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𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐙𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 her bag as she stuffed her last bit of clothes into her suitcase for the two week trip.

A knock at the door caused Lillian to yell "It's open!"

"What are you doing here?" She added as her head whipped around to see one of the boys stood there,

"You really thought that I'd say leave without saying goodbye?" Mark asked as he placed his hands on his hips,

"Markie," the blonde cooed as she held her arms out letting him hug her,

"In all honesty I was contemplating joining you in Jersey when I heard that you weren't coming to Vegas," the brunette confessed as he pulled her into a suffocating hug,

He didn't want to leave her.

"What's that all about too?" He added as he sent her a confused look,

"Ethan and I just need a bit of space right now," the soccer player sighed as she honestly wanted to go and talk to him about it all but she knew that it wasn't the right time to do that,

"So you did fight," the hockey player let out a soft gasp as he nodded,

"Huh?" Lillian cocked her head as she looked at him,

"Dylan thought that two fought when Ethan told us this morning that you weren't coming anymore," Mark explained as the boys had a whole conversation about their theories when Ethan went to shower,

"How is he holding up?" The blonde wanted to be mad at him but she couldn't ignore the strain her heart felt,

"He's looking rough," the brunette knew that he couldn't lie to the girl who stood in front of him,

"And I don't think that it is all due to his hangover," he added as he let out a harsh sigh knowing that he would be the one who would inevitably draw the short straw of sitting next to him on the plane to Las Vegas.

"How are you feeling?" The boy was quick to ask as he realised that since Indigo left last night nobody had probably asked her that question.

"Good," the soccer player nodded as she was honestly now just excited to go and see Luke as she had pushed the rest of her emotions down,

"This break is a moment to let us step back and evaluate before we get back into things." She added as she wanted to make things work with Ethan but as they say: absence makes the heart grow fonder,

"Let's hope that all you need is these two weeks." The hockey player watched as the girl fiddled with her necklace,

It was weird how for her it had become not only a staple piece of jewellery in her collection but it had also become something she sought comfort in, something that Ethan clearly did not.

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Lillian arrived in Newark surprised to see a certain Hughes brother waiting for her to arrive,

"What are you doing here?" Lillian asked as she was met with Jack who was sporting a toothy grin,

"Someone had to pick you up," Jack explained as he gave the girl a side hug,

"And Luke is still sleeping," he added as his brother was fast asleep when he left his apartment,

"Well thanks for coming," the blonde couldn't help but send him an appreciative smile,