He was sitting in the living room, his head in his hands as he listened to Eliza explain what had happened, Kayla stayed out of sight as she listened to them talk. She felt unable to actually face him, but she needed to know.
"But it was Kay, I'm sure of it," Emmett said for the third time.
"No Emmett, it was Rachel… It's Kayla though, she's not going to be a bitch, she'll understand," Eliza said, and now she did.
Rachel was going to pay.
"Emmett," Kayla stepped into the room, and instantly Emmett was at her side, murmuring his apologies into her ear, and he meant them, that much she knew. "Stop, don't worry, I know, I understand."
"I'm so so very sorry," Emmett murmured to her, he was holding her in his arms, his head buried in the crook of her neck, as she stroked his hair.
"I don't blame you Emmett; we all knew that Rachel has wanted to hurt me… I'm not surprised she thought using you was the best way. It was." Kayla said softly, kissing the top of his head, but she could not get out of her head the image of Rachel and Emmett.
Emmett pulled back from her and looked at her with an expression so totally happy; he had wanted her to forgive him, a world without Kayla seemed impossible.
"Go on, I need to re-do my makeup," Kayla said, forcing a smile on her face. Emmett did as he was told and left to go out to the garden, Liam looked at her for a long moment and then left the room too, and only Kayla and Eliza were left.
"Come on, Kay, let's get you cleaned up," Kayla followed Eliza up the stairs and to Ginny's old room once again and there Kayla broke free of her own restraints and cried a new flood of tears.
"Oh no!" Eliza gasped, rushing forward and hugging Kayla tightly.
"I-I ke-keep see-seeing t-them!" Kayla cried, just as the pair embraced the door opened and Emily was standing there looking upset.
"Hermione told me!" She crossed the room and engulfed her two best friends.
"Gods, we're such a mess," Kayla said forcing out a laugh as they pulled away from each other.
"Totally," Emily agreed smiling at her friends. "By the way Kayla, Evelyn is down in the garden, she was asking after you."
"Evelyn!" Kayla exclaimed, appearing in the garden once she'd cleaned herself up, she wrapped her arms around the girl and hugged her. "How are you?"
She looked at if nothing had happened to her, Kayla assumed it was because she had been treated using magic where ever possible, but Kayla had expected to see bandages of some sort. She had after all just come out of hospital.
"I'm alright," Evelyn replied, smiling at Kayla. "I was wondering, if perhaps, you would want to come with me to see a movie? I had asked Alexia, but she's busy, and I was wondering if you would be free the day after tomorrow?"
Kayla smiled warmly at the blonde standing before her.
"I would love to Evelyn," Kayla said.
"You can call me Evie, Emmett does," Kayla looked at the girl with wide eyes,. She knew well enough by now that Evelyn was reluctant to let anyone close… This was huge, and with no other clue as to what to do she engulfed the girl in her arms. She did not see Luna Malfoy by Ginny's side, she did not see the tears well in Luna's silvery eyes, she did not see the look of total respect she got from Draco Malfoy, because this was huge, this was something bigger then Kayla herself even realised.