A/N: And here is the last chapter! I hope you guys will stick with me through the other parts. This is only part 2 of 7 so we still have a long ways to go. And as always, leave me a review!

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Chapter 11

Aster POV

I woke up in the afternoon the next day to the sound of voices. I guess Dana didn't want to wake me and I'd slept well through the day. I opened my eyes and I vaguely made out Dana and Hassleberry in the kitchen. I guess she told him what was going on. I sat up on the couch and rubbed my sore eyes, drawing attention to myself. The two of them looked up.

"Aster, you're finally up. I thought you'd wake up soon, so I made you some breakfast."

I walked over to the table and began to eat. I couldn't help but notice the look on Hassleberry's face. It was one of what looked like pity. I really didn't need him feeling sorry for me.

"I told Kenzan about what happened." I nodded. I figured there was no need to tell her that I'd figured that out already.

"I think you need to talk to him, Aster." Hassleberry agreed with what Dana said yesterday.

"I know. I will, I just don't know what's going on with him. I'm going to call Loren. Maybe he knows something."

She nodded and the two of them got up. "We're going out. Stay here as long as you want. There's no rush to leave."

The two of them left her apartments leaving me to sit at the table by myself to think about what happened last night. Something was up with Zane and I doubted he wanted to talk to me. I told Dana I would talk to him to set her mind at ease, but what was I supposed to do? Zane forced me out of our apartment without telling me what was going on, but it was obvious he didn't want to see me. I had no one to turn to right now.

Well I guess I did have Loren.

I stood up, put my plate in the sink and took my cell phone out of my pocket. I dialed the number and waited to hear him pick up.

"Hello?"

"Hey, I know I said not to talk to me until Monday, but I need to ask you about something."

"Aster, I'm here. What's wrong? It sounded urgent."

He hadn't even taken off his coat before rambling off all that.

"Just sit down, Loren, I'll tell you everything." He rushed to the couch while I straggled after him. He was on edge and was anxious to hear what I had to tell him. I sat down next to him as I let out a sigh. "Zane kicked me out of our apartment last night."

"He what?"

I figured he'd react the same way everyone else did. "I don't know why. Maybe it has something to do with all the time I have been spending away from home. I shouldn't have gone to all those events."

I hung my head in my hands and neither of us said anything. I felt Loren's hand on my shoulder. "This isn't all bad."

I looked up at him, shocked. "Isn't bad? Loren, I very well may have lost the only person I have ever truly loved and all you have to say is it's not bad?"

"Well, Aster," his face was changing and I was getting concerned. It was a face I had never seen from him before and I had no idea what he was thinking. "You have me." He pushed closer to me and in the process he pushed me down so I was laying on my back.

"Loren, what are you . . ."

"Shh, Aster. We both know that there is something going on between us." What the hell was he talking about? "It'll be some much easier for us now that Zane is out of the picture." He crashed his lips against mine. I pushed against his shoulders to push him off. It was an uncomfortable feeling. It felt wrong. The only person who was ever supposed to kiss me was was Zane.

I threw him off of me and wiped off my mouth with my the sleeve of Hassleberry's shirt. "What the hell Loren? What do you think you're doing?"

"Zane is no good and he will only bring you down. You need someone who will love you no matter what. I love you, Aster. That's the reason I wanted to become your manager."

This was not how this was supposed to go at all. I've never once thought any of this could happen with Loren. He was supposed to be just my manager. He knows how to get things done and all the strings to pull. Sure he may have scheduled a lot of events, but he . . .

Wait.

Was he scheduling that many things on purpose? To pull me away from Zane?

"Loren, all those events that pulled me away from Zane . . ."

"Were to make you see that you should really be spending all your time with me. I am perfect for you, Aster, and it would be so much easier if you would just realize that."

"No. Zane is the one I love. I would do anything for him and if I had known the real reason I had to go to all those stupid things I never would have gone. If I have to give up my career to be with Zane for the rest of my life I will."

I stood up from the couch to put as much distance between myself and this person who I didn't even know anymore.

"Aster, you're just confused. Zane doesn't love you. If he did he wouldn't have kicked you out."

"If you hadn't concocted this whole scheme to put false thoughts in his mind, he wouldn't have!" I couldn't believe it. This whole thing was Loren's fault. He was supposed to be a great asset to my future. He was one of the best in the business. And he was only using me and destroying my relationship with Zane. "Ever since I met you, I have been spending more and more time away from my fiance. We can work through this as long as I explain just what you've done."

He laughed. "I don't see that happening. But, hey, it'll be fun. But when he rejects you and you come crawling back to me, I will have the grace enough to not say I told you so. Then we can begin our life together."

He stepped toward me again but I shoved him backwards, completely livid. "There is nothing that will hold me away from Zane. You have no idea what he and I have been through together and you can't just waltz into my life expecting things to just fall apart for everyone while you take what you want."

His face was finally changing to show fear. "I have to win my fiance back. And then I never want to see you again. You're fired. Now get out."

"Aster, I would never turn on you." He reached out again but I grabbed his shirt collar bringing him down to my eye level and scowled.

"Do not make me repeat myself." I threw him to the door. "You disgust me." I turned away from him, half expecting him to say something, but I only heard the door open and close behind me and when I turned around, he was gone.

Now I had to make sure that Zane wasn't gone.

Zane POV

I laid on the couch after getting back from lunch with Atticus. I had no idea what to think any more. Could I trust Aster? Was he going behind my back? I Really had no idea anymore, and if I tried to talk to him about it, I doubt he'd even want to see me.

Then there was a knock on my door. I shoot up. Aster? Was he coming back to talk this this through? I had to find out.

I opened the door and before I could say anything I felt a slap across my face.

"What are you thinking Zane?"

I held my face as I looked at who was standing there. It was Dana and Hassleberry, the former looking like she wanted to kill me and the latter trying to calm her down.

"Dana, I don't know what you're talking about." She let herself in and Hassleberry followed after her.

"You kicked Aster out of your apartment. He came to mine last night completely destroyed. He couldn't even stand properly. Why would you do that to him?" She moved to slap me again, but Hassleberry held her back.

"I- I-" I had no idea what to say. I had no idea what to even think.

"You have found something perfect and you're just going to throw it away? He loves you. He would give up his career for you. He's already lost his father, why would he give you up as well?"

I knew the only reason I wasn't getting hit repeatedly was because Hassleberry wasn't letting her near me.

"I don't know." I collapsed on the couch and put my head in my hands. "I made a mistake. I acted without thinking. I made up a stupid reality that I don't even know is true, and I let myself believe it. I would understand if he never wanted to see me again after the way I acted."

"You are going to talk this through with him. Right now."

"Dana, he's not going to want to see me, let alone talk to me. He probably hates me."

"Why don't you let me decide that for myself?"

The three of us turned towards the doorway to see Aster standing there wearing pajamas that were too big for him. He came back? Was he going to break up with me officially now?

"Dana, Hassleberry, will you let me be alone with Zane for now?"

Dana obviously wanted to stay and yell at me some more and put me back into my place, but she did as she was asked. She pulled herself from Hassleberry's grip on her shoulders and walked out of the apartment leaving us alone.

Aster closed the door behind him once they were gone and turned towards me. Neither of us said anything. Neither of us even moved.

We only looked at each other unable to determine what the other was thinking. I only wanted to know what was going through his mind right now and if I still had a chance at keeping him. I looked away, not knowing what to say. It was possible I had lost him forever and after this I could never see him again.

I heard a sharp intake of breath and looked at Aster as he began to speak. "I fired Loren." What did that have to do with anything. "I found out that he'd been scheduling all those events because he was trying to tear us apart. He told me he was in love with me and he wanted to steal me away from you."

Was that the reason he was so bitter whenever he talked to me? He hated me? I never thought he was in love with Aster. I only thought he wanted to work with Aster because of his ranking the pro dueling league.

"So, does that mean you weren't cheating on me?"

He looked surprised. "Cheating? Zane, is that what you were thinking?" He stepped towards me and sat on the coffee table in front of me. Zane, I would never do that. I love you. I made a promise to you." He held up his left hand slightly. "A promise to love you until the end of my days and nothing is going to change that."

God, I was so stupid. I should have listened to what he had to say and we could have avoided all of this. He reached out for me hand. "Zane. You made a promise. You promised me the rest of your life. You told me you loved me, but if there was anything I did to make you unable to keep your promise, then . . . Then I guess I have to walk away. If you want me to walk away and never see you again, I will, because I love you and I only want you to be happy."

I could tell he was using so much of his strength to hold back tears. I put his face in my hand. "Aster, I don't want you going anywhere ever again. I was stupid and I almost lost you because of it. I'm not going to let that happen again. Not this time. I love you Aster. And I intend to keep my promise."

I kissed him and that was when I knew we wouldn't let anything else come between us ever again. We promised each other our lives and it was one we fully intended on keeping.

"I am so sorry, Aster. So so sorry. I hope that you can forgive me."

"Of course I forgive you, Zane. I love you. Nothing will ever change that."

He put his forehead against mine. I could not express just how I felt in that moment but I knew that it was all going to be okay. Now and from now on. I would never doubt him ever again. I couldn't risk losing him ever again.

A promise is a promise and I won't ever break a promise Aster again.

We didn't want to wait anymore. We had our wedding a month later: April 5. It was only a small wedding. Our friends and my parents. Dana asked if she could invite Matthew and Jason, and though I wasn't sure, Aster insisted. Matthew couldn't make the trip out from London, but Jason, being so close, did, and he also brought along his wife.

The ceremony ended and the reception was well underway. We sat at a table with the wedding party, Atticus, my best man, on my right. We got our congratulations from our friends and then, when the tradition of cutting the cake was done, we got it from everyone else.

Aster and I talked to my parents as well and Syrus and Alexis. Aster had met my parents once before, but it was a short meeting.

"Zane, you have a wonderful man here. Make sure you don't let him go." My mother gets easily excitable.

I took his hand in mine. "I certainly don't plan on it."

We talked to Syrus and Alexis a little longer, mainly for my sake. Aster really didn't like Alexis all that much, but he put up with it for a few minutes.

"Well, Aster, looks like we're brothers in law now."

He smiled at Syrus' observation. "Yeah I guess we are."

When we were done talking to the two of them, we were greeted by Jason and his wife, Jenna. She was hanging off his left arm in a slightly overbearing matter. This was actually the first time I had met her and I wasn't too impressed. Honestly I didn't think she was the type of girl Jason would like, but then again, I didn't know him all that well either.

"Congratulations, Zane, Aster." He shook both our hands. "You'll love married life. I certainly do." He smiled at his wife and she smiled back.

"Thank you Jason." Jason was one of those people who was simple, but in a good way. I saw a lot of similarities between him and Dana, which was a pleasant thing.

The reception ended and Aster and I went off to our honeymoon. We chose to go up to my family's cabin for a week.

We sat under the oak tree, the only light being that of the moon. Neither of us said anything. Aster laid against my chest holding my hand. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

I knew that the two of us could make it through anything together as long as we stayed strong and never doubted each other. We had the rest of our lives ahead of us and I couldn't wait what we were going to do next. We were prepared for any obstacle life threw at us because there was nothing we couldn't overcome.