Chapter 22: The Return of the Exes

Tristan went to Mitchie's table and took her attention. Mitchie quickly minimized her letter and faced her ex-boyfriend.

"Hey Tristan. You need something?" She asked lifelessly.

"I'm sorry about the things I have said during the meeting."

"It's okay. You were right."

Then Tristan can't argue with that because in the end, if he lied, no one's going to win. So he changed the subject. "You know what? Go out to dinner with me."

"I think I'll past first."

"I knew it. That's what you'll say. But you know what? Honestly, you are easier to ask out when we were still in junior high, when your dad was still very strict. What changed?"

"A lot."

"But white roses are still your favorite right?"

"That one will never change." Mitchie smiled.

"If I give you white roses, will that change your mind and you're gonna have dinner with me?"

"We'll see"

"Okay. We'll see." Tristan smiled and left.

Mitchie smiled at him as he went away. Tristan had been a great boyfriend but she never loved him. His and her families had been friends ever since so it was not impossible for them to get together. Her father though was strict. But her mother always sided her so it was much easier. But when her mom died, her father got much more protective of her and decided that she should just break up with Tristan. It was a mutual decision since no real feelings were involved. So they parted as friends.

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Mitchie got to have the courage to leave her workplace and meet up with her girl friends.

"Woohoo! She came!" Peggy called.

They were in a fancy restaurant just around the corner near Mitchie's workplace.

Mitchie approached her friends with all smiles and rolled her eyes when they started teasing her about Tristan. Tristan was on his way so he just dropped her off and they saw the little gesture.

"Are you two going out now?" Ella asked.

"No. He is meeting up with some of our clients and I'm on the way so he offered to drive me here. So you guys must drive me back!" Mitchie told her friends. Then they all laughed.

"Cait? You okay? Hey, it's okay if Nate's flight was rescheduled. Atleast he's still coming." Tess asked her friend who looks like very worried about something. Nate's flight got rescheduled because of some things that only Caitlyn knew.

All of them turned to her. "It's not that. There's another one." She said.

"What is it Cait?" Mitchie asked.

"Um… Mitchie, I don't know how to say this… but Jake was signed by my recording company." Caitlyn admitted. Everyone got silent. "I'm so sorry. I told my dad that I really don't want him in but my dad owe his father a lot and when the old man asked my dad to sign him, I can't do anything."

Mitchie was just silent.

"I thought Jake's dad hates him? Why would he do that?" Ella asked.

"They sorted their indifferences I guess." Caitlyn told her and faced Mitchie. "Mitch, I'm so sorry. If you want, um, I'll just…"

"Cait, it's okay." Mitchie said and smiled to assure her that its fine even though its not. "It's your job and it was your father's idea so I don't have any hold on it."

"But you are my best friend."

"And I thank you for that. Promise, I'm okay." Mitchie finally said.

"Okay, but you have to tell me right away if your not cool with me working with him, okay?" Caitlyn said. Mitchie nodded.

Then Mitchie was so eager to change the subject. "You said, Nate's flight was rescheduled. Why is that?"

"Um…" Caitlyn can't find the right words. There really was a good reason for the delay. But a reason that Mitchie mustn't know about. "He had a problem with the embassy so he was held back. But the last time he called, he told me that everything's settled and he would come the next day."

Mitchie nodded buying her excuse.

Then the five friends chatted throughout the entire lunchtime and just got cut when it was time to drive Mitchie back to her work.

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A/N: hey hey… I'm back! I thought I would be really busy these days but it seems my parents are around all the time and they are the ones preparing for the new year… so I think I'll be able to update much more fast than the last few days… (hopefully!) So how was your Christmas? And how did you find my latest chapter?! Please review! I'm so eager to know… still no smitchie love… sorry… because of the short update… I thought of updating the next chapter… in a few hours… love lots! Mwah!

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