Disclaimer: I don't own RFR, and I can't believe I messed up last time and put HSM. See what happens when you write too many fics at once? Your brain turns to mush.

Chapter 6: Not Possible

"What?" Sam snapped, walking over to her and reading over her shoulder. "You must be joking."

"So not," she replied. "Listen to this." She took her seat as well as Sam, waiting to listen. "Okay. Dear Diary, Graduation day is supposed to be the happiest day of my life besides my wedding day and the days my kids are born. But I can't stop crying. I broke up with Ray today. I just can't stop crying. He… I can't even think about it. It just hurt too much. How could he do that! How could he sleep with Audrey! It was the first of many post graduation parties at Robbie's house, I'm surprised he was even allowed to have it. But so, Ray and I were talking about our after-high school plans. He kept saying that he didn't want me to go to L.A. I thought it was sweet at first. But I soon realized that it wasn't just the cute boyfriend 'can't live without you' thing. He was actually telling me not to go. I hadn't applied to any colleges. What was I supposed to do? Then the next thing I knew, we we're in a fight. He had stormed off somewhere. After I cooled off, someone told me that he'd gone into the guest room a while ago. I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I yelled at Ray to open up, that I wanted to talk to him. I heard rustling and I threw open the door. Audrey fell from the bed as I came in the room. Let me just say that I saw more of her than I ever wanted to. I ran from Robbie's house as fast as I could, leaving all my belongings behind, including Ray. He tried calling me but I didn't answer. He stopped by to give me the stuff I left at the party but my dad said that I didn't want to see anyone, which was true. I guess that's the way life is." Rose looked up to the boys who were gawking at her. "This is serious," she said. "Sam, you're dad cheated on her. No wonder she hates him."

"There must've been a mistunderstanding or something," Sam insisted. "My dad wouldn't do that."

"Why don't you put it to the test?" Justin suggested.

"What?" The two asked in unison.

"Sam finds something of his dad's from high school. A journal, a note, anything that opposes Rose's findings. I'll even look for something of my dad's that might say something," Justin offered.

"Me too," Alex added.

"Okay, deal," Sam agreed.

When Rose came into the daycare the next day, the boys were huddled over their findings, murmuring wildly.

"What'd you find?" She asked as she sat down.

Sam sighed. "I found a journal of my dad's," he said.

"And?" She insisted.

"It's not against it but not exactly with it at the same time," he explained.

"And I found a few internet conversations between his dad and mine," Alex said.

"I found a few notes between my dad and your mom," Justin added.

Rose smiled. They were finally going to get to the bottom of the mystery. Rose was finally going to figure out why her mom was as depressed as she always was.

"So let's hear Sam's dad's journal first," she suggested.

He began flipping through the pages. "I found the entry after that party that will tell us what happened." He cleared his throat as he began to read. "Everything is just so messed up. The graduation ceremony itself was okay but the after party was a complete mess. Lily and I got into a fight about her going to L.A. At first I thought it would eventually blow over and she would follow me but it turns out that she really was planning to go. So I stomped off mad and went into the guest room to have some alone time. I was only alone for ten minutes before Audrey stumbled into the room, drunk. She sat down next to me and we began to talk. She was trying to comfort me. The next thing I know, Lily is running from the room as Audrey is struggling to get dressed. Now Lily won't even take my calls. I think her parents are getting annoyed since I keep calling. I even stopped by to give her the things that she left behind. Her dad said that she didn't want to see anyone. I guess that was my doing." Sam looked up at his friends. "So he admits to cheating on your mom but he was upset."

Rose shrugged. "I'm not sure… What about the internet conversations?" She shot a look over to Alex.

"Um, sure, we'll read those next," Alex said. He shuffled through several papers. "I'm going to read my dad's part and Sam will read his dad's part."

"Here it goes: Robbie, I screwed up with Lil."

"How? I know she ran out of the party really mad."

"You know we got into a fight about the L.A. thing…"

"Again? How many times have you guys had this fight?"

"More than I can count. But so I ran into the guest room to cool off."

"That's where you were most of the night? No wonder I couldn't find you."

"But I screwed up. Audrey came in, hammered, and she came onto me. I didn't fight her off though."

"You slept with Audrey? You cheated on Lily?"

"I know! I screwed up! And now Lily won't even talk to me."

"I can't blame her. Look, I g2g. Talk to you later." Alex looked up at her. "So he was sorry about it."

She shrugged. "Let's hear the notes."

Justin held up a piece of paper. "I need you to read your mom's part."

"Okay." She stood and walked over to Justin, looking over his shoulder. "I'm taking a vow of silence until I leave."

"Shady, you know you don't want to leave without a proper goodbye to your friends. Me, Parker, Robbie, Kim… Ray?"

"Ray is not my friend! He's a liar and a cheater! I want nothing to do with him, ever again!"

"You know you don't mean that…"

"Yes, I do, Smog!"

"Look, he messed up, every guy does. Ask Parker, I'm not perfect. I bet Kim will tell you that Robbie's messed up a time or two."

"But have either one of you cheated on them? NO! I'm tired of you guys defending him! I don't care that you're friends with him, but I just want nothing to do with him. I just want him to disappear from my life forever."

"Fine, be stubborn."

"Glady."

The four kids looked around at each other. "We have to do something," Rose said.

"Agreed," Sam replied.

AN: Devious little things… Please R&R!