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Part Five: Jawbreaker

"Kari! Please don't go." Despite his shout of protest Kari hung up her phone and angrily tossed it onto the couch. She angrily stomped around the house for a minute and then flopped into a dining room chair and hit her head on the table. She left it there even as tears began to fall from her eyes and landed on the shiny surface. She and Tk had had their first big fight.

Kari wasn't even sure how it started. One minute they were talking and then he said something. She got upset, he got defensive, and somehow they were bickering. Maybe the stress of not having seen each other for two months had finally gotten to them.

"Kari? You home?" A knock came at the door and whoever it was let themselves in when there was no answer. "Kari?"

"I'm in here." Kari said sadly and lifted her head up from the table.

"What's wrong?" The spiky haired brunette said as he approached the table. As clueless as he could be there was no way anyone could miss her swollen eyes.

"We had a fight." Kari tried to suck in a sniffle.

"You and Tk? I'm sure you'll patch things up soon." Davis sat in the seat next to her and put an arm around her shoulder. "If I know anything about my best friend it's that he loves you."

"But we've never fought before." Though she was trying to control her tears they flowed endlessly from her eyes.

"It doesn't matter." Davis smiled, "Take it from someone who knows about relationship issues: things have a way of working themselves out." Kari smiled at this because she remembered absurd stories Davis had told about some of the girls he'd dated. "See things are looking better already."

"Not really." Kari said wiping her eyes. Davis frowned and then a brilliant idea came to him and he pulled something out of his pocket.

"Here, have this."

Kari accepted it warily, "What is it?"

"A jawbreaker." Davis replied. As Kari put it into her mouth he began to explain his theory. "Relationships are kinda like jawbreakers." Kari's eyebrows raised as she doubted him. "It's true."

"How?"

"If you immediately try to chew a jawbreaker, well, you break your jaw. It's better to approach it at a slow pace. Occasionally there will be moments when you accidentally or purposefully bite it again and feel pain. But, this doesn't mean you'll spit the candy out; you endure and patiently finish sucking on the candy."

"And that's like relationships?" Kari asked skeptically.

Davis answered confidently, "Yes. Just endure this pain and be patient because in the end you and Tk will make up and be happy."

Kari was quiet for a while and Davis noticed her tears had dried up a bit. "You know Davis, sometimes you can be really smart."

"Thanks." He answered with a cocky grin. "Smart and attractive."

Kari laughed and Davis continued to smile knowing he'd been able to make Kari momentarily forget about her worries.

"So, what are you going to do now?" He asked curiously.

Kari gave a little shrug, "He was about to go out with his friends for a drink. I don't want to bother him. I'll call and apologize in the morning."

"Kari," Davis began seriously in a low voice, "I'm going to let you in on a little secret: men aren't as strong as they pretend to be. If you and Tk just had a fight I'm sure he's sulking right now, too."

"So, I should call him?" Kari's voice was still unsure.

"Definitely."

Kari gave a smile and stood up. "Davis, I can't imagine what I would do without you." She left towards the living room to grab her phone leaving Davis sitting at the table by himself.

"I wish you would have realized that a few years ago." He muttered and then sighed, "But I'm happy if you're happy."

Davis grabbed a second jawbreaker from his pocket and placed it in his mouth.

I hope you loved Davis in the spot light. I truthfully love his character.

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