A/N: Surprise! Two chapters in one weekend! I'm so proud of myself! Haha. Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you didn't think the last chapter was as crapy as I thought it was! I hope you enjoy this!

"Shane-" Mitchie started.

"I didn't mean to change you so dramatically," He interrupted her. "I broke you, Mitchie. I'm never going to be able to forgive myself for that."

"You didn't break me, Shane." She took a step closer toward him. "It's nothing that time hasn't been fixing." She lightly placed a hand on his cheek, stroking it with her thumb.

"But it was enough to not let yourself forgive me." He countered.

"I told you that I forgive you, Shane."

"Then why can't you give me another chance?"

Mitchie hated seeing Shane like this, so broken.

"You haven't proven to me that I should. You've only shown me how sorry you are for what happened three years ago and that you aren't that same guy anymore but you haven't shown me that you're the kind of guy I should be with again. Three years is a long time, Shane. We're both different people now. You don't know me like the back of your hand anymore."

Now Shane took a step forward, allowing Mitchie to feel his breath against her skin.

"Just answer me this," He spoke. "Can you look me in the eyes and tell me that there isn't a part of you that still has feelings for me and wants to give me another chance?"

"I never said I didn't still have some feelings for you, Shane. I just said that I'm not sure if I can give into those feelings." She took a small step back.

Shane didn't allow the space to last long, he took another step forward, snaking his arms around her waist, pressing their chests together.

"What are you doing, Shane? Caitlyn is going to be coming back any second now." Mitchie protested, slightly pushing on his chest.

He sighed, stepping back a little. "Fine, but this conversation isn't over, yeah?"

Mitchie smiled slightly. "Even if I said it was that wouldn't stop you. We can talk later."

Then a few seconds later, as if on que, Caitlyn walking into the room. "Well, I'm glad to see that you two haven't killed each other." She laughed, shutting the door behind her and stepping closer to the two. "Ready to get to work, Shane?" She rested her hands on her hips.

"Absolutely." He grinned.

Caitlyn's eyes flickered to Mitchie's quickly and moved back to Shane's.

"I like the enthusiasm." She grinned back.

"So," Mitchie spoke up. "I've decided that I'm going to make a food run. Would either of you like me to get you something?"

"No thanks, I'm good." Caitlyn said first.

Mitchie looked over to Shane, waiting for his answer.

"I'm fine," He finally said. "Nate and I ate before I came over here."

"How is Nate by the way?" Caitlyn asked. "When is he leaving?"

"He's good. He's leaving tomorrow morning."

"He's been here a while," Mitchie commented. "Hasn't he been missing school?"

"Yeah, but he said he would be able to catch up on what he's missed. He's even done some of his school work while he's been here. Most of his teachers post their lectures on line I guess." Shane shrugged.

"Oh, alright," Mitchie said, grabbing her car keys. "I'll be back soon. See you two later."

Mitchie decided to stop at a nearby Subway and get herself a sandwich, and instead of taking it back to the dorm she decided to stay there and eat it, enjoying some time to herself.

As she sat and ate her food, her mind started to wonder to her family. She hadn't talked to anyone from her home town since she arrived to California. Her parents called her almost daily, but still she never picked up. She knew she had no reason not to talk to them, she didn't even know why she was avoiding them anymore. The one she had tried to escape from was with her so there was no reason to try and cut off everyone from her home town anymore. Anything she had been trying to forget was closer to her than ever before.

Taking a deep breath, Mitchie decided it was time to call her parents back. "Hello?" Her mother said, picking up the phone only after a few rings.

"Hi, mom." Mitchie said nervously.

"Mitchie, sweetie, is that you?" Her mother asked breathlessly.

"Yeah, it's me mom. How are you?"

"Why haven't you been returning your father and I's phone calls? We've been worried sick about you! We thought something terrible had happened! Are you okay?" Her mother asked quickly, fearing that Mitchie would hang up soon.

"I'm sorry, I've just been busy. College life is hectic." Mitchie joked, trying to lighten her mothers' serious mood.

"Well," She huffed. "You could have called us when you arrived at the very least."

"I know, I should have. I'm sorry, mom."

Her mother sighed. "It's okay, sweetie. All that matters is that you're calling now and that you're alright."

Mitchie let a small smile form on her lips. She really had missed her mother, whether she was willing to admit it out loud or not.

"So, have you made any new friends? How are your classes going?" Her mother continued.

"I've become good friend with my roommate, she's great mom, I think you would really like her." Mitchie smiled. "Her name is Caitlyn. As for classes, well, their kicking my butt. I feel like I always have my nose in a book." She laughed lightly.

"That's great sweetie, it's important for you to get along with the person you live with, or else you would just both be miserable. I'm sorry that classes are consuming, as time goes on you'll figure out a way to balance everything out."

"Caitlyn's helping me out with that; she's great at balancing a social life and school work out."

As the conversation digressed, Mitchie decided not to tell her mother about Shane being back, knowing she would ask tons of questions, want to know how she was dealing with it, possibly be upset and demand that she leave and come home, which Mitchie really did not want to do.

After Shane broke her heart, Mitchie's mother loathed him. Before the incident however, she absolutely adored him, Mitchie was even convinced her mother had been secretly planning their wedding. When he broke up with Mitchie however, not knowing the full story, hated seeing how broken it had left her daughter. Though, her mother would never admit it, she secretly did hope that Shane would make it up to her and that she could see her daughter happy again.

After another hour of talking, Mitchie decided she should head back to her dorm room before Caitlyn started to worry about her. "I should go mom, I'm at Subway and I've been gone for a while. I need to head back to my room before Caitlyn starts to think I've died."

"Okay, sweetie. You're father will be sorry he missed, so call again soon, okay?"

"Sure thing mom, love you. Bye."

Mitchie arrived back on to campus, and as she opened the door to her dorm building, she saw Shane walking toward her to exit the building. "Hey." He smiled weakly.

"Hey." She smiled back.

And that was all they said. He kept walking out the door and she kept walking in.