A few hours had past since Riley had taken off for a walk it was starting to get dark but she hadn't come back or rung yet "dad Riley's been gone for a while should we go looking for her?" Matt asked as his father stood in the arch way of the kitchen "yep you boys go get your jackets.. Uh did she say where she was going?" he asked as Matt ran up the stairs "I know where she is" Jeff replied as he past his brother and headed for the door "hold on where you think your going?" Gill asked quickly stopping his son "like I said I know where she is and I'm going to get her and bring her home" Jeff replied as he turned and faced his father "well you can just wait a second cause were coming too" Matt said as he rushed down the stairs dragging Gill and Jeff with him out the door and towards the car.



They pulled up outside of Riley's old house nearly all the lights were on inside so they all quickly walked in "Riley.. Riley were are yah?" Matt yelled as he headed towards the kitchen and Jeff went to check up stairs leaving Gill alone in the lounge room "I found her" Jeff yelled from the top of the stairs. Jeff walked into Riley's bed room where she was placing all her clothing and everything she owned into boxes "Riley what are you dong?" Jeff asked as he sat down on the bed next to her "well I thought id start packing my stuff up since there going to want to move everything out soon and I didn't want anyone touching any of mine or mom's stuff" I replied trying to hold back the tears, "boys can you start carrying some of these boxes down to the car" Gill said as he stood in her doorway I didn't pay attention to the words coming out of his mouth I just sat there and looked at a picture of my mother that was sitting on my bed side table.



"Hey where are you taking them" I said quickly as I saw Matt walk out of the room with one box and Jeff about to pick up another "where taking them our house" Gill said as he walked into the room as Jeff left "our house" I replied with a questioning tone "yes our house your part of our family now you always have been but I want you to live with us on a permanent basis not part-time you're my daughter Riley I don't want to miss any more of your life than I already have" he replied I saw tears starting to well up in his eyes and in mine as well "you really want me too?" I asked as I looked at him and he wiped away a stray tear that fell down my face "yes I want you too we want you too. we love you" he said with a smile " I love you too..." I replied as I paused for a minute and looked him in the eye before saying "dad" and wrapping my arms around him.



"Is that everything out of the car?" Gill asked as Jeff took the last box upstairs to my room "yep" Matt replied before walking in and joining me in the kitchen "who was that on the phone?" he asked "just Shannon" I replied as I drank a glass of water "Shannon hey" Matt said with a grin on his face and wiggling his eyebrows "whatever Matt" I replied rolling my eyes and letting a small smile creep onto my face "hey all your boxes are up there but it's a bit crowded in yah room so if yah want you can stay in my room tonight ill give yah the top bunk for a change" Jeff said as he walked into the kitchen as well "thanks" I replied as I gave them both a hug "what was that for?" Matt asked with a smile "for being my brothers" I replied as they smiled and pulled me in for another hug "if only mum could see us now" I said softly "she can. and I bet any money she's got a huge smile on her face" Gill said as he joined in on the hug.



"Hey I think I might go to bed" I said as I got up off the couch "are you sure I mean its only 8.00" Matt said "yep. is it still cool if I stay in your room Jeff" I replied softly "yeah sure" he said as I gave them both a hug and a kiss good night " night dad" I said with a smile as I gave him a hug " night sweetie" he replied as he kissed my cheek and I headed on up the stairs before I went into Jeff's I rummaged through one of the boxes and found the picture of my mother I was looking for and then I walked into Jeff's room and climbed the ladder up the top bunk and slid in under the covers "night mom" I whispered and I kissed her picture and held tightly against myself as I cried myself to sleep or tried to anyway.



A few hours later Jeff walked into the dark room trying not to make a sound the harder he tried the more noise he made "Jeff what are you doing?" I said softly as I rolled over "sorry I though you were asleep" he replied as he slid under the covers of the bed below "what yah thinking?" he asked breaking the silence in the room "you know what weird" I said as I flopped onto my back " what?" he whispered back "I always wished that when I meet my father that he'd be like Gill.. Ironic huh" I said as I shut my eyes "well I guess sometime whishes do come true" Jeff Replied from the bottom bunk "yeah I guess they do. sometimes" I whispered back before pulling the picture of my mother back out from under my pillow and running my finger over her image "I love you mom" I said in barely a whisper before softly crying myself to sleep.



I hope yah liked this chapter ( ill try and get the next one up as soon as possible and thanks for all your review *hugs * for everyone sorry 4 making yah cry M he he * waves * anyways ill get the next one up ASAP bye!!!