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A Second Chance to Make it Last

I've Finally Found You

Fabian PoV:

"Yeah, Fabian's in the bathroom."

Who's Mick talking to?

I peer around the wall and see him with his back to me, talking into his cell.

"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. At Nina's? Since When?"

Nina? Somebody's at Nina's apartment? OMG!

"Ok, be there in 5. I love you Ambs."

AMBER is at Nina's apartment? And Mick is going to meet her there?

He hangs up and starts to pull on his jacket.

Play it cool Fabian!

I walk into the living room, "Hey mate, where you going?"

"Just out for a run y'know; I might stop in the gym on the way back so I might not be back for a couple of hours."

Lies.

"Sure, see you later dude."

Mick gives me a cheery waves and leaves.

Well have I got news for you Mr. Mick Campbell? There is NO WAY you're going to see Nina without me!

I grab my jacket, from the back of the sofa, and follow Mick out the door.

We walk for a block and I see him enter an apartment complex.

I follow him inside but freeze in front of the elevators.

I can't do this.

If she wanted to see me she would have called.

Just face it Fabian, she never wants to see you again.

I sit on a hard, wooden chair in the corner of the lobby, half concealed by a giant Swiss-cheese plant, a mixed feeling of hurt, reject and longing deep in my stomach.

Amber PoV:

Knock, knock, knock.

I get up from my position on the couch and stand protectively in front of Nina.

"It's Open!" I yell and the familiar figure or my fiancé strolls in.

"Amber! What's going on?" he asks, his eyes scanning the apartment, "I thought you said Nina was here!"

"Shh, Mick, don't shout. She is here." I say, stepping aside to reveal a very frightened looking Nina.

"Nina!" Mick gasps, running to her.

From the corner of my eye I see her shrink back into the couch, drawing her fuzzy blanket tighter around herself.

I step between them again. "Close enough Boo."

He looks over my shoulder, "Nina, what happened to you?"

"Amber can explain." She whispers so that is exactly what I do.

Mick PoV:

"Omg, I'm so sorry Nina. I had no idea!"

"It's ok."

"But I promise; I'd never hurt you Nina. You're one of my best friends!"

She gives me a weak smile, "I know."

What a Sick, Twisted, Messed-up, Deranged Creep!

Just wait until Fabian hears about this! He is going to flip ou-

"Fabian!" I shout without meaning to.

Amber gives me a puzzled look, "What about Fabian?"

"I think he heard us talking on the phone and I'm pretty sure he followed me here!"

"Then where is he?"

"I don't know. Outside maybe?"

"Call him." Nina murmurs from the couch.

"What?" Amber replies softly.

"Call him," she says, with more volume, "I want to talk to him."

"You sure?" Amber asks.

Nina nods and I whip out my phone, already scrolling through my contacts.

Nina PoV:

Breathe Nina!

I take a deep breath.

"It's going to be ok Nina; we'll be right outside ok?"

I nod, just as there is a timid knock at the door.

Amber wrenches it open and pulls Mick and Fabian out into the hallway with her.

I can hear them talking but it is too muffled for me to make out.

After a while, I see the door opening and the tall form of my ex-boyfriend shuffles inside.

"I'm so sorry" he whispers, tears forming in his eyes.

"It's ok." I whisper back, closing my own eyes.

"No it's not. I messed it all up!" he chokes out.

I don't say anything.

"She blackmailed me." He weeps.

I open my eyes and see him sinking to his knees, his head in his hands.

"I just wanted to keep you safe—you don't know what she's like." Sobs wrack through his body and my bottom lip begins to tremble.

Don't you dare cry Nina!

"Who?" I stammer.

"Joy," he cries, tears streaming down his face, "My ex. God I hate her so much!

She's a psycho!

She threatened you!

I just didn't want you to get hurt.

I know I hurt you but I thought I was doing the right thing.

I just made things worse though!

I mean, look what's happened to you!

Amber told me everything; about the alcohol, the college thing, about Zack—it's all my fault!

I promised I'd protect you but I didn't, I couldn't!

I failed you.

I'm not asking for you to forgive me and I'll understand if you hate me forever, I just need you to know that I am so, so, so, so sorry! I never wanted any of this to happen!" a fresh bout of sobs washes over him and I reach up to wipe the tears, that are falling thick and fast, from my face.

"I forgive you," I whisper, "And it's not your fault! Don't you dare even think that!"

"Yes it is."

I shake my head, "No its not." I say softly. "I'd like to be friends again." I give him a weak, watery smile and he stares at me with a disbelieving look in his eyes, his face read and puffy from crying.

"I'd like that too." He replies, returning my smile and sliding a little closer to the couch.

I instinctively shrink back against the cushions.

He notices my movement and slides back to his position by the door.

"Sorry."

I look at my hands, knotted together in my lap.

"I was thinking maybe you could come over to my place tonight." I look up at him, scared.

He must see the fear in my eyes because he adds "I mean you, Mick and Amber. It would be fun. We could watch a movie, order take-out; it would be just like being back in LA

"Yeah, sure. It sounds like fun." I say but the moment the words are out of my mouth my heart starts hammering against my rib cage.

"Great," he gives me a genuine smile, "I'll just go and ask the others." With that he stands up and goes into the hall to ask Amber and Mick about tonight.

What are you doing Nina? You're just setting yourself to be hurt all over again!

Author's Note: Well there's chapter 4! Now that they are friends again things begin to get happier. Hope I did this chapter justice. If you can spare a moment of your amazing lives then leave a review and then head over to my profile and check out my poll. 5 reviews until the next upload. Sibuna!

Shout-outs/Answers:

Fockey2727: well Fabina relationship won't happen for a while but there will be ALOT of really fluffy/flirty/friendship-y chapters coming up!

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