Like I said this story has been posted before but it's been revised so it'll be a little different thought the main gist is the same. Please R&R
Chapter 1
As
Kirsten sat in the driver's seat of her black Land Rover she took a
deep breath. She had no idea why she was so nervous. Maybe it was
because she was visiting a new and somewhat dangerous neighbourhood,
but the thought of seeing Ryan again. On her own with no Sandy or
Seth to save her. It was frightening. She gripped the steering wheel
and tried to focus on how she would be seeing her son again soon. But
it wasn't all that simple as she and Ryan hadn't gotten off to a
great start.
At first she didn't even want him in her house
in fear of him being a bad influence on Seth. She was afraid he would
introduce Seth to all kinds of danger but instead he introduced him
to his crush Summer and made him happier than she'd seen him in
years. When she gave in to her husband and her son's plea's and
agreed to let him stay for the weekend she realised he wasn't all
that bad. To a certain extent she enjoyed his company. She warmed to
him during his short stay and she was more disappointed than angry
with him he burned down her model home. She didn't really want to
have him in jail but she couldn't allow him back into her home
after he'd disobeyed her and Sandy like that. The guilt was eating
her up inside but she couldn't let it show. She had done the right
thing and they all had to move on. Seth managed to convince her to
visit him and she probably wouldn't have agreed if she weren't
genuinely worried about him. It was fairly awkward when she and Seth
had visited him in Juvie. There was a cut on his neck but she kept
quiet. She was more occupied with the guy in the corner yelling
abuse. She tried to ignore it and told Ryan to do the same but his
hero complex kicked in when the guy lunged for her and he defended
her from him. She couldn't leave him in there like that. She had to
bring him back. He was helpful in setting up Casino night and they
even managed to connect when Kirsten described her job to him. They
had planned to go on an architectural tour but they had barely had
time to even get to know each other when his mother showed up made a
mess of everything and left. Again. She could feel her heart break
when his mother told her that she almost envied the way Ryan had
looked at her. As if she would make everything okay. His confused and
saddened expression, as his mother walked out on him would stay with
her forever. She wouldn't forget it. It had been a journey getting
to know him and eventually coming to love him and accept him as her
son and they had shared many family moments but Ryan still hadn't
let himself in. She knew he wouldn't forget her initial rejection.
The damage had already been done. She was going to have to work hard
if she wanted her feelings for him to be recognised.
She turned the key in the ignition and slowly guided her car out of the driveway.