Chapter 14

Mark could only stare, there right in front of him was the most amazing sight.

"Sally??" he asked not quite believing what he was seeing. She was wearing baggy dark blue jeans that were tight around her now slim waist and flared out dramatically from the knee, her feet were bearly showing but he noticed she was wearing pink sneakers, PINK!!! The top she was wearing was tight and low cut with a silver cross printed on the front, her navel was showing and sparkling from it was a purple diamond and her hair was bright RED! This wasn't the girl he dated! She looked amazing but he'd be damned if he let her or her little boyfriend know he thought that!

"Yeah Mark! Can I help you?" Ally replied never taking her eyes of her ex.

Jeff wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered "What are you doing?" Ally didn't reply she continued to glare at Mark as his eyes washed over her.

Trying to look appalled Mark stated "Well your standards have slipped!"

Smirking Ally replied "Not as much as yours it seems" finally taking her eyes off Mark to look pointedly at the girl at his side.

"Really how has Cammie not killed it yet??" Ally asked tilting her head to the side inspecting Lisa

"IT?? Why you little.........."

"Don't bother Barbie!!" Ally stopped her, as Lisa let out and enraged sigh Kya couldn't hold back his laughter any longer. It was then Ally first noticed the other members of the band behind Mark. When she looked at Kya her face softened.

"Kya!" she whispered

Kya stopped and looked at her he couldn't believe that this was the same girl he watched leave six months ago, his heart swelled with pride, she'd left and she survived he couldn't describe how happy it made him knowing that.

"Look at you! You look amazing Sally" he ran over and hugged her as Mark glared at the scene.

"I'm so happy to see you"

"Oh please!!" Kya and Ally turned to glare at Lisa

"Oh! Sorry are we disturbing you?" Ally asked, Lisa just huffed "Well do me a favour little miss plastic and get the hell out of my boyfriends dressing room!!!"

The word boyfriend didn't go unnoticed and Matt looked at Jeff and raised his eyebrows, Jeff shrugged his shoulders but was smiling, that was the first time Ally had said anything like that.

Lisa stormed out as Bryan, Nathan and Simon where laughing at the comment Ally had made. With one last glare at Ally and Jeff, Mark stormed after her.

Jeff walked to the otherside of the room and joined his brother and Allys friends as Nathan and Simon ran over to Ally and hugged her.

"We've missed you kiddo" Nathan said

"I've missed you guys too"

"Bry why you stood over there?" Simon asked then remembered what happened before Sally left.

Ally walked over to him "I never meant to hurt you that day I swear Sally, I never wanted to hurt you I'm so so sorry" a tear slid down his cheek

"I know" she replied as she wiped then tear away the wrapped her arms around his neck

As Bryan is so tall he hugged her back and her feet left the floor "I love you brat" he whispered

"Love you too dumbo"

"Ok put me down now" Bryan placed her back on the floor and smiled "You look fantastic"

"Thanks! Really though how has Cammie not killed that girl?"

Kya laughed "Believe me with great difficulty"

"How is she?" Ally asked quietly

Jeff and Amy glanced at Matt but he was watching Liz, they smiled and went back to listening to the conversation.

"Shes ok, same old Cammie" Bryan smiled

"Is she happy?"

"Yes I think she is" Bryan frowned

"She is happy Sal" Kya confirmed

"Good!!" Ally said smiling

"Looks like your happy too" Nathan said looking in the direction of all her friends and Jeff. Allys smile widened "Well I have the best friends anyone could ask for" she looked over her shoulder and laughed at Liz, Joei, Jo and Zoƫ who had their mouths wide open. Ally then introduced everyone, Matt cleared the air with Bryan but it was obvious neither one liked the other, Tj didn't want to speak to Bryan but with some tempting from Ally finally spoke to him. He was perfectly nice to Nathan and Simon and hit it off instantly with Kya as they both had something in common. They both looked at Ally as their little sister. She didn't tell any of them that she was using her middle name and her friends were finding it quite strange to hear them calling her Sally.

None of them really knew what to say to Jeff, Bryan apologised to Jeff for what he did and Jeff was civil but it was obvious he didn't like Bryan either. Nathan and Simon just said hi to him and Ally didn't know what Kya said to him as they talked privately.

"I'm glad she's with you" Kya had said

"So am I" Jeff smiled

"So how long have you been together?"

"Four days"

"What??"Kya was puzzled

"She never contacted me! I found her! She didn't want Mark coming after me looking for her"

"If only she knew"

"Yeah I know! I was gonna let you know when I got back home that I had found her"

Kya had looked over at Ally who was laughing at something Bryan was doing while sat on Tjs lap who wasn't looking all that happy.

"She looks really happy"

"I think she is happy its hard to tell sometimes"

Kya suddenly looked serious "Don't let her go Jeff, look at how different she is, you did that"

"No I didn't"

"Yes! You did! Do you think if you hadn't been there that day that she would have left? Like hell she would have she'd still be there now. I heard her cry herself to sleep at times she was so unhappy. Finding her on the sofa every morning freezing cold because she couldn't sleep. She needed to get out and your the only reason she did! Look at her I can hardly tell it's the same girl! You did that! Don't let her go, cos I can guarantee that at some point she will try and get away"

Jeff had smiled and promised he wouldn't let her go and he meant it but he didn't believe that he had done the stuff Kya had said.

"Well we're gonna go and try and find Mark and his barbie doll, Thanks Sal i'm gonna have fun with that one" Nathan laughed as he, Simon and Bryan prepared to leave

"Knock yourself out! In fact knock her out" Ally grinned

"Believe me I want to" They hugged her and left.

"I think we will go and find something to eat, I'm sure you two want to talk" Liz said and then left with the others.

"I'll be back in about half an hour ok?" Jeff said kissing Ally on the forehead

"Ok" she kissed his cheek before he left her with the one person she had missed more than anything. Kya!



Chapter 15

"Are you happy?" Kya asked Ally. They had been talking for about ten minutes mostly about what Ally did when she left. She had also told him that she was using her middle name. That hadn't surprised him he had expected it seeing as no one had recognised her or reported seeing her. It was something he and Cammie had both said she would have done.

Smiling not sure if only a few days ago she would have been able to answer the question Ally replied "Yes"

"So what are you and Jeff gonna do now? When is he leaving?"

"tomorrow" Ally sighed not wanting to think about it

"And?"

"And what?"

"Allysa!"

She should have known that she couldn't avoid questions with Kya, she never could! "I don't know"

"Why don't you travel with him?"

"I can't do that" she replied while opening a packet of skittles and popping two red ones in her mouth

"Why not?" Kya asked leaning forward in his seat and folding his arms across his knees

"I have to work!"

"You make more than enough money from the salon! Whats the problem?" he raised his eyebrows

"I've been with him four days!"

"So??"

"Your all as bad as each other"Ally laughed

"What can I say? We are all smart! Listen to us!"

"I've missed you" Ally said trying to fight the tears that were threatening to escape her blue eyes. Kya noticed this and grabbed her hand.

"Why the tears?"

"I didn't think i'd see you again! I've made myself watch interviews on tv just so I could see you were ok?"

"Oh Ally you should have known you could contact me! You know I wouldn't have told Mark!"

"Thats it I didn't know! I thought you'd take his side" Kya hugged her not really surprised

"I'd never take his side! So now you know and you have no excuse not to contact me!"

Ally smiled, god how she had missed this guy, Tj was more like her brother than her friend but as far as Ally was concerned this IS her brother. "I love you, you know that?"

"I love you too little sister and I always will"

"oh yeah Kya told me to tell you, he's only a phone call away and quote 'i love you little sister and i always will'"

Ally remembered the words Jeff had said to her at the airport that day "You told Jeff to tell me that! How did you know he would find me that day?"

Kya smiled " I just did" he looked at his watch "I'm gonna have to go in a minute we have a plane to catch" Ally looked sad "Hey you have no excuse not to contact me now!"

"I know and I will!"

"Good now promise me something?"

"What?" Ally asked

Kya took both her hands and looked her straight in th eyes "Promise me that you won't run away from Jeff again no matter what happens!"

Ally sighed "I don't know if I can promise that but I don't intend to run away"

Kya squeezed her hands and said sternly "Promise me!"

"Ok! I promise"

"Good now I gotta go give me a hug"

Ally hugged him tightly and when they finally let go he kissed her head "I'll see you soon I promise"

"K" Ally smiled as he left.

As soon as the door closed her smile faded, she was tired, everything that had just happened came rushing back to her. The sudden strength she had to face Mark left her and the reality that Mark knew where she was and what she looked like came rushing back to her. Seeing Kya and the rest of the lads and making them believe she was strong she felf so shattered. Scared of Jeff leaving and emotionally drained Ally collapsed to the floor in a heap and cried.