Since AJ and Matt's therapy appointments, they both felt as if weight had been lifted off of their shoulders. They managed to keep the sessions a secret from their family and friends so that they wouldn't be drowned in questions.

Matt appreciated it that his brothers and AJ didn't bother bringing up his panic attack. He knew they were just scared to see what would happened if they did, but still.

AJ also liked how the rest of her brothers didn't ask about Corey. They already knew that something bad must have happened but they didn't want to know. AJ knew if she did tell them, then her brothers would want to find and kill him. But... that wouldn't be necessary anymore.

After her confrontation with Dean in the library, AJ thought long and hard about what she wanted. Should she and Dean get back together? Or should they wait until AJ was in a better mental state? In the end, she came to her decision.

"Dean." AJ called out as she caught up to him in the hallway. "I have to talk to you."

"Make your mind up already?" he asked. She nodded. Dean was really nervous. His heart was racing and palms were sweaty.

AJ took a deep breath, "I feel like for right now that we just need to be friends." Dean slumped his shoulders, obviously being saddened by the news. "I'm really sorry. I talked to the counselor and my therapist and they both said that I'm not ready to be in a relationship again."

"Do you think they're right?" Dean questioned. AJ nodded her head nervously. "Ok, then." he forced on a smile. "I respect your decision. I want you to know that no matter what that I'm still here for you, okay?"

AJ was dumbfounded. Dean was taking this better than she thought he would. "So, you're not mad?"

He chuckled. Gosh, AJ loved when he did that. "No. If you need time alone then I'm 100% okay with that. Whenever you decide that you're ready, I'll be waiting."

AJ wrapped her arms around him and rested her head onto his chest. "Thank you, Dean."

Dean accepted her hug. He just wanted to hold onto her forever. "Can I ask you a question?" he whispered to her.

"What is it?" she asked, still hugging him.

"Can I have one last kiss?"

AJ looked up at him with her beautiful brown eyes. She slowly placed her hands on the back of his neck and tiptoed to where their lips were lined up. Dean leaned in and kissed her passionately, knowing this would be the last time that they'd kiss for possibly a long time.
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Jimmy was sitting at his desk and staring at his phone. He's been trying to call and text Bayley all night and this morning but she wouldn't answer or respond.

Oh gosh. I hope she's not pulling what AJ did to Dean. Wait, that's impossible. I'm Jimmy fucking Sullivan, who would want to cheat on me? I'm adorable as fuck! Plus, I intimidate every guy at this school and they would think twice before putting the moves on my girlfriend.

Jimmy got bored of waiting in class and decided to wander the halls to pass the time before the first bell rang. He passed by Enzo and Cass, "Do you guys know if Bayley's at school today? I've tried calling and texting her but she hasn't gotten back to me."

"I haven't seen her. I know Carmella was on the phone with her at 2 in the morning." Cass answered, scratching the back of his head. "I don't know what they were talking about though."

"Whatever it was it couldn't have been good." Enzo added.

"What makes you say that?" Jimmy asked. He wondered why Bayley would call Carmella and ignore his messages.

"I asked Carmella why she looked upset this morning and she told me she had a talk with Bayley. Before she could tell me anymore she said that she made a promise to Bayley not to tell anybody."

"Interesting..." Jimmy tapped his bottom lip. "Thanks you guys."
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Zacky and Carmella were skipping first period and were lying down together in the middle of the football field. He was able to tell right off the bat that something was bothering her. "You look sleepy."

She rubbed her tired eyes, "I am. I didn't sleep much last night."

"How come?" he asked.

"Bayley's having some problems at home and her mom kicked her out. I stayed up all night worrying."

"Oh my god. Is she doing okay?"

Carmella shrugged, "She's staying at a motel right now. I offered her to stay with me but she said no because she felt like she'd take up space. And she's not going to be able to afford staying in a motel for much longer."

Zacky tilted his head, "She could have asked to stay with us. We have plenty of room. Do you know why her mom kicked her out?"

Carmella's eyes got watery, "I can't say. I promised."

He held her hand, "You can tell me. I promise I won't say anything."

She did a shaky sigh, "Zacky, I know how you are. You're going to get pissed and do something crazy. Bayley doesn't need this extra drama in her life."

"Okay, I'm sorry. If it's that bad though, then you actually need to tell somebody." he advised. Even though Bayley wasn't his girlfriend he still cared about her as a friend. And plus she was his brothers girlfriend, so that was an even bigger reason for him to worry about her.

"Believe me, Zacky. I want to tell somebody."
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-Girls Locker Room-

AJ was changing into her PE clothes and was feeling sort of depressed about not getting back with Dean. She wanted to be able to treat him right and wanted to be able to go out of her way and make him happy like he always did for her. Right now, she didn't feel like she could do that.

AJ turned around and ran into the Bella's and Alexa Bliss. "Aww, heard you and Dean broke up." Alexa pouted, clearly mocking AJ. "So sad."

AJ rolled her eyes. She was seriously not in the mood for this shit again. Nobody at the school, besides AJ's close friends and brothers, knew that AJ broke up with Dean and went out with Corey. As far as everyone else knew, Dean and AJ were still a couple. "Just because we're broken up doesn't mean Dean would want to date or have a one night stand with any of you."

"Well we'll see about that." Nikki shoved her against the lockers. All three girls jumped AJ and started punching her. AJ rammed her fist into somebody's nose and heard them scream. All of a sudden she felt some weight be taken off of her.

Nikki and Alexa stopped hitting AJ for a second to see what was going on. They saw Paige jump in and punch Brie in the face, knocking her out.

AJ took that as an opportunity to kick the two girls off of her.

Brie struggled to stand up. "This isn't over!" she yelled as they retreated.

"Yeah keep running!" Paige shouted back. "You okay?" she kneeled down beside AJ.

"I'm fine. Thanks." she took Paige's hand and stood up. "What are you doing here?"

"Schedule change. I thought those chicks stopped messing with you."

"They did, up until word got out that Dean and I broke it off."

"It must be hard to think of your ex going out with somebody else. But hey, at least you got Corey."

AJ moved her hair out of her face, "Yeah... things didn't work out between us."

"Oh, what happened?"

She shook her head, "I don't want to talk about it."

"C'mon tell me."

"Paige!" AJ almost yelled. "Drop it!"

Paige looked at her with wide eyes. She knew that whatever happened between her and Corey must have not been good. "Sorry." she apologized, then hugged AJ.

"It's okay." she fake smiled.
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Of course Paige wasn't able to leave things at that. She had to know what happened between AJ and Corey. There was one person she could go to that will tell her exactly what happened.

Paige went into one of the rooms in the music hall. "Synyster!" she galloped over to him. He raised his eyebrow at his weirdly perky girlfriend, "Whatchya doin?" she asked.

"Tuning my guitar..." she kept smiling widely at him, "You obviously want something. So just spill."

"What happened between Corey and AJ?" Syn shrugged and plucked his guitar strings, "Don't give me that. Just tell me. I can't stand not knowing secrets."

"I'm telling you the truth. I have no idea."

"You didn't bother asking?"

"No. Cuz it's none of my business." he emphasized. "Plus, she made it clear that she doesn't want to talk about it."

Paige huffed and crossed her arms, "You're useless."

Syn put his hand over his heart, "Awww you're so nice."

Paige smirked and rolled her eyes.
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Becky groaned when she realized she had woken up late for school. She took a quick rinse and looked at herself in the mirror. You could clearly tell that she was already 5months pregnant. Wearing oversized t-shirts to school wasn't going to cut it anymore.

She ran her hand through her orange hair. Becky was aggravated that her mom wasn't going to let her drop out of school. It was her senior year and she felt like she didn't need to go anymore. Becky didn't want to be labeled as 'that pregnant girl'. It would be so embarrassing. Especially, when a lot of the girls she went to school with didn't like her.

This time if girls did tease her, she wouldn't be able to fight back. "Ugh, this sucks!" she yelled to herself before walking to school.

Becky put her headphones in and walked along the sidewalk. She watched from the corner of her eye that somebody in a 1970 Dodge Charger was following her.

She sped up her pace and avoided making eye contact. It worked up until the guy parked his car and started following her on foot.

Becky turned around, "Will you quit it!"

"Quit what?" the guy asked with a smirk.

"You've been following me and its creeping me the fuck out. So piss off!"

The young guy lit a cigarette, "Feisty much?" he blew smoke at her.

She frowned, "Look buddy, I don't know who you think you are, but you better get the fuck away from me."

"Sorry that I had to get a better look at such a beautiful girl." he flirted, trying to touch her face but Becky swatted his hand away.

"I have a boyfriend." she informed, hoping this creep would back off.

"You act like that's going to change anything." he chuckled, "What's your name?"

"None of your business."

He smiled, "I'm Marshall."

"And I'm leaving." Becky turned around and started walking again.

Marshall followed behind her, "I'm not going anywhere unless you tell me your name."

She scoffed, "Becky. My names Becky. Yuh happy?"

"Becky and Marshall. Sounds good together."

"Like I said, I have a boyfriend."

"What's his name?"

"His names Matt, and if I tell him about this he'll find you and kick your ass." Becky threatened. This guy was seriously giving her the creeps. Hopefully Matt would put him in his place.

"Matt? I used to have a foster brother named Matt."

"Yeah, I don't remember asking." Becky spat.

Marshall ignored her comment, "That was when I used to live in California though." Becky raised her eyebrow thinking that Marshall couldn't possibly be talking about her boyfriend. "Yup, that was a long time ago. I would make that kid put dresses on, lock him in a closet and not let him out until he put our foster moms make up on." he put his finger up to his bottom lip, "What was his last name though?" he pondered for a second. "I think it was Sanders or something like that." Marshall laughed thinking back on when he would torture him. "Those were good times. I wonder what he's up to now."

Becky's eyes widened in fear knowing that this guy was dangerous, "I-I have to go." she tried running off but Marshall roughly squeezed her forearm. "Let go!" she dug in her bag and sprayed him with a bottle of mace then bolted to the school.

Marshall covered his burning eyes, "You bitch! You're going to pay for that!"
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A/N: will AJ change her mind? Will Dean actually wait until AJ's ready to get back together? Will Paige find out what really happened? WTF is going on with Bayley?! & How is Becky going to deal with finding out Matt's secret?