Chapter 39
At the diner Kirsty was sat with a Chocolate milkshake. She'd ordered it, but once it had arrived, she felt too sick to drink it. How could Kane expect her to leave, how could he want to leave. He was acting as though it was the easiest decision of her life. As if on cue, Kane turned up at the diner. Colleen gave him a look, but he ignored her, he was used it by now. He noticed Kirsty sat in a booth. He walked up to her.
"Mind if I sit down?"
Kirsty shrugged, Kane sat opposite her. "Not like Kirsty Sutherland to ignore chocolate." He laughed. Kirsty looked at him coldly. Kane reached over and took her hands.
"Kirsty, we don't have to go. We can stay here."
"Really!?"
"Yeah, course." Kane said, trying to sound convincing. But the look on his face said it all, he didn't want to stay.
"Kane, at least try and look like you mean it." Kirsty replied.
Kane looked down. God, she could read him like a book, or was he just really transparent? He looked back up at her.
"You're right, I don't want to stay. I want us to build a new life together, away from all these problems. I want us to have a future. I want us to have our own place that we feel safe in. But, above all of that, I want you to be happy. And if that means staying in summer bay, then that's what well do"
Kirsty looked at him. "So you've thought about our future?" She knew he was serious about her, but she never thought he'd planned ahead.
"All the time. Remember when we ran away, we said we'd buy the place of our dreams, with beanbags and stained glass windows, and a wide screen TV."
"With surround sound, gotta have surround sound" Kirsty mimicked. They laughed. Kane continued
"Well, I've always wanted to be able to give you that. Like our dream home, but I've not been able to do that. Not with everything that's happened. But, if you want to stay, then I'll do my best to give you everything you want and deserve."
Kirsty smiled. "So, you plan on giving me everything I want?"
"And more"
"Well, I'm sure I could do without getting one thing I want, to give you what you want. Let's move to the city"
"Really?"
Kirsty nodded confidently. "Really"
Kane leaned across the table and kissed Kirsty. In the background they heard a loud 'tut' from colleen. The broke apart and laughed, their heads still touching.
"So, are we going to drink this milkshake or what?"
* * *
Shelley was sat back at the caravan park. Rhys and Jade were sat opposite her at the table, Dani was in the kitchen. Shelley had just told them about her proposition. It had gone down like a lead balloon. The only person being supportive was Dani, and that was probably because she wanted Kane to leave. Rhys had blamed Shelley for wanting to split their family up even more, and jade had just cried as she didn't want to lose her sister, her twin. Shelley hated doing this to her family. She didn't even think Kirsty was going to come back with her, not after what Kane had said. Shelley remembered the last time she'd asked her daughters to come with her, and they'd said no, it had been heartbreaking, and here she was, doing it all over again, a real glutton for punishment.
And now the police where there too, wanting to speak to Kirsty. That was all the family needed, more problems.
Kirsty walked in to see her whole family waiting. Shelley, looking hopeful, Rhys looking angry and jade crying. But something was wrong; the police were there, including Inspector Carter.
"What's going on?" Kirsty asked, confused. Had something happened?
"We understand you've been receiving some letters Kirsty" Carter asked.
Who had told them? Kirsty looked at her parents, who looked as clueless as she did. Kane stepped forward.
"That's right" he answered.
"Well, we think we've found the culprit. This might upset you a bit, but it's Sebastian Miller"
Kane looked at Rhys. It couldn't be right, Seb was dead, Kane had killed him. Carter read Kane's mind.
"He's explained everything. From the letters to the break-in. it didn't take much. He was caught red-handed last night trying to break-in again. Your aunt caught him"
Kirsty looked worried which surprised Kane. "What will happen to Seb now?"
"He needs help. He's had a lot to deal with in his life and we're gonna see he gets better." Kirsty nodded, relieved that Seb was going to get the help he needed. Whatever happened, he was still her friend deep down. In a way she felt for him, he was just mixed up and troubled. Like Kane was once.
"Well, if that's all you wanted to ask, we'll be on your way. Thanks for your time. We may need to talk to you again, but for now thank you."
Rhys showed Inspector Carter to the door. Kirsty hugged Kane, relieved the nightmare was finally over. They broke apart and faced her parents.
"Mum, Dad, everyone, we've come to a decision."
"And what's that sweetheart?" Shelley didn't want to sound pushy, but she really wanted to know.
"I just want everyone to know that I didn't come to this decision lightly. Whatever decision I come to, I'll end up hurting someone. So this time, I've made the choice about me and Kane, not about anyone else. We need to do what we both want."
Shelley swallowed. "It's okay Kirsty. Nobody's going to be angry with you. Just tell us what you want"
"I want to come with you mum."
Shelley stood up and hugged her daughter. "You're sure this is what you want?"
Kirsty nodded, and held Kane's hand. "We've talked about it, and we both really want to start again, somewhere new."
Jade had tears running down her cheeks. She stood up and ran upstairs to her bedroom.
"Jade..." Kirsty began. Dani walked over and hugged her. "She'll come around. Just give her time."
Kirsty nodded.
"Now, if you're going, you have to promise to stay in touch. I want emails every day, and lots of letters and phone calls." Dani said, fighting back the tears.
"I promise" Kirsty replied. "I'm going to miss you big sister.
"And I'm going to miss you too little sister!"
At the diner Kirsty was sat with a Chocolate milkshake. She'd ordered it, but once it had arrived, she felt too sick to drink it. How could Kane expect her to leave, how could he want to leave. He was acting as though it was the easiest decision of her life. As if on cue, Kane turned up at the diner. Colleen gave him a look, but he ignored her, he was used it by now. He noticed Kirsty sat in a booth. He walked up to her.
"Mind if I sit down?"
Kirsty shrugged, Kane sat opposite her. "Not like Kirsty Sutherland to ignore chocolate." He laughed. Kirsty looked at him coldly. Kane reached over and took her hands.
"Kirsty, we don't have to go. We can stay here."
"Really!?"
"Yeah, course." Kane said, trying to sound convincing. But the look on his face said it all, he didn't want to stay.
"Kane, at least try and look like you mean it." Kirsty replied.
Kane looked down. God, she could read him like a book, or was he just really transparent? He looked back up at her.
"You're right, I don't want to stay. I want us to build a new life together, away from all these problems. I want us to have a future. I want us to have our own place that we feel safe in. But, above all of that, I want you to be happy. And if that means staying in summer bay, then that's what well do"
Kirsty looked at him. "So you've thought about our future?" She knew he was serious about her, but she never thought he'd planned ahead.
"All the time. Remember when we ran away, we said we'd buy the place of our dreams, with beanbags and stained glass windows, and a wide screen TV."
"With surround sound, gotta have surround sound" Kirsty mimicked. They laughed. Kane continued
"Well, I've always wanted to be able to give you that. Like our dream home, but I've not been able to do that. Not with everything that's happened. But, if you want to stay, then I'll do my best to give you everything you want and deserve."
Kirsty smiled. "So, you plan on giving me everything I want?"
"And more"
"Well, I'm sure I could do without getting one thing I want, to give you what you want. Let's move to the city"
"Really?"
Kirsty nodded confidently. "Really"
Kane leaned across the table and kissed Kirsty. In the background they heard a loud 'tut' from colleen. The broke apart and laughed, their heads still touching.
"So, are we going to drink this milkshake or what?"
* * *
Shelley was sat back at the caravan park. Rhys and Jade were sat opposite her at the table, Dani was in the kitchen. Shelley had just told them about her proposition. It had gone down like a lead balloon. The only person being supportive was Dani, and that was probably because she wanted Kane to leave. Rhys had blamed Shelley for wanting to split their family up even more, and jade had just cried as she didn't want to lose her sister, her twin. Shelley hated doing this to her family. She didn't even think Kirsty was going to come back with her, not after what Kane had said. Shelley remembered the last time she'd asked her daughters to come with her, and they'd said no, it had been heartbreaking, and here she was, doing it all over again, a real glutton for punishment.
And now the police where there too, wanting to speak to Kirsty. That was all the family needed, more problems.
Kirsty walked in to see her whole family waiting. Shelley, looking hopeful, Rhys looking angry and jade crying. But something was wrong; the police were there, including Inspector Carter.
"What's going on?" Kirsty asked, confused. Had something happened?
"We understand you've been receiving some letters Kirsty" Carter asked.
Who had told them? Kirsty looked at her parents, who looked as clueless as she did. Kane stepped forward.
"That's right" he answered.
"Well, we think we've found the culprit. This might upset you a bit, but it's Sebastian Miller"
Kane looked at Rhys. It couldn't be right, Seb was dead, Kane had killed him. Carter read Kane's mind.
"He's explained everything. From the letters to the break-in. it didn't take much. He was caught red-handed last night trying to break-in again. Your aunt caught him"
Kirsty looked worried which surprised Kane. "What will happen to Seb now?"
"He needs help. He's had a lot to deal with in his life and we're gonna see he gets better." Kirsty nodded, relieved that Seb was going to get the help he needed. Whatever happened, he was still her friend deep down. In a way she felt for him, he was just mixed up and troubled. Like Kane was once.
"Well, if that's all you wanted to ask, we'll be on your way. Thanks for your time. We may need to talk to you again, but for now thank you."
Rhys showed Inspector Carter to the door. Kirsty hugged Kane, relieved the nightmare was finally over. They broke apart and faced her parents.
"Mum, Dad, everyone, we've come to a decision."
"And what's that sweetheart?" Shelley didn't want to sound pushy, but she really wanted to know.
"I just want everyone to know that I didn't come to this decision lightly. Whatever decision I come to, I'll end up hurting someone. So this time, I've made the choice about me and Kane, not about anyone else. We need to do what we both want."
Shelley swallowed. "It's okay Kirsty. Nobody's going to be angry with you. Just tell us what you want"
"I want to come with you mum."
Shelley stood up and hugged her daughter. "You're sure this is what you want?"
Kirsty nodded, and held Kane's hand. "We've talked about it, and we both really want to start again, somewhere new."
Jade had tears running down her cheeks. She stood up and ran upstairs to her bedroom.
"Jade..." Kirsty began. Dani walked over and hugged her. "She'll come around. Just give her time."
Kirsty nodded.
"Now, if you're going, you have to promise to stay in touch. I want emails every day, and lots of letters and phone calls." Dani said, fighting back the tears.
"I promise" Kirsty replied. "I'm going to miss you big sister.
"And I'm going to miss you too little sister!"
