teeth.
"Look, I already told you I was sorry, what more did you want me to say?"
"Nothing…You know what? I think I should make a list for you!" He suddenly said
"Nelson, you're so immature!" She sighed
"Ok, you can add that back onto yours! You're clingy, obsessive, bigheaded…"
Nelson carried on with his harsh words, Lisa rested her head on the wall behind her hiding back tears.
"No, not nice when people point out your flaws is it Lisa?"
She looked at him with the tears filling in her eyes.
He looked at her cruelly but his frown slowly went to a face of concern.
He sighed and steeped towards her, she burst into tears and walked into his arms.
"I'm sorry Nelson," She sobbed,
"I'm sorry too," He whispered.
"Hey, I didn't tell you your advantages" He then said softly.
"You're beautiful, smart, funny, caring, and you're just an amazing person"
She looked at him and once again they kissed. Lisa pushed back and smiled.
"Another advantage for you…You're a great kisser," She giggled as he hugged her gently.
She smiled for the rest of the day. When she got on the bus, she sat with Nelson and smiled all the way home. She got off the bus with Bart and they walked towards the house.
Bart stopped before they reached the door.
"Well great job Lisa!"
She looked at him in curiosity
"You've now officially broken Millhouse's heart, I asked you not to hurt him…he's my best friend Lise,"
Lisa gasped in shock, she had forgotten all about it. She looked at Bart in terror and hope of advise, of course, he read her like a book.
"Well, I think an apology would be the first step," Bart said as he opened the door and walked in.
Lisa turned around and walked to Millhouse's.
He was sitting on his doorstep, bouncing a small ball, a glum look on his face.
"Millhouse?" She said, quietly.
He looked up slightly then looked back at his ball.
Lisa sat beside him.
"I'm sorry," She said as she looked at the ground.
He sighed but didn't say anything.
"I know, what would I know about this apology? I've done it how many times this week."
"Millhouse, I really am sorry."
He looked up at her and gave her a faint smile then wrapped his arms around her for a hug.
"I just want you to be happy Lisa, and I know you're so much happier with Nelson than you were with me. But, can we still be friends?"
Lisa smiled and broke the hug,
"Well who else is going to keep Bart off my case?" She joked.
They both laughed.
For once in her life, she felt, free, happy and in control.