All Chapters of How We End II: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Haven left for England after accepting a job offer at Spring Publishing House and leaving Dean with nothing but a goodbye letter, the sequel kicks off three years later when Grace returns to Los Angeles for a visit during Spring Break.She expects everything; seeing her family and best friend, Chris again, having to be home for the third anniversary of her father’s passing, what she doesn’t expect, however, is to run into her ex, Dean Ryan, at an interview for a famous TV show, The Sasha Chorus Show.He seems equally as surprised to see her and Grace can’t help but be at a loss of words being at close proximity with Dean after such a long time. The two later have a conversation after Grace’s interview, where Grace apologises for ending their relationship in the manner that she did. He assures her that it’s all in the past shortly before a lady appears out of nowhere, planting a passionate kiss on Dean’s lips, a lady who Dean then introduces to Grace as his girlfriend, Amber.During th

Chapter 14"Grace, I swear to God, when I see him, I am gonna punch him." Lydia said furiously as we both walked into our glorious workplace, Spring Publishing House."Oh my God, Lydia, can you calm down?" I said to her as we made out way to the elevator."No, Grace, I will not calm down." She said firmly. "What Connor did was really fucked up. We all drove to that club together, in his car. I was drunk out of my mind and dancing with a complete stranger who could've been an a serial killer. You had some to drink too as well, he was the only male present with us and he left.""Lydia-""-he left us all alone in that club." She wasn't even letting me get a word in as we stepped into the elevator and she punched in the 4th floor. "You had to practically drag my drunk arse out of there all by yourself while you tried to call us a cab. And let's not even get started on that drunk lunatic that basically harassed us while we were standing outside waiting.""Lyd-"The elevator dinged open and

Chapter 16"Hey bestie!" Chris' voice blared through the phone immediately he accepted my FaceTime.I smiled at the sight of him, "Can you get your big head out of my screen? I wanna say hi to the birthday boy."It was Tuesday, the next day and I had arrived at work pretty early this morning. I slept off last night immediately I showered and had something to eat. I woke up around 3AM and completed the work I had brought home with me and by the time I was done, it was 5:00 AM.So, I just started getting ready and drove to work. I stopped by my favourite coffee shop on my way to get breakfast and was eating said breakfast in my office when I remembered that it was Julian's birthday. It was currently around 12 AM in Santa Clara, meaning I was right on time."Hey Grace!" Julian's face appeared on the screen, a sheepish smile playing across his face. "Waddup?"They both looked like they were lying on their bed. Chris held the phone in his hand while Julian pushed his face in.I made a fac

Chapter 18I stayed with Lydia and tried my best to make her feel better.She spent quite some time crying until she finally stopped and started to talk about how everything made her feel. Her voice was quiet as she spoke; laced with this hint of hurt and at the same time, tranquility.I listened to her carefully. I watched her talk about Carlton and their relationship like she was the only one that saw him that way. She had a lot to say and when she was done, I offered my advice.I said kind things to her while trying to stay honest. I put my personal dislike for Carlton aside and tried so stay as neutral as I could. She seemed to have appreciated it because after some time, she appeared better.I wasn't still sure if it was okay to leave her like that so I just microwaved what I could from her fridge and served it to her while we sat on her living room couch watching a dumb reality tv show.I noticed that she had fallen asleep after some time so I decided to clear up. I stood up fro

Chapter 20He looked good.Better than the last time I saw him, if that was possible.His hair was the first thing that I noticed; it looked shiny and lustre, like he had started using a new product on it. He looked clean shaved and well groomed. He was dressed formally. A three piece cobalt coloured suit with a patterned tie that was a shade darker to match. He held a briefcase in his left hand and his phone on his right.Dean also looked like he was using a few seconds to take the moment in. He gave a broad smile and said, "You look good. I like your scrunchy."My hands unconsciously went up to the scrunchy which packed my hair up in a ponytail, "Thank you."For a second, I forgot I was even putting a scrunchy on in the first place."You're welcome.""You look good too." I told him with a smile. "Very professional.""Thank you." He ran a hand down his suit jacket. "I wanted to make a good first impression.""How was the meeting anyways?" I asked him, my smile still on my face. "I'