*A little bit longer and we'll all be fine...*

Bridgit's POV
I kept crying, my feet started walking and I was back home in front of the tree house. I leaned against the tree and sat down, letting the tears run down more. I thought about what Shane said to me, "I'll always love you..." If he loves me, why is he letting me go?
 
I try to understand but I don't. I rub my face to try to stop crying, but all I do is cry more. I haven't felt this much pain and hurt since Jason died...and then I start to think about him and I cry more. He never found love and then I find love and he lets me go. Why do things have to be this hard?
 
Nick's POV
My eyes start feeling heavy. I didn't sleep and I kept thinking about what Taylor did to me last night. Did she ever love me? And if she did why did she do that to me last night?
 
Then my mind started to think about Bridgit. I don't know why it did, she hates me and then she is kind like she was when we were friends. I shake my head and think about how I miss Taylor, when I hear crying.
 
I thought it was me but then I feel my face and no tears are coming out. I hear the crying again and I look out the tree house window to see Bridgit in beautiful dress and her face red from crying. I don't know why and I keep the blanket around me that she brought me and climb down to where she is.
 
She looks up and stares at me, "You look as bad as I feel."
 
"Same to you." I reply quickly, thinking that the Bridgit that is here isn't the one I talked to last night. "What happened?"
 
She starts crying again and barely speaks when she says, "He...dumped...me. But you don't care."
 
I slid down next to where she was sitting and put part of the blanket she gave me around her. "I didn't say that, you did."
 
Bridgit put the blanket around her arm and wiped away some tears. "It's because you're..." I thought she was going to say something else and she stopped herself and said, "thinking about what Taylor did to you."
 
"I am but I don't like what Shane did to you. Why did he dump you?" She started crying and slowly told me about why Shane dumped her. I thought about it and it sounded like the stupidest reason to dump her. If you love someone that much, you stay with them through everything.
 
Bridgit finished and asked, "Do you know why he did that?"
 
I stared into her eyes, "No, I don't. He's stupid to have done that, to let you go."
 
She tried to smile but she couldn't. "Thank you."
 
I tried to smile back, but I don't think I could. "You're welcome."
 
We both looked at each other and then I felt a drop of rain and another and another. She stared at me and I at her and we both said, "Tree house now!"
 
I let Bridgit climb up the ladder first and then I followed her after she was in the tree house. She was sitting looking at a picture when I came inside the tree house.
 
I sat down near her and saw it was a picture of her and Shane. She was leaning against him and they looked happy together. I kept staring at her in the picture, she had no makeup on and she looked beautiful like I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. She took the picture and threw it down, "This was never real."
 
She cried again and I sat closer to her putting the blanket around her, moving her hair a little. "It was real."
 
"But why did he do this?"
 
"I don't know...he was stupid to let you go."
 
She blinked at me, "I..." She didn't say anything and nodded, crying quietly.
 
I leaned again and I thought of Taylor, feeling like I was crying again. We sat there in silence, crying together as we leaned onto one another. I felt comfortable with her there like I wasn't alone in pain but I didn't want her hurting like I was.
 
Then I heard her phone rang and she answered, trying to sound happy as she said, "Mom. I know, I will meet you at church like I promised. Okay bye."
 
She looked at me, moving the blanket off her arms, trying to wipe away all the tears. "I have to go. I promised that I would meet my family at church after I talked to Shane."
 
I saw her trying to act like she was okay, but she wasn't. "Are you sure you can go after what happened? You're hurting and you shouldn't have to go anywhere." I asked, thinking she needed time before she went to see her family.
 
Bridgit tried to stop crying and nodded, "I'll be okay. Thanks Nick." She got up and looked at me before she walked down out of the tree house. I sat there and picked up the picture that Bridgit threw down of her and Shane.
 
Were me and Taylor ever like that? Happy to be around each other? In love like Bridgit was with Shane? I was but was she? I was in love with her and Bridgit loves Shane and we were both dumped, hurting. What am I going to do? What is she going to do?
 
I looked at the picture and looked at Shane, smiling softly, saying to it. "You don't know what you had and you threw it away. If I had that I would never throw it away."
 
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After Jade and Meg finished their applications, they turned them back into Mr. Spencer. He said that he would look over them and call them by the end of the week if they were hired.
 
Meg saw Niall walk by and told him she would see him tomorrow. He smiled at both of them and said he'd see her. Jade walked out with Meg and saw Louis' car across the street and him waving at Meg. The way he looked at Meg, she thought they were dating, "Is that your boyfriend?"
 
Meg looked at Louis and waved back and then stared at Jade, "Louis? My boyfriend?" She then shook her head, wondering why Jade thought that about her and Louis. "No, we're friends..."
 
"Oh sorry, I thought..." She was going to say more but she stopped.
 
"It's okay." Meg smiled a little and changed the subject. "We should hang out at lunch at school tomorrow."
 
"I'd like that. I usually sit by myself. Where do you sit?"
 
Meg told her who she sat with and where and Jade told her she'd meet up with her tomorrow before she left. Meg then crossed the street to where Louis was parked and got into the car. "How did it go?" he asked.
 
"Okay. Niall's boss said he would get back to us at the end of the week if we got the jobs."
 
Louis started up his car. "Us?"
 
"Me and Jade. She's the girl I was talking to when you waved at me. She goes to our school and she's new here. She's American like me and she doesn't know many people here and she's really nice. I thought we all could eat lunch with her tomorrow so she can meet more people and have more friends."
 
Louis smiled at her, thinking she was sweet. "That's nice of you, Meg. Jade sounds nice. Did you want to see where I work?"
 
"Yes, and it wouldn't hurt to apply there because I don't know if I'll get the job there."
 
"That's what I was thinking too." He drove and they talked along the way until he pulled up to where he worked. "Here we are."
 
Meg looked out the window to see the store surrounded by other buildings with cute clothes on display. "Cool place."
 
Louis nodded, "It is." He got out and opened her door. "I think you'll like it."
 
They walked inside and Meg noticed the white walls and wooden floors with clothes displayed differently than she seen in most stores. "I think I do." she said as she looked around.
 
Louis smiled over and saw his boss walking over to where they were. Carly was a university student who's boyfriend worked here with her, they were both nice to him and Carly was like the older sister he never had and they looked alike. She put her arm around Louis and smiled, "I didn't know you were working today, Louis!"
 
Meg saw this tall brunette smile and giggle having her arm around Louis and he put his arm around her for a moment and she felt something she never felt, jealous. "Oh no Carly, you know I only work on weekends!" He looked over at Meg and told her, "Meg, this is my boss, Carly."
 
"Then why are you here?" Carly kept her arm around her friend who was like her little brother.
 
"I thought I would show Meg the store, she needs a job and I knew we had some openings on the weekend..." Meg kept feeling this feeling of jealousy take over and she moved to where she was standing close to Louis to remind him she was here.
 
"And you wanted to know if I could hire Meg." Carly smiled at Meg who had on a fashionable outfit and was standing closer to Louis now, maybe she was shy or she was into Louis.
 
"Yes, that's it! What do you say? Can she fill out an application and you hire her?" Louis saw how close Meg was standing next to him and linked arms with her.
 
"She can fill out an application but I want to know if she wants to work here. She hasn't said anything since you two came in."
 
She saw Carly and Louis staring at her and she spoke up, "You two were talking and getting along so well that I didn't want to interrupt. I'd like to work here weekends."
 
Louis smiled as Meg held onto his arm more. "You would?"
 
Meg nodded, "I would if that's okay with Carly."
 
"It's okay with me, we need the help and I think Meg will work great here." Carly saw some customers who looked like they needed help. "Louis, did you want to get her an application from the back? I need to help those customers."
 
Louis nodded and walked to get her an application and Carly went over to help the customers. Meg stood there and saw a couch and sat down on it. Carly tell the customers that she would get something out of the back for them and still didn't see Louis come back.
 
Louis was looking around for an application with a pen in his hand but didn't see any. He saw Carly grabbing a box of shoes and say, "Carly, I'm not seeing any applications..."
 
Carly put down the shoes and reached up to get an application. "Here you go."
 
"Thanks...Carly, what do you think of Meg?"
 
Carly picked up the shoes and thought, "I don't know. Is she the girl you were telling me that you were into?" Louis nodded and told it was her. "She's quiet but it could be because she's shy or she was jealous."
 
Louis stared, a little surprised, "Meg jealous? She was probably shy to meet you because I told her you were my boss."
 
She nodded a little, "Maybe but the way she held onto your arm showed me that she was jealous and wanted to show me that she liked you..." Louis kept giving her a look, "Or I'm reading too much into something. I need to go help those customers, make sure that Meg fills out that application."
 
"I will." Carly left and Louis slowly walked out, thinking about what she said about Meg. He looked around to see Meg sitting on a couch and sat down near her. "Found an application with Carly's help."
 
Meg sat a little closer to him as she saw Carly staring at the both of them. "Thank you, I'll fill it out now."
 
Louis smiled at her and handed her the pen and the application as she started to fill it out. "You're welcome, so you really like it here?"
 
Meg nodded as she kept writing, "I do, I think I'll like working here..."
 
Louis thought about the other job she applied for and asked, "What if you get the other job?"
 
"Then I'll work both, it'll help out my dad more." She finished up the application and looked up and smiled at him. "Should I hand this to Carly?"
 
Louis nodded, "She'll take it." He saw that she was done with the customers she was helping and said, "You can give her the application now."
 
Meg got up and walked over to Carly. "I've finished the application."
 
She took the application from Meg. "Thanks. When did you want to start?"
 
"This weekend if I can." She said, looking back at Louis.
 
Carly saw how she was looking at him. "You like him, don't you?"
 
Meg looked away quickly from him. "What?! We're friends...do you like him?"
 
Carly started to laugh, "Louis? He's like my little brother and I don't think that boyfriend wouldn't like it."
 
Meg's face started to turn red. "Boyfriend?"
 
Carly nodded, "I've had a boyfriend for two years and you realized that you didn't have to act like that around me."
 
Meg bit her lip, "Yes...I feel so stupid."
 
Carly smiled, "Don't. I would act like that around my boyfriend before we started to date...and I know you didn't say anything about liking him but I won't say anything to him."
 
Meg sighed, "I don't know how I feel..."
 
"You'll figure it out and I guess I'll see you Saturday morning at 9:30. That's the time when Louis starts working." She told Meg with a wink.
 
Meg laughed a little under her breath nervously. "I'll see you then."
 
Carly smiled and saw Louis walk up to them. "Great! I'll see you Saturday at 9:30!"
 
Louis smiled, "That's when I work! We can work and hang out more together!"
 
Meg smiled at him, looking into his blue eyes sparkling. "I guess we can."

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Niall’s POV
I knocked on the door to Cindy’s flat. I hadn’t seen her since she came over last week. We talked but it wasn’t the same as seeing her. Her classes and my schedule kept us away from each other more than I’d like it to and now it was Friday afternoon before she was going to spend the weekend with her dad and I wanted to see her before she left.
 
The door opened and I saw Brynn holding a book in one hand and said, “Come in, I thought you’d be over here to see Cindy. She’s in her room packing for this weekend.”
 
“Thank you.” Was the only thing I said and walked down the hallway of the flat to where Cindy’s room was.
 
The door was opened a little and Cindy was pulling her hair back as she softly hummed to herself. I smiled watching her and opened the door a little more, knocking on the door lightly to let her know I was here and then whispered her name. “Cindy.”
 
The humming stopped and her hair fell back down around her when she turned around smiling the biggest grin at me. “Niall!” She ran into my arms and I picked her up a little as I held onto her. “I didn’t know you’d be here.”
 
“I wanted to see you. We’ve been spending too much time apart and I want to be here.”
 
I looked into her green eyes that were sparkling and she told me, “I want you to be here too, but I have to leave soon to see my dad.”
 
I saw her bag that was open but not all the way packed with a book next to it that was opened with some writing in it and said, “I know but we have this time now.”
 
“We do.” She looked around the room and a slight blush came on her cheeks. “Sorry for the mess. I’ve been trying to think of what to pack to take back home with me.”
 
Cindy moved the bag and I picked up the book and read the title of the hand written page out loud, “Boyfriends.”
 
“Niall!” Cindy ran across the room as her face turned redder holding out her arms. “Please don’t read any more of that page!”
 
She didn’t know how cute she looked and my curiosity got to me as I read more of the page out loud, “Boyfriends are great to have. I dated some in America but didn't have a boyfriend until I came over here and started university. If you don't have a boyfriend now, don't worry then it's not the time for you to have one…but you do have one Cindy.”
 
Cindy kept trying to grab the book as I continued reading, not understanding why she was embarrassed. “Now if you do have one, I'm so happy for you! I wish that I could be there to give you advice and meet him. I could imagine him being someone who is kind to you with a good heart and treats you like you deserve to be treated, like a princess.”
 
I looked up and realized why she didn’t want me to read this, “This is your mom’s journal, isn’t it? The one you were telling me about.”
 
She sighed a little under her breath, “Yes it is…I didn’t want anyone to read it because…”
 
I sat down on the bed after she did, seeing her look a little sad. “It’s a secret between you and her like she’s here with you.”
 
She didn’t say anything and nodded. I held onto the book and put my arm around her, she leaned into me as I kissed the top of her head. “I’m sorry Cindy, I just want to know everything about you. I don’t want you to feel like this, I want you to feel like your mom said like a princess because that’s what you are to me.”
 
She put her arms around me and looked up at me like she was about to cry, “I know you do Niall and you do treat me like that. I’m acting silly about this…read the next part, I think you’ll smile about it.”
 
I stared at her, not sure if that’s what she wanted me to do and she kissed my cheek softly, “It’s okay, Niall. You can read it.”
 
I looked back at the book I was holding and read it, “Maybe he has an accent like an Irish one. You use to love hearing my dad talk and you said you wanted to marry someone like that with a cool voice who was sweet and handsome, you said pretty but I think you meant handsome. You were only five and I had a feeling it could happen because when you're determined Cindy, you'll make things happen.”
 
I started to laugh, “So that’s the reason I’m your boyfriend! You only like me for my accent!”
 
I pretended to pout a little and she sat up, pushing my side. “If you think that’s the only reason why then Niall…”
 
I started to grin at her and she started to laugh, “I know it’s not Cindy! But your mom saw something all those years ago that your dad can’t see now.”
 
She stared at me, trying to know what I was thinking. “And what’s that?”
 
“That when you’re determined, you make things happened Cindy. You’ve shown that to me and it’s one of the things that I l-“ I almost said that I loved her but I stopped myself, I didn’t want to scare her into thinking that she had to say it back to me this soon in our relationship.
 
Cindy bit her lip and said, “Thank you, Niall.” She looked at the clock and got up to grab her bag, “I should finish packing, I told my dad I would be there before dinner.”
 
I nodded and held the book in my hand as she packed up her things quickly, “What did you want me to do about your mom’s journal?”
 
“You can put it up in that box or read more of it if you want to.”
 
I turned the pages slowly, not really looking at it and said, “You want me to read it?”
 
“Only if you want to. I don’t want you to feel like you have to, but it’ll show you more about my mom and me…” She stared deeply into my blue eyes like she was looking for something before she said, “and everything I love.”
 
I stared back into her eyes and a part of me wished that I said I loved her and I was about to speak when her phone rang, “It’s my dad.” She whispered and answered the call, telling him that she was about to leave her flat.
I put the book down next to me and stood up next to where she was standing. She ended the call, about to pick up her bag. “I have to go, Niall. Will I see you Monday?”
 
I nodded, putting my arms around her. “I’ll be here.”
 
She put her arms around me and whispered, “I will too and I’m going to miss you.”
 
“I’ll miss you too.” Then I leaned in and kissed her slowly, not wanting her to leave.
 
She hesitantly pulled away and kissed me one more time quickly, making me want her to stay more. “Bye Niall. Let Brynn know when you’re leaving so she doesn’t think you’re living here.”
 
I told her I would and I let go of her. She picked up her bag, staring at me before she left. I looked until I couldn’t see her anymore and I laid on her bed, picking up her mom’s journal. I said to myself before I opened the book. “Maybe this will tell me more about you Cindy Kress…” I opened the book and leaned into one of her pillows, realizing that I was in love with her.

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Bridgit's POV
I tried to sleep but I heard the guitar playing again. Nick. Why was he still up there? I got up and looked out my window to see the light on in my tree house. He wasn't going to stop and now he's singing. I haven't heard him sing in years...he sounds better than he ever has.
 
Stop it, Bridgit. You can't listen to him, you have to sleep to see Shane tomorrow. I yawn and I walk back to my bed, but I hear him again. I get up to shut my window and as I do, I listen again to his sad song. I feel bad for what Taylor has done to him.
 
No, don't feel bad for him. He was never there for you when Jason died, taking up for his brothers, why should you be there for him? I think about it and see the light outside near my window and feel I shouldn't feel bad but there's a part of me feels like I need to be.
 
I slip on my shoes and open my door after grabbing a blanket, going to the kitchen. I see dad eating a slice of cake at the table. "Don't tell your mom." He says as he eats another bite, mom was making him stay on a diet that dad hated to be on.
 
"I won't." I grabbed a Diet Coke, Nick use to like those, and a bag of chips, heading toward the door.
 
"Thanks. Where are you going? It's late and we don't want you out past curfew."
 
I stared at the clock and saw it was after one. "To the tree house. Nick is up there and keeping me awake playing the guitar. I thought I'd give him a snack and a blanket so he won't get cold."
 
"Okay, I know he's your best friend and all but I'm giving you ten minutes."
 
Dad was always behind on what was happening with her. He thought I was friends with Nick still, I almost laughed. "I'll be back by then."
 
He nodded and I walked over to the tree house, climbing up the ladder slowly. I heard Nick's voice singing lyrics I had heard before, "She was all I ever wanted...she was all I ever needed and more...she walked out my door...then she went away..."
 
I wanted to sing along, but knocked quietly on the door and I heard Nick stop singing and mumble, "It's open."
 
Nick's POV
I didn't want to talk to anyone. I wanted to sit there in misery and think about Taylor. I hear a knock, thinking it's one of my brothers who would tell me that I was better off without Taylor. I told whoever it was open and then I saw Bridgit again.
 
We don't talk for three years and in one night she's here near me twice. "What do you want?" I say coldly. "Did you want to make fun of me? Yell at me to make me feel worse than I do tonight?"
 
I wipe my eyes, feeling them trying to tear up again. Bridgit doesn't say anything as she sits in front of me, putting a blanket, a Diet Coke, and a bag of chips in front of me. She remembered what my favorite things are for when I'm feeling bad.
 
Then she stares at me, whispering, "No, I'm not here to do that, Taylor did enough of that to you tonight. I thought you'd need these if you're going to stay here."
 
I felt my stomach ache from not eating today. I take the bag of chips and open them, taking some to eat. I whisper back, "Thank you but why are you being nice to me?"
 
She shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know. I couldn't sleep from hearing that singing of yours and thought that you needed something if you were going to stay up here."
 
She sounded like the girl I use to know, she yawned a little and had this sleepy look on her face. "What did you think of it?"
 
"My not sleeping?" she asked.
 
I drank a sip of the Diet Coke, wishing I had something stronger to keep me awake, "No, my singing?"
 
I don't know why I asked her about my singing, it's not like I cared what she thought but a part of me wanted to know. "I want to say you're awful but I can't...because I'd be lying. You're really good, better than I remember. But why don't you sing anymore?"
 
She complimented me and I almost felt like smiling, I didn't though. "Taylor's a better singer than me. People want to hear her singing and I write her songs, some of them I wrote..."
 
She laughed, "Taylor's a better singer? If you're joking, then that's a good joke. She sings so everybody can hear her, but she doesn't sing from her heart. You do."
 
Bridgit was acting like we did when were friends and for the first time in three years, I've missed it, I've missed her. I shake my head, "You have you're opinion and I have mine."
 
She bit her lip, about to smile. "But mine's right, Jonas." She took the guitar that I had laid aside and strummed the chords to the song I was singing, "I remember this song...you wrote it after you dated that girl when were thirteen who moved away...what was her name?"
 
"Delta."
 
She nodded, still strumming the guitar. "That's her name, moved back to Australia didn't she?" I nodded, then I heard Bridgit sing softly. "You left without a single word...not even sorry...it might have hurt worse hear you say...I'm leaving goodbye..."
 
I started to sing along with her softly and then she stopped playing. "Why did you stop?"
 
Bridgit yawned a little, "I'm tired...and my dad didn't want me to stay out here long and I need to see Shane tomorrow."
 
Shane, her boyfriend. I didn't know much about him but he didn't seem like Bridgit's type. I looked at my watch, it was late. "Then you should go back. I'm okay..."
 
She nodded, "Okay. Bye Nick."
 
Bridgit got up and I said, "Thank you."
 
She smiled a little and left. I put the blanket over me, starting to get cold. Then I took the guitar and strummed it one last time before putting it away and eating the rest of the chips she brought me.
 
Bridgit's POV
I wake up and I walk over to see the light still on in the tree house. He's still there. I can't think about Nick, I have to see Shane today. I get ready to see him and walk down the stairs to see my family all dressed up. Mom held my baby sister, "You're ready and early too."
 
Then I remembered today was church, "For church..."
 
"Yes for church, what other reason would you be ready this early?" Mom asked, waiting for an answer.
 
"Today is the day Shane is back from his trip..."
 
"And you want to go see him?" I nodded that I did. "I guess you can go, but you have to meet us at church."
 
"I will mom!" I kissed her cheek and walked out the door, not hearing anything when I passed the tree house. Nick maybe went back to his house by now.
 
I didn't think anymore about him as I walked closer to Shane's house. I was standing in front of his house and Shane opened up the door and walked over to me. I smiled and hugged him tightly, "I've missed you."
 
He hugged me gently back and I stood up taller to lean in to kiss him. He pulled away and whispered, "Bridgit..."
 
I looked at him seeing this sad look in his eyes, "What's wrong?"
 
He bit his lip, "I can't do this..."
 
Now I was more confused, "Do what?"
 
"Us. Bridgit, you can't do this anymore to me." I was going to speak but he interrupted me, "You act like you love me but you can't say the words to me. I love you, Bridgit but you don't care...you're stuck in the past and I've tried to get you to move on but after this trip, I know I can't. That's why I'm letting you go. You have to move on from Jason's death and you have to do that without me."
 
I shook my head, why was he saying this? I had moved on. I loved Shane. I didn't want him to let me go. "No...Shane, I love..."
 
"You can't even say it now, Bridgit." He kissed the top of my head softly. "I love you but if you love something, you let it go and if it belongs to you then it will come back to you..."
 
I felt myself about to cry, I held onto him, never wanting to let go. "You don't have to let me go, I'm right here..."
 
Shane shook his head, "You think you are, but I know you're not and I think you'll look back and know that you weren't."
 
"Shane..." I said pleading and felt the tears fall down.
 
"Bye Bridgit...I'll always love you." He kissed the top of my head and walked away from me. I stood there crying, trying to understand what happened. If Shane loves me, then why did he break up with me?
 
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Meg sat on the leather couch wanting to hear what her dad had to say about Bella and Stewart. She was worried about them. Were they safe? Were they happy? Did they miss her and her dad as much as they did them? The serious look on his face made her think something was wrong. She was afraid to ask, "How are Bella and Stewart, dad?"
 
He took a deep breath before answering, "Not good, Meg. I didn't want to leave them. Stewart looks thinner and Bella looks like she hasn't slept in weeks."
 
Her dad took out his phone and showed a picture of the three of them together. Meg gasped at the sight of her brother and sister. Stewart was always thin but now he looked so thin that it was unhealthy. Bella's smile that was always there was gone and she looked so tired with dark circles under her eyes.
 
Meg closed her eyes, not wanting to see the picture anymore. "What's happened?"
 
Her dad took his phone back, putting it away. "They're scared. They didn't want to tell me what was going on there until we weren't around your mom and Ned. When I took them out to dinner, just the three of us, they talked about how Pamela's changed."
 
She was going to ask how, but her dad continued, "She only hangs around Ned. They have to do everything for themselves, walk to school and back alone and clean the entire house and cook. They feel like their mom doesn't want them there and Ned doesn't want them there at all."
 
"Then why is she keeping them?"
 
"Because she doesn't want us to be a family. She knows we want to be together but she wants to hurt me and my children being this way hurts me."
 
She didn't want to believe that her mom was doing this but with everything that she's done since she left that day, Meg knew it was true. "Did you tell mom what they told you?"
 
He shook his head, "No, they begged me not to tell her how they felt or to let Ned know. I think they're scared what he's going to do if they said anything..."
 
She looked into her dad's eyes and knew what would happen if Ned found out and she shook with fear, they had to help Stewart and Bella be home with their family. "How are we getting them back to us?"
 
"That's what I wanted you to say. I've hired the best lawyer I can in these cases and he thinks Bella and Stewart will be with us together but..."
 
"But?" She asked, wondering what he didn't want to say.
 
"The case and this lawyer will cost a lot. I won't be able to get you a car like you wanted and money will be tight for the both of us."
 
Meg picked up the folder near the couch, "Is this about the case?"
 
Her dad told her it was and she looked inside and read the information, feeling worse than she did about this and saw the cost and bit her lip. "If this means they'll be with us, it's worth it. I can get a job and it will help out with things."
 
"Meg, I can't ask you to do that...I'll just work more hours at work and get a second job."
 
"Dad, you can't do that...I won't let you. Stewart, Bella, and me all need you to be there for us. If you work like that, you can't be there and you could get sick working that much. I'll get a job."
 
Meg's dad saw the look on her face and knew she was determined to do this. "Okay Meggie, but I don't want you working too much."
 
"I won't dad. I'll get a part time job." Meg felt herself yawn as she said that to her dad.
 
"Okay and you should take a nap, you've had a lot to do." Meg didn't argue with her dad and got up, feeling sleepy. She went up to her room and laid in her bed, falling asleep quickly.
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The next day at school, everyone was talking about Emma and Harry being together. When lunch came around, Meg was walking with Louis, hearing more people talk about her two friends. "Why does everyone care so much about them being together?"
 
Louis shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, people like talking about it though."
 
They walked into the cafeteria, seeing the new couple surrounded by all of Emma's friends at a small table. Louis saw Meg looking over at the crowded table and asked, "Did you want to sit with us?"
 
She nodded, "Yeah, thanks."
 
After they got their food, they walked over to the table where Niall and Zayn were sitting. Niall said as they sat down, "I feel sorry for Harry today."
 
"Because of all of Emma's friends surrounding him?" Meg asked, opening her juice.
 
"No, because of Liam sitting between the two of them." Niall pointed and Meg saw Liam sitting between Emma and Harry looking as unhappy as she ever saw him.
 
"Why is he sitting there?"
 
Zayn spoke up because Niall was eating. "Because of something to do with Emma's dad wanting to know Emma was okay. I didn't understand it all but Liam said he had to sit with them today."
 
"Okay..." was all Meg had to say. "Do you guys know anywhere here that's hiring?"
 
Louis looked back at Harry and Emma, seeing Harry walk over to where they were. "Looking for a job?"
 
"I am to have extra money. Do you know of any places?"
 
Zayn answered, "Not where I'm working, they barely have enough work for me."
 
Harry sat down next to Louis, "I had to get away from all those girls asking me questions about me and Emma, I like her but her friends are too much..." he looked over at Meg, "Except you, Meg." Harry heard Zayn talk about work and asked, "What are you talk about?"
 
"Thanks. And places hiring, I'm looking for a job."
 
He nodded, "Got it. They're hiring more baggers at the market, but its the late night shift."
 
"I don't know if I can work that later, but I'll think about it."
 
Louis said, "You could work where I do, they're looking for more help on the weekends at Jack Wills."
 
"What's Jack Wills?" Meg asked, never hearing of it.
 
"It's a clothing store where Harry uses my employee discount to own all the clothes from there."
 
Harry had his mouth full when he replied, "I do not own all the clothes from there! I like their clothes that's all!"
 
Meg laughed along with the rest of the lads at his response. Louis added, "My bad, you own only the men's line. But you'll start buying the rest for Emma!"
 
They laughed more and Harry laughed a little too. Then Meg answered, "Is that a lot of hours?"
 
"No, only about ten hours a week, but they're good about working with my schedule."
 
Meg nodded, it sounded like a good job but she didn't know if that would be enough hours. "I'll think about it Louis."
 
He smiled a little at her and Niall finished his meal, "The restaurant where I work is always needing help for the dinner rush. They're looking for two more waiters."
 
"What's it like there?" she asked, not knowing if she could work at a restaurant.
 
"It's a family restaurant and you can keep any tips you make. They also let me eat all I want for free."
 
Zayn said very seriously, "And that's a lot with the way Niall eats."
 
They all laughed again. Niall patted Zayn's back. "Good one, Zayn!"
 
Zayn stared at him, "I was serious." They all laughed again after Zayn gave them a strange look.
 
Feeling that things were awkward, Meg spoke, "Thanks, I'll check those jobs out after school."
 
They all went to back to talking again as Meg thought about where she would look for a job at first.
 
The day went by slowly and then the bell rang. Meg went to change out of her uniform into another outfit. She walked out to see Louis standing there, waiting for her like he usually did. "I thought I told you that I was looking for a job after school and we couldn't study for French."
 
Louis saw her in a red striped shirt and dark jeans and she looked amazing, he couldn't keep her eyes off of her. "I know but I thought it'd be easier for you to find a job if you didn't have to walk to all these places."
 
Louis was looking at her up and down and she felt like she was about to blush. She stared ahead so she wouldn't."Thanks but you don't have to do that..."
 
"But I want to." He smiled at her and she felt herself smiling back.
 
"Okay. Let's go."
 
They walked out to Louis' car and he opened the door for her to get in and after he got in, he asked, "Where to first?"
 
"Which place is the closest?" She asked, not knowing where she should go first.
 
"The restaurant Niall works at." Louis took off, driving a few blocks away from the neighborhood they lived to a street with different shops. Louis parked near the small crowded restaurant. "This is it."
 
"Niall wasn't kidding when he said it was busy." She looked to see Niall walking in, "Niall's working today?"
 
Louis nodded, "He usually does everyday he can." He saw her opening the door about to get out. "I can go with you if you want."
 
She smiled a little, "Thanks but I need to do this on my own."
 
Meg opened the door and got out, crossing the street to get to the restaurant. She looked back at Louis who was smiling at her, she smiled again at him before she went toward the door. A girl walking from the other direction grabbed onto the doorknob the same time she did.
 
"Sorry!" The petite brunette squeaked as she moved her hand away, "I was trying to get in to apply for a job."
 
"It's okay! I'm trying to get inside for the same reason." Meg smiled at the girl who looked the same age as her. "I'm Meg."
 
"Jade." She smiled back as Meg opened the door for both of them, noticing her American accent. "Do you think they'll have jobs for both of us?"
 
"Maybe, my friend Niall works here and said they were hiring two more waiters. He says it's always busy here."
 
They both saw how crowded it was inside the restaurant, Niall saw Meg and waved at her with one hand as he carried a tray with the other. Jade looked at Niall, thinking he was the lad who was in her history class. "Is that your friend, Niall?"
 
"That's him..." She noticed how Jade was looking at him. "Do you know Niall?"
 
"He looks like this guy who sits behind me in my history class."
 
"What school do you go to?" Meg asked and Jade told her it was the school she went to and she was in the same year as she was. "I do too, but why haven't I seen you around?"
 
"It is a big school..."
 
Jade's answer made Meg think she didn't want to talk about it. "It is."
 
The two of them talked more as they saw Niall walk toward them with an older man next to him, "Meg, I thought I would introduce you to my boss, Donald."
 
Donald had his hand out for her to shake. "Hello, I'm Donald Spencer. Niall told me all about you. He says that you need a job?"
 
Meg shook his hand. "Yes, me and Jade both need jobs."
 
Doug looked over at the other girl who was shorter than the one he was talking to. "We do have two openings but we want people here that are two things."
 
"What two things are that?" Jade quietly asked.
 
"Niall can answer that one for you."
 
"Yes I can." Niall stood up taller as he started to repeat something that sounded like he memorized it. "At Spencer's Barbecue and Pizza, the customer is number one. We treat the customer like family. If you don't treat them like family, then this isn't your place. This restaurant is owned by a family and we treat our employee's like family too. Our food is also important. You have to love food to work here and we expect you to eat some of our food. We want our employees to love our food as much as our customers."
 
Niall smiled a little at Jade, remembering her from class. "Is that what you wanted me to say sir?"
 
Donald laughed at Niall. "That was exactly it! I think you memorized that."
 
"I did." Niall saw one of the customers hold up her empty glass. "Excuse me, I need to go wait on a customer and sir, I think you should hire both of them!"
 
Niall walked over to the customer, leaving Meg and Jade to talk to his boss. "Before I hire anyone, I think both of you need to fill out an application and then I will talk to each of you to see if you can work here."
 
He handed each one of them an application and offered them a small table to sit at to fill them out. Jade started writing out her information like Meg did, "I hope I get this job. I really need one."
 
"Me too, I need to help out my dad." Meg answered, reading each part before she wrote it.
 
"I need to help out my aunt." Jade said quieter, looking up from her application.
 
"Your aunt?"
 
She nodded, "She's the one I live with since I moved from the States."
 
Meg nodded, "That's nice you want to help her, I want to help my dad so we can get my brother and sister over here from the States."
 
Jade felt like she could trust Meg, she didn't talk to anybody here since moving over here two months ago but it was easy to talk to her. I need to, she didn't know that I was going to be here. Mom died a few months ago in a car accident and my dad...I don't want to talk about him."
 
Meg knew what it was like to have family problems but she felt like Jade had it worse than her."I'm sorry about your mom."
 
Jade nodded a little, "Thank you, she was the best. I can't believe she was ever with my dad. You said you wanted to help your dad get your brother and sister here. What happened?"
 
"My mom left my dad and took my brother and sister to be with her college sweetheart. They're not happy there and we're trying to get them here."
 
Jade bit her lip, "Wow. Your life sounds as bad as mine."
 
When all of this happened Meg would agree with her. "I use to feel that way too about life..."
 
"But something changed it?" Jade asked, wondering what would make her not think like that when her life sounded awful as hers is.

"Friends changed it. Sometimes you need friends, good friends to help you see that life can be good."
 
"I don't have any of those, not since I've been here..." Jade looked as uncomfortable as Meg felt when she first moved here and then she met Emma and things started to change.
 
"Then we can be friends."
 
"We can?" She asked hesitantly.
 
"If you want to, it'd be nice to have another friend." Meg smiled, thinking that maybe if her and Jade became friends, maybe she could help her like her friends were helping her.
 
She smiled shyly back. "I'd like that."
 
"Me too."

Wings-Little Mix

"Help save the trees!" I try to hand out flyers I made with pictures I took to help save the trees they were planning to tear down in the park to make more parking spaces. This city has so many parking spaces but not enough parks. It makes you sick if you love the outdoors and trees like I do and my name, Melia means ash tree. The outdoors is who I am.
 
Maybe I live in the wrong place but I don't want to give up on the trees that give me a reason to relax when I've had a bad day and sit underneath their beautiful branches while I listen to may favorite songs or taking pictures of the park that I love.
 
I hand a flyer to couple and they take it and toss it away. A group of skateboarders skate by and I lose my balance as I try not to get in their way and fall down making my flyers go everywhere. I quickly try to reach for them as I'm on the sidewalk but they are moving so fast as the wind blows them away.
 
"Need help?" A voice with an Irish accent asks me.
 
I don't look up as I'm grabbing the flyers and nod. "Yes I do."
 
I see flyers being saved by this guy with blonde hair grab all that was in sight. He looked over at them and said as he pointed over to the trees, "They're tearing down these trees?"
 
I sat up from my fall and held the flyers I had in my hand and nodded, "They are and nobody cares but me."
 
I tried not to sigh thinking about it but I did, then I looked up at him. He was beautiful looking especially with his shining blue eyes staring down at me, I felt shy suddenly.
 
Then I saw him sit down where I was sitting, looking at the flyers that he held. "I care."
 
I didn't expect him to say that, why would he care about trees? No one I've known here does. "You do?"
 
He nodded, "Yes. You can't have a park without trees and when I go for a walk in the park I like to see them. They make it better here."
 
I smiled as he started to smile a little, "They do. Is that why you're here today for a walk in the park?"
 
My question sounded stupid, but he answered it. "It is, I was going for a walk on a way to meet my friends. And you're here to save trees?"
 
"I am but I usually come to the park to relax and take pictures." I held up my camera that I carry with me.
 
"That's cool." He shyly smiled at me and said, "I'm Niall."
 
"I'm Melia." I answered.
 
"I like your name."
 
"Thanks, I like your name and your accent. It makes you stand out." I smiled, still feeling a little nervous but I wasn't going to let it show.
 
"Thanks." Niall looked down at the flyers. "Did you need any help passing these out? Because I'd like to help if I can."
 
I was amazed that he wanted to help out. "Yes, that would be great if you could. Maybe if someone else shows they care about the trees, then more people will care."
 
"Then I'll help." He smiled and got up, then helped me stand up and we tried to pass out the flyers to get others to care about saving the trees.
 
We tried working together as a team with him walking on one side of the park and me on the other. When we would meet up, we would talk knowing more about each other.
 
As we worked, I saw that Niall had girls go over to him but they didn't take flyers when he offered them one. All they would do is talk to him. After another girl walked away, he came over to where I was. "That's the fifth girl who wouldn't take a flyer all they wanted to ask about me. Are you having any luck?"
 
I shook my head, wanting to give up after being here for hours and Niall helping me for the last two. "No, I only had one man take a flyer but he made a paper airplane out of it for his son."
 
Niall stared at me, I didn't know why he was. "We could take a break. Get something to eat and come back and try again."
 
I looked up at the sky to see the sun starting to set. "It's getting dark and it'll be tougher to pass out flyers then."
 
"Then we could get something to eat and I could get your number so I can talk to you and help you tomorrow."
 
I saw his face and I knew that he wanted to see me again. "You really want to?"
 
He nodded, "I want to and to see you again if you want to see me again..."
 
"Yes, I want to see you again but could we eat first?"
 
Niall laughed at me, "We can but if you'll do one thing for me first."
 
"What is it?" I asked, not sure of what he wanted.
 
"Could you take a picture of us in front of the trees we're trying to save to remember today?"
 
"Absolutely." We walked over by the trees and I took a picture of us together.
 
He smiled at me and I took another picture of him, "What was that for?"
 
"Something for me to remember this day." I smirked, not feeling nervous anymore around him.
 
He softly laughed, "I like meeting you today, Melia. It's good I took a walk in the park, it's not what I expected."
 
We started to walk together with me following where he went. "Me either meeting you here. You thought it'd be just a walk in the park and I thought I'd get everyone to want to save the trees but I'm happy you're on my side."
 
"I am too." My hand bumped into his accidentally and he took it and gently placed it in his as we walked along together.
 
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Sorry if this was bad but I wanted to write a short story...
 
Happy Earth Day!

Nick's POV
I didn't want to wake up, I felt like I was in a bad dream. Taylor couldn't have broken up with me, we had been together for all this time. We were so close with each other and it couldn't be over. She had to love me like I loved her.
 
Maybe it was a mistake and she just said that because of all the different things she had to do. I got up and showered, shaved, and put on one of Taylor's favorite outfits that she liked me to wear. I was going to grab my leather jacket but I remembered that I let her borrow it.
 
I told my parents that I was going to see Taylor which wouldn't surprise them because I was always at Taylor's on the weekend. I didn't tell them or my brothers that she broke up with me because I knew that it wasn't going to last and we were going to get back together.
 
I drove to her house and parked in the usual spot, then walked up to the large double doors of her house, ringing the doorbell. I heard footsteps coming closer to the door. I thought Taylor would open the door, but her mom did. "Nick, it's good to see you." She smiled at me like she always did. Taylor must have not told her about her breaking up with me. "Taylor is up in her room."
 
"Thanks, Mrs. Swift." She let me in and I walked up to Taylor's room. She had different outfits on her bed and then I saw her. She changed her hair, now she had bangs and her hair was straight. She looked good but different too.
 
"Which one?" she was asking herself under her breath.
 
"I'd go with the black dress, you look beautiful in it."
 
She picked it up and turned around, surprised to hear my voice. "Nick, why are you here?"
 
I walked over closer to her and put my arms around her waist, she leaned into my touch. "Because I don't think this is the end of us."
 
"But I said this is over and it is." She acted like she wanted to move away but she stayed there.
 
"And I say it's not." I took one of my hands and softly touched her cheek before I leaned in and kissed her. At first she didn't kiss me but then she sighed, leaning in and threw down her dress, wrapping her arms around me.
 
This is what she wanted, I know she did. Then she pushed me away, almost making me fall down. She had this worried look on her face. "No Nick. I can't do this again..."
 
She picked up her dress off the floor and smoothed it out. I ran my hand through my hair. "Why not? After that kiss, I know you still love me."
 
"Nick...I only kissed you like that because you're a good kisser. I didn't feel what I use to feel for you. That's gone..."
 
She sat on her bed and sighed. "Please go."
 
I sat next to her, moving her clothes. "But why?"
 
Taylor wouldn't look at me. "Don't you get it? It's over. We're over. We had some good times together but I don't want to go back. I have to move on and you should too."
 
"I don't want to move on..." I moved closer to her. "I love you Taylor more than anyone."
 
She closed her eyes, "Nick, I don't love you. I can't pretend I do. You'll see that and you'll know I don't. You're something but I can't."
 
I didn't believe her after all we had, she loved me. "Taylor..."
 
She glared at me, "Leave me alone, Nick."
 
"I can't."
 
She rolled her eyes and sighed, she knew that I was stubborn. She use to like that about me. "Then come tonight to my party, you'll know that what I'm saying is true."
 
I smirked a little, thinking I could win her back. I hugged her. "I will and I'll see you there."
 
She didn't hug me back but I knew that tonight would be different and everything would be perfect between us again.
 
Bridgit's POV
I didn't want to go to Taylor's party but I promised Harry I would. I told my parents about going to Taylor's party and they were surprised I was going because they knew I wasn't friends with her and she dated Nick. I told them that I was going with a friend and they were happy that I had a new friend, they insisted that I go.
 
I wasn't going to dress up for this party. I put on a shirt that my mom bought that she begged me to wear, but it wasn't my style with my favorite jacket and an old pair of jeans.
 
I pulled my hair back and heard a knock on the door from upstairs. It must be Harry, "I'll get it!" I yelled and rushed downstairs to see Bradley opening the door.
 
He let Harry in and said, "Are you dating Bridgit? Because you could do better than her!"
 
I pulled Bradley's arm causing him to move back. "I told you I'd get it! Harry is my friend.You know that me and Shane are dating!"
 
He got up and smirked. "Oh your 'friend.'I wonder what Shane would think about that."
 
Harry looked at the both of us and said, "We are friends and I'm not into her, she's like my sister!"
 
Bradley nodded, believing him and he shoved my arm a little, "Is your sister annoying too?"
 
Harry smiled a little. "No, she's cool like your sister is."
 
I thought it was a nice compliment but my brother laughed. "Yeah right. I have to go laugh about that one while I'm playing video games. Later."
 
Bradley walked back to the couch where he was still laughing and Harry looked over at me. "Your brother is...interesting."
 
"That's a nice way to put it." I said and then I saw his outfit. He was dressed up in a way I never seen him before. "Trying to impress Taylor?"
 
He looked like he was about to blush. "I am...she told me she wanted this party to be special for the both of us tonight."
 
"I hope it's good for you." I mumbled, not wanting to go.
 
"It will be and you'll have fun too."
 
He smiled more, trying to make me smile and I smiled a small smile. "Yeah, it should be fun."
 
"Then let's go!" I smiled and Harry opened the door for me.

We walked out and saw a black car parked out front. I looked at it but he said, "I thought we could walk there. Taylor's isn't far from here and I know how you feel about cars."
 
I thanked him and we walked along. "What do you think this party will be like?"
 
He shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know...I want to go because Taylor will be there and I'm really into her. Did you know her and Nick broke up?"
 
I was shocked, they were together for years and now they weren't. "They broke up? Why?"
 
"Taylor broke up with him yesterday. She told me that she couldn't be with him anymore."
 
I didn't know what to say, I thought about Nick and how he must have felt about it. I knew he loved Taylor. Why was I thinking about Nick? He doesn't care about me and I shouldn't feel sorry for him after what he did to me.
 
We walked along and Harry talked about how great he thought Taylor was and wanted to know what surprise she had for him tonight. "I don't know Harry but it sounds like it's special."
 
He smiled at me and I looked to see Taylor's house. It was huge like everyone at school said. We walked up the sidewalk and the music was getting louder and louder. Taylor ran up to Harry in the tightest black sparkled dress and wearing a cat hairband, grinning, "You're finally here!"
 
"I am..." He bit his lip as he looked her up and down, "Taylor you look gorgeous."
 
She giggled, "Thank you, I thought you'd like it."
 
"I love it..." Harry tried not to stare at her as he glanced over at me. "I thought I would bring my friend Bridgit to the party. I hope that was okay."
 
She glared at me, showing a fake smile. "It's fine! Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. Hello Britney!"
 
"It's Bridgit." we both told her at the same time.
 
"Sorry!" Taylor said in her flirty voice. "If you'll excuse me Harry, I need to get ready for your surprise!" She kissed his cheek lightly and skipped away with her friends who were all giggling.
 
Harry was blushing and I crossed my arms. Taylor was so fake, anybody could see that. Harry smiled, watching her until she was out of sight. "Isn't she amazing?"
 
I nodded, not saying anything because it would sound mean. I looked over where he was standing and was surprised to see Nick there and Miley walking quickly behind him. Why would he be here after Taylor broke up with him?
 
Nick's POV
The air was getting colder after I got out of my car, I could have walked here but listening to mine and Taylor's song gave me more confidence in what I was about to do.
 
I shut the door and walked toward the party, then I heard those clicking footsteps behind me. I knew who it was and I wasn't going to listen to her.
 
"Nick! You need to give this up, be happy that Taylor broke up with you."
 
I turned around to see Miley with a hand on her hip. "Happy? I'm suppose to be happy about the girl I love breaking up with me! She wants to be with me, I know she does..."
 
"You want her to be, Nick. She uses people, she used you until she thought she couldn't use you anymore."
 
I didn't want her saying this about Taylor. "You're wrong, Miley. She loves me and that's why I'm here. I'm going to prove it to you, to her, and to everyone here. Taylor Swift loves me!"
 
I stormed off away from her, not caring where Miley goes and went searching for Taylor. Nina stood there and waved me over. I walked over to her and smiled, "Have you seen Taylor?"
 
"She's getting ready to perform the new song she wrote with her friend for show choir..." I nodded, knowing that Taylor always sung new songs for her parties.
 
Nina's friend, Stella walked over to her and opened her mouth a little, "Nick, I didn't think you'd be here after what happened between you and Taylor."
 
"I'm sorry about that." Nina added.
 
"Me too, Nick."
 
I shook my head. "Don't, me and Taylor are getting back together. That's why I'm here."
 
Both of them sighed happily, "That is so sweet Nick!"
 
Stella smiled, "I hope you two can. You two are the cutest couple ever!"
 
"Thanks." I smiled a little and they were signaled by some of Taylor's friends telling me that had to go. I nodded and sat in a chair near the pool.
 
I heard the music that was on stop playing. Then I looked to see a spotlight on Taylor. She was wearing my jacket with her hipster glasses. She had her microphone that she always used. "Thank you for coming tonight! I hope you like this new song I wrote with one of my bestest friends ever!" I looked over to see one of her college friends that Taylor would hang out with sometimes. "It's called 22!"
 
I heard the music play and Taylor look like she was bored as she started to sing as she held onto my jacket, "It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes uh huh..."
 
One of her friends helping her out with the song pointed at me and whispered something to Taylor and they both started laughing. I felt like hiding away somewhere far from here as more of them pointed and laughed at me.
 
Taylor kept singing and then she started to get this flirty look as she took off her glasses and put on this cat headband. Then she headed toward Harry and she did this dance around him, taking my jacket and throwing it in the fire pit and my jacket caught on fire.
 
Harry stood up next to her and danced with her as she kept singing. I felt like someone kicked me in the stomach and punched my heart at the same time. Seeing them together, how close she was to him and him grinning like he couldn't get enough of her.
 
At the end of the song she jumped in the pool and laughed. Everyone was cheering and clapping and Harry was there biting his lip. Then she bounced up from the water and she saw me, we stared at each other and she mouthed, "Told you."
 
She smirked at Harry who helped her out of the water and wrapped his coat around her. I couldn't take this anymore, I got up and ran out of her party and into my car. Tears stinging my eyes, how could she do this to me? I hit the steering wheel hard, yelling out, "Why?!"
 
I had to get away from here, I wiped the tears out of my eyes and started my car. I drove home but I didn't want to let anyone know what happened and that's when I saw the tree house.
 
I haven't been up there in years, it was my safe place when me and Bridgit were friends. I got out of my car and went over to Bridgit's yard and climbed up the ladder to it. I opened the door and it looked the same with Bridgit's things on the left and all of my old things on the right.
 
She didn't move anything, I sat where I use to sit, turned on the light we kept up there, and grabbed Bridgit's guitar, strumming it softly. I had to stop feeling this pain, but I knew it wasn't going to go away anytime soon.
 
Bridgit's POV
I saw Taylor's performance and everyone was happy about it, especially Harry. He was waiting on Taylor to come back out to the party so they could hang out. He walked over to where I was near the pool, grinning that same grin he did when he first saw Taylor.
 
I started out by saying, "Somebody's happy tonight."
 
He sat next to me, "How could I not be! Did you see that performance? She's really into me."
 
"She acts like it but did you see Nick?"
 
He shook his head no, "He was here?"
 
"Yeah and he saw the entire thing..." I sounded like I felt sorry for the guy and I didn't.
 
"You don't feel sorry for him, do you?"
 
I pointed at myself, "No! But it was cold what she did...she could do that to you."
 
He shook his head, "She wouldn't."
 
If Taylor treated Nick like that, what could happen to Harry? "I hope she doesn't and don't let her."
 
"I won't."
 
Taylor walked up behind him and put her arms around him, wearing her tight black dress, how did it get dry so quickly? "You won't what, Harry?"
 
He turned around facing her, "I won't go anywhere until I see you again."
 
Taylor whispered loudly in his ear. "I'm glad to hear that." She looked over at me, "You're still here, Britney."
 
"It's Bridgit and I was going to leave." Harry looked like he was going to say something to me, "Have fun Harry, I'm going to go talk to my friend Miley."
 
I saw Miley angry as she was walking over toward Taylor. I went over to where she was, "Miley, why are you here?"
 
"I could ask you that too, Bridgit, but I'm going to go over and tell that little..." I knew what she was going to call her but she didn't say it. "exactly what I think of her hurting Nick. She thinks she can use people and throw them away but she can't!"
 
I grabbed her arm, seeing her hand in a fist. "Nick can take care of himself. Do you think it's going to help punching her?"
 
"It'll make me feel better." Miley acted like she was going to go over there again.
 
"But it'll make Nick upset more than he is..." I was thinking that he was, I didn't know if he would be.
 
"Yeah and I could break a nail punching that no talent blonde." I laughed a little. "We should get out of here and check on Nick."
 
"I agree about getting out of here. Let's go." I walked out with Miley and saw Harry dancing with Taylor again, he looked so happy, I hoped he doesn't get hurt by her.
 
We walked down the next street hearing the music fade. Miley looked over at me, "You should go talk to Nick."
 
I quickly said, "Me? I don't think that's a good idea."
 
"It would be! You know him as well or better than his brothers do. He'll listen to what you have to say."
 
I shook my head, I didn't want to talk to him. We didn't talk to each other for the last three years and I liked it that way. "No he won't. He needs to be left alone."
 
"No, he needs a friend, his best friend."
 
"We use to be but not anymore."
 
She sighed, "I don't know why...you and him were great friends."
 
"Were, Miley. He changed and I had to be me."
 
I knew she didn't like my answer because she stayed quiet and then we walked near my house and I saw the light on in the tree house with someone playing my guitar. Miley whispered, "That's where Nick is!"
 
I looked up trying to listen to what he was playing. Miley nudged my arm, "Go see him."
 
I crossed my arms, "No but he needs to get out of my tree house."
 
"Then tell him to get out."
 
I heard something fall from up there and I got upset, "I will." I walked up to the tree, climbing up to the tree house, ready to tell Nick to leave.
 
Nick's POV
I heard someone climbing up to where I was. I wiped my eyes, not knowing who would be there. Then I saw Bridgit staring at me. "Why are you here?" she whispered, sounding angry at me.
 
"I think you know why, didn't you see Taylor at the party tonight?" I held onto her guitar and felt like I was so tired.
 
"I did...that was cold but you don't need to be here."
 
"We always went here when things were tough for either of us." I explained like she had forgot.
 
"I know but that's when we were friends."
 
"This is still our tree house and I'm hurting tonight."
 
She sighed and sat down on her side of the tree house, looking at me like she felt sorry for me. "I guess you are..."
 
"So can I stay?" I asked, trying not to get her angry at me.
 
"Yes but don't break anything and don't talk to me about this. I don't want you to think we're friends or something."
 
"I know we're not now and thank you."
 
She nodded and got up, heading toward the door. "You're welcome and Nick-"
 
I interrupted her, "Yes?"
 
"You may not think this but you're better off without her." She climbed down the ladder and left. I strummed the guitar again, she wasn't right I wasn't better off with Taylor, I was only better when I was with her.
 
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Cindy’s POV
I read that note again and looked at the time, my first class today wasn’t until this afternoon. I had to go see him. I put the note in my room and picked up an outfit, showering, getting dressed, and drying my hair before I grab my keys and phone.
 
I know Niall wouldn’t be up by this time but I wanted to let someone know that I was going to be there in case they had to go somewhere this morning for work. I went to get some food at the store before I went to his place. I parked my car and grabbed the bag, looking around at the building. I had never been here before and wasn’t sure I was in the right place.
 
“Lost?” I heard a voice say behind me, I turned around to see Zayn. He gave me this look like he knew who I was but didn’t know why I was here.
 
I held the heavy bag closer to me when I answered him. “Yes…no…I don’t know. Niall told me where he lived but I’ve never been here before.”
He started to walk toward where they lived and I walked with him. “This is where we live…why do you have that bag with you?”
 
“I thought that I would cook breakfast for Niall before he woke up and surprise him for after missing our date last night when I fell asleep before he was there. I don’t know why I did that!” I felt mad at myself for doing that to Niall. I wanted to always be there for him and the first day I can see him after tour, I’m asleep.
 
Zayn opened the door for me as we walked in. He looked over at the bag and said, “But there’s enough food for more than Niall.”
 
“I thought I would cook all of it up in case any of you wanted breakfast too.”
 
The lift doors opened and we both walked inside. Zayn pressed a button and the doors closed. He stared at me. “You’re different than other girls…”
 
“Different?” I asked, confused. “Is that good?”
 
The doors opened and he smiled, “It’s good for Niall. He needs to be with someone like that.”
 
We walked down a hallway and he unlocked the door. The place was quiet and dark. Zayn turned on a light and I saw the flat, staring over to the large kitchen. “Is anyone awake?”
 
I felt like I was about to drop the bag and Zayn took the bag out of my hands and walked over to put it on the counter. “No, we usually don’t wake up until later after we get back from a tour.”
 
I walked over to where he was and took out the food I bought. “Then why are you awake?”
 
“I couldn’t sleep.” He rubbed the back of his neck, like he was thinking. “I do that sometimes.”
 
I nodded, starting to make breakfast. I wanted to ask him more but I didn’t know him well enough to ask. “I think we all do, did you want breakfast?”
 
He nodded and we talked about Niall as I cooked. The more we talked, I knew that Zayn was more quiet than I thought and protective of Niall like he was his big brother. I was thankful that he was that way of Niall and told him. He only replied, “I’m that way with the people I care about.”
 
“I am that way too.” I finished some of the breakfast and put it on a plate for Zayn. “Here you are.”
 
“Thank you and I know you are now.” He picked up a fork and looked at me, “Can I ask you something?”
 
I nodded as I kept cooking. “How do you feel about Niall? I don’t want him to get hurt and if you’re going to then you need to end things with him…”
I had to stop. I turned down the cooktop so the food wouldn’t burn and turned to face Zayn, I never wanted to hurt Niall, I am falling for him more each day and couldn’t imagine him being in my life. “Niall is amazing, I never want to hurt him. He is sweet, kind, and makes me want to love him more than I do. I can’t imagine my life without him.”
 
He sighed and then he slowly smiled. “Let him know that, Cindy.” I told him I would, “You know I’ve never heard him talk about any girl the way he does you and I think I know why.”
 
I smiled, surprised at the compliment. “Thank you. You’re a good friend to him, Zayn.”
 
He smiled and softly said, “Thank you.”
 
Zayn started to eat and I turned back to finish cooking breakfast. We talked a little more and Liam walked in and quietly got a plate. He sat and ate, not saying a word. He looked tired and had this sad look on his face, like something bad had happened.
 
I didn’t know what to say and went and got him a glass of milk and put it in front of him after I finished cooking, he tried to smile and whispered a quiet thank you as he kept eating. I then started to make a plate for Niall.
 

Niall’s POV
I smelled something like breakfast cooking. I opened my eyes a little and smelled the cooking more. I didn’t want to get up but then I heard voices. I sat up and heard, “His room is down this hall on the right, Niall’s door is open but I don’t think he’s awake.”
 
“Thank you Liam and I hope things work out with you and your girlfriend.” I heard Cindy’s voice and I felt more awake, feeling my heart beat faster. Why was she here?
 
I heard her walking closer, humming softly and I smiled more. I got up and grabbed a shirt to put on, wanting to meet her before she came in my room. I turned around as I was putting my shirt on, I saw Cindy’s smiling and brightly blushing face. “Niall, I didn’t know you were awake.”
 
I put my shirt on and walked over to her. I took the plates she was holding and set them down. “I just woke up when I smelled this delicious smelling food and heard your voice.”
 
“I’m happy you did…” I put my arms around her and she came closer, hugging me. “I’m so sorry about last night, I really wanted to see you after not being around you for so long and I want to be there for you Niall. I really do and I-”
 
I knew she was going to keep doing this and I leaned in and kissed her, trying to get her to relax. She softly kissed me back and smiled. I slowly pulled away and gently played with the end of her hair as she was smiling as much as I was. “It’s okay Cindy. You’re here now and I want you to stay as long as you can. Don’t you have class?”
 
“Not until this afternoon. Did you have to go this morning?”
 
I shook my head no, she was here and I didn’t have to go anywhere until this afternoon and I could have this morning with her. “No, we have a meeting with management this afternoon.”
 
“Then we can eat and hang out together.” She went over to where I put the plates and picked them up. “We can eat in the kitchen now that you’re awake.”
 
I walked over to where she was and put my hand gently on her shoulder. “I was hoping we could eat in here, the two of us.”
 
She smiled and looked around the room as she said, “Okay, where did you want to eat?”
 
“There’s only one chair in here and then we have the bed. We could sit there.” She agreed and we sat on my bed and ate. She told me about her classes, how much she missed me and her family, and how she was getting used to living in the flat with Brynn. I listened and told her about the tour and how much I missed her.
 
I finished eating and then saw she was too. She took my plate and was about to get up. I didn’t want her to go and I took the plates and put them on a table nearby. “You’re not going to leave me now. I want all the time I can have with you here.”
 
I then patted the spot next to me for her to sit. She moved next to me and I scooted closer to her, wrapping my arms around. She put her head against my shoulder. “I want that too after all that’s happened with the way my dad acted toward you, I’m sorry about that, and then you being on tour, it feels like we’ve been away from each other too long.”
 
I kissed her cheek gently. “It has been too long and don’t apologize for your dad. He’ll like me someday.”
 
She turned looking deeply into my eyes with her green eyes, “I want him to do that too and I’m trying to figure out why he doesn’t give you a chance.”
 
“That’s what I want to know too.” I looked to see something around her neck, a key shaped necklace with a clover on it. “When did you get that necklace?”
 
She looked down and played with the necklace. “My mom gave it to me, but I started wearing it again after the last day I saw you.”
 
“I like it, but why did you start wearing it then.”
 
She didn’t answer and looked at me and the necklace like she had to think about something. Cindy looked back up at me and took a deep breath, “Do you remember that day when my dad said that he said there was something that I needed to read?”
 
I thought back to that day and remembered, “I remember.”
 
“My dad had my mom’s journal she had wrote for me and this is the key for it.” I saw her eyes staring down and she moved a little closer to me. “All those years, I didn’t know about this and mom wrote it for me to have now like she knew I would need it now.”
 
I moved her hair so I could see her face, “What does it say?”
 
“A lot of things. Some of it is helping me understand more about dad but it confuses me like there’s a reason why my dad acts like he does to you.”
 
I was trying to understand as she sounded confused and worried about all of this. “Do you know what it is?”
 
“No, I think it has to do with my grandparents.”
 
“Your dads?”
 
She put her arms around me and I smiled, “No, my moms. They live in the States, da and ma have a farm there. Da is 80 now and he gets up every morning and works on the farm. ”
 
I looked at her strangely, “You call them father and mother?”
 
“Mom did and they said I could too when I visited them with her.”
 
I was surprised because I didn’t know that about her. “Your mom was Irish?”
 
“Part Irish. Da came over from Ireland when he was five to the states, when he him and Ma got married, they bought a farm and raised my mom and her four brothers there. They still live there and haven’t visited me since after my mom died.”
 
That was almost ten years ago. “You haven’t seen them since then?”
 
She shook her head no, “I haven’t. I talk to them when they call and they send me gifts for my birthday and Christmas and I will send Da and Ma gifts for Christmas and their birthdays and anniversary.”
 
“You should go see them.” I said, thinking that if she missed them then she should see them. “Maybe they have the answers.”
 
“I wish I could see them again and they could know why my dad acts like he does…I need to read my mom’s journal to find out more and save up money to buy a ticket to see visit them.”
 
“Or you could go with me.”
 
She stared at me, “Go with you?”
 
“Later this year, we have some concerts in the states and you could come on tour with me. Then we can go and visit your grandparents.”
 
Her eyes lit up as her smile grew. “I'd like to be there with you. And you would want to meet my grandparents?”
 
“I would, I want to know everything about you. And maybe they’d like me.”
 
She kissed me softly but it made my heart race as I kissed her back. “They’ll love you like I do. Especially Da, I think you’d really like him.”
 
“I hope they would…” I was going to say something and then I thought about what she said. They’ll love you like I do. “Cindy, what did you say?”
 
Her blush started to form on her cheeks, I knew she was unsure of how she felt by her reaction and then said, “I think I will like I do you.”
 
She leaned into me again causing me to hold her closer to me as her ear was next to my heart beating faster. She whispered, “Niall, thank you.”
 
I smiled, knowing that was all I needed to hear today. “You’re welcome.”