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Chapter 10

Aster POV

I didn't know what to do after all that happened with Zane. Where was I going to go? Loren was all the way on the other side of the city. I didn't really want to see him anymore tonight anyway. Plus I did tell him not to call me until Monday.

So I thought about where I could possibly go. Of our group of friends . . . honestly I wasn't that close to any of them. I liked them, of course, but I probably would have been more distant from them had Zane not been close to them.

But there was one of them I felt a little closer to than the rest. When someone shares some of their darkest secrets with you, the two of you create a special bond that is not often matched.

Dana's apartment wasn't actually that far from mine . . . if it was even mine anymore. She lived the closest to us out of anyone. She lived alone but most days she spent with Hassleberry. Honestly I thought the two of them would be living together by now, but the two of them seemed to get along just fine.

I found myself at her building and soon at her door. I raised my hand to knock and the image of all that Zane said flashed through my mind again. Tears pulled at my eyes again, but I took a deep breath and held them back.

I knocked but as soon as I did the tears broke free. The motion was just too much like pounding on the door back at my apartment. I lost my balance and put my arm out to the wall to keep my self up. I put my hand over my mouth and closed my eyes as the door opened.

"Hello." She had obviously just been asleep, but was wide awake when she saw me. "Aster!" She grabbed my shoulders giving me some extra balance. "Aster, what's wrong?" She put her hand to my face and brought it up so she could she it. I opened my eyes, but her face was blurry through the tears.

"I, he, we . . ."

"Shh, Aster, it's okay. Come inside." She led me inside and helped me sit down on her couch. I was a complete mess. I couldn't even speak properly. This was not how tonight was supposed to go. Not at all. I was supposed to spend the weekend with Zane uninterrupted. And now what? I obviously did something to upset him, but what? I had no idea?

Dana was in the kitchen doing something. I wasn't really paying attention but then she sat down next to me. "Aster look at me." I did as she asked and I felt her push a cloth against my face. She was cleaning my face, probably because of the tears. It was cool and comfortable against my feverishly hot face. "After you calm down, I want you to tell me what happened."

It took several minutes before I did calm down. During that time, I had several heaving sobs that made my breath irregular and more tears that Dana cleaned. I sat back against the couch and curled up bringing my knees to my chest as I thought about what to say, if I could even speak at all.

"I . . . Zane . . ."

"What happened with Zane? Is he okay?"

I didn't know. "He kicked me out."

"What! What do you mean? What happened?"

"I don't know what got into him." I found my ability to speak. "My flight got in late, then I got stuck at baggage claim and had trouble with the taxi driver and I got home two hours late and Zane . . . got really angry with me and I don't know why. And then he forced me out of the apartment."

I hid my head between my knees unable to cry anymore. Dana didn't seem to have anything to say. I felt he get up off the couch and when she came back, I heard the click of phone keys. I looked up and saw her dialing a number. "Dana, who are you calling?"

"Zane." I shot forward and took the phone from her.

"No, please don't."

"The two of you have a problem and nothing is going to get solved if you two don't talk to each other."

"Please. I don't think either of us are in a position to talk in a civilized manner."

She sighed. "Okay. But promise me you'll talk to him soon. You can stay here until this all gets sorted out. But all I can offer is the couch. Bastion is staying in my guest room."

Bastion? I was curious, but not enough to ask. "Thanks, Dana." I gave the phone back to her.

"Why don't you go take a shower and get out of your torn suit. It'll help you feel better. I have some of Kenzan's extra clothes. They are going to be huge on you, but it's all I have."

She was a saint. She did all she could for all of us. "That's more than enough." She went to her bedroom and I showed myself to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and got a good look at myself. I was a mess. My hair was completely unkempt and my eyes were red where they should have been white.

I shrugged off my ruined jacket and set it on the counter. I took off my tie and unbuttoned my shirt. After I pulled it off, there was a knock on the door. That was probably Dana with the clothes. I didn't bother to put my shirt back on before opening the door.

"I have some clothes for you. And if you want me to take your jacket, I can." I handed it to her. I had no use for it anymore. She handed me a stacked pile of folded clothes and a towel.

"Thanks."

She smiled and walked away and I closed the door behind me. I got in the shower and let the hot water wash over me for a few minutes. It did actually help me relax physically, but in my mind I was only replaying what happened with Zane over and over again.

There was nothing I could do about it and that was one of the worst feelings. I wanted to know what was going on with Zane, but tonight I could only rest. I got out of the shower and dried myself off with the towel. I pulled on the pajamas but had an incredibly difficult time making them fit. I knew Hassleberry was a big guy, but I had no idea just how big. Maybe I was just incredibly small. I finally got them to fit in an acceptable manner, even if the shirt was hanging off one shoulder, and left the bathroom. Dana was on the couch with a sewing needle fixing the hole in my jacket.

"Dana, what are you doing?"

She looked up at me. "I figured it wasn't beyond fixing so I thought I'd try sewing it so that maybe you could wear it again."

I smiled. "That's really nice of you." Next to her was another pile of blanket and a pillow.

"I'll fix this in my room. You get some sleep."

I took my place on the couch and covered myself with the blanket. It was a small comfort. But at least I knew I had at least one friend who was willing to help me in this situation.

Zane POV

"I love you." It was a muffled voice, but I definitely heard it. Aster. Aster said that. Maybe I had this all wrong. Maybe I overreacted and I just made up all of that. He could have had a real problem getting home. I should have actually listened to him.

I opened the door to let him back in, but her was gone. I looked down both halls and there was no sign of him.

Where did he go? I guess he didn't want to see me again. After the way I acted, I didn't blame him. But I heard him ask to be let in. Why would he have left if he wanted to come back in?

Was he going to back to . . . Loren?

Maybe I hadn't actually overreacted. Of course. That was the only explanation for this. He was the type of person to run away from problems. So why was he gone now if not to go be with him?

I couldn't believe this was happening now. I wasn't sure if I could ever forgive Aster for this.

The next day I met Atticus for lunch. He wanted to ask me some advice. He didn't' say what about, but I figured I could help my best friend. At least I still had him even if I didn't have my fiance anymore.

He didn't say much when I first saw him, which was really unlike him. I didn't know exactly what was up with him, but I knew he was different lately. Neither of really said anything.

Eventually he broke the silence. "So, I was wondering if you could give me some relationship advice. I know you and Aster have great relationship, so I thought that maybe you could help me out."

I hadn't told him that my relationship with Aster wasn't all that great anymore. But maybe I could help him.

"I made a mistake, Zane, and it's really hurting Bastion. I want to make it up to him and I want him to forgive me. I don't know what it's like to have a real relationship. Sure I dated a few girls back at Duel Academy, but none of those were ever serious. Bastion was the first person I ever actually cared about and I had to go and ruin it. And now he won't even stay long enough to listen to me."

He didn't actually say what his mistake was, but I figured he didn't want to talk about it. What advice could I offer him? This sounded a lot like what I was going through with Aster.

"Atticus, I . . . I don't know what to tell you. Honestly, Aster and I are in the middle of a rough time. I think he may have . . . found someone else."

"Zane! What! Aster would never do something like that. He loves you too much. He agreed to marry you."

"Well he's been gone more and more often. And he's come home late a lot of times. Where is spending all his time?"

"He could really just be running into problems. Talk to him Zane. I'm sure he can explain everything. He wouldn't do that to you. You'll get through this. Just tell him what you feel. Don't hold back anything. You can't sort out the issues if you never address them."

He was right. I had to give Aster a chance to explain himself. Once I got his side of the story, I could make a decision.

"God, he's going to hate me. He's not going to want to talk to me."

'You never know until you try."

"Okay. I'll try. You know, Atticus, maybe follow some of your own advice. Talk to Bastion. Force him to listen. It might be hard for him to hear what you have to say, but he's a smart guy. You'll make it through this."

He looked surprised having answered his own question. He smiled and we spent the rest of lunch talking about something else to distract us from all of the things going on in our relationships.