----- Chapter Twenty Two -----

I had like thirty seconds to brush my hair before Abs arrived. I look a mess and I know it. I'm not bothered though…firstly he's seen me in worse states and secondly…well, its obvious really. He stands on my doorstep, looking uneasy.

"Come in…and sit down," I offer. It's too weird - being so formal and distant towards him. I sit down also.

"I missed you…" he starts, "And I don’t know what I did wrong…but I've got something to say - and its not easy to say and I don’t know if you'll like it."

I nod, "Go on then." I'm totally fearing the worst here.

"First of all, I had a word with Scott and I know that you two aren't together…" he says.

"Finally!" I slump back in my chair. Abs takes a deep breath,

"It's about me and Danielle…" he continues," We…I…we," he falters. Oh God. They're engaged. I knew it - bad news. They're gonna move in together and get married. It's the only thing left. "We…split up."

"You WHAT??" I can't take it in.

"I broke up with her. It wasn’t working and I finished it just after we did CD:UK. I thought she was gonna kill me - Mick had to take me and Scott out as soon as we were done…" he trails off, "This is the hard part…the, the main reason I broke it off is cos I wanted to be with this other person so bad…"

My heart sank again, "Oh," it must be serious then, this other girl. I wanna know how bad he's got it - I have to know, "How serious?"

"Very…so much it hurts…"

"Oh."