Zoey And Eric

"Leave me alone!" Zoey howled out as she stormed into the kitchen with Eric close in tow. The redhead froze for a moment and locked eyes with Kenny, her cheeks blushing slightly from embarrassment but the second Eric place a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to make her stop, she frowned and abruptly pulled away from his grasp, "Stop!"

"Zoey, calm down! I wasn't trying to be hurtful; it just made sense!" Eric tried to explain as the girl moved to the other side of the kitchen taking a position right next to Kenny, making the teen only slink down low in his seat, trying not to be apart of what was happening,

"You're so lying right now, and you know it, but what should I expect from a cheating liar!" Zoey screamed back while pushing the wet hair from her face,

"Zoey, come on, does it have to be like this? Can't we just be two adults having a conversation?" Eric asked with a pleading expression,

"What's going on?" Rachel asked as she walked into the room with both Kailyn and JJ behind her,

"Oh geez, I'm sorry guys, I didn't think this would happen," Eric nervously replied,

"Now you're going to apologize for me?! After everything you did to me yesterday, and everything you're doing to me today, you think that I'm acting irrationally?!" Zoey exclaimed with a toss of her hands before looking over at Kenny, "Am I seriously in the wrong here?" She asked the teen who could only gulp,

"I-I...I'm not sure what's even happening," Kenny mumbled back,

"Don't pull Kenny into this," Eric frowned, "Sorry man,"

"Whoa, are we all having a little pow-wow?" Brian chuckled as he too pushed into the kitchen along with the rest of the group, Anna included. Eric lowered his head, his cheeks turning red while everyone looked between him and Zoey, "What got this started?" The blonde teen asked while glance over to Kenny with a raised brow, expecting it to be about him,

"He's trying to kick me out of her because he doesn't want me anymore, now I'm just a nuisance for him and Anna!" Zoey screamed out causing a few small murmurs and one loud gasp from Anna,

"Eric!" The blonde girl said in shock, "Did you really say that?" Eric turned his head, looking at Anna with a set of wide eyes, "Well?"

"No! Well, not like that!" He quickly defended himself, "I just asked when she wanted me to take her home, that's all!"

"Why did you want to take her home?" JJ asked with a tilt of his head,

"I...c'mon I...ugh," Eric groaned as he lowered his head irritably, "We broke up and I mean...she's not friends with you guys, and it wasn't like we were planning on staying here past a day anyhow,"

"Yeah, we weren't, until you dumped me for your ex! Now you're trying to get me out of here completely, so you don't have to feel guilty whenever you fucking see me! Why am I being kicked out because you can handle your shitty actions!" Zoey spat out,

"She's got a bit of a point man," Brian nodded, "I mean, not to get into your relationship stuff, but if Zoey wants to stay here with us, she's more than welcome to,"

"I second that," Rachel pipped up, fully agreeing with her brother for once, "It's her choice if she wants to be here,"

"Fine! I'm not arguing against that, honest, but she freaked out instead of just saying that!" Eric defended himself,

"Because I've been back here for all of thirty minutes and you've already dumped me and then tried to make me leave!" Zoey screamed back her face turned red and her chest rising and falling rapidly,

Eric hung his head in shame, unable to respond to Zoey's hard truth in any way, "Okay, how about we all take a deep breath here, no need to fight, or freak out, we can all figure this out calmly," Kailyn interjected, "Zoey do you honestly want to stay here?" She easily asked,

Zoey continued to take a few shallow breaths before quickly nodding, her body ever so slightly shifting closer to Kenny who was now looking at the girl in concern while Nicole glared at the pair from the back of the group, "Y-Yeah...I want to,"

"Then okay, that's fine, it's okay with Brian and Rachel, and that's all that matters," Kailyn firmly stated,

"Yes, it's not up to any of us," Anna weakly pipped in before returning to her quiet state, feeling she had little to no right to speak at all,

"But...you came here with me, Zoey. I drove you here, and you don't even have a change of clothes, how are you going to stay here for the rest of the week with nothing?" Eric gently asked,

"How are you?!" Zoey growled back,

"I'm going to drive home," Eric replied with a set of wide eyes, not used to hearing Zoey reply with such hostility,

"Wow! Do you think you're the only fucking person who could do that?!" Zoey sarcastically retorted, "I'll go home and pack a bag!"

"Easy guys," Kailyn interrupted before a new argument started, "I'm guessing that you won't entertain the idea of going with Eric, will you?"

"Not for a second," Zoey hissed back,

"Then how are you going to-" Eric began to ask in confusion,

"Kenny can take me!" Zoey finally shouted out causing the brown-haired teen to freeze and look around at the others,

"Kenny?" Eric replied with a slightly confused look,

"Kenny..." Nicole growled under neither her breath,

"Are you okay with that, Ken?" Kailyn asked the silent teen,

"Uh..." Kenny droned back as he looked around at each of his friend's faces, noticing Nicole **** glare, Eric's investigative look, and most notably, the look of pure pleading and hope from Zoey.