A/N: Alright everyone, here is the next chapter. It is super short and kinda boring but really its just a filler chapter to set up for the next one which will have a whole heck of a lot of drama in it. It seems like some of you are getting frustrated with Eddie's amnesia judging by the im's and reviews I am getting so I will tell you that in the next update, he will remember something about his previous life during the time he was with Loren. Also someone commented in a private message that they are upset that Eddie chucked his plan to spend more time with Loren...no worries...he hasn't. He just got sidelined. The plan will be making a come back :) And the case of Cameron's loose lips is well...here you go :) When I said loose lips, I didn't necesarrily mean that he would be spilling the beans about anything :) You will see what I meant at the end of this chapter. And yes this was necesary so put down whatever you were gonna use to hit me with :) Anyway, I hope that you will enjoy this even if it is short and doesn't have much happening...please continue to stick with this story. I promise it will be worth it :)

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no one except my three kids :)

By the time that Eddie and I walked back into the house, all hell had basically broken loose. Veronica was being held on one side of the room by Adam and Logan while Phil and Ian were holding tight to Chloe. Veronica was kicking and screaming to be let go while Chloe was using her long blond hair as a weapon to smack her captors in the face. They weren't letting go however. Adrianna and Mel were sitting calmly on the coffee table with a magazine between them. And Cameron looked like he was ready to bolt for the door.

"Um...what is going on?" I asked as I made my way further into the room and heard the whirl of Eddie's chair come to a stop behind me. I moved slightly to the side so that he could be next to me and see what I was seeing. Though I couldn't really believe what I was seeing.

"Oh you know, the usual. Too crazy blondes trying to rip each other's hair extenstions out. " Logan replied fastening his grip on Veronica's waist. "This one, " he gestered with his chin towards the top of Veronica's head, " is in bobcat mode, Loren. If we let her go, I guarentee that their will be stitches needed by the end of the night. "

Eddie shook his head as Chloe bellowed towards him, " She is crazy, Eddie. " She elbowed Ian in the stomach and when he reacted by letting go of his hold on her, Chloe was able to overpower him but not Phil who was quicker than her and reinforced his grip on her, " let go of me. "

" What the hell is going on? " Eddie demanded. The gentle sound of his voice from moments ago was gone and in its place was frustration and complete disbelief. This little scene had definitely killed the calm mood that was between him and I. Things were tense in this room now and we were both reminded of the present and the situations facing us. Eddie had to deal with Chloe and wherever thier relationship stood and I had to deal with Veronica and figure out if she and I could put our broken friendship back in order.

" She, " Adrianna began pointing at Chloe, " started running her mouth about you, " she pointed to me, " and so she, " the finger went to Veronica now, " told her to shut up or she would shut her up. " Adrianna looked back down at the magazine that was between herself and Mel, " and Chloe wouldn't shut up so here we are. "

Eddie shook his head again and all eyes seemed to lock on him as he glared Chloe's way. The anger that hadn't been there just a few minutes ago seemed to return to him and I could literally feel it radiating off of him. Ignoring our audience, I bent down next to him and placed my hand on his arm. " You need to calm down. You aren't going to do anyone any good if you are this angry, Eddie. "

And just like that the anger left his body and right before my eyes, he seemed to calm down. It may have boosted my self esteem to know that I could so easily talk him out of his anger issues. I wouldn't let it go to my head though, of course.

" I know that you and Chloe have a lot to talk about, but it can wait. We are not being very good hosts right now so what do you say we rectify that?" The tension in the room was thick but hopefully we would be able to get the peacefulness back because having all my friends here tonight was a big deal to me.

Eddie nodded his head to affirm my request and then moved closer to where the guys were holding Chloe. " Are you going to behave or do we need to ask you to leave?"

She rolled her eyes, but smiled seductively at her boyfriend. It made me want to vomit and judging from the looks on Veronica, Melissa and Adrianna's faces, they felt the same way. " I will be nice. " Chloe told Eddie.

The guys loosened thier grips on her. Well Phil did. Ian kept a hand on her wrist and moved around so that he was facing her, " if you ever do that to me again, I will forget that you are a lady." He warned her to which she completely ignored and saddled over to sit on the arm of Eddie's wheelchair like nothing ever happened. She had guption, as my grandmother would say, that was for sure. Either that or she was in total denial that this whole thing was basically over. Eddie knew the truth. Well most of it.

Admitting that I had loved him was a major thing for me. I had wanted to run from that particular truth but I couldn't after just promising him that I wouldn't run anymore. The question had been unexpected but when he asked me if I loved him, I had to be honest. Well, mostly honest anyway. The fact that I still love him didn't seem relivent right now. He had enough to deal with and adding my never ending feelings to that wouldn't do anything but make things harder for him.

Depite the kisses we shared outside on the back patio, Eddie and I were going to be friends. I would stand beside him and help him through whatever he needs me to help him through, but I would not under any circumstance, complicate his life by letting my feelings out and trying to restart our relationship. Now was not the time for that when he was dealing with Chloe, his injuries and his memory loss.

While Eddie was trying to pretend that the close proximity of Chloe wasn't making him crazy, I moved to where Adam and Logan were holding Veronica. " Are you okay?"

"As soon as these two let me go so that I can beat the hell out of barbie over there, I will be just fine." She struggled against the guys but Logan just chuckled and pulled her closer to him. He was obviously having more fun with this than he should be.

"Settle down, bobcat."

"Seriously Echolls, stop calling me that. Or I will make it impossible for you to ever procreate." Veronica warned him and he immediately snapped his lips together knowing damn well that Veronica would make good on that promise.

" I guess I should thank you for defending me. " I told her when her blue eyes met mine. "You didn't have to do that."

"Yes I did. She was being a catty little bitch, Loren. Chloe doesn't think that she did anything wrong during this whole charade. " Veronica glared towards the other blonde and raised her voice, " but she took complete advantage of everything and tried to make herself look good in Eddie's eyes. "

I stepped directly in front of Veronica to block her view of Chloe and forced her eyes back to me. " Look, V, I appreciate that you are being such a good friend, especially when you are mad at me , but really it's fine. " I lowered my voice so that only she could hear me, " Eddie and I are good right now and he is planning to end it with Chloe so she won't be around much longer." In a perfect world anyway. But I never better. Chloe would leech onto Eddie even after the breakup just like the last time.

Veronica smiled , " does that mean that you and Eddie are..." She raised her eyebrows sugestively and I felt my face flash at Logan's roar of laughter.

I immediately started shaking my head. " No, no. We are just going to be friends but we had a really good talk. " Mel walked up and stood beside me as I was explaining. " I promised to stop running away from him. He will deal with Chloe tomorrow. Right now, though, we would really like to continue hanging out with our friends. So can you just let whatever Chloe did and said roll off you for right now? "

Of course she agreed right away that she would behave and deal with Chloe at a later time. I had no doubt that Veronica and Chloe would have a show down because Veronica wasn't the type to just let something go indefinitely. But for now, for tonight, she was letting it go. It was because of me, I knew, and I appreciated it more than I could even tell her especially because of the fact that I had gone behind her back and invited Logan here tonight. That had worked out favorably between the two of them but I had still hurt V by scheming and she would no doubt tell me exactly how that made her feel at a later time. But now, tonight, everything would be put aside. Starting now.

Melissa clapped her hands together, " ok so our first game didn't work out so well but how about we try another one. "

A collective groan seemed to echo through the room. To say the last game that we played as a group didn't go so well was a major understatement. And I for one wasn't looking forward to a repeat. Then again...things seemed to be okay between Logan and Veronica. Plus after our talk outside, I felt better around Eddie so maybe this wouldn't be so bad. " What did you have in mind, Mel?"

" Three truths and a dare!" My best friend announced with a little gleam in her eyes that I knew meant trouble. And this game, at least all the times that Mel, Phil and I had played it when we were younger, meant trouble. Cameron and Adrianna no doubt knew the game as well since it seems to be a favorite at all the parties in the Valley.

" I don't know that game. " Veronica, Logan, Ian and Eddie said at the same time. Chloe added in that she didn't know either.

Cameron moved closer to the group and away from the door. He no longer had the look of wanting to flee in his eyes. He stood next to me but focused on the side of the room where most of the newcomers to the game seemed to be. " I don't think it was a right of passage. I think it started out as a Valley kid party game thats how we all know what it is. " He explained which got him an eye roll from Eddie. For some reason Eddie didn't seem to particularly like Cameron. I couldn't help but wonder why especially because the first time I introduced them, Eddie seemed to like him just fine. Of course he doesn't exactly remember that.

Mel nodded, " Yeah I actually made it up and it kind of spun from there. Basically its a spin on spin the bottle and truth or dare. " She pushed the coffee table back so that it was up against the sofa and there was a larger area in the livingroom. " Basically we all sit around in a circle. and one of us will spin the bottle whoever the bottle lands on as to answer the spinner's question truthfully...then that person gets to be the spiner and so on until we get to the forth person...then they have to do a dare rather than a truth. "

Though the way that she explained it was rather confusing, everyone seemed to understand the concept of the game and were interested in playing it. i grabbed the empty bottle of wine from the dinner table for us to use as the spinning device. Everyone gathered around in a circle. Chloe was beside Eddie, of course, on one side and Ian was on the other. I sat between Ian and Mel with Adam on the other side of her. Veronica was between Adam and Logan and then Adrianna and Phil with Cameron closing out the circle. We were an odd group of friends, considering all that has happened, but we were friends nonetheless. Well, most of us anyway. I couldn't help but look at Chloe as she remained perched on the side of Eddie's wheelchair. He couldn't get down on the floor with the rest of us, but she could and was choosing instead to remain glued to his side. I shook my head but reminded quiet and I settled myself into my spot. " Mel, you should spin first since this was your idea. "

Mel grabbed the bottle from my outstretched hand and made her way to the center of the circle we all formed with our bodies. She blew on the opening of the bottle, seemingly for luck before laying it on the carpet and giving it a good spin. After a couple of complete circles the opening end of the bottle landed on Phil. " Oh goody. " Mel's smile was huge and I knew instantly that Phil was about to be put on the spot. " Ok, brother dear. Remember that you must answer this honestly. "

" Yeah, yeah, get on with it , Mel."

" Okay, how do you really feel about being a dad?"

Phil glared at Mel and looked to his pregnant wife who was waiting expectantly for his answer. I thought for sure that he would say whatever he could to keep himself from getting into trouble with Ade, but he surprised me when he took a deep breath and said, " I am scared out of my mind. I have no idea what to do or how to handle any kind of situation with a baby."

Adrianna didn't seem to be as bother by Phil's declarition as I thought she would be. She reached out and grabbed her husband's hand. " I am scared too. I am so glad that you said it first though. "

Seeing the two of them sitting there admitting that they were scared and being totally honest with one another proved to me just how much they have changed over these last months. The old Phil never would have admitted such a thing and if he had, Adrianna would have blown a gasket. Pride for my friends washed over me. Pride for myself as well because I had taken a chance on becoming friends with these two after everything that happened and not only had they not let me down, but I felt super close to the both of them. " I think it's pretty normal to be nervous when you are about to become parents. Especially because you are so young. " I told them.

Veronica nodded her agreement. " But trust me, just from the little I know about you guys, you will be great parents. "

Adrianna bit her lip, a sign that I have come to know meant that she was unsure. " But what if we mess her up?"

I used my knees to move myself so that I was sitting in front of Adrianna. Mel did the same. " Adrianna, you will both be fine. As long as you love her and protect her, she will be happy."

" And I can say a lot of things about my brother slash cousin that aren't so great, but when he loves he loves deeply so I know that his little girl will be the most loved person in this whole wide world. "

" I agree. " I told her and sent a smile to Phil, " plus she will have me and Mel as the best aunties in the universe. That little peanut is never going to want for anything materialistically, physically, or emotionally. "

Adrianna smiled and pulled us into a hug. "Thank you so much. You don't know what it means to me that this baby is going to have so many great people in her life. I don't want to make the same mistakes my mom made."

Pulling back from the hug, I squeezed her hand. " Its gonna be fine, Aid. You will see. One good thing about having a parent split on us is that we know what not to do when it comes to our own children. You will be a better mom than your mom ever could be. "

With tears in her eyes, Adrianna hugged me again. " Thank you Loren."

" You welcome. " Turning to Phil, I smiled at him. " You are going to be a great dad. Not only do you have Gus for a role model but you have always been a good brother to Mel. " Mel snorted and I rolled my eyes, " Ok, most of the time. And even when we were kids and you were a jerk to me, you were kind of like a big brother to me too. You have grown up so much in the last couple of months. I am proud of you Phil." I gave him a hug too along with a big squeeze before pulling back and giving him a big smile.

He gave me the most charming smile and it reminded me of the time when I had a secret crush on him. It was a long long time ago, but the memory was nice. " Thanks, Lo. That means a lot. "

I moved back to my orginal spot and made the mistake of meeting Eddie's eyes. He looked like he was angry with me. That couldn't be right though because I didn't do anything wrong. He moved his line of vision toward Phil and suddenly it made sense. Eddie is jealous. Why the heck would he be jealous of Phil? Shaking it off, I waited for Mel to move from the center of the circle. Phil took her spot and spun the bottle. It landed on Adam. " Ha. " Phil rubbed his hands together trying to be intimidating but all he got in response was a pillow thrown at him by Mel.

" Just ask the question doofus."

" Alright geez. Adam, tell us the truth, doesn't Melissa drive you absolutely stark raving crazy?"

Another pillow from my mothers couch hit Phil in the face. He just laughed at is fell it his lap.

Adam laughed but only quickly, " No actually I love her just the way that she is. She never gets on my nerves or drives me crazy."

It was a sweet statement and every girl in the room, surprising including Chloe, responded in a chorus of "awwww". Adam blushed and Mel leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. They were completely adorable and I was completely jealous that they could be together with no interuptions, distractions, hurt feelings or lost memories. Of course as soon as that thought entered my mind I felt guilty. Melissa was my best friend and her happiness was important to me so feeling jealous of it made me feel like the worst friend on the planet. She and Adam deserved everything and I wouldn't let my own issues cloud my feelings about that. " Alright lover boy, get up there." I told him with a smile.

Phil sat back down and Adam took his spot in the middle of the room. Maybe it wasn't fair of me to cast an expectation but Adam was too nice of a guy for this truth to be anything juicy so I didn't feel awkward or tense when he spun the bottle and it landed on Chloe. That is until I saw Mel lean up and whisper in her boyfriend's ear. I prayed to God that Adam wouldn't be crazy enough to ask whatever Mel told him to. Unfornately, he was that crazy. " Okay, Chloe. Inquiring minds what to know if you still talk to Tyler Roarke. "

And just like that the tension was back in the room and Chloe was on the spot as everyone, including Eddie looked at her. She glared at Adam but to his credit he remained cool and collected and never let his eyes waver.

" Remember that you have to tell the truth. " Melissa taunted. Though we all knew that even if Chloe did lie, we wouldn't be able to prove it. None of us ever talked to Tyler.

"Answer the question, Chloe. " Eddie demanded with a firm edge to his voice. He wasn't looking at her though. He was looking at some random spot on my livingroom wall. I wanted to reach out and touch him again because I could tell by the tension in his body that he was trying so hard to fight off the bad feelings that were consuming him. But after his reaction to my hug with Phil, I wasn't sure that it would help for a second time. I wish I could understand what that was all about. He had no reason to be jealous of Phil or anyone else. I couldn't tell him that though. He believed, as I wanted him to, that my feelings for him were in the past. It was best that way. He knew the things that he needed to know. Everything else would just completely complicate the situation. Especially for Eddie.

Chloe blew out a frustrated breath, " Fine. Yes I talk to Tyler. He and I are friends. "

I shook my head for once wishing that she was stupid enough to lie. That was not a good answer.

" Friends? " Eddie looked at her now. " Is that what you call it, Chloe? "

" We have always been friends. Things just went too far. I don't know what else to say to you about that."

" Nothing. " Eddie said firmly. "There is nothing left to say about it." He nodded his head towards Adam. " Its your turn now. "

Adam reclaimed his orginal seat and Chloe took center stage so to speak. She glared right at me and I felt like she was setting me up for something completely insane right in that moment. I literally felt a chill go down my spine at the way that she was looking at me. She picked up the bottle and gave it a good spin. I was relieved when it landed on Cameron and not me. I could only imagine what kind of dare Chloe Carter would come up with for me. She barely knew Cameron so I felt like him having to take Chloe's dare was relatively safe.

Of course once again I was wrong. Still looking at me, Chloe gave Cameron his dare. "Cameron, I dare you to kiss your high school crush. "

Oh my god. This was not happening right now. But the astonished gasps that escaped Mel, Adam , Phil and Adrianna's mouths told me that it was completely real. Veronica, Logan, Ian and Eddie were oblivious since they didn't go to school with us, but judging from the look on Chloe's face, she knew exactly what she was doing.

Cameron didn't seem to mind what was happening though because he calmly stood up and made his way towards me. There was absolutely nothing that I could do to stop this from happening. But even as he kneeled down in front of me and inched his way into my personal space I knew that I was trapped just the way that Chloe wanted me to be. It didn't help that right before Cameron took my lips with his, I cast my eyes in Eddie's direction. The mixture of shock, confusion, anger and hurt that I saw there would never ever leave my mind.