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all that shit. Movies and songs are full of
     it. I’d never believed it, until I met her. Until my entire freaking world was thrown upside - down.
    I’d do anything to go back in time. To ignore that stupid pen. Maybe if I would have
     ignored the pen, I could have kept myself from her and let Demetri have her, or any guy who was more worthy.
    Great, now I was blaming my issues on a fuzzy pink pen. I groaned and made a beeline
     for Nat and Demetri.
    “Hey guys.” I stopped in front of them. Dem e tri glared at me. I gave him a head nod and mout hed sorry when Nat looked away.
    He nodded once, but I knew that only meant he wa s placated, at least for a bit.
    “You ready to go?” I asked Nat. She looked really pale. “You don’t look so hot.”
    She laughed . “ That’s the thing . I feel super hot and just… weird. I don’t know. I think I may really be coming down with something.”
    I reached out to her and grabbed her hand . “ I’ll take you back to the house , o k ay ? We’ve gotta be up early for filming anyways, you should get your rest.”
    “Ugh … ” Nat groaned . “ Only four more weeks?”
    “Yup.”
    Demetri snorted . “ Let’s not forget what this week ’ s theme is.”
    Al l three of us groaned together.
    “Teambuilding , ” I ground out. “I swear , if I’m put on Angelica’s team I’m going to let her get seriously injured.”
    “Get in line.” Demetri snorted . “ At least you didn’t sleep with her.”
    “What?” Nat’s gaze flew to Demetri ’ s. “You slept with her again? A fter you already knew she was bad news and after everything you and I went through ? Were you on drugs?”
    “High. I was high. Alyssa knows, so stop giving me that weird judgmental look , besides I was depressed that someone chose my brother over me .”
    Nat sighed . “ Sorry. For a second I thought you cheated on her and I was going to have to castrate
     you.”
    Demetri smirked in my direction . “ Is that what happens to cheaters , Nat? They lose their manhood?”
    Nat punched him in the shoulder . “ No . T hat was me just being kind because I love you. If I ever got cheated on , I’d bury the body in the woods and feign ignorance.”
    “Good to know , ” I choked out as Demetri gave me a satisfied grin. “Let’s get you out of here.”
    “You know…” Demetri fell into step beside us . “ I think I’ll come too . I’m just going to go give my keys to Jaymeson so he can get back.”
    “What about Angelica?”
    “Here’s hoping she doesn’t.” Demetri gave us a thumbs up and walked off.
    Nat slumped against me.
    “Are you sure you’re okay?”
    “Peachy. Now, let’s go home . I’m sleepy.”

Chapter Twelve

    Alec
    I woke up with a headache.
    Probably from all the champagne I was throwing back last night, like that would somehow
     make all my iss ues disappear.
    Moani ng, I got out of bed and threw on my running gear. I needed to clear my head , and I knew the easiest way to do that, and prepare for our teambuilding week with
     the rest of the cast, was to listen to music and chill.
    Who the hell thought up teambuilding week anyways? This wasn’t S urvivor! Put AD2 in hilarious situations where they had to learn how to trust their
     fellow cast mates. Divide the brothers and see who wins.
    Um, right. Been there , done that.
    Pretty sure I won .
    Not that I was going to go saying that out loud, especially with Demetri still being
     all sensitive now that he wasn’t getting high anymore .
    I walked out the front door and stretched, then began my slow stride down the boardwalk. At least the pain throbbing in my legs was strong enough to numb the guilt for a bit.
     It was turning out to be a crazy beautiful morning. I sprinted the last half mile
     and then went to the back of th e Seaside h ouse to do pull ups.
    I did them until I fel t like I was going to pass out.
    “You do know that it’s teambuilding day , right?” c ame Jaymeson ’ s sleepy voice . “ You’re