AN: I am well aware the last chapter was short, so here's a longer one to make it up to you… oh by the way, if you haven't already, check out 'You Love Me Don't You Get It', I only need a few more reviews to reach my goal of 100 on there.

Shane had left for a while. But he promised he'd be back that afternoon. He couldn't leave Mitchie alone with Nate for too long. It was getting more and more obvious that he still adored her.

Mitchie loved Shane, she didn't want to stay alone with Nate for too long; Shane came into her life at the greatest of times, so perfectly timed that Mitchie knew he was watching through the barely opened window, but where would she be if he wasn't watching?

"I think I'm starting to move on already. I know that this is a pain that will follow me everywhere though…" Mitchie looked at her feet, not wanting to look Nate in the eye. The whole experience was one that hurt every time her heart would beat.

"Mitch, you aren't getting over it, you're… falling for Shane again, and I know you don't wanna hear this. I never thought I'd have to say this, but… I love you." Nate didn't look at Mitchie until after he spoke.

"Nate… I love you, but not like that. I'm not going to hate you for loving me. But I also know that I can't be with you."

"I know that too… and I know it's wrong." Nate sighed. Mitchie normally knew just what to say, but this time, the words didn't come to her, but she couldn't stay silent.

"Just because it feels wrong doesn't mean it is wrong. I know you don't like what's happening, but you can at least be okay with it."

"But we were supposed to be just friends. I wasn't supposed to like you as anything more than that."

"But… I thought you had a girlfriend…?" Mitchie prepared for a long conversation.

Nate tried to think of the words to use; honestly, he was trying to hide Mitchie from…her.

"Well when you showed up on my doorstep, I was shocked; I knew that something had happened between you and Shane. And well, I had a girlfriend at the time, her name is Keana, and I guess I still love her, but… I've been keeping secrets from her."

"So I guess you'll need to explain everything to her." Mitchie said sadly. She had a lot on her mind and this was one of the emotional moments. And she embraced her emotions.

The emotions came to a stop. Shane was at the door, neither one wanted the moment to end, but it had to. Mitchie answered the door.

"Hi Mitch" Shane said, trying to 'play it cool' while at the same time, trying to save their dying romance.

"Hi Shane" Mitchie said, opening the door wider, signaling that he could come in. So he walked in.

Mitchie closed the door, and Shane looked at Mitchie "Mitch, I know there's another reason you came here, so… why are you with Nate?" Shane randomly asked. He wasn't rude; it was just an innocent question.

Mitchie knew that the question would take forever to answer. But she wasn't about to lose Shane, she had promised herself that she'd have him back by the end of the night.

"Because I thought I loved him, but I was wrong, I felt guilty after… I was wondering if it was all a mistake that I came here, but honestly, it wasn't."

Shane looked at her in confusion; he didn't understand why it wasn't a mistake in her eyes. But somehow he knew that she didn't mean it about Nate. Even though her and Shane were doing fine before she left, she didn't let anything stop her; and Mitchie wouldn't forget it.

Mitchie had believed in destiny and that there were people in this world that were meant to be together ever since she was a little girl. But as soon as she had nothing and was still losing more, she had to rethink it. She stopped playing by the rules.

"I lost you; I thought I had made a mistake by coming here because I had nothing left. But I found myself again. And that's why I ended up here in the first place… I had lost myself."

Shane smiled at her, she would occasionally become really poetic like that, and she's give Shane something to think about unintentionally. And that was one thing Shane loved about her. There were millions of things he loved about her though.

Shane and Mitchie walked into the living room, where Nate was. "Hi Shane" was all Nate could say.

Nate was thinking about all Shane had that he didn't, and Nate came to the conclusion that Shane had everything, all Nate had was love. And that wasn't enough. That wasn't what Mitchie needed, Nate doubted himself. Love wasn't enough.

Mitchie waited for Shane to speak up about their relationship. She didn't know if he felt the same way.

Shane thought that in Mitchie's life, he wasn't playing as big a role as he used to. He'd never given up on her, he had no reason to, and so he didn't want to assume anything. He'd never learn anything that way; he'd just burn from it. It would burn him, just leaving the scar for everyone to see. And he wouldn't want that to happen, so he wouldn't let it.

"The moment that you left, I made a promise to myself. And that promise was that I'd remember to take everything in, that even in the darkest situation, to at least try to find something good." Shane told Mitchie once they were outside, away from Nate. They didn't want Nate to be listening to their every word.

"And what 'good thing' did you find in this situation?" Mitchie asked, smiling at his romantic 'speech', but Mitchie knew that she had broken his heart.

"The evil dude" Shane stated, he knew that Mitchie would be confused at first, but she'd understand after he explained it to her. He was ready to stay out all night. And just talking was enough, a kiss would be cute, but not if she wasn't ready.

"Why? You know everything that happened, right?" Mitchie questioned, he was the one thing that hurt her most during this whole 'adventure'. And the 'adventure' wasn't even over quite yet.

"Because he was the only thing that led me into your life, I know you probably hated it when it was happening, but I don't know what would have happened if you didn't meet him." Shane explained, Mitchie laid her head on Shane's shoulder.

"I'll feel terrible if I don't tell you this, so… I never want to go a day without you. And I know you still love me so I'll admit that I love you too, but anyone could have guessed."

Shane took the time to process those words; he was in a position to take the most amazing girl back into his life. But there was more than that, there was Nate, there was 'the evil dude', and there was everything that Mitchie had gone through. But there was even more than all of that… their own hearts, that was the only thing that could possibly hold them back.

They stayed in that position for a while, they could easily get used to all of the love again, but the only question was… where did they want their lives to go?

"So are we back together? I'm just wondering." Shane didn't want to force Mitchie into something that she didn't want. He wasn't ready to lose her at this point. He didn't want to be alone again.

Shane used to spend his entire day staring at the wall, and then he would think about what he would be doing if Mitchie was with him. But that was more depressing than anyone would have thought it could be.

"Only if you want to… cause I want to." Mitchie said

"I want to be back together too. So I guess it's official." Shane said. It was hard for them to think about telling anyone else. They felt like this was just between themselves. Just like Romeo and Juliet.