Author's note: Okay, I know I shouldn't be starting a new story but this story line came to me yesterday in such vivid detail so I just had to type it up. I could hear the dialogue between Nick and Macy in my head so I just had to write it down. For some reason, I get really inspired when I'm back in school. But don't worry I'm going to continue 'Trust Me', it's just now that I have two options of which story I'll write next after that story is done, either this one or the story line I mentioned in my profile. Some of you will be familiar with the names that I use in this story. LOL. You'll see why. And for those wondering what kind of story this is, let's just say that this is going to be up to par with A Brother's Betrayal. THIS CONTAINS A LOT OF DRAMA! Don't say I didn't warn you. :-)

Chapter 1 The Mistake?

Newark Liberty International Airport was crowded on a sweltering summer day in July. Families, couples, and people from all walks of life were arriving or leaving to go on vacation. But for Nick Lucas it was a sad day indeed because it meant saying good-bye to a very special person in his life. For him, it was a memorable week and a half because he was able to make glorious memories with his charming girlfriend Samantha. And now he was greatly saddened by the fact that their moments of bliss had to come to an end.

"Don't forget to call me when you land in England," Nick said as he kissed her tenderly on the lips.

"Aww, lovey, don't be so sad," Samantha said as she embraced him one more time. "I'll try to visit again in September—Oh Blimey! I almost forgot! I got this made in England. It's a locket with a picture of us two. See, it says Nick loves Sam always and forever."

"Thanks. I'll treasure it," Nick said lovingly.

"I was really chuffed to bits when they made it! I got a matching one myself," Sam said as she showed him her necklace with a similar style locket. "I knew you wouldn't fancy a necklace so I let them make you a keychain instead."

"I love it," Nick said as he gave her a quick peck on the lips. He made sure to be discreet about it just in case any paparazzi lingered close by. Thankfully, there were no flashes of cameras going off.

They were in each other's embrace when Samantha, being the loud girl that she was suddenly yelled, "Oi, Nick, isn't that your mate right there?"

And so Nick turned around and sure enough, there was a girl with a familiar face along with a guy with a not-so familiar face.

"Oh, yeah, but she seems busy so don't—

"OI, MACY!" yelled Samantha in her overly loud voice.

Nick shook his head in disbelief. If there was one thing he liked least about his adorable girlfriend it was that she can be quite loud at times.

The brunette girl turned to look who it was and hesitantly gave her a small wave. She could see who she was with and she knew very well that her company wasn't welcome.

"Macy, you know her?" her boyfriend asked her while he was getting his luggage checked in.

"Yeah, that's Nick's girlfriend," she said quietly. This was definitely an awkward situation. "But we should really go to your gate. Your flight is in forty-five minutes."

"Yeah, you're right," he said quickly as he got his ticket and passport checked but before they could turn around, they were met with a smiling face.

"Fancy meeting you here, Macy! I was telling Nick that I'm going to miss the whole gang. I hope you and I can remain good chums even when I'm across the pond," she said excitedly in her thick British accent. "I'll be sure to write. We can be pen-pals!"

"Er…okay…" Macy said nervously as she quickly looked at Nick, who by now was looking at everything else but her.

Samantha gave her a big hug and asked her in a whisper, "Anyway, who is this chap with you? He's quite dishy."

Macy wasn't really familiar with British slang but judging by the way she was looking at her boyfriend, she could take that what she said was a compliment.

"Oh, this is Stephen, my boyfriend," Macy said and she made sure to give him a side embrace to show her how very much in love they were. "Stephen, this is Samantha. She's-uh- Nick's girlfriend."

"Pleasant meeting you," Samantha said in her usual cheerful manner.

"Likewise," Stephen said as he shook her hand.

"Anyway, I was telling Nick that he ought to be in his good behavior when I'm gone," Samantha continued her conversation with Macy. "But of course, I can count on you, mate, to keep your eyes out for me and tell me if he's been naughty."

Both Nick and Macy turned a deep shade of red when she said this but of course, neither Samantha nor Stephen understood the reason behind their peculiar reaction.

"Oh blimey, you're as red as a tomato! Did I say something to offend you?"

"N-no, not at all," Macy said quickly. She made another discreet glance at Nick who this time was pretending to tie his shoe.

"Are you okay, Macy? You're blushing," Stephen whispered into her ear.

"I'm fine," Macy said quickly. "I just felt really hot all of a sudden. But yeah, Samantha, I'll try to –uh- do that if you want me to…"

"I was only joking. I know my Nicky will be good. He's the best boyfriend in the world!" Sam exclaimed as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"I bet he is…" Macy muttered under her breath.

"Sam, we should really get going. You don't want to miss you flight," Nick finally spoke up.

"Well, I'll definitely keep in touch, Macy. And nice meeting you, Stephen. I hope to see you guys again! Cheerio!"

And she waved good-bye to them while Nick just gave them a nod to show that he acknowledged their presence.

When they were gone, Stephen turned to look at Macy and said, "I don't think that Nick dude likes me. He always has this sour looking face whenever I see him. What's his deal?"

"It's not you," Macy said truthfully. "It just takes him a while to get used to new people. He likes to keep to himself."

"Oh I see," he replied and then he stared closely at his girlfriend and pointed out. "Macy, you're blushing again. Are you okay? Are you getting sick?"

"N-no! It's just that…um…I really want to kiss you," Macy said quickly to save herself from saying anything that might cause some tension.

"Aw, come here," Stephen replied and gave her a big kiss on the lips and teased her. "Now you behave when I'm gone, you hear me?"

"I'll try," Macy said truthfully but for some reason she had a hard time looking into his eyes when she said this.

It was thirty minutes since Samantha boarded her plane and Nick could already feel his heart breaking a little. He had a lot of stuff going through his head but he was too afraid to confront them right now. The one thing that he was sure of was that he loved Samantha. She was his better half. He left the airport in noticeable lower spirits but he still managed to have a smile on his face when a five-year-old girl approached him for an autograph.

He was on his way to the parking lot when he noticed Macy waiting in the pick-up area for a taxi to come. It was still a bit awkward between them so he tried to keep his head down as he made his way to his car. The parking lot, like in most airports, was extensive. Therefore, to find his car in a sea of many was a daunting task in itself. With the additional hassle of forgetting exactly what section his car was parked in, the task was almost impossible. Thus, a good fifteen minutes must have passed before he found his car. He drove passed the area where Macy was waiting and he was surprised to still find her there. Nick tried to ignore her and continued to drive his way towards the exit into the highway but being the gentleman that he was, he turned the other way to make another round through the airport's pick-up area just to make sure Macy wasn't there anymore. So he made his way yet again and saw that she was still there waiting. He let out a loud sigh because he really didn't want to be in her presence but he set this aside and parked in front of her. Lowering the window of his passenger seat he said firmly, "Get in."

"What?" Macy said clearly surprised that Nick was actually talking to her.

"Get in. I mean we both live in the same town so it's useless for you to wait for a cab," Nick said. "Plus, they overprice their fare."

"Okay. Th-thanks, Nick," she said nervously.

For the first twenty minutes, the two of them rode silently in his car. Things were a bit tense. Nick was determined to keep his eyes on the road and even though he didn't like playing the radio while he drove, he turned it on so that it wasn't awkward between them. On the other hand, Macy was fidgeting with the edge of her shirt as she occasionally stole glances at him. She wondered if he was still upset about what happened. She didn't want to make him angry because he was doing her a favor by driving her home but she had to know something. It was bothering her since the moment Samantha came over to visit.

"Nick?" she said in a small voice.

"What is it?" he replied as he gripped the steering wheel harder. Just by the sound of her voice, he could already tell where this conversation was heading.

"Did you tell her?"

"Who?" Nick asked. Of course, he knew who she was talking about but he wanted to stall the conversation before she mentioned something he really didn't want to address.

"Samantha! Who else?"

"Of course, I didn't tell her," he retorted as he kept his eyes on the road. "Do you think she would have been happy to see you, if I told her? Gosh, Macy, sometimes you make me wonder about you."

"Okay. I'm just asking…sheesh…"

A good five minutes must have passed when Nick's curiosity got the best of him and so he asked in a similar manner, "Did you tell Stephen?"

"No," Macy said gloomily because she wanted to since she hated keeping secrets from her boyfriend but she didn't want to get Nick into trouble. Stephen can have a bad temper at times.

"Then we're on the same boat," Nick said now a bit at ease that their secret was still safe. "Let's just forget that it ever happened and get along with our lives."

But Macy turned in her seat to stare at him with a look of disbelief.

"Just forget about it! Are you serious Nick? How can you be so calm about it?" Macy said now getting the courage to finally talk about what happened between them. "I can't stop thinking about it ever since it happened. I mean what we did was…bad…We cheated on our partners—

"Can we please change the subject?" Nick said as calmly as possible because Macy wasn't letting the matter go and he really, REALLY did not want to talk about it.

"You always want to change the subject but what we did won't go away no matter how much we ignore it," she argued. "Whether you like it or not it's going to affect our relationship."

"We're not in a relationship, Macy," Nick said angrily. "I'm with Samantha, whom I love very much and you're with Stephen, whom you love very much."

"I don't love Stephen," Macy said quietly because what happened between her and Nick made her doubt her feelings for her boyfriend.

"What are you saying, Macy?" Nick said in an aggravated tone.

"I don't love Stephen…I mean I thought I did but then when we—

"Stop it," Nick said firmly. "Don't even say what I think you're going to say because you and me, NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN, okay? I don't like you in that way. I love Samantha."

Macy couldn't control the tears that were now streaming down her cheeks, "Are you saying that you didn't feel anything at all?"

"No, nothing," Nick said as he gripped the wheel even harder. At that moment, his heart began to beat rapidly.

"Really?" she said meekly. "Because I felt something. And I think—

"YOU'RE DELUSIONAL TO THINK THAT YOU AND I ARE EVER GOING TO HAPPEN. You felt nothing, Macy. You're just mistaking your guilt for something else because what we did was wrong and you know it. Okay? You have no feelings for me just like I have no feelings for you," Nick said adamantly. He was surprised that his stomach was now tying up in knots. It was really unsettling but he made sure to disguise any sign of discomfort.

Macy was weeping now because she knew what she felt and it wasn't just guilt.

"But Nick—

"No, Macy, you felt nothing. It was a mistake. That was what it was, A BIG MISTAKE. I regret that it ever happened because I love my girlfriend. I was just lonely and you were there. If anything you should be mad at me for taking advantage of you."

"You didn't take advantage of me," Macy said quietly because even though Nick initiated it, she reciprocated just as much. "I don't blame you for anything."

"Macy, you have a boyfriend, remember? His name is Stephen and he's from Nashville." Nick said loudly. "How can you say you have feelings for me when you're in a relationship yourself?"

"I don't know…"she replied feebly.

"It was a mistake; that was what happened," Nick repeated firmly. They were nearing their town now but Macy wasn't willing to let their conversation just end.

"It wasn't a mistake," Macy said loudly. "And we need to talk about it because how else can we move on? Because whether you like it or not, what we did is going to change our relation—um, I mean friendship."

"Why do you want to always talk about it? Are you trying to rub it in my face that I cheated on Samantha? Are you jealous of her?"

"Whaaaaat! Of course, not," Macy said truthfully. "It's just that I want us to talk about it and—

"OKAY FINE LET'S TALK ABOUT IT," Nick said now angrily as he parked his car in a deserted school parking lot. "I was dumb to even do that with you. You were there when I wanted to be with Samantha. In fact, the whole time we did that I was thinking about her and not you. Okay? I was a jerk. I admit that."

"You were thinking about her the whole time?" Macy said feeling simultaneously shocked and hurt.

"Y-yeah…" Nick said hesitantly as he clenched his fist because that wasn't really true but Macy didn't need to know that now. "It was a mistake and I regret that it ever happened right afterwards."

Macy was no longer crying. Instead, she narrowed her eyes at him and yelled, "You're such a wimp, Nick. I know you're not telling the truth because you can't even look me in the eyes. It's just like you to ignore what your heart is really telling you."

"OKAY FINE," Nick said heatedly as he now had the courage to look her in her eyes. "I'm looking into your eyes and I'm telling you the truth again. I DON'T LIKE YOU MACY. WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN US WAS A MISTAKE. If I knew this was how you were going to be, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."

"You're such a jerk," Macy said angrily because she knew Nick was still lying. He just had to be. "If you didn't have feelings for me, then you would have told Samantha. But the fact that you didn't tell her just goes to show that you felt something more."

"I'm going to tell Samantha," Nick argued. "Just not now. Maybe when we're happily married I'll tell her because I know Sam and I know she's going to freak out and I really don't want to jeopardize what we have with each other. It's already difficult that she's thousands of miles away. I really want this to work."

This time Macy felt a lump growing in her throat.

"You're already thinking about marrying her?" Macy said shocked. They were only seventeen and Nick was already that serious about Samantha?

"Well, not now. I'm too young for that," he answered. "But someday I would like to."

"You can do better than her…" Macy muttered to herself.

"What did you say?"

"Er…I said...um... you don't feel guilty about keeping this a secret from her the whole time?" Macy lied because she knew that if Nick heard what she really said he's going to pin her as being jealous, which in a way was true but Nick didn't need to know that now.

"I do feel guilty about it but I don't want to worry her over nothing," Nick said.

"So now I'm nothing, huh?" Macy said now sounding offended. It was blow after blow for her with everything he was saying.

"You know what I meant—

"YOU KNOW WHAT NICK? You're such an asshole. I know the only reason why you don't want to talk about it is because you know your relationship with Samantha isn't going to work and you're just being a coward right now. You know you felt something otherwise you wouldn't have done that. Because if you forgot, Nick, you were the one who came on to me! But of course you have to be Mr. Perfect and forget about this so-called mistake. But you know just as much as I do that what happened between us wasn't a mistake," she said heatedly.

Nick took a deep breath because he needed to control his anger. He really didn't like Macy right now and he was afraid about what he may or may not do to her so very sternly he said, "Get out."

"What?" she said in disbelief.

"Get out of my car," Nick repeated seriously.

"Fine. I was going to leave anyway," Macy said furiously and she gathered her stuff and was about to slam the door but she needed to say something before she walked away. "You're the worst, Nick. I've finally realize what a jerk you can really be. You try to be all perfect but you're really not. And then you cast everyone else as inferior to you. Well guess what, Nick? You're not perfect. I hope everyone realizes that soon enough. Samantha deserves so much better than you."

"No one is asking for your opinion."

"Go to hell."

"Fine. I'll see you there," Nick replied matter-of-factly and he was starting his engine up again.

"I hate you," Macy said now with tears in her eyes and she slammed his door and ran away.

And once she was out of sight, Nick let go of the wheel. Shit. He felt really horrible. His palms were beginning to sweat and his heart was beating so fast. He had an urge to run after her and apologize because he knew deep down inside that everything Macy said was right…and that was scaring him immensely.

Because his mind and heart was telling him one thing: what he did with Macy was definitely not a mistake.

Closing Remarks:

And now the number one question in everyone's mind is What did Nick and Macy do together? We know that it's something that they shouldn't have done because they cheated on their respective partner. And we know that it must have been something big that Nick is struggling to accept the fact that it happened while Macy is starting to develop feelings for him. But the answer is going to come from you guys! Confused? Well don't be. I'm giving my lovely readers the chance to decide what Macy and Nick did. Depending on what you say will either keep the rating at T or change it to M. So I'm going to put a blind poll (meaning you can't see the results) on my page and you guys are going to decide if A) they shared a passionate kiss B) they made out or C) they did the nasty. ;-)

Where did the inspiration for this story come from? Hm...I think it's pretty obvious but I'll try to make it a bit clear and hopefully you get the hint. My inspiration came from the idea on how two attractive people who were formerly linked together can both keep long distance relationships with other people. Don't they get lonely when their respective loved one goes home, which can be many miles away? What sort of drama can brew from such a scenario? And TA-DA this story manifested in itself and let's just say this is going to be quite an interesting ride...Haha...and yes, it's going to be as dark as A Brother's Betrayal. I now actually like writing for this genre.

Read and Review! Please!

I was going to leave this as a one-shot but I thought otherwise. :-)

-Penelope36