A/N: Okay, so I think it's pretty obvious who this is centered on. I do not own the characters, and all these songs are by Death Cab for Cutie which I do not own

She couldn't believe it. Married? Why the hell had he gotten married? She knew that for the past year, at the very least, she was in deeper than a lust-induced crush, but she was too scared to make the first move. She didn't know why, she regretted every chance she let pass by now that every chance was gone.

Burn it down till the embers smoke on the ground
And start new when your heart is an empty room
With walls of the deepest blue

It wasn't like he didn't still think about her. He did, a lot. He knew it was wrong; he was married to a beautiful, amazing woman, and yet, he still thought of her every chance he got. The constant reminders that it would have never worked between them are only present in the relationship with his wife, not in any friendship he ever had with her. He made the wrong choice, he knew she'd never go for him, so he had moved on the best he could, and now, there was no chance of going back, even though he knew now that she was interested, and it killed him every day.


Home's face: how it ages when you're away
Spring blooms and you find the love that's true
But you don't know what now to do
Cause the chase is all you know
And she stopped running months ago

She had given up pretending that she wasn't in love with him, since waiting around for him to ask her out was certainly not working, but he still didn't get the message. Even after the almost kiss, he still didn't say a word, and she saw it, she saw the regret in his eyes, but it was all over now. They realized what they had, they realized they missed their chance, and they'd have to settle for second best.

And all you see
Is where else you could be
When you're at home
Out on the street
Are so many possibilities
To not be alone

He tried to be happy with her, but he constantly felt guilty because he did love his wife, but not with his whole heart. Only with the fraction of it that wasn't loving her, the fraction that was regretting never making a move… and every time he looked at Tina, he saw Catherine, and how much happier he could be…


The flames and smoke climbed out of every window
And disappeared with everything that you held dear
And you shed not a single tear for the things that you didn't need
'Cause you knew you were finally free

He couldn't believe it when he had walked in on them. She was cheating on him. He had fought and punished himself every second of every day for thinking about Catherine, when she wasn't just thinking about her ex, she was sleeping with him. In a way, he was relieved because he knew it would never have worked, and he wasn't the one that had to break it off… but it still hurt to know that he wasn't enough.


'Cause all you see is where else you could be when you're at home
Out on the street are so many possibilities to not be alone
And all you see is where else you could be
When you're at home
There on the street are so many possibilities to not be alone

When she saw him the next day, she knew. She had worn that same look on more than one occasion, and there was only one thing that could cause so much pain, and she felt so sick to admit that she wasn't completely sorry for her friend, she wasn't sorry they had another chance; she couldn't be.

A/N: Was that completely confusing or what? Ha, well even if everyone hates it, I'm writing more because I really love Death Cab lyrics, I think they're amazing; the first Death Cab song I ever heard is next, haha yeahh! Anyways, feedback is very, very, very appreciated! And I know I'm starting too many stories, but I can't help myself and my ideas… I've got most of this whole song series finished… so if the reviews are good, and everyone's interested, I'll post very, very quickly!