Chapter 7: The Fight

"Hey Kim! It's me, your wonderful cousin. I…I was hoping you could call me back later. I really need to talk to you. I don't know how to say this…Billy came back…but it's not a happy reunion. So call me when you get the chance please. Love ya!"

I hung up the receiver as I heard a knock on the door. "That must be Adam." I said, walking to the door. "I'm coming!" I unlatched the door and opened it wide. Standing on my doorstep wasn't Adam, or any of my other friends. It was Cestria.

"I don't know what you did to Billy, but he doesn't really love you. It's all an act. It has to be. He's in love with me now."

"Please leave before I call security. I don't know what you're raving on about, but please leave." I stared at her. How can she come here and argue with me about this. She's the one who stole him in the first place!

"Hey Maddie, what's going on?" Adam said, walking up to the door.

"Oh nothing. Cestria was just leaving." I grabbed Adam's arm and pulled him into the apartment, leaving the alien standing on the step.

"What was that all about?" Adam asked after I had shut the door. "She's fighting with me because she thinks I'm stealing Billy away from her."

"You're not…are you?" Adam caught my eye and I looked away quickly.

"Madeline Ariel Ross what is going on?" He pulled me into the living room and sat me on my couch.

"Well…Billy asked me to lunch today and I went." I saw Adam stiffen but he said nothing. "He…he told me that he still loves me and that he wants to stay here on Earth but Cestria doesn't want to. I don't know whether or not to believe him."

Adam didn't say anything for a long time. He just stared at me, then the floor, then back at me.

"Adam, what do you think?"

"Do you love him?" "Yes, of course I do. I have for a long time; you don't just stop loving someone."

"Have you talked to Kim about it?"

"No, I'm waiting for her to call me back. Adam, you're not mad at me, are you?"

"I think you should wait for Kim to call you back."

"Adam, you didn't answer my question. Are you mad at me?"

He hesitated and then sighed. "No. I just want you to do the right thing, that's all. As long as you're happy, I'm fine."

"Okay. Well dinner is ready so let's go eat!"

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We ate, and Adam left. He wasn't in a very cheerful mood, but I didn't expect him to be after I told him about Billy.

Maybe if I call Rocky, he can talk to him. Just as I was going to call Rocky, Kim called. I spent the next hour giving her the condensed version of everything that had happened in the past four days. Yes, it took an hour for the condensed version.

"Do you still love him?" she asked when I had finished.

"Kim, what do you think? Of course I do. I have for a long time. But what do I do about Adam?"

"He'll understand. You're not attracted to him, are you?"

"Only as a friend. I guess I think of him more as a brother than anything else."

"Well, what are you going to do?" she asked.

"I don't know Kim. I want to be with him, I really do. But…"

"You're scared." "Well yeah! He broke up with me and technically cheated on me. What am I supposed to feel?"

"Well Maddie, I guess you should talk it over with him. I can't really tell you what to do, but…If you love him, I say go for it."

"Thanks Kim. I appreciate it." We chatted about Florida for another half hour and hung up. I never realized how much I missed her until we hung up. She was my favorite relative and she always knew what to do.

I picked up the phone and dialed a number. I hope I'm doing the right thing!

"Hey Billy, it's Maddie."