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6 Months Ago: Admit It

"You look pretty Mommy," Gabriel said swinging his feet from the couch as Bella primped her hair.

"Thank you, baby," she laughed and looked at herself in the mirror. She was happy to be getting married today.

"Hey," Eva walked in, dressed in her bridesmaid's dress. "Gabriel," she said reaching out her hands, Gabriel jumped up and hugged his godmother, "come outside and go over your ring bearer job with PJ again OK?"

"OK," he nodded and walked outside Eva looked at her little sister. Bella smiled.

"You seem happy," Eva said.

"I am," she nodded. "I just kind of wish Kevin was here."

"I know baby," Eva said and hugged her. "David tried to convince him, said it would mean a lot to Gabriel, but no go." Bella smiled. "I'm so proud of you Bella, you have no idea."

"Right," Bella nodded. "Anyway, I should um, get out there I guess." The wedding was really small, just the families and some close friends. Bella and Gordon had both decided especially because of Gabriel and Kevin's absolute refusal to come to the wedding

At the reception Eddie stood staring at Ellie who was mostly just chatting with Cal and his girlfriend Marissa.

"You should go talk to her," Allie Cole walked over.

"Thank you, Mom," he nodded. "For that spectacular advice."

"I thought you two ended things well?" Allie said. He shrugged. "You should at least tell her,"

"Mom!" He said. "I'll tell her about USC if it seems appropriate."

"Well, you won't know that until you talk to her," Allie shrugged. He glared at her. "I'm done."

"Thanks," he nodded and walked over to Bella, who was sitting at a small table with Gordon and Gabriel.

"Eddie!" Gabriel squealed.

"Hey little man," he high fived him. "Can I steal your mom for a minute?"

"Ask Gordon," Gabriel said.

"Conway," He shrugged.

"It's up to Bella," Gordon said protectively, knowing how much Eddie's behavior had been grating on her lately. Bella smiled.

"One dance," she said. "Then I'm back to my boys." She kissed Gordon and followed Eddie. "So have you talked to Ellie yet?"

"Did you sick my mother on me?" He asked. She laughed.

"Maybe a little," she said. "I'm worried about you,"

"I'm sorry," he said. "For worrying you." He looked at her. "You're a beautiful bride Bella."

"A tiny part of me always thought that I'd be with you," she said softly. He smiled and hugged her close. "I love you, be good."

"Right back at you," he whispered.

"Anyway, it'll be good to live closer," Anne babbled to Elisa. "It'll be like when we were all at Eden Hall, except, well, Trina won't be there."

"Uh huh," Elisa nodded, a little confused because Anne hadn't said anything about the whole Hunter situation. And she knew she knew, since Hunter had told her so. "I can't believe you graduated. I mean, was NYU that bad?"

"It wasn't bad," Anne shrugged, "just not for me, I'd rather work." Elisa nodded. "Besides it's way easier for Hunter to be in California than New York, you know?"

"Sure," Elisa said. "How's he doing? We haven't talked in a while."

"Oh, he's fine," Anne said. "I miss him," she admitted. Elisa nodded. "Elle, um," she sighed, "look, you know I suck at beating around the bush, so I'm just going to ask. Are you in love with him?" Ellie closed her eyes.

"Yeah, I am," she said. "He doesn't know that Anne." Anne smiled and hugged her cousin.

"I'm sorry," Anne said softly. "I really am."

"He always loved you and not me," Elisa shrugged. "I'm getting better about it. And I'm sorry about that night at the beginning of this year. And the time in Nantucket."

"Nantucket?" Anne asked.

"Um, before he left the first time," she shrugged, "we ran into each other, it just kind of happened. Besides, I sort of met this guy at school, he's the president of one of the frats we mix with, Clark."

"Cool," Anne nodded. "And of course there's always," she nodded over to Eddie. Elisa sighed.

"Yeah, there's him," she said softly. "I don't think I'm ready for that one yet."

"I don't blame you," Anne shook her head. "What you two had was pretty intense." Elisa nodded.

"I'm not changing my name," Bella said as she and Gordon lay in bed. He laughed. "I mean, I can't, because Riley is Gabriel's name."

"Right," Gordon nodded. "Well, technically its Reed-Riley." She rolled her eyes. "I know you're disappointed he didn't come."

"Disappointed is putting it lightly," she muttered and picked at the sheets. "I mean, the only thing that kept today from being perfect was him being an ass." Gordon smiled.

"I'd have reacted the same way if you'd picked him," he whispered and kissed her. "I love you so much."

"There was never a choice with you," she said. "I was only ever even with Kevin because I thought you didn't want me anymore."

"Not the first time," he said.

"No," she shook her head, "that's true. The first time was destiny. So that we would have Gabriel."

"True," he pointed out. "What's he doing, tonight, by the way?"

"Gordie," she rolled over and straddled him. "Do you really want Gabriel to be here right now?" He laughed and she kissed him. "He's with my parents, he'll be fine."

Present Day

Bella sat quietly looking at old pictures. Ancient pictures, it seemed like. Pictures from high school. When the Eden Hall football team won the state championship, and senior prom, her, Gordon, Eddie and Connie all smiling like crazy.

"Hey you," PJ walked in and sat down opposite her on the couch. "Your kid's asleep in case you were worried."

"I never worry when he's with you," she smiled. "God, PJ, what would I do without you?" She kicked her feet into his lap.

"You'd've been OK," he shrugged. She shook her head. "I mean, trust me, I make life easier for you, but no way would you have like lost it without me."

"I think I might of," she sighed. He looked at her. "Considering I almost lost it even with you." He hugged her.

"You did the right thing," He whispered, "giving Kevin that custody agreement, you know you did. It's getting to the point where Gabe is going to notice the way you two are around each other." She sighed and leaned back.

"My cousin Trina," she whispered, "her boyfriend Jace, he's the product of a one night stand. His parents like used to fool around or whatever, and one night his mom got pregnant, and he hates his father. And my sister's husband," she sighed, "he and his dad have a terrible relationship. I couldn't stand it if Gabe and Kevin end up that way."

"They won't," PJ shrugged. "I won't let it happen, I mean, look, I know once the kid turns six, I'm out, OK? I get that!"

"Uh, not at all!" She said. "maybe ten." He laughed.

"Whatever," he smiled, "but I won't let him hate Kevin, Bella." She smiled. "God, I would have been so in love with you if I'd met you in any other situation."

"I was so in love with you," she admitted. He looked at her. "When we first hired you. Total crush." He laughed. "You are so not my type though."

"Yeah," he nodded. "Your boyfriends beat me up in high school." She frowned. "Well, maybe not Gordon."

"Gordon never beat anyone up," she said proudly. "Well, except Eddie, that one time. But he totally deserved it." She smiled. "Dean used to tell Gordon, before we got together, that I would only go out with a winner."

"And Gordon loved that I bet," he snorted. She smiled. She'd always searched her memories for Gordon before that night in the diner. She knew that he should be there, and she did have some, but they were mostly of the boy in pads, throwing dropped passes and getting sacked. And that wasn't Gordon to her. That was some other boy, some loser. "I gotta say, Bella, I'm really glad you chose Gordon. He's better for you." She smiled.

"In some ways," she whispered. "Eddie's better for me in some ways too. And Kevin." She smiled. "We would have made a lot of sense if we could have just put all of the crap aside." PJ looked at her.

"No you wouldn't have," he shook his head. "Because you are the crap and the crap is you."

"Ah yes, the Tao of Cameron," she teased. He smiled and rubbed her feet.

Elisa stared at the door in front of her and knocked on it. Eddie answered it, and smiled a smug happy smile.

"Hello Ellie," he said. "What are you doing here?"

"You never fought for me," she said. He looked at her. "I mean, you did your whole, 'I'll wait forever,' thing, except that you didn't, you got together with Connie," he swallowed. "You never fought for me. Not once. You waited for Bella to dump you, and then you just waited."

"That's what you wanted?" He asked. "You wanted me to fight for you?"

"Back then, yeah," she said. "But now, honestly? I would have settled for a little warning. I saw you six months ago and you didn't say a word to me! And then you expect to just drop in and everything to be the same as it was when we were in high school."

"Fine," he nodded. "That's totally fair, but since we're calling each other out on things, allow me," she sighed. "You're still sleeping with Hunter Nichols aren't you?"

"No, I'm not," she said. "He's, I mean, it's complicated."

"You're not," he said. "But you're in love with him." She nodded. "Does he know?"

"I have no idea," she whispered. "Anne knows. He probably knows. He loves me too, I know he does."

"But he chose Anne," he said. She nodded. "And he still comes around?" She nodded. "That sucks."

"It does suck," she muttered walking in and plopping on his couch. "I noticed on New Years, you didn't drink."

"Yeah," he scratched the back of his head. "I don't really, anymore." She looked at him. "After you, I mean when we ended I went a little nuts. Then Bella sort of beat the crap out of me. So now I'm sober." She laughed.

"I'm glad then," she said. He nodded. "Hunter quit his job and he and Anne are moving in together." He kissed her forehead. "Can I stay here tonight?" He kissed her softly.

"Of course honey," he said.

Late that night, Eddie lay in bed watching her sleep. For the first time since he'd come here she looked like the girl he remembered again. She was asleep, she was quiet and vulnerable and innocent.

"Mm," she woke up and looked at him. "God, you are so creepy sometimes." He laughed.

"Sorry," he said. "Ellie," he pushed her hair off her face. "Do you have any feelings for me, whatsoever?"

"Of course," she said softly. "You're my Eddie. You made me feel things that, I mean I was completely in love with you and that doesn't just go away. But I don't want that anymore, I don't want to be completely lost in someone else."

"Wow," he nodded. "OK, yeah, that's totally fair." She kissed him. "I hope things work out with Clark."

"It won't," she said. He laughed.

"Then I hope that he helps you get over Hunter," he said. "So you can come back to me." She smiled curled up in a ball like she used to and snuggled close to him.

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