A/N- AVPSY was totally awesome! And I laughed and cried and sobbed and screamed and had a lot of feels! But, anyway... Here's the next chapter... YAY!

WARNING: Some cursing.

"So, did Nick call everyone back?" Darren emphasized the 'everyone' as he drove.

"As far as I know yeah. I heard he even asked Evanna." Jaime replied from the back seat.

"This is going to be so fun! We're all together again!" Darren said excitedly earning eyerolls from some of the other passengers. Suddenly Julia who was sitting in the passenger seat grabbed the wheel and turned it right.

"Eyes on the road doofus!" She said.

"What was that for?"

"You were driving in two lanes which you would know if you were looking at the road." The car got quiet and was awkward for a while but luckily a few minutes later they arrived. The group piled out of the car and ran inside.

"Gather 'round Dikrats!" Nick yelled and the Starkids formed a circle around him, "I'm announcing the musical."

"Well?" Lauren shouted.

"STARSHIP 2!" Screams and whoops erupted from the large group assembled. They chatted for a while about costumes before breaking for lunch. The moment Nick let them go Lauren grabbed Brian's arm and pulled him into a room.

"Lo. This is a girls bathroom."

"Well I can hardly go in the boys can I?"

"But I'm a guy."

"Don't care. Now. Explain!"

"Explain what?"

"What the hell Meredith was telling us today!"

"What are you t- Oh. I don't think that's any of your business!"

"Well then who's business is it? Yours and Meredith's? Don't give me that crap! You need someone to side with you and now's your one chance to explain so don't waste it!"

"Lauren. You don't understand."

"I think I understand perfectly."

"If you understand so well why are you even bothering talking to me?"

"I'm just repaying a favor. Don't think I've forgotten what you did for me in college. The least I can do is listen to your side of the story."

"Lauren, its not what you think!"

"Well what is it?"

"Don't make me explain."

"Don't make you explain? That's a good one Brian! Don't even have an excuse! Well you know what? Fuck you Brian Holden! Fuck you!" She turned away from him and began to walk out the door.

"Lauren!" Brian grabbed her shoulders and turned her around.

"Get your hands off of me!" She pulled away and turned to face him herself, "You're scaring me. What's going on with you Bri? I've never seen you like this before."

"I'm sorry." Brian sat on the floor of the bathroom and Lauren followed sitting next to him, "This last year I've gone through hell and had some of the best times of my life, all at once."

"What happened?" Lauren's demeanor changed from angry to concerned.

"I don't want to talk about it right now but trust me. You've known me for years and you know I would never cheat on Mere. I love her." Lauren hugged him tightly, "Am I forgiven?"

"Yeah. I guess. I wish you would tell me what's going on though. Its not that I don't trust you but you seem overwhelmed."

"Its not something you can fix. Even though I wish you could."

"You're scaring me again. Is there something wrong with you?"

"No. Don't worry about it. I'm fine." Brian reassured her.

"Okay." Lauren said uncertainly, "But you know you can tell me anything, right?"

"I know."

"And that when you're ready to talk about whatever it is I'm here?"

"I know. Thanks Lo. And can you tell Mere I love her?"

"Absolutely! We can't have Breredith breaking up can we? You two are our star couple." Lauren joked trying to lighten the mood. She succeeded and Brian smiled.

"I thought you and Walker had that business monopolized."

"Perhaps." Lauren responded, "Welp. We better get going. I for one am starving!"

"You're always hungry." Brian countered playfully. The two stood up and walked out of the bathroom together. When they reached the door to the rehearsal space they went their separate ways. Lauren walked over to the girls and Brian made his way to where the boys were goofing off in the corner. The moment Lauren sat down Jaime grabbed her and dragged her into the hall.

"What was that about?" She asked.

"Oh. Nothing. Just talking." Lauren lied.

"We heard raised voices. Is everything okay?"

"Its totally fine."

"Then you can tell me what you were talking about."

"We were talking about Mere."

"What about how he cheated?"

"He didn't cheat."

"What happened then?"

"I don't know. He didn't tell me."

"So he told you he didn't cheat and you believed him?"

"You weren't there Jaime! You didn't see him! He looks tired Jaime. Exhausted."

"Well generally lying can do that to a person."

"He wasn't Brian Jaime. I thought he was going to start crying right there."

"From guilt?"

"No. From being so overwhelmed. Something is wrong Jaime. He wouldn't tell me but something's going on."

"I'm going to trust you but Meredith might not be so understanding."

"I know. I told him I'd tell her he loved her. But I don't know how to tell her without her freaking out."

"We'll figure it out. We've always known that they were meant to be together. This is just a bump in the road."

"It seems crazy that I'm so worried about their lives doesn't it?"

"No its not. They're our best friends. What happens in their lives affects us."

"Guys come eat!" Denise appeared in the doorway, interrupting them.

"Okay." Lauren answered. The girls walked in together.

"Just so you know. This conversation isn't over." Jaime said to Lauren.

"What were you guys talking about anyway?" The girls exchanged a look and Lauren took over.

"We were talking about Joey." That silenced any questions. They all remembered Jaime's mini-freak out over Joey the year before and no one wanted to bring him up again.

"Oh. Well, we're waiting for you." Denise responded awkwardly.

A/N- Hope you're enjoying it! Oh, and feel free to tell me if you notice any inconsistencies in the story. Anyway, review!