{Future Unwritten - Part Two}

Baze and Cate are driving back to the house. Cate looks out the window and wonders how she got to this point. She looks over at Baze. "So, I had a chat with Math at the bar while you were showing that woman the loft" Cate says.

"Yeah?" Baze asks.

"Yeah. He wondered why you were in such a hurry to unload the place."

"That's kind of funny Cate, because I had a chat with Math as well."

Cate looks out the window "Fine. It was me who was doing the wondering. Is there something that you're not telling me?"

Baze shakes his head "About what? You're not making any sense right now, Cate."

"I just want to know why you are trying to get rid of the loft all of the sudden."

"All of the sudden? Cate, unless you haven't noticed, me and you have been shacking up for almost a year. Jamie hasn't lived at the bar in over two years and Math and Alice are about ready to pop out a kid in the burbs. There's no reason for me to keep the loft. Unless…"

Cate interrupts "Unless what?"

Baze pulls the car over. "Unless you don't want me to give up the loft, as in you don't want us forever cohabitating."

"No, Baze that's not it at all. I just, I don't know. Let's just drop it.

"Fine." Baze says with a pause. "Have you heard from Lux?"

Cate shakes her head. "No - I told her to call me tonight."

Baze grins "I remember our senior all night party. It was a blast. Me and the head cheerleader went to town behind the bleachers. Memories."

"Ugh. Seriously. Why would you tell me this?

Baze rolls his eyes "It was high school Cate, she didn't mean anything to me."

"Comforting. But I was talking about our daughter. You know the one that is out there enjoying her senior all night party, maybe just like her daddy."

"Oh god. The little dude better not be packing tonight".

Meanwhile Lux stands in the doorway of Eric's hotel room. She passionately kisses him. She doesn't think about Jones or Cate and Baze, or anyone else. She thinks of Eric and how much she wants him, how much she has always wanted him. Eric shuts the door and Lux is pushed against the door intertwined with Eric. Lux sighs and pushes Eric slightly away and silence fills the room. "So" Lux eventually says ending the silence.

Eric smiles and reaches for her hand. "That was…" Eric says as Lux interrupts him.

"The word you're looking for is wrong. That was wrong." Lux says.

Eric turns and looks at Lux "Didn't that use to be my line?" he says with a laugh.

"Shut up!" Lux says with playful attitude as she looks at the time on the clock. "Is that time right?"

Eric checks his watch "Yeah that's the time. Got some where to be?"

Lux scrambles "Yes. I have to go. I have to meet Tasha and um Jones"

Eric kisses Lux. "I'll be here."

Lux smiles "I know."

Outside of the school

"Hey." Lux shouts across the parking lot as she runs up to Tasha.

"Hey."

"Have you seen Jones lately?" Lux asks.

"Have you?" Tasha replies back in haste.

Lux steps back. "Whoa. Tash, what's wrong?"

Tasha shakes her head "Nothing. I haven't seen Jones. So where were you earlier?"

Lux looks down. "With Cate and Baze. You know family dinner."

"That's really sweet. Where'd you guys go?" Tasha asks.

"Um, no where. At home. Why?"

"No reason, I just stopped by earlier and no one was home." Tasha says.

Lux was silent for a moment. Debating on rather to tell Tasha what was going on or not. "That was probably when we were out getting the food. You know Cate. If the food isn't store bought, it's not edible. We were at the store picking up everything. So that's umm why I am so late and why I haven't talked to Jones since graduation." Lux hates lying to Tasha, but doesn't think she has the option to tell her the truth. She can't risk her friendship with her again and won't let her take the fallout from whatever she is getting herself into with Eric.

Tasha smiles brightly. "Wow, Lux. Seems like you're a busy girl. You should probably look for Jones."

Lux smiles. "Yeah, I should. I'll see you soon, ok?"

"OK."

Lux knows something is up with Tasha but she proceeds to look for Jones whom she was supposed to meet up with a while ago. Starving, Lux heads to the food booths to grab a quick bite. She looks at all the carnival booths and rides that were set up for the party and reflects back on her senior year. It was a year full of happiness for her. Cate and Baze were together and happy – most of the time. Jones encouraged her to run for Student Government, and she spent the year decorating for dances, doing fundraisers to pay for the graduation party, and for the first time in her life acting like a normal kid. She was feeling sad though. She sensed that her childhood; what little childhood she had was over. Lux just sat there thinking about all the things that she missed out on. All the wrong choices she made. All the paths that she could have taken. It didn't help her make up her mind about Eric and Jones, in fact she was even more lost now than ever.

Lux tries to call Jones again and again no answer. "Where is he?" She shouts. She sees Tasha again and walks over to her.

"I'm getting kind of worried."

Tasha nods and keeps walking past Tasha.

"You're acting like a total bitch, Tasha. I can't get a hold of Jones and you're giving me the cold shoulder for no reason at all."

Tasha rolls her eyes and takes another drink and stumbles slightly. "Whatever, Lux."

"Are you drunk?"

"Could be." Tasha offers.

Lux pulls the cup out of Tasha's hands "I think you've had enough. You're gonna get kicked out. I need to find Jones."

Tasha turns and walks off "Later Bestie!"

Lux's phone rings and for a moment she is relieved thinking that it is Jones. She sees that it isn't. "I can't really talk right now, Eric."

"Everything ok?"

"Absolutely. My best friend is acting like a total bitch, my boyfriend is missing, I've having to revisit emotions I completely buried when you left, and you're throwing yourself at me so no, Eric everything is not ok." She says as she hangs up. In the distance she sees Math and Tasha talking. She watches for a minute and sees Tasha get kicked out of the party. She decides to not get involved, she needs to talk to Jones.