Nick arrived back home and saw his mother heading out the door. "Bye Mom," Nick said. "Nick, how's Brian?" Jane asked. "A mess, I don't know if he will survive this," Nick said. "I'll go over there, okay," Jane said. "If you want to," Nick said. "Bye sweetie," Jane said kissing his cheek and hugging him and left. Nick went into the house and saw Bri sitting on the couch with her feet propped up. She was looking at her feet. "Hey honey," Nick said. "How's Brian?" I asked as he sat down beside me. "Not so good, he's really upset and a mess, my mom went to see him," Nick said. "Are my feet ugly?" I asked looking at them. "No, why?" Nick said. "This is the only way I can see my feet without my stomach in the way, I was trying to see if they were ugly or nice," I said. "Your feet are fine, sweetheart," Nick said. "Okay," I said. "When Amy calls, I want to talk to her, okay," Nick said. "Okay, maybe she'll listen to you," I said. "Yeah, I'm telling her the whole story," Nick said. "I hope she listens and comes back, Brian needs her and Gracie," I said. The doorbell rang. Nick got up and opened the door and saw Brian. He came in. "Brian," I said. He sat down and hugged me. "It'll be okay, B, we're here for you," I said. "I love Amy, so much, and Gracie, my little angel," Brian said. "Amy hasn't called yet, when she does, I'll let Nick talk to her," I said. "I want her and Gracie, no one else," Brian said. "We'll get her back here," I said. The phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello," I said. "Bri, it's me, I'm at my mother's," Amy said. "Amy, come home," I said. "I am home now, Bri, I can't go back to him," Amy said. I handed the phone to Nick. "Amy, it's Nick, listen to what I have to say, okay, and don't hang up on me, okay, because afterwards I'm going to hand the phone back to Bri, okay, allright, now, I want to tell you a story," Nick said. He told her the story. "Are you still there? Okay, now please come home, Amy, Brian needs you and Gracie, he doesn't care about Leighanne, she can go to hell for all he cares, he loves you and Gracie, you two are his life and without you, he can't go on, I know him, Amy, I've known him longer than you, he loves you, he's falling apart right now, Amy, he needs you to put it back together, he won't do it again, he would rather die than ever hurt you again, Amy, please come home, yeah, here," Nick said handing the phone to me. "Amy," I said. "Is what Nick said true?" Amy asked. "Yes, Amy, everything is true," I said. "I'm coming home, with Gracie, where's Brian?" Amy asked. "He's here, Amy," I said. "Let him stay there and I'll come there, okay, keep him there, okay, I'll see ya, bye," Amy said. "Bye," I said. I hung up and looked at the guys and smiled. "She's coming home," I said. "Allright, Nick!" Brian said. "She's coming here," I said. "What," Brian said. "She wants you to stay here and she'll come here, okay," I said. "Thanks Bri," Brian said. He hugged me. "What are friends for?" I asked. "You two are my best friends, I love you both," Brian said. "And we love you," Nick said. We all hugged. That night, Brian was in a spare bedroom and Nick and I were in our room in bed. "I love you, honey," Nick said. "I love you, too," I said. He kissed my forehead and we went to sleep holding each other.

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