�So this is your last day on set, huh?� Aaron asked.
�If everything goes well,� Dakota said. �And I hope it does, because it�s so cold. I have to act like its not when the cameras are rolling. And it doesn�t help any with the clothes they put me in.� They laughed. �I guess it could be worse though.�
�Yeah; a lot worse.�
�When are you heading home?�
�I have a mid-morning flight. I�m on one of the local late night live shows tonight and then it�s a long awaited vacation.� She nodded. �What do you have planned after this?�
�Vacation until after my birthday; which is for, like, 10 days. Then I have some guest appearances on some series for the holiday episodes. I�m going to be pretty busy after Thanksgiving up until Christmas.�
�Don�t you mind?�
�Nah; it�ll keep my mind off things, ya know.� He nodded. �I�m thinking about writing a script, about a girl who betrays her best friend and boyfriend by sleeping with the best friend�s boyfriend who also happens to be the girl�s boyfriend�s brother, during vacation ya know.� Aaron just looked at her. �I pitched the idea to Orlando and he thought it was a cool idea. He even volunteered to help me write it.�
�Do you think that�s a good idea? I mean, letting the world know what happened between all of us.�
�Why not? I haven�t seen anything like that yet and Orli hasn�t either. He was thinking about the same thing too. Weird ain�t it?�
�If you think so.�
�Do you have any plans for vacation?�
�Nope; I�m just going to go with the flow.�
�Sounds good.�
�Miss Jacobson, this just came for you,� Dawson interrupted.
�Thanks, Dawson,� Dakota said looking at the envelope Dawson handed her. She sighed while opening her trailer door. She threw the envelope inside and re-closed the door, as Aaron looked at her.
�Not anything important?� Aaron asked.
�Not when it comes from Nickolas,� Dakota replied. �I get something from him everyday, whether it be snail mail, e-mail, a text, or a phone call, and he doesn�t take the hint when I never respond.�
�Is he still in London?�
�Yeah; I saw him the other day when Orli and I were out. Luckily he was across the square, ya know.�
�So you�re seriously not going to talk to him again?�
�Are you going to talk to MyKenna again?� He just looked at her. �Yeah, I know how it is. Ya want to talk to them, but afraid of how things might turn out. Ya don�t want to have another fight, but you still want to talk and keep delaying it because of that fear.�
�Pretty much.�
�Ya still love the person, but can�t get pass the heartache they caused you.�
�And you can�t sleep because of it.�
�Exactly.�
�And it�s starting to take over your life and it�s all you think about no matter what you do and how hard you concentrate on happier thoughts.�
�Yep; basically.�
�I believe we have a problem here.�
�Yeah.�
�But what do we do about it?�
�I haven�t a clue.�
�Me either.� They stood there in the cold drinking their cocoa and thinking. �We could always sit down and talk; ya know the four of us.�
�Yeah, but look how it went the last time.�
�I know, but we really need to do something. I told MJ that when two people are in love they belong together. I still love MyKenna no matter how much I try to deny it and I know you still love my brother no matter how much you deny it.�
�But do they still love us? For all anyone knows, Nick could just be staying here in London for MyKenna and nothing or no one else.�
�Do you actually believe that?�
�I don�t know what to believe anymore, Aaron. Everything else I believed was a bunch of lies.�
�Not all of it.� He smiled.
�Besides you of course. You�ve been the truest so far.�
�So have you.� She grinned.
�DJ, we�re ready!� James yelled.
�Coming!� Dakota yelled in return. �I have to get back to work.�
�I have to go anyway,� Aaron said. �I have to do a quick sound check yet.�
�Okie dokie. I�ll see ya later then.�
�Yep.� They hugged. �Don�t work to hard.�
�Ditto.� They laughed and Dakota watched Aaron walk away before walking over to the set.
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�What are you doing here?� Nickolas questioned after opening the hotel room door and seeing MyKenna.
�I came to see how you�re doing,� MyKenna answered stepping inside and Nickolas turned and looked at her. �You are turning into a drunk after all. Is that why you�re not going home? So your family and friends don�t see you like this and start asking questions?�
�What do you care?�
�I care because I�m your friend.�
�Some friend.� He closed the door, as MyKenna picked up a bottle.
�Turned to Vodka now?� He grabbed the bottle from her and sat at the table.
�What I do with my time is none of your fucking business.�
�Throwing your life away is not going to get DJ back�if you still want her.�
�If I still want her doesn�t matter any, because it�s obvious she doesn�t want me anymore.�
�So you�ll drown yourself in alcohol?�
�Not that I blame her; look at all I did to hurt her. I fucked her best friend for crying out loud.� He chuckled disgustedly. �My life has been train wreck after train wreck.� He took a drink from the bottle. �So how are things with my little brother?�
�I haven�t seen or talked to him since everything went down.�
�Maybe it�s for the best, because he is a little ass.�
�And I love him despite the fact.�
�And I love Kota, but do you think they care? No. Do you think they�ll forgive and forget? Of course not, because that�s who they are. They have to hold grudges against people and not care how sorry they are. They don�t care we still love them and when they do finally care it�ll be too late.�
�Maybe we should talk to them.�
�I�ve been trying to talk to DJ since and I get nothing in return.�
�She�s just upset like Aaron is.�
�Face it, MyKenna, they want nothing to do with us and they�re all out of love.� She rolled her eyes. He wasn�t saying anything she believed, because it wasn�t him talking anyway, it was the alcohol. Only God knows how many he had before she showed up. �We�re going to spend the rest of our lives alone, MJ, and there�s not a damn thing we can do about it.� She looked at him really annoyed.
�There is something we can do about it, Nick.�
�Oh yeah right. What? The two of us hook up and fuck again? Thanks, but no thanks.�
�Not even if you paid me all you got and gave me your house.�
�Good, because my fucking days are over.�
�That�s great to hear, but I don�t care.� He looked at her while taking another drink. �You can start by getting your ass sober.� She grabbed the bottle from him.
�What�s the point? DJ�s gone so I have nothing left to be sober for.�
�You�re an ass.�
�Thank you.�
�DJ's pissed, Nick, not dead. If you love her like you say then you�ll get your damn ass sober and keep it sober.�
�Are you going to make me get sober?�
�If I have to.� He started laughing. �I don�t know about you, Nick, but I�m going to continue making an effort in getting back in the good graces of Dakota and Aaron.�
�Why does it matter so much to you if Aaron talks to you again?�
�Basically the same reason you care if Dakota talks to you again.� He just looked at her. �Because I love him.�
�And he doesn�t care for the millionth time. I think the only way he would talk to you is if you were dying. Or having his kid.� She looked at him. �Most likely neither is true.�
�I wouldn�t be so sure about that; one just might be true.�
�Which?� She got up and went into the bathroom. She poured the Vodka down the drain and Nickolas watched her throw the bottle in the trash. �You look pretty healthy to me so I highly doubt you�re dying. And in order for you to be pregnant ya have to shag and Aaron most likely hasn�t done anything to you since that kiss.�
�You�d be surprised.�
�I know my brother, MyKenna, and he has a hard time forgiving girls if they hurt him. Believe it or not, MyKenna, but you hurt him; not once but twice.�
�Yeah I know, Nickolas, but he can�t ignore me forever.�
�And why can�t he? Because you say so? He�s not going to care what you say so you should just forget about it.� He got up and walked over to the mini refrigerator. He opened it up and MyKenna watched him get out more alcohol. She shook her head and walked over to him and grabbed the bottle.
�And you don�t need this.�
�What I don�t need is for you to come in here and tell me how to live my life.�
�I�m trying to help you!�
�Bullshit! If it wasn�t for you I would be with DJ right now and we could be planning our wedding!� MyKenna just looked at him. �Yeah, I was going to ask her to marry me so she knew how much I do love her. I bought the ring and everything��
�Yeah I know.�
�But you screwed it up!�
�How did I screw it up?�
�Your constant nagging about being honest and telling the truth.�
�But you chose to tell her in the end.�
�Because you were going to tell Aaron and he would�ve told DJ anyway.�
�They had a right to know!�
�And look where it got us! We lost them anyway, because of that honesty!�
�But doesn�t it feel better knowing that they know instead of living with the lie?�
�I�d feel better if DJ was with me right now!�
�Then get your fucking ass sober and do something about it, Carter!� He just looked at her and shook his head in disgust. �You�re a self-righteous stubborn bastard and I can�t help you unless you want me to help you. But just know that if you keep this shit up DJ�s definitely not going to want you back.� She slammed the bottle down on the table and walked to the door. �I ain�t sticking around here with a fucking drunk.� She opened the door and went to walk out.
�MyKenna, I��
�What is it, Nick?� She slowly turned around and looked at him.
�I ain�t feeling so well.� He went to sit on the bed, but fell to the floor.
�Nick!� MyKenna ran over to him and knelt beside him. �Nick?� She got no response from him and quickly called for an ambulance.
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