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Chapter 14: Tears

Kelly giggled falling back still kissing Liam into her bed. This was when they were at their best. When things went beyond anything either of them could intellectualize and they just fell into each other. After all, that's where they'd started.

"Liam," she groaned, as he kissed her neck. "Wait."

"What's wrong?" He asked. She looked up at him. "Baby, what is it?"

"This just doesn't feel right," she sighed. He kissed her.

"Why not?" He said. "Fancy event, getting you out of the latest RDC evening wear." She laughed, "it feels like this summer to me." He kissed her. "It's not cause we're in your bed is it?"

"I," she looked up at him. "I don't know. Why would you say that?"

"Something Scooter said," he rolled over onto his back.

"When did you talk to Scooter?" She frowned. He looked at her. "What did he say?"

"That being here with me must be hard for you because everything has memories of him attached to it," he said. She sighed. "That being in your bed, you would just be thinking about him, and your first time."

"Trust me," she touched his face, "if I'm not in the mood, it has nothing to do with remembering Scooter. You have long since passed him in the bedroom." He smiled and played with her hair. "I guess I'm just worried about Tammy," he kissed her.

"You're a good sister." He said softly. She smiled.

"I'm not sure about that anymore," she sighed.

"Because of Rick?" He asked. She nodded. "Did you talk to him?"

"We yelled," she said, "in public. Its weird, I mean I can count on one hand the number of times Rick and I have had a real fight." He nodded. "Do you and Grant fight?"

"All the time," he laughed. "It's different though, we've never been that close." He brushed her hair out of her face. "I hate how unhappy you are about it."

"I love my brother," she whispered, "but I love you, and well, if it came down to it, you've always come down on my side, and he hasn't so," she shrugged. "I told him he was making a mistake, when he married Cassie, and he did anyway, he's squarely on Scooter's side since we broke up," she shook her head. "I'm done. I can't deal with it anymore."

"I have to tell you something," he said, "before you give up on him." He swallowed and sat up and she followed him. "Um, that day, I mean, when he and Cass brought the baby to New York," he sighed, "he did see me, in the park." She drew back. This wasn't happening.

"Liam stop," she said, "it doesn't matter."

"It does," he said, "Kelly it only happened once, with my ex from high school."

"Why didn't you tell me then?" She said. He looked at her.

"I didn't think you'd," he looked down. "Kelly, I didn't want to lose you." She hardened her face, she wouldn't cry, not in front of him. "I knew that if you found out that I cheated, you wouldn't forgive me."

"I don't care that you cheated," she whispered. "I mean we got together because I cheated. You lied to me. I defended you, I stop speaking to my brother, the most important person in my life for you. I chose you over my family, and you have no idea how hard that was."

"I have a family too," he reminded her. She frowned. "Kelly, I'm telling you, I haven't lied about anything else."

"That's not the point," she said. "Why are you telling me now?"

"I need to know that things are good between us," he said, "I have to, I mean seeing you here."

"You mean seeing me with him," she whispered. He nodded. "I think you should leave tomorrow."

"Kelly," he sighed.

"Just, don't," she shook her head and changed into jeans. "I'm gonna go stay at Rick and Cassie's and you should just go. You can get your stuff out of the apartment."

"You said you didn't care about the cheating," he said.

"I care about the lying," she said. "And I care that you trust me and you obviously don't, so I'm that's it. I can't do this."

"Tammy!" Julie ran into her room, "you're missing the party, what's going," she stopped and saw Tammy wiping her eyes, "what's wrong?" She sat down. "Honey," she said.

"Fulton and I broke up," Tammy whimpered.

"Oh my God!" Julie said and hugged her. "When?"

"Before," Tammy said, "at the gala, it was," she sighed, "it was the right thing to do but I feel so horrible."

"Come here," Julie hugged her. "I'm proud of you. That's really really brave." Tammy nodded. "So what do you need?"

"No, go hang out with Jimmy," Tammy whispered.

"I see Jimmy every day," Julie shook her head, "right now, my best friend needs me." Tammy smiled and lowered her head into Julie's lap and Julie stroked her hair and she cried some more. "Maybe Janet can find you a girlfriend." Tammy started to giggle still crying. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"

"We're just going different places," Tammy whispered, "and we didn't want to admit it."

Fulton lay on his bed at home staring at the ceiling. He didn't know what to do next. He looked at his phone which had rung about an hour ago and he had a message from Tanya. He couldn't bring himself to talk to her, but he decided to listen to the message.

"Hey Fult," he heard her slightly drunk voice recording, "we miss you here. Well, I miss you. I know you're probably busy with super cool fashion designer girlfriend."

"Tanya, baby!" He stopped hearing a male voice calling her in the background.

"I gotta go," she said, "I figure if you and Dean are both getting some this weekend I should too! Anyway, I miss you, call me when you get back. Byyee!" She hung up. He sighed and pressed his hands against his forehead. He hated when Tanya went home with guys. He was convinced that this was out of concern for Portman but he wasn't sure anymore. Especially since Portman mostly just made fun of her for it.

"Hey man," Tommy walked in.

"Hey," Fulton sat up. "What are you doing here?"

"I heard Tammy crying in her room," he shrugged, "saw Julie, she said you guys broke up, but she had it covered. I figured I'd let Ellie and Portman have their night and check on you." Fulton smiled.

"God you're a good guy," Fulton laughed. Tommy shrugged and sat down in the desk chair. "I'm OK," he said, "I guess. I have no idea." Tommy laughed. "Is she OK?"

"I doubt it," Tommy said, "you Tammy doesn't do change real well." Fulton nodded. "But I get it, you guys changed, especially her." He picked at his finger nails, "I'm kinda bummed though."

"Why?" Fulton said.

"Cause," Tommy shrugged, "I've got two brothers now, but you were the one I always wanted to be my brother." Fulton smiled.

Rick and Cassie wandered into their house.

"Hey," Cassie said. Brad smiled at her from the couch. "Why don't you go to the party?"

"Why aren't you still at the party?" Brad asked.

"Cassie had too much vodka at the gala," Rick said. Brad nodded.

"Quiet," Cassie looked at him, "I didn't have too much to drink, I just missed the baby. Is she sleeping?" Rick gestured that Cassie had been drinking. "I can see you." She stomped off.

"Wow," Brad said. "So she's still pretty mad at you lately huh?"

"She's not the only one," Rick shrugged. "Seriously man, go have a good time. Thanks a lot."

"No problem," Brad said, "I'll see ya." He walked out and saw Kelly walked up. "Hey."

"Hi Brad," she said softly. "So they're home?" He nodded. "OK, its good to see you."

"You too," he said softly. "Is everything OK?"

"Oh, um, I broke up with my boyfriend," she said. Brad nodded. "Don't tell Scott, yet, I mean I will but."

"You've got it," Brad nodded. Kelly walked into the house.

"Kelly," Rick sighed, "Cassie's already making me sleep on the couch, can we not do this tonight?" She walked over and hugged him. "Kelly," he said softly.

"I'm so sorry," she said. "I should have trusted you." He held her close. "I'm so sorry."

"No, honey," he lifted her face, "I didn't wanna be right." She nodded. "So is it over?"

"Yeah," she said. "But I think I need to be by myself for a while, so if you could not make the 'you should get back together with Scooter' speech, I would appreciate it."

"No speech," he nodded. "Just talk to me, tell me what happened." She smiled and sat down on the couch.

"Hey you," Elena walked over to Jimmy. He smiled.

"Hey you," he said and hugged her. "What's going on?"

"Where's Julie?" She asked.

"With Tammy," he shrugged, "Dean?"

"With Fulton, or on his way," she laughed. He nodded. "So, how's California?"

"It's good," he nodded. "How's clean living?"

"It's really good," she laughed. "I really miss you." He smiled

"I miss you too," he said. "You really should call more." She laughed.

"I'll get on that," she nodded. "My brother's moving in with Allie Sanders when he graduates and my mom's marrying that guy from Oregon."

"Dude," he said. "You're not moving to Oregon?"

"Oh God no," she shook her head. "I'm going to college hopefully so it doesn't matter." He nodded. "I just wanted to tell you."

"Do you like the guy?" He asked.

"He's OK," she nodded, "he's better than all of my stepmoms combined so," he put his arm around her and she snuggled her head on his shoulder.

"Hey," Julie walked over, "I'm going to stay with Tammy tonight so,"

"Sure," Jimmy nodded. Julie was just plain ignoring Ellie. It wasn't bothering him. It beat them fighting. "Give her an extra hug for me OK?"

"OK," she kissed him. "Love you."

"Love you too," he smiled as she walked away.

"You two are way too functional these days," Ellie shook her head. "Why was she pretending I was transparent?"

"Paulo decided to do his semester abroad at USC," Jimmy sighed, "so I'm kind of getting her hostile feelings towards you at the moment, and therefore not fighting them." Ellie laughed.

"That's gotta suck for her," Ellie sighed, looking up and seeing Brad walk through the door. "Look but can't touch." Jimmy saw what she was looking at.

"She's not like you," Jimmy shook his head.

"Every girl's like me," Ellie raised her eyebrows. "I'm just more upfront about it."

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