A/N: The link to Aidan's dress is in my bio so check it out. Aidan's dream car in my dream car and since Aidan is basically me I thought that I would give her my dream car haha.

Shopping with the girls was just the thing I needed to get over my "fight" with Landon. The same Landon I haven't seen let alone talked to since that phone call. While shopping I had to keep convincing Brooke that I wanted cute and classy not slutty and trashy. It took about three hours and I tried on about twenty some dresses but I finally found the perfect dress. It was simple but had a rocker edge.

The party was finally finalized. It would be at Tric and Karen would supply all the food. About 150-200 guests were invited. They were mostly people from my grade. A few of them were from the junior and senior class. The theme was a formal black and white. No one was allowed in if you were dressed in any sort of color. The buzz of my party was all around school. Everyone knew that Brooke had a hand in planning the whole thing so it was a guaranteed good time. People kept coming up to me asking if they could be invited. If I had my way everyone could come. Brooke kept telling me that we could only invite so many people and that the list was finished. If you weren't on the list then you weren't getting in. I almost felt like I was on My Super Sweet Sixteen.

I woke up the morning of my birthday, which happened to be the same day as my party to the sound of a honking car. I pushed the hair out of my eyes and made my way to the window.

" OH MY GOD!" I shrieked. I literally ran out the door, thankfully I got my cast off a few days before. "What is this?" I asked with a smile.

"Your birthday present." Dad said gesturing to my new yellow VW Bug with a big red bow.

"Are you serious?" I asked with excitement running my hand over the hood. Lucas and Karen showed up in the doorway.

"Yup. All you have to do is sign here and it's all yours." Dad handed me a pile of papers and showed me where to sign.

"This is so exciting." I said while signing the last line.

"To go with it is this." Dad pulled out a card and handed it to me. It was a card from Uncle Cooper telling me that he would pay for a years worth of gas. I don't know what surprised me more, all the gifts or the fact that Dad and Uncle Coopered worked together. I was too excited to care either way.

Brooke's present to me was making me look good. She paid for me to get both hair and make-up done by the top hair and make-up artists in the state. It took about two hours for me to get ready. By time I got to Tric later that day everything was finished. There were streamers and balloons everywhere. The place just sparkled.

"So what do you think?" Peyton asked when she saw me come in.

"This place looks great!" I replied giving another look around. Great was an understatement. It was more like awesome, wonderful, fantastic. Peyton grinned satisfied by my answer. Moxie showed up beside me and draped an arm around my shoulder.

"This is going to be the best party ever!" She announced. All three girls looked amazing. Peyton was wearing an all black dress. Brooke was in white and Moxie was in white and black.

Dad ended up paying for most of my party. He paid for the DJ, helped Karen buy the food and decorations. Moxie and I stood to the side as we watched everyone file in. She grinned with excitement. The smile fell from my face when I saw Landon walk up to me. I secretly hoped he wouldn't come. He was dressed in all black.

"Can we talk?" He asked ignoring the glare he was getting from my best friend. Of course I told the girls everything on our shopping trip. All three agreed that I should dump his ass before he got any worse. I looked over his shoulder to see the glare that Lucas was giving him.

"Let's go." I said leading him over to a quiet corner. I folded my arms over my chest and waited for him to start.

"I'm sorry. I was just frustrated you left me alone with your brother." I rolled my eyes at that. It was the lamest excuse that I have ever heard. "I took it out on you and I shouldn't have. I just wanted to talk to my girl." Landon stepped forward and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Forgive me." It was more of a demand that it was a question. I nodded my head. Landon leaned in for a kiss. I gave him a quick peck.

"I have to go make my rounds." I said quietly.

"Of course." Landon kissed my cheek and moved so I could get by. I pushed passed him regretting forgiving him so quickly. "You look gorgeous." He called after me. I never looked back.

I didn't feel like talking to my guests. I just wanted to get away from Landon. I found Moxie talking with Peyton and Jake. I made my way over to them.

"Hey! Happy Birthday!" Jake greeted me.

"Thanks." I smiled back at him. My mood was suddenly better.

"So I got you something." He said reaching into his pocket.

"You didn't have to do that." I replied but took the small box anyways when he handed it to me.

"Yeah but it's polite." He shrugged his shoulders. I laughed and started to unwrapped the present. It was a jewelry box. I opened it to reveal a silver necklace with the letter A on it.

"Jake I love it!" I said with amazement.

"Well I saw it and I figured all girls like jewelry so."

"Peyton helped you pick it out didn't she?" The sheepish look on both their faces told me that I was right. "It doesn't matter I love it anyways." I said reaching up to give him a tight hug. I have always thought that Jake was such a Teddy Bear. You just always wanted to squeeze him.

I was having a blast. There is nothing more relieving then dancing with your friends. There was no drama and as far as I could tell no one had gotten in a fight or has broken out in tears.

"Where's your boyfriend?" Moxie asked me when we sat down at a table with Brooke, Peyton, Haley and the guys. I haven't seen Landon since we last talked. I scanned the room and saw him chatting with another girl in the corner. He leaned in and whispered something in her ear, which made her giggle.

"I don't know." I answered taking a sip from my drink.

"Well I'll tell you where he is." Brooke said bitterly looking where I just was a few seconds before. Everyone else followed her glance to see Landon's lips capture another girls. I felt like someone just punched me in the stomach.

"I'll kill him!" Nathan yelled jumping up.

"Sit down!" I scolded him. He looked at me shocked but sat down. I pushed my way through the crowd and over to my soon to be ex.

"Excuse me. I need to talk to my boyfriend." I glared at the girl. She glared back and walked away.

"What the hell?" I asked punching him in the shoulder.

"What?" He asked innocently rubbing where I just hit him. I reached up and wiped the lip-gloss off his lips with my thumb.

"Oh that. She just came on to me. I tried to push her away." He dared to step closer to me. I slapped him hard across the face.

"I saw the whole thing. Along with a table full of my friends." Landon suddenly became defensive.

"Well what about you and Jake?" He asked stepping back.
"What about me and Jake?" I was beyond confused.

"I saw the two of you earlier. You looked pretty friendly."

"Are you talking about the hug?" Landon nodded his head. "I was thanking him for my present."

"It looked like more than a thank you hug. If you ask me there is more going on there."

"Are we talking about Jake Jagielski? My brothers' friend? My friend's boyfriend?"

"Well cheating does run in the family." He said. I narrowed my eyes at him and turned to walk away. I suddenly snapped back around.

"You know what? I'm done. I am not going to go through this anymore. You have been nothing but an ass to me from the beginning."

"Are you breaking up with me?" Landon acted as though it was the biggest surprise in the world.

"Yeah I am." I heard my name being cried from behind me. I turned to see my mother in the worst state of her life. Nathan and Dad were trying to hold her back telling her not to do this to me, not today. She fought her way past them kicking and screaming. She was sobbing by time she got up to me. I could tell that she was heavily medicated. She also had alcohol on her breathe.

"My beautiful girl. Look how pretty you are." She cried grabbing a hold of me. Karen showed up by my side.

"Deb let's not do this now." Karen said trying to pull me away from my mother's firm grip.

"SHE IS MY DAUGHTER! NOT YOURS! SHE IS MINE!" Mom yelled. By this time the music had stopped and everyone's attention was on me.

"Mom stop it." I whispered to her. I had my own tears welling up in my eyes. It hurt me to see her like this.

"Come back home with me." She told me patting my face and hair.

"I can't do that." I told her with tears sliding down my cheek.

"You need to come home with me. You're the only one I have left." She slurred her words and her fingernails dug into my skin. Her eyes were glazed and vacant.

"Mom you need to stop this. You're scaring me." I said crying hoping she would see what she was doing to me by taking her pills.

"Come on Deb. Get out of here." Dad said harshly and pulled her from behind. Mom grabbed me tighter to keep from being pulled away.

"Don't leave me! I need you!" Mom screamed and cried until she was out the front door. I turned to see everyone's look of shock, concern and dismay all directed toward me. I stormed out the back door.

I sat on steps and just cried. I heard the door open and shut and felt the footsteps. Lucas sat down next to me.
"Listen I know this is hard."

"No you don't." I interrupted him. "You don't know because that's not your mother. That is my mother, my embarrassment." I was hysterical at this point.

"We can still talk about it though." He tried to reason with me.

"No we cant because you don't get it! The only person that truly understands is Nathan and he won't talk about it." I cried putting my head in my hands. Lucas gave my shoulder a squeeze and got up to go back inside. Moxie came out shortly after. She didn't say a word. She just sat down next to me. I laid my head on her should and she looped her arm through mine.

The party ended shortly afterward. Peyton and Brooke told everyone to just go home. The ride home was in silence. Everyone knew it was best not to try and talk to me about everything that I would come to them when I was ready. I didn't even bother to change out of my dress. I just made myself comfortable on the couch. Five minutes later my cell went off. I almost didn't answer it thinking it might be Landon. I thought otherwise when I saw it was from Dad.

"Hello?" I answered with no emotion. "What?"

A/n: I know cliffhangers are evil. I have the next chapter all done. I wrote it before I wrote this one because it was in my head. You will just have to review to get it.