A week after the events at the hospital, things were getting bad. A bystander saw Brittany's altercation with Diana and leaked it to CNN. For a while, she was getting bad rep from big politicians, fans, etc. Almost every comedian used her in his or her jokes! It wasn't until the Seville brothers held a press conference in New York, swore in front of the nation, and told the events like it was that Brittany got her beneficial status back. After the press conference, Simon met up with Brittany to talk.
"Brittany," Simon said softly.
"Simon…" Brittany answered back.
"Brittany, I'm sorry," he began. "I'm sorry it escalated to what happened."
Brittany didn't say anything.
"Listen, I know you might be sore from the incident," Simon said as he reached for Brittany's hands, "but I just wanted you to know I'm sorry. I didn't want you to fight Diana because I didn't wanna have to get Alvin and Theodore to hold a conference with me and clear your name. I wasn't concerned with Diana's welfare. I was only thinking about yours."
Brittany started crying. "Simon… I miss it."
"It's okay, Brittany," Simon said comforting.
"No… it's not, Simon."
"I don't understand…"
"I miss the time before we started dating, before all this crap had to happen."
Simon's eyes started to get watery.
"I do like the feeling of us being together, but I love the idea of us staying friends."
Simon was quiet. Finally, he said, "Okay… that's fine."
"Simon… you're not mad at me, are you?"
Simon gave a phony smile. "No… it's fine, really. I mean, it's your choice; I can't force you."
"Are you sure, Simon?"
"Yeah… I'm sure."
Brittany saw the sadness in Simon's eyes. She gave him a hug and a final kiss on the cheek. She waved goodbye to him, and walked off.
Goodbye, Brittany, Simon thought.
He found Alvin and Theodore and said, "All right, let's go."
Theodore saw that Simon's eyes were red, but he remember that Simon just met up with Brittany, so he didn't say anything. Theo looked at Alvin and Alvin nodded.
"All right, bro," Alvin said.
The Seville brothers walked outside to their limousine and headed for the airport. On the flight back home, Simon kept replaying those words in his head.
I miss the time before we started dating… I love the idea of us being friends…
His head was swirling with thoughts and emotions. Eventually, he started to get a headache.
He rested his head against the window. Well… Simon thought, I guess… that's it. It's over.
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A/N: Yes! I'm finally done with this story! Hooray! Applause is definitely necessary since it's taken me almost a year to see this day. Anyways, I want reviews/comments/favs, whatever. I'll take 'em. In a week or two, I'll get started on my next story. Haven't gotten a final title for it, but all I know is it's going to be told from a different perspective.