A/N: I wrote this for a 20 min ficathon challenge at UCGH. I basically was trying to find a way to begin to repair the dammage that was done to a wonderful friendship. The song is Sorry by Daughtry.
He was the first thing she noticed as she walked into Kelly's. He was sitting alone and she decided to take this opportunity to clear the air once and for all. They had been avoiding each other for months and she was getting sick of it. She missed her best friend and it high time she did something about it.
Will you listen to my story?
It'll just be a minute
How can I explain?
"Hey, mind if I sit?" she asked without really waiting for him to answer. "So how have you been?"
"Good. You?" He answered curtly. He hadn't seen much of Brook since the incident at his apartment. He couldn't believe that she had actually drugged and made him believe that he had cheated on Lulu.
"So that's how it's going to be now. Years of friendship ruined because of one unbelievably stupid mistake."
"Well that's got to be the understatement of the century. It was more than just a mistake Brook. You lied to me for months; you took advantage of our friendship. For God's sake Brook you drugged me."
What ever happened here
Never meant to hurt you
How could I cause you so much pain?
Brook's eyes teared up as she saw firsthand just how much she had hurt Dante. When Carly had offered her an easy way to pay off her debts she had never imagined that things would end this way. She never would have thought that she would be capable of hurting Dante this way.
When I say I'm sorry
Will you believe me?
"I know, I know. What I did was horrible. But you have to believe me Dante I never meant for things to go that far. When Carly made me that offer I swear I had no idea that you were in love with Lulu. I tried to back out of it so many times but I just couldn't."
"Of course you could have, you just didn't want to. Money was more important to you than anything that we ever shared."
Listen to my story
Say you wont leave me
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
"That's not true. I messed up ok. I messed up. I was way over my head in debt. It was the only out. I thought that when Michael got released that Carly would just drop the whole thing. But she didn't and by then I was in so deep there was no way out of it. I was desperate. I'm sorry Dante. I never wanted to hurt you. You know that right. Please tell me that you believe me when I say that I never ever wanted to hurt you."
All the words that I come up with
They're like gasoline on flames
"How is breaking me and my girlfriend up not supposed to hurt me Brook?"
"I didn't know how serious you guys were. I thought she was just another one of your girls. I know what I did was horrible but I can't lose you Dante."
There's no excuse
No explaination
Believe me
If I could I'd undo what I did wrong
I'd give away all that I own
"I don't know Brook. You broke my trust. I can't just forget the whole thing and pretend it didn't happen."
If I told you
I've been cleaning my soul
And if I promised you
I'll regain control
Will you open your door
And let me in?
Take me for who I am
And not for who I've been?
"I'm not asking you to pretend like nothing happened. All I'm asking is for you to give me a chance to make things right. To earn your trust again, to be your friend again. Please."
When I say I'm sorry
Will you believe me?
Listen to my story
Say you won't leave me
He sighed as he looked at her across the table. He knew Brook he knew that she was sorry he could see it in her eyes. He wasn't sure if he could ever trust her again but he owed it to the both of them to at least try.
When I say I'm sorry
Can you forgive me?
"Alright."
"Really?" she asked elated that he was willing to give her the chance to make things right again.
When I say I'll always be there
Will you believe?
"Yeah. I mean it's going to take some time but you mean too much to me to not at least give it a shot."
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I swear Dante. You're not going to regret this."
Dante was going to give her another chance and this time she wouldn't let anything get in the way of their friendship.
THE END