"Hallie, I don't know how to tell you this...but I've fallen for someone else," AJ said softly, avoiding her eyes.
        Hallie let in a sharp breath as she stared at AJ from across the kitchen table. She closed her eyes and removed her glance from him. "Who is she?" she asked, not sure if she really wanted to know.
        "Her name is Christina. She'--"
        "I know, she's your fucking dancer!" Hallie replied angrily.
        "Hallie, I'm sorry. I didn't mean--"
        "You never fucking mean it, AJ! I don't know how you can sit there and tell me that you love me and the next minute you're telling me you've found someone else! How fucking messed up that? All I've done is love and care for you while all you can do is sit there and tell me you're sorry!? I thought you were bigger than that, AJ. I really did. And what about Brian? She's his girlfriend! How could you do that to him?"
        "It's not like we did it on purpose. It just sorta happened."
        "Mm hmm, yeah I'm sure you grinding your hips up against her every damn day didn't have anything to do with it."
        "It's not like that. It's our job. We get paid to grind our hips up against each other. She's a professional dancer. None of that stuff is taken seriously."
        "Well, if none of that stuff is taken seriously, then why are you leaving me for her?"
        "I don't know," AJ replied blankly.
        "Well, I feel much better now that you've explained everything. Thank you, AJ, for that wonderful insight on our relationship," Hallie replied in sarcasm.
        "Hallie, would you calm down? You're not helping anything by throwing sarcastic remarks out at me."
        "Well, boo hoo for you. Why don't you cry about it?" she said as she got up from her chair and walked out of the kitchen.
        "Where are you going? We need to talk about this," AJ said as he followed her up the stairs to her room. "What are you doing?"
        Hallie came out of the closet with an arm full of AJ's clothes. "Take your shit and get out of my house!"
        "But--"
        "GET OUT!!!"
        AJ grinded his teeth together and walked over toward the door. "Fine, I'm gone then," he said as he stomped down the stairs toward the front door.
        "Good! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!" she shouted as she slammed the door shut. 
        She glanced out the window and saw him speed out of the driveway, leaving her behind. Tears stormed down her cheeks as she sobbed. Hallie slid down the wall and sat down on the floor with her knees brought up to her chest. She hugged herself and cried for a while. When she felt as if she couldn't cry any more she made her way to the couch and turned on the TV. To her luck the first thing she saw was the "I'll Never Break Your Heart" video. Hallie snickered to herself as she watched AJ sing the lyrics to the song.
        "What a nice role model you are for you fans, asshole. You're living a lie. You'll never break my heart? Hah! What a joke," she mumbled. She continued to flip through the channels when she heard the doorbell ring. "That better not be AJ," said as she opened the door.
        Outside the door stood Brian with tears in his eyes. "Hey, Hallie. Can I come in?"
        "Of course you can. Come on in," she said as she opened the door wider. "Have a seat on the couch."
        "Thanks," Brian said as he sat down.
        "I guess Christina told you, huh?" Brian broke down into tears. "Aww, honey, please don't cry," Hallie said as she hugged him. "I know how much it hurts. I really do."
        "I can't believe she did this to me. After all I've done for her. I thought she was the one, but obviously I was wrong."
        "Are you angry at AJ for this?"
        "Well, I was at first, but now I'm not because it's not all his fault. I mean, AJ's my friend and I could never let some girl come between us. Christina's just too fickle. Watch, she'll probably do the same thing to AJ. I should've seen it coming."
        "So what are you going to do now?"
        "Well, she's at my place right now packing.  So, I'm just gonna stay out of her way for a while. Do you mind if I stay here to a while?"
        Hallie smiled and hugged Brian. "No, not at all. We can both wallow in each other's self pity."
        Brian chuckled and looked over at Hallie. "Thanks, I appreciate it."

        "No problem," Hallie said as she picked up the phone. "How about I order a pizza and we'll pig out while watching some movies. I think it would do us both some good to escape for a little while."
        "Sounds good to me."
        "Good," Hallie said as she dialed the number to the pizza place.
        That night, the two of them ate pizza and watched movies until nearly two in the morning. Brian glanced at his watch and yawned.
        "I think I better get home. It's late."
        "Okay," Hallie said as she got up and followed him to the door.
        Brian turned around and looked at Hallie. He brushed his hand lightly across her cheek and kissed her on the lips.               "Thanks for being there for me."
        "No problem," she said softly.
        "Good night."
        "Good night," she said then shut the door. Hallie placed her fingers over her lips and thought about what had happened. "No, it's too soon for this," she whispered. "I can't be in love with him. There's no way this could work. I won't let it happen," she said to herself as she headed upstairs to her room.
        Two months had gone by; Hallie and Brian remained to be friends. Their broken hearts had mended and they were starting to grow more fond of each other. They hung out together every Friday night to watch movies and eat pizza. One particular Friday night, Hallie found herself more excited to see Brian than before. She heard the doorbell ring; she quickly ran downstairs to answer the door. Hallie smiled at the first site of Brian.
        "Hey!" she said as she hugged him. "You get the movies?"
        "You bet!" he said as he came inside.
        "What did you get?"
        Brian sat down on the couch and pulled the movies out from the plastic bag. "I got Frequency, Scary Movie, The 60's, The Sixth Man, Face Off, and The Shining."
        "Oooh! Nice combination!"
        Brian smiled. "Thanks," he said as he stared at her.
        Hallie stared back at Brian in awkwardness. "What? Do I have something on my face?"
        "No...something looks different. Did you cut your hair or something?"
        "No," she said.
        "What did you change?"
        "Nothing, I didn't change a thing."
        "Huh, that's weird. I can't figure it out but something seems different."
        Hallie laughed and punched Brian on his shoulder. "I think you're hallucinating. I told you to lay off the crack," she joked.
        "Ha ha very funny," Brian said as he popped a movie into the VCR. "When's the pizza going to be here?"
        "It should be any minute now. I ordered it about 45 minutes ago."
        "It better get here soon because I'm starving," Brian said as he made his way back to the couch.
        Hallie laughed. "You're always hungry."
        "Hey, I'm a growing boy I need food."
        "You got the boy part right...but I dunno about growing."
        "Hey! Just because I'm not that tall doesn't mean I can't beat you up."
        Hallie laughed and stuck her tongue out of Brian. "Start the movie," she said as she made herself comfortable.
        The rest of the night the two sat on the couch eating pizza and watching movies, as they do every Friday. They had just finished watching Scary Movie; Hallie took Brian's plate from him and stood up. 
        "Do you want some dessert before we watch Face Off?"
        "Sure," Brian replied.
        "I've got chocolate, vanilla, and cookie dough ice cream. Which do you want?"
        "Vanilla is fine with me."
        "Okay, I'll be back," she said as she headed toward the kitchen.
        Hallie got out the bowls and began to put the ice cream in them. She was about to put the containers back in the freezer when she felt Brian's strong hands sliding across her waist. She jumped at his touch then turned around.
        "Brian what are you--"
        Brian interrupted her sentence by putting his lips on top of hers. Hallie gave into his kisses and wrapped her arms around his neck. Brian parted her lips with his tongue and massage his tongue with hers. Their lips parted then Hallie looked up at Brian. She was speechless.
        "I want you," Brian whispered into her ear.
        Hallie didn't say a word. She shoved everything off the kitchen table then laid on top of it. Brian laid on top of her then slowly began to strip off her clothes. Little by little their clothing became more scarce then finally they were fully naked. Brian licked his tongue on her breasts then lifted up her legs. He placed his throbbing member inside of her then they began to make love. Hallie felt in ecstasy of every touch. Each felt more affectionate than the last. She let out a soft moan as she felt herself come to her orgasm.
        "Oooh I'm cumming!" she shouted as she moved her hips up against his. She let out a loud moan as she felt herself cum onto him. Brian moaned louder; Hallie let out a sigh of relief as she felt Brian's warm cum seep deeper into her. Brian kissed her once more then pulled himself out of her. 
        "Wow," Hallie said breathlessly.
        "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that," Brian commented.
        "Really?"
        Brian nodded. "You're the most amazing person I've ever met."
        Hallie blushed then sat up. "Thanks," she whispered.
        Brian smiled. "You're welcome," he said as he began kissing her neck. "How about we go upstairs and I can show you how amazing I think you really are?"
        Hallie giggled and looked over at Brian. "Okay," she said.
        Brian got off the table the lifted Hallie into his arms. "Hold on tight...it's going to be a bumpy ride," he said with a grin.
        "Mmmm, baby," Hallie said as she kissed his neck.
        Brian carried her with him up the stairs and walked into her room. He shut the door with his foot and laid her on the bed. Her straddled over her and kissed her gently on the lips. 
        "There's something I want to say before we do this."
        "What's that?"
        "I love you," Brian said softly then pulled the covers over them.