Its been a while and so I thought about it and began to write……I hope you enjoy and please review if you would like me to continue or not! I hope you all enjoy, this is my take of one year on! I have a plan for this story but suggestions will be gratefully received and added ;-)

Lil20 I hoped to upload this earlier but wasn't able too L so please accept my apologies and let me know if it was worth the wait! Btw undercover is amazing!!! Loved the update!! Keep it up

So read on and try to enjoy!

Linda xx

Anything can happen

The full moons reflection rippled slowly as the waves crashed upon the sandy shore. As the cars hastily drive by, the noise seeming to drown out thoughts of minds. That is all except one persons mind. Slowly raising the polystyrene cup to shivering lips, the heated liquid enters the cold mouth and sends a jolt thru the agile body. Swallowing quickly and wiping away the trickle escaping, she shakes her head and brings herself back to reality. Back to the truth of how it is and the daunting thoughts of her daily grind. Raising her knees to her chest, she places her cup down on to the concrete path, wrapping her arms around her legs, she rests her chin upon her knees and closes her eyes. The image still remains, the beauty still so bold, her lips begin to curl as memories came flooding back. Taking in a deep breath, the salty air plays on her lips and lingers, it mixes with the image making the dream seem a reality. As dancing behind those tightly closed eyes, the bouncy brown hair swirls upon broad shoulder, a smile so radiant becomes revealed as beautiful lips curl and lift. As cheeks don little dimples only viewable by those that that know, a scrunching nose cheekily crinkles and pools of blue shimmer, boasting a love so effulgent. Just the thought of those amazing eyes causes the young girls heart to flutter! A year may have passed yet the feelings still linger.

Suddenly a hand falls upon her shoulder, jolting her yet again back to the present.

"hey, hey, hey pretty lady. Where were you just now? You looked miles away." said the medium built red haired man. He smiled that cheeky smile that she could never lie to, except about this, she always knew how to hide this!

"you know me James, I was just wishing I was back on the ocean again." she picked up her cup and sipped at the now tepid coffee.

"J when are you ever gonna think about anything but the open water? That waitress that served you was so angling for a date and you seemed to not even notice! What's up with that?! I mean come on she was hot!" he said nudging her in her ribs, causing her to spill her coffee, as he sat beside her.

She turned to him taking in his features. His chiselled chin that was covered with his unshaven beard, the green eyes that always seek to find out more. He was a handsome man, a strong and gentle man. She didn't know how come she always managed to get the good looking guys as friends, but living vicariously thru them was amusing to her.

"Dude, she just wanted me to spend more money, not date me!" she replied knowing that she didn't even realise she was served by a girl, yet alone one that was interested. The only girl on her mind was one that had betrayed her and for some unknown reason she couldn't forget her. Okay so it's not really an unknown reason, she loved her. She loved her more then life itself but she also got hurt by her deeply. She loved her so much but knew it would always be hard, there was a connection, no one could deny that, but obviously love wasn't meant to be for them. She thought that distance and time would help, that was nearly a year ago, and now it was nine months after she was meant to return and still she couldn't find the strength to take her back to the bay. The young girl thought to herself, if after all this time she never once tried to look for me, maybe I was just a passing phase, or the starting block, but obviously not a permanent fixture of her life.

"JOEY!" James shouted "There you go again, off in that head of yours! If she makes you do that maybe you should go back?"

Joey went to reply but no words came out, was he right? Should she go back? Return to the place she loved, return to the woman that remained to own her heart? She shook her head realising he mint the girl, but couldn't disperse the thought of returning to Summer Bay.

As the smouldering heat filled the car, she wound down the window, allowing a cool breeze to infiltrate her space. Placing her foot on the accelerator the car sped up along the narrow road, leaving a dusty cloud behind her. On lookers watched as it pulled up along the wharf. The brunette exited the vehicle swiftly running towards the newly docked boat. With her gun in it's holster she knew she would be safe. Her radio went off before she reached the dock, alerting her that it was a false alarm and kids were to blame for the call out she answered

"Ok, damn kids. Well I'll take a look around just in case. Over and out" As she looked around the familiar settings she couldn't stop the reminiscing. Her mind and heart always did this when she went to those spots in the bay that held memories of her........of the one she let get away. And each time a lonely tear would fall as she remembers that fateful day, the day time stood still yet sped her true love away from her. As she wiped away the tear she fatefully closed her eyes and could see her looking back, the eyed that were once filled with love, now consumed of hurt and pain.

As she opened her eyes the face remained, while trying to look around the events of her year rifled thru her mind. So much had accoutred, a new batch of history and all she wanted to do was share it with one person. Not the person she had been trying to move on with, but her, her one true desire and need. No matter what she tried to do to move on, she couldn't, her heart had been captured by another and no matter what, it would remain to be hers forever.

This year had been so tough, so full of pain, angst and woe. She tried to move forward but couldn't jump over those hurdles, not alone, not without her. She had turned to him as he was familiar, she sort out comfort and found it. But he wanted......no demanded more. Not contempt at just being, he wanted to solidify his love for her and proclaim it to the world, she knew that her love was with another, always will be. He had coped with her past and aided her thru it, yet she knew deep down he wasn't the rock she needed.

Kicking a stone along the path she looked out across the deep blue ocean breathing in the sweet smell she knew she should have tried harder. She had looked for grant and found out his history easily, that whole time she knew he wasn't the one she was searching for. So if it was so easy to find him and the witness needed to prosecute him. Why did she struggle to look for her? Her Joey!

Turning on her heels she rushed back to her car, got in the vehicle, started the engine and drove off, away from the happy memories and away from the sad truth. Pulling up to the station she took a deep breath and sighed, releasing her belt she opened the door and put on her hat as she got out. Walking into the station she weakly smiled at Watson and Angelo as they were talking at the counter. She walked into her office, closed the door, slumped into her chair and dropped her head into her hands. Taking a gulp and pushing the pressing tears back, she sat upright and entered the name into the search engine and pressed send.........