A/N: Hey guys!

I just wanted to fill you in after a week's absence from updating this fanfiction. I am still writing and continuing it, but I am super busy right now with school and life in general, but I'm trying my best. Hopefully this chapter makes up for failure to post. :)

Also, someone reviewed! Yay! Trinity Rebel, thanks so much for reading! I might have forgotten to thank splinterson77 for reviewing a few weeks ago as well, so thanks to both of you for being awesome people! Reviews are like motivation for me to keep writing and updating faster ;)

Enjoy this chapter!

Cassidy

The inside of our hotel is gleaming gold and red, and we all drag our suitcases into the large lobby, the heat warming our frozen faces. It's really cold outside, and the sky is dark, leaving thick clouds covering the horizon.

The clerks at the lobby desk smile at us as we walk towards them. Gigi begins to speak in Cantonese and makes a few hand gestures towards us as she grabs our room keys.

She hands a key to my mom for our family's room and a key to Mrs. Hawthorne, who is rooming with Emma, Jess, and Mrs. Delaney. Becca and Megan's families are rooming together as well, with Gigi and Edouard getting their own room.

"Come on ladies," Gigi says,"Our crazy itinerary will be starting bright and early tomorrow!"

I glance at my phone screen and check the time. 11:37. Wow, we are going to have to go to sleep right away to get a good amount of sleep for tomorrow.

Mrs. Wong nods. "We'll have to leave the hotel by 7:30 tomorrow. That means that everyone needs to be up by 6:30, at the latest."

Megan and Becca groan. Lucky them, they've never had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning for a hockey travel tournament.

Gigi finishes the last of our paperwork, and grabs her handbag as she leads us into the elevator. "I know my way around here, so I told them not to bother with someone to escort us up."

We all dutifully follow her through hallways and more elevators until we're all stopped in front of a row of rooms, each one marked by a huge door and room number.

My family heads into our room, and I flop onto the bed when we get in.

"This place is nice!" Letting out an appreciative whistle, I look around our enormous suite.

My mom nods and grabs an excited Chloe to stop her from running straight into the nightstand. Chloe clambers onto the bed that I'm on and flops down as well, her eyes slowly closing.

Stanley heads into the bathroom to brush, and a few minutes later, he's in the other room, snoring away. I wait until my mom is asleep as well before grabbing my phone from my backpack.

I see five text messages from our MDBC group chat, and one message from an unknown caller.

I quickly log in to read the messages, and pause when I read the one from the unknown person.

Hey Cassidy, this is Zach. I don't think you had my number before, but I got yours from Emma. I know things didn't go perfectly with us last time we talked, but I thought about what you said. Do you have time this week to maybe finish our discussion?

My breath whooshes out as I read the last part of his text. Zach wants to talk again?

I text him back, my fingers shaking as I figure out what to say.

Hi Zach. I'm actually in Hong Kong right now, so it might be hard to talk until I get back to the U.S. I'd be happy to talk to you some other time though.

That's what Emma or Jess would do right? Be polite and courteous to an ex, and act like they were a close friend instead of an embarrassing memory?

Zach texts back right away, and I sigh. Why am I doing this to myself? Do we have to become friends again?

Great! Have fun in Hong Kong then.

I shut off my phone and put it away after reading his text. I think I've had enough of this whole Zach situation for tonight. I hear my phone buzz one more time before I finally fall asleep, the light temporarily glowing in my face before the screen turns black.

I'm working on another chapter which should be going up soon, so be prepared for that.

Thanks so much for reading! Review!

Britt