*Carolyn’s POV*

Dinner that night was awkward. Most of us didn’t talk. Jonghyun didn’t even come down for dinner. He just stayed shut in his room.

Taemin and Nicole talked and joked around, along with Minho and Rebecca and Key and Brianna.

Why is Nicole being so nice to him these days?

I was still pissed at Taemin, yet I still cared about him so much.

Fine; if he’s going to make me jealous, then I get to make him jealous too.

“Hey Onew,” I smiled at the surprised boy next to me.

He turned to look at me, much like this (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_B6cFYaYtnaw/TRCWJEzd9BI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/CLsJCU0-FOg/s1600/252612_o.gif).

“How are you doing? I feel like we never get a chance to talk,” I said flirtily, while resting a hand on his arm.

“Um, I’m fine?” he answered.

“Well that’s good,” I smiled. “You know, we really should hang out more often.”

“Why is that?” he asked, a weird expression still claiming his face.

“Because you’re really cool, and I think we’d get along very well.”

*Taemin’s POV*

Oh HECK no!

“Come on Nicole, let’s go up to my room so I can show you that thing I wanted to show you,” I said, taking her by the arm.

“But, you didn’t want to show me anything,” she said innocently.

“Well I have something to show you now,” I winked.

“I love you Onew!” Carolyn shouted out of nowhere.

She grabbed Onew’s face and pulled it toward her own, smashing her lips against his.

*Onew’s POV*

Is everyone TRYING to ruin my life?! What the heck is so addicting about my lips?!

“Get off!” I shouted, pushing Carolyn away.

She looked up at me with hurt eyes.

Why do I always end up looking like the jerk? Why?!

Suddenly Taemin went running out of the room. We heard the front door slam.

“I’ll go get him,” I said, hurrying after the maknae. I needed an excuse to get out of there anyway.

I found him sitting on the front steps of the mansion. I sat down next to him.

“Hyung,” he said as a tear fell down his cheek. “I want you to know that I have no hard feelings toward you. It was all Carolyn.”

“Shhh, it’s okay,” I said, wrapping him in a hug.

“I just don’t understand why she’s acting like this. Today she told me I was fired from being her boyfriend. What does that even mean?!”

“Maybe she’s just going through something,” I suggested as I held him close.

Taemin was like a little brother to me. I hated seeing him in pain like this; it broke my heart.

“Do you think that’s it?” he asked, looking up at me with tearstained eyes.

“I’m sure it is. Now why don’t you run along to bed? I’m sure everything will be better in the morning.”

“Thank you, hyung,” he said before heading into the house.

Now it’s time I have a little chat with this Carolyn of his…

I stopped in the doorway of the kitchen and everybody went silent.

“Carolyn, can I talk to you for a second?” I asked.

“Um, okay,” she said nervously.

I led her outside to the steps where Taemin and I had just been sitting a few minutes ago.

“What’s going on?” I asked. “Why are you acting like this to Taemin?”

“If he has the right to break my heart, then I have the right to break his!” she pouted.

“What do you mean-,”

“I saw him and Nicole together; laughing and having a great time. I can’t believe he’d go behind my back like that.”

“But that’s just it; he DIDN’T go behind your back! When are you all going to realize that Nicole is the problem here? She’s messing up everything! Taemin doesn’t like her Carolyn; he loves YOU.”

She looked up at me in disbelief.

“Does he really?”

“Of course! I’ve never seen him this upset over someone before. You mean more to him than anyone in the world.”

“Ohhh, what am I going to do now?!”

“Well, you can start by explaining to him why you were acting this way tomorrow morning, and see where that takes you.”

“You know what? I can’t wait for tomorrow; I’m going to go tell him right now! Thank you, Onew,” she said giving me a great big hug. “You’re so good at helping people!”

I stayed outside on the steps for a little while longer, thinking over everything that had happened tonight.

I’m glad I could help them… even if I can’t help myself. 

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