Hello everyone!

Turns out due to weather conditions, my kids will not be going to school tomorrow.

So, I've decided to post the new chapter tonight instead of tomorrow so I can spend my day being with them!

Hope you all have a good weekend, and I'll see you Monday!

With Love

-WhoooahKay

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I am so unbelievably proud of Abby today for how well she did picking up the slack in this competition.

She took home 1st place for a solo, a duet, and a trio. The duet she did with will got second, the group dance got first, and the other duets she did got 5th and 6th.

I'm a proud captain today.

The boys, and I headed back to my house, Abby was coming too to make sure I settled in OK before she heads to a celebratory lunch with Carter and to go over things for tomorrow. Josh, Sienna and I will also be going to his tournament, Josh is with Holden looking at new apartments for Holden, and Sienna is still not going out in public because her whole face is still a bit blue. The moms and dads however, are going shopping once again because the dads ended up ripping holes in all their work pants and they're hanging on by a thread.

When we got to my house it was such a relief to sit on the couch instead of the uncomfortable auditorium seats.

Abby walked over and kissed my cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow boo. Bright and early." She smiled.

"You will." I nodded.

She walked back over to Carter and grabbed his hand. She cleared her throat.

He sighed and reached in to his back pocket. "These, are for the four of you." He held up an envelope.

"What are they?" Connor gave him a look.

"They are admissions and back stage passes for the tournament tomorrow." He nodded. "And I would really like if you guys came."

"Your tournament?" Mason shook his head.

"I have a fight tournament tomorrow." Carter pursed his lips. "Abby, Sienna, Olivia, and Josh will also be there. Figured you guys might enjoy it."

Mason just turned his head and looked at me. I raised my eyebrows.

He sighed. "Yeah, Carter." He nodded. "Thank you." He reached forward and grabbed the envelope."

"Connor, Ben, Ryan?" Abby looked at all of them. She gave them the biggest puppy dog eyes ever.

"Sure, Carter." Connor nodded.

"Thank you Carter." Ben looked at me.

'Thank you.' I mouthed.

He nodded.

"Ryan?" Abby looked at him.

"Uh, I actually can't tomorrow." He scrunched his face.

"Why not." Her face sunk.

"I, I just have plans tomorrow." He sighed.

"What could you possibly be doing tomorrow that we don't know about?" Connor crossed his arms.

You could clearly tell that Ryan was uncomfortable now. Obviously something is going on that he either doesn't want them to know, or doesn't want Abby to know. So, I stepped in.

"What are you, his dad?" I shook my head.

"No, his best friend. Who he normally tells all of his plans." Connor nodded.

Ryan looked down. "I have a date." He mumbled.

"You?" Ben gave him a look. "You have a date?"

Ryan nodded.

"With Tate?" Abby pursed her lips.

"Wha- no." Ryan shook his head. "Nothing is going on with Tate. Nothing has been going on with Tate since. Alright. Just, I have a date."

"Who could you possibly be going on a date with?" Mason shook his head.

"Can't he just, go on a date? Does it really matter?" I looked at Mason.

"Yes." He nodded. "It matters."

Ryan shook his head. "Havannah Milhollen." He pursed his lips.

And all the boys in my living room, and my self, looked shocked as hell.

"Uh." Carter looked around. "Maybe next time then?"

"Yeah, Carter. Sure." Ryan nodded.

"You ready to go?" Carter looked down at Abby.

She nodded. "Have fun tomorrow Ry. Havannah is great." She gave him a small smile and pulled Carter down the hall.

Ryan sighed and plopped down on the couch next to me. "Fuck." He threw his head back. "Thank you guys, so much."

"Havannah Milhollen?" Mason raised his eyebrows.

Ryan nodded.

"Havannah Milhollen, who walked in Miami Fashion week 2 months before school started?" I let out a small laugh.

"The Havannah Milhollen who is about to do a photo shoot for Penn States merch catalog?" Connor shook his head.

"SHEIN, Aero, Aerie, and Fashion Nova model, Havannah Milhollen?" Ben pursed his lips.

"Yes, that Havannah Milhollen." Ryan shook his head.

"You asked Havannah on a date, and she said yes?" Mason shook his head.

"No." Ryan looked down.

"Then how the hell are you two going out tomorrow?" Connor gave him a look.

Ryan sighed. "She asked me." He nodded.

Again, all the boys just stared at him.

"You're a liar from hell." Mason nodded.

Ryan rolled his eyes, pulled his phone out, and tossed it to Mason and Ben. Connor got up and walked behind them.

"Holy shit, she really did ask you out." Ben shook his head.

"Mhm." Ryan nodded. "Liv can I talk to you, upstairs?"

"You can talk to us." Connor nodded.

"No, not about this I can't." He shook his head.

"Yeah." I nodded. "If you can help me up."

"I can." He stood up and held his hand out.

I grabbed it and he pulled me off the couch.

He basically carried me up the stairs and set me on my bed.

He sighed and plopped down next to me. "Thank you." He nodded.

"I really tried." I shook my head.

"I know.

"Why didn't you tell them?"

"It's not them that I didn't want to tell." He shook his head.

"Abby?"

He nodded.

"Does Josh know?"

"He's the one who told me I should say yes."

"And you didn't even tell me?" I shook my head.

"You didn't tell me about Mason." He looked over at me.

I held my hands up in retreat. "OK, fair enough. How'd it even happen?"

"Monday she asked me if I wanted to be lab partners for Chem, and I saw Carter and Abby kissing in the hallway before hand, and I was pissed, so I said yes. We exchanged numbers, studied a few times this week, and Thursday after school, she called me when Josh and I were at Rocky's getting something to eat, and she asked if I wanted to do something tonight when she gets home from Philadelphia because she's doing a shoot for Flyers merch, but, guys night with the guys tonight, so, she asked if tomorrow would be OK. I told her I had to go because our food showed up, and that I would call her when I got home. Josh, pretty much told me I was stupid if I said no, and that I needed to get back out there. Who better to do that with than Havannah." He shrugged.

"You know, Havannah is great. You should be happier about this Ry." I nodded.

"She is. She is great. She's been making me laugh all week. And, despite what people think, she's really down to earth. She wants to work but have a somewhat normal life, which is why the modeling this is only part time and on the weekends, so she can still go to school. She's really sweet, and understanding, she's drop dead gorgeous, and she's smart as hell believe it or not. She's helped make this week easier. But she's." He paused. "She's not." He sighed and looked down.

"She's not Abby." I shook my head.

He shook his head. "She's not Abby. She's not bubbly, out spoken, fiery, fearless, make me feel like I'm floating Abby." He sniffled. He cleared his throat. "Carter has Abby." He choked out. He put his face in his hands. "Carter has Abby, because I'm a fuck up."

"You really do regret it, don't you?" I nodded.

"Every day." He whined. "Every day since it started." He wiped his face. "I don't even know how it happened. And I know, I fucked up, I know she's your best friend so you've got her back. But Ol. I miss her."

I sighed. "Truth, no sugar?"

He nodded.

"Go out with Havannah." I nodded. "Give her a chance. You and Abby, you were each others first boyfriend and girlfriend. But you two, will never know if you're actually meant to be together, if you don't give other people chances to be your person. If you and Abby are meant to be together, then it'll happen. Just give it time."

"I thought you were anti Ryan." He shook his head.

"When everything happened, yeah. I was. But seeing you be miserable, you can tell that you're bat shit crazy in love with her. And don't get me wrong, I love Carter for her. But, Carter is no Ryan Chandler. I want Abby to be happy, regardless of who it's with. But I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a part of me that's rooting for you guys to work it out. So, just give it time. If you guys end up together, that's great. If you don't. At least it happened in high school instead of in the future when you're married and things get messy. But give yourself a chance too. Go out with Havannah. Make sure your feelings are in check."

He sighed. "Thank you." He sat up and wrapped his arms around me. "For still loving me enough to talk to me even after everything."

"You messed up, but you're still my Ryan. People make mistakes, this was just a massive one that shouldn't have happened."

"Thanks for being my best friend." He squeezed me.

"Thanks for being mine." I rubbed his back.

He pulled away. "And thank for making my other best friend happy." He nodded. "How'd last night go."

I nodded. "Amazing."

"And the verdict is?"

"The verdict is, that Mason Hollow, has a girlfriend."

"Never thought I'd hear those words, but it's about damn time." He smiled.

"Tell me about it." I shook my head.

"I don't think either of our lives are going as planned." He shook his head.

"No they're not. But, sometimes, the best things in life aren't planned. Look at who my boyfriend is, didn't plan that."

"I would love to know how this is the best thing."

"Easy. If you and Abby make it through this, you can make it through anything. If you don't, dude, you're going out with a model. What could be better than that." I let out a small laugh.

He laughed. "How the fuck did I manage to pull two of the hottest girls in school." He shook his head. "And how the fuck did I manage to screw up with the hottest girl I've ever seen, with a girl who literally has a nose Tucan Sam."

"Boys are stupid." I nodded.

"Yes, yes we are." He nodded. "But Mason Hollow, he shockingly got smart."

I shook my head. "I can not believe how much that kid cares about me."

"Love, he loves you." He pointed at me.

"Yes, I know." I nodded.

"As long as you know. But, opinion since I need to give people chances?"

"Ask away."

"If tomorrow goes good, Should I as Havannah to Ho-Co since it's in 2 weeks?"

"Good boy." I pointed at him. "You should. Just keep in mind, Carter and Abby are going too. But, if Abby can go with Carter, you can go with Havannah."

"True." He nodded. "And, Havannah would probably like going with everyone. Not many girls like her, for obvious reasons. But luckily I have the best female friend around to make her comfortable, right?" He smiled.

"Cheap." I nodded. "Yes. Yes you do. We would be happy to have Havannah come."

"So, if she say yes she can go dress shopping with you, Abby, Sienna and Bebe next week?" He pursed his lips.

I sighed. "Yes, if she wants, she can come with us dress shopping. You think that would be comfortable for her though?"

"Oh yeah. She thinks you and Abby are great. She knows that Abby and I are still around each other, so, I think she wants to try because she knows you two and Sie are the most important girls in my life."

I nodded. "I will talk to Abby tomorrow, I'm sure she won't mind."

"Thank you." He yelled. "Thank you, thank you." He kissed my cheek.

"Hi, that's my girlfriend." We heard from the doorway.

We both shot around and Mason was standing there.

"Wow that sounded fucking weird." Ryan nodded.

"Connor and Ben are on snack duty, they just left. You are going to get games and Pizza, and I have to go get everything moved from my room, to the basement." Mason laughed.

"You know, your girlfriends bed is comfy as hell." He kicked back and laid down. "I might just stick around."

Mason raised his eyebrows. "Ryan get the hell out of her bed." He nodded.

"I'm going." He held his hands up and rolled out of my bed. "Which games?" He looked at Mason.

"Surprise us." He nodded.

"Alright." He walked out but turned around. "Seriously Ol, thank you." He nodded.

"Always Ry." I smiled.

He finally left and Mason flopped back on my bed. "What was that?"

"Ryan's love life is fucky." I laughed.

"Seriously, Havannah Milhollen." He shook his head.

"I mean, I get it." I shrugged.

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" He looked at me and raised his eyebrows.

"Nothing." I shook my head. "Just saying."

"Yeah, OK." He nodded. "I know, I have guys night tonight, and Carters tournament tomorrow, but what are you doing next Saturday?"

"I am going Ho-Co dress shopping with Abby Sienna and Bebe, maybe Havannah if Ryan asks her and she says yes."

"Wait, you're going to Home Coming?" He gave me a look.

"Yes?" I nodded. "It'll be 3 weeks, I'll be cleared, and free to do as I please again."

"I meant who are you going with?"

"Well, I can't go with you, so. I don't know. Probably Josh." I shrugged.

"What if I made it possible for us to go together. Made it seem like it was Connors idea?" He pursed his lips.

"Then I would be happy to go with my boyfriend." I nodded.

"Then you leave it to me. I've got this!" He smiled and kissed me.

"Alright." I laughed. "Go, move your house around."

He stood up and kissed me again. "I love you."

I nodded. "I know."

He sighed. "Call if you need anything?"

" I will." I nodded.

How the fuck is he going to make it so we can go together.