Chapter 3

This update was written by Ana.

Rex arrived at Mimi's and showed up at her doorstep just as she was about to exit her door, shock registered on her face.

"Rex, what are you doing here?" she gasped.

"Mimi, I'm back and I had to see you," Rex said," Are you leaving?"

"I had to get some groceries," she said," I can't believe you are back."

"Well I missed you," he said.

"B-but what about what I did?" she asked softly, she was terrified of what his answer would be.

"I've forgiven you so you should forgive yourself now," he said gently," I'll come with you to the store and we can talk more."

"Alright, my car is parked out front," she said closing her door and locking it, then leading Rex out to the parking lot. Once in the parking lot they got into her car, with Rex in the passenger seat.
Inside the car while she was driving to the 24 hour mart, she turned on the radio on low.

"When did you get back to Salem?" Mimi wanted to know.

"Today actually, Cassie came with me," he said.

"Oh," she said softly, she had always felt like that Cassie didn't really like her very much. It was hard to be friends with Cassie.

"What's wrong?" Rex asked with concern hearing the tone of her voice.

"It's just that Cassie doesn't really like me," Mimi said as she drove.

"That's not true. You guys just have to get to know each other that's all," he said confidently.

"I'll keep trying to get to know her," Mimi said, that is if she would even talk to her.

They arrived at the 24 hour mart and Mimi parked in front of the store and they climbed out, shutting the car doors and locking the car before heading towards the entrance.

"I just had a lot to get today, this place has everything," she said as they entered the grocery mart.

"Take your time, I'm not in any hurry," Rex said as they walked into the store. Mimi grabbed a cart and they began walking down the aisles together. Mimi was putting things in her cart that she needed.

"They even have a coffee bar in this place," she said as they walked. " They serve coffee right in the store."

"That sounds great," Rex said. He had missed the sound of Mimi's voice, and was so glad to hear it again. He just wanted to spend as much time with her as he could, and hope that she would fall in love with him again.

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Max was standing on Abby's doorstep, she was living in a town house in a great part of Salem. He rang her doorbell and waited for her to come to the door, he didn't know what he was going to say to her, but he was going to have to come up with some words fast. Suddenly the door was opening and there stood Abby on the other side.

"Max! Are you visiting from London?" she asked," Why didn't you email me?"

"No. I'm back for good," Max said to Abby," I wanted to surprise you."

"I'm so glad to see you! Come in!" she said excitedly, letting him enter as she held the door open to the town house.
She had moved out of her mom's place a short while ago and into the town house, she loved it so much.

Max entered and Abby shut the door behind him, they went in to the living room to talk," Can I get you anything to drink?" Abby asked.

"No just talk to me. I haven't seen you in so long," he said with a smile. She still looked the same to him.

Abby and Max took seats across from each other and Abby smiled," I've just been busy moving into this place recently. Now I need to find a job," she said," Move is helping me out with bills until I find a job."

"Your mom is great," Max said with a smile.

"You should come over to the house for dinner, Mom would love it," she said with a bright smile.

"Thanks, I'd love to. How's your brother?" he asked.

"JJ is great," she said with a smile.

"Good I 'm glad," he said.

"I can't believe you are back after all this time, I thought you were gone for good. How's Chelsea?"

Max frowned," I don't really want to talk about her," he said.

"Uhoh, sore subject? Sorry," Abby said.

"Its not your fault, you have no idea what's going on," he said.

"Did something happen?" she asked.

"Maybe I'll tell you one day," he decided and gave her a smile. It felt good to be talking to her again. Now if only he knew what she would say if he were to ask her out. He didn't want to get rejected.