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When Casey had settled down Kyle returned to the diner, taking his seat just as the waitress brought his meal over.
"Thanks." He said before looking towards Denny. "Where's Phoebs?"
"Her mum called. She went outside."
When Phoebe returned she was quiet and it only took Kyle one glance at her, to be able to tell she'd been crying.
Denny seemed to notice as well. "Phoebe what's up?"
"Uh nothing. Is this mine?" She pointed to a burger that had been placed in front of her empty chair.
"Yeah it is." Denny didn't believe her but chose to let it go for the moment.
"How long have you been in the bay for?" Amy asked him.
"Uh about 2 and half years. My brother's used to live here." Kyle didn't feel like he'd been there for that long but when he thought about it, a lot of stuff had happened for just over two years.
"How many brothers do you have?" She asked.
"Three…well two…it's complicated." Kyle laughed lightly. "Very complicated."
"That's an understatement. Complicated doesn't even begin to describe Kyle." Andy interjected.
Josh cringed at his brother's comment. "Not like we can talk though right?"
Andy held his hands up defensively, "I never said complicated was a bad thing. What do you think Amy? Is complicated a bad thing?"
Amy looked at him confused. "Not always."
"What are you doing?" Hannah asked her boyfriend under her breath.
Andy didn't respond, just grinned at her.
The rest of dinner was full of lively conversation. Not even a full minute after Kyle left the diner he heard his name being called.
"Kyle!" Amy jogged slightly to catch up with him. "Look I know this might be a little bit forward but I was wondering if maybe sometime, you'd like to get a coffee or something?"
She smiled awkwardly at him.
Kyle's eyes widened. "Um…Amy…I'm not sure that's a good idea right now." He tried to find the right words but failed. He looked at the pram in front of him. "It's just…very complicated."
"Like I said earlier….complicated isn't a bad thing ." Amy looked hopeful. When he bit her lip she nodded. "Okay. I get it."
"It's not that you don't seem like cool chick. It's just…"
"Complicated. Uh that's okay. Can we just forget this whole thing?" Kyle felt bad for her, she was clearly embarrassed.
"Yeah. Sure. Have a good night." He told her kindly. He watched as she nodded and hurried off. It wasn't that she wasn't attractive, she was. And she seemed to be really down to earth, funny and kind. But it was just complicated.
Josh was staying at Evie's for the night which meant the house was silent when he arrived home. The silence only remained long enough for him to put Casey to sleep, then there was a soft knock on the front door.
Opening the door Kyle's eyes widened when he saw Phoebe standing there, teary eyed.
"Phoebs? What's wrong?" He asked, opening the door wider. Suddenly she burst into loud sobs.
"Phoebe? Hey. Come here." He widened his arms, pulling her into a hug.
"What's going on?" He asked softly, taking a seat on the couch.
"My mum…." She told him... "She had a heart attack." Kyle didn't have time to react before she continued to sob. "Oh my god. What if she….Kyle what if she dies?"
"Phoebe." He looked her in the eyes. "You can't think like that."
She shook her head sadly. "I'm so scared. She can't die. She's my mum."
"Have you spoken to Harrison?" Harrison was Phoebe's mother's husband. She nodded. "He was a mess. He said she was stable now but Kyle she had a heart attack!"
"I know but she's okay now, yeah?"
Phoebe nodded and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm down. "Why don't you go see her? Spend some time down there?"
Phoebe shook her head. "I can't." Phoebe wasn't sure why didn't feel like she could go down to Melbourne but she just knew she couldn't face seeing her mother.
"Why not?" Kyle pushed the hair away from hair face. "Go on Phoebs. Make a trip out of it. Visit all your old friends. Play some music."
Phoebe bit her lip and nodded.
She was quiet for a minute before she stood up frantically. "Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I just went a little crazy there for a second. I'm so sorry. I've got to go."
"It's fine Phoebs." Kyle's words were ignored though as he watched his ex-girlfriend rush out the front door. He wanted to help her but he couldn't exactly go after her with Casey, could he?
Kyle knocked loudly on the door to Phoebe's caravan. He'd made a decision.
Phoebe looked at him confused. He was grinning from ear to ear with Casey in one arm.
"Are you ready?" He asked, his tone unusually upbeat.
Phoebe looked at him, still perplexed. "For what?"
"Melbourne." He made it sound like it obvious.
"You know what? I've thought about it and I've decided not to go. She's okay. I don't know why I flipped out last night." Phoebe had thought about it, it'd been all she could think about all night.
Kyle shook his head. "You flipped out because you were worried. So you're going. And we're coming with you." He looked at Casey and smiled.
"You're what?" Phoebe's eyes were wide. Had she heard him right?
"Me and Case. We're going to go to Melbourne with you." Phoebe had been so great to him with everything that had happened since Ricky died, this was his chance to repay her.
"What? No you're not." Kyle looked at her. She sighed. "Kyle. That's crazy."
Kyle nodded. "Yep."
"and it's not happening." Kyle shook his head. "Actually Phoebs. It is. I've already booked flights. Yours too because I knew you wouldn't."
Phoebe shook her head. "Kyle you've lost the plot. Casey needs to be here. You can't just take him on an airplane to a city he's never been to."
"Phoebe, he's a month old." Obviously he hadn't been to Melbourne. "He's going. I'm going. You're going. And you need to get a move on. Our flight leaves at three."
Phoebe's eyes widened. "You're serious?"
He nodded. "Well? We need to leave in like half an hour." Kyle grinned.
"Why are you doing this?" Phoebe asked quietly as he pulled into the airport carpark.
Kyle looked at her. "You were there for me, when I needed you."
Phoebe looked at him unsure. "Yeah but just randomly buying a plane ticket to Melbourne?"
"Not like we haven't done it before." Before their break-up, they'd quite often book spontaneous trips away from the bay. Kyle grinned at her.
Suddenly Casey began to whimper from his car seat. Kyle sighed. "I was hoping that wouldn't start until we were on the plane." He'd been goo the entire drive to Sydney airport.
Phoebe glanced at the clearly upset baby. "Did you bring his stroller?"
Kyle shook his head. "No. I actually didn't bring anything for him. No clothes. Food. Nothing."
Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Ha. Ha. You're so funny." She paused. "You did bring it right?"
"Of course. Now can you grab my bag? I'll get him sorted." Phoebe nodded and opened her car door.
Almost an hour later Kyle was feeding Casey his bottle in the departure lounge.
Phoebe tapped her foot nervous to board their flight. She's never really liked flying, even the short flight ahead of her was making her feel slightly nauseas. "Have you ever flown with a baby before?"
Kyle looked at her with an almost guilty look on his face. "What baby would I have ever flown with? Of course not."
Phoebe's eyes widened. "Oh my god. What do we do? What if he cries?"
Kyle looked at his nephew. He'd cried the entire time they'd checked in and finally stopped when Kyle fed him his bottle. He would be surprised if the child had anymore tears left.
"We'll be fine Phoebs. Hopefully he'll sleep through take-off."
"And if he doesn't? Kyle! We're going to be those people!" Phoebe hated those people. The ones with the baby that screamed through the entire flight. The babies just made the whole flying experience all the more nerve-wracking for Phoebe.
"Phoebe. Calm down." Kyle pointed. "Go buy two bottles of water and then it'll be time to board alright?"
Phoebe followed his instructions and before she knew it they were sitting on the plane. She glanced out the window. Kyle glanced at her. He knew how nervous she got on planes. "Phoebs. Do you want some gum?"
He pointed towards the packet, unable to reach for it himself as he was holding Casey. Phoebe knew he was attempting to distract her but allowed herself to reach for the gum anyway. Shortly after the seatbelt sign was turned on the captain was announcing their take off. Phoebe took a deep breath. Shutting her eyes tightly as the plane began its ascent.
"Phoebs." Kyle moved one of his hands to hold hers. "It's alright."
Phoebe nodded but glanced out the window once more as he squeezed her hand.
Just over an hour and a half later the flight had landed. The flight didn't have many passengers, so it didn't take them long to get to baggage claim. Casey had slept the entire flight, something Kyle was extremely thankful for.
As soon as Kyle found the stroller they'd checked in, he went about strapping the one-month old child in.
"Oh my goodness! Was this young one on that flight?" An elderly woman suddenly appeared next to them. She peeked inside the pram to look at the sleeping baby.
Before Kyle could respond the elderly woman looked towards Phoebe, who had calmed down significantly. "How old is he?"
Phoebe glanced at Kyle. "He's one month."
The older woman smiled. "And already so well behaved for mum and dad! Congratulations to you both."
Kyle's eyes widened and Phoebe froze. The woman didn't seem to notice as she wandered back over to her husband, leaving the two of them in a shocked silence.
