Tori is sitting at a table outside of a small cafe looking on as people walk by, appearing carefree and happy. It's been two months since the engagement disaster and she has just managed to settle into her new apartment. It is much smaller than the one she used to share with Andre and has nowhere near as many happy memories.

Since the engagement party, she has not spoken to Andre. She actually hasn't heard much from any of her friends with the exception of Cat whom she hears from once every few weeks. She can't really blame any of them for keeping their distance. Her mistakes led to the downfall of relationships within their circle and it would take time to restore them, if ever that were to happen.

She has, however, heard that Andre has been doing alright since he found out about her relationship with Beck. He has also moved out of the apartment they shared together. She can see why he would do that. Surely he would want to get rid of anything that reminds him of their relationship and any memories he has of her. Even though it hurts her to know that he wants nothing to do with her, she can't exactly fault him. In a single night, she managed to turn his life completely upside down and destroy his friendship with Beck. That alone is unforgivable.

She continues to sit there and ponder about how things could have been different had she never started a relationship with Beck. She could be on her way to being Mrs. Harris right now, living happily with her boyfriend. They would probably be out with their friends right now, enjoying the day and making more memories together. Instead, she is sitting alone thinking of things that can no longer be. How the mighty have crashed and burned she thinks to herself.

About ten minutes later, she sees a familiar figure approaching. Within seconds, Beck walks up to the table and takes a seat opposite her. They share a small smile and he proceeds to order a coffee from the waiter who has come to take his order. "Oh, can you add a double shot of espresso?" he asks the waiter who nods and walks away.

Beck and Tori have kept minimum contact within the last two months. They felt it would be best to let the dust settle before speaking to each other again. They had finally agreed to meet at the cafe to talk.

"Espresso huh? I guess things aren't going very well" Tori says solemnly.

"That's an understatement," he sighs, "Jade filed for divorce Thursday."

Tori's heart sinks. A month after the incident, Jade agreed to try and work things out with Beck. Tori assumed they would eventually get things back to normal, like they always did whenever something went wrong in their relationship. "I thought you guys were working through things in therapy?" she says.

Beck nods his head slowly, "we were," he starts, "but we couldn't work past this. She resents me too much and I don't blame her."

Tori stares down at her coffee cup. The small sense of happiness she had prior is no longer there. Now she's also responsible for destroying a marriage. Even after everything that occurred, and her still present feelings for Beck, she was hopeful that he and Jade would be able to get through this predicament, if only to give them all hope that things would eventually go back to normal.

"I'm so sorry Beck. I didn't want any of this to happen. Fuck, I shouldn't have said anything, it's all my fault" she apologizes frantically.

He shakes his head and raises his hand, asking her to stop. "Stop apologizing Tori" he says.

"I ruined your marriage, I have to apologize."

"You did not ruin my marriage. I am just as responsible for things as you are okay? I ruined my own marriage. I knew what we were doing and how risky it was to keep seeing you. I knew then what I might be sacrificing and I still couldn't keep myself away from you."

Tori rubs her forehead, trying to process his words. "We really fucked up didn't we?" she asks rhetorically. Of course you did her subconscious says sarcastically.

Beck nods his head. "Yes. We really did. It's ironic though. Two months ago, I would have done anything to have this opportunity. To be able to have a relationship with you, but I didn't want it this way. Things are just really screwed up."

She doesn't respond, just takes a sip of her coffee and nods her head. They sit in silence for a few minutes. Even though this is the first time they have seen each other since that night, there is no tension and no awkwardness between them. It feels like old times, before they started seeing each other. The waiter comes back with Beck's coffee.

"Have you spoken to Andre?" Tori asks, breaking the silence.

"No. I tried calling a few times but he sent me straight to voicemail" he replies, the sadness obvious in his voice.

"I miss him" Tori says, her voice barely above a whisper. She slowly looks up at Beck and notices a frown on his face. How weird is it to talk to your ex-lover about your ex-boyfriend? She instantly regrets saying it. She sighs and looks around the cafe. With the exception of an elderly couple chatting away and a lone man reading the paper, they are the only other occupants. Sitting here, with Beck, should feel intimate. Instead, it feels as if they are both eternally trapped in a mess of their own creation.

"I know" he responds sadly. Beck reaches across the table and takes her hand in his. He brings it up to his lips and kisses the inside of her palm. "I'm sorry too" he says as he brings his lips back up and looks at her.

She offers him a small smile and gently pulls her hand back."So, what happens from here on out?" she asks, desperately hoping he can answer the question she has been asking herself for the past eight weeks.

He shoots her a small smile and shrugs his shoulders. "I have no fucking idea."

She can't help but laugh. "Guess we just have to wait it out huh?"

"I think we've done enough damage, that might be the best solution to this mess" he replies, his tone more serious than before.

"So we just wait for the storm to settle" she says flatly.

He raises his brow and looks at her. "Let's just hope that the storm does settle" he says firmly.

She nods her head in agreement. "Beck?" she says.

"Yes?"

"Thank you for not letting me go through this alone. I know you've lost more than I have, but I'm really grateful for you" she states.

"Hey, I would never let you deal with this by yourself. We got into this together and hopefully, eventually, we'll figure it out the same way. It's going to be alright" he tells her, a smile on his face. For the first time in two months, a weight is lifted off his shoulder and he knows that even if things get worse from here on out, he will have someone by his side helping him along.

Once more falling into a comfortable silence, they both take a sip of their coffee and look on as people continue to stride by, enjoying their seemingly uncomplicated lives.

THE END.

Author's Note: I hope you've enjoyed reading this story. I worked pretty hard on it and I'm a little sad it's finished. I actually wanted to run and idea by you so hopefully enough of you are still reading: This story initially started out as an 18-chapter "choose your own adventure" fic, so I have various other chapters unpublished on my laptop. It was suggested that I publish an alternate ending to this story. It would be a bit shorter, but most chapters and of course the ending would be completely different. If you think it's a good idea and I should publish an alternate ending, please let me know and I will start posting that as soon as possible.