AN: Here's Chapter Two. We hope you guys enjoy it.


Chapter Two~ I'm Sorry


*2 days later*

"Ryan stop moping around and talk to her." Seth yelled through the bathroom door as it opened.

"I just can't... I want to, but I can't. I just can't believe she wouldn't talk to me."

"Who knows what happened? She'll tell you when she's ready to talk to you. You two seemed really close, so you know I'm right."

"Okay I'll talk to her."


*Later that day*


Ryan scanned the crowded boardwalk for the face he remembered so well. Finally he headed toward the dirty-blonde haired girl only half a block away. "Keedra! Keedra! Over here!"

"Ryan- You're talking to me?"

"You know I can't stay mad at you. Come on. I'll treat you to a day in Newport."

Hours of shopping, jokes, eating, and flashbacks followed until the sun set on Ryan and Keedra walking along the beach barefoot.

"Kee-Bee... I."

"Ry-Bear... I."

Both started at once. After hysterically laughing Ryan said, "You first."

"Ry-Bear... I'm sorry for not telling you. It's just so raw still, it's kind of a touchy subject still. Can you just give me a couple weeks to sort things out."

"Of course, Kee-Bee. What I really want to know is where are you staying? Not with your mom and step-dad?

"No way! I'd sooner kill myself! I'm just kinda sleeping where I can."

Ryan stopped walking and turned her to face him. "What do you mean 'sleeping where you can'?".

Keedra looked away, embarrassed, " I slept at a cheap hotel for the first little while. But my money ran out, so I'm just staying in my car for now."

"You can't do that Kee."

"I did down in New York until I got a job. It's not really that bad, its much better then living on the street."

"Both are bad Kee-Bee. You shouldn't have to live in your car."

"I know. But I wasn't about to ask you for a place to stay. It's just not my style."

"You still could of asked."

Keedra nodded and then changed the subject. "So you've got quite the life now. You went from living in Chino, to living in Newport. Took me a while to find you."

"I just it hit lucky, I guess."

"You're the lucky one out of us two. Always have been."

"Not really... so have you gone to see your brother yet?"

"Uh...no...Tom and I aren't really on speaking terms right now. We got into a fight the night I went back to New York. Haven't talked to him since."

"So you going to talk to him any time soon?"

"I don't plan to."

"You should."

"Why?"

"Because he's your brother, and I know how close you two are."

"But after that fight we had, I don't think you can say we're that close anymore."

Ryan looked at Keedra and even though she was wearing her dark sunglasses again, he could see the pain in her eyes, and hear it in her voice. So he decided to change the topic once again. "So do you need a place to stay?"

"I guess."

"OK, then come with me."


*An hour later*


"Thank you once again for letting me stay with you guys, Sandy, Kirsten." Keedra said a smile on her face.

"It was no problem, Keedra." Kirsten replied.

"You can stay here as long as you want." Sandy added.

"Thanks." Keedra said again, placing her stuff down on the bed in the guest room.

"I'm pretty sure Seth and Ryan are in the pool house." Sandy told Keedra.

"Thank you, once again." Keedra said as she left the room, with a grateful smile.


Preview for Chapter Three~ Slapped


"I'm comfortable on this couch, and I'm not moving."

"Fine."

"Fine." She whispered drifting off to sleep again.


"Miss me honey-cakes?" A tall, jet-black haired and smokey gray eyed teen smiled as he pulled Keedra into a very familiar and very passionate embrace. Unaware of the two boys seeing red- or maybe green? Next to them.