A/N(s): I feel like I've accomplished something. I usually give up on my fanfic's early on. I end up either getting bored with it or writer's block. I really can't believe I've made it to 12 chapters. Woo, me! Hopefully I can whip out 12 more!

I've split this chapter in two, so that's why it's shorter than the rest.

I say this before almost every chapter, but thanks to everyone who has read so far! And special thanks to SexyGirl07, Sierratwilight17, and Gabby who have been kind enough to review. You're reviews are so nice and I always look forward to them. Thanks again!

Craig looked at me seriously the whole time. Even when I burst into tears mid through when I told him about Max. He calmly rubbed my shoulder as all the memories flooded back to me.

He didn't say anything for awhile after I had told him. He just continued to rub my shoulder and look out into the distance, where a man was playing with his dog and a woman was pushing her young child in a stroller.

I wiped the tears from my eyes and sniffled. He turned back to look at me and drew me into a hug. We sat there for what seemed like an eternity, in each other's arms and not saying a word.

I stood in the kitchen of my apartment, pouring myself a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee. I sat down at the small table I had shoved in the corner and ate, watching whatever was on the television across the room. My mind was full of the events of last night and all the auditions my new agent had lined up for me for the week.

I jumped at the sound of my phone vibrating. I walked to pick it up and noticed I had a text message. It read: 'Join me at the park?'

I smiled and replied. 'For sure. Give me an hour?'

My phone vibrated again. 'Sounds good. Meet me under the tree.'

I agreed. I finished my cereal and coffee in a hurry and dashed to my bathroom to begin getting ready. With hair and make-up presentable I went and picked out a long sleeved stripped shirt, my favorite comfy jeans and some strappy sandals.

I drove down to the park that was just up the street, where Craig and I often went to spend time with each other. We always ended up under a large oak tree that was close to a small pond where ducks swam all day. We spent many days just laying back on the grass and looking up at the sky, talking about what was going on in our lives. I still hadn't opened up about my recent past just yet.

I pulled into the parking lot and made my way to the oak tree, where I saw Craig sitting there on an outstretched blanket.

He smiled and I returned it as I walked up to him.

"Hi," I said, sitting down next to him.

"Hi," he said, watching me.

We sat in silence before a few moments before Craig cleared his throat. "Sorry…about last night."

"Craig, honestly, you don't need to apologize. There isn't anything to apologize for," I said, reassuringly.

"Yeah, but she ruined the whole night for me. I shouldn't have let her get to me like that. I wanted last night to be fun…and it was just…ruined." He rain his hand through his hair, frustrated.

"Don't beat yourself up over it. I still had a nice time." I said, putting my hand on his shoulder.

He looked up at me and half-heartedly smiled. He sighed. "We had gotten together for awhile. We tried to make it work. I thought I had wanted to be with her and she thought, knew, she wanted to be with me. It just felt…off. It didn't work. She was in denial when I broke it off with her. I think she still is. She's taking it really hard. But we're not together. Not."

"Does she know that?" I asked him.

He nodded. "At least I think so…"

I raised my eyebrows, last night's run in had proven to me otherwise.

"She didn't seem happy to see me there," I said, looking down at my lap.

"Well, honestly, she probably wasn't. But…she doesn't matter," he said finally. "Besides, you and I, we're not really…together…yet. I don't want to mess up what we have now. I'd rather take things slower," he said, taking my hand in his.

I smiled. "I don't want to mess anything up either. I'd rather not deal with any kind of relationship right now. I'm still…" I paused. The smile had gone from my face.

"Still what?" He asked, cocking his head to the side and furrowing his eyebrows.

"Nothing. I'm still nothing…" I said quickly.

"Oh, really?"

"I'm not ready to talk about it, yet." I avoided making eye contact.

He widened his eyes and nodded. "Alright."

He laid back, looking up at the sky. I did the same.

"Look at that cloud," he said suddenly, after a few moments of silence. "It looks like a crab."