I sighed as my phone rang three days later. I was at Tiffany’s in New York, and Alex Gaskarth was the last person I wanted to talk to. Okay, maybe not the last. I just was not in the mood to talk about Mike.
“Alexander. Talk to me.” I answered.
“Okay, princess, since when do you run away from your problems?” He snapped.
“How did you know?”
“Where else would you be?”
“I just needed to get away, alright? Stop yelling at me.”
“You need to get your pretty little ass back here now. Everything is chaos, and it’s all your fault.”
“I’m afraid I don’t know what you mean by that.”
“I mean that Vic can’t stand his brother, and he’s not the only one. Ever since Mike started hanging around that Charlotte girl, he’s been in the worst mood. I don’t know what happened between you two, but you have to help! Their band is always fighting, and that’s when Mike actually shows up to band practice. Vic doesn’t know what to do, Charley. We really need you. Mike’s not himself.”
“And you think I know what to do?”
“You are the solution to all of my problems, Charley bear.”
I rolled my eyes. “Oh, I’ll be back. You tell Michael that it’s on. His life is going to be hell, and so is that little twink of his’. You tell him that from me.”
“When are you going to be here?”
I smiled. “When I’m good and ready, that’s when.”
“Charley!”
“The guys are finished with all the recording they’re doing here. Our flight leaves tomorrow. Hold down the fort until Princess Charley comes back to save the day?”
“You’re a lifesaver. I’ll tell Vic.”
“Bye, Alex.” I hung up and set off to find my friends. “You’ll never guess what Alex just told me!” I explained in a rush what had happened.
“You leave and everything goes to hell. Makes sense.” Aaron said.
“I don’t know why they need me so badly.” I shrugged.
“Because you’re the bomb dot com.” Austin suggested.
“Please never say ‘the bomb dot com’ ever again.” I cringed. “I can’t believe they’re back together.”
“You know what you should do?” Tino said. “Find a hot guy, okay, and all the guys you know are in love with you and they’ll do whatever you want them to. Bring this hot guy around Mike and totally make him wish he’d never been an idiot in the first place.”
“Tino, I think you’re on to something.” I mused. “Who will this lucky boy be?”
“I can’t think of any cute single guys with red hair that think Charley is hot and would quite enjoy to make out with her a little. Can you?” Alan asked sarcastically.
“Would you really?” I raised my eyebrows.
“I don’t like it.” Austin objected.
“Can it, Carlile.” I replied, looking at Alan.
“You have to promise not to accidentally fall in love with me.” Alan warned.
“I’ll do my best. We have a plan then?” I grinned. “Suddenly I can’t wait to get back to California.”

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Updating twice tonight seeing as I'll be gone on a cruise with NO internet (cry) for a week. Be back next Sunday!