AN: Thank you everyone for the reviews and to everyone who has stood by this story for so long. It means so much to me! : ) This chapter will be in Amelia's POV, to get another side of the story again! Don't worry! The Charlotte and Addison POV's will be back after this one! Well, here's chapter 13!

Chapter 13

Amelia's POV:

Today was a pretty jam packed day for me! I'll admit I wasn't too much of a busy person but my job always kept me occupied. I started off the day with a surgery where I was operating on an acoustic neuroma...which was a successful surgery! Then, I performed a craniotomy on a woman around my same age. The surgery went well without any complications. This made me happy.

Since I couldn't go out and celebrate my successful surgeries like drinking like some people, I opted to go get a hot fudge sundae at a local ice cream shop. I haven't had one of them in years so it was a great treat for me!

I am shoving my mouth with vanilla ice cream, sprinkles, whipped cream and hot fudge deliciousness when I get the text message from Charlotte. I don't expect anything different. I assumed it was a normal text message until I read it. "I don't know if you heard anything of what happened 'bout a minute ago but...Addison and I are over...and if she comes over looking for me, just tell her you don't know where I am..." I nearly choke on my spoonful of ice cream and look at the screen with wide eyes.

Addison and Charlotte broke up? What the hell?! I think to myself while shaking my head. No. Come on. They couldn't have. I shove the spoon into the cup before texting Charlotte back speedily. "What?! What do you mean you and Addison are over?" I send the text and still sit there with a boggled expression on my face. Addison and Charlotte seemed so close to each other...perfect, even...what the hell happened? Charlotte told me what happened with her and Cooper earlier and it was kind of surprising to me. I didn't think that would cause them to break up though, because it was a misunderstanding. I also didn't know why Cooper would kiss Charlotte when she told him she was with Addison. It was ridiculous. Cooper is a cool guy, and he's my friend...but Charlotte is my best friend and Addison is practically my sister, so if he caused them to break up, I would go apeshit on his ass!

The hot fudge sundae that had me so excited moments ago wasn't even that important to me anymore. I only take one more bite before I end up tossing it in the trash. I couldn't stuff my face with ice cream when my best friend was out there hurting and probably bawling her eyes out. It wasn't right.

So, I decide to leave the small ice cream parlor and I take the short five minute drive back to my house on the beach. Once I get there, I notice that Charlotte's car isn't in the driveway next door. I purse my lips before unlocking my front door and walking inside. I still don't have a text message from Charlotte so I decide to send her another one. "...Charlotte, call me, or something! I just got home now. I was out. You can come over even." I send the text before walking into my bedroom to change out of the blouse and skirt I was in and exchange them for a more comfortable attire; my T-shirt from Johns Hopkins and black shorts. I walk back out into the living room, to see Charlotte still didn't reply.

"Okay...maybe she's just driving or something...or maybe she went somewhere..." I plop down on the couch and stare forward. I wasn't a worrier or a person that tended to panic when it came to myself...but when it came to someone I care about, I thought of all of the worst possible scenarios. "Oh shit...maybe she's getting drunk at a bar right now and she's going to drive home all smashed." I think to myself and bite my lip nervously.

I saw how Charlotte was when she and Cooper broke up...and Hell isn't even a good enough word to describe what she went through. What Charlotte went through makes Hell look like Heaven...yeah...it was that bad! Charlotte was as depressed as I have ever seen her and I was worrying about her every second of the day.

Come to think of it, looking at how Charlotte was with Cooper and how she was with Addison...I would say that she loved Addison the most...and that's saying something. I knew Charlotte was a tough woman and that she could handle herself, but it still didn't stop me from worrying. "Are you really going to ignore me? Ugh! Come on! Can you at least tell me where you are? Are you at home?" I thought that maybe she was even ignoring me, because Charlotte tended to do that when she didn't want to talk about something.

I sit there for what seems like an hour, although it was only five minutes and there's still no reply from Charlotte. I let out a groan and type up a reply as fast as my fingers can possibly move. "CHARLOTTE! ANSWER ME!" I place my cell phone on the couch and I try to breathe for a moment. "Calm down...Charlotte's fine. She's not going to do anything drastic." I try to calm myself down but it makes everything worse. "She wouldn't do something drastic, would she...? What if she pulls a Thelma and Louise and drives off a cliff?" I ask myself that question and give myself a "wtf" look. I was the one that was thinking drastically now. Charlotte was probably depressed at that moment, whether she would admit that to anyone or not...and I know she wouldn't dare let anyone see her sad…but driving off of a cliff though...? No! Charlotte wasn't THAT depressed enough to do that…at least I hoped not!

After a few more minutes, I am about to send another text when my cell phone lights up and pings. I see a long text message from Charlotte and I let out a sigh. "Good, she's alive!" I say to myself before reading what she sent me.

"I'm sorry, Amelia, I was drivin'...but yeah, we're done. We had a huge fight...because I told you what happened earlier, and she said so many mean things to me...we're just done. It's okay though. I'm fine! I'm at my apartment, for now...but I want to be alone. But really...don't tell her where I am...I'll see you at work tomorrow!"

I read the text and pout to myself. "Aww, Charlie..." Even though Charlotte's text message was barely that long, I could tell so much from it. As much as she said this to me...or herself, I knew she wasn't okay. She wasn't fine at all. Charlotte and I were one in the same. We went through some of the same things and our personalities complimented each other so that's how we became such good friends in the first place. I knew Charlotte like the back of my hand...I probably knew her better than she knew herself. This will sound weird but...it was like whatever Charlotte was feeling, I felt it with her...like we were connected or something...a sixth sense almost...or something freaky like that. I didn't know how to describe it. Charlotte could tell me she was okay straight to my face with the best poker face should could present to me and I would still know that she was faking it. You can't hide these things from someone like me!

All I wanted to do was give Charlotte a hug and tell her she would be okay...but she wanted to be alone right now and I know she really didn't want to hear it...so I would leave her alone. I decide to send her a final text message. ":( I want to hear the whole story tomorrow. I'm sorry, Char! *huge hugs*" I leave it at that. I knew if Charlotte really wanted to talk, she would text me. So until then, I would wait. At least I knew that she was safe at her apartment. That's all that mattered to me!

Then, I thought about Addison and what she was feeling. Charlotte was the type to hold in her feelings but Addison was the type to just let it all out. She's probably bawling her eyes out right now too. I think sadly to myself. I contemplate going over to see her, since she was right next door but I'm sure Addison wanted to be alone at this time too. I would be here if either of them needed me though.

2 Hours Later:

I was still sitting on the couch but now, I had the news on. It was boring as hell though so after a while, I turn it off. I sigh. "Why is everything so boring nowadays?" I ask myself before I hear a knock on my door. I get up quickly and look through the window to see Addison standing there. I open up the door. "Hey Addie, I-" I am about to tell her that I'm sorry about her and Charlotte but she already starts to speak.

I could tell that she was crying...hard, because her eyes were all red and dry, but it wasn't a look of sadness on her face...it was a look of anger.

"How much did you pay her, hmm?" Addison asks me while crossing her arms roughly.

I give her a confused look. "Excuse me?"

"How much did you pay Charlotte to screw me for the past 6 months? How much? Because I would really like to know!"

Paying Charlotte to have sex with her...what?! "Addison...what are you even talking about?"

She narrows her eyes at me. "I think you know, Amelia."

"Uh...no...I don't!" I tell her truthfully, because I really didn't.

"Oh, really? So, this whole relationship of ours wasn't some kind of dare that you set up Charlotte to do?" Addison asks me. "You know..."Let's see how long you can act like a lesbian for and screw Addison!"?"

I see what she was suggesting now. "No, Addison...I didn't put Charlotte up to anything...and I didn't pay her to do anything either! I don't know why you would even accuse me of doing something like that, Addison."

"Because you would do something like that, Amelia!" Addison accuses me again.

"Yeah...maybe if I was smashed and high off my mind...maybe then, but I'm not...I wouldn't tell anyone to do that in my right mind, because it's wrong." Addison goes to say something again. "Okay, I get that you're upset but you're not going to blame me for this. I didn't pay Charlotte any kind of money. God, you're making her sound like some kind of whore, Addison...and Charlotte may love sex, but she's not a whore...and Charlotte does need my money either. She wouldn't do something like that to anyone. She may be a little...mean sometimes...but she wouldn't stoop that low."

Addison looks at me with a guilty expression and looks down. "I'm sorry..."

I shake my head. "Whatever, it's fine. I would be blaming someone else too..." I step out of the way. "Wanna come in?"

She nods slowly. "Please..." She walks into my house slowly and walks over to the couch. "Can I have something to drink?" Addison asks me curiously.

I nod as I close the door. "Sure...but I don't have anything alcoholic." I remind her, in case she might have forgotten, because I knew that when Addison was sad, she tended to drink.

"If I wanted alcohol, I would have stayed at home or went to a bar...you don't even have to remind me." Addison replies to me as she sits down on the couch.

"Good...because I would have slapped you across the face if you forgot about that..." I tell her honestly with a grin.

Addison smiles slightly. "I know you would!"

I walk into the kitchen before turning to her. "What do you want? Water, soda, coffee...?"

"Soda is fine! And if you have anything else with lots of sugar and lots of fat, bring it over!" Addison calls out and I can't help but grin.

"Sure thing." If it wasn't alcohol for Addison to drown her sadness in, it was sugar. I grab 2 Pepsi's and one of those Halloween sized bags of mini Hershey bars.

I hand her the can and toss the bag of chocolate in between us as I sit down. I crack open my can of soda and sip on it. Addison just looks at me and bites her lip nervously. She taps the can with her fingers before looking up. "What? You're not going to interrogate me now or shrink me about what happened?"

I shake my head back and forth. "No...I'm not...because if you wanted a shrink, you should have gone to see Violet. If you want advice, I'll give it. If you want to sit here and not say a single world, I'll sit here. If you want company, I'm here...but no...there will be no shrinking of any kind." I tell her with a smile. "So, take your pick!" I take a sip of my soda as Addison contemplates that. I was definitely not like Violet. As much as I liked to hear stories and gossip, I wouldn't force anyone to talk about anything. If Addison needed someone to talk, to listen or just have company, I would be that.

She opens up the bag of chocolate and opens one of the bars. She is about to eat it when she looks into my eyes. "Amelia..." I don't say anything. My gaze meets hers and I wait. "Charlotte cheated on me."

I don't hesitate to prove her wrong. "No, she didn't." I disagree with her immediately.

"Excuse me? How would you even know?" Addison inquires.

"How would you know, Addison?" I shoot right back at her. "What proof do you have?"

"Amelia!" Addison says in an astonished tone.

"I'm being serious!" I tell her truthfully. "What proof do you have?"

"You're saying that you don't believe me?" Addison questions me with a glower.

"Charlotte told me about what happened earlier, okay?" I explain and I watch a grimace appear on her visage.

"She was kissing Cooper, Amelia...she was kissing him." Addison shakes her head. "God...I can't even believe she did this to me."

"You don't know the full story, Addison." I try to help out the situation but Addison interjects.

"Okay...you're saying the same shit Charlotte was saying...that I don't know the whole story...god, did she put you up to this?" Addison accuses me.

"Addison...how long have you known me...? Since I was 16...?" I ask her curiously. "Because you and I both know that no matter how hard someone would want me to, I would never say something that I didn't want to say, or say something that someone else told me to say...so no...Charlotte didn't tell me to say this. She doesn't even know I'm talking to you right now."

"Oh..." Addison replies back softly and takes a bite of the chocolate.

"Now, as I was saying...you don't know what you're talking about Addison..." I start up again, only to be interrupted...again.

"What? What do you mean I don't know?" Addison demands, even with a mouth full of chocolate.

"Eat the damn chocolate and let me say something, damn it. I'm not patient like Violet. I don't have the tolerance to have you interrupting me every five seconds." I truly didn't. Addison chews and swallows the chocolate hard while giving me an apologetic look. "You don't know the full story...and I'm being honest. If you want advice full of reassurance and hopefulness, then, go to Violet, because I'm not going to sugarcoat anything for you. If I'm harsh, I'm sorry, but it's how I am." I wait to see if she's going to interrupt me anymore. She doesn't. That's when I continue again. "She told me you walked in on Cooper kissing her...keyword: Cooper...Cooper kissed her, Addison. Charlotte didn't kiss him first...she didn't even kiss him back!"

Addison shrugs. "How do you even know that? She could've lied and said that so you would feel bad for her and be on her side."

"No...Charlotte wouldn't have done that. I can tell when she's lying or not...and I could tell how hurt she was earlier today...I could even tell through her text message that she's not fine." I lean back on the couch as I grab some chocolate as well.

"How...?" Addison narrows her eyes and looks at me with a confused expression.

I smirk slightly now. "Charlotte is my best friend. She knows secrets about me that you'll never know...and she's told me secrets about herself that she'll probably never reveal again. We're close to each other...and we have been...ever since her rape. We've been through some of the same things so we get each other! We're one in the same!" I smile softly. "Charlotte's almost like a mirror reflection of myself...at least our personalities, anyway. If she was lying...I would be able to tell...by how she looks...and also by these gut feelings I get. They're pretty weird, but they're always right." I go on for a while and sigh. "Charlotte was distraught earlier. She was trying to hide it, but I saw it. She's not lying to you, Addison."

She takes that all in before speaking again. "Amelia...I'm so confused...I feel betrayed." Addison begins. "What if this whole time she was two timing me with Cooper? What if I was just a rebound...or some kind of sex toy?" I shake my head while grinning, and this makes Addison a little mad. "This is not funny!"

"How long have you known Charlotte? I mean, really known her...?" I ask her, because I was really curious. "6 months...right?" That's how long Charlotte and Addison were dating for.

"Yes, but-" Addison answers me but I continue with my point.

"You've probably learned a lot about Charlotte over these past few months. You probably know many things that you never thought you'd ever know..." I begin my long but important explanation. "I've known Charlotte for...lemme see..." I think back to when Charlotte and I actually became friendly with each other. "It will be 3 years soon!" We didn't interact too much before Charlotte's rape but after was when we really became good friends. "3 years...compared to 6 months..." I let that hang in the air for a moment before I speak again. "I don't know what she told you, but I don't need to know. My point is...no offense to you at all but...I've known Charlotte longer than you. You may have worked together with her or seen her around the Practice and hospital for years...but you never knew her. You may never know Charlotte in the way that I know her. This can almost be said about me and you. I've known you since I was practically a baby. We were sisters once! She may never know you like I do!" I pause to watch Addison really listening to me. "I know Charlotte. I know when she's angry, when she's sad, when she's hiding things and even when she's lying...and believe me, her poker faces don't help a thing. I can see right through them!" There's not one bit of this explanation that is made up. It's all true. "Charlotte told me you had a fight and I don't know how bad it was or what Charlotte even said but...Charlotte didn't kiss Cooper back. He kissed her, but she didn't kiss him. These past six months weren't a lie...they weren't fake. Anything that went on between you two was just you and Charlotte...I had no involvement. There were no bets. You weren't a rebound either...hell...if she wanted to use someone as a rebound, she probably would have used me...I'm easy enough!" I joke around, although, it was true to a point. "Or even worse...Sheldon!" I say that before making a puking sound. Charlotte plus Sheldon equals too many kinds of wrong...I don't care about his five dollar footlong. "You were no rebound, Addison, and I can promise you that." I was talking for what seemed like ages so I stop. I still had so much more to say and I would say it if Addison didn't have anything to add. Addison was still a sister to me and I love her dearly, but I was going to defend my best friend with all that I had, because Charlotte would do the same for me. I have to say the last part though because Addison said it. "And don't compare yourself to a sex toy, Addison...because we all know what Charlotte's profession is and if she wanted a sex toy, she would've bought about fifty more to add to her collection of who knows how many she already has...probably at least a chest full or maybe even more!" I grin wildly after saying this.

The last part makes Addison chuckle lightly, which was pretty good. Addison stays speechless for a few minutes, only playing with the candy wrapper on her lap. I am afraid she isn't going to say anything but then, she surprises me. "Does Charlotte love me?"

I raise an eyebrow and give her a questioning look. "Why are you asking me this?"

"Because...I want to know..." Addison answers back quietly.

Addison already knew the answer but if she really wanted to know, then, I would tell her. "Well...if you're ready to hear my novel of an explanation, then, I'll tell you!"

She nods affirmatively. "Tell me everything that she's said about me."

My eyes widen slightly before I shrug. "Okay, if you say so!" I chug down at least half of my soda before taking a deep breath. "Now...where to start..." I ponder as I rack through my mind.

"The beginning." Addison replies calmly before eating another piece of chocolate. "Start from the beginning."

"Beginning it is!" I grin slightly before looking at her. "When you two first kissed...she was freaking out. She didn't want to believe that she liked women. I told her to be okay with it...you know, go with the flow! Charlotte's stubborn so of course, she wanted to deny everything! She was wondering why you would even like someone like her and I told her that maybe you liked her for a while or maybe it was all new!" I start my long explanation. "I told her that if she likes you, that she shouldn't deny it...that she should just go with it. Charlotte told me that you two were having a meeting and I told her to not hold anything back and to say whatever she needed to." Addison looks down at the couch now. "I told her that no matter what you and Addison do, I'll still love you. I don't care if you like women or not, because you're still going to be the same Charlotte to me." It wasn't the exact words but it was pretty close. "I had a feeling right away that you two wouldn't be just talking that night...and when I saw you two come out of that elevator together, I knew that second." I grin widely and I can see Addison smiling softly too, although, she was still looking down. "I knew you guys had sex because she looked happy...genuinely happy, and I couldn't recall the last time she looked that happy." I take another sip of soda before speaking again. "She denied it, of course, but she finally spilled her guts. I told her something that day too...that you and Addison seem like you will work out. You guys were different...but I had a feeling you two would be good for each other!"

Addison's gaze is still fixed on the couch. I sigh softly. "You wanna know something too...?" I ask her and she looks up now. She nods softly and looks at me. "Every time she talked about you...every time I ever mentioned your name, she smiled...and I mean, really smiled. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. She lights up like a Christmas tree when we talk about you. Hell, I even caught her blushing a few times...and when does Charlotte ever blush?" I chuckle. "She would always say how caring you are, and sweet, and understanding...that no one has made her feel this way...ever...not even Cooper." Addison's blue eyes widen slightly when I say this. "Yeah...that's right. You made her feel special, Addison. You made her feel loved...and that's all Charlotte ever wanted...to be loved for who she really was and for everything that she was...and you did that." Addison smiles a bit now. "To answer your question earlier...yes...Charlotte does love you. There's no doubt about that. The way that she talks about you with pure love in her eyes is just so beautiful to see. Sure...she loved Cooper, but if I had to say who she loved more...I'd say that it's you. It's been you, Addison. ...You're the love of her life, and she loves you with everything that she has." I am smiling as I explain this. "What happened with Cooper was bad, and I'm sure he just misunderstood, but...Charlotte would never do that to you, and I promise you that, Addison. I know her well enough to not do something like that."

I finally think that I said everything that needed to be said so I stop. I pop some chocolate in my mouth and watch Addison's expressions. I knew she was thinking about Charlotte. Her slight smile ends up disappearing and I can see her lips quivering. She closes her eyes before she starts to sob lightly. "Shit...what did I say...?" Everything I said was honest, but I didn't think it would actually make Addison cry.

"Amelia...what am I going to do...?" Addison asks me while crying. "I fucked this all up, didn't I?"

I shake my head. "No...you didn't. We all make mistakes...and some are nasty but...we all make 'em."

"I thought she was cheating on me...damn it! I'm so stupid!" Addison cries out. "I said the meanest, bitchiest things to her, Amelia! She'll never forgive me!"

"Stop it...yes, she will." I tell her truthfully. "People say mean things when they're mad...and I'm probably a good example of that." I think back to my own intervention...although, I was high off my mind when that happened, so maybe it shouldn't count. "Maybe she won't forgive you today...or tomorrow...but she will forgive you."

Addison's gaze meets mine as she continues to cry. "You mean it...?"

"Do I ever say things that I don't mean?" I reassure her with a cheeky grin. "Do I ever lie?"

Through all the tears, Addison manages to laugh. "No."

"Good...then, you have your answer." I watch her still crying and I sigh. I hold out my arms, letting her know it's okay if she wants to hold onto me. Addison tosses the chocolate aside before coming over and burying her face into my shoulder and wrapping her arms around me tightly. She then starts to cry even harder. I rub her back softly. "Shh...shh..." I say softly. "Everything is going to be okay...and I'm not just saying this...I know it will be."

Addison doesn't respond or do anything except cry. About 10 minutes later, her crying slows down dramatically and now she's sniffling. After finally letting it all out, the redhead pulls back and looks at me with a weak smile. "Thank you..."

"Don't mention it...it's what sisters do, right?" I inquire while smiling. I don't care that Addison and Derek divorced about seven years ago, because I knew her for so much longer than that and she would always be a sister to me.

Addison nods and continues to smile. "Yes...they do!" She wipes her tears away before sighing. "Oh my God..." She looks at the clock and then back at us. "I should probably go back over...we both need the sleep."

I give her a smile and nod. "Yeah...you're probably right!"

With that, Addison stands up from the couch. "What should I do though, Amelia...? Should I call her or...?"

I shrug. "It's your choice, Addison. If you want to wait until this all blows over a bit, then wait...but don't wait too long...because you two are meant to be together!"

Addison is walking around the couch and turns back to give me a slight smirk. "Meant to be, hmm?" I nod proudly and she laughs softly. "Only you, Amelia."

I get up from the couch to walk her out. "It's the truth! You may not see it and Charlotte might not see it either, but I do!" I grin softly.

"Well...we'll see if we get through this first...and then I'll think about that a little bit more." Addison replies back. She opens up the door and is about to walk out when she leans in and hugs me tightly again. "Thank you."

I sigh before hugging her back. "Like I said...what are sisters for?"

Addison nods and smiles as she pulls back. "See you tomorrow."

I give her a wave. "Sleep easy!" I call out to her and watch her leave. I wait until she's inside before I walk back into my house.

To be completely honest...I didn't know how and or when Charlotte and Addison would make up, but I knew that they would...because I could see how much they mean to each other. Feel free to call me stupid or dumb for thinking this but...Charlotte and Addison were made for each other, and anyone who loves a person enough will chase after them and will make sure that they won't ever get away. To put it simply, Addison and Charlotte were meant to be...and I didn't know how long it would take them to recover from this, but I knew they would. Besides, we always end up finding our way back to the one we're meant to be with, right?

AN: Okay! That's my POV from Amelia! I hope you all enjoyed it! I really enjoyed writing this chapter. I obviously enjoy them all but this one was special! The regular POV's will be back with the next few chapters so don't worry. Addison will be next! Also, to the people that are on the East Coast right now, I hope you all are safe because of the hurricane. I'm on the East Coast myself so I'm going to be affected by it a little bit. I just wanted to post this chapter today just in case my power goes out! But anyway, everyone stay safe! Thank you everyone! Please give me a review and lemme know if you liked it! : )