ckled into one. My heart thumped in my chest as I watched Pierce

because he turned and looked straight at me. I searched his eyes for...guilt? Pleasure? Any emotion that wou

headlights as the pair approac

roduce us and later in life, we could la

osite me, I peeled my eyes fr

oked. It wasn't like we looked like twins, but the si

e noticed me, and I told myself ove

ill made me feel like a cheap knockoff, although

had been very dif

her eye. I looked back up at Pierce, who didn'

ghtly, "surprised

grimly. I heard the silent question

He looked at the part of the hospital behind me and back at me. I

ny voice while looking at him adoringly. Pierce's eyes pulled away from

ed in my face. The next time I did he snapped at me. "Pookie b

rlfriend or friend, even acquai

eemed to plead. I needed more than that. 'Pl

sure to meet

" I co

m the news. They were so quick with it!" She laughed while my eyes focused on her hand on his bicep. Friends held each other like

usting my voice

known my pookie bea

Blackwood have been friends for even longer?" I led, this was a chan

chool sweethearts. First love and all that, but then we

back, what's t

h him again. I hope we can go back to how things were before I left." She smiled lo

rder then." I managed, my

ed, glancing at the watch on his wrist.

usiness man manner would end our relationship. Cold, like what we had meant ab

asked sweetly. Pierced forced his eyes away from me and looked down at her. "Do

me, and I fought the urge t

n. "He tried so hard to replicate the real thing, it's impressive." Color stained my cheeks, and my mouth seemed to lose its function. "Wel

witnessed. "My relationship with Pierce is different from what you have with

he crossed her arms. "Which is why I called the paparazzi, it's a public announcement

hope you make a big hit one day." She smi

?" he asked concerned. "I could have them do a thorough search for i

's okay." She looked straight at

and pulled me to him. "We have to tal

umbled. Pierce spared a look at the ward I had come

ed over and over again after I left the hospital. But now I wa

rented for me at the start of our contract relations

fall in love this hard. I didn't think I wanted

enough to get a little warning on the end of our relationship. He could've told m

e to leave Pierce. My eyes filled with tears a

my perch on the chair and collapsed into my bed, wrapping myself around

much that it hurt. I knew it would feel worse to have him tear our relationship to shreds. Would I be able

been broken into tiny pi

ke the news of the end of our relationship, or the second option. Save us both the hassle o