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I must say that I'm really happy about all the reviews I've gotten for this story so far, they made me want to continue writing on the story... Thank you all so very much... they do put a smile on my little face.

So I've wrote chapter 2 the other day, but Uni is keeping me busy so haven't had the time to post until today :(

Im not really sure about the story and were I'm gonna take it yet... Please review to let me know what u think of the story so far and if i should continue

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Chapter 2

Joey hesitantly walked into the Diner. She quickly scanned the heaving restaurant to check who was there. She noticed Leah behind the counter and walked over to order a cup of coffee. After a bit of small talk with Leah, she sat down in a booth to drink her coffee, waiting for one of the Diner's computers to be free.

As she sat there, she noticed a couple walking in, looking very much in love. She couldn't help but smile, but at the same time she felt a bit sad. She wondered if she would ever find that special someone and feel like that again.

She thought back to the happiest time of her life, when she was with Charlie. Their relationship had been short but so intense, emotional and loving. She had never been so much in love. It was, however, cut short by Charlie's lies and deceit. She'd been utterly devastated when she'd found out what Charlie had done. She couldn't believe it when she'd seen Charlie's earring at Hugo's and tricked him into confessing about him and Charlie sleeping together.

The pain had been too much so she had left Charlie and Summer Bay. Charlie had come to the wharf to convince her to stay, but she couldn't, because every time she looked at Charlie, images of her in Hugo's arms and him kissing and touching her flashed by. She had kissed her one last time and told her she would be back after three months. Then she had left on the trawler.

After three months, however, she still couldn't go back. The thought of living in Summer Bay and running into Charlie, who she assumed would probably be with Hugo now, would simply be too painful. It would hurt too much to see the love of her life with another. So she had decided to take another long haul job.

Time had passed and her broken heart had mended. She had felt ready to return to Summer Bay. She couldn't stay away from her home and friends forever.

She just hadn't been prepared for the way she reacted when she had seen Charlie for the first time in nine months. She thought she was ready to see

her again, she knew she was bound to bump into her at some point because Summer Bay was such a small town.

She remembers very well the day she saw Charlie again. She had been in the Diner buying a cup of coffee, talking to Leah, getting filled in about what had happened in Summer Bay while she had been away, when she suddenly heard a very familiar voice calling out her name behind her. She had felt her heart jump in her chest and start to beat faster, but at the same time she felt like she'd been kicked in the stomach as all the pain came flooding back. She lost all her control in that moment of hearing Charlie call her name. Her heart had shattered again. Without thinking, she fled the Diner, using all her will power not to let Charlie see how she felt. All that time away putting the pieces of her broken heart painstakingly back together had failed. Just one simple word uttered from Charlie had taken her straight back to the moment when she had found out that Charlie had betrayed her.

She walked down to the beach, feeling confused and angry that Charlie still had this effect on her. Why couldn't she just move on? As she walked, she heard Charlie's voice again, calling out for her, telling her not to be like this. It just made her so mad and frustrated that Charlie would dare to tell her how she should feel and react. She wasn't the one who cheated. Charlie didn't get to have a say in how she should be anymore. Frustrated, she had turned around and told Charlie in no uncertain terms that she never wanted to talk to her again, then walked away.

She had found a quiet place at the beach to sit down alone, where she had broken down and cried. She had sat there for awhile crying, just looking out to sea, when she felt a strong arm around her. Looking up and through her tears she saw Aden, smiling and pulling her in for a hug. Aden had held her close and stroked her back, letting her cry until she was ready to talk.

It had been the hardest thing for her to do, it was worse than that day she left nine months ago. When she had returned to Summer Bay, she had promised herself never to be hurt the way Charlie had hurt her again. Even though she obviously still had feelings for Charlie she couldn't be near her again, it would hurt too much. She didn't trust Charlie anymore.

Charlie had tried several times to talk to her, but she had either ignored her or yelled at her. It was the only way she knew she could protect herself. It was too hard being around Charlie. It seemed like Charlie had accepted it and started to move on, but every time she saw her she couldn't help but admire her from afar and she felt her heart beating faster. She couldn't deny that Charlie was extremely attractive. She had an amazing body, but what she found most beautiful were her gorgeous blue eyes.

She sighed, took a sip of her coffee and wondered why Charlie still had this effect on her and if she would ever be ready to see other people. She had been out on a couple of dates, but no-one seemed to be able to rock her world like Charlie had. She had quickly lost interest in the girls and told them that she couldn't see them anymore, that she wasn't ready to date again.

She was glad she had her friends; they kept her sane and happy. Especially Aden, he always knew exactly what to say and do to cheer her up. Smiling, she thought about Aden's latest attempt to cheer her up the night before. He had noticed how sad she had become when she had seen Charlie walk into The Surf Club, and had let her win at pool by deliberately missing shots he normally would have made and pretending that there was something wrong with his cue. She couldn't help but smile and laugh when she was around Aden. He truly had become her best friend; he was like a brother to her, they were always protecting and helping each other.

She looked up and saw that one of the Diner's computers was now free, she finished her coffee, walked over and sat down. She logged on and instantly got the message "You've Got Mail".