A/N: Sorry, that the recent chapters are shorter but I look for good scenes to end the chapters, that´s why I can´t always make them have the same length.

Later Zoe and Grace were back on their way to Grace´s house. Zoe slept over quite often. She still was hung up on her talk with Tristan and how much it reminded her of her abuse story.

"You´ve been out there with Tristan quite a while", Grace said.

Zoe looked at her with a serious face. "He´s going to testify against Yates."

Grace frowned. "The temporary teacher?"

"They had a thing." Zoe hesitated. "Just... don´t tell anyone."

Grace was still confused but she didn´t dig for more information because Zoe really looked shaken. "You don´t look as if you´re feeling well."

Zoe nodded slowly. "It brought back some bad memories."

Grace put a hand on Zoe´s arm in silent support which brought a weak smile to Zoe´s lips.

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Tristan was hesitant to leave but his father´s car stood in front of the house. Miles left the house with him without saying a word. When they stepped in front of the house Tristan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he met Miles gaze and tried to smile. He didn´t feel brave at all.

Miles took his hand. "Want me to come with you?"

Tristan shook his head. "No, thanks."

"You can come by later if you want to", Miles offered.

Tristan appreciated that but... "I don´t know if I want to see someone afterwards."

Miles nodded. He wanted to hug Tristan but he put his hand on his shoulder instead. "You´ll get through it."

Tristan nodded then he turned around and got into the car. Miles watched them drive away. The whole situation made him feel helpless. Angrily he hit the doorframe.

Maya appeared besides him. She stroked his arm in sympathy until Zig appeared behind them. He looked from one to the other. "So does anyone care to tell me what this is about?"

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Zoe and Grace were asleep in Grace´s bed. In her dreams Zoe still heard the mantras they´d been singing with the rest of the family earlier this night. After talking to Tristan brought back some dark memories the songs had made Zoe feel at peace again.

Grace had been hesitant to join and Zoe would have been okay with her not doing it. But she had been happy when Grace had decided to come along anyway. But this time it left an impact on Grace.

In the middle of the night Zoe awoke to Grace being restless and sweaty. She hesitated a moment but when Grace started to mumble in a strange language she decided to wake her.

Grace blinked and needed at least half a minute to focus on Zoe. "Are you alright?", Zoe asked worried.

Grace shook her head. She trembled. "The visions. I really thought I could do it without them coming back."

Zoe put an arm around her waist drawing her closer. "What did you see?"

Grace frowned. "I´m not even really sure. Something about the ancestors." Grace closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. She felt cold. Zoe felt her shiver. "Can you go back to sleep?" She was worried about her.

Grace looked at her. "Don´t know. I feel like a block of ice."

Zoe draped herself over her trying to share her warmth. For a while they just stayed like this in silence. But then Zoe moved her head and saw that the crook of Grace´s neck was naked which brought pictures of things to her mind that she´s been imagining for a while. She bowed to kiss Grace there before she rose to meet her gaze while her hand wandered to Grace´s waist. "I´d know something that´d warm you up and get your mind off those dreams."

Grace looked up at her trying a crooked grin. "You´re trying to seduce me now?"

Zoe nudged her shoulder with her hand. "I´m trying to make you feel better."

"Oh, really?", Grace said mockingly. Their eyes met. Grace´s eyes looked more alive now, not as haunted as before. She grabbed Zoe´s shoulders to turn them around with her sitting on Zoe looking down on her with a grin. "You looked it up in the internet."

"What?", Zoe asked.

Grace was still looking down on her in amusement. "Doing it with a girl."

Zoe laughed and raised enough to get a pillow and hit Grace with it. "I don´t need the internet to know how to touch a girl."

Grace pinned her arms. "You sure, Rivas?"

Zoe freed her arms and grabbed Grace at her collar to kiss her passionately. They were a bit out of breath when they separated. Grace was serious now. "Are you sure?"

Zoe grinned. "I thought I would have to ask you that."

Grace smiled kissing her again. It was less rough this time.

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Later they were laying close to each other with Zoe on her side having an arm around Grace. "Are you warm now?"

Grace grinned tiredly. "Yeah."

"What about those dreams?", Zoe asked.

Grace shrugged. "Kind of far away now. Better stays that way."

"You don´t have to join the singing just because of me", Zoe said.

"I won´t", Grace said, "one of those dreams is enough for years. Just... don´t tell my parents. Don´t wanna worry them."

Zoe was surprised. She always thought Grace and her parents had a good connection. But she accepted Grace´s decision. "Okay."

They were silent for a while enjoying each other´s company. "Did you... like it?", Grace finally asked in a low voice.

Zoe made a face. "Obviously. Why do you even have to ask?"

Grace shrugged. "You´ve been only with guys till now."

"Yeah... and something has always been missing with them." Zoe looked thoughtful when she met Grace´s eyes. "I... never could see what they were feeling in their eyes like I can with you." Grace smiled touching her chin while Zoe went on. "And they never saw the real ME like you do. And besides...", she started to grin, "...you have more balls than most guys anyway."

Grace chuckled. "You had to bring that line."

"Totally", Zoe responded kissing her, before she put her head close to Grace´s shoulder and closed her eyes. Grace pecked her temple with a smile and then laid down to sleep as well.

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Frankie stood in the hallway with Damon talking to him and laughing. She didn´t see Zoe stop dead in her track when she saw the two of them. Zoe hurried to them and grabbed Frankie´s arm. "I have to talk to you."

Frankie didn´t know what was going on but she apologized to Damon and went a few steps with Zoe but before she could ask any question Zoe jumped in. "This guy is no good news."

Frankie frowned. "Why do you care who I talk to?"

"Did you know that he stabbed Tiny with a knife?", Zoe fired back.

Frankie obviously didn´t and needed a few seconds to digest that. "No. But right now he´s trying to leave the gang he´s been involved with. Haven´t Tiny and Zig been in one, too?"

Zoe sneered at her. "And you really believe that?"

Frankie shrugged. "How should I know that you aren´t still selling boob pics with Grace´s help?"

Zoe gaped at her. "Why the hell would you think that?"

Frankie shrugged. "I don´t know. But you´re not the only one who deserves a second chance, are you?"

Frankie wanted to leave, but Zoe called after her. "And that´s why I shouldn´t worry when you hang out with a guy who brought a knife to school?"

Frankie turned around a bit more friendly. "I don´t think you have to." She pointed down the hallway where they saw Damon chatting friendly with Zig and Maya. "He´s an old friend of Zig and if you don´t trust my gut, trust his." She then even gave Zoe a friendly smile and turned around to join Zig, Maya and Damon.

Zoe looked after her till Tristan came up to her. "Hey." Zoe smiled at him, squeezing his arm. "How did it go?"

Tristan shrugged. "My father waited outside, thank dear god cause they really wanted the dirty details."

Zoe nodded. The situation was far too common to her. They started to walk down the hallway. "Do you know how they go from there?", she asked.

Tristan shrugged. "My father wants to get a lawyer involved."

They stopped in front of Zoe´s classroom. Zoe rubbed his arm. "You´ll feel better when you see him go to prison."

Tristan gave her a weak smile. "Hope so." He looked up and saw Grace watching them from the classroom. Zoe followed his eyes and shared a smile with her forgetting their surroundings.

Tristan watched them and forgot about Yates for a moment. A goofy grin appeared on his face. "Details."

Zoe gave him an un-approving look. "I don´t know what you mean."

Tristan hit her shoulder playfully. "Oh, really. Come on."

Now Zoe couldn´t hide a grin meeting Grace´s eyes again for a second then looking back to Tristan. "You don´t know what you miss if you only go for guys." She left him with a cheeky grin and Tristan gaped after her while she greeted Grace with a kiss.

Tristan watched them with kind of a sad smile. He was happy for Zoe but at the same time he envied her big time.

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Zoe and Miles cleaned off the caf. It was their last day there and they were joking around. Finally Miles brought the last things to the backroom while Zoe sat on one of the tables. When he came back he sat on the table across her. "So, spending more time with your girlfriend in your new found free time?"

Zoe shrugged good naturedly. "Finding an apartment is on top of my list right now and I shouldn´t get to clingy anyway. But I soo won´t miss this job."

They shared a grin before Zoe became serious. "You know that Tristan´s still into you, don´t you?"

Miles became reserved. "Yeah."

"Then why aren´t you together again?", she asked, "I know you are, too."

Miles pressed his lips together and finally sighed. "When we try now and I mess up while he´s still chin deep into the Yates mess... you know." He hesitated. "Can´t loose him again..."

"But if you wait too long for the right moment to come you might miss it", she said.

Miles averted his eyes. "I know."

Zoe gave him a sympathetic smile. "Your choice. But I know what I´d do."

That made Miles grin remembering the scene at the beach. "Well, we all saw that."

She hit him on the arm playfully. "You always have to have the last word, do you?"

He shrugged with a good-natured grin. She looked at the watch on her phone. "Come on. Everyone is waiting for us in The Dot. We have to celebrate that we´re rid of this job."

Miles shrugged and followed her out of the caf.

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Miles was out at the pool area on Saturday morning practicing guitar when Hunter came by with his full backpack. Miles looked up in wonder. Hunter cleared his throat. "I´m spending the weekend with dad."

Miles knew better than to make a scene about it. "Okay."

Hunter hesitated. "Can you take Frankie out to lunch?"

"Sure", Miles answered more enthusiastically than before.

"Thanks." Hunter wanted to turn around but Miles interrupted him. "Have fun."

Hunter snorted. "As if you would care."

"I do, you know?"

Hunter just shrugged. "Well then, see you tomorrow?" Miles nodded and watched him leave.