Phoebe's POV:

"How was brunch?" Damien held the car door open for me.

I was trying to figure out how to tell him about my plans tomorrow without causing an argument. I rarely felt the need to lie to him and I was not about to start. Part of getting together with him, I told him no lying and I feel as if he had kept up with that promise.

"Good. I'm actually going to Play World tomorrow with Blaine and Caden."

"I see," Damien's hands tightened around the steering wheel.

"Don't get mad. If you don't want me to go I won't."

"Of course I don't want you to go but I won't stop you."

We drove in silence for a while before Damien pulled over on the side of the road.

"I'm jealous, alright? Blaine is always going to be part of your life and I get that but I don't want you hanging out with him. It scares me to think that maybe you'll fall for him again and leave me. You're everything to me Phoebe, literally everything. Everything I do is because of you. I work to so that maybe you won't have to if you ever don't want to. I try to make you happy, happier than you ever were with any other guys. So tell me what to do and I'll do it so that I'll make you happy. Is it because your dad doesn't like me? I swear I'm trying but you know him, he's hard headed."

Now I felt guilty for wanting to go, "You don't think I'm happy with you?"

"You say you are but now you want to hang out with Blaine and his son. The son, by the way, that he had with a woman he knew you hated. I just don't get this hold that he has on you. I try and get it for your sake but I don't see it or understand it."

The hold that Blaine had on me was indescribable to the point that even I could not understand it. But I did not want the past to ruin my future with Damien.

"I won't go," I decided, "I wouldn't want you anywhere near Lisa."

Lisa was his crazy ex-girlfriend that always tried to contact him now that he had moved on. She was constantly sending us threats before we had her locked away after finding her in our apartment one night.

"You sure? That threesome would be crazy hot," Damien teased, "All that crazy in one bed."

"I am not crazy!" I defended myself, "But I will cut a bitch."

"Same goes for me," he kissed my cheek, "Are you ready to go home and face your father?"

My mother had already texted me saying that she had talked to him about his behavior earlier and promised that he would be on his best behavior while we were here. I did not know how she got him to agree to be nice to Damien but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

"I guess he's settled down since earlier."

"See, I told you. Now everything will be great for dinner tonight."

"Hopefully. Our dads get along so should help."

Our dads bonded over one thing: business. The two business masterminds loved talking about each other's companies to the point where everyone else would just become bored.

"Did you bring that purple dress?"

There was a purple BCBG cocktail dress that I owned that Damien was absolutely crazy about. He said that he loved the way that the dress hugged my ass.

"No I didn't you horn dog, it's still in London."

"We need another one of those dresses, let's go shopping."

Laughing, I shoved him away, "No, something else from my closet will have to do."

"Hmm, you're closet? Can we have a repeat of this morning?"

"Would it turn you on to know that I thought about that all through brunch?"

His hands ran up my thighs, "Yes it would. If I promise to be a good boy do I get a treat later?"

"Maybe."

"I'll take that as a yes and a promise of sex later."

"I'm so glad that you were able to fit me into your busy schedule."

Damien became serious, "You're my number one priority, especially over business."

I had been joking but it was nice to know that.

"Thank you."

"Anything for you," he kissed my hand, "Absolutely anything."

Blaine's POV:

Heather, Caden, and I were staying at Charlie and Darcy's apartment along with Sean. It was like the old gang was somewhat back together. I had to force Charlie to allow Heather to even stay at the apartment because I did not think it was fair if she had to stay at a hotel when she did not even want to go to the wedding. Darcy still hated Heather but loved Caden. I found Darcy and Caden playing in the living room when I came back from brunch with Phoebe.

"Dadda!" Caden ran to me.

I held my arms open to catch him, cherishing the hug. I had read enough parenting blogs to know that these moments did not last so I made sure to cherish them.

"How was your date?" Darcy stood up.

"It wasn't a date, it was a setup by you. And it went okay, we planned the party and are supposed to go to Play World tomorrow."

Darcy grinned, "I see my plan worked."

"Your plan had nothing to do with it."

She shrugged, "Whatever you say. So did you kiss her?"

"Kiss who?" Charlie walked into the room, "Phoebe? You and Phoebe kissed?"

The two of them were one of the nosiest couples that I knew.

"No we didn't. What I don't get Darcy is why you hate Damien so much. Have you ever liked any one of Phoebe's boyfriends?"

"Gavin," Darcy responded immediately, "Hell if he weren't in India with Sahara, I would try and get him to take Phoebe away from Damien. Since he's not here, you'll do."

Gavin, I had not thought of Gavin in a while. He was not a threat now that he was married to Sahara, my only competition was Damien.

"What was so great about Gavin that made you like him over me?"

Darcy looked lost in thought, "He was good looking, rich, smart, knew how to have fun, made Phoebe happy, never lied to her, and had a great education, should I go on?"

"I had a few of those traits and you never liked me."

"Because you're you," she scrunched her nose, "But you're going to have to do. Damien is boring, like I wish I never had to be in the same room as him. He's always talking about work and even though he's great in the sack, his main concern is his job. Phoebe deserves someone who cares more about her than her job and you could be that guy. Plus she'd be a great a stepmom to Caden, who couldn't love my handsome godson?"

I did not need to know how great in the sack he was, hell I did not need to know anything about him at all. All I needed to know was someone besides myself had faith in reuniting with Phoebe. My phone vibrated in my pocket with a text message.

Phoebe: Can't make it 2morrow. Sorry

She was cancelling.

Blaine: Y what happened?

Phoebe: Nothing. Not a gr8 idea. See u party

"She just cancelled on me," I told Darcy.

"That bitch!" Darcy cursed then covered her mouth once she realized Caden was in the room, "I'm going to go call her. It has to do with Damien, that little pansy."

"Did you just call your best friend a bitch?"

I was starting to like Darcy.

"Only when she's being a bitch which she is right now. I grew up knowing this independent, headstrong woman and now that she's dating Damien she's changed. I miss the old Pheebs and believe it or not, you're the guy that can get her to go back to her old self."

Heather, fresh out of the shower, came into the room. Caden jumped out of my arms and ran to her.

"Momma!" Caden hugged around her legs.

All talks of Phoebe ended.

"What do you guys wanna do for lunch?"

"I've already eaten. I was thinking of taking Caden to the park, Charlie you wanna come?"

I thought giving the girls some time together would force them to get along.

"Yeah I'm down."

Darcy glared, "I'm coming too."

"You were just talking about how hungry you were. How about you and Heather go and get lunch?"

Heather gave me a look, "Or we can all go to lunch."

"No, you two have fun," I interjected.

Charlie came back carrying Caden's diaper bag and our jackets, "We'll see you later."

I was hoping that Heather would get a few punches into Darcy but she probably would not get that far. Charlie thought that Darcy could hold her own. We took bets to see who would call or text us first.

At the playground, we let Caden run wild. He needed to let go some of that energy before his nap or else he would keep us up all night.

"So what happened during brunch?"

"We just talked, that's it. I asked her to come to Play World and I really thought she would come but I guess I'm wrong."

Charlie scratched his hair, "If it's meant to be it will be, you know? Maybe it's time for you to move on since she obviously has."

I could never tell if Charlie wanted me and Phoebe to get back together. He would make comments sometimes that had me second guessing telling him anything about Phoebe.

"She's the one Charlie. She's been the one since high school and I know that sounds crazy but she is. How would you like it if you weren't with Darcy? You love her and you've never had to fight another guy off so you don't understand what it's like to lose someone you love."

"If I lost Darcy, I'd have a lot less headaches. The girl is certified crazy but you're right, I don't know what I would do if I lost her. I will love her until the day that we die and as the wedding gets closer, I'm only getting more anxious to marry her. Most guys get cold feet but I'm ready, I've been waiting for her my entire life."

"Then you know how it feels. I just need Phoebe to realize it."

He sighed, "Alright, I'm going to tell you something because you're my best friend and I know that you would do the same thing for me. The other night I was talking to Darcy and she said that Phoebe is moving back to New York City."

"Wait, what?"

"It has to do with some stalker guy in London but she's coming back now and you'll finally have your chance."

To be able to be in the same city as Phoebe would be great. We would finally have our chance to connect without having to worry about distance.