EPILOGUE: Six months later... CLAIRE: I smiled down at Danny. He was on one knee, holding offering me his heart, along with the ring in his hand. Of course, I was going to accept. I loved this man. But maybe I should backtrack a little... Five months earlier... CLAIRE: "Have any of you heard from Ben?" I asked the rest of the band. It had been nearly a month since any of us had heard from him. Things had changed a lot since our split and Danny's release from the hospital. I had taken my place back in the band; everyone had caught onto Abbi's game and she was gone for good. Cam seemed to still be deciding if he wanted to be a part of Asking. I wasn't sure why he didn't like us, but I could tell he didn't. Danny had totally kicked his drug habit; he didn't even drink anymore. I was so proud of him. We were dating again, and things were going great. We still weren't ready to go on tour, though. Honestly, we had to be sure that Cam woulnd't ditch us mid-way...and we really wanted Ben back, no matter how awkward it would be at first. "No, we haven't," James said. "I saw online yesterday that his band broke up, though." "That's terrible," I replied. I had to admit, though, I wasn't as unhappy about that as I probably should have been. I decided to go outside and call him. We were at the studio now, trying to get started on recording a new album, but it just wasn't the same without Ben there. He answered on the fourth ring, right before I hung up. "Hey, Ben," I said nervously. "How are you?" Ben sighed. "Not that good," he said. "How're you guys?" "We're good. We miss you." My heart was pounding in my chest; I was so afraid of what he was going to say next. Would he be angry? Sad? Happy? I didn't know. Ben sighed again. "I miss you guys, too." I smiled. "Listen, Cam's thinking of leaving the band, and honestly, we can't do anything until we're sure he won't leave...So why don't you just come back? Cam can leave the band, like I'm sure he wants to, and we can have everything kind of back to normal..?" "Okay. I'll come back to the band," Ben said. I leaned back against the building, grinning. Things would finally be okay again. We'd finally have our friend back. Present Day... CLAIRE: "Yes, I'll marry you," I told Danny. He grinned, put the ring on my finger and kissed me deeply. As for Ben, he had met a girl named Samantha a few months earlier, and he really seemed to be in love. We were all really happy for him. I was just glad that things between were good and that he could be happy with someone he loved. Cam left the band happily when Ben returned. He said something about us all being too crazy for him to deal with. I could understand that, but things had definitely calmed down a lot since Abbi had left. Through all of the stuff that had happened, I had learned a few things: One, you should always believe in those you love, and never give up on them; two, don't date your ex-boyfriend's best friend, who is also a band member..things can get pretty crazy; three, sometimes it's a good thing when shitty stuff happens, but I'm happy that things are finally looking up. Things are finally back to normal. We're finally a band again.