Sorry it's taken so long to update. My computer is broken so I'm using a friends. Anyway I hope you enjoy the chapter, the end is near.

Chapter 12 Broken hearts

Mary-Lynette's POV

Fingers slid along my back. Slowly the hands moved down the sides of my stomach to finally rest on my hips. Just below my ear I felt lips press against my neck, followed by another kiss, then another and then another. The lips moved from my neck toward my check.

''Mary Lynette! These dishes aren't going to dry them selves'' Poppy said bringing me back to reality. She hands me a plate that she has just finished washing.

''Sorry Pops''

''No you can be sorry the first time and maybe the second but that's been the third time this day that you have zoned out.''

''I didn't zone out, I was just deep in thought''

''So you were daydreaming''

''No, I was deep in thought'' Although Poppy was right on both counts, I was daydreaming and it hadn't been the first time today. It had been three days since my incident with Ash. We had avoided each other since. I didn't know what would happen when we would confront each other on it but apparently my fantasies had a mind of their own.

''Emmhmm I'm sure. Anyway as I was saying, they found out who was after the Redferns in Briar Creek''

''Really?''

''Yeah, turns out it was Ash's mam. She visited him like three days ago and told him. Hey wasn't that the day you helped him with the filing? Did you see her?''

''Well I saw her but it was only briefly'' With Poppy it's best to be honest.

''So how was the filing thing''

''It was fine really''

''Fine?''

''Yes fine, or as fine as filing can go''

''So nothing happened''

''No, nothing happened'' Well maybe not completely honest.

''So what you just filed''

''Yes, it wasn't too bad actually'' Just then the bells rings and Poppy goes to answer it. Keller comes in looking uncomfortable. We have polite chit chat till the reason for Keller's visit arises.

''Well you see I'm here to ask a favour''

''Well I hope we can help'' Poppy answers.

''It's more Mary-Lynette's help I need'' Keller catches me off guard, I was not expecting that and now I've left too long a silence.

''I'd be happy to help'' I offer although it doesn't sound very convincing.

''You see Galen's cousin had a baby and because there is so few family members she really wants Galen to come. I haven't met her before so she wants to meet me as well''

''Well where do I come in?''

''Ah well I was supposed to be Ash's date tonight, more for security reasons than anything else, anyway we were going to leave straight away but I have to get Ash a date''

''Why me? I'm sure there is loads of girls out there who would go with him''

''Well you know how to behave at these events, it can't be just some random girl''

''But couldn't one of the other Daybreakers go''

''This plan has been arranged to perfection, everyone has a part'' I look at Keller, I'm not sure what course of action to take.

''Does he need a date?''

''It's fine, I'll go with him. I'm sure Galen's cousin won't mind us being a day late '' The annoying thing about this is that Keller is completely honest, she isn't trying to guilt trip me into this. So of course I have to let her go.

''Alright I'll do it''

''What! Really? Oh thank you, really I mean it. Thank you so much''

''It's fine, now you better get going otherwise there will be no point in you going.''

''Thank you'' Keller shouts as she runs out the door.

''That was nice of you'' Poppy remarks

''Yes it was, you know I should really get the Nobel Peace Prize or something''

''I'll be sure to put your name down''

Ash's POV

''Hayley I'm afraid to tell you I'm terminating your position''

''You're. . . .you're firing me?''

''You can think about it as I'm rethinking your position''

''You know people said you would do this to me''

''Fire you?''

''No, that I would just be another notch on your belt. You would play around with me and as soon as I fell in love with you, you would leave me''

''Hayley I have no idea what you're talking about''

''You just used me'' Hayley looked on the brink of tears although I don't know why. She sounds like the girls I used to go out with before Mare. With that name images rush through my mind of the other night and I have drag myself back to the here and now. I don't know what Hayley is talking about, with those girls I had actually used them but she was purely my assistant and not a very good one at that.

''Hayley please do enlighten me''

''I loved you and now you're just dumping me''

''Hayley I'm not dumping you, I'm letting you go''

''You broke my heart''

''Hayley you are aware we have no physical or emotional relationship?''

''And now your acting as if nothing happened''

''Nothing did happen''

''What about all of those late nights at the office''

''Yes with you on one side of the doors doing your thing and me on my side doing my thing''

''I can't believe this''

''Well maybe a glass of water will help''

''Yes that would be nice, that's exactly what I need. When the guy you love tells you he's dumping-''

''firing''

''you. You want a glass of water''

''I think that's the end of this meeting, would you like me to get you an escort?''

''No I can leave on my own, I can take a hint''

''Apparently not'' I whisper under my breath. I smile politely as she leaves and I hold the door open for her. I see Quinn in the waiting room reading a magazine. He eyes Hayley and then raises an eyebrow at me. I motion with my hand for him to come in.

''I guess you fired her''

''She seemed to think I was dumping her''

''She looked like you had''

''She was convinced I had used her and quote, she was just another notch on my belt''

''You know we are really going to have to get you a male assistant; it's getting ridiculous at this point. I'm not sure which ones worse her or the one who was convinced you fathered her child''

''Do you know she named the child after me''

''But I heard it was a girl''

''Didn't seem to have made a difference.''

''Or do you know who else was a bit cuckoo? That girl who thought she was a reincarnation of a past lover and that your souls were interlocked''

''Yeah I definitely need to get a male assistant next time''

''Or a lesbian''

''I don't think you can do that because their sexuality isn't supposed to matter. Whereas you can tell if a person is a male or female fairly accurately if you look at them ''

''I suppose, anyway the reason for my visit''

''So it wasn't just to see my beautiful face''

''Actually that was it; I came to ask you what moisturiser you use. Your face practically glows. But in all seriousness I've come to talk about tonight, Keller won't be able to come''

''So I get to bring my own date?''

''Not exactly but you get the next best thing, Mary-Lynette''

I know it was short but there's a lot more and it's late so I decided some is better than none. Please review xxx