A/N Well, I know it's been awhile since I updated this story but here's another chapter for you guys. It's longer then the other one but it's still pretty short. The good news is that I've basically got the rest of the story planned out so it shouldn't be that long in between updates anymore (once I get back from Quebec that is)! lol Anyways R&R!

Ray sat in the same position five minutes later. He stared down at the piece of crumpled paper in his hands, his mouth slightly open, and tried to absorb it all. Was it true? He wondered. It seemed more likely that this was just some sick joke...but who would play a joke on him? He was the jokester out of all his friends.

As he looked down at the letter Ray got that feeling again, the feeling as if maybe he had a chance. But he wasn't sure if he wanted one yet, as much as he had and still loved Lily he could also remember all those times when she had dated other guys. The image of Lily rejecting him in the hallway the night of the Mr. Roscoe Pageant was still very painful. And there was also Grace, he couldn't forget Grace, his girlfriend.

Ray almost wished he hadn't read that letter, he felt as if he was reading her diary or something. But then again the letter had been addressed to him hadn't it? He also felt a little guilty that the fact that Lily still loved him made him feel this way. Even though he still had feelings for Lily he also liked Grace. He had done so much to impress her and he knew she was crazy about him.

The bell rang interupting his confused thoughts. He got up and went through all his afternoon classes. Even though none of them were with Lily he did find himself glancing in her direction in the hallway between classes. He watched as her long blonde hair fell like liquide gold over her shoulder as she laughed at something Parker had said to Travis.

He needed to talk to her, but he didn't want to do it in person, even if he wasn't going to confess his undying love it still felt like he was betraying Grace. Plus there was Lily and River...and as much as people thought that he was an insensitive guy, he wasn't, he didn't want to hurt anyone.

All day Ray looked at his cell phone, trying to decide if he should call her. Maybe he should just ignore the letter, Ray thought as his thumb hovered over #1on his list of people on speed dial. Lily was right at the top, just above Robbie and two spots above Travis.

As Ray sat at Mickey's later that day, after RFR was over, he looked at the letter and took out his phone again and pressed number one. As he did so he began to get a feeling that if he did this there would be no turning back.

Lily was just finishing off band practice with Parker and Meagan when she got the call on her cell phone. She looked at the caller id and slowly put down her guitar and picked up her phone.

"Parker, it's Ray," Lily said nervously as the phone rang for the third time.

"Ookay, well then how about answering it," Parker said rolling her eyes at her best friends antics. It was clear to her that Lily was lieing when she said she was completely over Ray. Lily slowly lifted the phone to her ear.

"Hello," Lily said slowly, a hint of sadness in her voice. She got that same wistful look she always got while talking to Ray, as if she wished she could change the past.

"Hi, it's Ray," Ray replied. There was a moment of silence as Lily waited for him to tell her why he had decided to call her for the first time in three weeks.

"Yeah, I kind of figured. You know-um-I've got caller id," Lily replied beginning to babble. Parker smiled to herself from her vantage point on the couch. She empathized with her best friend since she'd gone through the same thing with Travis, always trying not to say stupid things...and failing miserably!

"Well. Um yeah I probably should have thought about that...but Lily we-yeah, we need to talk about something," Ray said. Lily could hear him take a deep breath as he said it kind of seemed like old times again. She almost thought that he sounded nervous but she immediately eliminated that possability. Ray had a girlfriend, simple as that. Why would he want to talk to me? Lily wondered.

"Okay, how about we talk after RFR tommorow," Lily suggested.

"Great, um see you," Ray replied before he hung up. Lily turned off her phone and just stared at it for a second.

"Soo...um, I guess it was just someone with the wrong number," Parker joked, bringing Lily out of her semi trance.

"Parker, why would he want to talk to me again," Lily said, still looking a little dazed.

"Maybe it's about the note you dropped in the hallway this morning," Meagan said causing the room to fall silent. Lily looked at the dark haired girl sitting on the couch, her face turning pale as she sat down shakily on the couch next to her.

"How-Meagan, why didn't you tell me," Lily asked her friend, a little annoyed as well as extremely shocked.

"You never really asked," Meagan said with a shrug. Lily took a deep breath. What was she going to do now?

A/N Well I'm going to be in Quebec from Monday till Friday next week so I look forward to reading some wonderful reviews when I get back! A girl can dream can't she:p

Keeley