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"noβ€” i'm just saying, she was acting weird. i mean, she threw up after maddy said he wanted her to have his babies."

"i don't know, val, maybe she likes him."

"but cassie wouldn't ever do that to maddy.. i don't think."

daniel, victoria and valerie were all laid on victoria's bed, val was explaining to them what happened at maddys birthday, and how she thought cassie had something going on with nate. she hated thinking cassie would even think to do that to maddy, so she was trying to believe anything other than that, even though that made the most sense.

"people change." dani shrugged.

valerie just sighed, "okay, let's change the topic."

and they did, quickly. they talked for so long it felt like, the three hadn't hung out in awhile, so they were all catching up and talking about what they couldn't before. but valerie had to leave before too long, maddy had invited her to go hangout with her, and her friends again at the howard's. so, after saying goodbye to both her friends and kim, victoria's mom, she made her way over to the howard's.

she had no clue that over at rues house, so much shit had just went down. jules and elliot told leslie about the suitcase she had gotten from laurie, and flushed them down the toilet. they had no clue what situation that could put rue in, and because of it, tue flipped out. she yelled at jules and her mom, even hit elliot.

"you are fucking dead to me." was rues exact words to jules, followed by a lot of other things. it was something valerie definitely would've wanted to see, but she had no clue about it.

so, as valerie arrived at the howard's house and maddy gave her a hug, pulling her inside and immediately including her in the hangout, rue was letting her mom take her to the hospital.. or so rue thought. but when rue realized leslie was trying to take her to rehab, she jumped out of the car and ran, through traffic and all.

fezco, not home when rue went there, she sat outside of his house for awhile to catch her breathe, until she walking to the place closet to that, the howard's.

lexi went to open the door when the knocked, and noticed how she was sweaty and holding onto her side. "hey, are you okay?"

"mhm, i think i just have.. like, a cold or something." rue lied.

"okay, well, don't get me sick cause i have rehearsal." lexi put her hands up.

"i can'tβ€” i can't, get you sick." rue yawned.

"okay, well, colds are contagious, so-" lexi tried to explain, but rue cut her off, "yeah, i realize that but it's justβ€” it's not that kind of thing... can i use your bathroom, please?"

maddy walked up stairs, followed by valerie and kat. "hey, rue!"

"oh, hi." rue responded, leaning over as maddy hugged her. "hey, oh.. oh, yeah."

"hey."
"oh my god."
cassie and kat hugged her too, and last was valerie who furrowed her eyebrows at the state rue was in.
"hi, rue." valerie whispered.

"hey, rue." suze said from the top of the stairs. "oh, jeez. are you feeling okay?"

"yeah." rue lied.

"you look terrible." suze told her. "i mean, really terrible."

"yeah, i think i just have, like a cold or something." rue repeated the same lie.

"well, don't get me sick. i have a compromised immune system." suze said.

kat and maddy walked to the living room, as suze continued, "but otherwise, are you doing okay?"

"uh-huh." rue yawned again.

"how's your mom?" suze asked. "i was thinking about her the other day."

"yeah.. she's good."

valerie nodded her head, walking out of the room and not hearing much after that. she heard suze going on and on about NA and AA, as rue tried to ask her about using her bathroom. as rue used the bathroom, suze called leslie to tell her rue was here and that she wasn't looking good. and quickly, everyone went back by the front door to wait for rue to come down the stairs.

rue stopped at the top of the stairs when she saw her mom. "aw, fuck. it'll never fucking end." she sat down, groaning.

"this can't make you feel good, rue. livin like this, lying to the people you love, being mean to the people you love. this can't make you feel good about yourself." leslie told her.

"i don't care. just fuckin leave me alone, please." rue begged.

"i know you're in pain." leslie looked up at her.

"you have no fuckin idea, mom." rue breathed out.

"let's get back in the car, and let me take you to the hospital." leslie walked closer.

"i can't get clean. i cant do that shit forever." rue shook her head.

cassie looked at leslie, and then back to rue, "you don't have to. just.. take it one day at a time."

"yeah." suze nodded.

"hey, cass?" rue looked at her.

"yeah?" cassie smiled.

"i have a quick question for you." rue told her.

"what?" cassie asked.

"how long have you been fucking nate jacobs?" rue asked.

valerie's jaw dropped, "oh my god, i knew it!"

maddy turned to her, before turning back to rue on confusion.

cassie chuckle nervously, "wha- what- what are you talking about?"

"how long have you been fucking nate?" lexi covered her mouth, as maddy turned to look at kat.

"i'm not.. what? i'm not." cassie chuckled.

"what are you talking about?" maddy asked rue.

"oh, i justβ€” i- i saw her get in his truck and then kiss him and drive off, that was like, what? like, uh.. like a month ago?" rue looked at cassie.

"are you kidding me?" maddy looked at cassie.

"cass, that's like, really bad..." kat stated the obvious.

cassie was crying, shaking her head no.

"you're fucking nate, are you kidding me?!" maddy shouted.

"no- i- i don't even know why she would say that!" cassie denied it.

"you're lying!" maddy yelled.

"yeah, can we just table this conversation?" suze asked.

"no- no. you expect me to stand here next to my best friend who's been lying to me about fucking my ex boyfriend, i'm literally gonna get violent!" maddy screamed.

valerie watched as leslie went up the stairs to go get rue, but she didn't look long, her eyes staying on cassie.

"no, there is no need to get violent, okay, because we are having an intervention! stop it!" suze yelled.

kat tried to get maddy to calm down, as leslie whispered things to rue. but maddy saw cassie crying, and walked over to it. "oh, you're crying?!"

"no- maddy!" kat yelled.

"you're fucking crying, you fucking bitch. you're the one who's hurt?!" maddy got in her face. "you're the most self-centered, idiotic person i've ever fucking met, you fuck my ex, and you're fucking crying?!"

"are you fucking kidding me?!" maddy continued, making valerie cover her mouth to quiet her laugh.

"look, i'm sorryβ€” i'm sorry, but i don't give a shit who's fucking who, okay? if you're gonna keep talking about it, get out of the room." leslie shouted.

"yeah, absolutely. you're being an animal!" suze joined her.

everyone started yelled, except valerie who just watched. lexi opened the door, "um, cass, do you just wanna go on a walk?!"

"i don't even know why you're believing her, she's a drug addict!" cassie looked up at rue.

valerie's eyebrows furrowed, "what the fuck?-"

"how long have you been fucking him? be honest." maddy asked cassie.

"maddy, let's just do it later." kat tried to pull her away.

"kat, shut the fuck up! how long have you been fucking him?!" maddy asked again.

cassie just shook her head, so maddy turned to rue. "rue, when was this?"

"right after new years." rue told her.

"oh! you dumb fucking bitch, i'm going to fuck you up!-" cassie ran up the stairs, making maddy and kat chase her. "don't fuckin run away from me, you stupid fucking bitch!"

rue ran down the stairs, and out the door. valerie's eyes widened, but followed kat up the stairs to see if maddy and cassie were going to fight or not.




AUTHORS NOTES:

continuing!

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