Matt’s POVStill I wasn’t too fond of the idea of not spending the day together with Sara, but after receiving the message as I did, I thought it made more sense to meet up without Sara being present.

She would just misinterpret something into nothing, and I mean it… nothing.
It was probably just something completely unnecessary, but still had to be dealt with, and then I rather did that alone than having her standing at my door with Sara getting the wrong image of the situation.

I had seen the sad look in Sara’s eyes for a moment when I declined, but really, it was just better for the situation. Everything was going perfectly, so why should I bring anything to the table to ruin that.
I have no idea how Sara would react and I didn’t wanna find out, at least not out of the blue, when it was coming I wanted to prepare her.

On my way home, while the others had taken off to their shopping trip I thought the whole situation with me and Sara through.
She must know just how much she meant to me, right? She must know, that I fell for her so fast and hard there was no way back for me… and I hoped the same case was with her.

I mean she had finally given in to me, and we were living the happy couple life, everything was perfect, was it too early to ask her to move in with me, to give up what she had built in her life in Phoenix?

Would she be willing to give that up to be with me? Maybe I could convince her, when I was really rebuilding my guestroom into an office, maybe than she would see that I would take care of her, that I was taking her job serious.

I grabbed my phone and called a friend of mine, I gave him short instructions on coming over as soon as he could to have a look at the room and give me ideas about how to turn it into an office.
Sara meant the world to me and I wanted her with me, thinking she would be leaving and going back to Phoenix was breaking my heart, she was like air to me, I wanted her with me, and not away from me.

She could join us on tour, work from the bus, I could install everything she needed, I bet Brian would be suggesting the same for Amy, as soon as those two were finally able to be together, but today that seemed way closer than it had been any other time before.

I hung up and grinned, this would be a good start on wooing Sara into staying with me.
Satisfied with myself I walked into my home and soon my phone buzzed again. I looked down and saw another message :

Will be there shortly

I sighed, weirdly disappointed that it wasn’t a message from Sara that she missed me or send me a pic of her in some naughty clothes… hmm… I should maybe send her a message to encourage her, I grinned to myself and was about to pull my phone back out but thought better of it.
They were shopping for Amy and Brian was still with them, I didn’t want Brian to get the wrong ideas or accidentally see Sara the way no other man should see her.

I went upstairs and took another look at the guestroom smiling, this really was a good idea, and before I knew it the doorbell rang and I went downstairs, I peeked through the window and saw the car standing outside.

I breathed deeply in and out, tried to remain calm and suppress all the memories that might come to haunt and drown me with the sight of her.
But then when I opened the door and Val, my ex walked in, it was strangely numbing.

I saw her but that was it, no old feelings, no old hurt, nothing. I think I really was past everything, could forgive her and me about how it ended and how it went on…
And I could thank only one person for that – Sara.

Damn, I wished she was here now, so I could kiss her.

I opened the door and saw that Val had changed her hair color yet again, she looked a lot more like Michelle like this, even though the twins could never fool me or the guys, not that they haven’t tried, right in the beginning, but we knew them too well right from the start to mistaken them for the other.

“Hey Val” I gave her a small smile and opened the door a little wider “I was surprised hearing from you” I added and Val pulled her sunglasses down and gave me a long once over look seeming satisfied with what she saw but not commenting on it.

“I know it’s been a while… but I wasn’t up to date with where you were all the time, so I thought I give you a little time after your holiday before I showed up.” She walked past me, putting a good swing into her walk and I rolled my eyes, years ago that swing made me weak in the knees now, it was annoying me.

“So what is this meeting all about? You wanted to come by for what?” I asked cutting right to the case and Val turned around meeting my eyes now finally.
“I wanted to let you know…” She stopped and I frowned, what was this really about.
“Val, spill it… we both know that we don’t have to play games with each other” I said and she sighed, looking at me again a small smile on her lips.

“Matt, honey, you really do look amazing, this holiday has done you good. It was good for us to be apart for a little while” She said and I could hear from her voice she was postponing what she really meant to say, was it something bad? Did something happen?!
She moved her hand over my arm, as she moved a little closer to me. I watched her with narrowed eyes, not really sure what to make from her advances. Was she playing a game? Had she set this up?

Really quietly I heard Val’s voice next “Bella… she died, we couldn’t do anything…” I swallowed thickly, Bella had been Val and my Labrador, she had taken her with her, because I was on tour most of the time, but I had missed that dog every time I was away from her… this couldn’t be… I pulled Val close and hugged her to me, I whispered in her ear “She was old, Val… Maybe it was her time to go” I felt a lump in my throat, shit I had loved that dog, and I knew Val had loved her too.

“I didn’t want to write you… I thought I tell you better personally…” Val had tears in her eyes and I nodded. “Thank you for that…” I pulled her into another hug and heard a thump coming from upstairs.
I frowned, what the hell… nobody was here beside me…or!?
Shit, what if Sara had come home in the meantime, it was already pretty later, I haven’t even noticed how the time had flown by.

“I better leave now… I just wanted you to know.” Val said and pulled her sunglasses back over her eyes before she turned and headed out of the door with a final wave. I didn’t really seem to register that, all I could think about was what was happening upstairs.

I heard another noise from the guestroom if I wasn’t mistaken and quickly climbed up the stairs.
I headed into the direction where I thought the noise was coming from, ready to throw any intruder out without any pity, but stopped in my tracks when I saw who the intruder was, and what she was doing there.

Sara was throwing things after things into her suitcase, muttering something unintelligibly under her breath that I couldn’t understand. She seemed upset, her cheeks flushed, her hair a wild mess like she had been trying to tame the blonde curls but gave up in the end.

My heart constricted painfully when I saw her like this, what was happening, why would she be doing this?! I just couldn’t come up with an answer, when all I wanted was her to stay and her to move in, haven’t I just been thinking about redoing this room for her, and what was she up to? Moving right out?! But why??

“What are you doing?” I finally said and Sara turned around her eyes shooting draggers at me and then I saw they were red rimmed, had she been crying or nearly to?
Who had hurt my girl and thought to get away with it, I wanted names, and I wanted them right now!

“What I am doing? What I AM DOING?!” Sara’s voice raised at the end, then turned away and began muttering under her breath again, I just understood ‘shouldn’t do’ and ‘his best friends’ and something about ‘ex’ but I couldn’t form a real sentence with these words.

“Sara, stop whatever you are trying to do there, and give me a fucking answer! What the hell happened and what the fuck are you doing there!” I stepped forward but as soon as she saw that, she took a step away from me, looking at me with hurt and disgust and I swallowed thickly, what the hell was wrong?!

“Sara-” I started again but she shook her head “Do us both a favor and get away from me! GET AWAY! I’M fucking leaving, and you will let me. I cannot stand to be here longer… I knew something must be wrong… I fucking knew it… but this!! God, you are such a fucking-” She stopped and started throwing new things in her bag leaving me gaping at her, I am what? And I did what?

Without another thought I moved forward grabbed Sara’s hands and stopped her, she was just about to close her suitcase, done with her work, but I couldn’t let her go, she was not making any sense, and I wouldn’t let her leave before we had talked about it… and then I still wouldn’t let her leave, because this was ridiculous, whatever gotten into her was completely wrong!

“I am what? Sara, you are not making any sense, what the hell happened!” I demanded shaking her lightly and she looked away from me, hurt so clearly written on her face that it felt like a slap to the face.

“I don’t have to tell you… you know it… and I want to get away from you. I’m going home, right fucking now, and if you don’t get your dirty hands off me I’m going to scream!” She narrowed her eyes on me and a tear spilled over, and that was even worse than the hateful words she was throwing at me, seeing that tear rolling down her face, and because of something she thought I had apparently done, when I still had no clue what this was about.

“One-Two-” She started counting and I stared at her, not able to let go but not able to tell her what she wanted to hear, because I had no idea, what it was that she was blaming me for.

“I’m warning you, Matthew…” She looked at me and I finally let go, maybe it was for the best if she would take a minute to think, we could talk after she calmed down, or head over to Amy and she could talk some sense into her… I would give her a few minutes to process everything again.

“Okay fine, listen… I will go downstairs, you will think about everything, and then when you are ready, come down and talk to me. I bet we can solve whatever it is that got you so upset, alright?!” I asked and Sara looked at me, her face not giving away anything, until she finally gave me a small nod.

I returned the nod and slowly backed out of the room, I was glad she finally had come to her senses.
I waited in the living room pacing, the time dragged on, never did I hear a sound of her approaching me, until I got too restless, I walked up to her room, and found it empty… just a small note:

Don’t even try calling me – Better confess to your best friend and hope he will be more forgiving

How did she… that didn’t matter anymore, I pulled my phone out calling Amy. I needed Amy’s help, something had been going terribly wrong, and this letter was making me even more confused, what should I confess?! What was this all about?!

When I didn’t get a hold of Amy I went over to call Brian, I needed their help in this! Sara wouldn’t listen to me… and if she wasn’t here anymore… she went to her best friend, right?! Or was she really, was she… gone?!

Amy’s POV
I was really enjoying the evening with Brian’s family and he had been completely right, I shouldn’t have been afraid. They were super sweet and I was welcomed with open arms, and even the humor of his dad I could handle very well, and the flirts from Brent, Brian’s brother were pretty funny, because the only one who was taking it wrong was Brian himself.

Brian’s phone rang and I was glad I had put mine on mute, I didn’t want to embarrass myself in getting message after message or call after call from James or my parents, or maybe Sara to ask how the evening was going.

“It’s Matt” Brian said and took the call soon after, he tried to brush him off but it seemed like there was something happening he couldn’t brush off right away.
“Matt, this is not a good time” Brian tried again but was cut off short after, I tried to lean in and listen to what he said but couldn’t understand Matt’s deep rumble through the phone.

“What is going on?” Brian asked and confirming my suspicion about something not being right. “Matt!” Brian demanded and looked confused over to me, until a few words were very clear to hear from Matt’s side of the phone “She is gone Brian, Sara is gone”

My eyes widened and I quickly grabbed my phone from my purse looking at the missed calls from Matt and another call from Sara and a message.

Don’t worry, you will manage without me, call me as soon as you can… but I might be on the plane already… Luv u Sara

I quickly called her number and only got the voicemail, I started talking right away “Sara, it’s me. What is going on, before you do anything, call me back! Don’t go into the plane before you called me back, did you hear me! Stay where you are, goddamn it!” I looked around Brian’s family and my cheeks heated up immediately.

“I’m sorry… a friendship emergency… I need to-” Oh my god, everything had been going too good, and was going down the drain so fast now, unbelievable.
“Don’t worry, sweetie, we understand!” Suzy said with a wink and Brian’s father joined in “We can’t even count the emergency friendship calls Brian had received while having dinner with us where he has to disappear suddenly...” He chuckled and Brian rolled his eyes but standing up nevertheless, “I’m sorry, we really enjoyed the dinner, but… Matt needs us now… We promise to do this another time, at our home, okay?” Brian suggested and my heart was making a little flutter, at him saying our home, he was really making this real, wasn’t he?!

I smiled and him silly and he pecked my lips when I suddenly felt hands at my shoulder and saw how Brian’s father was shoving us to the door “Go leave now, before Sanders is here storming in and running my door down or some shit” He pushed us out of the door before we could even properly say goodbye but as soon as we stepped outside Matt was stopping in the driveway.

He got out of his car and was talking so fast that I couldn’t even track what he was saying all at once…
Something about his dog and his ex wife at his home, Sara being there throwing things in her bags and then her leaving a cryptic message.
“Val was there?! Why?” Brian asked again and I frowned “She told me about Bella… she died” Matt said and I heard the sadness in his voice, then my phone buzzed in my purse and I quickly pulled it out seeing Sara’s picture.

I walked a few steps away and put the phone to my ear “Sara, where the hell are you and what happened?” I demanded and heard a small sob.
“At the airport… My flight is leaving in a bit…” She said finally and I shook my head “Stay where you are, I’m coming for you” I said and heard another sob.

“Please… don’t… just let me leave… I-I…” Another small hitch in her voice and I sighed “I will be there in ten, and if you are gone, I will be flying home with the next flight, and kick your ass as soon as I get a hold of you, you got me?!” I demanded and she chuckled but it sounded miserable.

“Got it” With that she hung up and I went to Brian’s car. Before I could open the door, he was at my side as well as Matt “Where are you going? You are not leaving, are you?” Brian looked near panic and I smiled at him, patting his cheek lightly.

“I will go to Sara, I need to figure out what is happening… I heard what you told me Matt, but I need to hear what Sara says… and see her side… and I would rather beg to god you haven’t been lying to us.” I narrowed my eyes at him and Matt shook his head vehemently “I promise, I told you everything… I don’t know what is going on…” He held up his hands in surrender and looked miserable “Please… I just… I need her back… I-I love her”

Notes

Calm down everyone! Yes, we are finishing this story, but we still have at least 5 chapters to go, don't worry, it's not completely done yet :-)