bad idea. it was the only thing mellisa had thought since the second she had stepped in brian's apartment. "you want to watch something on tv?" brian asked her, oblivious. "brian, i don't think i'm going to stay the night," mellisa said quickly. she walked into the living room and turned on the tv, trying to distract him from what she'd said. it didn't work. "why not?" "i'm dating jerrett. it just makes me uncomfortable," mellisa told him, switching channels in an attempt to not look at his face. "okay," brian said finally. "okay? really?" mellisa asked looking at him. "what'd you expect?" mellisa shrugged. "are you thirsty?" brian asked changing the subject. mellisa smiled and nodded. he knew just to change the subject so that things were never awkward. he got up and went into the kitchen. "coke?" he asked, peeking his head out the door. "yeah." brian came back in with two cokes in his hands. he tossed one to her and she laughed as she caught it. "nice catch," he complimented. "nice throw," she said smiling. "what are you watching?" he asked, sitting back down. "i don't know. i was just flipping through the channels. i think it's something about the pyramids or something like that," mellisa said to him. "here, let me find something," he said, extending his hand. mellisa handed him the remote, "i'm not really in the mood for tv." he smiled, "well, what are you in the mood for?" she leaned her head on his shoulder, "i don't know." brian leaned his back into the corner at the end of the couch and let mellisa lay on him. brian tossed the remote onto the coffee table. mellisa looked up at him. why wasn't she with him? why had she held on, trying to make things with jerrett work for this long? things weren't getting any better, despite both their attempts. mellisa could see brian's chest rising and falling. she said, "you're always going to be here, right?" "as long as i'm alive," he said. a tear hit mellisa's cheek, "you're the best." he wiped the tear away without saying a word. she smiled and sniffled, burrowing her head into his chest and closing her eyes. brian looked down at her and he kissed her forehead. "good night, beautiful," he said.