A/N: First and foremost, this story was COAUTHORED by me ((KelsiLovesLucas)) and MissZacEfron. This is the sequel to' Happy Ending? Not Happy Enough' and the third after 'The Perfect Life Gone Wrong' . If you haven't read the first or second one, then we suggest that you go read that first. Okay, enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: And guess what… we still own nothing.

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Chapter One

Vanessa rolled over in her bed, trying to find a comfortable position. The time on her atomic alarm clock shone in neon green. 3:19 AM. Vanessa sighed, finally admitting defeat to her insomnia, and got up and walked to the kitchen. She grabbed a coke and sat down at the table to drink it, staring at the wall.

"Mommy?" a small voice suddenly said. Vanessa turned to see her five-year-old daughter standing in the kitchen doorway. "What are you doing up? The sun's not even out yet." She yawned.

"Oh, mommy couldn't sleep. That's all, baby. What are you doing up?" Vanessa asked.

"I couldn't sleep either." She whispered as she climbed onto Vanessa's lap.

"Oh. Why did you wake up, Asari?"

"I had a bad dream, Mommy." Asari shrugged. "It was about Avani... and him. It scared me really bad." She said, barely audible. Her mother couldn't even speak; she just hugged her daughter and rocked her back and forth. "Why did you wake up, Mommy? Did you have a bad dream too?"

"No, baby. That's not why I woke up. It's why I never went to sleep..." She said quietly as she kissed the top of her daughter's head.

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"Ness? Asari?" Zac called as he walked downstairs, only to see the two sleeping on the couch in the living room. "Nessa, wake up baby." He said softly to his wife. Her eyes fluttered open slightly. "Hey, sweetie. It's 10 o'clock. Do you wanna get up?"

"Today's Saturday, right?" Vanessa questioned sleepily. Zac nodded and smiled, kissing her on the cheek as she slowly fell back asleep. Just then, the doorbell rang. Zac hurried away to answer it.

"Hi, Zac." Corbin said when Zac opened the door. "How's it going, man?"

"It's okay. Ness and Asari are sleeping on the couch so we have to be quiet." Zac whispered. Corbin smiled and nodded. The two walked into the kitchen and sat down.

"So, how's she holding up?" Corbin questioned quietly.

"She's okay, I guess. I'm not really sure. She doesn't talk about it, you know." Zac replied solemnly.

"Well, I can understand that. I probably wouldn't talk about it much either, man. But, how are you doing, Z?"

"Getting better, somedays are better than others but I guess we're making it." Zac answered his friend, trying more to convince himself that he was okay than Corbin.

"We're all just making it, I guess. We all feel your pain and you know we're here for you. I speak for everybody when I say that." Zac smiled sadly.

"Thanks, Corbin. Seriously, you have been great. All of you have and, well, I don't know what we'd do without you and all our friends." Just then, the doorbell rang again. Zac excused himself and ran to answer it. When he came back into the kitchen, Lucas and Ashley were right behind him.

"Hey Corbin." Lucas and Ashley said in unison, they both looked at each other and blushed. Zac and Corbin exchanged a glance of confusion but ignored it.

"Hi, Daddy!" Asari said as she walked into the room.

"Hey baby! Did you sleep well?" Zac asked her. She nodded and then hugged Ashley tightly.

"Wanna come color with me, Ashey?" She asked sweetly. Ashley nodded and followed her out of the room, smiling at Lucas as she went.

"So, Luc, what the heck was with that?" Corbin asked when Ashley had left.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Corbin." Lucas said, staring at the ground. Corbin only laughed and shook his head. Zac started laughing too, also getting a kick out of making the older boy blush. "Okay! Thank you, that's enough. You can all stop laughing at me now." Lucas groaned as Corbin continued laughing. Just then, the phone rang. Corbin picked it up since he was closest.

"Um, Zac... it's him."

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Zac stared at Corbin, holding the phone before Corbin brought Zac back to reality.

"Zac, man hurry, answer it!" Corbin exclaimed, holding the phone out to him.

"Hello?" Zac said with a husky voice, trying to not show his weaknesses.

"She's not dead. She is with me. Do you want her back?" the voice said.

"What the hell are you doing to my daugh..." Zac started to say but then got cut off by the voice of his sweet daughter.

"Daddy, Daddy where are you? I miss you daddy, please come help me. I lo-." The phone then cut off. Zac took the phone and threw it against the wall as hard as he could.

"What the hell does he want with me?" Zac yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Zac, calm down, your gonna wake V up." Lucas said, stepping up in front of Zac, putting his hands on his shoulders. Zac took a deep breath and walked into the living room to see Vanessa sitting up on the couch.

"Good morning baby." Zac smiled, walking over to the couch and taking Vanessa in his arms.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"What do you mean? Nothing is wrong." Zac said, wrapping his arms around Vanessa.

"I heard you yelling, I know it was him." Vanessa said, tears in her eyes. She tried to hold them in, but released them as Zac holds her. "I want my baby back. I want to be a family again," she said, sobbing.

"Hey, listen to me babe." Zac said, putting his fingers under her chin and lifting it up so he can look into her eyes. "We are going to get her back, and we are going to be a family again, but to tell you the truth, we never stopped being a family." Zac said, kissing her lips tenderly. Vanessa put a small smile on her face as Corbin and Lucas walk into the room.

"Whoa, sorry we interrupted." Lucas said as Zac and Vanessa pull away. "Hey guys," Vanessa says blushing a little bit.

"Hey V." Both Corbin and Lucas say at the same time.

"Hey Corb, Luc." Vanessa said as she got up off of the couch slowly and walked into the kitchen to get herself some coffee.

"She is still a little weak." Zac said looking at the couch.

"Dude, cheer up. She just needs time. It has only been 5 months. That's not too much time." Lucas said, as Ashley walked into the room with Asari.

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KelsiLovesLucas: Hello, dedicated reader peeps! How are all of you? Yes, we're back, alive and kicking! This story is probably going to be the last in this dramatic trilogy, but like I said in the last story, we might change our minds. We have a few surprises up our sleeves; you never know what's going to happen next! There might be some twists in here, so if you think you know what's going to happen then you better think again cause you probably have no idea what's coming next! Well, it's now time to leave you but don't worry, you won't have to walk away empty-handed! We leave you with this brand new chapter! And, in return, you can leave us with a nice little review about how much you loved this chappie and how much you can't wait for the next one, okay? I love you all so much, you make me smile! God bless all of you, KelsiLovesLucas

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