Chapter 48

Chapter 48

The following day I went right back to Jay's house and he had all the things I needed to make a cake. I was so excited when I got there because he kept his word. He really went out and bought everything we needed to make this thing delicious. It wasn't going to be anything like Sweet Sally's, but I was going to do my best to make a great lemon cake.

Thankfully, I had Jay here to help me out. At least a little bit anyway. He measured out everything for me, making it easier to get right into it. I knew this had to cost him a lot, especially with all the leftovers he was going to have. However, he didn't seem to mind. The look on his face told me he was happy to be doing this with me.

Mixing things together, Jay preheated the oven for me. Coming back over to help with the rest.

"So, you're making a lemon cake?" He asked, his mouth already watering.

"You mean, we're, and yes!" I say excitedly.

His eyes lit up with gleam. "You mean I get credit for this too?" He looked surprised to hear that.

I laughed. "Yeah, just incase it's horrible we could just blame you." I poked fun at him.

He pretended to take offense to that, laughing with me afterwards. Our time together lately has been quite nice. The closeness we gained was something special that I wouldn't trade for anything. Now we were doing one of my many favorite things together as we waited again for Cyrus to finish his bachelor duties for the day. I was a little thrown back listening to his moms comments last night, but this made everything better.

"Mmm, you shouldn't be surprised. She doesn't really like anyone if were being honest." Jay said as he listened to me vent about Farah.

I sighed, pouring the cake batter into the eight inch round pans. "She likes you." I comment.

"Yeah but I'm not a chick going after her precious son." He made a point. "Besides, Farah is very materialistic. Seeing as your background isn't high status super-model, she doesn't give a damn about you."

That made me feel worse. "Then why even pick me? I'm sure there were tons of girls that sent in applications."

I know she said I was here to fill a role, but what role was she talking about? It also made me wonder what my mom put in that application. Depending on what she said there, it might have been a little bit of fabrication, indicating that I shouldn't really be here in the first place. But again, why would she keep me here all this time after finding out the truth? Even if my mom stretched it, I didn't when I first introduced myself at the table. Nothing made any sense. That is until Jay made an interesting comment.

"You know, after this whole thing is over you're going to be doing a lot of press." He said putting the pieces together. "If I know Farah, then I know she's probably using you to gain sympathy showing any girl could have had a shot."

My eyes widen as the realization hits me. "Oh my god, Jay, you could be on to something!" I say like we just cracked the code. "Wow, I really was just here to fill a role." That stunk.

Jay shook his head looking at me like I was silly. "Maybe to Farah, but you mean more than that to me and to Cyrus."

That made me smile, but also still sad. He wasn't hearing what Farah was saying. There was also the fact that Jenna knows everything that goes on with Cyrus and I. Regardless of how Cyrus left nothing was set in stone for the both of us. However, I was trying to be optimistic. Maybe, just maybe, Cyrus would stick to his guns and do what's in his heart. Or he could let Farah override him, ending what we have built up for so many weeks now. Even with our petty arguments, we were still strong together. We weren't a threat to each other like most couples. No, the bigger threat were the two bitches that couldn't stand to see him happy with someone like me. Unfortunately, Farah was his mom and there's a possibility that she was going to make sure things went her way.

"I know but...there's two more weeks left. I don't want to get my hopes up but I also want to believe in him." I wasn't as confident as I was trying to sound.

Jay walked over to me, hugging me tightly. He was such a great comfort for sure. I honestly don't know what I would be doing without him. As much as he lets himself be carefree, he's a big teddy-bear. I swear, whenever he gets a girlfriend, she's going to be in for a wild ride. There were so many great things about him that anyone would fall head over heels for. Too bad he wouldn't take my offer to go on at least one date with Bradyn. They would be cute in my eyes.

Smiling, we let go as I finished whipping up the buttercream frosting. Afterwards, I let Jay try some and I got the funniest facial expression out of him. He loved it so much that he was sad I wouldn't let him lick the bowl. If I did there would have been none left for the cake! He was so greedy sometimes.

"Oh come on, I promise I'll save some." He pleaded.

I laughed, shaking my head. "You know, you're like a little kid I swear."

He furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not, but I'll take that." He said before sticking his finger back inside the icing, stealing a little more.

I hit his arm, rolling my eyes at his childishness. That doesn't mean it wasn't funny, though. I appreciated his company a lot, no matter how childish he was at times. We had fun and that was the most important thing. Especially after the ordeal that happened yesterday. Speaking of which, I don't even think he knows that it was a miss understanding. Although he would have forgiven him regardless, it would have been nice for him to know that Cyrus was sorry.

"I talked to Cyrus by the way." I say taking the cakes out of the oven. "He feels remorseful."

Jay rolled his eyes, leaning against the counter. "Nah, he has no reason to. I understand why he would jump to conclusions." He caught my attention with what he said.

I raised a brow looking at him, intrigued by what he was saying. "Oh? What do you mean?" I asked, loving that I get to have more insight into their relationship.

He rubbed the back of his neck, looking nervous to speak about it. "It happened years ago. Do you really need to know?" It sounded as if he didn't want to talk about it.

However, that didn't stop me. "Yes! Now spill it!" I demanded.

He huffed, not keen on telling me what went down. "A few years ago, there was this girl Cyrus was obsessed with kind of like he is with you." That was interesting hearing. "Long story short, she started hanging out with us as you are now and some how developed feelings for me that were not reciporcated by the way!" He made sure to make that clear. "It almost ended our friendship. Eventually she told him the truth though and he forgave me. Her...not so much."

That was strange hearing as I was under the impression he hadn't dealt with many women. Hearing that sounds like he's been hiding stuff from me, which triggered thoughts I didn't want to think about. There had to be a reason he didn't say anything, but that was one thing that should have been shared. Could I be mad about it? We weren't even on each other's radar back then. However, why keep something like that from me.

I nodded, looking down. "Funny, he never mentioned that to me." I say, feeling a little bothered.

"Maybe he didn't want you to know. It was pretty embarrassing." Jay tried to defend him, but I'm not sure if I liked that much.

I bit the inside of my cheek so as to not get over the top angry. "Still, I was under the impression that he's never dealt with women seriously."

Jay shrugged, still not seeing an issue. "Because he hasn't since her. You're the first girl in years that's caught his attention and he's told me to back off of." He explained. "Trust me, if he didn't care about you he wouldn't have shunned me away at the Hadid annual party."

It was annoying that I couldn't be mad at him as much as I wanted to be. The way things played out yesterday finally made sense as to why he was angry with Jay. Still, you'd think he would tell me about that. Though we weren't officially dating I still would have like to know. I guess I was feeling what he was feeling. Jealousy. Although mine was irrational.

"Trust me, it's nothing to get worked up about. It happened so long ago it doesn't even matter at this point." I knew he was right; I just didn't want to hear it.

I nodded, not knowing how to respond to him about this whole thing. However, everyone that knows Cyrus has said the same thing, so I'm guessing it's true. Either way, it doesn't help that I was unaware of whoever this person was to begin with. It was nice to know a little more about their relationship, though. It explains why he has so much trust for Jay, and if it were ever broken then I feel like Cyrus' whole world would be shattered. We weren't going to let that happen though. No chance in hell!

The cake cooled down as we frosted it together, taking a picture of our beautiful masterpiece. Of course Jay couldn't wait to get his hands on it and I of course had to cut him a piece. The way he was drooling was hilarious. I'm glad he was enjoying it as much as I thought he would. Obviously it was nothing like at the bakery, but it was good enough that Jay loved it. Cyrus would too, and I should probably bring some for the girls to try as well. I may even bring Sienna a piece.

Slicing a piece myself, I groaned at how good it was. The moistened inside mixed with the lemony flavor was everything. Damn, this has got to be the best cake I've baked in a long time. Thus, giving me inspiration to open up my own little shop one day. That was always the plan anyway. I was a sucker for sweet treats.

Finishing his slice, Jay sighed, sounding so satisfied. "Wow, can you just live here?" He said, causing me to laugh at his silliness.

"No, but I promise to visit a lot once I've gone back to Greendale." I say making sure to keep that promise.

He agreed. "Yes, but hopefully, you won't even have to worry about that. Sunbury will get a little less sunny without you around."

I smiled at his compliment, appreciating it so much. Thinking about it now, I was scared that if Cyrus didn't choose me, we would lose contact. It's sad that the fact everything depended on if Farah decided to take over. Hopefully, things worked out the way I wanted to. Otherwise, I'm not sure I'll be living in bliss for much longer.