Hey guys. Sorry about it taking so long for me to update...hate having to have a job. This isn't really a long one and possibly not the greatest, at least thats what I think, but I'm trying to get chapters up for you guys and today might be the only option i have for a few more days. But anyway...I hope you like it. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated it. Enjoy!

(Joanne's POV)

I slowly walked up the stoop of my apartment building. My heart was pounding; for once I found myself scared to death to see Kristin. She had every right to be pissed at me and I deserved any yelling or cursing that she saw fit. I was just praying that she'd take me back; that she wouldn't kick me out.

My shaking hand searched through my purse for the keys to unlock the door. Finally I pushed the door open to reveal a completely dark and silent apartment. But what was I expecting a party due to my return. I quickly put down my bags on the couch and turned on the desk lamp, collapsing on a chair, burying my face in my hands; exhausted from my flight and pissed at the mess I had made for myself and Kristin….and Maureen.

"Joanne," I heard someone whispering in my ear, "wake up."

"What?" I groggily responded shifting in the chair.

"It's morning, wake up," I heard Kristin reply.

I opened my eyes to see her standing in front of me, her arms crossed across her chest, her eyes narrowed staring down at me. I quickly rose out of my seat standing in front of this woman that I loved so much, yet somehow was able to hurt her more than I had ever imagined I could do. I slowly reached my hand running it down her arm, loosing grabbing hold of her hand.

Her eyes glanced down at our adjoined hands, quickly speaking, "Joanne, I don't know…"

I cut her off, "Kristin please listen to me. I love you and I'm so sorry. I don't want this to be over." I pulled her hand up resting it against my lips, gently kissing it, staring straight into her eyes.

"Joanne I do love you, but I don't know if I can forgive you," I can see the tears welling up in her eyes and I'm sure they were about to start falling from mine. "Why Joanne, why?"

"Well," I sighed, "I guess that it was just that I had never really resolved my issues with her and then seeing her….then the old feelings that I had never dealt with just seemed to surface…and then before I know it…." I stopped myself, I didn't feel the need to tell Kristin all the details about how Maureen and I had slept together.

"Joanne I really have to get in the office early," I looked over at the clock hanging on the wall realizing it was almost nine and Kristin was usually in the office by eight so this was too untypical of her. "But meet me for dinner?" she softly asked.

"Of course," I eagerly answered her knowing this meant that she was atleast going to give me a chance.

"I'll call you later and when can decide when and where," she released her hand from my grasp and started walking towards the door. I rushed after her holding open the front door for her.

"Kristin," she turned facing me. I leaned in and lightly kissed her lips, "I do love you."

"I love you too Joanne," she sighed and walked out.

(Maureen's POV)

My flight landed in Chicago and I hailed a taxi to take me to a hotel that I had managed to get reservations at while I was sitting at the airport in New York. The only problem I had now, was even though I was in Chicago I had no idea where Joanne lived. So my only option was to wait until the morning and pray that either Joanne's office would tell me her home address or that she'd actually go into work this morning.

I couldn't sleep much at all; I pretty much spent all night pacing my room rerunning through my mind what I was going to say to Joanne when I saw her. I wasn't coming up with anything except for 'I love you'.

Around eight thirty I called Joanne's office to see if I could get in touch with her. I pulled off some amazing acting…and flirty…skills to manage to get the guy to give me Joanne's home address.

I quickly got ready and rushed out of the hotel making my way towards Joanne's place. Only thing I kept thinking about was seeing Joanne again and hoping she hadn't left for work already. I felt it was better to have this conversation at her place. One reason being that I didn't want to cause a scene at her office and second off it this conversation went the way I wanted it to Joanne and I would need a bed, a shower, a….oh hell I guess it could've been in her office, not like we hadn't ever had sex on her desk.

I rounded the corner to Joanne's apartment and ran right into the other woman.

"What in the hell are you doing here?" she basically screamed at me.

"I'm here to talk to Joanne," I pushed by her, with the idea of completely ignoring her; apparently she had other plans as I felt her tight grasp around my arm.

So what did you think? Please review. I did kinda set it up for a heated next chapter. And I do think I know how I'm going to have the story end...guess you guys will just to have to keep reading and find out. Please do. Thanks for reading!