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Brian pushed Kelly away, "Kelly…" he started.

"Yes?" she looked at him.

"I'm sorry…but I never wanted it to come to this.."

Kelly smiled and squeezed his hand. "I understand…" she said. "Thank you for making a dream come true for me." Brian smiled and they hugged. He stepped into his car and drove away. "I'll never break your heart" played on the radio. Brian sang along, his smooth voice matching his radio voice perfectly.

~ At The Park Across The Street ~

 "Brian…." I sobbed. "You bastard…." I whispered to no one in particular. The moon reflected off the swings I was sitting on. I sighed and just looked up.

"You know when I was little I used to come here all the time," Nick sat down on the swing next to me and smiled as he draped his jacket over my shoulders. The correct way this time. I didn't even know he followed me.

"Me too" I whispered. I turned away and gazed at the Bowling Alley. For the next five minutes I just swung slowly on the swing not saying a word.

"You know what Emily?" Nick asked after awhile.

"What?" I asked.

"There are a lot of idiots…who do stupid things out in the world…" I smiled and thought he was going to say, "Like Brian because it was stupid of him to let you go."

"Like you know…people who take pennies out of fountains, I mean…people made wishes off those things you know??" Nick asked me.

I burst into laughter, "NICK!" I shoved him.

"Like me…Brian was stupid to take my penny out of the fountain. That was MY wish!" Nick smiled and kicked some sand.

"What was your wish?" I asked.

"To be with you…" he said, "but Brian got my wish…and he broke up with you because it's fate…that was MY penny" Nick stared at me with those baby blue eyes of his. I was awed. What Nick said was so sweet. I reached over and kissed Nick on the cheek.

"Nick I love you like a friend…but I…" I paused.

"I know…I love you as a friend too. I don't mean a relationship Emily. I just want you to always be friends with me no matter what. Even though Brian is a crackhead to go around making out with sluts and he happens to be my best friend, I don't want you to hate me," Nick said.

"I don't hate you, I'm just hurt," I paused again. Swinging. "Listen Nick…do me a favor," I said after a painfully quiet silence.

"What?" he looked straight into my eyes.

"Tell Brian that he's a stupid f*ckin’ bastard and that I hate him,"

"Emily…" Nick stopped swinging abruptly causing his shoes to dig into the sand. "Has Brian hurt you that bad?"

Tears rolled down my cheeks. "Yes" I whispered and got up. Nick got up too. We hugged briefly

"I'm always there for you," he whispered.

"Thank you Nick," I whispered back. We then parted and went to our cars.

~~~ At Brian's House "Tonight, our cover story…" Brian laid back on his couch and watched the news.

"Brian…you f*ckin’ bastard, I hate you!" Nick cried.

"Whoa, I didn't even see you come in. What are you talking about?"

"Emily wanted me to tell you," Nick threw his car keys on the coffee table and sat down next to Brian and turned the TV off.

"EMILY? When? Where? How?"

"She saw you making out with Kelly at the Pizza Bowl, the rest of us met up with her there,"

"Why didn't you tell me? I would've gone too,"

"She didn't want you there," Nick rolled his eyes…for once, Brian sounded a lot younger than him.

"Oh crap…" Brian gave a low whistle and sank his head into a pillow, he covered his face with his hands.

"You really hurt her…" Nick started.

"Listen Nick…don't start with me okay? It would've hurt more if I was still going out with her and I would've never gotten to even see her with us touring all year round like that,"

"Damn…and you didn't even try to call her,"

"Dammit Nick, whose side are you on?" Brian cried.

"Hers," Nick grabbed the car keys from the coffee table and left.

Brian stared at the blank TV screen. "You f*ckin’ bastard" he cried at his image on the screen. Tears filled his eyes and he lay awake on the couch the whole night.

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