Joey returns. Will she ever find home after being lost for so long?

Will she discover that home is where the heart is? and is her heart still with Charlie?

I'm an American who doesn't follow the show, but fell in love with CJ after seeing a fanvid with a song I love. Please forgive me if my potrayal of other characters and anything Australian suck lol oh n I hope you all won't mind if I take certain artistic liberties with characters and the whole storyline

Ring ring ring...

Joey awoke with the shrill sound in her ear. She exhaled, letting out a sleepy grunt, and felt around in the darkness for, first the nightstand, then her phone.

"hello?" Joey mumbled, placing the device lazily on one cheek and burying the other back in her pillow.

A deep frown settled on her face. "what?" she asked as she swung her legs out of bed to bring herself to a sitting position, "when?" she ontinued with a trembling voice. She exhaled heavily at the answer, dropping her head in her free hand.

"thank you," she said absent-mindedly before hanging up.

Joey's thoughts were interrupted by a stirring from behind. "what's the matter?"

Joey turned her head slightly towards the voice after feeling a hand snake over her shoulder to rest on her chest. "it's my brother," She felt the lenght of the woman's body press against her back and felt the woman's head land on her shoulder "I didn't know you have a brother..."

"I..." Joey forced out, "I HAD a brother..." she closed her eyes from the ache in her chest; from the loss of her brother... And what she knows she now has to do.

"I have to go back to Summer Bay."

Charlie was sitting at her desk finishing up the last of her reports, when she heard a knock at her door. She glanced at the clock; 4:43.

Bloody hell! She thought, as she was hoping to get home quickly.

"come in..."

"the last of 'em today, Charlie,"

"thanks," Charlie responded, not even looking up from her work station. She grabbed the first file and quickly flipped through it to make sure all the necessary administrative forms were present and signed her name at the bottom of the release page.

Doing the same thing to the next ones, she absent-mindedly held out the Manila folders in the air to be grabbed by the still unknown coworker. By the fourth, she was becoming more impatient when the next file caught her by surprise.

Victim Name: Brett Collins

Joey's brother... She thought. She scanned the files, disbelief evident on her face. "why didn't this cross my desk?" she asked finally looking up to address the young deputy.

"Collins? It was an open and shut case... He was intoxicated out in the water at night... The boat hit the dock... Head injury as declared by the paramedics who responded."

Charlie resumed reading, looking for something specific. Her frown deepened when there on page three:

Next of kin: Joey Collins

Relationship: sister

Action: contacted

Date: December 3rd 2010

Time: 2:37 am

Additional information: the next of kin has been notified of the incident via telephone 3 hours after time of death.

5 days ago... Charlie thought. She flipped to the next page.

Updated report: Collin's personal belongings remains in lock-up. As courtesy, will be delivered to next of kin, Joey Collins at place of residence.

3485 Northshore Dr.

At the last bit of information Charlie sprang to her feet, grabbed her jacket and ran out the door, not hearing the deputy's plea for her signature.