He kept his eyes glued to things for a bit but then decided, once it was close to the end of the show, that he was going to go outside and wait. Maybe this way he would be away from Amber and he could finally get some kind of closure on what he was feeling. Standing by a car he waited and waited. Fender was the last one to come out the door and Link knew that. Usually he would wait until everyone was gone and then he would head to his car and leave. Link still hoped that was what happened and when he saw Fender's car he knew that nothing had changed. Once the bus boarded he continued to wait and started to walk over as Fender made his way out. "So we are going to talk about this?" He caught him before he hit the car. "I think you owe me an explanation to say the least don't you?"

Fender honestly did not want trouble but he didn't want to cause Tracy any problems either. When she came to him and told him very little of what was going on he agreed. He never wanted to hurt Link but she was crying and he had no idea how to fix it without going along with her plan. "Listen Link. I'm sorry man. Stuff just. Happened you know."

Link could not help but glare at him. It took everything in his power not to punch him in the face. "Stuff just happened. What KIND OF STUFF Fender? " His tone got louder and more irate. He better not be implying what Link thought he was trying to imply."I swear to god Fender if you even thought about doing what you are implying that might have happened I will kill you myself." He grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "Shit just doesn't happen. Especially with your friends girlfriend. She didn't just come to you. You were snaking around in the grass waiting. I don't know what you did but..." He growled letting go of his shirt. "Things don't just happen man. You knew.. Everyone knew how I feel... felt about her. And there the two of you were, in the hallway of the show, no less. " He shook his head, all the frustration that had been growing over the last five months, was coming out in full force. Five months of wondering why someone who was his friend would hurt him so bad and not think anything of it. Just looking at him made it even worse. He looked at the smug smirk on his face and even though Link could have been imaging it, he seen it. Moving his hand up to grab his collar again he decided he would feel better just hitting him once. Just as he was about to have his fist meet Fender's nose he heard someone yelling.

"Lincoln James Larkin!" He heard Corny yell. He never called him by his full name ever, but this time he thought it was the only way to break him from his rage.

Snapping out of it Link put his hands down and let Fender go. "He won't give me a straight answer. I asked him and he just smirked at me like a prick."

"I swear I didn't." Fender chimmed in.

"Are you calling me a liar? First you are implying that Tracy is..." He couldn't even finish the sentence. Link felt the blood boiling, his face was probably redder than a fresh tomato in the summer. "I will knock the smile right off your face and not think anything of it. "

Fender felt the pit in the bottom of his stomach. He couldn't take it anymore. "Tracy and I didn't do anything. It was a show. She needed help to get your to break up with her and I just helped her. Nothing happened between us I swear." He didn't intend for it to come out of his mouth but it did.

"FENDER." Corny yelled over.

"What did you just say? You are telling me Tracy wanted me gone? That's is bull and you know it." Link looked at him. "You are lying. I am going to hurt you for lying about Tracy."

Corny finally made his way over to the boy stepping in them to break them up. "I told you both to knock it off. Fender go home."

"But, I... he needs to know the truth." He spit out before he looked at the glare that Corny was giving him. "Fine. " He got into his car and drove away.

Link started pacing around. "Why didn't you just let me hit him? One time Corny. One time." His breathing was getting heaver and he was trying to calm himself down. He couldn't believe that Fender would make up lies about Tracy. "Didn't you hear the stuff that he was saying about her? Like she wanted me gone. Why would she want me gone? That is ridiculous." He continued blabbering off.

Corny sighed as he looked at the normally cool young man that was standing before him. He looked lost and confused. "Go talk to Tracy Link." He said simply. "That is the only way you will find out anything."

Link looked at him and for the first time he finally broke down. "How am I supposed to do that when she won't even speak to me? And I don't know why man. I don't know why. "He sat on the ground next to him car. He didn't care how he looked in that moment. " I still love her. I never stopped. This is killing me. I don't get what I did wrong."

"It's not what you did wrong." He sighed kneeling on the ground next to him.. He knew he should not have said anything but this was not how this was supposed to happen.

Link looked up at him and could instantly tell from the look in his eyes. Corny knew something. "What do you meant? If you know something... if you can help me. Please you have to tell me."

"Link. When I say go talk to her just listen to me and go talk to her. Maybe you can talk some sense into her and..." His voice drifted off. "I already said way too much." He stopped completely, got up from the spot next to him and walked away.