---Zac---

I saw red. I couldn't believe what Mary-Kate had told me. But, the look of guilt and fear on my brothers face comfirmed it.

"YOU DID WHAT?!" I yelled taking another step towards him.

"I- I it was an accident!" Taylor said putting his hands up, as if to ward me off, and backing up.

"How DARE you kiss MY fiancee? And HOW ON EARTH could it be an ACCIDENT!?!?!"

"Zac!" Mary-Kate said putting a hand on my should and pulling me back a little "Calm down"

"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN WHEN MY OWN BROTHER BETRAYED ME?!?!" I yelled.

"I'm sorry" Taylor said in a timid voice, sounding like he was close to tears.

"I don't beieve this!" I said starting down the street at a brisk pace.

"Wait!" Mary-Kate called running after me. "You're not mad at me are you?"

"No," I said gently brushing my finger down her cheek "I just need some time to think. k?"

She nodded.

---Taylor---

I watched Zac and Mary-Kate together and felt like kicking myself. How could I have thought I was in love with Mary-Kate? It was just some stupid infatuation! Looking at my brother and the love of his life I saw the real thing.

Mary-Kate walked over to the curb and hailed a cab. She climbed in then looked at me. "You coming?"

"You're talking to me?"

She rolled her eyes a little and almost smiled "I must be mad!" She said.

I climbed into the cab. "Do you think he'll ever talk to me again?" I asked a little while later, not turning from looking out the window.

"Yes" Mary-Kate answered "You're his brother, he loves you no matter what. What you did WAS wrong, but he'll forgive you. I know it"

I nodded and we continued the drive in silence.

---Zac---

I wandered down the streets, kicking at litter and wondering how someone you trust with everything can let you down so much.

"How could he?" I muttered to myself over and over.

I thought about the last couple of years. Taylor had never had a steady girlfriend for more then a month. Probably the whole rock star image made it kind of difficult. I know he'd always been kind of jealous of Isaac having such a great relationship with Kirsten. I know cause I had been too. But, then I ended up with the same one with Mary-Kate. Taylor still didn't have that. It must have been hard for him, spending so much time with a happy couple...

The more about it, the more I understood it. As weird as it was (and Taylor was the very description of weird) Taylor was maybe trying to steal some form of happiness from my relationship with Mary-Kate, fooling himself into thinking he loved her too. Fooling himself into thinking he could find happiness that way.

Yup, that definitely was a very weird theory. Though it did make sense, sorta.

As I walked, I realized something. I wasn't mad at my brother anymore. He was my brother, I love him no matter what.

---Taylor---

The front door opened and I turned from where I'd been watching tv to see Zac walk in. I stared at him nervously.

"hey" I finally managed to choke out.

"hey" he said sitting down on the couch next to me "Tay.." he started

"Zac.." I started at the same time.

"You go first" He volunteered.

I nodded "I'm so sorry, I fooled myself into thinking I was in love with Mary-Kate. I wasn't. It was so stupid! I don't know what came over me! I don't know how I could do that to you! I wasn't thinking!" I buried my head in my hands "I'm so sorry!" I finished.

Zac nodded too "I understand" He said "I forgive you"

I looked at him in shock.

"Lets just put it in the past" he continued

I nodded, afraid to speak thinking I'd wake up and it would have all been a dream.

"Friends?" He asked.

"Friends!" I finally said, smiling "Thanks man!"

---Mary-Kate---

I watched through the crack in the door as the two brothers made up. I smiled and walked over to my bed. I was very glad to see it. Like Zac said. It was now all in the past.

There was a knock at the door "Can I come in?" Zac asked

"Sure can" I said with a smie.

He walked in and sat on the bed next to me. We talked and talked and talked. And things were finally like they should have been when I arrived.

Happy. Carefree. Perfect...

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