It felt like I was staring at the door for ages before I finally zoned out. My lip wobbled and a quiet hidden sob came from my throat. Zac had got back at Barbara for me, he had made me feel better and I used him to get revenge on Isaac.

Without even asking. I didn't think he'd get so worked up about it. Had I grossed him out? Of course I had, that thing was a one night stand, he never even found me attractive.

I wanted to lie down on the bed and just cry. Today was honestly the worst day.

I had just been cheated on and now I hurt the person that was trying to help me through it. I just wanted to throw the covers over me and sob forever but I couldn't.

What was I supposed to do?

Wait for Zac to come back so we could fix things? I did this to him, I hurt him. I couldn't just lie here and feel sorry for myself, I needed to chase him.

I noticed I was only wearing socks now, he would probably be heading to the car park by now. I could still make it. I pushed myself up and pulled open the door, I honestly thought it was going to be ripped off the handle.

"Zac!" I shouted, my tears blurring my vision. I pulled open the front door and glanced to the left and right. Which way would be the quickest down, the stairs or the elevator. Deciding the adrenaline I had would probably speed things up, I decided on the stairs.

Just as I was about to race toward it a strong hand wrapped around my arm. I turned back, ready to scream or try to escape my kidnapper before realizing it was from my apartment. Zac was holding my arm.. inside my apartment.

He stared down at me in confusion, "Are you chasing him...?"

"What?" I whimpered.

"Max"

"Max? No, screw Max! I was chasing you, I thought you left so I was trying to catch up"

"You thought I left?"

"Yes" I wiped my eye with my free hand, "I upset you and what I did was wrong and I'm so sorry"

He stayed silent for a moment, "Hollie, I wouldn't leave you at a time like this"

"But I hurt you"

"And you're hurting more than me. You just didn't think..."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Isaac. I just was so mad, I wanted to show him that I owned the bed, if he could kiss someone else there then I could too! So now when he sleeps in it he'll think of us kissing and will never have a good night's sleep"

"See... I feel like you think that's a really vicious plan in your head.. but it sounds so stupid" He sighed before pulling me into a hug, "But I'm okay with that thought stuck in his head"

"I'm seriously sorry, Zac. For not only hurting you but using you. I didn't think of it like that and I would never do that intentionally"

"Hollie, calm down. I know you didn't mean it, you don't need to freak out"

"But you got mad at me!"

"So?"

"I don't like when you get mad at me..." I pulled back a bit.

"But it was okay when Max used to get annoyed at you?" He raised his right eyebrow.

"That was Max, you're you. I just... really hate when you're upset with me or angry" I looked up from my hands to his face, "I'm really sorry"

"You're so adorable" He sighed before tapping me slightly, "But if you ever use me like that again..."

"I won't!" I said quickly, hugging him again. He rested his hand on my head, "Just like old times, huh?"

"What?"

"You're dumb"

"Hey!" I shut the front door now and returned to the bedroom, glad to hear him follow after me, "Man, I thought you left me"

"I told you I wouldn't"

"But you were so mad and I made you upset"

"Hey, let's get over it. I promise you, it's fine, okay?"

"Okay, if you say so" I reached into the closet and began unpacking again, "I have one condition though. Or I won't forgive you"

"You can't blackmail me just for you forgiveness!"

"I can"

"No, you can't" I groaned.

"Okay then, I guess you don't want me to forgive you. That's fine" He shrugged.

"No, no! Please. What do you want?" I was disappointed in myself for giving in so easy. I turned back around to him, narrowing my eyes "And no sexual favors"

He pursed his slips, "You think I'd ask for a sexual favor with you? It'd be the other way around, Hol"

I rolled my eyes, "What do you want then?"

"Don't go back to him"

"What?"

"Don't go back to Max. I don't care if he buys you one hundred rings, I'll buy you a thousand. I don't care if he buys you a mansion, I'll buy you a castle. No matter what he does or say, don't be persuaded, don't ever go back to him. I will make sure I always one up him, do you understand?"

"I... I wasn't going to"

"Are you sure? You're smart Holly but you're also blinded by love. You're too kind for your own good and knowing you, you'd forgive him. He's toxic, he can persuade you" I opened my mouth to speak but he grabbed me and pulled me over, "Got it?"

"Stop being weird" I slapped his hand off me, "Yeah, I get it, I get it" I turned away with a grumble quickly. It was only to hide my warm cheeks and small smile.

Today was the worst day ever. I was heart-broken and hurt in so many ways yet Zac still managed to put a smile on my face. Honestly, I was blessed to have a friend like him.

"Thank you for the offer, of letting me stay at yours but for now, I'm going to stay in a hotel until my parents have a room ready for me"

"Why are you so dumb?"

"Why are you so old?"

"I'm four years older than you"

"I see wrinkles"

"I'm not even in my late twenties so that is false" He chuckled before standing up, "It'll be like your own place. I won't be there" he confirmed, placing his hand on my head.

I was okay with staying with Zac. I just was scared to settle into a new place, I didn't want to 'move' somewhere yet. Even if it was only for a while, it just felt wrong.

"You're going to a hotel room because you think there's a chance what you and Max have will fix. So you'll be able to come back here" He said what I was thinking out loud, "You still feel loyal to him"

"I can't help it. You don't know what it's like Zac, I've been in love with him for two years straight, I had a future planned out for us. I honestly thought he was going to be my baby daddy"

"Baby daddy is a strange word..." He commented, "You're young, Hollie. I can guarantee you, I've been in the same area. I know what it's like"

"You haven't even had a relationship apart from that one when you were sixteen"

"So, doesn't mean I don't know what it is"

"You don't though. Love is something... amazing. You can't just let go of it"

"You can if you were cheated on"

"I'm telling you, you don't know what it's like"

"I'm telling you, yes I do"

"How? How can you possibly know what love is"

"I told you, I loved a girl"

"You also told me she didn't cheat on you. You've hooked up with girls since her, you didn't even mention her once so obviously she's not that important"

"How could I have mentioned her to you when you always made rain-checks and avoided me?"

He had me there. I couldn't be annoyed at him for not telling me about this girl, for not telling me when he was hurting. I knew who the girl was though. I wasn't going to say it to him until he wanted me to know.

I was aware of Phoebe. She was a girl he had been with for a while in school. I never really knew what happened to them but I know it didn't end well. He hadn't said anything about it so I assumed he didn't care.

"Well, she's dumb because she won't do any better than you. You deserve much more than a girl like that"

"I don't know" He chuckled, "Okay. I'm going for a nap, call me when you're ready to go" He walked over and lay down on the bed, shutting his eyes.

Was he seriously...

I let out a small sigh, "How can you randomly fall asleep in someone else's apartment out of nowhere? You don't need to stay, I can get a bus"

"You're going to the hotel right? You don't want to come back to mine yet?"

"Yeah" I said, noticing how empty the closet looked now. I hadn't realized how much things I had gone through and tidied in that time length. Zac really had distracted me that whole time.

"I'll stay with you"

"Excuse me?"

"Not in the same bed obviously. That's the only way I'm letting you stay in a hotel"

"You can't control me"

"Right now, you can't control yourself. I have too"

"You're acting like I'm insane"

"You're not yet but you're going insane. Look at me and tell me that you're perfectly fine. Then I'll let you go. Don't lie to me"

I wasn't perfectly fine. Obviously I was nowhere near fine. So when I kept my silence, he understood.

"I'm going to sleep. Call me when you're ready"

And with that, the horrible silence returned.