Liz was happy to finally be getting out of hospital, the white of the walls had hurt her eyes and the smell had made her feel queasy for days and the food!

Liz had always hated hospital food, it reminded her of pieces of cardboard that had been painted in different colors, but still it was better than her cooking. Not that she could cook, Liz would safely and freely admit that she couldn't and the last time that she did she burned the water, they still didn't know how she had did it.

But still it was, Liz looked at the giant clock on the wall.

9:30 AM

She still had another hour to wait before Sarah would come and pick her up, and then it would be sweet freedom!

But still what could she do for a full hour?

Liz looked around and noticed that one the chair was a fishing magazine, she hadn't read one in months. She didn't even have time for it anymore, but she still loved to go fishing, sitting out by the river. A flash of coffee by her side as she cast out her line, Caroline sat on her stool as she asked different questions about the fish. Squealing when one of the worms would move in the tin, Liz shook her head and began to read the magazine flipping through the first few pages until she got to the fishing rod section. Liz settled down and began to read.

Sarah hated Angela's car, well Angela called it her 'baby' she had even named the thing! But still it would do the job, which was picking Liz up from hospital and taking her back home. She had a bag of clothes in the boot for Liz to change into, it wouldn't do for her to be seen in a arse less hospital gown. So she had packed a bag of clothes that she had got from the Forbes house, they had spent three days doing Liz's room making sure that it was perfect for when she came in. They had even bought her a water bed and some how built a shed, which was a mystery in itself because Angela had tried to help them build it.

But they did it, and filled it with fishing gear and a fridge so Liz could keep her live bait. It wasn't much and they knew that but they wanted Liz to be happy there, after all they were worried about her. She was on sick leave for a year and would go crazy with boredom if she was left by herself either that or she would drive Caroline crazy, so they had bough the latest fishing gear, they had even went worming for live bait which had been fun because Teddy kept trying to eat the worms.

So when Sarah pulled up to the hospital she felt relieved, she 'accidentally' kicked the door open, and got out. She snickered at the thought of Angela noticing that there was a black mark on her 'baby' but she deserved it for knocking over her bike the other day.

Sir Booboo didn't like it.

But still she was here for a reason, she smiled at the people in the reception and swung Liz's bag backwards and forwards. Sarah whistled as she walked to the room with a spring in her step she pushed open the door

"Hello!"

Liz jumped and glared at her, Sarah smiled and wiggled her fingers before she threw the bag at Liz

"Come on, you get out today. So get changed, we will sign the papers and get you home."

Liz looked at the bag and pulled out a pair of jeans, a tank top and a cream sweater. Did she own this?

But still she shooed Sarah out of the room and got changed, it felt weird. Not wearing her uniform, she looked in the mirror and paused was that her?

Her hair was longer because she hadn't had time to cut it, she had dark circles underneath her eyes. They reminded her of a panda, and when did she become so pale?

Still Liz had to admit that she looked good, and sexy in the clothes. She would make an effort to get out of her uniform more often, but still most of the clothes she owned was when she was with Bill. She hadn't updated her wardrobe since, so that would mean shopping. Liz gave a silent groan she hated shopping she really did, but if it helped her to update her wardrobe and get out a bit more she might be willing to do it. She wouldn't be taking Caroline with her, she loved her daughter that was true but the way she got all starry eyed over shopping scared her.

The knock on the door distracted her from her thoughts, she looked at the door and spoke

"I'm dressed now."

Sarah came in a small smile on her face and two cups of coffee, if she didn't have the coffee Liz would of tackled her to the ground and hugged her. But she didn't instead she gave a smile and said

"Thanks."

Sarah chuckled it was a deep vibrating sound, it sent shivers through Liz. It was strange in all the years that they had known each other they had never really done anything together, all she knew was that she had a twin sister, a younger sister who got married then died. A nephew who was a single teenage father, she and Angela had been best friends with Shelia Bennett, but that was it.

And yet, she had made her the legal guardian to her daughter should anything happen to her. Don't get her wrong she didn't regret the decision, she didn't but Sarah was like the older sister that everyone wanted to have growing up but never did.

Angela reminded her of the crazy aunt that her parents would keep away from her because she was like a child herself, they were two sides of the same coin.

But still, she would be living in their house and she would try to get on with them. Even if they didn't have much in common, she would try for her sake and Caroline's sake. So when Sarah ushered her out of the room, and down to reception she sat down on the chair the polystyrene cup in between her hands as Sarah filled out her release papers for her. Soon the papers were done and Sarah was bundling her into 'baby' and they were soon driving off to the house, Liz leaned against the car window she really didn't know what to expect. Would she have her own room or a guest room?

Liz felt her eyes slip close as the sound of the car engine lulled her to sleep.

"Liz, Liz time to get up."

Liz slowly opened her eyes, she felt like she had only closed them for five minutes. She looked at Sarah who was still driving, Sarah flashed her a quick grin before saying

"You have been asleep for half a hour, didn't know if you wanted to sleep a bit longer or not so I woke you up."

Liz yawned and looked around, they were surrounded by very dense woodland she could tell that. Liz also knew that if you didn't know where to go then you could get lost, and possibly get eaten by the animals that lived in the woods. Liz yawned once more before she took a sip of her cold coffee, she gagged at the taste. Cold coffee was not a nice thing.

Sarah pulled up to a three story house, Liz had no idea who so many people lived here. Sure Bonnie went home most of the time but her father could be heard complaining that she was always over at 'that boys' house, Liz really didn't see what the problem was with Harry. If anything Elena was the problem lately with the way that she had been acting, it was like she looked like Elena but wasn't her. Sarah parked the car and rushed around to Liz's side to help her get out of the car, Liz sighed and shook her head. Really she could get out of a car by herself!

But she was warmed by the action and the though that was behind the action, Sarah helped Liz walk to the house. Even though they said that nothing was wrong, Liz had a little trouble with walking so Sarah looped her arms through Liz's and helped her walk to the porch were Caroline was stood waiting for them to come back.

Caroline smiled and hugged her mom with both of her arms, she had been checked out at the hospital and they said that she could use her arm but small amounts at a time. If she did too much then she could dislocate her shoulder again, so Caroline had been taking it easy. Carrying cups of tea and coffee, helping Harry feed Teddy. But still Caroline was impatient for her cast to come off, she still had three more weeks left before it would come off that was if her leg had healed. But she would be sad to see the cast go, even if it was because if Teddy's reaction to every time he saw it.

The two pulled apart as Caroline pulled her mom into the house showing her every room

"This is the front room, or living room as Angela calls it."

Angela held her hand to her heart as she moaned

"Betrayed by my own family! The pain, the pain!"

Bonnie snorted and shook her head, she looked at Caroline and Liz as she spoke

"Don't listen to her, Harry said that she is not allowed any more chocolate or caffeine today so is annoying everyone."

Caroline snorted and shook her head before pulling Liz to the next room

"This is Harry domain, also known as the kitchen."

Liz shook her head as Caroline kept making comments throughout every room that they went in until they stopped at a door, the door itself was nothing special it was a dark brown color. But when Caroline opened the door Liz gasped, the entire room had been done to look like a lake. There were even different types of fish on the walls, her bedding was a deep blue that some how went with the rest of the room. Liz let go of Caroline's hand as she explored her room further, Liz sat down on the bed and jumped when she felt it move.

"It's a water bed, we thought that it would go with the whole lake theme."

Liz looked over to the door way and found them all stood there with smiles on their faces, she knew that it didn't matter where she came from or what she was like she had a home here, and that was a very strange thought. Liz turned to them and smiled

"I love it."

Caroline gave a relieved laugh

"Good, it was my idea but we didn't know if you would like it or not."

Liz walked forwards and pulled Caroline in for a hug as she whispered

"I love it Care."

Just as they were about to hug once again Liz's stomach rumbled signaling that she was hungry, everyone looked at each other before laughing. Harry looked at them all as he spoke

"Shall I go and cook something then?"

They way that they all nodded their heads reminded Liz of bobble heads and the way that they moved, Caroline linked her arms with Bonnie and Angela as she was helped into the kitchen while Sarah helped Liz to the kitchen as well, once they were all sat around the giant island they all watched as Harry began to cook.

Teddy happily sitting in the highchair looking for his next victim, erm that is to say the person who would be willing to feed him.