With Jared and Brooke sitting at a café on campus.

"I don't think Daren would sleep with her." Brooke said surprised.

"He did. He brought her back to the apartment. She left this morning."

"She didn't stay the night?"

"No. But they had sex. He came in asking for a condom."

"You have condoms?"

"Yeah. I've kept them since Ashley." Jared said quietly.

"I see." Brooke said looking away.

"I've always had condoms. I'm sexually active. It doesn't bother you does it?"

"I just didn't know you keep them. I'm not planning on sleeping with you for a while."

"I understand. I never said I wanted too."

"Good."

"If you're not planning on having sex with me then why'd you have sex with Chris?" Jared asked minutes later.

"That was a long time ago, Jared."

"I know it was."

"Then it has nothing to do with you."

"Okay. I'm sorry."

Chace and Daren and Hayden are walking across campus. Daren and Hayden have class together.

"I don't know why I slept with her. I even asked her to stay the night." Daren said running his hands through his hair.

"You're lonely dude." Chace told him.

"Talk to Shailene." Hayden said patting his back.

"I can't. I sent her a picture of that girl." Daren admitted.

"The hell?" Chace yelled.

"I know. It was stupid and I was hurt."

"That's what Chris would do."

"I know. I don't want to hurt Shailene. I broke up with her so she could date other guys. She thought it was because there's another girl. I told her there isn't. Then I go and sleep with some girl."

"She's the only one who's hurting like you."

"She's the only one who could mend my broken heart."

"Then go to her."

"I can't. She won't listen or talk to me." Daren said sadly.

"Better try as hard as you can." Hayden said.

"I got an hour break after this class. I'm going to go see her." Daren explained

"You should, Daren. You love her." Hayden tells him.

"I love her a lot. I just don't want to make her stay with me and not be a senior." Daren said.

"You were a senior when you were with her. Do you regret her?"Chace asked.

"No." Daren told them.

"Why would she regret you?" Chace asked.

With Chris and Monica. They're sitting in the library waiting for class to start.

"You went to see Daren this morning." Monica asked taking a drink of her iced coffee.

"Yeah. I did. He wasn't there."

"What was you going to say."

"First, punch him In the face. Then, tell him how stupid he was."

"He probably feels horrible."

"No, he doesn't. He had sense on bringing her back to the apartment. He knew so there's no way he feels horrible."

"He loves Shailene."

"It doesn't matter. He hurt her. She's broken up about the whole thing. Monica, you should have heard her voice. I wanted to kick Daren's ass."

"Yeah. Just try to talk to him."

"I'm going to cool off before I do."

During lunch, Shailene's sitting outside with some of her friends.

"Hey, is that the ex?" her friends boyfriend said.

Shailene turns around, "Yeah. What's he doing here?"

"Maybe to talk." Her friend answered as he walked over.

"Hi, Shailene." Daren said giving her a small smile.

"I don't want to talk, Daren."

"Please? Can I take you to get some real food?"

"I'm not going anywhere with you."

"Shailene…" Daren started.

"What? I don't like you very much anymore."

"I'm sorry about that girl." Daren blurted.

"I knew you'd have sex with somebody. I just didn't know you'd show me her."

"That was a mistake. I shouldn't have done that. I just wanted to hurt you."

"You did."

"I still love you."

"That doesn't mean much now does it?"

"It should mean everything." Daren sat next to Shailene with his knees connected to hers.

"I don't want any of these guys here." Shailene admitted when he grabs her hand.

"I don't want anybody but you."

"You should have thought about that last night." Shailene mumbled pulling away from him.

"I was hurting. It's how I dealt with pain before I came to you."

"I want you to still come to me."

"You didn't answer." Daren's said with his voice cracking.

"I'm sorry. I was hurt."

They was interrupted by the bell, "Can I pick you up? Maybe we could go get something to eat."

"Okay." Shailene said letting a tear fall."

"Don't cry." Daren said wiping the tear,

"I missed your voice." Shailene said hugging him.

"I missed just you."

"I have to go." Shailene said packing up her things.

"I do too. But I'll see you after school."

"Alright." Shailene gave him one smile and walked off.

After Daren's class he went home since he had an hour before he had to pick up Shailene. There was a knock on the door. He answered and it was Chris.

"Hey, Chris" Daren said walking away leaving the door opened.

"Hey, have fun last night?" Chris asked coming in shutting the door.

"You heard?"

"Yeah. I talked to Shailene. What's wrong with you? That's the type of shit I would have pulled."

"I know. I regretted it in the morning when I seen her reply."

"She's hurting."

"I know. I went to see her today. Her and I are going to get together and talk."

"Good. I hope everything goes well."

"What about you? There's something different about you?"

"What? No." Chris told him trying to sound convincing.

"Chris?" Daren said smiling.

"Me and Monica are going to the next step." Chris said proudly.

"Wait, you're already having sex, you done had a kid,... you're getting married!" Daren yelled cheerfully.

"No, we're moving in with each other."

"What? That's crazy!" Daren said giving Chris a man hug.

"Gee thanks."

"Congrats." Daren told him.

"Thanks. I'm really happy."

"Is it early?"

"Yeah, you're right. Maybe I should have asked my son for permission to live with them." Chris said sarcastically.

"Wow. How'd you ask her?"

Flashback.

After dinner, Monica and Chris were watching t.v in Monica's room while Anthony slept between them.

"I love you, Monica." Chris whispered, holding her hand.

"I love you, too." Monica smiled.

"Then let's go to the next step."

"I know you're new, but if you're asking me to have sex with me, that's not very romantic."

Chris chuckled, "No, I just meant why don't I move in with you?"

"Move in with me?"

"Yeah. I'm over here more than I am at home. Anthony knows we're together. Why not?"

"I don't know. You don't think it'll complicate things?"

"Of course not. You're not tired of me or anything?"

"No, I could never get tired of you."

"Could I move in with you?"

"Okay. Sounds kind of fun actually." Monica told him finally.

Chris bends over and kisses her, "I'll be the best roommate you've ever had."

"Same here." Monica smiled back at him.

End of Flashback.

"Wow, you two are actually doing this?"

"Yeah, we are. Do you need anything for here. I have tons of stuff that Monica already has."

"I'll think about it."

"Okay. I need to get rid of some of my things."

"I can take a few sneakers off your hands." Daren shrugged playfully.

"I'm moving, not dying." Chris said laughing as he walked out.