A/N: Thanks for all the response to the first chapter. :) And also, sorry for any spelling and grammar mistakes, English is not my first language, so all faults are on me.

I'm not strong enough for the both of us

What was I supposed to do?

You know I love you

-Mayday Parade, Stay

After Amy and Shane had talked, they had decided to watch a movie, and talk about things that weren't as heavy as their previous conversation. After the movie finished, Shane left, having to be reassured by the blonde a dozen times that she would be okay, and making her promise that she would call him if she needed to talk again, or just hang out.

Amy didn't sleep at all that night. She sat up, thinking about everything, resenting herself for being so troubled by this. Karma was happy, that was all that mattered. But what about your own happiness? she suddenly thought. She deserved to be happy, too, just as much as Karma did. She should probably get herself her own secret boyfriend, someone to keep her busy, to keep her thoughts off her best friend. Maybe it was a fase. Maybe her feelings would go as soon as they had come. They won't.

When Amy's alarm went off, without her getting a minute of sleep, she decided to stay home. She was feeling worse than hell, and she needed to rest. She could also use a day away from it all, away from all the pretending, away from being someone's fake girlfriend.

She quickly texted Karma that she wouldn't come to school, before she burried herself under the covers, putting her earplugs in and listening to her sleeping playlist. She had tried that during the night as well, but nothing seemed to shut down her thoughts then. Now, Amy was simply just too exhausted to think, to feel, to do anything.

Not feeling too well, staying home

Karma frowned down at her phone, texting Amy to feel better soon. She had noticed that her friend had seemed a bit off the past weeks, especially the last couple of days. It was probably for the best that she was going to stay home and relax, freshen up a bit.

The school day was pretty much the same as always; people talking with her wherever she went, eating lunch with Liam, Shane and Ivy, even though it felt incomplete without Amy there with them. When school was over, she decided to take a couple of Amy's books with her, so she could stop by her house and check in on her.

On her way over to her best friend's house, Karma also stopped by their favorite bakery to buy something to eat for both of them, knowing that Amy would cheer up by her favorite chocolate covered donuts.

«Amy, are you upstairs?» a voice called, startling her from her sleep. Amy sat up, looking around. She was at home, the sun was filling the room with bright light, and she felt like she had been hit by a bus. She also noticed that she also was wearing her clothes from the day before, not thinking about what she was wearing when she went to sleep that morning. Suddenly, the door opened, and Karma looked in.

«Hey, how are you feeling?» Karma asked as she walked into the room, closing the door behind her, her voice soft and calm. «Wait, have you been sleeping until now?»

Amy shrugged, studying her best friend as she walked in, taking in her outfit as she sat down on the bed next to her. She tried to ignore her heart that had started beating faster, and Amy looked up into Karma's questioning eyes, blushing a bit for seemingly getting caught checking her best friend out.

«Well, I brought you food and hot chocolate, so here,» Karma handed the bag from the bakery to Amy. The blonde gave her a small smile, before opening the bag, taking a sip from the hot chocolate. «Oh, and before I forget, I brought you some school books. I wasn't sure which ones you needed, so I just took some at random.»

Amy put the cup of hot chocolate and the bag with food on the nightstand, looking at Karma with eyebrows raised. «Karma, why are you here?»

The brunette seemed a bit taken aback by the question and the tone of Amy's voice, so she put her bag down on the floor, and turned to face her friend completely. «Am I not allowed to visit you when you're sick anymore?»

Suddenly something snapped inside of her, and her anger took control as she spoke. «So that's what it takes, huh? I have to be sick for you to finally spare a moment for me?»

«What do you even mean by that?»

«You just never spend time with me anymore, so why start now all of a sudden?»

Karma stood up and grabbed her bag. «I don't wanna talk with you when you're like this. I don't know what's going on with you anymore, Amy.» The brunette started walking towards the door, and Amy mentally slapped herself for acting like this. Just because she was miserable, she shouldn't take it out on the one person she cared about more than anything else.

Amy shot up, and rushed to Karma before she had gotten completly out the door. She grabbed the shorter girl's hand to stop her. «Karm, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lash out on you like that. Please stay.» The blonde looked into her best friend's eyes, silently begging her to accept the apology and stay there with her.

Karma gave her a small smile, lacing their fingers together. «Netflix has finally updated their library, if you're up for that.» Amy grinned, and lead Karma to her bed, before letting go of her hand and walking to her closet. She instantly missed the warmth of the hand, but she needed new clothes, and to fix her messed up hair. Amy went to the bathroom and quickly changing to a clean pair of jeans, and a red and white baseball tee she found in her closet. She just put her hair in a messy bun, before she returned to the bedroom.

Karma was sitting on her bed, a pillow propped up between her back and the headboard, her Macbook in her lap. Amy went over to sit next to her, mimicking her position. She stared at the screen as she spoke, not daring to look at her best friend, who seemed to be even more gorgeous now after she'd been a day without her. «I'm sorry for lashing out earlier. I didn't mean it like that, I just.. I just miss you, and the times when it used to be just you and me.» Amy hugged her knees to her chest, her eyes still locked on the Netflix logo on the Mac. She was usually always open about her feelings when it came to Karma, but she hated feeling this vulnerable.

Karma pushed the Macbook of her lap, turning to study Amy. Maybe that's why she's been acting so weird lately. Karma put her arms around the blonde, and rested her chin on Amy's arm, looking at her friend. «I'm sorry, Amy. You should've said something, I had no idea you felt that way..»

Amy had trouble breathing with Karma being right there, body pressed against her, head rested on her arm, only inches away. She's only trying to comfort you, Amy, get a grip. She didn't think when she leaned forward, pressing their foreheads together, hugging the brunette as good as she could from her position. «No, don't be sorry. You didn't know.» I don't deserve you.

Amy looked into Karma's deep, green eyes, and smiled. Karma took her right hand and stroked Amy's cheek, before leaning back, pulling the computer back up in her lap. After discussing for a long time, they ended up with a classic movie instead of one of the new ones, A Cinderella Story, because Karma insisted on a romantic comedy. They also rearranged the pillows, so that they were sitting right next to each other. Amy had an arm around Karma's shoulders, the latter putting her head on the blonde's shoulder, cuddling up against her left side while they saw the movie and ate the donuts. If Karma noticed how fast Amy's heart was beating, and only increased each time she nuzzled closer to the blonde, she didn't say anything.