"I'm ready to tell you about my past." Ana addresses the room. I let out a sigh of relief as I hear that. Ana sits at the table with Kate next to her.

It's been a week and a half since Leila broke into my parents house and since then Ana is off vocal rest best has been instructed to take it easy, the god damn collar is off, she still has some bruises but they should heal in the next month or so. Kate grabs Ana's hand as Ana begins to speak in a distant tone.

"I'm not Carla's biological daughter, she's my aunt who adopted me when my birth mother got arrested for neglect, emotional abuse, drugs and alcohol abuse when I was 11. My aunt Carla told me to call her mom if I felt comfortable with it so I did. When she met her third husband, Stephan, she seemed really happy with him but she made sure that I was top priority for her, he didn't like that, but he pretended that he cared about me but I knew he didn't. When I was 16 I was working on a project for school when I heard them fighting about me, I heard him say that I was a whore, just like my mother, that I'd end up knocked up by the time I'm out of college. Then I heard a bang and a scream before hearing his footsteps thundering up the stairs to my room, he had a handgun in his hand, he was drunk and high as a fucking kite, he started spewing shit about how Carla was obligated to take me in, that I wasn't really wanted then he shot me in the shoulder and in the knee, then he pulled the gun on himself, killing himself. I lost my best friend that night.

When I was in hospital, I met Kate and her family, they said they were my new foster family. Until I was 18, I was withdrawn, I didn't speak, didn't socialise, I expected them to give up and put me in the system but they never did, they were patient with me, especially Kate, Kate would sleep in my bed and cuddle me every night just so I could sleep for an hour, she'd help me shower and all that, she was ge one who got me to laugh by pushing Ethan into the deep end of the pool with Minnie Mouse floaties

. When we got in WSU, Kate practically sent every guy who even asked for my name running for the hills, I'll admit I was pissed when you got the flu and begged me to go the Christian's office for the dumb interview, you were the one who showed me not all guys are bad, I owe everything to my big sister. I love you, Kit Kat." Ana has tears pouring down her face by the end of the story as does Kate and Mom and Mia. "You don't owe me anything, Ana, it's what big sisters do, it's part of the job description." Kate pulls Ana in for a massive hug and they break down in tears.

Me and Elliot look at each other as we process the information that Ana has given us. Here's what we've processed as of right now:

1: Carla is Ana's aunt.

2: Ana's birth mother is in prison for Neglect, emotional abuse, alcohol and drug abuse.

3: A guy that Carla was seeing shot Carla, shot Ana twice, one in the shoulder and once in the knee and then killed himself in front of Ana.

4: Kate and her family fostered Ana when she was 16.

5: Kate jumped into the role of big sister immediately.

6: Kate fought all and any guys off with one look.

7: It was Kate who got Ana to see that not all guys are bad by begging her to do the interview with me when Kate had the flu.

I owe my relationship with Ana to Kate!