"How'd he take it," Zack asked.

"Not well. I feel terrible," I told him. He stood up and walked up to me and gave me a hug.

"It'll be okay," he told me.

"I need to get back to work," I told him.

"Okay," he said. I sat down and finished drawing the tat up. I finished it just seconds before Jayce showed up. I finished up his tattoo and it looked fucking great. He loved it. I got to say tattooing is amazing. Having someone come to you to put something permanent on their skin that you draw is unexplainable.

I walked out of my station. "Where'd Zack go," I asked Zoe.

"He said something about Brian and that he'll see you later tonight," she told me.

"Sorry you had to see that," I told her.

"Don't worry about it. It almost killed me seeing him cry," she told me.

"Oh, believe me, me too. But since Zack left I'm gonna go home. It's seven thirty anyway," I told her. She nodded.

"Get better okay," she told me. “It’ll be okay.” I nodded and walked out.

I got home and saw Sarah's car in my driveway. I walked in the house and she was sitting on my couch. "I heard you're working in a tattoo shop now and you have a new friend," she said angrily.

"Sarah, please don't do this," I asked her.

"Lex you betrayed me," she said.

"I didn't do shit. You are the one that hasn't been around at all in the past couple of weeks. The funny thing is this time was the time I needed you most," I told her.

"Well I have a life too. It doesn't revolve around just you," she snapped.

"And my life doesn't revolve around you," I said walking up the stairs to my room. I heard the door slam. Great now my best friend is mad at me too.

My phone started to ring. I looked at the caller I.D. and it was an unknown number. "Hello," I answered.

"Lex come to the park," a familiar voice said.

"Wait... Matt," I asked.

"Yeah," he said.

"Okay I'm on my way," I told him hanging up. I walked out and drove to the park. I got out and saw Matt sitting on the bench. "Matt is that you," I asked.

"Yeah," he said standing up and walking up to me.

"What's up," I asked.

"What's going on between you, Zack and Brian," he asked.

"Nothing why," I lied.

"Lex, Brian is at his house crying and Zack is going on about you. It wasn't like that before so tell me what the fuck is going on," he told me.

I sighed and looked over at the trees. "Zack and I are going to end up getting together Matt and there's nothing you can do about it," I told him.

"Well what happened that made Brian so upset," he asked.

"He kind of walked in on Zack and I kissing," I mumbled underneath my breath.

"Lex," Matt said shocked.

I shrugged my shoulders. "What? I'm not with Brian. He shouldn't be all jealous and shit," I told him.

"He's loved you since you guys were fourteen years old," Matt raised his voice.

"I know I can't help the fact that he fucked up. He's not the guy I used to know. I don't have the same feeling around him anymore. I love him to death, but we can't be more than just friends," I explained.

He shook his head. "You know he suffered for years not knowing where you were and then now that you're back you still are making him suffer," Matt said walking away.

"Did anyone ever care how much I suffered," I yelled. I stormed off into my car and drove back to my house. Zack was sitting in the driveway. I pulled in and my eyes were filled of tears waiting to come out.

I got out of the car and walked over to Zack. "What's wrong," he asked.

"Matt just fucking pulled the guilt trip on me," I told him.

"How," he asked.

"Making me feel bad that I'm not with Brian," I told him.

"That bastard," he said.

"Don't worry about it. I don't care anymore," I said walking towards my door.

"You obviously do Lex," he told me. I turned around and looked at him.

"I care about the fact that I'm not in love with Brian. I'm in love with you, but there is no way I can even be with you without everyone being pissed off," I said. I turned around walked in my house and slammed the door. I curled up in a ball on the couch and cried. Not even two minutes later Zack came in. He knelt down next to me.

"Lex this will all get fixed," he tried to tell me.

I shook my head. "Not until Brian finds someone else to love. Someone else that's not me," I said between cries. Zack sighed. "I'm sorry," I told him.

He got up and sat in front of me. He cupped my face in his hands. "There's nothing to be sorry for," he told me. "We'll get through this," he said kissing my forehead. I put my arms around him and laid on his shoulder.

He laid down on the couch and I cuddled up to him. He gently stroked my hair. The next thing I knew I was asleep.

I woke up the next morning in my own bed. I turned over and saw Zack laying down, asleep next to me. I smiled and got up quietly and went to the bathroom. After I was finished in there I walked downstairs. "Lex," I heard a voice call. Who the fuck is here now?

"Sarah," I said.

"Yeah when were you going to tell me," she asked.

"About what," I asked.

"Zack," she said.

"Sarah it doesn't look like what it is. I had a rough day yesterday and I ended up falling asleep on him and I woke up like that," I told her.

"You know what? I don't even care anymore. You obviously don't care enough about me to tell me you got a job at a tattoo shop and that you have a new best friend," she said.

"Sarah stop being a goddamn immature drama queen," I snapped.

She narrowed her eyes at me. "Fuck you," she said storming out of the house. I'm sorry but she didn't have a right to come into my house and say that. I heard footsteps upstairs. Great now she woke up Zack.

"Lex," I heard him say.

"I'm down here Zack," I said. He hurried downstairs.

"Was that Sarah," he asked.

I nodded. "She's pissed off because I guess she came in and saw you in my bed," I told him. "That and the fact I'm hanging out with Zoe," I told him.

He looked at me confused. "Isn't she supposed to be your best friend," he asked.

"Yeah, apparently not though. I don't give a shit anymore," I told him.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Seems like you're losing everything because of me," he sighed.

I looked at him. "I'm not losing anything. If anything, I'm gaining a wonderful thing and nothing is going to take that away from me," I told him.

He smiled and gave me a hug. "Does this mean we're official yet," he asked.

"Not yet," I sighed. "But soon."