"It's been a while since we've done this."

Luke plopped down next to his sister. It was so rare for her to be home at night when he was here. She was either at work or at Adam's place since he didn't have much of a warm welcome to come over.

"I know, I got the night off!" Becky smiled brightly and propped her feet up on the table. Her parents were asleep as it was past nine o'clock. It was funny to think about that she would always be in bed at that time but her life had shifted so much. Thinking about it now made her a little sad, as she would usually be at Adam's place at this time.

Her brother chewed on some popcorn and she could sense that his eyes were on her from time to time. She hadn't exactly been open about her problems with Adam or even why they broke up so he was concerned. "How have you been doing?"

The blonde quickly shrugged, causing some hair to fall to her back. "It's been fine. Just a bit bored lately, I always have something to do."

"Especially since you had school, work, Adam, and a wedding to plan. What a change." This caused her to give him a questionable look. "Sorry for bringing up the wedding but you need to talk about it, Becks!"

"I don't need to do anything."

He tilted his head and smirked at how much she was pushing this topic away. "You use to be so talkative and needed to tell everyone what was on your mind. Now you just hold everything in, it's not healthy! I know you use to talk to Adam about everything but you can't."

Luke wasn't scared of his sister but knew she would get a little upset at how he was trying to force her to do something. "You dump him out cold after almost five years and an engagement." He knew making it seem like she was in the wrong was the bad way to go, but fact was she would defend herself—finally getting her to speak.

Becky groaned, getting Luke to stop, and then puckered her lips. "We needed to break up. The engagement came too soon and we- he couldn't handle it. I was perfectly fine but that didn't matter!" It felt bizarre as she finally begin to vent her feelings out to someone. For the past week and a half she's been holding everything in from her friends.

She met his eyes and he was quiet, instantly knowing she would keep on talking. "For the past month he, like, would barely talk to me or look at me. Any conversation we had was just an "okay" and every time we were together he looked miserable. No date nights or movie nights or anything it's like he gave up." Becky let out a jagged breathe and wiped at her eye, "so I gave up."

"Why didn't you just talk it out?" Luke reached over for a tissue and passed it to her.

"He did something and it was the last straw, I couldn't stand being around him." Becky bit her lip and continued to dab at her eyes.

He had a gut feeling she was hiding something major but he didn't want to push as he could tell she was in major pain. "And he was fine with the break up?"

Becky nods, "He needed it, I just knew it. I needed it, too, but he's worrying me. He's drinking a lot and smoking marijuana. The-" she struggled as she thought back to what Christina had told her, "Someone told me he might have hooked up with another girl. I don't know who but it doesn't even matter."

She hadn't heard about the hook-up until after she approached Adam in the studio. It was probably an hour later after kissing him and claiming her love for him that she heard someone whispering about it in the library. Becky had felt so proud and positive that she interacted with him on her terms but it all went to the gutter at hearing "She said Adam was great in bed. I heard he was packing a good one."

"That's screwed up. Now he's just going to bang everyone he can." Luke quickly apologized but knew his sister didn't deserve that. "Becks, you deserve to be happy! You both weren't, obviously, but I know you love him. He's lost but that doesn't give an excuse for his actions, you know?"

"All you can do now is wait to see what happens but in the meantime you can't let yourself worry about someone who isn't worrying about you."

::

The bonfire was loud. Well the teenagers were loud.

She had been to the bonfire every year, but every time without Adam's presence. Last year he had missed it, as he was too depressed from his parents divorce to participate. Now she was here without him as they were on break.

It felt more like a breakup than a break since she had made out with someone herself. Whatever it meant, she wasn't exactly happy. She missed him incredulously. She felt vacant half the time and had a gap in her lifestyle. The only time she felt whole was when she would spot him in the hall of the school or run into him on campus. Their friends tried hard not to arrange a meet up where they could bump into each other. Even if they barely worked on the project together, those brief fifteen minutes together felt right.

Adam would usually see her and smile, sometimes wave. It gave her those butterflies and made her feel as if she was the only girl on his mind. But after seeing first hand the hickey on his neck and his flirtations to other girls, she knew this wasn't true. Also, with Christina letting her know about the rumors circulating around about him sleeping with someone else, it was different. She felt betrayed even if she wasn't certain about it.

Becky needed to hear it from him and it shocked her that he hadn't said anything. He would be so honest with her their whole relationship-up to the last month. Had he cheated on her before? Was that the whole reason he wanted to be away from her is because she wouldn't put out in bed?

Her mind wandered that she didn't notice Leslie approaching her with some drinks.

"Why you standing here by your lonesome?" She smiled at her friend whom she found sitting on a log a few feet from the fire. "You're single! You should mingle!"

The blonde laughed a little, "Did you already take some shots?"

Leslie tried to play coy but ended up laughing. "What, do you want to join me?"

"No thank you, but thanks for this juice?" Becky examined the cup and smelled it in order to make sure nothing was in it. She had no desire to be drunk as she's seen how much her ex-boyfriend has been drinking.

The two girls went over to the area where food was being given away for free. Nonetheless she can see Adam in line where the pizza is. He doesn't see her as his back is towards her.

Again, she's hit by many emotions as she notices how he's already struggling to stand up straight. He's next to Rico, who also doesn't see her. Of course they don't, as she always seems to be the one looking at him.

"Is she still looking?" Adam asks his friend and he shakes his head. Becky was now talking to Leslie, who has been joined by Alex. "I should go say hi."

Rico perks a brow up and poked Adam's forehead repeatedly, "You clearly aren't thinking straight. You're already tipsy and you slept with Courtney. Twice! That's just loads of no."

"I need to tell her about it."

His friend's eyes bulged out at how Adam wanted to tell Becky. Rico knew they were quite open with one another but they exactly weren't on speaking terms.

"I feel bad about it, sort of. I just want her to know from me directly."

"And what are you going to say? Hey, Becky, baby, I got drunk and hooked up with the girl who's in love with me. And she was so good, I hooked up with her again but that time I was sober and knew what I was doing and can remember every single detail. But I do feel bad because I love you, no one else!" Rico mocked Adam's voice and smirked at how Adam looked completely entertained. "You can do what you want but that's not so smart."

Adam nodded and knew he should talk to her about it but not in this setting. He did want to talk to her though. After she approached him after kissing the random at a party, he's had a huge sense of guilt for hooking up with Courtney twice. It had occurred before the party, so this came to his benefit—at least it wouldn't seem like pay back for kissing the mysterious blonde.

He needed to talk to her.

::

Becky was walking in the parking lot as she looked for her car keys.

She couldn't find them anywhere and assumed she dropped them in the parking lot.

"This is not my day." Becky whispered to herself as she looked all over the ground. She could hear the faint sound of people cheering and the music. She failed to hear the boy approaching her.

"Becks!"

She jumped at the voice and looked back to see him standing there. "Adam, don't do that."

He grinned and reached inside his pocket, feeling her keys. Rebecca, a mutual friend, found them and he begged her to give them to him so he would have an excuse to talk to her. But he knew if he gave it to her she would leave.

"We should talk."

Becky glanced at him and continued to look into the bushes. At that point he knew better than to manipulate her, "I have your keys, Becks." He offered them to her and at the moment she reached for them he felt a tingle at their contact.

"Thanks." She sighed as he continued to stand there with his hands in his pockets. "What do you need to talk about?"

He forced a small smile at how she seemed to be forcing herself to talk to him, "I know you've heard some things about me lately and I just wanted to be hon-"

"Don't. It's none of my business." Becky shook her head. She knew he would come to her about the hook ups but now that he wanted to explain, it pained her heart. It did feel like betrayal. Even if he hadn't verbally said it, she knew but how he was staring at him and the urgency in his voice that the rumors were true. "I do what I have to do, you do what you have to do. Okay? Goodnight."

Her feet began to move to her car and he followed, "Becky, I know we're screwed up right now but we aren't going to see each other for almost a month."

"Maybe that's good for us." She was being closed off and she didn't care. She was hurt and needed to be away. Becky had felt so guilty of kissing the junior at the party but nothing could hurt as much as this did. A kiss was nothing compared to sex.

"Listen." Adam pressed his back to the car door, keeping her from unlocking it. "Please listen to me."

Again, she gave up and let him have his way. Maybe he would talk and let her leave.

He stood up straight and looked away from her gaze as he tried to collect his thoughts as alcohol flowed in his system. "I know you love Christmas and I honestly love spending it with you but I know we won't have that this year. And I know your birthday is coming up too and we can't celebrate it. Just thinking about it makes me sad."

"Get to the point."

"I got you a present."

"I don't want it. Please move now." Becky had no idea what he wanted from her but giving him the satisfaction of wanting his attention or his gifts or his love wasn't going to happen.

Adam moved away and felt as if this was his last chance to talk to her before the break. He rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a small box. "Take it."

Becky didn't even look at his direction as she particular hit his chest with the car door. Adam literally felt hurt as his chest stung. She was fed up with his actions and his constant use of manipulation. She wouldn't feel bad for not accepting his gift or listening. She would not give into his needs yet again as he continued to push hers aside.

The car drove away and Adam stood there in agony. The box was flung into a trash bin as he walked back to the bon fire.