Here's Chapter 3! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update, I've been pretty busy lately. I am currently working on the next chapter, so I should have that up sometime within the next few days. And I've been having slight difficulties whilst brainstorming for the upcoming chapters so if you guys have any ideas feel free to let me know and I will be sure to consider them. So I hope you like this chapter!

~Oogle Poogle

The weekend dragged by as I contemplated what to do. It had been three days and I still couldn't catch my breath. Every night since that awful day, I had woken up sobbing as the same continuous dream of Nick standing at the altar with a girl who wasn't myself would enter my mind.

I finally came to my senses and decided to give Stella a call. I pressed the phone against my ear and as I heard the light ringing, my breath caught in my throat. I heard Stella's answer on the other line, "Hello?" I couldn't find my voice, this was the first time I had heard my best friend in over a year. But I soon remembered why I had called.

"Stella Malone!" I yelled. "You couldn't even call and tell me when Nick started dating this girl? No, I had to find out when an invitation for his WEDDING came in the mail! How could you do that?" I stopped to catch my breath.

"Macy?" She asked anxiously. "Well who else?" I answered playfully. She laughed and let out a small sigh of relief. "Mace- it's been so long. Too long. Heck, besides that one quick visit we made on the world tour, the last time I saw you was back when you were here with us in L.A." My smile dropped at the thought of my friends, my liars of friends, the ones that told me they would come back for me but never did.

I immediately bombarded her with questions. "Yeah, how is L.A? How are the Lucas'? You and Joe?" Stella laughed. "Good, good, and not happening." I faked a gasp. "What? But things were going so great between you two when I left, and even at prom too." Joe and Stella were always an on and off again couple, I figured there would be some kind of drama going on between the two."Yeah, they were." She began. "But of course Joe being his usual indecisive self, wanted to 'take a break' again, and is now dating some girl he met on tour named Sarah." She groaned and muttered angrily, "But whatever, if he wants to date other girls, than I am perfectly fine with that. Let the dating begin."

Once Stella had finished, I let out a chuckle. "Okay, then. Sounds like you guys have kept busy." She laughed. "Yeah, and how about yourself? Have you found yourself a man back in New Jersey?" Had she not heard the reason I had called? "Umm yeah, I've been pretty busy. There's just so much going on." I lied through my teeth, not wanting to admit to Stella the fact that the majority of my days off were spent at home curled up in a ball pining for the past. I continued, "College is going well. I got to go back home last week, which was nice. And to answer your question, no I do not have myself a man. If you didn't hear me earlier, that was kinda the reason I was calling, because of a certain guy."

I took a deep breath and told her of my recent trip to the post office. "And when I opened it, it was an invitation to Nick's wedding." My voice cracked on the last word. After several moments of silence, Stella spoke up. "I'm sorry Macy. I should've told you sooner. Heck, I should've told you when they first met. I just didn't know you still had feelings for Nick. Neither of you really explained what happened between you two." I could feel a single tear roll down my cheek. "That's the problem, Stell," I wiped the tears from my eyes. "Nothing happened. One day we were talking and then all of a sudden we weren't. That's it. No explanation. Nothing. He just stopped talking to me all together. And yes, I do still have feelings for Nick, I always will."

"Then I guess that settles that." Stella stated. My eyebrows furrowed together."What do you mean?" "I mean that you, Macy, are coming down here and stopping the wedding." "What?" I yelled. "No I couldn't. I mean, I can't see Nick again. Not now. It's been too long. I just can't, Stella." Stella laughed in disbelief. "You're kidding me right?" I didn't quite understand how she could think that I had been kidding at a time like this.

"Macy, this is your last chance. If you don't come and stop this, you're going to lose Nick forever." I had found this somewhat funny considering I'd already thought I had lost Nick forever. "I know Stell but-" Stella stopped me. "Then do this for Nick." She paused. "You two were perfect for each other; you two are perfect for each other. And Nick deserves way better than that brat. Ugh Macy she's awful! Everyone but Nick can see that. The only problem is that he won't listen to us, but he would listen to you." She urged, and after a short pause continued. "You have to come Mace."

I sighed. Stella was right. "Okay, I'll fly out tomorrow." She squealed, delighted with the news I had brought. "I can't wait to see you Macy!" I shushed her. "Just promise me one thing." She immediately answered, "Anything." I let out a light laugh. "Let's promise that we'll never go this long without talking to each other ever again." Stella chuckled. "For sure."

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