Lindsay had needed to get away from Misha for a while, so she decided to go to the dance studio for a little bit, "just to clear her mind".

More like, to get away from the guy she was afraid of.

She was sitting on the floor, on the mat, stretching, when she heard the door open. "We're closed!" She called without opening her eyes.

"I'm sorry. I just needed to talk to you."

Lindsay recognized the voice and whipped her head around, opening her eyes.

She looked at the man before her and frowned at him. "What do you want, Richard?"

Rich sighed and stepped forward. "I wanted to talk to you."

"But I don't want to talk to you..."

"Lindsay, please. I wanted to apologize for what happened. But, when... he told you what happened, he left out some details."

"What are you talking about?"

"I didnt kiss my ex. She kissed me. When I realized what happened, I pushed her away. I told her I had an amazing girlfriend in Texas and I was through with her -my ex, not you- and stormed away from her. Lindsay, I would never cheat on you. I love you too much to cheat on you. Would you please accept my apology and take me back?"

Lindsay looked down at her lap. "Rich, I... I don't know..."

"Lindsay, please. I love you and want to make this work."

"Rich, I'm mad at the fact that you didn't tell me. I had to hear it from someone else. I'm not mad at what happened anymore, since I know it wasn't your fault. I just wish you would've told me."

Rich dropped his bag and walked over to her. He sat down in front of her and gently took her hands. "Baby, I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I just thought that if I did tell you, you would still think it was my fault and break up with me. Granted, it still happened, but..." He shrugged a bit and looked down at his own lap. "If you want to completely call it off, we can... Just tell me and I won't bother you again."

Lindsay looked up at him. He may have had his head down, but she saw the pain and sadness on his face. She took her hands out of his and gently cupped his face and made him look up. "Rich, I still love you. I do. If we do date again, I need you to promise you won't hide stuff like this from me anymore."

Rich nodded a little. "I promise."

"Ok. Then we can get back together."

Rich's eyes lit up and he smiled. He leaned forward and pressed their lips together, moving his arms to her waist.

Lindsay smiled into the kiss and put her arms around his neck. She missed him so much. She felt bad for not listening to his reasoning sooner.

When they pulled away, Rich smiled and put his forehead on her's. "I missed you so much babe."

"I missed you too," she said with a small smile. "Where are you staying?"

"Hotel. It's already paid for."

"Mm. Ok."

"Do you wanna come with me?"

"To your hotel?"

"Yeah."

"Sure."

The two pulled away from each other and stood up. Rich took her hand and they walked to the door, Rich lost in his thoughts.

I got my girlfriend back! Yes! Misha tried to get us apart! Speaking of Misha, I should ask her about him... No. Not now. Everything's going too well. I don't want to fuck it up right now.