Living Without You

By CallmeMaddy Chapter 22

Disclaimer: Wake up and face the facts...I DON'T OWN IT!

A/N: PITTSBURGH'S GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!

Chapter 22: Breaking up is hard to do

Those were possibly the worst words in Dana's entire life. END OF STORY.

She looked at the general, a man who was her so-called father, but aren't fathers suppose to do what's best for their daughters? She knew Logan was the best.

The thought of disobeying her father and going out with Logan crossed her mind, but she knew it wouldn't work. After all, Dean Rivers served in the military with the General and would make sure Dana had nothing to do with Logan.

She looked back at Logan who was standing a close distance away. He smiled at her. She put on a weak smile, tears rolling down her cheeks. How was she going to back this young man's heart? Logan noticed her crying and his smile faded. Something was wrong.

"Dana, look at me," The general demanded.

Dana got up and ran.

Logan walked over to the General, "What happened?"
The general avoided the question, "Good day."

Logan rolled his eyes, "Why is she crying?"
The general started to leave. Logan followed him, "What did you say to her?"
No response.
"Forget it," Logan ran off to find Dana.

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"Chase?" Zoey called back to Chase.

"Zoey, please. Please talk to me,' Chase begged.

Zoey opened the door.
"How are you?" Chase asked. I mean what was he going to say?
"How do you think I am?" Zoey shot at him.

"May I sit?" Chase asked. Zoey nodded as he sat on her bed.
"Zoey, you know I've never been good with words so you have to excuse me taking a while to think of the right ones..." Chase started, "You see, you broke up with me and I was heartbroken. I mean you said you still wanted to be friends but--"
"It hurts to not be together..." Zoey finished.
"Yeah. And then Lola came in and was like, 'But Zoey just wants to be friends and she won't care if we are together...' and I believe her," Chase explained.

Zoey nodded. There was a long pause.

"I dunno, I guess I thought Lola was the next best thing to you and she could help me get over you...but when I was kissing her...it felt like I was kissing you."

Zoey gave a weak smile.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is I love you Zoey Brooks," Chase confessed.

Zoey's eyes grew wide, "You love me?"

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"Come on. Let's celebrate about our gig by going somewhere. Doing something. You and me," Paul told Nicole.

She had no idea he was asking her on a date.

"You were working on a song earlier. Why don't you sing it to me?" Nicole asked.

"Oh no...it's not ready," Paul told her. She could not listen to the song about her. What if she laughed?
"Please?" Nicole begged.
"No," He teased, "It's a surprise. You have to wait to Sunday when we have our gig."

"Come on!" Nicole started tickling Paul.
"Stop!" Paul giggled, "I'm ticklish!"

"So I've found out your secret!" Nicole told him, still tickling him.

"Not my biggest secret!" Paul teased.

She kept tickling him, "What's the biggest secret?"

Paul fell down and Nicole fell on top of him. He was still giggling from the tickling attack.

"I surrender!" Paul joked.

"What's the biggest secret?" Nicole asked again, still on top of him.

Paul didn't answer.

"Come on! Tell me!" She pleaded and started tickling him.

He looked into her eyes. She was still lying on him.

"You wanna know the biggest secret? I'll tell you." He pressed his lips against hers. "That's the biggest secret."

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"DANA! DANA!" Logan called.

She was at the beach. Where they first kissed.(Way back to chapter 11...) She was still crying.

"Dana! There you are!" Logan said, relieved that he finally found her.

"This is the spot where we first kissed," Dana told him.

He smiled. He remembered that moment, "What happened?"

Tears running down her cheeks, Dana said, "We have to break up."

"What?"
"You know the rule. My dad didn't approve," Dana told him.
"So screw your dad! Look at Romeo and Juliet."

"Logan, they ended up dying."
"They did? I never finished the book," Logan responded.
"Explains your English grade," Dana mocked. He voice turned pleasant again, "My dad has enlisted spies like Dean Rivers to make sure we aren't together. There's no way we can sneak around."

"So we will make a way!" He told her.

"Kiss me," She commanded.

They kissed in the same spot they got together in.

"Goodbye Logan Reese," Dana walked away slowly.

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A/N: Poor Dana. Poor Logan. Nicole's reaction? What about Zoey's to Chase's "I love you." And don't you for a second think Lola's not up to something!