Patricia's POV

"I-i-i-i. Who's D?" So many thoughts were running through my head that I couldn't keep track. The two ones that I could tell were Who is D, and What do I say to Eddie?

Eddie took my hand and led me to the couch. "D is short for Dakota. Dakota is an old friend. I love her like a sister. I call her D because I can't flat out call her Dakota. IT's Nina. We've been in touch for five years."

I stood up and started screaming at him. "YOU'VE KNOWN WHERE NINA WAS FOR 5 YEARS AND NEVER TOLD US? YOU HAD THE NERVE TO HOLD ME AT NIGHT WHILE I CRIED OVER MY MISSING BEST FRIEND, AND YOU KNEW WHERE SHE WAS? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"

Eddie looked at me calmly and waited for me to finish my rant. When he did he spoke.

"She trusted me not to tell anyone. I had to protect her. Not just her. There was more at stake than heartbreak."

I looked at him blankly and he continued, "Nina was pregnant with twins. That day when she passed out and went to the hospital, she lost one of them. Because teen pregnancies are risky, the doctor told Nina she had to go home or she would lose the other baby as well. She couldn't risk her baby's life for us. The stress of Joy and Fabian killed one baby, and she couldn't afford to lose another."

I sat down on the couch in shock. When I recovered, I started bawling my eyes out.

Eddie just sat down and rubbed soothing circles on my back.

When I calmed down Eddie asked, "Do you want to talk to her?"

I nodded and he picked up the phone and started dialing. He handed it to me and I put it against my ear.

Nina/ Dakota's POV

The phone rang and I picked it up.

"North residense, Dakota speaking." I heard the other person take a deep breath.

"Is that really you Nins?" Patricia asked.

"Hey Trixie. How is everything?"

"How is… NINA MARTIN YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FIVE YEARS AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS HOW IS EVERYTHING? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU DID TO US?"

"Yes. Eddie kept me up to date on most things. I suppose he told you about Alice?"

"That's your daughter, right?" She asked.

"Yup. If you guys can find an excuse to come to America, you can't meet her and stay with me." I said.

"I guess I can say we want to take a romantic getaway. OMG I totally forgot!" Patricia exclaimed.

"What? What happened?" I asked.

"Eddie proposed!" she said.

"How do you forget that someone proposes?" I asked.

"He asked in the middle of a major fight, so it kind of slipped my mind. What do I say?" she asked nervously.

"How about YES? SERIOUSLY. He just proposed, say YES. I'll get you guys some tickets for next week, just go see your fiance!"

"This isn't over Neens! I'll see you next week! BYE!" she said excitedly.

"BYE!" I screamed as she hung up the phone. God I missed her.

I honestly think that sucked but I can''t do any better right now. I'm finally seeing my crush for the first time in months tomrrow. Also, it's two of my closet guy friends birthdays tomorrow.

I also see my friends for the first time since i dyed my hair red and got contacts.

Also, I might move to Texas over winter break and only two of my friends know. I want to tell my crush, but I just don't know. I feel like I'm gonna jinx my mom's chances of getting the job in Texas if I spill the beans. IDK, it's really confusing.

Anyways, this chapter is dedicated to Lulalulale, obviously. Thank you so much for reviewing, and forcing me to come back!

Also, I adopted SibunaStories7110, The Loner, and would love your ideas for it. I'm going to repost the chapter but I'm going to add one more paragraph so make sure you read it. PM me if you have an ideas.

Love always,

starrysky781 ;)