"Ch..Charlie? What are you doing here?" I was shocked to see him. We hadn't talked since we had broken up, and now he was standing in my doorway.

He shrugged. "I've been thinking about you a lot lately; I miss you. I wanted to see if you wanted to grab a cup of coffee or something."

"No." I said without missing a beat. Most people would have said 'No thank you' or 'I'd rather not,' but I wasn't going to be polite with him, and I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.

"No?" He looked hurt. "C'mon, Sophie, one cup of coffee won't hurt anything."

"Yes, it can. I don't want to go anywhere with you. The last time we spoke, you told me the world would be better off if I were gone." I hadn't meant to yell at him, but I had a lot of pent up anger towards Charlie, and he deserved to hear what I had to say. "You realize I tried to kill myself right? I thought everything you had told me was true and that I was the reason you had started hitting me. But I'm better now; I'm not as week as I was then."

"I'm not the same person I was either. When I heard you had tried to kill yourself, it hurt me, a lot. I realized that hitting you was wrong, and I decided to change. That if I was lucky enough to get a second chance, I'd do things right."

He could not be serious. "A second chance?! Maybe when hell freezes over. I would never give you a second chance, ever. Besides, I have a boyfriend now. I'm not going to ruin things with him by listening to your bullshit over coffee."

I could see anger in eyes, although his face didn't show any. I knew that look, it was the same look he used to have when he hit me. Calm and cool on the outside, rage and anger on the inside. "A boyfriend. Who is it?"

I shrugged, not caring if I pissed him off more. "It doesn't matter who, you don't know him." I shut the door and pushed past him. "But I'm going to see him next week, and I'm meeting Sadie at the mall, and I'm late. Goodbye."

He was trailing behind me, trying to get me to talk to him. But I was done; I had said my peace and now he could be out of my life. I laughed as I drove away, seeing his dumbfound expression in my rearview mirror. I silently prayed he wouldn't be waiting for me when I got back, or make any more attempts to contact me. As I drove to the mall, I couldn't help but think back over our time together. I had thought I was in love with him, and we had been talking about spending the rest of our lives together and starting a family. I thought he loved me and would always protect me, but I was wrong. He rushed me into having sex with him before I was ready, and I don't think he ever actually loved me. I was surprised when I felt a tear fall down my cheek. I did NOT miss him, but it still hurt. We had been together for a year and a half, and I felt like that entire time was a lie. I pulled into the parking lot and sat in my car for a few minutes. I jumped when I heard the phone ring.

"Hello?"

Tingles ran up my spine when I heard Kendall on the other end. "Hey you. Are you okay?"

I sniffed. "Yeah, I guess so." I laughed pitifully. "Not really, but I don't want to talk about it right now."

"That's fine, we can talk about it whenever you're ready. I just wanted to call and tell you that I love you and I miss you. Only a few more weeks and you'll be in my arms again."

I smiled. "I love you too. I can't wait to see you again." We hung up and I couldn't help but fall a little more in love with him. Charlie had never done anything like that. Kendall was in the middle of tour preparations, and he called just to tell me he loved me. I could not wait to see him.

Sadie and I spend a few hours at the mall, finding the perfect outfits. We each found ones that we knew would blow our boys away. I had told her about Charlie coming over, and she said she was proud of me for telling him off. A few months ago, I would have caved and taken his apology and believed his lies. But that was before I met Kendall, and he completely changed my life.

I got home, exhausted from my day with Sadie. It was nice, spending time with her and not feeling depressed. I couldn't believe how much progress I had made in just about a month and a half. I got home and turned my computer on. I spent a few hours messing around, hoping Kendall would be able to call me after his show. This would be the first time we had video chatted after a show, and I couldn't wait to see the passion in his eyes. I heard my computer chime, and I felt the familiar butterflies in my stomach at seeing his name. His face appeared on my screen and for the first time I saw post concert Kendall. He was sweating, his hair was a mess, and there was an undeniable passion in his eyes.

"Hey you! How was the show?"

"It was amazing, we have the best fans in the world." He told me all about the concert and the crazy things the boys did when they were on stage. I had to bite my lip to keep from telling him that I was going to see it live in a few days. I was listening to his stories when my computer chimed again, alerting me of an I.M. It was from Charlie.

Can't stop thinking about you.

I thought I was going to vomit. "Soph, are you okay? You just got really pale."

I shook my head. I did not want to lie to Kendall, especially about this. "No, I'm not. I just got an I.M. from Charlie." He started to say something, but I interrupted. "That's not the worst part. He came to see me today." Kendall's jaw dropped. I told him he didn't have anything to worry about and that I had told him off, but he still didn't like the sound of it. We talked for about an hour before we had to say goodbye. He sang to me before we got off, and still sent me a video. He was the sweetest guy I had ever known.

The next few days seemed to drag. Sadie and I were so excited about getting to see the guys that we could barely contain our excitement. She was nervous about seeing Carlos again, and kept thinking that he was going to forget her. I assured her that he wouldn't, that she was too amazing. We had planned on driving up the day of the concert and just staying that night, but we were so excited we drove up a day early. The next morning when we woke up, we couldn't contain our excitement. We went to the fair to hang out, making sure if the guys were out and about that they wouldn't spot us.

We headed off to sound check and stayed toward the back. I wanted to be able to see them, but be far enough away that Kendall wouldn't be able to tell it was me. Even though it wasn't a true performance, I loved watching him live with the other guys. Seeing him on my computer was nothing compared to seeing him on stage with his guitar. He was breathtaking. Sadie and I headed off toward the meet and greet, feeling a little silly that we had to wait in line to see my boyfriend. We made sure we were last in line so we'd be the last ones they saw. When I saw him up close again, I had butterflies in my stomach. I don't think I was ever going to get over how lucky I was.

The guys were interacting with fans, and James was the first to see us. I motioned for him not to say anything, and he just winked at me. He waved at Sadie and she made the same motion. He nudged Logan so he saw us too, and as the line progressed, I could tell they were trying to keep Kendall and Carlos distracted. I loved how they had all welcomed me; it was a good feeling. I waved to the bodyguard who I had met a few times and he smiled. He looked over at the boys and said, "Okay, guys. These are the last few so you can take about five minutes with them."

Sadie and I walked right up to them. Kendall's eyes lit up when he saw me, as I'm sure Carlos's did too when he saw Sadie. We had our picture taken with them, and Kendall pulled me in for a tight hug.

"I could get used to this whole you surprising me thing." He kissed my forehead.

I laughed. "I think I could too."

Over the next few minutes, we took the time catching up over what we had missed while the boys were on tour. The security guard called them away and they promised to come find us when the concert was over.

I was blown away by the performance. I hadn't been to a lot of concerts, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The guys put on such a great show and I loved how real they were to their fans. They even pulled one girl on stage to sing to her. I thought I would be jealous, but I wasn't. Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan were the most real, down to earth people that I had ever met. True to their word, they found us once the concert was over. Instead of hanging out on the tour bus, we took the guys back to the hotel. They didn't have a lot of time before they had to head out, so we had to make the most of it. Sadie and I told them how impressed we were with the show and they told us about what it was like being in a different city every night.

I didn't want the night to end, but I soon had to say goodbye. I promised Kendall no more surprises until he came back from tour, especially since this one was the closest. We said goodbye in the lobby, and as I turned to walk back to the elevator, I stopped. I nudged Sadie, "Hey, did you see that?"

She shook her head. "See what?"

"Never mind, I must just be tired." For a minute, I thought I had seen Charlie outside the hotel. But I was six hours from home, and I was going crazy. I headed back up to our room, hoping that I would still get my goodnight video from Kendall.