Okay, so I'm not gonna lie. This chapter gets kind of emotional so, don't say I didn't warn you!

Anyway, before I get to the reviews, I wanted to let you guys know that the guys will be coming back soon. I know some of you are probably getting impatient but, I promise I will have them arrive in New York soon!

Review Time!

CrazedandConfusedfor5SOS said: I can't wait for Ch. 2. Literally every time you post I drop whatever Fanfiction I'm currently reading and start reading what you post. Until next time. . .

Reply: Haha! Here it is! Chapter 2! And thank you for reading what I post, along with reviewing! It means a lot to hear that you stop reading other fanfics just to read what I posted. :)

Gmworld said: I found the needle part hilarious. I feel you shoul continue posting the comments and replying to them. It's a nice interaction. I hope that the boys realize what they're missing out on.

Reply: Yeah, I was hoping that people would get a good laugh out of that! And I think your right, I like posting the reviews on here! Plus, yeah, I think they are starting to realize just how much they are missing...

Alright, that's all the reviews! I'll let you get to the chapter! Hope you enjoy it and review! :) Until next time...

~LoveToRead404


Ashton was panicking. He was totally freaking out! He hadn't heard from Sarah in over a month. A whole month! Something had to be wrong. They had agreed to keep in touch but if she had stopped writing, calling and emailing all together, what did that mean?! See, unlike the others he had wanted to play it safe with Sarah. He liked her way to much to risk their relationship by leaving without keeping in touch. But a while back, her letters stopped. Then her emails, plus she stopped taking his calls. What if she had moved on?! He knew that was what had Luke so upset the past couple days. Riley had moved on with that Lucas dude. If Sarah took a page from Riley's book, though, and moved on from Ashton, he didn't think he could handle that! She was his! Not some other guy's who thought he could just swoop in and steal her heart! At least, that's what Ashton thought. Maybe it wasn't that simple, though. Maybe Sarah had moved on from him. He wasn't sure. He wished he could talk to the guys about it but, they didn't know about all of the secret letters and emails. God, this was getting way too complicated for Ashton. He just wanted to get back to New York, make sure his girl was still his girl and forget about all of this doubt clouding his head.

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Gloria was excited. Maya was out of bed, which meant Riley was happy. And Riley being happy lifted the mood of the entire group. So yeah, Gloria was happy to have Maya back. Although, she could tell that Maya didn't really feel any better, she was faking it for Riley's sake, but as sad as that was, it was still an improvement.

At the moment, they were all getting dressed and getting ready to leave. After their group hug session, Riley had all but demanded that to celebrate getting Maya back, they would all go out for some coffee and breakfast. Then, if Maya was feeling up to it, Riley was apparently going to take Maya to the Dance Studio so that Maya could finish her mural. Gloria may not know Maya as well as Riley, but she was pretty sure that Maya was not going to go back to the studio willingly. That, however, was not to be thought about at the moment. Right now, Gloria was going to finish putting on her makeup, slide on her favorite sun-dress ( her reason for loving summer so very much!) and paste on a bright smile. Today was going to be a good day, she could feel it.

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Maya was miserable. She knew that faking feeling better was making Riley happy and she really did want Riley to be happy but, she was really regretting her choice to fake feeling happy again. Especially since now, Riley was dragging all of them to the coffee shop. And not just any coffee shop. No, it was the one where they all used to hang out at. It was the one where Riley met Luke, which had been the start of their crazy little adventure six months ago.

Maya could feel her anger coming up again, as well as her guilt. She shouldn't be mad at her friend just because Riley was able to move on and Maya wasn't. It wasn't fair, but she just couldn't help it. If Riley had never met Luke, then Maya wouldn't have met Michael and he wouldn't have shattered her heart into a thousand pieces. At the same time though, those few months had been the best of Maya's life.

"Don't think about him! Stop!" Maya mentally scolded herself as she slipped into the passenger seat of Riley's car. She could feel the tears starting to well up and sucked in a few breaths. "Don't cry! Please don't cry!" She was trying so hard to be happy for Riley, even if she was faking. But she couldn't help the sadness inside of her. It seemed like no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't stop thinking about him, about why he left. He had said that it wasn't her fault, that he was leaving because of his career. He and the others couldn't stay any longer or else they might jeopardize their careers. Maya could understand that, she just didn't believe it. She just knew that she was the reason he left. She had done something wrong! Or maybe he just got tired of her and needed to get away so that he could be with someone else!

A part of her really hoped that wasn't true. A part of her hoped that he really had left to save his career but, she knew that even if that were the case, he would find someone else anyway. With all those fangirls and other celebrity girls throwing themselves at him, why wouldn't he forget about her. Find someone new, someone better. With this thought, she sent herself over the edge and she could feel the burning tears rolling down her face. "How could I have been so stupid?! Thinking he actually liked me!"

She faintly heard Riley saying and then shouting her name, trying to get her attention, trying to get her to calm down. But she couldn't stop the tears. She had held herself together, just barely, for so long. She couldn't do it anymore. She was broken and it was time to accept that. It wasn't Michael's fault, it was hers. She had let herself trust him, let herself fall for him, when she knew that it wouldn't end well. It never did.

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Riley was desperate to stop her friends tears. She kept yelling her name but, she was to afraid to touch Maya. She was scared that if she did, Maya might actually crumble. Her friend looked so fragile. She looked like she was in so much pain, like she was physically hurting from some serious but invisible wound. Suddenly Riley stopped, there was nothing else she could do except let her friend cry.

Sitting there, Riley froze. Before, her friend had just cried but as Riley listened carefully she could hear Maya calling out. If she could just hear what...

"Michael" Maya shouted, crying harder than ever. Her whole body was shaking and Riley was honestly scared for her. She wanted to help but Riley didn't have a clue what she was supposed to do.

Finally Maya started to calm, just a little, and Riley got out and walked around to the passenger side of the car. Opening the door, she stood there and waited for Maya. This time, she would not force her friend, she would not hurt her any further. As Maya looked up at Riley with blood shot eyes and tear stained cheeks, Riley's heart broke. She knew how hard it was to move on. She still missed Luke so much that it hurt. The only reason she was with Lucas was because she couldn't stand being alone anymore. At least, that's what it was at first. At this point though, she didn't know. Had her heart actually moved on, did she have real feelings for Lucas? Or was she still just with him to make herself feel better? She wanted to figure that out, just not right now. Right now, she needed to figure out how she could help the girl in front of her. The one that seemed broken beyond repair.


Next chapter we'll see how much impact the guys leaving had on Gloria, Riley and Sarah! Along with some thoughts from the guys about what they regret from six months ago...