A/N: And I'm back from the dead! Sorry it's taken me so long to post a new a chapter! The Christmas season was crazy for me this year, then I got sick! And in between those times...I just got lazy. Sorry! I didn't really read this chapter through for mistakes, so sorry if you come across any! I'll try to have the next chapter up within a week! Incase I don't though, I do have an excuse! I'm going to be away all next weekend, but I hope to get some writing done in that weekend! Have a great day and thank you all for being so patient! And sorry for this chapter being so short! xxHeartBrokenxx

Alex's POV

I smiled as I walked home. True, I shouldn't have kissed Zane, but it was awesome all the same. Now, I just had to get Rikki out of his head. I mean, that was all that was left to do, she was already in New York. As I walked I bumped into Cleo and Emma.

"Oh, hey guys!" I smiled.

"Hey Alex," Cleo said.

"Where are you guys headed?" I asked.

"We're actually going to Zane's house."

"I just came from there! Why are you going?"

"Zane's planning a welcome back party for Rikki."

"She's coming back?"

"Yeah, in like 3 weeks," Emma said.

"How do you know?" I said uneasily.

"Mr. Chadwick told us yesterday."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Well, we better get on our way. Bye Alex," Emma said as they walked away.

Emma's POV

Once we got out of earshot of Alex I leaned over to Cleo and whispered. "I think she's up to something."

Cleo looked at me seriously. "I know. I think she likes Zane. Did you see her face when we told her Rikki's coming back?"

"Yeah. Do you think she's going to try to steal Zane away from Rikki?" I asked.

Cleo bit her lip. "I don't know. It's a possibility. I mean, you've heard what Justin has said about her."

"He's only said that she's a little deceiving!" I said, and couldn't help tacking on, "And I think he likes you."

Cleo laughed. "What? Justin, like me? Yeah, like that's true!"

"Come on! You're telling me you don't notice the way he stares at you? Not to mention his 'subtle' hints?" I exclaim teasingly.

Cleo rolled her eyes and said, "I have Lewis. Now come on, I thought we were talking about the Alex-Zane problem we have on our hands?"

"Well, we don't know if it's a problem yet," I said. "Let's determine that when we get to Zane's."