"I'm Nick and as crazy as what I'm gonna say next, can I crash at your place?" "What?" What can you possibly do when a complete stranger, dirty and bruised, knocked on your apartment door on one peaceful and ordinary afternoon? Well, here's what you don't do; you don't let them in your apartment, you don't cover for them from three strange men in suits, you don't offer them cheese sandwich with iced coffee, and you certainly don't fall in love with them.

**ON HOLD** "Fixing my heart is going to be a long journey," I warned him, but he merely shook his head. He smiled at me, saying, "It's a journey I am willing to take." What do you get when you mix unknowing teenagers, a going down hill business, and parents who are best friends? Well, it definitely isn't french fries. [ a before you exit fan fiction but can also be teen fiction ]