Next day...

Devin had got news that Sara wanted her, so she sat in the writer's room completely alone, waiting for her to meet her. Devin had the biggest hangover, regretting her decision to drinking as much as she did. Devin couldn't remember anything that happened after her wild shot takes, so how she got back to her room was still a mystery to her. Unknowingly to her Joe had taken her back to her room after she had fell asleep in his room.

"Hey Dev, I know I said I wanted you to stick to the newer comers but Shane loves the work you were doing with Joe so he wants you to work with him more often, if that`s okay with you." Sara says.

"Yeah sure." Devin says giving her a fake smile.

"That was the fakest smile I`ve ever seen, if you don't want to work with him I`ll get someone else, it`s just you`re the only one who can get the best out of him."

"It`s okay Sara, I don't mind working with him."

"Why is that not the impression I got from you, is everything okay with you guys?"

Flashing another fake smile Devin replied.

"Perfect."

Sitting her papers down as she takes a seat next to the curly raven haired woman Sara says.

"Look Devin, I can't say this about everyone, but I`ve personally had the privilege of watching you grow, I remember when I wrote your first script back when you were what- twenty two and now I get the privilege of working with you as you write someone else's first script, in that time I have seen you go through hell and back so I know when something is bothering you." Sara explained.

Fighting her tears Devin turns to her and says.

"I`m fine." And with that being said Devin got up and began to leave.

"Devin." Sara called.

Without saying anything Devin turns around.

"You`ll be a whole lot happier when you stop lying to yourself."

But it was too late, lying to herself especially about how she felt was becoming like second nature for her. Even if she wanted to stop she couldn't, she`d just fall apart, and falling apart was the last thing she wanted to do, especially when there was no one there to help put the pieces back together again.

With almost no emotion Joe asked.

"Are we good?"

"Huh?" Devin asked.

"The script."

"Oh, yeah."

Collecting her stuff Devin goes back to talking.

"So, Joe…..."

Looking up Devin realized she was the only one near the ring.

Sliding down Devin put`s her hands on her face and starts crying when suddenly, she hears her name being called. Wiping her tears Devin looks up.

"What`s wrong?" Rocky asked.

"Joe hates me; I didn't think it would be like this."

"That man loves you."

"I was assigned to him today; you could cut the tension with a knife!"

"He`s just upset he doesn't really want a divorce." Rachel says.

"Yes, he does, our marriage is over."

"Hmm." Rocky says.

"What?" Devin asked.

"I just never thought you too would even see a divorce paper, Rachel and Randy maybe but you and Joe never, you belong together." Rocky says.

"Belonged- past tense."

"What changed?" Rachel asked.

"He did."

"How?"

Devin shrugs as she throws up her hands.

"I don't know one minute everything is good the next he`s sighing divorce papers, something he always refused to do."

"Well first off, let's get off this ground." Rocky says stretching her hand out to her.

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"Hey Joe." Rocky called.

"What do you want Rocky?" Joe asked.

"It`s Devin."

With his heart racing Joe asked.

"What`s wrong with her- is she okay- is she hurt?!"

Rocky laughed and said.

"I didn't say there was anything wrong with her."

Rolling his eyes as he turned to walk away Joe says.

"I don't have time for this."

"Joe wait!" Rachel yells.

"What do you want?"

"She loves you so much, she`s never loved any one as much as she loves you."

"If she loved me she wouldn't have asked for a divorce." Joe replied.

"And if you loved her you wouldn't be putting her through this." Rocky says.

"Who are you to question how much I love my- my- how much I love Devin?"

"We're her best friends and we just don't want to see her get hurt." Rachel explained.

"I don't have time for this drama, I have to get back to work ." Joe says turning to walk away once again.

"You once told Devin you would never leave her or give up on her- was all that a lie?" Rachel asked.

With his back turned towards them Joe closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Did you ever love her, or were those nine years all just one big game?" Rocky asked.

"What happened for you to want to leave her?"

Snapping around Joe yells.

"I love that woman there isn't a woman alive that I`d rather wake up next to then her, Devin is the most craziest, goofiest, loving, caring, giving woman I have ever met, and I can`t even begin to see my life without her!"

Laughing to himself Joe mumbles.

"She`s made me a better man."

"Then why are you giving up?"

"I`M NOT- SHE IS!"

Grabbing his hair, walking away and then coming back Joe says.

"And that` s the problem, she can see her life without me, she would rather wake up next to anyone other than me, but me, I don't even want to dream about it."

"If she`s telling you differently than she`s lying to you." Joe says walking off.

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Sitting at the bar drinking his sorrows away Joe suddenly feels a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey Joe." Cassidy says.

Joe doesn't respond he just continues to drink his beer.

"What`s wrong?"

"Marriage sucks- don't ever get married." Joe said drunkenly.

"Well if it`s too the right person…."

Turning to face her Joe laughs and then says.

"There is no 'right person'."

"After my first marriage failed- I was like who care`s there`s this other amazing woman who I`d rather spend the rest of my life with- then that failed- big time."

"What are you talking about Joe, you should know you married the love of your life."

"Too bad she didn't feel the same way."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Cassidy asked.

"No."
"You sure, I`m a really good…"

"You don't want to hear me talk about my problems." Joe says moments before he chugged another cup of beer.

"You don't know what I want."

"Oh, but I do." Joe replied.

"What is it- that I want then?"

Turning in his bar stool to face her Joe asked.

"Wanna go back to my hotel room?"

With a smirk, Cassidy says.

"Lead the way."

Joe leads Cassidy to his room where he pushes her up against the wall there lips locked as he tore her little black dress. Fighting the thoughts in his head that told him he shouldn`t be doing this, against the thought that told him he had every right to be in the room with another woman, after all his marriage with Devin was over and Devin her self said Joe could do whatever he wanted. Scoping her up as their tongues wrestled Joe drops her on his bed, as he began to unbutton his shirt, his thoughts still running wild in his head, finally his conscious getting to him, he couldn't do it, not even in his extremely drunken state, no matter how much Devin hurt him he couldn't hurt her.

"F**k!" Joe mumbles. Scooting to the edge of the bed Joe placed his elbows in his legs as he ran his fingers through his hair as he continued to silently cursing himself out.

Rubbing her hand on his back and then kissing his neck Cassidy asked.

"Are you okay?"

Sighing Joe says.

"You can go."

"What- why?"

"Please leave- now!" Joe replied without looking at her again.

You can hear Cassidy smacking her teeth.

"I`m sorry, I just can`t do this."

"Yeah, I wondering when your guilt would kick in." Cassidy says as she picked up her long jacket closing it tight.

"We`re getting a divorce, I have nothing to feel guilty about."

"Mmm, you keep telling yourself that." Cassidy says fixing her hair.