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Earlier that day...

I arrive at the condo I sometimes stay at with my fiancé Patrick while he is filming Suits in Toronto. Things with us lately have been difficult. I'm currently in the middle of shooting season 6 of Pretty Little Liars and he is in Toronto filming Suits. It's been hard to spend a lot of time together lately. He told me not to come this weekend but I have a few days off from filming and our dear friend Cheryl (who is a filmmaker), offered to stay at our place back in Los Angeles and watch our dogs. Therefore I jumped at the chance to come to Toronto and see Patrick. I'm unlocking the door to our condo when I hear the giggling. Once I've opened the door I'm shocked to hear a female giggling. "Patrick?" I say looking around. I'm pulling my luggage behind me as I walk down the hall to our bedroom. I open the door to find Meghan Markle ontop of my fiancé! "Are you kidding me?" I shout throwing my hands up in the air. I turn around. As I'm walking down the hall I hear Patrick calling behind me. I turn around to see him doing up his jeans. I reach the kitchen and decide to grab a beer. Now seems like a good time for a drink! "I can explain." He says as he reaches me. I throw my hands up in the air after I put my beer down. "Explain what? How you never have time for your fiancé anymore!" I shout so loud because I hope Meghan can hear me. Maybe she will feel some little bit of guilt while she's lying on what is supposed to be my side of the bed. "Because you're hooking up with your onscreen love?" I continue shouting. "I came here this weekend to surprise you. I wanted us to work things out." All of a sudden me and Patrick turn around to see Meghan heading out. She waves to Patrick and tells him she'll call him later. He nods looking embarrassed and waves goodbye to her. As soon as she is gone, I remove my diamond engagement ring from my finger and place it in Patrick's hand. "Don't do this Troian." He says looking at me. "Don't look hurt. How do you think I feel? I love you. Or I did. Those feelings won't just disappear quickly. You came to be on Pretty Little Liars to win me back and you did. Now this is how you treat me?" I say looking at him. I head to the door. Before I close it and walk away from him for good, I ask him one last question. "How long has this been going on?" He doesn't answer for a couple minutes. Maybe that is a good thing. "We've hooked up three times." I gasp. "Goodbye Patrick." Before he says anything I close the door and leave him standing there. I hope he feels guilty as hell.

It's Friday night and I'm sitting at home with my cats on the couch watching Netflix. It's been a few months since I broke up with my girlfriend Ali. Work has been a really good distraction. I have a few days off from filming along with the other cast members. Tomorrow night Ashley Benson is throwing a summer party at her house. Troian is going to be in Toronto though so she won't be able to make it.

As soon as I'm on the plane I decide to read a book to distract me from what just happened. I decide to text my friend Lulu (who plays Sabrina on Pretty Little Liars), she has been my best friend since I was 15 and I don't know what I would do without her. Lulu texts me back saying she'll pick me up from the airport. A few hours later I'm getting into the car with her. It's almost 11:30 pm. She pulls me in for a hug and lets me cry. When we get back to my place, I can't help but feel instantly depressed. Patrick's stuff is still here until he comes to get it. Everywhere I look there are photos of us. "T I'm staying with you tonight." Lulu says to me as I sit down beside her on the couch. My dog Charlie jumps up and licks me making me smile. "Thanks." I say to her. We decide to listen to music and remove anything that belongs to Patrick. We first start by getting rid of photos. I'm looking at a photo of us at a friends wedding. We look so in love. "Lulu, I can't do this. Not yet. It's too soon." I start to cry and she pulls me in for a hug. "I'm sorry. I thought it would help the quicker we got rid of everything." We decide to head to bed. Lulu sleeps in the guest room across the hall. The next morning I wake up and call Ashley to tell her what happened. "The best way to get over a break up is going to a party and meeting other guys!" She says to me over the phone. I am sitting outside by my pool with Lulu and we both have our swim suits on. "Ash...I don't think I'm ready for that." I tell her. We talk a little while longer before saying our goodbyes. I decide to head up to my room. I lie out on the bed and listen to some music. Around 4pm I wake up from a nap and Lulu walks in with a bowl of something. "Did I leave you to watch my dogs all day?" I say rubbing my eyes. "It's alright. You'd do the same for me." She says smiling. She climbs onto my bed and hands me a bowl of macaroni and cheese. "Shay, Sasha and Lucy are downstairs." Lulu tells me. "Shay has some makeup, Sasha is going to help you get dressed and Lucy is going to do your hair." I laugh. " I told Ashley I wasn't going." I roll my eyes. My friends and costars really love me. "Oh and Lucy brought Elvis over." We both laugh. "I'm going to stay home with the dogs." Lulu tells me. "And I'm going to stick around as long as you need me here." I reach out to touch her hand. "Thank you." I pull her in for a hug. A couple moments later my friends knock on the door to my room which is open. "Time for operation get Troian ready to party!" Shay says with so much energy it kills me. Everyone bursts out laughing.