A/N- SORRY THE UPDATE TOOK SO LONG, BUT I ACTUALLY ENDED UP BREAKING MY WRIST LAST WEEKEND, SO ITS KIND OF DIFFICULT TO TYPE! LOL. IT JUST TAKES LONGER THATS ALL! HAHA. ANYWAY, THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT REVIEWS FOR THE LAST CHAPTER, YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY MAKE MY DAY :)

DISCLAIMER: IVE BEEN DUMB AND FORGOT TO PUT ONE OF THESE ON HERE...LOL. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE OC CHARACTERS(UNFORTUNATLEY). ALL I OWN IS ALLY SADLY

CHAPTER 7

It had been 2 weeks since Ally first stepped foot into the Cohen house, adn she was adjusting well. She had been hanging out with Summer and Marrissa a lot, just doing girl stuff like shopping and tanning. She had played video games with Seth and Ryan, and she even went surfing with Sandy once. She was really bad, but they got a chance to get to know each other better, which was good. The one person that Ally had felt most connected to was Kirsten though. Kirsten had helped Ally in a way that shopping or playing video games couldn't.

FLASHBACK

Ally sat in her room staring at the picture of her and her mom. It was the only one she had left. She had thrown away all the other ones. There were to many bad memories that associated with her mom. Ally heard a knock at the door pulling her out of her thoughts.

" Come in" said Ally

Kirsten walked into the room and noticed Ally's sad expression

" Hey I was just making sure you had everything you might need." said Kirsten

" Yeah I'm good. Thanks." said Ally

" You ok ? " asked Kirsten

" I'm fine." said Ally

" You sure? Because you don't look fine." said Kirsten

" It's just..." said Ally

" What? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but if you do, you can." said Kirsten

" It's just, is it wrong for me not to be sad that my mom is dead? I mean i'm not happy about it or anything, but I'm not sad either. It's like I don't even miss her. Is that normal? I mean I know its not normal, but I feel like I should feel...something." said Ally

" Well, were you and your mom close? " asked Kirsten

" Not really. We used to be, but once we left Laguna it's like she was a different person. All we did was move from place to place, and she acted like it was no big deal. I just got tired of...running. " said Ally

" What do you mean she was different? " asked Kirsten

" Well my mom used to always be totally in my life, you know be like on of my friends at school. Basically like all the other moms in Laguna, and when we left there she just all of a sudden stopped talking to me, like I didn't even exist." said Ally

" Well maybe she was pretending to be someone she wasn't while you were living in Laguna." said Kirsten

" That's what I thought, but I guess I just didn't want that to be true." said Ally

" Why not? " asked Kirsten

" Well the Laguna Rebecca would talk to me, go shopping with me, you know do normal mother daughter things. The Felon Rebecca barealy spoke to me, let alone hang out with me." sighed Ally

" Oh. I'm sorry, I know that must have been difficult for you." said Kirsten

" It was, and I always wondered why my mom even took me with her. A part of me wishes she would have left me with my Grandpa, or got in contact with you guys. But then the other part of me thinks that my mom really did love me and she didn't want to leave me. I know that's probably not true, but I don't really have any other explanation." said Ally

" I'm sure your mom loved you. Every mother loves their child not matter what. Trust me, I mean I still love Seth, and hes well Seth." said Kirsten

" That is true" laughed Ally

" See, I'm sure your mom loved you, even if she didn't show it." said Kirsten

" Thanks Kirsten. This helped a lot." said Ally

" No problem. And hey, Sandy and I are right down the hall if you ever need anything ok? " said Kirsten

" Yeah thanks. I'll be sure to knock though, because according to Seth that is like the biggest rule of the house." said Ally with a smile

" What do you mean? " asked Kirsten afraid of the answer

" Let's just say he's filled me in about you guys and the details of what goes on in your room behind closed doors." said Ally

" Oh god" mutters Kirsten

" His words, not mine." said Ally with a smile

" Well Seth should learn to not say certain things." said Kirsten

" I don't think that is possible." said Ally with a smile

" Yeah your'e probably right. You sure your ok? " asked Kirsten

" Yeah I'm good now. Thanks." said Ally

" Anytime. Well, I'm going to go to bed. " said Kirsten as she got up

" Ok goodnight." said Ally

" Night." said Kirsten as she walked out of the room

END FLASHBACK

COHEN KITCHEN

Kirsten was sitting at the kitchen table filling out Ally's paperwork so she could apply to Harbor. Ally had moved in at the right time, and if she was accepted she could start at the beginning of the second semester. Winter break was almost over though, so she had to apply fast. Ally walked into the kitchen as Kirsten was filling out the papers,and Ally grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge.

" Morning" said Ally happily as she took a sip of her water.

" Morning. Did you go running? " asked Kirsten noticing Ally's sweaty attire

" Yeah. I try to go every morning. It helps me relax." said Ally

" Really? You shuold go with Ryan one day." said Kirsten

" We did a couple days ago. He goes to early though. I like to actually sleep before I run, and at the hour he goes I would be sleping while we were running." said Ally

" Ah, not a morning person I see." said Kirsten

" Totally. I would sleep till 10 every day if I could." said Ally

" I used to do that when I was your age. Then I got a job and suddenly, I was at the office every morning around 8, which by the way is not as early as my dad would like." said Kirsten

" ughh I would die. Although school isn't that different. My old school started at 8: 15.

" Speaking of which, what was the name of your old school? " asked Kirsten

" Laguna Hills, why?" asked Ally

" Well, I was filling out your paperwork so you could go to Harbour, which is wear Seth, Ryan, Summer and Marissa go, and it asks the name of your old school." said Kirsten

" Oh well Laguna was the last real school I went to. I kind of just stopped going when we left Laguna, but my mom homeschooled me sometimes. I got a little behind during that time, but when I moved in with my grandpa he made me work really hard and I caught up." said Ally

" OK, well since your last school was a private school, I can just say your transferring. You will still have to take a placement exam though." said Kirsten

" OK that sounds good. Do you know when I would have to take it? I mean Ryan and Seth should be going back to school soon right? " asked Ally

" Yeah, they go back next week so we have a couple days to get you registered in time for the second semester. I just have to call Dr. Kim." said Kirsten

Seth and Ryan walked through into the kitchen at this point.

" Oh god please do not mention that name while I am on break." said Seth

" Why? Is she mean? " asked Ally

" No she isn't Seth is just overreacting." said Kirsten

" Mom, they call her the dragon lady for a reason. She's scary." said Seth

" Don't listen to him Ally Dr.Kim is not that bad, Seth just likes to exaggerate." said Kirsten

" Seriously Ally Kirsten's right, shes not that bad." said Ryan

" Believe me, I've probably met worse. The Dean at my old school was really mean. She had a student arrested because he fell asleep on a bench at our school one night. She claimed he was " trespassing" said Ally

" No way? Dude remind me never to do that." said Seth

" Anyway, I will schedule your exam for sometime this week, that way you can start at the beginning of second semester." said Kirsten

" Sounds good to me." said Ally

" Oh hey mom where's dad? " asked Seth

" He had to go to work for a couple hours. He should be back soon.Why? " asked Kirsten

" Well I hate to be the one to say this, but the Nana called." said Seth

" Oh god." said Kirsten

" Is that bad? " aksed Ally

" Well it depends on who your'e talking to. For my mom here, yes it's bad. For me, it's great. Well not great,but it's not bad, you get the idea. When the Nana calls it's for on reason, and one reason only." said Seth

" What's that?" asked Ally

" Well it usually means that the Nana is coming for a visit in the near future." said Seth

oooOOOooo

SANDY'S OFFICE

" Sandy Cohen" said Sandy as he answered the phone

" Hello Mr. Cohen, this is Dr. Tally. I'm your mother's doctor." said Dr.Tally

" Oh right, is everything ok ? " asked Sandy

" Well not exactly. For some reason your mom has decided to stop treatment. I had told her that everything had look good, and she was most likely going to make it, but she decided not to do the followup chemo,which insures that it won't come back." said Dr. Tally

" I see. Did she say why she doesn't want to continue?" asked Sandy

" No, that's the reason I was calling. I was wondering if maybe you could find out. If it is a problem we can fix, I would like to do so." said Dr. Tally

" Right, so would I. I will give her a call and then get back to you." said Sandy

" Ok thank you Mr. Cohen. Sorry to bother you." said Dr. Tally

" No, I'm glad you did.I will be in touch" said Sandy as he hung up the phone.

Sandy sighed as he picked back up the phone and dialed his mom's number

" Hello" said Sophie

" Hi Ma, how you doing? " asked Sandy

" I'm fine I suppose." said Sophie

" Really, because Dr. Tally seems to disagree. He told me you stopped treatment, and I can not figure out why you would do that." said Sandy

" It's complicated Sandford,something you know nothing about." said Sophie

" Ma, just tell me why you did it." said Sandy

" My insurance won't pay for it. They said that since the regular chemo worked, the followup chemo isn't neccesary." said Sophie

" Well can you afford it yourself ? " asked Sandy

" Sure, if I sell my house and all my belongings." said Sophie

" Why don't you let Kirsten and I pay for it." said Sandy

" And have a debt to you for the rest of my life? Absoloutley not." said Sophie

" Ma, come on you have to have the treatment! " said Sandy

" No I don't. It's just for followup,it's no big deal." said Sophie

" Ma," said Sandy

" I am not going to have this conversation any longer. I haven't talked to you in a while,anything new happen? " asked Sophie

" Well, there is something we need to talk about." said Sandy

" Well, what is it? " asked Sophie

" It's about Dave." said Sandy

" Your brother? What about him? " asked Sophie

" Well, it turns out that he um he had a daughter that he never knew about." said Sandy

" What do you mean a daughter?" asked Sophie

" A daughter, you know a child." said Sandy

" For god's sake Sandy I know what a daughter is." said Sophie

" Yeah well this girls mom just died, and Kirsten and I were contacted about it." said Sandy

" Who's her mother? " asked Sophie

This was the question that Sandy dreaded. He knew what his mother would think about this whole situation, and frankly he didn't want to hear about it. He could not tell her the truth,but he knew that she would find out anyway. Plus he was a pretty bad liar.

" Sandford? Are you there? " asked an annoyed Sophie

" What yeah I'm here." said Sandy

" Well who is this girl's mother? Do we know her?" asked Sophie

" Well, we did." said Sandy

" Well then how come I wasn't informed of her death? " asked Sophie

" You haven't seen her in about 20 years, so that's probably why." said Sandy

" I just can't believe he had a daughter. Poor Dave, he always wanted a family. What kind of person keeps child a secret from the childs father? If this girl wasn't dead I would kill her myself. Now Sandy who is it? " asked Sophie

" Ally's mom is

" Her name is Ally ? That doesn't sound very jewish to me." interrupted Sophie

" Ma, promise me you will not get upset or angry when I tell you who Ally's mom is." said Sandy

" I can't make any promises." said Sophie

" Ma, please just don't get mad." said Sandy

" Fine, now tell me." said Sophie who was now really getting annoyed

" Ally's mother was Rebecca Bloom"sighed Sandy

Kirsten walked into Sandy's office right when he said that, and Kirsten swore she could hear the screaming shock of Sophie Cohen. Kirsten waved apologetically at Sandy and sat down across from him.

" Ma,please calm down it's not really a big deal." said Sandy

" Sandy we both know that this girl should have been yours not your brothers." said Sophie

" No, Ma. See that's where your wrong. You have this crazy idea in your head about Rebecca and I but her leaving was the best thing she ever did. Now I have to go." said Sandy

" Sandy, wait. Have you met the girl ? Ally, I mean." said Sophie

" Yes I have. She is living with us. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go. Bye Ma." said Sandy as he hung up the phone not letting Sophie give response.

" Hey. Sorry about that." said Kirsten

" She had to hear it eventually." sighed Sandy

" She'll come around. Maybe." said Kirsten

" So, not that I don't love to see you, but I should be done in about an hour. Any reason you stopped by? " asked Sandy

" Well I came to tell you that your mom called, and I was getting bored, but not bored enough to deal with Julie on a Saturday. Plus I like looking at you." said Kirsten as she sat down on Sandy's knee.

" Oh well I am nice to look at." said Sandy as he wrapped his arm around Kirsten's waist

" Uh-huh. So apart from what I heard, how'd she take it? " asked Kirsten

" I'm not sure actually. Ally wasn't really the focus of our conversation." said Sandy

" What do you mean? " asked Kirsten

" Well, my mom decided to stop her chemo treatment. Well just the followup part." sighed Sandy

" What? Did she say why?" asked Kirsten

" Yeah, apparently her insurance won't cover it. They're saying that since the cancer has gone away, more chemo isn't neccesary. She would have to pay for it herself, and we both know that she can't do that without selling everything she owns." said Sandy

" Well why don't we pay for it? " asked Kirsten

" I already offerefed, but she said she didn't want to owe us anything." said Sandy

" Well, we have to do something. " said Kirsten

" I know, but I don't know if there is anything we can do." said Sandy

" Ok. Well I do have some good news." said Kirsten

" Really? " asked Sandy

" I talked to Dr.Kim, and she said that all Ally has to do is take a placement exam,and she's in." said Kirsten

" Really, that's great. Do you know when it is? " asked Sandy

" Yeah actually Dr. Kim said that tomorow would work, so one of us can take her. I might have to work though, so do you think you could take her? " asked Kirsten

" Yeah I can take her." said Sandy

" Ok good. Well I should go,let you get back to work." said Kirsten

" Well thanks for stopping by." said Sandy

" Anytime." said Kirsten as she kissed him on the lips

" Bye baby" said Sandy as Kirsten got up and left his office

oooOOOooo

NEXT DAY- CAR RIDE TO HARBOUR

Ally sat in the car staring out the window, just thinking. She started twirling the ring on her pinkie finger, something she had always done when she was nervous. Ally didn't know why she was nervous. She was one of the smartest in her class at her old school, but this wasn't her old school. At first she thought Laguna and Newport were similar, but now she realizes that Newport is on a whole other level. Cars are nicer, houses are bigger, even the gossip was jucier. It makes sense that the kids would be smarter too.

" Ally don't be nervous" said Sandy

" I'm not." said Ally

" Yes you are, your'e twirling your ring. Kirsten does that when she's nervous too.Plus you can't lie to lawyers,its pretty much impossible." said Sandy

" Right. Well I will have to remeber that." said Ally

" Ally don't worry about the test. I'm sure you will do fine, and even if you don't it's no big deal.Besides they let Ryan in,I'm sure they will let you in." said Sandy

" That is true." said Ally with a laugh

Sandy pulled into Harbour about 5 minutes latwe. Ally and Sandy got out of the car and headed to the Dean's office.

" Wow. This is a nice school." said Ally

" Yeah it is. You should see the inside." said Sandy

" Well hopefully I will." said Ally as she and Sandy walked into Dr.Kim's office

" Hello Sandy, it's nice to see you again, and you must be Ally right?" asked Dr. Kim

" Yes, that's me." said Ally

" Well, I'm Dr.Kim, and I'm the Dean at Harbour. Now I've looked over you grades and your test scores, and they are excellant. All you have to do is take this placement exam. Don't worry it's just so I can see where you are at now, so I know what classes to put you in." said Dr.Kim

" Great." said Ally

" Just follow me and I will show you where you will be taking your test." said Dr.Kim

Dr. Kim left the room with Ally following behind her.

" Ally I'll be in the car, just come out when your'e done." said Sandy

" Ok." said Ally

" And, hey you'll be fine." said Sandy

" Thanks. See you later" said Ally as she walked out of the door

Ally sat there looking at her test. She had just finished and was checking her answers. She had felt like she had done really good, and hopefully she would get in. It was at that moment that she noticed a girl sitting at a table across the room. The girl looked like someone she used to know, and that's when she realized that it was someone she used to know. Someone she never thought she would see again.

oooOOOooo AN- SO THERE WAS CHAPTER 7. SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG,BUT LIKE I SAID I HAD SOME COMPLICATIONS.LOL.SO NEXT CHAPTER SHOULD BE UP SOON,HOPEFULLY SOMETIME THIS WEEK! PLEASE MAKE MY DAY AND LEAVE A REVIEW :)