You and Me, Forever Young

After an hour of sitting on the curb trying to call Will and the rest of my friends, I finally realized I was being wholly ignored by everyone I knew.

Well not everyone.

Once my hand had stopped hurting from banging on the door for half an hour I managed to dial Madi's number and I had barely gotten out three words before she invited me to her place.

I took the miserable drive to her apartment and realized as I got out of the elevator she was all I had.

"Madi?" I asked timidly, knocking on the door.

She instantly opened the door and pulled me into a tight hug.

There were no words to be said as I found the roles reversed and myself crying into her shoulder.

"I don't know what happened; I mean he won't even let me in." I sniffed, still in my cocktail dress from the party, my heels clutched tightly in my hand.

She looked at me sympathetically and held my hands. "You'd better sit down."

I looked at her curiously, too many questions going through my mind at once.

Still, my sister knew me better than anyone else.

"Ryan and Shelby are at Will, I mean, your place. And I'll explain; they were discussing everything in front of me when they came to pick up the kids."

I nodded, stumbling into the apartment and sinking into the couch.

So much had happened on this couch, like it was the landmark of Will and I's relation.

From the morning after our first date, our goodbye to each other as he first left for tour, coming back from Charleston in pieces, and now with our relationship in question; it was my refuge in so many ways.

Madi paced in front of me for a moment before sitting down next to me.

"Okay so... apparently everyone saw you kissing Brendon, leaving the bar with Brendon, and catching a cab with Brendon. Now they all think you screwed Brendon and cheated on Will."

I couldn’t believe it as my hands got clammy, my heart stopped beating, and the blood drained from my face.

"They all actually believe that?" I whispered.

Madi shrugged. "Shelby was pretty skeptical but with the wedding and Ryan and the fact she was pretty wasted she kind of went with the flow."

I sighed and buried my head in my hands. "This can't be happening."

"Lilly I don't believe any of it, but could you tell me what happened?" Madi asked, putting her arm around me.

Tiredly I retold the events of the night that was only hours ago from arriving at the bar to Will kicking me out.

"I was just being a good friend and now my marriage is in question?" I asked bitterly. "I mean, no ones talking to me and there's no telling the next time I'll see my baby."

That thought hit me like an eighteen wheeler; Will had our baby and if he wouldn’t see me there was no telling when I'd see my baby.

From out of nowhere the tears hit again and I went straight back to how I was when I arrived.

Madi softened and put her arms around me once more.

"Lilly you’re a mess. It's really late and I think you’re a little drunk, there's no way we're gonna get anywhere tonight with the state your in. I want you to get some sleep and we'll figure it out in the morning."

With each word she spoke I felt them weigh me down till I was ready to pass out right then and there.

I agreed with her words and retreated much too far into my mind, trying not to get overwhelmed with my thoughts.

I felt isolated and scared, wondering if I could lose all of this in a matter of hours, what else could happen.

Madi sent me off to bed into Shelby's old room, leaving me to my own thoughts in the dark of the night.