Max's POV

"Okay then. That hurts." Marcus commented. That was a bit more subdued than I thought it was.

"I'm sorry." I apologized. "I never meant to hurt you. This just got way out of hand."

"Well, I guess I need to thank you for getting my career back on track." Marcus replied. I hoped everything would work out for him.

"You deserve someone that will love you back." I told him. "This will be the last time that you'll ever see me."

"Why are you quoting New Moon?" He asked. I was pretty sure that was in more than just that movie. "And where are you going?"

"I'm not sure where I'm going but I know that I'm leaving tomorrow." I explained. It was what I had to do. "I'll make one last call to set you up. I wish you good luck."

Marcus put his blazer on and then headed out the door. I felt horrible for doing it to him, but I knew it would only get worse if I didn't let him go. So why was I leaving? I knew that Zoey didn't love me back and the only way I felt I could truly get over her was to run away from her. I changed into my pajamas, took out my suitcase and began to pack. I packed pretty light. I was only going to take a few things with me, and they would be mostly possessions. I could buy new clothes whenever I got to wherever I was going to go. My plan was to go the airport, look at the marquis board and pick where my new home was going to be. I went to sleep for what was going to be my last night in Boston.

The next day I woke up and headed to the bank. I showed my ID and went to claim my check for 13 million dollars. The particular bank was a rather upscale bank that had a lot of money in it. However, I had to use my debit card or checks to make any transactions on any account. I walked out my own personal account that I only could access. I felt very free, and I got into my car, headed back to my house to grab my bags and took the limo to the airport. I would get a new car when I got there too.

The limo dropped me off at the airport. I purposely didn't want to tell anyone that I was leaving, especially not Zoey, because they would try to get me to stay. I walked in and began to look at the board. There were several flights that were still available. I could go to Houston for hot weather, or Nashville for a good Southern experience or maybe I could head to Oakland and get a place by the bay. Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by someone calling my name.

"Max?" A British girl asked. I turned to see Jessica and Janice. I wasn't sure which one was talking to me though.

"Hey." I greeted as I waved to them. They probably wondered what I was doing there.

"Where are you going?" Janice asked me.

"I'm not quite sure yet. Somewhere far away from here." I answered. "You?"

"We're moving back to England." Jessica replied. I wondered if they told Zoey that they were quitting the cheerleading squad. "We were starting to feel really homesick."

"Really really homesick." Janice added as Jessica scowled at her. "Sorry I'll stop doing that."

"That might be a nice place to go." I mused. "So, any other reasons?"

"We're actually looking to start a music career." Jessica replied. I didn't know either of them could sing. "I know it sounds a little silly."

"No, I think it's great that you two want to do that." I replied as I was suddenly hit with an idea. "Do you two have a manager by any chance?"

"No do you know any in England?" Janice asked. Apparently, they didn't get where I was going with it.

"Well not in England but I have management experience. I just wrapped up with my first client, Marcus Little." I explained.

"Yeah, I know him." Jessica stated.

"That new song is astounding." Janice agreed. "But you aren't going to England, are you?"

"I could go with you." I suggested. I had a passport, so traveling there wouldn't be that hard. "Just let me get a ticket and I'll meet you at the gate. But there is one thing I need you to do for me before I agree to become your manager."

"What?" Both of the twins asked at the same time.

"Sing for me." I responded as the two of them started to sing.

You asked me why I change the color of my hair yeah
You ask me why I need 32 pairs of shoes to wear
You seem to ask me why I got a lot of things
Its just a chick thing... you oughta let it go
You try to understand but you don't have a clue

Thats what girls do!
They keep you guessing the whole day through...
Play your emotions, push all your buttons it's true
Thats what girls do!

"Yeah, I think the two of you are ready." I replied. They weren't the best singers, but they were good enough that I could work with. Marcus wasn't the best either and I had him doing talk shows.

So, I bought my first-class ticket and headed through security before arriving at the gate where the twins were waiting.

"So why did the two of you give up modeling?" I asked. Zoey told me that the two of them had come onto the ship for a shoot.

"Well, the place that we lived in was too overly crowded and our boss was several things that wouldn't be appropriate to say at an airport." Jessica explained.

"Not to mention a selfish twit who was angry over the past." Janice added.

"I see and why music? You two seemed to like the whole high society thing." I noted. They seemed to enjoy it a lot more than I did. That was for sure.

"Well, it gets old after a while." Jessica replied.

"So, what's the first thing we're going to do when we get there?" Janice asked

"Well, I don't know about you two, but I need to go shopping." I remarked. I would need to figure out how the climate was, but it probably wasn't that much different than Boston. I just didn't want to buy too much stuff.

"Shopping sounds perfect." Jessica agreed.

"Maybe we should find a place to live too." Janice suggested. Yeah, that probably would be a good idea as well. It was a good thing that we had money because we could go practically anywhere that we wanted.

Of course there was one thing that I hadn't taken into account: jet lag. I was pretty tired by the time that we got there. It would definitely take me some time to get used to a new time zone.

The next day, I went to a label with my newest clients. It was the top label in the United Kingdom.

"Sorry but I've no need for a duo." The president told me. This might be harder than I thought. "But…"

"But what?" I asked. I had a feeling that I might not like it.

"If could use a trio." He suggested. He looked at me. "Do you sing by any chance?"

"Well, I can sing." I replied before I sang a song for him. "But I'm not looking to make a career out of it."

"Please Max, you're really good." Jessica begged.

"You did say you would help us." Janice reminded me. I couldn't believe that I was going to say yes to this. I was supposed to be on the business side of things, not be on stage.

"Fine I guess I can do it." I relented.

"One more thing, I need you to learn how to speak with an accent. How about you three come back in three weeks and we can record something?" He offered. I had a feeling that I might regret this.

Zoey's POV

It had been an interesting week. I hadn't really seen Max that much and Bailey was still grounded, so I decided to spend some time with Maddie. That led to some interesting conversations as she pried me on my love life and what it felt like having a boyfriend that was about to start college. When Maddie first met James, she had the same reaction that most other girls had when they met him. It was slightly amusing to me to see someone like Maddie reduced to a drooling mess in front of a hot guy. But I did assert that he was my hot guy. Things were going great for us. I never thought that I would fall in love with a guy, but I somehow did. I was undeniably in love with him.

Today, I was heading to the first cheer practice of the year. I was hoping that Max would be there so I could find out why she hadn't been returning my calls. But it wouldn't surprise me if she somehow got mono and had to stay inside all day. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to spend such a beautiful summer day inside. Well actually I could but that was a long time ago. Being a guy seemed like it was so long ago even though it had only been three months. We hadn't found Athena and even if we did, she might have not been able to do anything like London said. I arrived at the school and went out to the football field where most of the squad was. Max wasn't there and neither were Jessica and Janice.

"Does anyone know where Jessica and Janice are?" I asked.

"They went back to England." Vanessa told me. I was a little pissed. I had stuck up to get both of them on the squad and then they just left without telling me.

"Great, now I'll have to have more tryouts when school starts." I muttered. "Well, it looks like we won't be doing the pyramid today but let's run through all of the other drills."

Practice went pretty well. I could tell that the girls on the squad were really good, and Bob was decent. I still couldn't tell how good we were really because we weren't a full squad. I would have to go to Max's house to try to talk at some point. After practice, I had to go to work. How sad is that? I was a freaking debutante with over a million YouTube subscribers and I still had to work at Sonic. Well, it would be sad if I didn't like it. Because if I didn't, I would have quit a while ago. I was probably going to quit soon anyway because I didn't need the added pressure of a job in my senior year. I drove to Sonic, got dressed in my uniform and then clocked in.

"Have you seen Max?" My manager asked. "This is the second shift she's missed this week."

"No, I haven't seen her all week. Maybe she's sick or something." I answered.

"Well, I need you to send a message to her that if she misses another shift without notifying us, she'll be fired. I'd hate to do it because Max is one of my best waitresses but part of having a job includes showing up to work." She explained.

"Okay I'll go to her house tomorrow and see if I can tell her that." I agreed as I grabbed my skates and headed out into the work environment. I made some pretty good tips even though the money was completely meaningless to me. When I got home, I watched some TV with Bailey before we both went to bed. She and Cody were going to be leaving in a few weeks, so we made sure to spend at least an hour a day together. She was also starting to gain a little weight but that was a good thing. The baby needed space in her belly to grow.

The next day after breakfast, I headed down to Max's house. After I made it past the gate, I asked to speak to Max or at least her parents so I could know what she had.

"What can we do for you, Miss Martin?" Her mother asked. I couldn't believe that she had just called me that. I was her daughter's best friend for crying out loud.

"Well, I haven't seen Max all week and I was wondering if she was sick or something." I explained. I was worried about her.

"I'm surprised she didn't tell you." Her mother declared. Why did I have such a bad feeling about this?

"Tell me what?" I asked. Now I had a really bad feeling about this? Was she still mad about what I said to her at her birthday party?

"Maxine has moved away." She explained. At that moment, it felt like something had punched me in the face.

So Max has moved to England and is part of a group with Jessica and Janice. What is Zoey going to do? The song is "That's What Girls Do" by No Secrets. Please don't forget to review.