A/N: Sorry guys, I kept you waiting so long! Without further ado, here is the new chapter!

Kissing her was as magical as I thought it would be. Her lips were soft and I couldn't help but want more. I pulled her closer to me by her hips and moved my tongue alongside her lips. She granted me access. My insides exploded. My body was itching to get her even closer to me. „Do you want to get out of here?" She just nodded and I took her by the hand to leave.

I opened my eyes. Immediately, I had a pulsing pain in my head. I closed my eyes again and remembered the images that were just in my head. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was alone. Then I remembered.

I could feel Karma being uncomfortable and pulling away. „Amy, what are you doing?" I now realized what I did. „I'm sorry, Karma. I just had to kiss you. I've been wanting to do this for so long." Karma looked at me in disbelief. „What do you mean?" I figured I should pull all my guts together while I was drunk. „I've had feelings for you when we first met. I just didn't move on them because I was scared and didn't know how to deal with it. I thought they were gone now but that's not true. I still have feelings for you." Karma just looked at me before starting to laugh. „Oh Amy, you're funny. I almost bought that." Hearing her say that, hurt more than I could take. „I'm serious! I am falling for you and that kiss-" „That kiss was fun but we are both very drunk. So let's just forget about it, ok?" I couldn't take it anymore. I just left her standing there and ran out.

I heard a knock at the door. „Come in."

Lauren was standing in the doorframe with a coffee in her hands. „Hey partygirl. How are you feeling?"

„I kissed Karma."

Lauren immediately came running over to me, almost spilling the coffee all over the floor. „No way! Tell me. How was it?"

I couldn't help but smile. „All I ever wanted it to be."

After she put down the coffee she clapped her hands. „Does that mean you are – finally, may I say – a thing now?"

My smile dropped. „Just because I kissed her doesn't mean she liked it."

„Oh oh! What happened?"

So I told her. I told her how Karma was laughing at me and looking at me in disbelief. I also told her that I ran out on her.

„I'm sorry, you did what now?"

„Well, excuse me for being shit drunk and losing it. I couldn't take it anymore. Even now thinking about last night, it hurts that she might never feel the same way."

Lauren sat next to me in my bed and pulled me in her arms. „Sweetie, I know it hurts to hear this but it's better to keep those hopes to ourselves: sometimes we gotta let the ones we love go to make them happy."

I rolled my eyes. „Jeeh, Lauren, when did you become so poetic? Wait, don't answer that! Because I don't like you being this way."

Lauren shoved me away from her. „Fine! Next time I'll just tell you that everything will be alright and lie to you."

I could tell she was annoyed now. „Come on! Don't take everything I say so seriously. You know I love you."

„Do you really? Or am I not supposed to take that serious, either?"

„Oh, fuck you, Lauren!" I said playfully. „Can we please change the subject?"

„You, my friend, need to let me know what the deal is with you and Spencer!"

Spencer was the CEO we talked to yesterday and lately I was a little edgy around him because I didn't want to be apart of the shop anymore. I know I had only decided that a couple days ago on the night I caught Reagan cheating but I realized that I had to make a change when Karma had shown up. Speaking of. What was I gonna do about her? I sighed and let myself fall back on my bed.

Lauren took that as a sign for my annoyance towards Spencer. „You kinda gotta respect him. He's still our boss."

„No, Lauren he's not! We both started the shop and basically own it. He just owns like 5 percent of each of our share." I rolled my eyes. „For all I care right now, he can have all of it. I'm sick of it!"

Lauren gasped. „You wanna cash out? Since when?"

I sat up. I knew there wasn't a right time to tell Lauren this but I had to at some point. „I just feel like we're not doing what we love anymore. All we do lately is think about money and expanding. You know that's not my thing, that's why I let you do all the talking in those meetings. I've been thinking for a while now that I should start something new but I also don't want to let you down."

She sat back and stared to the floor. „Wow! I mean, I know that you weren't happy lately with the whole situation but I just thought it was because of some issues you had with Reagan."

„Maybe it was that, too. But right now my whole world is upside down and I have no idea what to do."

Later that day I had tried to reach Karma a dozen times but she wouldn't pick up her phone. I had left messages. „Karma, can we please talk about last night and make this less awkward? I'm sorry that I overstepped a line. I promise it won't happen again." I knew that last sentence was a lie. Ever since I kissed her my feelings had gotten stronger and my whole body was itching to see her. I knew that was wrong since she didn't share the same feelings for me. But I also knew that I couldn't just walk away from her again. This time I had fallen for her. Which was ridiculous to say after one kiss but I hadn't thought about anything other than her today. So it was pretty obvious to me.

What was the point, though? Karma had Liam and from what she told me they had their problems at the moment but that didn't mean that they wouldn't make it up eventually.

I haven't even met this guy and I'm already jealous of him. What more clues do you need, Raudenfeld?

The next week was tough. Work kept building up and Lauren and I had meeting after meeting where I would just sit around and listen, more or less, to what Lauren would come up with when the managers came up with new strategies and ideas to expand the business. Lauren and I had talked about my plans to leave the company again. Lauren was of course bummed but she also showed a lot of understanding. „I get it. I know this has always been my dream and not yours. I'm glad that you stuck around for so long. But you have my total support if you say that you want to start something new." It was good hearing that from her. Although it kinda kept me from actually leaving. And the fact that I didn't have a clue as to what I would actually do if I quit.

And then there was Karma. I hadn't heard a thing from her since that night. I tried calling her at least once a day. I wanted to stop by the motel and a couple of times I even drove by it. But I never got myself to get out the car and knock on her door.

A week passed. I sat on my couch and zapped through the channels because I didn't want to deal with the decision I had to make about my job.

That's when my phone buzzed.

I thought it would be Lauren texting me about the latest update on the shop we would open in Seattle in a month.

I looked at my phone and sat up right away. It was Karma.

Sorry I was avoiding you. Can we meet?

My heart started beating faster. I could feel the rashes all over my face. My fingers were shaking when I typed my answer.

Sure. Meet me at the coffeehouse in half an hour?

I'll be there.

I shot up from the sofa and turned off the TV. I looked down on me. I was wearing sweats and a wide tshirt. Crap!

I ran to the bathroom to at least put on some deodorant and fix my hair.

I looked in the mirror and asked myself what I was doing?

Just because Karma wanted to talk to me didn't mean she felt the same way I did. So what was I doing dolling myself up for a girl that was most likely going to tell me that she would go back to New York and make it up with Liam.

I couldn't help it. Everytime I thought of Karma my thoughts eventually ended up with her in his arms. I would have to let her go again.

When I got to the café I already saw her sitting at a table, her leg bouncing up and down, obviously nervous.

I stopped and looked at her for a second, taking her in. She turned and our eyes met. An awkward smile crossed her lips.

I walked over and sat down next to her. We sat in silence for a while, not looking at eachother.

„I'm sorry, Karma." I looked up at her. „I shouldn't have crossed that line. I know you have Liam and I was drunk. I'm sorry I told you those things."

She looked at me now, too. „Don't apologize. I shouldn't have come back here in the first place. I mean, I always knew you had a crush on me back then."

„You did?"

„Of course, Amy. The way you snuck up on me in the shop or how you sometimes grinned at me like a joyful kid. Actually, it was kinda creepy."

I chuckled. „Yeah, I can see that."

„But it all totally makes sense."

Then she fell silent and we sat there again, not looking at eachother.

I sighed and looked at Karma. „So what now?"

This time Karma didn't look at me. „I'm flying out to New York tomorrow morning."

The air was knocked out of my chest when I felt my heart break in two. I didn't realize until now I had hoped – foolishly, obviously – for a different outcome.

I must've went incredibly pale because Karma took my hand and looked at me concerned. „Oh my god, Amy. I didn't mean to-"

„Break my heart? Yeah well, I thought Reagan had already done that." I pulled my hand away from her. „I think it's time for me to go."

I got up. I could see pity in Karma's eyes. Great!

„Amy, please don't just leave like that."

„What else am I supposed to do? We both clearly want two different things. And I can't do this!"

„I'm sorry." Karma whispered.

I shook my head. „Don't be. I can't force you to have feelings for me. Say hi to New York for me."

With that I turned around and half walked, half ran out of the coffeeshop, not once looking back.

Don't stop reading now, guys! I know this seems like the end but I promise you it is not. I had two drafts with two different outcomes to this coffeehouse meet and if I would've published the other one this story would've been over from my side. And I'm not ready to let it go, yet.

So hang tight Karmy-army. There will be more! ;)