Leela sat on the couch as Peri sat in the armchair texting Tom no stop. Cameron and Ste were at work and Tegan was at Uni while Rose slept upstairs meaning Leela had been left to look after her.
She watched Peri who was smiling widely to herself while typing speedily on her phone.
"What?" Peri asked as she caught Leela staring at her.
"Nothing, it's just nice to see you happy" Leela told her honestly "Tom's good for you"
"Whatever" Peri replied as she looked back at her phone as another text came through.
"Pez, you know you can talk to me if anything's bothering you right?" Leela questioned.
"Yeah, I know but I'm fine" Peri dismissed.
Watching her daughter closely Leela frowned to herself as she knew something wasn't right.
Leela sat there stuck in her thoughts as her phone began blaring out signalling someone was calling her.
Looking at the caller ID she smiled as she answered it.
"Ziggy" she said with hope.
"Hey, urm, do you want to come over?" Ziggy asked with hesitation.
"Yes" Leela said a bit too quickly "I'm so glad you rang, I need to explain..." she trailed off as Ziggy interrupted.
"Just meet me at mine" Ziggy said on the other end.
"Okay" she said as a confused look crossed her face.
Just then Cameron walked in the door causing Peri to look up briefly before diverting her attention back to her phone
"I love you" she added as she glanced up at Cameron who gave her a small smile before heading into the kitchen.
"You too" Ziggy's mumbled reply came as he promptly hung up leaving Leela wondering what was next for them.
"Pez, can you keep a listen out for Rose please?" Leela asked as she stood up "I'm just popping out"
"Why can't Dad?" Peri asked as she looked up from her phone.
"Tegan doesn't want him looking after her" Leela told her.
"Why?" Peri and Cameron said at the same time as Cameron made his way into the living room and grabbed the remote, flicking the television on he sat on the couch and put his feet up on the coffee table
Leela looked towards Cameron then back at Peri and sighed "Will you just listen out for her please"
"Fine, whatever" Peri said as a text message came through on her phone and she read it eagerly.
"See you later" she said.
"See ya" Cameron said as Peri didn't reply.
Slamming the door shut she made her way down the village steps and to the Roscoe house.
As she got where the house was she went around the back and tapped on the glass.
She let herself in as she saw Ziggy sat at the kitchen island looking deep in thought.
"Hey" she said as she walked over to him, going to kiss him but he pulled back.
She pulled back with a frown "Ziggy, you're mad, but just hear me out"
"Lee, what is there to say?" he asked as he stood up and walked into the lounge causing Leela to follow him.
"I love you" she said as she didn't really know what else to say, but she had to try.
"And I love you, I really do, but I'm not what you really want" he said as he sat down on the couch.
"Yes you are" Leela pleaded as she sat down beside him and took his hands in hers.
"Tell me that I'm all you think about, tell me that when I touch you all you feel is me, when we make love all you see is me..." he trailed off as he watched her face "You can't can you?"
Feeling the hot tears threatening to fall she shook her head slightly as he moved his hands from her grasp.
Ziggy smiled painful at her "I want you to be happy"
"You make me happy, I love you"
"But you love him too" he said causing tears to fall down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry" she said.
"Me too" he told her "You were to first girl I ever wanted to get serious with, I could see a future with you"
"Zig..."
"I'm not blaming you" he told her gently "I just wasn't enough for you" he reached out and wiped her tears away.
"I never wanted to hurt you, I am so sorry" she said with emotion.
"Stop apologising" he told her causing her to smile "Just be happy"
"We can still be friends" she told him "Just because we're not together doesn't mean we can't be friends"
"Yeah..." her trailed off as her looked at her; the girl he loved. It was going to take time but they could be friends again. He knew if he loved her he had to let her go because she was too scared to do it herself so he would have to do it for her; he just wanted her to be happy and if that wasn't with him then he had to accept that.
"You're an amazing guy Zig and any girl would be lucky to have you" she said "The real you" she added; before Leela Ziggy had been a womanizer who cheated repeatedly on girls.
Ziggy chuckled as he smiled at her "Can I just do one last thing?" he asked.
Nodding silently at him he leant forward and placed a chaste kiss to her lips before pulling back.
Just then Freddie and Lindsey came in.
"Hey Leela" Lindsey said "You staying for tea?" she asked before looking at Ziggy "Your Mum's making her famous bangers and mash"
"Nah, Leela's just going" Ziggy said awkwardly as he looked towards Leela "Yeah, I gotta get back to Peri anyway" Leela said as she stood up and walked over to the door as Ziggy went into the kitchen with Lindsey.
Leela turned back and looked at Ziggy in the kitchen with his Brother and Lindsey; her eyes full of regret, but also relief that she didn't have to pretend anymore and that her and Ziggy could still be friends after everything.
