Erica was the first one to arrive at the office and she was glad to have a few moments of quiet before Julianne and Brent made their appearance. She hung up her coat and set her purse down on her desk. She didn't hear the door between 50/50 Press and Goblins open.

"Erica?"

The familiar voice caused Erica to spin around, a bright smile on her face. "Kai!" She ran over and gave the blonde rocker a big hug, probably lingering a little too long for someone in a relationship. She had never really lost her feelings for Kai. All she had done was move on.

At least, that's what she thought.

She felt Kai press a kiss to her cheek before he pulled away. "What are you doing here?" She asked, quickly glancing around to make sure they were alone. "Is this a regret?"

Kai brushed the questions away with a shrug of his shoulders. "You look…happy." He murmured, reaching a hand up and tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear.

Erica was trying to ignore the tingling sensation running through her body. "I am happy," she replied just as quietly, not sounding too convincing.

"Are you sure?"

There was a long pause between the two ex-lovers and Erica didn't know how to break it. She should tell him to leave, before they did something they would regret. She was with Adam now. She couldn't be with Kai.

"Erica?"

This time, the voice was different, but still familiar. Adam. Erica turned and smiled softly, a bit of guilt eating at her. "What are you-"

Adam held up her phone, but his eyes were on Kai. "You left your phone on the counter." She had taken a couple steps toward him to take the phone, but he sidestepped her and placed it on her desk.

She took a few quick steps forward. "Hey," she said softly, grabbing his arm. "Thank you." She leaned forward and pressed her lips against Adam's briefly. "I'll see you at home later?" She noticed that Adam seemed to relax a bit, and she thought she even caught a tiny smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

"Yeah. I'll try to get home on time today." He kissed Erica quickly, then nodded his head in acknowledgment toward Kai before leaving the office.

Erica sighed, her stomach doing all sorts of flip-flops and turns. "I am happy, Kai," she repeated, turning toward him. She leaned against her desk, taking a deep breath. "Things are good. So if you came back here hoping to change things, then you're going to be disappointed."

"That explains why Dr. Fred let me go." Kai murmured, mostly to himself. He focused on Erica, giving her that wide grin of his. She hoped her legs wouldn't turn to jelly. "Look, Erica, I'm happy as long as you're happy. I shouldn't have come back at all."

"Then why did you?"

Kai shrugged. "Hope? Wishful thinking?" He walked toward her and Erica realized that she wasn't in the best position. "I miss you, Erica. I miss you so much, it hurts."

"Write about it," Erica blurted out. "Write me a song. Do something, but don't come here looking to interfere in my relationship."

Kai paused, then sighed. "You're right. I'm sorry. I should go before everyone else shows up. Besides," he started to walk backward toward the door. "I think this regret is over."

Author's note: This wasn't even remotely where I had intended this chapter to go, but I think it turned out better this way.