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Chapter 3

Hunter was just sitting on his ratted and torn up couch looking at the ceiling. He never deserved her anyway. She was too nice for him. Yeah, that's it, too nice, too sweet, too caring. He was trying to convince himself that that was the truth, but he was failing miserably. He decided that maybe it would be a good idea if he went out with his friends. They could all go to a bar and get wasted. Then he would forget about his problems and mainly Stephanie. He figured that that was the best thing to do. So he picked up the phone and was just about to dial his best friend, Shawn's, phone number when the phone rang.

Stephanie was so nervous that her hands were shaking. He was taking forever to answer. Maybe he didn't know that it was her, or maybe he looked at the caller ID in his bedroom and saw that it WAS her and he didn't want to talk. Or maybe he had hurt himself and he was laying on the ground or floor and was dying. She pushed that thought out of her mind as the telephone kept on its loud hum.

He knew that he should answer it. But what if she was calling to tell him that they were over and she never wanted to see him again. Or what if she was calling to tell him that she needed him and always would need him. That she loved him and wanted him to come back. The chances were 50-50 as to whether the news would be good or bad. He had to take that risk. He just had to. His future depended on it. So he sat his cute ass back on the couch and pressed 'talk'. "Hello?" he said softly.

Just hearing his voice made her melt. He could always make all of her problems go away with one simple word. This time it just happened to be 'hello'. Hearing him say hello again two more times she came back to reality and answered him, "Hi." She replied nervously.

"So, um...what's sup?"

"Well, Hunter, I just wanted to tell you that..."

"You hate me don't you? You never want to see me again? I knew it! I just knew it!" he screamed into the phone and Stephanie's ear.

"NO!" she yelled into the receiver, "I mean, no Hunter, that's not what I was going to say. But seeing as you want to be broken up so badly I guess that we can be!" she cried angrily and was about to hang up when she hears,

"No baby, I don't want to be broken up. I love you!"

"Then why didn't you let me finish?" she is now hysterically crying. Eugene heard her from down stairs and rushed up to see her.

"Stephie, you okay?" the handicapped boy asks worriedly. Stephanie tells Hunter to hold on a sec and puts the phone down.

"I'm fine Eugene." She smiles, trying to prove her point

"Then why you crying?"

"Because, I'm just so happy that me and Hunter are going to get back together." She smiles again and hugs her best friend. Little did she know that Hunter had heard what she had said and was jumping for joy right there in the center of his living room. He couldn't believe that they were getting back together. But then it dawned on him that maybe she was just saying that for Eugene's sake. Oh good God he hoped not.

"Hunter, are you still there?" Stephanie asks concerned. She's not crying anymore, is that a good sign?

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm here. So, are we really gonna get back together?" he asked hopefully.

"I really don't know Hunter. I'm just so damn confused. I mean, I love you so much, but then when I think about what you tried to do... I just don't know if I can trust you anymore." She trailed off, sadness filling her voice.

"Steph, baby, look. Please, please give me another chance...I love you baby. Please."

"I'm scared Hunter, I want to give you another chance, but I'm scared."

"Stephanie, don't do this. I love you and you love me. We're perfect together. Don't give up on us Steph, DON'T!"

"I don't know what I want to do Hunter, its just...Will you come over, I think we should talk face to face instead of phone to phone."

"Yeah, I'm leaving right now. I...'ll see you soon." He was about to say 'I love you' but he wasn't sure if he should.

"Okay..." She was seriously thinking about telling him that she loved him but she figured that it might not be the best time to do so. So she just let it be and hung up the phone. Hopefully he would get there soon and they could talk about the important things that are going on in their hectic lives.

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