Hayley's P.O.V

I'm here drinking my sorrows away with Marco, my only high school friend left…

*RING RING, RING RING*

"Hello?" said the voice from the other side of the receiver.

"Lea?"

"No, this is cory, who's ringing?"

"It's Hayley, she'll understand!"

"okay, I'll just get her for you." *leaves phone unhooked, and goes into the sitting room to find lea*

"Lea babe, Hayley 's on the phone. She said you will understand?" I could hear the uncertainty in his voice. *I'm just her cousin, having some trouble, for god sake.*

"Hello…" I mumble

"HAAAAYLEY!" I had to move the receiver from my ear, it sounded like she was in the same house as me *man that woman has lungs on her* I heard mumbles through the receiver "babe, it's just my cousin; I'll go take this in another room!"

Cory's P.O.V

"YOU DID WHAT?!" I yelled at Lea.

Lea had just announced to me that her cousin, Hayley, will be coming to live with us in New York. All because she got drunk. I mean yeah, she is only 19 and at her age it is illegal, but why did her mum have to kick her out?! Why did Lea agree to let her live here?! I've never even met the girl and now I'm being forced to live with her. Great. Lea explained to me that she was in a bad place and that she needed help and support. Lea also said that she was the closest family member to Hayley, but still, why did she need to move in here?! It's not like I've got anything against the girl, it's just I wanted to start my own family with Lea and move forward, but now I feel like we aren't moving forward or ever will be.

I look back up to Lea, after staring at the floor for the past 5 minutes. I stare into her tear filled eyes.

"why are you shouting at me? I know she did wrong! But I am her family! You'd do the same if it was your family! I am her closest relative and she needs me. She is coming to live here, whether you like it or not!"

"Well, I can't be here, while she is."

I march towards the door, as I open it, I look into her eyes, a tear rolls down her cheek. I waited for her to stop me or make some sort of protest. But no, nothing, she just looked at me with shock written all over her face. I couldn't believe it.

I slammed the door, the sound of the slam echoes through the whole house.

As I start to walk away, I heard her whisper "Cory…"

Lea's P.O.V

As I saw the door slam, I whispered his name. I thought he heard me, but with the fact he didn't turn back and come back into the room, I figured he had left me. I walked towards the door and slid my back against it and fell to the floor.

"After all we've been through; I didn't think he would leave me…"