Summary: "One in the Same" describes Eddie Duran and Loren Tate. If you're not familiar with the quote, it will make more since as you continue the Journey between the two in my story. Things will seem as if they couldn't get any worse between the characters of the story, but it only goes downhill before it makes its way up. This is a story about love, heartbreak, pain, healing, and etc. This is a story you won't regret putting time into reading.

Chapter 2

Eddie drove through the streets of the Valley with his windows down at its lowest, causing his hair to flow back with the wind. His focus was juggled between the road and the address his dad had given him. Eddie parked his car on the side of the road, verifying that the house he'd stopped at was the correct one. His legs stretched higher and higher as he made his way up the steps of the house and closer to the door. A gentle "Ahem" escaped his throat as he was clearing it. He hesitantly knocked on the door, not sure if anyone was in the house or not.

Loren had the volume to her IPod at its highest. She was escorting herself to her comforting home after a nice jog around the neighborhood. Usually, no one came knocking at the Tate's very often, but a dark-haired, admittedly cute guy was stopped in front of her door. Speed was gained by her legs as she nearly made it to the front yard. The ear buds made their way to Loren's side as her legs began coming to a stop.

"Um..Can I help you? This is …my house." Loren was trying to catch a quick glimpse at the face. She didn't have the slightest clue on who it could've been, especially since it was nearly 8 p.m. Eddie's head made a quick turn as he heard a voice coming from behind him. Eddie Duran was the last person Loren imagined to be knocking at the door at this time of night, which only deepened her confusion.

"Oh! Well this explains why no one answered the door." A slight laugh exited both of their mouths. "And... I'm guessing you're wondering why I'm here." Eddie's hand reached for his pockets as his body made a complete turn.

"Yeah...Why...exactly are you here?" Loren's eye brows rose slightly above her lashes, making her confusion way more obvious than she wanted it to be. Loren was waiting for a reply, but hadn't received one yet.

"Oh… Right...I almost forgot why I'm here. I got a little distracted. I didn't expect Nora Tate to be so gorgeous." Eddie's flirtatious grin began deepening as Loren began to blush.

"Thanks... but I'm Loren Tate. Nora Tate is actually my mom." Loren's head tilted as she was waiting for a reaction from Eddie.

"Oh…Makes much sense. You look a little bit too young to be managing a 40 year old pop star." Both Eddie and Loren focused on their feet as laughs filled the air from both their mouths.

"Yeah… I'm hoping you're talking about your dad. I mean...I know you're a pop star and all but… you look a little too young to be 40."

"I would hope so…But I'm here for my dad. He needed me to pick some important documents up from Nora…And since you're her daughter… I'm guessing you could help me out with that?" Loren's body curved as she made her way past Eddie and to the door.

"Well, I could check and see if she left anything out...but I'm not quite sure." Loren's eyes glanced back at Eddie as she stepped into her home." Want to come in? Or do you want to become a human Popsicle out there as I look for the papers?" Eddie couldn't help but notice that Loren didn't show the slightest bit of nervousness when she spoke to him. Most girls, and even guys, were so nervous that their words couldn't make it past the tip of their tongues before they fainted.

"As cool as it sounds to be a Popsicle, I think I'd rather be unfrozen…so I choose the first option." Loren's lips folded into a generous smile.

"Yeah…I thought so. But it'd be pointless considering I already found the papers you were needing." Loren handed Eddie the papers, noticing that his shoulders dropped a little once she mentioned she'd found them.

"Well then… a little faster than I expected, but thanks! And I'm guessing I'm going to see you around once in a while since your mom is going to be my dad's manager."

"Yeah..I guess so..See ya Around Eddie Duran. Nice meeting ya." Loren placed her hand on the edge of Eddie's shoulder, showing every bit of her sincerity.

"Yeah…Nice meeting ya Loren." Eddie headed for his car as Loren shut the door closed.

Melissa, Loren's best friend, was this bubbly girl that was all about taking risk. She was currently dating a college guy, Derek, whose risk taking rates were about ten times hers. Mel hadn't spoken to anyone about what her and Derek's plans were. Derek proposed the idea of them moving together, and she agreed without any hesitation. She agreed without thinking about the plans Loren and herself had made for their future. For one, she and Loren were supposed to be moving in together in one month. Everything had already been planned out, which only made this harder for her to tell Loren the news. Loren and Mel's friendship was already bumpy because Loren thought that Mel was forgetting about her because of Derek, this was only going to make it worse. Mel and Loren had been best friend for 14 years, whereas she'd only known Derek for nine months. Even though she and Derek were deeply in love, she wasn't sure if it was worth losing her best friend. Loren had more problems with Derek than Adam did, which was Mel's other best friend. Either way it goes, it's not going to change the fact that she will be hurting someone she really cares about.

Tyler Rorke's life was going pretty swell as of right now. His career as an actor was going unexpectedly swell. He hasn't been in any recent relationships, and he wasn't planning on being in one anytime soon. He'd finally moved out of L.A. and on to bigger and better things in New York, which is where his current movie that is in progress is being filmed. Tyler didn't expect his career to be so successful that he'd be signing autographs and taking pictures, but he was definitely not complaining about it. He actually enjoyed this life style, whereas some might say fame is too overwhelming.

As Eddie drove through the streets of Cali, making his way back to the comfort of his own home at his penthouse, the lyrics to a new song were still coming to him non-stop. He tried to make a mental snap shot of it all, but he knew that his head would be clear of all the lyrics once he finally made his way home. Not more than ten minutes had gone by before he made it his destination. His legs gained speed as more and more great lyrics came crashing at him. As his body completely made its way inside the pent house, he noticed his dad was sitting at the piano with his head lying on the top of it.

"Dad! Get up! You fell asleep... I thought you left?" Eddie said.

"Well... I did, but I, for some reason, find more inspiration about songs at your place. Oh! By the way! Did you get the papers?" Max questioned.

"I did! They are right here actually." Eddie handed the papers to Max, studying his facial expressions to see if those were the correct papers or not.

"Thanks son... You've been really helpful!"

"You're welcome dad… but it wasn't such a bother considering that Nora Tate's daughter was gorgeous." Eddie smiled as he plopped down on the couch.

"Mmm...Well that only means one thing. Nora Tate must be gorgeous as well." They both laughed at Max's devious tone of voice as his words came out.

Hi loves! Jessica here! Sooo..I'm not too happy about this chapter… but I decided I'd just post it because you guys have been waiting so long already. But tell me what you guys think! Thanks for all the nice reviews and feedback! I really do enjoy hearing your opinions

~Jessica