*A/N: This chapter is .... kinda lame. In a way, it's kind of a f iller chapter, but kinda not. It needed to happen though. It could have been added into another chapter, but I gave it its own chapter. Anywayz! So yeah .... hope it's okay!*

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Although she had told herself earlier that night that she would deal with Brandon the next day, the kiss she shared with Joel just now made Brianna realize that the sooner Brandon was out of her life, the better off she would be.

She headed towards the front door and Kaylei followed her outside, shutting the door behind her. "Where ya going, Anna?"

Brianna turned back around, a little startled because she didn't realize that Kaylei had followed her outside. "Next door to Patty's."

"Are you serious?!" Kaylei said, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "I wanna come!"

"Nah," Brianna shook her head, "I gotta take care of this myself."

"Okay ..." Kaylei said slowly, a bit confused.

Brianna laughed a little. "You'll hear about it later."

"Okay!" Kaylei seemed to be content with this answer, so she opened the door to go back inside.

"Wait, Lei!" Brianna called. Kaylei shut the door again and looked at Brianna. "I gotta talk to you when I get back. Joel kissed me! Ah, it was so great!"

Brianna left the doorstep and walked a little nervously over to Patty's. She knocked on the door and waited patiently until someone opened up.

"What do you want?" Patty asked in her snotty attitude when she saw who was at her home.

"Not to talk to you, but since I'm here, I just thought I'd tell let you know that I don't approve of the way you dumped Joel on the announcements that day at school. That was so uncalled for."

Patty snorted. "Does it look like I give a shit?"

Brianna took this opportunity to give Patty a good, swift punch in the face. Patty stumbled back a little with shock written on her face. "Now it does." Brianna tilted her head and smiled mock sympathetically.

Brandon must have heard the commotion, because he began walking towards the door. "Patty, sweetie, who's at the do ... oh shit!" he stopped dead in his tracks as soon as he saw Brianna, and ran towards the back of the house, shirtless.

"Oh my ... Brandon, what the hell are you doing?!" Brianna demanded to know, turning the tables on Brandon and inviting herself into Patty's house. She followed Brandon upstairs and into a bedroom where he was scurrying to put in his shirt.

"Anna, it's not what it looks like. I promise!" he said.

"That's what they all say, Brandon." Brianna told him in disbelief.

"No baby, it isn't. I swear. I never meant to hurt you, ever! I love you!" Brandon went to pull Brianna to him, but she pushed him away. He acted hurt and confused, but Brianna knew it was just that. An act.

"Don't pull that shit with me." she said angrily. Patty walked into her room and demanded for Brianna to leave. "Bitch, don't even make me hit you again, cuz you know I will." Brianna said.. Patty said nothing more and Brianna turned her attention back to Brandon. "And as for you, I'm done. I am through dealing with your crap." She walked down the stairs and was halfway to her home, when Brandon came running out of Patty's house. He grabbed her elbow and spun her around to face him.

"Don't do this, Anna. Please." Brandon looked genuinely hurt, and Brianna was starting to feel bad for him. And then she thought of Joel.

"It's the best thing for both of us, Brandon. Obviously you can't commit to something halfway serious, so why should I put a hundred percent effort and get nothing back?"

Brandon stared at her for a moment. "There's some other guy, isn't there?" he asked in his angry voice that Brianna was used to.

"What if I said there was?" she challenged him.

"I'll kick his sorry ass. You're mine, Anna, and that's never going to change." he threatened.

"You think so, Brandon? Because I disagree. It's about to change now." She began walking away, but turned back around. "And a little advice, Brandon. Next time your telling a girl you love her while your standing half naked in some other chicks house ... make your pants are zipped up first."

Brandon looked down and his jaw dropped as he zipped up his pants.

And with that, Brianna was gone.