A few days later, Chris walks into Anthony's room to find Monica on the floor playing with Anthony. He smiles and goes sits behind Monica. She leans back into him.

"I missed you." Monica told him.

"Sorry. I had to stop by my apartment real quick." Chris said kissing her head.

"Why?" Monica looked up at him.

"It's not a big deal. How long ago did you guys eat?"

"I don't know. Since breakfast." Monica shrugged realizing it was a few hours ago.

"Might want to get you something to eat." Chris answered to Anthony helping Monica up.

"Why are you being so sweet?"

"Maybe because your birthday is in a month and Anthony here is in a few weeks." Chris smiled at them.

"I like this, daddy." Anthony said happily looking at chinese on the table.

"You got take out?" Monica asked smiling.

"Yes. I figured why waste time cooking and cleaning. We can just have a nice little dinner as a family."

"Why?" Monica asked suspiciously.

"Because I love my family." Chris smiled at her.

"I will find out later, Brown." Monica winked at him eating a piece of chicken.

"Hey," Chris smacked her lightly on the arm playfully, "No eating if you doubt daddy." Chris said playfully.

"I don't doubt you, dad." Anthony smiled.

"There's my boy."

With Daren. He went to some party that he was invited to. It was at a college dorm floor. It was crowded but Daren found comfort in a bottle of vodka. He almost had it gone. He was sitting in the stair way. He could still hear the music blaring in there. He thought of Shailene. It was soon interupted. When a girl sat next to him, falling into him.

"Sorry." She sighed.

"It's fine." Daren said staring out taking a sip of the bottle.

"May I?" the girl asked taking the drink from Daren's and chugging the rest. Daren just stares at her, "Sorry. You could get some more."

Daren just stared at her, "What? I can get you some more."

"No, it's fine." An hour later, they were back at Daren's dorm room. They just had sex.

"I should go." the girl said.

"No, please stay."

"I barely know you."

"Kinda of contradicting yourself, don't you think?" Daren smirked.

She walks over to Daren and kisses him, "I have to go." she said after and walking out.

The next morning. Chris picks Shailene up.

"My friends are suppose to pick me up today." Shailene told Chris threw his car window.

"Text them and tell 'em you have a ride."

"Why? Don't you have class?"

"Got canceled. Get in." Chris told her.

Shailene gets in, "Why did you come over here?"

"I wanted to know how you are."

"Broken." Shailene said quietly.

"I seen you at the fair. Any of those guys your boyfriend?" Chris asked pulling out of her driveway.

"No." Shailene replied shaking her hand.

It was quiet driving to school. Chris pulls up to her school and before Shailene got out, "He's broken, too."

Shailene looked at her, "Really? So broken he slept with a girl last night?" Shailene asked letting a tear fall, "I gotta go." she said getting out.

Chris parked his car and ran after her, "Wait. What do you mean?" he asked.

"He texted me last night and told me." Shailene said wiping her tear.

"It probably meant nothing." Chris told her.

"Like me? He never cared about me. If he did, he wouldn't be laying next to some college slut!" Shailene yelled.

"Shailene, that man loves you."

"Funny way of showing love. I couldn't even hold a conversation with those guys at the fair."

"I thought.." Chris started but got stopped.

"Yeah. That's what everybody thought. It's not like that. I'm not like that. I still want Daren. But I'm not going to want him if he's going back to him old self."

"He won't turn into his old self."

"He will. And he has."

"Do you still want to be with him?"

"I don't know. Part of me is screaming yes, the other part is saying let him go." Shailene said crying

"I'm sorry." Chris told her hugging her.

"I don't know what to do. I can't get that image out of my head."

"Stop thinking about it."

"I can't. Chris, he sent me a picture of that girl he had sex with." Shailene told him pulling away.

"He did?" Chris asked angry.

"Yes. I deleted last night. I wish he didn't."

"I'll talk to him." Chris said walking away.

"Chris," Shailene said grabbing his arm. "Thanks. That hug is what I needed."

"I'm here for you. Okay? Remember that." Chris said giving her a small smile and walking away.

Shailene's friends comes up, "Whose that hottie?" Kelsey asked looking at Chris.

"It's Chris. One of Daren's friends."

"You hooked up with him? Nice hooking up with Daren's friends." Haylie said high fiving Kelsey.

"No, and ew. He drove me here. I told him about Daren."

"Daren should get his ass kicked for what he did."Haylie nodded

"I think Chris might do worse."

"Why?"

"Chris is Daren's best friend. He takes everything Chris says seriously."

"Maybe he'll tell him to leave you alone." Kelsey said.

"I don't know if I want that."

"You want Daren back?"

"I don't know. Maybe."

"Why? After what he did? He had sex with some girl and the worse part is he sent you a picture of him kissing this girl."

"He's hurt." Shailene mumbled opening her locker.

With Vanessa and Cole walking to class.

"Do you think I should apologize?" Vanessa asked.

"Do you think?"

"I want to to Monica. I said rude things to her."

"Why did you attack her?"

"I was pissed when I seen the hickies on his neck."

"Why?" Cole asked surprised by her answer.

"Because she's being stupid when it comes to him."

"What do you mean?"

"She's suppose to be careful. He'll hurt her if she comes to close."

"I don't think so. By the way he talked to you, he cares for her.

"He loves her."

"How do you know?"

"He looks at her like he does. He never looked at me like that." Vanessa mumbled.

"If you do apologize, are you going to do it for Chris? Or yourself?"

"For Monica. I think that me telling her it would clear the air between me and her. We used to be friends."

"Before she got with Chris?"

"Yeah. Ironic, right?"