Violet smiled as Tate pulled his lips off of hers.

"I normally don't kiss until the second or third date, but you're the exception." Tate explained with a wink at the end.

Violet pulled away, laughing and blushing, "Do you have a clever, romantic line for everything?"

"Yes." Tate grinned.

"Well, I'm going to let you get some sleep." Violet smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight, Violet." Tate said.

Violet turned and smiled, "Sweet dreams, Tate."

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Violet had gotten up and gone to school, but Tate knew his mother would be calling to see if he was there and then probably come and get him. He wished he could go to school because he wanted to be with Violet, but she would be back before he knew it. She would bring his homework since they had the same classes and then he wouldn't fall behind or anything. She wanted him to do well and be able to move on from this.

Tate was walking into the kitchen for a snack, but he found Vivien crying at the counter. He was frozen, not sure whether to try and help or walk away slowly. Before he could decide Vivien noticed him and started to wipe her tears away.

"Oh, Tate, I didn't know you were still here. Didn't Violet already leave?" she whimpered.

"Yeah, but I don't want my mom to find me so I thought I'd hide out here for a couple of days." Tate explained awkwardly.

"Oh, well, that makes sense." Vivien nodded.

"So, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing to worry yourself with." Vivien waved it off.

"Well, you took me in and if it has to do with me, I want to know."

"It's not about you, Tate. It's just our family."

"Anything Violet said, she doesn't mean it. She talks about all the fun you two sometimes have."

"No, no, not me and Violet. Ben and I just don't have the best relationship right now."

Tate moved a bit closer, "Hope you don't mind, but Violet told me about the affair."

"I thought she might have."

"You want to talk about it? It's said to help, you know?"

Vivien smiled at Tate, "Yeah, I know. I just don't like to remember it."

"If you don't mind me asking, why don't you just leave him?"

"Well, I don't want to put Violet through that."

"She just feels like she's been forgotten. If you two do get divorced, just take into consideration her feelings and wants. Let her choose when and who she stays with and what not." Vivien sat and thought, "She just hates seeing you guys run back into the fire when there's nothing left to save." Tate finished.

Vivien nodded, "But it's not just about her. I love Ben, and I don't want to be without him."

"But maybe you have to be without him."

"How are you so wise?"

"My life, like every life, is crazy and cluttered with problems. I learned to find ways to explain it and make it seem simpler. It made life a lot easier."

"Well, I guess I could try that for once." Vivien nodded, "Now let me make you a sandwich."

Tate took a seat and talked more with Vivien as she made him a lunch.

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When Violet got home, she hurried to the living room and took a seat next to Tate. He was smiling and had a bag of chips open to her, but the look on her face made his smile fall and he pushed the bag aside.

"Your mom was at school today. She saw me and gave me a look. I have the feeling she might be getting suspicious. What should we say if she comes over here?"

"She can't come in and look around. We have to keep this couch looking like no one has slept on it. She can't call the police without a reason or proof that I'm here."

Violet nodded, "I should talk to my parents about it."

"If this is going to be stressful or too much work for them, I can leave."

"I'm not going to throw on the street or in a shelter and I definitely won't let you go back there." Violet stated strongly.

"Thank you, Violet. You're the most wonderful girl I'll ever know."

Violet smiled and gave him a quick peck before hurrying off to talk with her parents.

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The next day Tate had stayed home again and was doing homework. He was really focused and almost done when he heard a tiny whimpering. He thought it might be Vivien again and so he went to see if she was okay. The noise came from Ben's office and made Tate frown.

"Mr. Harmon?" Tate whispered as he opened the door.

Ben spun away and tried to look like he wasn't just crying, but he failed.

"Tate, you shouldn't be in here." Ben muttered.

"Well, I heard a noise and wanted to see what it was."

"I don't hear anything."

"I understand that you don't want to talk about it, but we could if you wanted."

"Actually, you talk about it was what caused this." Ben turned back to him, glaring.

"What?" Tate frowned.

"You talk to Vivien was the reason she asked me for a divorce. We were going to work through it and then you opened your mouth." Ben growled.

"You cheated on her, she was crying yesterday. I didn't give her a reason to leave, I told her to think more simply in order to make the situation simple." Tate defended.

"But this situation isn't simple. You can't make it simple!"

"Well don't get mad at me. Scream at her and get upset with yourself. I gave advice. She didn't have to take it, like you didn't have to cheat on her." Tate stated and walked away.

Ben yelled down the hall, "You're out of here by the end of today!"

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