Chapter 31 - Ever Need Advice?

The next day, everyone, again, was up bright and early. Leon got up, and started walking downstairs, only to be welcomed by all of the team, and Mia at the stove. She was making toast.

"Morning," Leon said as he went to go sit down at the table.

"Morning," Everyone said back to him.

Liz got up after about ten minutes and got her shoes on. "Well, I'm off to Shane's house. I'll be back later. He got in last night from Florida, finally. I'll be back in a bit."

"Bye," Sabrina told her.

"Got your cell?" Brian questioned.

"Of course!" Liz answered back as she closed the door, rolled her eyes, and started to walk down the sidewalk.

Brian, and Dom watched her walk down the sidewalk with her headphones on, and singing along to a song by Greenday.

Liz arrived at Shane's house earlier than she had expected, and his mom let her in. Liz got along very well with Shane's parents, and she went to his room to wake him up. She placed her headphones on the floor, along with her CD Player, and laid down and faced him. She shook him gently.

"Shanee….," Liz whispered.

"Oh Shane…." Liz tried, again.

Still, nothing. Shane was a hard person to wake up. Being the insane person she is, she placed the headphones on his ears, turned the CD to the song, "Holiday," and turned it on.

Shane awoke with a startle and then looked over and grinned. It was Liz. Who else would wake him up like that?

"Morning," He said to her.

"More like afternoon," Liz said sarcastically while smiling. "Morning to you, too."

"What are you doing over here so early?" He asked her.

"Just wanted to see how your trip to Florida was." Liz told him.

"It was great!" He said, smiling. "I had lots of fun hanging out with friends and everybody. It was a blast."

"I'm glad to hear that you had a good time. I'm hungry." Liz said while complaining.

"Well then, let's go get something to eat. Give me ten." He told her as he popped up out of bed.

"Alright," Liz said as she walked out of his room and over to his parents. "He's up, he'll be out in ten." She told his exact words.

"Thanks," His mother said.

Liz plopped on the couch and starred at his bedroom door down the hallway, waiting for it to open. About eight minutes later, it opened, and out came Shane in a white shirt and dark jeans.

"Ready baby?" Shane asked, smiling widely. He was happy to see his girlfriend; he missed her so much.

"Yeah," Liz replied.

They both said good-bye to Shane's parents and then went out to his car. They got in his Mitsubishi Evolution and started off to a fast food place. Liz spoke up about something.

"Shane?"

"Yeah baby?" He replied.

"Uh, I gotta tell ya something." Liz told him, politely.

"Sure, anything, go ahead," He told her worried about what she was going to say. He loved her a lot and he didn't want to get dumped.

"Um, you know Adam?" Liz asked.

"Yeah, I know him, he's Sabrina's boyfriend." Shane replied.

"Yeah, right. Ok, here's the thing. Uh, so," Liz started out but hesitated, then just spit it all out. "So the other day we were at the beach and Adam told me that if you ever dumped me that I could have him, and when I said you have Sabrina, he said, I don't care about her. And then he told me if you or Sabrina found out that he would kill me, and then I told Sabrina the other night and so she dumped him because she agreed with me that he needs a change, because ever since he's been in the hospital he's been acting like a different person and it's bugging us all. We all can't handle it anymore. Just, thought you should know." Liz told him.

"Ohh.. I can't believe he said that to you. If I ever see him again I am going to kick his butt." Shane told Liz.

"Yay, my boyfriend sticks up for me," Liz said sarcastically.

"Oh yay," He said, rolling his eyes and laughing.

Pulling into the fast food restaurant, Shane looked at Liz. "So, what do you want?" He asked her.

"Double cheeseburger, fries, and a coke." She told him fast. She was used to McDonalds, and she loved their food, even though she knew it was bad for you.

"Alright." He said, as he leaned over and spoke into the microphone and ordered their food.

Once they were eating, Shane chomped on his food, while Liz politely and girl-like ate hers.

"That was good," Shane said with his last bit of food in his mouth.

Liz looked over and laughed. He was always a fast eater, and a slob, too. Eating like he hadn't seen food in three years would be describing how he eats.

"Hahaha, yeah," Liz agreed as she finished up her fries. She handed the garbage to him.

"What am I supposed to do with this?" He asked her sarcastically. "Eat it?"

"Hahaha, no, you throw it away." Liz told him.

He dumped it on his floor in his car. "I don't care about this car, Jeeze,"

"Oh my gosh, did you just say you don't care about this car? It's a Mitsubishi Evolution! It's your baby, and mine, too! It's hot, and beautiful, and powerful, and," She was cut off.

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Fine, if it makes you happy, I'll throw it away." Shane said as he grabbed the garbage and got out of the car to go throw it away.

Liz was smiling widely. She loved it when he did stuff for her when she gave him little hints. He was always like that. She had him tied around her little finger with a lot of the little stuff, and she was happy about that.
He got back into the car and started off home again.

"So, want me to drop you off?" He asked her.

"Sure, why not, even though my CD Player and Cds are at your house. And you better not ruin my Greenday one this time." She said, laughing.

"What?" He said and put his hand up in defense, while keeping the other one on the wheel. "My dog ate it!"

"Do you even have a dog?" Liz asked him.

"I did before!" He protested.

"Uh-huh, sure, and what was his name? Shane's imagination?" She asked him, laughing.

He started to laugh, too. "No. Forget it."

Liz still laughed a little for a few more minutes. They made mild conversation on their way back to Liz's house. He gave her a small kiss and she kissed him back, and then she went into the house. Shane started to drive off to Adam's house.

Liz walked into the house, and saw Sabrina coming down the stairs dressed up like she was going somewhere.

"Hey where you going?" Liz asked Sabrina.

"Over to Adam's, I need to talk with him." Sabrina told Liz.

"Alright, be careful," Liz told Sabrina and started to walk into the kitchen.

"I will. See ya later!" Sabrina told Liz as she walked outside and to her car. Her car looked nice today, because she had spent all day yesterday cleaning, washing, and waxing it. She needed to clean her car, and she had to admit, it always looked a lot better when she was done with it.

She got into her car, started the engine, and turned on her CD Player, which was playing Audioslave's song, "Like A Stone." She started to drive off to Adam's house. When she got there, she noticed Adam's parents were home. She got out of her car and knocked on the door. Charlie answered.

"Hi Sabrina. Adam's in his room." He told her with a greeting and a smile, and backed away from the entry to let her in.

"Thanks." She told him as she started down the hall. She knocked on Adam's door, and he opened it. His face was red, like he had been crying.

"Hey," Adam said softly. Sabrina had never seen Adam like this before. He was usually acting tough, but right now he seemed depressed, sad, lonely, and like he had been crying.

"Hey, you hungry?" She asked him.

"Yeah, starving. Haven't eaten in two days." He told her straight up.

"Alright, get ready, we're going out to eat." She told him.

"Ok," He said as he shut his door and went to get ready.

Sabrina walked out and sat at the table waiting for Adam. His parents were there, so while she was waiting she had a short conversation with Charlie and Michelle.

"I'm sorry to hear about your break up." Michelle told Sabrina.

"So am I. I think that we are going to get back together soon, we are going out to eat tonight, is that okay?" She asked Michelle permission for Adam.

"Sure." Michelle told Sabrina. "I think that he'll like being around you, he's been moping around here ever since that day when you left him. He hasn't eaten a thing, and I'm starting to get worried."

"Don't worry," Sabrina told Michelle, "After tonight I'm sure things will be back to normal." Sabrina finished with a smile.

"I hope so," Michelle told Sabrina.

Charlie didn't say anything, just sat there and starred at Sabrina until she got up when she saw Adam.

"Ready?" Sabrina asked Adam.

"Yeah," He told her as he started to walk out. "Bye! I'll be back in a bit." He told his parents as he started out and walked to her car.

"Alright, where shall we go?" She asked him as they both got in.

"Nice car, did you clean it? And uh, let's go to that Mexican place not far up the road." Adam told Sabrina.

"Yeah, I cleaned my car, and waxed it, too." Sabrina told Adam.

She started the engine and turned her stereo down so that they could both have a conversation.

As she started driving off Adam started in, "So, are we going to get back together?" He asked her.

"Maybe, if you agree to something I have to say. I want to talk with you, which is one of the reasons why I am taking us both out and paying this time." She told him.

"Ok," He said softly. He still wasn't okay inside, although he wasn't going to admit it; he didn't plan on admitting it. Whatever happened, he planned to try and stay as tough as possible. That was the way Adam was. Whatever happened, he always acted tough. But, this time, he was really broken down, and he wasn't sure if he could maintain that attitude. Thank God summer was here, so he didn't have to face kids in school, and worst of all, his friends.

Once Sabrina realized that they weren't going to talk much in the car, she turned up her radio again, this time only to be playing Audioslave, again. Fifteen minutes later they walked into the restaurant, and were seated. They were brought water, and in a couple of minutes, ordered. Adam ordered three tacos and Sabrina ordered a beef enchilada with rice and beans.

"So, do you wanna talk now?" Adam asked her.

"Yes. First of all, Adam, I don't care whether you want to admit it or not, but you were a mess when I saw you at your house. I could see past you into your room, and your room is a mess. You are a mess. Your life has turned into a total and complete mess." Sabrina told Adam, her eyes showing sympathy.

"Yeah, you're right, I am a mess, but I don't know what to do about it. I'll tell you the truth right now, Sabrina, I fell for you, I really did. I loved you, or, I thought I did. I thought we were meant to be." Adam told Sabrina, his eyes puffy and red from barely any sleep.

"Yeah, I thought I loved you, too. I thought that we were meant to be. I really did. But, Adam, I don't approve of what you Liz. I don't. I am her best friend and I don't care whether you are my boyfriend or not, I do not let anyone speak to Liz that way that you did. Yes, she told me, and I do not want you doing anything to her. She is not the reason I broke up with you. I broke up with you because you were acting mean towards me, too. I do not approve of anyone acting that way towards me. I am an O'Connor, and it runs in my genes. I am very stubborn and I stand up for what I believe in." Sabrina told Adam, looking in his deep blue eyes.

"Sabrina, I know, I know, I've changed. I don't know why. I just, I just get really moody and violent. I don't want to tell anyone about it though because I don't want to go through therapy or anything," He told Sabrina, looking into her beautiful green eyes.

"Adam, I can help you, but it's going to take time, and I'm not going to go out with you, until you can prove to me that you can act better towards my friends and my family." Sabrina told Adam, getting up. She pulled out thirty dollars out of her wallet, placed it on the table, and started to walk off. When she noticed that Adam wasn't following her, she turned around and yelled to him.

"Adam! Let's GO!" She yelled, quite rudely.

"Coming, Coming." He said to her. He got up and started following her. He loved the way she talked, the way she walked, the way she did everything. He didn't want anyone but her, and he would do anything to be with her.

They both got into her car, and she turned up her stereo, only to find it playing Simple Plan's CD "Still Not Getting Any." Sabrina drove to Adam's house, and parked in front. She turned down her CD, and looked at him. "Call me later. I love you." She told him, and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"I love you, too. I'll call you later." He told her, and kissed her cheek, again.

Adam got out of the car and walked up the sidewalk. Sabrina made sure that he got in, and then started to drive off. As she started driving off she had tears flowing down her cheek intensely. She wanted Adam to hold her in his arms, and she wanted to be with Adam. Adam was her first love, and he would always be in her heart. Right now, though, even though she was two years younger, she had to be the adult in this case. She knew she was doing the right thing, but she didn't feel like it at the moment.

When she was almost home, she pulled over, and took out her make-up. She pulled down her mirror and redid her make-up, so it looked like she hadn't been crying. She started to drive off again, trying not to think about Adam and everything that had happened, even though at the moment that seemed impossible. She parked on the street, lifted her emergency brake, got out, and walked up the sidewalk. When she opened the door Brian was sitting on the couch with a stern look on his face.

"You're thirty minutes late." He told her, sternly.

"Brian, I'm sorry. I had a very intense talk with Adam." Sabrina told Brian, with her eyes showing she was serious.

"How did it go?" He asked curiously wanting to know what happened.

"I don't want to talk about it." She told him, walking off. She was an O'Connor, and she wouldn't let anyone see her cry. She never did, and she wasn't going to start to. She was very tough on the outside, but very soft and sympathetic on the inside, even though she stood her ground.

When she found out that Liz had spent the night at Shane's she was partially glad, because of the fact that she wanted a room to herself. She walked into her room and saw the complete disaster her room was in, so she cleaned it all up, and about twenty minutes later there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Sabrina asked as she was changing into her pajamas.

"Jesse." He responded quickly.

"Alright, hold on," She said, as she quickly threw a shirt on and went to go open the door.

Jesse walked in and shut the door behind him. He knew that she always liked it closed when she was talking, which he wanted her to do tonight.

"Arms?" He asked her.

She stuck out her arms and he checked them. "Ok." He said, noticing that there weren't any new cut marks. "Something wrong?" He noticed the look in her eyes.

"Nothing," She told him, starting to get teary eyed.

"Ok," He said starting to walk out slowly, knowing that she would eventually call him back in to talk with her. He was always there for her when she needed him, and even when she didn't think she did.

"Jesse, wait," Sabrina sighed.

Jesse turned around. "Yeah?" He asked her, almost at the door.

"Will you please come sit down on my bed with me? I want to talk to you about some stuff that happened today." She told him, quite sincere. She loved talking to Jesse, she felt closest to him than she had with anyone.

"What is it girl?" He asked her, knowing she would start talking.

"Tonight with Adam I made the biggest mistake of my life. I told him I would help him. I really did. I told him that we could make things work if he got better, and if I helped him. I was really stern with him, and when I dropped him off, as I was driving home, I started crying really bad. I miss him so much. I miss having him there to hold me in his arms, he was my everything, and now he's gone. I really want to get him back. I really do! I want my Adam back. The sincere, loving, caring, sweet, romantic, and athletic Adam. I want him back. I love him." She told Jesse, all in one spill.

"Wait, you regret saying you will help him?" Jesse asked her curiously.

"Yeah, I mean, I don't know if I did the right thing, what do you think?" She asked him wanting his full and honest opinion.

"Personally I think you did the right thing. Adam is going to need someone to help him through this. Did he admit anything to you?" Jesse asked her in return.

"Yeah, he said that a lot of the time now he feels angry and violent. I think the surgery did something, either that, or he has a history and he's been bottling it up inside. I don't know any bad history of him, if you know what I mean." Sabrina told Jesse, hoping he would understand.

"I understand what you mean totally, but, I think that you should try to help him, at least for now. You never know what could come out of this. Maybe you two will end up back together, and maybe he can prove to you that he really, sincerely loves you." Jesse told Sabrina for advice.

"Yeah, I know, It's just that I really miss being in his arms, and I miss being near him. I really wish that I could be near him and be around him a lot of the time now like I used to." Sabrina told Jesse through tears.

Jesse wrapped his arms around Sabrina, and hugged her tightly. "You have me, and I can be a very great friend." Jesse smiled widely.

Sabrina stopped crying and smiled widely and laughed. No matter what Jesse did, it always seemed like he could be really funny.

"Thanks, Jesse." Sabrina told Jesse while smiling, still.

"Hey, what are friends for?" Jesse asked and shrugged.

"Well, I'm going to check my e-mail, and then I'm heading to bed." Sabrina told Jesse.

"Alright, I'll talk with you tomorrow. G'night, sweet dreams, and I love you. Like a big brother, of course." Jesse told Sabrina as he walked out of her room.

"Night bro, love ya. Sweet Dreams." Sabrina replied as he shut the door to her room.

Sabrina walked over to her computer and turned it on. It had been a little while since she had actually been on it and talking to people, and she was wondering if anyone was going to instant message her. She got online, and even though it was only about midnight on a summer night, most of her friends had their away message up. She had about six e-mails though.

The first e-mail she checked was from Liz. She e-mailed her from Shane's house, to let her know that she would be home late tomorrow night, because her and Shane had plans for the daytime. She told Sabrina to e-mail her back with everything that had happened with Adam. Sabrina e-mailed her back and just as she clicked "send", an instant message popped up on the screen.

VinnysHouse101: Uhhhhh Hello!

S2000gurl: Hi Vinny!

VinnysHouse101: Wats up?

S2000gurl: Nothing much, just checking e-mail and about ready to go to bed.

VinnysHouse101: Ohh

S2000gurl: You?

VinnysHouse101: Nm, just got home. I went out with my gf for a bit.

S2000gurl: Ohh, you have a girlfriend? You never told me anything about her.

VinnysHouse101: Yeah, she's new, anyways, what happened with Adam and you?

S2000gurl: Long story short, he decided to admit stuff to me about the way he is feeling, and I decided to tell him that I will help him. Jesse told me that it's good that I told him that, and that I'm trying to help, but I don't know. I have enough problems of my own to worry about his, and try to help him.

VinnysHouse101: Alright, you've got a really good point, but maybe helping him will help you. You never know.

S2000gurl: True, very true.

VinnysHouse101: Have you been cutting at all?

S2000gurl: Nope…

VinnysHouse101: …?
VinnysHouse101: Liar!

S2000gurl: Vinny, I swear I haven't been cutting, I swear! Jesse's been checking my arms, so I can't, anyways.

VinnysHouse101: Good to hear that you haven't been. Now, let's keep it that way. So, back to the subject at hand, what is going to happen with Adam and you?

S2000gurl: I'm not sure, all I know is I'm am emotional wreck right now who won't stop crying in front of people, when I NEVER cry in front of people.. It's just this thing I have.. Like, I don't want to cry in front of people because I find it rude, annoying, and embarrassing. So, honestly, I don't know what the future holds for me. Honestly, I think there is a chance at Adam and I getting back together, but not much of one, if you know what I mean.

VinnysHouse101: Yeah, it's the same with me, I know what you mean. You just gotta hold on, and things are gonna be alright. Besides, you got Jesse, you got Liz, and you got me. I know I'm half way across the country, but still, I can be pretty good at keeping secrets.

S2000gurl: Yeah, only because you don't know Jesse's screen name. Ha!

VinnysHouse101: I swear I would never tell anyone any of your secrets. You can tell me anything. I know what it feels like to be in your position and I know it's not a good feeling, but I think in time you will get over it. Time heals a lot of things, it just takes quite awhile.

S2000gurl: Yeah, Yeah, I know, again, another one of Vinny's 100 correct thoughts and ideas.

VinnysHouse101: Of course. :-D

S2000gurl: Well, I'm checkin' out for the night. I'll probably be online tomorrow. Talk to you then.

VinnysHouse101: Ok, later Sabrina, g'night.

S2000gurl: Latta.

S2000gurl signed off.

The next day Sabrina told Brian and Dom that she was going out for a bit, and she would be back later. Tyrone had called her, and they haven't spoke for awhile, and Tyrone took her to a diner across town.

Tyrone and Sabrina walked in, and Tyrone was being nice that night. Sabrina really thought he was a cool guy, and he had a great sense of humor. She could have fun with him, and she couldn't really do that a lot with Adam.

Sabrina and Tyrone were sitting down, when Adam walked into the restaurant. Sabrina looked over, and cussed underneath her breath.

"Oh shit," Sabrina said, sighing loudly.

"I heard that. What's "oh shit" about?" Tyrone asked, looking all over. "Isn't that Adam?"

A/N: You know the drill, Read and Review please. PLEASEEEE review! Thanks!