A/N: If anyone is still reading the story, I am so sorry for the late update. Between work (which is admittedly awesome), preparing for my last semester of University before graduation and freaking out about graduation and my boards, I haven't had time to work on the story. Then I had to deal with the fact that I had no idea how to end Eddie and Chloe now that Loren and Eddie have established a bond. But then my mom said something and it sparked an idea in me so enjoy. Also this chapter is dedicated to PrincessEris and everyone who read, favorite(d), reviewed, and/or followed the story. You all give me hope that I don't completely suck at being a writer.
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So Chloe and Eddie spent the weekend schmoozing with Osborne Silver (spelling?) just like Eddie promised. When the two left, Chloe had a call back for the role in Osborne's new movie contingent upon the meeting of three conditions – the first being that Eddie had to at least read through the script, second (and this one amused Eddie to no end) Chloe had to work with an acting coach (of Osborne's choice) and attend improve classes every day for two months until they held call backs and lastly if Eddie didn't take the role he had to at least do a song for the soundtrack. Though the weekend had been productive, it had proven something to Eddie that he was almost desperate to believe. Chloe wasn't the woman that Eddie thought she was. The woman that Eddie was in love with existed, she was a real tangible person – but Chloe wasn't that woman.
The whole weekend all Chloe talked about was how her dreams were finally coming true how she was going to be an actress and how she and Eddie would make the perfect power couple. In that moment, Eddie decided that while he loved the idea of the woman that he thought Chloe was, he wasn't sure if he loved the real Chloe – the one who has been revealed to him these last couple of weeks. Being who he was – Eddie didn't want to just give up on his relation with Chloe. It just wasn't who he is. So when Chloe asked Eddie if he wanted to watch her walk in the fashion show of an up and coming designer hoping to get noticed for fashion week, Eddie felt compelled to say yes. He hoped that the night would either help bring them together or show him that it was finally time to let go of Chloe so that they could move on. Because no matter how much Chloe had hurt him, Eddie wished nothing more for Chloe to be happy and be at peace with herself and who she really is.
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Across town, Tyler York had become increasingly fed up with this game that he and Chloe were playing. And after Chloe had lied to Eddie about him forcing her to sleep with him, Tyler had lost it. Tyler could put up with a lot of things and he had suffered quite a bit of abuse at the hands of Chloe. But he couldn't nor would he tolerate her painting him as some rapist. Tyler loved women, he had been raised by a single mother and he admired her for her strength and the way that she constantly tried to make things better for him even when he was being a snot – which was most of the time in Tyler's case. He respected and loved women. He would never dream of forcing himself onto a woman or doing any of the things that Chloe had suggested in an effort to get Eddie to believe the ever expanding web of lies that Chloe had begun to weave using her poisonous tongue. The moment Chloe had uttered those words was the moment that Tyler declared her and whatever this messed up thing they were doing to be hopeless. He was tired of fighting for someone who was driving ninety miles an hour down a road whose endpoint was destruction. Chloe was manipulative, conniving, back-stabbing, social ladder climbing, self-destructive wretch – and Tyler was done trying to help her. In an effort to set the record straight and salvage his steadily diminishing chance at having a career and a chance at real happiness, Tyler called Lily. He had a plan but he would need Lily's help to pull it off.
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Eddie was sitting in the front row waiting for the fashion show to start. It had been a while since Eddie has seen Chloe this excited but what's more is that Chloe seemed nervous. She actually liked the designer and hoped to work with the designer again if it went well. While it was true that Chloe had been excited about the whole ordeal with Osborne and the prospect of the movie, this wasn't the same. This wasn't Chloe dreaming of fame and fortune, this was Chloe falling in love with fashion again and being eager to work. It was almost like the 'old Chloe' was back. Except as Eddie's mind savagely reminded him, there was no' old Chloe'. There was simply the woman she was and the woman she pretended to be and Eddie was having trouble reconciling the two into one person – the real Chloe.
Eddie didn't have time to ponder anymore because the music started and the lights dimmed and beautiful women started traipsing down the run away in amazing clothes. All was going well so far as the latest model had just disappeared behind the corner and Chloe suddenly appeared. As Chloe gracefully glided down the runway with a strut that would make most models jealous, her moment was interrupted as the music suddenly screeched to a halt and the giant screen above the runway flickered on and the camera focused on Tyler and Lily. Everyone gasped and as Chloe shouted for them to turn it off (for she knew that Tyler and Lily together simply didn't bode well for her), the two on the screen began to talk after Lily gave a short introduction.
"So Tyler, you said that you had something to tell me. Something regarding one Chloe Carter and the nature of your relationship with her" Lily said as her voice rang out through the venue where the runway show was taking place just moments ago.
"Well, I've been in the press a lot lately in regards to the Chloe situation and I felt the need to set the record straight. I know that the public does not have a very high opinion of me and I don't blame them but I just want people to know the truth" Tyler confessed, his tone surprisingly vulnerable.
"The truth about what Tyler" Lily spoke softly sensing that the soothing tone might just be what Tyler needed right now.
"The truth about what happened between Chloe and I. I have done a lot of things that I am not proud of, things that simply prove to me how much work I still have left to do on myself. However, there is one thing that I would never do and that's force myself on a woman by physical force or otherwise. I did not nor would I ever force myself on Chloe. The truth is that Chloe and I have been sleeping together since before Chloe and Eddie got together. We just never stopped even once they become a 'couple.' Despite what people may think, I love Chloe and I wanted to be with more. But our relationship is toxic, almost as much as the relationship that she has with Eddie" Tyler's voice waivered at the end of his confession. It took saying all of those things out loud for Tyler to realize that he and Chloe really were no good for each other and really shouldn't be together.
"Why come forward now Tyler? We all know how much you hate Eddie for his success and now it seems for having Chloe. How can we be sure that this isn't some plot just to hurt Eddie because he seems to have everything that you want" Lily stated determined to make sure that she had done the right thing by answering Tyler's call for help and that this isn't some sick plot to simply get media coverage and sabotage both Chloe and Eddie in the process.
Lily thought that Tyler's will might waiver in the face of the accusations and force Tyler to breakdown and confess that this was all some silly game. Lily was once again surprised when Tyler reacted in the opposite manner of which she expected. Tyler set up straighter and seemed more determined.
"Because there have been accusations in the past and I've never bothered to address them in the media. But the accusations that Chloe made about me forcing her to sleep with me are where I draw the line. As for proof, I have text messages and pictures that I paid some paparazzi off so he wouldn't release them. " Tyler said simply as he laid the manila envelope containing both the pictures and copies of the text messages. He then got up and walked away and the screen turned black after Lily announced that copies of both the text messages and pictures would be posted on the website later.
Chloe collapsed on the stage sobbing as she realized that she had just lost Eddie. When she turned to try and say something to him – anything to convince him to stay, she found Eddie's seat empty.
A/N: please don't hate me for taking so long to update. I'm not really happy with how the chapter turned out but please let me know what you guys think. I am open to rewriting it. The next chapter will have a hurt Eddie and comforting Loren.