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"Take me with you." Gustav paused and just stared at her.

"Is that really what you want?"

"I don't know, Gustav. Do you think he didn't tell me because he was planning on hooking up with some other chick while you're on tour?"

"That's not like Bill. I know he loves you more than anything; I'm just not sure why he didn't tell you. It doesn't seem like him, at all."

"That's, I guess, why I'm worried…" Andi trailed off.

"Andi, come on, you know he wouldn't do that."

"I know."

"And you know you don't really want to come on tour." Her face sank.

"You're right."

"Andi, isn't there anything else I can do for you? Anything at all? Please just say it and I'm on it."

"Maybe, try to talk to Bill? You don't need to get answers out of him, just, tell him if he wants this to work, he needs to talk to me, okay?"

"Of course, Andromeda." She smiled. Gustav reached over and wrapped her in a tight embrace. "Let's get you home. We only have a few days left and you need to be well-rested so we can make the best of them." Gustav smirked, stood up, took her hand, and pulled her up with him. They began walking home together as Gustav's cell phone rang, rather obnoxiously. A worried look sprawled across his face and Andromeda cocked her head to the side. Gustav picked up the phone with a "Hello?" he paused. "Yeah yeah she's here with me actually" and then, "No this is your mess you have to fix it." And after a while, "Yeah of course, I'll tell her." Another pause. "I get it. Chill out, Bill. And don't get too worked up." Again, "Okay talk to you later." "Yes, Bill." "Goodbye."

"Gustav?" Andromeda interrogated.

"Bill wants to talk to you apparently." He responded.

"Why didn't he just call me himself?" She moaned.

"Apparently he was afraid you wouldn't pick up."

"Well, that's probably true." She commented

"So you up for it?"

"Yeah, I guess so. Where do I have to meet him?"

"15 Minutes down at 'your' tree or something in the park," he strained.

"Yeah, okay. We haven't been down there in ages."

"'Your' tree?" He asked.

"Yeah. That's where he first told me he loved me. It was always my special tree…" She choked, nervously.

"Okay well don't sweat it. Do you want to grab some coffee to pass the time?"

"Yeah, sure, but you're paying this time," Andromeda laughed.

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I strained myself to get down to the park on time. What was I thinking? Asking for Andromeda to meet me through her brother is pretty damn cowardly… As I drove slowly through the streets, I wondered if Andromeda would ever take me back. I was dumb. Why didn't I just tell her about the tour to begin? She's a strong girl; I know she would have been able to handle it.

I hit my head against the steering wheel.

"WHY AM I SUCH AN IDIOT?" I yelled at no one in particular. I turned right at the next stop sign and parked. As I got out of my car I noticed two familiar faces walking into the park. The tears already began welling up in my eyes. I could tell already that this wasn't going to end well.