HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I'M VERY MUCH A COMPLETE ASSHOLE, I'M AWARE. I'M SO SO SO SO SOS OS OS SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T UPDATED SINCE LIKE 1829 WTF. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN OVER 7 MONTHS SINCE I UPDATED. I'm so sorry, I really am. I kinda lost motivation for this story, and stopped writing it. I don't know if I'll be back writing it for good now, or not, but I do know that I'm gonna try my best to keep going, even if I won't be updating as much. I have found motivation again, so that's a plus right? Or do you still hate me? Lol i mean if anyone's even still reading this... aha. I'm honestly so so so sorry though. Just because I haven't been writing, doesn't mean I haven't been thinking about AIOAN, because I have. And I think about y'all too bc gahh I miss y'all, you guys are literally so amazing and I've missed each and every one of you guys so much. If you're still reading, bare with me please, I'm gonna try to get my shit together. I wrote this chapter a while ago, so I hope it's sufficient. Again, I'm really really sorry. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time rn to reply to the reviews today, but I will next time. I love you guys sooo much, stay strong, you can always DM me on twitter or tweet me if you want to talk. staystrong_msft ~ Nahla

ANYWAYS LET ME SHUT MY BIG ASS MOUTH AND GET ON WITH THE STORY

Demi's POV

It's been a little over a week since I got that text from Jennifer. It's also been nearly 2 weeks since Selena became my girlfriend! We haven't gone on another date since our first one yet, and I totally wish we could. I mean, yeah we spend some time together before and after school, but that's risky. Plus, Selena probably wants more and I need to be the one to give her more. I haven't asked her if it's bothering her, but I mean, what teenage girl wouldn't it bother? Selena isn't like most teenage girls though. Nowhere near them. Well, she does have her moments, but in a good way.

Other than that, things are going great with us. We haven't argued, not even once, and I'm hoping it stays that way for a very long while. You know what's weird? This is all still so surreal to me. I can honestly say that Selena is the girl of my dreams, even with how little time we've been dating so far. I don't care what the risks of having her as my girlfriend are; I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't believe I'm falling so hard for that girl. I'm so whipped that on our ONE week anniversary I brought her flowers and chocolate. Her favorite flowers of course, lilies. And I mean, Selena's Selena. She loves any kind of chocolate. Like I said, I'm whipped.

Back to that Jennifer, she's been texting me everyday since I haven't responded to any of her messages. I was going to block her but something is making me not. I'm pretty sure it's the satisfaction I receive from reading her fake words of pain and flat out ignoring her. I told Emma about her texting me, and being the one and only Emma Lawrence, she told me to tell Jennifer to go "fuck herself" and then block her. Emma's got a way with words, yes.

Speaking of Emma, she and I are currently watching TV on my couch. Well, The Hunger Games is playing in the background while we talk. We both Love this movie, but we've got a bit of catching up to do.

"So, have you told Jennifer to go take a long walk off of a short cliff yet, or?" she questions. From my not answering, she gets her answer. Realization hits her face and she gently pushes me. "Oh my gosh you haven't! Munroe, what are you waiting for? You need to do it before-," she pauses and looks as me in horror. "You aren't gonna let her back in are you?"

"What? No, of course not, that's literally the stupidest thing you've ever said Lawrence, and you've said some stupid stuff."

"Good, I should've known you were smarter than that. At least, I hope so. Demetria Devonne Munroe if you are secretly swinging that hoe I'll personally kick your-," my phone goes off, cutting her off mid-sentence.

They don't know about the things we do

They don't know about the I love you's

My face immediately breaks into a grin. That's my ringtone for Selena. She really loves that band, One Direction, so she showed me this song. Safe to say, I think we both now claim it as our song.

"Who's got you all excited for a text?" Emma asks, popping a grape into her mouth from the fruit bowl in front of us.

"No one, just a friend," I lie. I can't tell Emma about Selena. I mean, what would she think?

"I smell lies! Lemme see!" she declares with a devious grin on her face, quickly snatching my phone out of my hands before I get the chance to move it. She unlocks my screen and scans it, as though she's reading something. OH MY SHIT SHE'S READING THE TEXT! Selena's text. "'Good morning beautiful, how are you?'" She looks up at me, confused, after reading the text out loud. "Demi who the hell is this and why are they texting you goodmorning BEAUTIFUL at 1 in the afternoon?"

"Uh… Umm," I stutter. My heart is beating hecka fast, but I might as well tell her, right? I've been hiding it from her for nearly two weeks. She won't judge me… I hope. She's my best friend. Bestfriends aren't supposed to judge. So, Emma would accept it, right? "That's my girlfriend Selena. And she's a late sleeper."

Her eyes nearly pop out of her head. She throws my phone to the floor to add affect. She's known for being very dramatic. "What?! Demi you got a new girlfriend and you didn't even tell me? I didn't even get to make sure she was okay for you!"

"It's only been like almost two weeks."

"So, we usually tell eachother everything the second it happens. Even if it's just that McDonald's gave you the wrong order. What's so secret about this that you had to keep it from me, because I know you normally wouldn't?"

"I want to tell you Em, I just can't," I whisper. She looks hurt. We've been like sister's for years, I'd be hurt too.

"That's a crappy excuse Munroe, and you know it. Is she a drug dealer? Is she a he? Whatever it is, you know I won't judge. I've had my share of different relationships too."

"Not one that's with a student," I say so lowly that I barely think she heard it.

But the confusion followed by shock written all over her face confirms that she did. Oh my gosh. I think I'm having a heart attack. Why'd I do it? Why'd I tell her? Oh my-

"Demi, you're not telling me you're dating your student are you?"

"You said you wouldn't judge Emma!" I stand up from the couch to walk away but she grabs my wrist and pulls me back down.

"You know I'm not judging. I'm extremely shocked, yes, but I'm not gonna judge how you feel. It's just, Demi this is really risky. For you and her. I don't want you to get into any trouble, and this could very well cause it," she assures me.

"I know. We both know that but we're good at hiding it. I really like her Emma. Literally, my feelings for her are ALREADY stronger than my feelings for Jennifer," at that her mouth forms an O shape.

"Damn. Well, I can't tell you not to do this, even if it's this risky, so just be careful. You're sure about this right?" she asks. I don't hesitate to nod. "Then if she makes you happy, I'm happy. Now tell me about her."

We spend the next few minutes talking about Selena and our history. I think she won her over without even meeting her when I told her that Selena beat up Jennifer for me. I'm so happy she's supporting me in this. I've had my share of people not accepting me or what I choose to do or who I choose to like.

"Wait, does she know about Jennifer texting you?"

"Well… no. I just don't want anything to strain our relationship."

"Demi, you have to tell her! Secrets aren't good for a relationship," she informs me as if I hadn't already figured that one out!

"I know, but what do I say?"

"That's up to you to decide. Go hang out with her or something, school's cancelled for today because of that pipe busting right? So, go meet her. I've gotta go now though, so see ya later babes," she says before getting up from the couch.

We say our goodbyes, even though we'll be talking in a few hours again most likely. As soon as she leaves, I text Selena.

Good afternoon sleepy head :P I'm good. I miss you though… do you wanna like hang out today?- I hit send after I'm satisfied with what I've typed.

I anxiously wait for her to reply. She'll probably say yes. I mean, not that she's got nothing better to do, but we haven't hung out outside of school in forever and we miss eachother. Well I mean, I miss her at least, let me not get ahead of myself.

Her ringtone goes off and I unlock my phone and open up my texts.

Lena3: I thought I was alone in the struggle! I miss you toooo ! Of course I wanna hang out, what time?

Are you busy now? I'm extremely bored…

She only takes a few seconds to respond this time… someone's ready for some Demi.

Lena3: Using me to get rid of your boredom? How cruel Dems :P JK, unless you call laying in bed all day busy, I'm free. Where to?

We decide on just going to a nearby park. Of course, it's closer to where I live than she lives or we'd see people from school there. That's the last thing we want. At least around random strangers we could just look like best friends. I mean, I think we can pass off being around the same age, right?

The park is pretty empty today; it is a weekday after all. So when I see her beautiful figure standing by the pond of the lake messing with her phone, I don't receive awkward stares when I hug her from behind. And neither of us receive awkward stares as she jumps from surprise before turning around and placing her lips on mine. That's gotta be the best feeling ever. I can never ever get enough of those lips. We haven't really kissed much because of our circumstance so this is amazing.

"I don't know which one I've missed more, you or your lips," Selena jokes after we pull away. I take her hand and we sit near the water.

"Well aren't you a charmer," I peck her nose. I really like her nose.. that sounds so weird umm…

"I mean, I GUESS, I'm pretty charming. I have to have something to work with if I've managed to pull my teacher."

I laugh louder than I probably should. "Shut up! But really, how little time we get to spend with each other is unfair."

She sighs in agreement. "Exactly, I hate how everyone else gets to hang out with their girlfriend or boyfriend but we're so limited."

See, I knew it bothered her. Maybe we're not having enough quality time for her. She's right though. It really sucks.

"But the fact that we don't get to spend much time together, does that bother you a lot?"

"I mean, I wish we could be together more, but hey, what can we really do?" she says. I nod but then she continues. "You don't think it bothers me so much to the point where it affects us do you? Because it doesn't. I understand that we can't be with eachother as much as other couples, for now at least. And I've learned to accept that."

"Are you sure?"

She hugs me from the side and leans her head on my shoulder. "I'm completely sure. I'm more happy being with you now than I've ever been before."

"Good then. I am too. It's just, I thought I wasn't giving you enough, and I don't want that. I mean, because I like you a lot so I just wanna," I'm cut off by a pair of lips crashing onto mine. I think she just kissed me to shut me up, but hey, I'm not complaining.

"Stop worrying Dems, it'll cause you wrinkles. And we both know you're already old as hell," she sticks her tongue out at me after I playfully push her. "Babe, we both know it's true."

"I'll let that slide for now, Princess. At least I'm not the one who sleeps until like 5 o'clock," I tease.

"Hey! It was 1 o'clock. I'll have you know, I was dreaming about you, so it was a sleep well spent!"

"Any sleep is a sleep well spent to you baby. But hey, I'm not judging. I admire your laziness," I say as she readjusts herself so that her head is in my lap. My fingers somehow find their way into her hair. Her eyes focus on mine and I once again find myself getting lost in them, as cliché as that sounds. As we continued to just take in eachother's presence, I couldn't help but feel paranoid. What if she somehow found out about Jennifer texting me, and jumps to conclusions? What if she gets mad at me for not putting a stop to it?

"Baby, what's wrong?" Selena's concerned voice fills my ears. Sitting up, she takes my hand in hers. She could already read me like a book. Sometimes that wasn't such a good thing.

Now was as good as time as ever. I couldn't just continue to still be in contact with my ex, who obviously wanted me back, and not tell Selena about it. No good would come of it.

"You'd want me to tell you anything right? Especially if it could bother you," I start. I suddenly start to feel nervous, not wanting to possibly upset Selena. Maybe I should have just told Jennifer that it was over for good, made her stop texting and calling me. But, like I said, I couldn't. The reason for that only being that I liked seeing that she was suffering too. That's the only reason I didn't stop her from texting me. Right?

"Of course. Come on Demi, spit it out," Selena urges patiently. The look on her face is nothing but worry.

"It's nothing to worry your pretty little head about, Princess," I say, bringing my hand up to stroke her hair. "It's just, Jennifer has been texting me for a while now."

She abruptly moves away from my hand. That kind of stung. An unreadable expression crosses her face. "Oh."

"What do you mean, 'oh'?"

"Is this why you wanted to hang out today?"

I don't understand what she's talking about. She's literally making no sense right now. What would Jennifer have to do with me wanting to hang out with her today? I wanted to hang out with her because she's my girlfriend and I missed her.

"Selena, what are you talking about?" I ask. She just shook her head, seemingly upset. "I wanted to hang out with you because I missed you. Jennifer had nothing to do with that. Sweetheart what's going on?"

She quickly stands up completely, dusting off her pants. A bitter laugh escapes her lips as she looks down at me. "Why don't you tell me what's going on, huh Miss Munroe?"

I don't think I've ever been so flustered, confused. I stand up from my position on the ground as well, just a few inches away from her. "That's what I was trying to do, before you cut me off. What is wrong with you?"

She looks at me unbelievably. "What's wrong with me? Maybe the fact that my girlfriend is getting all friendly with her ex, maybe even getting back together. Wouldn't that bother you too, yeah?"

What the hell. She thinks Jennifer and I are getting back together. The fact that she would think that honestly upset me, but I didn't let it show. Instead, I grab her hand and pull her close to me. She tried to look away but I gently placed my free hand on the side of her face, making her look me in the eyes so that she knows I'm sincere.

"I never said anything about us getting back together Selena," I begin. She looks confused, though hurt and anger is still present on her face. "If you would've let me finish, you would've known that Jennifer has been texting me, but I've been ignoring each and every text. Why? Because I want you, Selena. No one else."

Relief flashes in her eyes, though they still held some uncertainty. "So, you're not gonna get back with her?"

I shake my head. "No, Princess. You're stuck with me."

She smiles at this. Then she looks down as a blush creeps up on her cheeks, embarrassed. "Good. Look, I'm sorry for freaking out. I just thought that when you said she's been texting you, that y'all were working things out again. I'm sorry Babe."

I shake my head with a smile and wrap my arms around her. "You don't ever have to worry about that, Lena. I promise."

"So," she says, hear breath tickling the crook of my neck, "Will you tell that whore to stop texting my girlfriend please. I know it's probably satisfying to see her beg, I would feel the same. But, I just don't like it."

I chuckle before kissing her forehead. "Sure thing, baby girl."

Just then, my phone vibrates in my pocket. I decide to ignore it, but Selena lifts her head away from mine, a smile evident on her beautiful face. "Check it. You'd eventually do it anyways, so why not while I'm here?"

I nod, because she's right. Curiosity would eat me alive if I didn't check it. So I take out my phone and open the text, holding it so that both Selena and I can see. I don't want her to think that I'm hiding anything.

The words I read make my heart drop.

Please talk to me… I really can't do this without you Demi.

Hmm, is Jennifer gonna make it even harder for Demi to ignore her? Will Demi do like she promised Selena and tell her to stop bothering her? Or will she let Jennifer back in and cause problems for Delena?

And how whipped is Demi?

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