Author's Note: Sorry about the delay of an update. But no fear, the dreaded confrontation ahead.

Adam walked up to Tanya's door and right before he knocked, Zack opened the door. "Hey man, she's in the kitchen, leave her in once piece for me, kay?"

Adam stopped short and stared at him, "I didn't think you were gonna be leaving, I thought you'd be doing the whole, 'defending her honor' thing," he said in surprise.

Zack laughed, "You know as well as I do, she doesn't need anybody defending her honor," he sighed, "Honestly man, she's deserves what's coming to her. I don't know why she said that stuff to Kat, but she had to know it would rile her up, I'm going out for a coffee and to make a few phone calls." He headed down the sidewalk, "Later Adam," he called back to him.

Adam shook his head, Zack was something else, he thought as he headed inside. "Tanya," he said flatly, seeing her standing in the kitchen doorway brought back to him exactly why he was standing here at her place.

"Adam I'm so…"

"No" he cut her off. He took a deep breath, "I don't want to here it. No apologies yet. I want to know what you said to her," he said in a deadly calm tone.

Tanya looked away from him, "I told her not to break your heart, you deserve better," she replied quietly. "I told her not to hurt you."

Adam stared at her, "Speaking from experience are we?" He asked shrewdly.

Tanya glared at him, "I didn't mean to hurt you Adam!"

"It doesn't matter what you meant to do Tanya, YOU did. And you've done it again," he spat back at her.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean for her to run off like that! I just didn't want her to hurt you, you wear your heart on your sleeve, you deserve the best," Tanya yelled back at him.

"Who the hell gives YOU the right to decide whose best for me?" Adam yelled, "Kat IS the best thing that's happened to me!"

"I know!" She yelled in frustration. "I know because all you ever do is talk about her! Everything is Kat! Kat! Kat! Kat! Kat!"

The wind in Adam's sail went right out, right there was the root of the entire thing, he mused. "What?" He asked softly.

"Ever since she came back, all you've ever talked about is her! You use to call me once a week, just so we'd keep in touch. When was the last time you called me when you weren't in trouble, huh? Months ago!" She ranted at him.

"We've talked since then," Adam replied, watching her vent.

"I called you! If I want to talk to you, I have to call you! Ever since you got together with Kat, you've practically ignored me, I know I'm your ex, but I thought I was your friend too!" She said turning away from him, still seething, pissed at herself for ranting like that, even if it was the truth.

"Tanya, why didn't you say something?" He asked with a sigh.

"Because I didn't want to interfere," Tanya said running a hand through her hair.

"You didn't have any problem telling me to stop spending so much time with that, what did you call her," he stopped to recall, "that two-bit nasty little hoochie Darla," he said putting a hand on her shoulder.

"That's because Darla WAS a two-bit nasty little hoochie," Tanya replied, turning around to face him.

"So, why didn't you say something?" He asked again.

"Because it's Kat, and I've never seen you smile so much before, I've never seen you that happen before, I didn't want you to think I was being a jealous ex-fiancée" she said with a sigh of her own.

"So instead, you let it fester, and then exploded on somebody who is supposed to be one of your best friends," Adam replied.

"I'm sorry Adam, I just… I am jealous, but not because I want you back, we BOTH know that ship has sailed, I just missed you, and I took it out on her, and now I did the one thing I told her not to do," she said blinking back her tears.

Adam walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her, "You know I'll always be your friend right, and really, you should have just said something."

Tanya hugged him back tightly, "I'm so sorry Adam, I know you're still pissed at me, but I am really, really sorry," she whispered.

"I know, and I can't lie, I am still pissed," he sighed, "I'm also hurt, and sad, and heartbroken at the moment, so the last thing I want to do right now, is be pissed at you," he hugged her back.

Tanya sighed, I've got to fix this, "I'm going to fix this Adam," she said firmly.

"Tanya, please don't, don't get anymore involved than you already have been, please," he practically begged.

"But…"

"Please," Adam pulled back and looked her in the eyes. "Just don't," he softly.

"Adam…"

"Just don't," he repeated, and looked at the wall-clock. "I better get going, Ma is watching Anaya," he said looking at her. "Bye Tan."

"Bye Adam," Tanya said softly watching him leave, "Wow… that did not go the way I expected it too," she said going to the window, watching him drive off.

Author's Note2: Allow me to echo Tanya's sentiments, that did NOT go as I expected it too, but like all good stories, it takes on a life of its own.