I got no reviews for the last chapter. Was that just because it was bad? Also, readership is dwindling. I hate those types that beg for reviews. But at the same time, I'm taking time out of my day to sit down and think about this story. So…I'd appreciate knowing what people think about it. If there's something you don't like and I can fix for you, let me know. Characters you like to see touched upon, storylines revisited…sometimes I have trouble thinking about where to go next so, giving me ideas will definitely move the story along faster. Okay, thus ends the desperate-author portion of the post.

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I wish I could say our fight ended abruptly, both of us sulking back to our corners. But it didn't. That's the danger of saying things you mean: there's no apology. Craig didn't love me…he just wanted to. There's a big difference. He had loved me once. Fiercly, recklessly, in a way that made me feel safe at every possible turn. But, things change. People change. He and I had changed without eachother…and it showed.

"Emma, I can't do this. Get him out of my car. NOW!"

"Craig, it's six more hours."

"I'm going to kill him in three minutes. We don't have hours. Look at him…he's all over her."

"He's asleep!"

"On her lap, Emma!"

"She's not yours, Craig."

"She should be…"

"Yeah? You ever tell her that?"

"She says I don't know her like I should."

"You don't."

"She says I don't really love her…just WANT to…whatever that means."

"You don't agree?"

"I love her."

"Her now, or the her you remember from highschool?"

"They're a little bit the same. Not completely…but who she was makes her who she is and I love them both."

"She can hear you," I shot from the backseat.

"I thought you were sleeping. With loverboy."

"Don't get an attitude, Craig. I'm so sick of this jealous thing you have going on. Sean's going through something really hard right now."

"Aren't we all? Isn't that why we're all here? Sean…he isn't special…none of us are."

We were all silent are his realization and moments later he turned the stereo on to drown out the silence. Emma started laughing as she realized it was one of Craig's songs.

"I'm a jumble of knots in my mismatched socks.

I miss your stupid laugh, your doubtful looks

your scratchy voice and level head.

I miss the stupid things you said.

And I miss the way you let me be wrong just to pass the time."

"Turn it off," Craig said bitterly refusing to glance away from the road.

"This is one of my favorites," Emma said looking over at him.

"Turn it off, Emma," he repeated darting his eyes over to her.

She studied his face intently, "Are you…are you crying?" she whispered reaching to the stereo and turning it off.

"God, Craig, it's been three years…she was a bitch…it's time to let her go," I spoke up from the backseat.

Sean stirred as my angry words flew threw the air. His eyes opened and and sat up groggily, "What's going on?"

"The song wasn't about Manny," Craig bit eyeing her through the rearview mirror.

"Sure it was. That's what you said on your MTV interview. You wrote it when Manny went on that self-discovery trip to the Phillipines."

"I lied. Shocker, huh. The thing about being famous is you have to say things that keep you famous. No one wants to hear that you barely even think of your wife on a regular basis. No one wants to hear that all your love songs are about a woman you hardly see…a woman that is clearly in love with another man." He had pulled over to the shoulder during his little speech and was angrily pounding at the steering wheel while he screamed his explanation at the other passangers. "Damnit," he spit throwing open the door, "don't you get it? It's always been you."

I watched as he slammed the door shut. "Well, that was…fun," Sean mumbled sarcastically.

"Anyone wanna go see if he's okay?" Emma asked.

"You brought it up…sounds like volunteering to me," I whispered.

"Ellie, it isn't me he wants to go out there."

Craig's foot slammed against the tire and the entire van shook, "I can fucking here you. Just. Let me cool down."

I moved towards the door, "No, Craig. You're acting like you're the only one that gets upset." I climbed out of the door and shut it behind me, "You're acting like you're the only person that our relationship ever claimed as a casuality. Which is really fucking hilarious because I can name SEVERAL others. The least of whom was Manny Santos."

His eyes turned to coal, "She was never a victim."

"Extramarritial affair. You know what those words mean? Why did you even marry her if you loved me so much?"

Emma's window rolled down and she leaned her head out, "Get back in the car. Now's not the time."

"When is the time then, Em?" I asked running my hand through my hair.

"In Philadelphia you two can bicker all you want. But…until we get Sean to Tracker's hospital bed, let's just stay focused on the task at hand."

We both looked at her, completely resigned. "Craig," I started, "I loved you too. I…I love you too, okay. But it's not that simple…"

He nodded at my words, "I know. And I'm sorry…because there was a time when it was. And I ruined that."

Twenty minutes later things had returned to status quo. Emma and I talking, Craig and Sean inserting random comments, snarking at eachother at every possible turn. "Remember the ski trip in Banff?" I asked digging through my bag for my photo album.

"Yes! That was the first successful trip with Sean AND Jay," Emma laughed.

"So after the swappage?" Craig asked tactlessly.

"You're senstive…chicks dig that," Sean bit

"You would know. You're all about what chicks dig. Fast cars, that bad boy exterior, just feed them that line about wanting to get out of the trailor park, right? Total panty peeler."

"Fuck off, Manning."

"Great come back…probably shouldn't have dropped out of college if you wanted to play with the big boys, Cameron."

"REMEMBER WHEN YOU TWO WERE FRIENDS?" Emma asked loudly looking back and forth between them sharply. "He got you out of your dad's hell-house. You guys hijacked a car…"

"Yeah, Sean Cameron always brings out the hardened criminal in people. We'll have them put that on your tombstone."

"Oh yeah? What are they going to put on yours, "No, I get it now: you're the only one for me. It's always been you." I'm sure there are girls out there you haven't used that line on…and I wouldn't want them to miss out."

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This one is short because it is filler. And I had to play-up the Craig-Sean hatred. Next chapter will conclude the Jay-Emma break up flashbacks. It will also have some JT plot lines and we'll meet the girl Sean has chosen to settle down with.