A/N: Hello, how are you? How's your summer vacations? (If you have them now).

red wolf: I know right? She's so adorable. And she will be shown more in the story. Of course it's wrong to abuse a child, and parents who're doing it should not have parental rights.

malecglitterfan: Thanks. Yeah, I wanted to give them a sweet little girl.

Emma: Hi, again! There will be drama, I mean come on, it's my story, I have like 100% of long-term stories with drama. I wouldn't be myself if I'd do a multiple-chapters story without any drama. But it won't be connected with Alec's illness that he had in MWAAF. I give you my word.

Guest: No, the drama will be about something way different.

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Chapter VI

"Friends?"

"Come on Princess, daddy needs to go to work" I called Lily, while I zipped my jacket. Checking my bag if I had everything, phone, car keys, music-sheets, I waited for Alec to finish dressing her up. Finally she ran out of her room, Alec behind her. He shoved her small, pink backpack into my arms, kissed her on the top of her head, me on the lips and we rushed from the home. I had twenty minutes before my first class, and still I needed to drop her off. Alec had an appointment in the opposite part of town.

"We're here Lily" I parked the car on the Kindergarten driveway. One of the teachers waited outside. I crouched before Lily, as I gave her the backpack. "Be a good girl, ok? Aunt Izzy will pick you up today. I love you Princess"

"I love you too daddy" With that she rushed inside and I drove to my music studio.

After fourth class I had enough, but still there were two before me. And after that I had work to do in home. Not only I had to pick new melodies to teach my students, but as well I had to think of the offer that my collage gave to me yesterday.

An opportunity to play on piano in front of the biggest musicians of the whole world.

That could be my biggest chance to become one of the most known musicians. A chance to make a music career. A chance for my dreams to came truth.

But with this chance came responsibilities as well.

I had only five months to prepare four compositions, and that wasn't an easy thing to do. Especially when there's a little time for it.

But I wanted to try.

After three days of literally working, I was having enough of it.

I needed to relax.

I missed some contact with people. To be exactly with my friends. But unfortunately my friends were too busy to meet with me, or to talk more than five minutes through the phone. And as much as I love Alec, I couldn't actually talk only with him. I needed other people too.

…

The day was actually sunny today when I finally decided to make a free day for myself. I called off all my classes, Lily was in the kindergarten, and then Maryse and Robert were taking her to ZOO so I didn't have to worry. Alec was spending all day at work and in the hospital. Now I was sipping my latte macchiato in the Java Jones, as I read newspaper, when I heard someone saying my name. I looked up from the paper, but sweet lord, I'd never expect to see him here. Not after our last meeting.

"Hi Magnus. Mind if I join you?" God my witness, but I was shocked that much that I couldn't even make a sound. He sat in front of me, and I tried to made my body get up and run away as fast as I could. "You haven't changed a bit for those five years. Still so handsome"

"I…" this was the only thing that I managed to say.

"You don't have to be afraid. I won't do anything to you" Oliver smiled a bit at me. "I just want to talk"

"Well I don't!" finally I made myself get up. When I tried to leave, he grabbed my wrist holding me in one place "Let me go!"

Immediately all eyes of the customers and workers were at me. Oliver indeed let go of my hand and I quickly rushed out of the coffee shop.

"Magnus wait up!" he shouted behind me.

"No! You stay away from me or I call cops!"

"Please! I just want to talk! Please Magnus!" in no time he was in front of me. I seemed to forget that he used to be a sportsman. When I bumped at him, I had a horror in my eyes for sure. Oliver was like inches from me, he could do anything to me now and I probably wouldn't even had a chance to fight back. "Please…let's sit down…I just want to talk with you…I promise I'll sit at the one edge of the bench and you can sit on the other edge. I won't even try to touch you with one finger. I swear on god! I just want to talk to you. Please…"

"I said no!" with that I turned on my heel and left him.

But Oliver Haywire wasn't a man who gives up easily.

He kept bugging me for two weeks, at work, at the time when I was drinking my morning coffee in Java Jones or Sturbacks. I swear I had a feeling that he's stalking me. But nevertheless he didn't gave me lately a thing, a reason to call cops on him. He didn't try to touch me, nor he didn't offend me. He just wanted to talk with me. And I had to admit, that slightly, but only slightly I was curious about what he wants to talk.

So finally I agreed.

We've met in the middle of the day, in a really crowded place, where I could be sure he won't try anything on me. So now we were sitting in opposite edges of a bench before the Central Park.

"Thank you that you agreed on meeting Magnus" Oliver smiled, keeping his distance from me. I came prepared here. On my phone I already had Police on a speed dial. If anything I will call them. "How are you?"

"Straight to the point Oliver. What do you want?"

"I'm sorry" he said after a small pause "I'm sorry for everything I've done to you. You never deserve it. I was a dick and I'm sorry"

I didn't know whether laugh or cry at this moment. Oliver Haywire was apologizing to me.

"You think that simple 'sorry' is enough for what you've done to me?!" he shook his head.

"No. Of course not. Nothing will be enough to pay for what I've done. What I did to you was horrible and I won't forgive myself ever" his voice dropped down "I know you hate me, and I don't blame you. You have a full reason to. But all I'm asking you is to listen to me"

"Fine"

"What we've had…no…We started off on the wrong foot. Our relationship should never go the way it had. We should start with dates, holding hands, small kisses…and then only when you would want to we should made love. I should never raise my hand on you, but I did…and it's unforgettable" Oliver took out from his pocket a yellow vial that contained small white pills.

"What's that?"

"My meds" he shoved it down his throat. "I'm bipolar. I found out…let's say that after our last meeting five years ago…and when you told me to back off…I went into…I had thrown a tantrum in my mom's home, so she took me to the hospital. After some examinations and talks with psychologist I found out that I'm bipolar. And it seems that I'm also very possessive person. So that's why I was so obsessed with you. That's why I couldn't accept that you're not with me. That you're interested in other people. That's why I wanted you only for myself"

Ok, this was noting that I expected. I didn't even know what to do or say in that moment.

"But I'm on the therapy for five years, and I'm also taking meds. I haven't had an attack for two years now, so it's really good. I'm way better now"

"Why are you telling me this?"

"I wanted you to know…" he cut off his line, and shyly smiled at me. And Oliver Haywire never smiles shyly. "I want to be around you"

"Woah!" I held up my hand "I already have a husband whom I'm in love so much, and I have a family…"

"I know you're married and that you have a daughter"

"What?! From where?! Are you stalking me?! I swear if you touch my family…"

"No!" he interrupted me, bringing himself closer to me "I talked with Chris, but he told me to stay away from you, to not mess in your life because you already have a family and lover. And I swear it's not what I want. I just want us…I want us to start over. I want us to start a friendship. Magnus you were…you still are really important to me. You were my first truly love, and I still care about you, but I won't try to mess with your life. I just want to be your friend. I want to be around you, not in a romantic way. No. I want to be your friend. Just friends. Nothing more. Just friends"

I started to think about it really hard, though my heart screamed 'NO'. I was debating myself over Oliver's offer.

'He fucking abused you! He hurt you!' my heart seemed to reason me.

'He was sick, maybe he didn't know what he's doing?' my mind tried to play with my emotions.

And as much as it pained to admit, I didn't know what to do. For sure I knew that I don't have any strong feelings towards Oliver, but still he was my first love, or something like that.

And looking now at him, as he had a plea in his hazel eyes, the sadness written all over his face…I felt pity. I pitied him.

"Look we don't have to be besties, no. I know I don't deserve so much from you. If anything, I don't deserve a single thing from you" he said mildly " But I just want to be around you. I want to see and talk to you sometimes. I just wanna be your friend Magnus. So, what do you say? Maybe sometimes we could meet up for a coffee or something? Maybe sometimes go on a party like we used to, minus groping and sex in the bathroom. Minus sex at all I mean. But simple we could go on a party to dance, have fun. I know you love parties, you always have"

"Ok" never in my life I saw Oliver smiling so widely at me, as I said this simple word. And not in a widely-creepy way, but a widely-nice way. Like he actually liked my answer.

"Really? Oh great! Thank you Magnus! Thank you! I swear I won't let you down this time" I think he wanted to hug me, but when I flinched away from him, he only held up his hand. "Friends?"

"Friends"

…

For the next few weeks I was meeting occasionally with Oliver for a coffee and we simply talked about our lives. He told me more about his illness, his therapy. I told him about my music career that I'd like to do. And it was kind of weird at first, especially when he made me laugh so easily. It's like he's some other guy, not the man I used to know. He's actually nice, funny, and if you meet him closer he's really caring. He's a good friend. Someone who I enjoy talking to. And that freaks me out. I still remember the past, but day by day I'm opening more for the new Oliver. The new Oliver that I actually like being around of from time to time.

It was nice to have someone outside a family to spend time with. Especially when my best friends didn't have time for me.

"So Ragnor" I started as I was sitting on the couch in his living room. He was running after Andrew, his eight months old son, who just started to crawl lately. "Are you up for Trent's party in two days?"

"I wish man. But Cate has night shifts now, and I have to stay with…Drew! Don't chew that!" he took the blonde haired boy in his arms, separating him from the carpet and cleaning out the boy's tongue from dust. "Damn Drew, your mother is going to murder me if you'll fill your mouth with dust again. And let me tell you your mother is really scary"

"Don't worry Drew" I said as I got up and patted the boy's blonde head "Your daddy needs some good yelling from your mommy"

"Oh thanks bro" he huffed at me. "Anyway…yeah…there's no way for me to go on that party…besides…I think that it's time for stop the party-life, especially when we both have families now"

"Yeah, you're right…I should focus on my family not on parties…but…it's just…I miss them sometimes…the last party I attended to was last year, a bit before Lily was with us…and…"

"I get it Magnus…but…"

"I'll call Tessa and ask her and James and maybe William and…what was that girls name? Ah never mind…I guess I see you around?"

"Yeah, bye Magnus. Say hi from me to Lily and Alec"

"Will do!"

I knew that Ragnor was right, that I should stop thinking about parties, but I couldn't…I missed that life…the life that I didn't have to be adult. The life that I could just relax and have fun. It's not that I didn't like my life now. If so I love it. I love my family, but sometimes I just needed time for myself. To have fun with my friends.

And so I was going to have in two days.

Gladly for me, Alec agreed on me going on a party without much complaining. He said that I deserved some fun after so much stress over the collage offer. But he declined my invitation, stating what was really obvious for years.

'Parties are not my thing. But you have fun love'

As so that I did.

'Exotic' was crowded like there was so little space for everyone. I had to admit. Trent knew how to throw a good party. I met a few people from the high school, some of older students. And that's when I approached Oliver. He was dancing with some group of people. But when he crossed his eyes with mine he immediately left them and came closer to me.

"Hey. Didn't know you'd be here" we moved to the bar for some drinks. With alcohol for me and without for him. He said that he can't drink while he's on meds. "You're alone? Where's…what was his name? Ragnor?"

"Home with his kid" Oliver mhm-ed at this.

"And your other half?"

"Alexander isn't a party type. He's home with our daughter"

"And he let you come here alone?" he quirked his eyebrow at me "Isn't he jealous of you?"

"I never gave him a reason for. He trusts me. I'd never do anything to break this trust"

"Of course not. So, since you're alone here, I shall be your protection tonight. If someone tries to make a move on you, I'll gladly show them their place" he laughed, making me a bit uncomfortable. "Kidding. I'm not violent anymore. Relax Magnus"

"Yeah"

"Come on, let's have fun like friends"

'Yeah like friends' with that statement we moved to the dance floor. We danced, laughed and it felt really good.

Slowly I was beginning to admit, that I really liked having Oliver as my friend.

A/N: Did you like it?

I think it was obvious enough that I'll bring back Oliver. I mean, who else could I bring back from MWAAF? Anyway. As you could see I made "new Oliver", yeah we could meet his other side, the nice side. Unfortunately I have to worry you, Oliver plays a major role in this sequel, so yes, we will be seeing him now really often. And who knows, maybe he will stay so nice till the end. Or maybe not.

As well as the concert thing - I'm not sure if Julliard is doing such a thing in real, but it just fitted into the story. And it will be shown more, since this even will be a big thing connected with the upcoming drama.

And I can tell you just now that the first...step of the drama will be shown in the chapter 8. So prepare *evil grin*

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