"I am," I admit, "but I'm not sure how to fix things. I know we've both been busy, but I didn't think we'd grown apart. Liz feels differently. She said I can't understand what she's going through."

"She said that?" Austin sounds surprised.

"Basically," I say quietly. "I guess I feel the same way. She's so busy with Mikayla and NYU stuff that she has no time for me either." A wave of sadness washes over me again, but before I get upset, I think about Lauren and Ava and how supportive they were last night. "Look, if that's the way Liz feels, she's entitled to her opinion. I don't know where we go from here and to be honest, I have too many other things stressing me out at the moment to deal with this too." Okay, that's sort of a lie. I can't stop thinking about Liz, but I'm choosing to ignore the situation till I figure out how to deal with it. How do you make up with your best friend when she's said things that really bother you?

"I don't understand girl fights," Austin says. "I swear, guys have a disagreement and it's over in two minutes. Girls, they drag it out for weeks or months."

"We're sensitive," I sniff.

"Can we talk about it more when I see you?" Austin pauses. "When am I seeing you anyway, Burke? I miss you."

I smile. "How about Friday?"

"Friday it is. I hope I can make it that long."

Aww.

"I'll call you after work," I promise.

"You better," he says and hangs up. I'm in such a daze after that, I don't see Tom standing right in front of me.

"Hey, sport," Tom says with a smile. His face looks haggard and his skin is almost yellow. "Did you have fun last night? Great shot of you dancing on a couch at the Vanity Fair party."

"How come everyone has seen these pictures except me?" I complain.

"They're on Private Hollywood Eyes," Matty says as he drinks his strawberry smoothie.

"Anyway, I was wondering what you're doing now," Tom asks.

I'm confused. "I think the next scene, right?"

Tom shakes his head. "We're shooting one with Melli and Spencer right now. You don't have another one till around two."

"You mean I'm off till two?" I can barely handle my excitement. This means I can sleep!

"Oh good! You have time to study," Nadine jumps in. I ignore her.

"Actually, I was hoping Kaitlin could do her FA retrospective interview," Tom says. "I don't know if you've heard, but we're doing one that will air in May. Everyone is shooting individual interviews. You'll be asked about your first memories of the show, your biggest fashion faux pas, what your favorite episode was. It's simple. You'll be done in under an hour and still have time for lunch."