Oh my gosh, you guys, I'm sooooooo sorry for not updating sooner! It's been forever...

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Nina's POV

Amber was the first to the door, but it was locked, so she just stopped and scooted out of the way so Fabian could unlock the it. When he opened the door, I saw very expensive-looking furniture, and marble stairs. My jaw dropped.

Fabian noticed my expression and said, "What?"

I quickly composed myself and replied, "Nothing." He rolled his eyes, but there was a smile on his face. He told me I could take my bags upstairs to his room, and led the way. I followed him.

His bedroom - I guess now it's my bedroom, too - was pretty awesome. There was a king bed, a huge dresser, and a walk-in closet. Talk about living-the-high-life.

Afterwards, Fabian went back downstairs, while I went to explore. I found the bathroom - right outside the bedroom door - and the "study", which I decided to call the library because it had so many books and because, well, it resembled a library. There were a lot of other rooms too, but I didn't get to explore them all because Amber found me and wanted to talk.

We walked back into Fabian's - and mine - bedroom. "Okay, so what happened when you guys met up again?" she asked as soon as the door was shut.

"I don't want to talk about it, Amber," I said.

"Was it really that bad?" she asked, shocked. I guess she would be, considering she always thought we were perfect for each other (which means, in her mind, we would never ever fight. Yeah, right).

"It wasn't...absolutely terrible," I said, hoping she would take this for an answer and drop it.

"Okay, what did he do? He did something stupid, didn't he? Because of Ann, I bet. She was there when you saw each other again, right? Because, if she was, he was only mean and/or vicious and/or rude because of her, you know," she said.

"Yes, Ann was there. We had a little bit of...an arguement. That's all."

"Nina, I can tell when you're lying, it was more than just an arguement, wasn't it," she said. "You guys basically dueled, or something close."

"How'd you know?" Man, when did this girl suddenly get so freaking smart? And so good at reading people?

"I can tell. It's written all over your face. And in your eyes," she said, kinda know-it-all-y. Then her eyes softened. "Come on, Nines, tell me what happened."

I almost told her because of her pleading look. Almost. "Ambs, I really don't want to talk about it. Can you please just drop it?" I asked.

"I guess, but only because you're my best friend," she said. I smiled.

"Thank you."

"Now what do you say we - by we I mean, Fabian, Alfie, you, me - go get some lunch. I'm starving."

"Sounds like a plan," I said as she hooked her arm with mine. We walked downstairs to find Alfie and Fabian laughing. And I mean, laughing-so-hard-you're-crying laughing.

"What's so funny?" Amber asked. They looked up, but continued laughing.

"'Ssup, Nines," Alfie said in between gasps.

"Um, hi? So...are you guys gonna tell us what's funny?" I said.

"Oh, it's just one of those 'you-had-to-be-there' moments," Fabian said, trying to calm himself down.

Amber and I exchanged a look. She rolled her eyes, and I giggled.

Once Alfie and Fabian stopped laughing about...whatever happened (I don't even want to know), we all went out to this little cafe* that Amber loves. She said the cappucino's are "like tasting heaven".

*-I don't know how to get the fancy little "e" on cafe.

Once again, I apologize for not updating.

So, the next chapter will focus on what happens at the cafe.

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