Sorry it's taking me so long to post. I have sooooo much work recently I just haven't had the time. But anyway, here's Chapter 12!

Jay found Amber in the café with Ellie and Gel. Nervously, hoping he looked braver than he felt, he walked over to her.

"Amber, may I speak to you?" his eyes flickered to the other two girls, "Uh, alone?"

She looked at him in surprise, "Sure." she said, and followed him out of the café, not noticing the look that passed between Gel and Ellie.

"What is it Jay?" she asked softly.

"Amber, I've been an idiot." he began. "I want you to know that I still love you, and a part of me will never stop loving you, I wanted to tell you..."

"Jay don't do this to me." Amber interrupted. "Please, my decision was hard enough without this. I love you to, but not the way I love Bray, and ..."

"I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for what I said that night." Now it was Jay's turn to cut in. "I've been so caught up in what I wanted that I never thought how you felt. I want you to know that I'm sorry, and you're right; Baby Bray needs a father, and Bray is his father. I had no right to say those things to you and you have every reason to hate me."

"How could I ever hate you?" Amber whispered, tears in her eyes. "I will always have a place in my heart for you; it's just not going to be by your side."

"I know. I wanted..." Jay paused, "I wanted to tell you that you have my blessing. I don't know if it means anything to you, if it changes anything, but you have it." He looked at the floor.

"Oh Jay." Amber said, "You don't know how much that means to me. Bray did propose, but with things the way they were between you and me, I didn't know what to say."

"Say yes." Jay looked into her eyes. "Love like yours and Brays doesn't happen very often. After everything you've been through, you both deserve happiness. Tell him yes."

She nodded, "I will. Thank you Jay."

He gave her a small smile, and turned to walk away.

Amber caught his arm, "Jay, I want you to give me away." she said suddenly.

"What?"

"At the wedding. Will you, I mean, no, it's not fair for me to ask you that. Forget I said anything." She made to turn away but Jay stopped her.

"I would be honoured." he said, looking deep into her eyes, and Amber knew he meant it.

"Thank you." She said, and flung her arms around him, "Thank you so much." She kissed him on the cheek, then broke away and said, "I'll tell Bray; he'll be so happy." With another smile at him, she turned and was gone.

Jay leaned back against the wall, his head whirling. He was glad he had made up with Amber, and now his heart could heal. He'd had to speak to her; doing so he had closed another chapter in his life, and could start a new one. In the shadow nearby, someone had heard everything, and came to a decision of their own...

Destiny lay in her bed, watching the dust dance in the sunlight streaming in from the window. Salene had just left and she'd thought a lot about what her and Jay had said, and came to a decision. She wasn't going to lie around and let some woman take away the best thing that had ever happened to her. She pushed the covers off her legs and swung them around to touch the floor. Pushing up from the bed, she put all of her weight onto her legs for the first time since she had been injured. She drew in a sharp gasp, but the pain she had been expecting didn't arrive. She wobbled unsteadily for a second, then gained her balance. Breathing deeply, she took first one step, then another and another, until she had reached the door. She gave a smile of triumph and opened the door. She walked, a little unsteadily, down the hall, looking for Ved. She reached his room, the one they used to share and was about to knock when she heard Ved's voice from inside.

"Chloe, I don't know if I'm ready to start another relationship with you. I mean, me and Destiny had something special. I just can't believe that she would throw it away like that."

Destiny smiled, then heard Chloe.

"She threw it in your face."

"She was upset."

"You can't keep making excuses for her. What she did is unforgivable. It wasn't just her that lost a baby, you did as well."

"I know, but I just can't let go."

"Why?" Chloe shot back. "Do you still love her? Did you ever love her? Did you ever love me?"

There was silence from the room. Destiny held her breath.

"I don't know." Came Ved's soft reply. "I know I love you, but Destiny, ...we were going to have a baby."

"Well if that's the way you feel about it, go tell her. See how she reacts. Maybe you'll just fall into each others arms and everything will be fine. I'll just be forgotten." Footsteps sounded as Chloe meant to leave.

There was a crash as the chair Ved had been sitting on fell over as he jumped up. "No!" he exclaimed, then, quietly added, "Don't go. I'm sorry. I love you. I always have and I guess I always will. Please stay."

Destiny leaned against the wall outside. Hot tears fell softly down her cheeks. Hearing footsteps from down the hall, she wiped her eyes and headed down the stairs. No one was around. Feeling miserable, lonely and betrayed, she found a dark corner out of sight and sat with her head on her knees and allowed the tears she had been holding back to return. Silent sobs shook her body. Suddenly she froze. Voices were heading her way. There was no time to get away, she pulled back as far as she could into the shadows and sat as still as she could listening. It was Jay and Amber. With baited breath she heard everything that they said. Why couldn't Ved be more like his brother? She thought. Then realised, Jay was like her. He'd loved and lost, but unlike her he wasn't moaning about it. He was sacrificing his own happiness so that someone he loved and cared for could be happy. That was true love. As she listened, she came to her own decision. She would do the same for Ved. After everything he had been through, after everything she had put him through, he deserved nothing less. Ved and Chloe were going to be together, and she wasn't going to stand in their way. Amber and Jay had stopped talking, and she heard footsteps walking away. The tears returned and she gave a small sob.

Jay heard the noise, and looked in the direction it had come from. Peering into the shadows, he could make out the small, hunched form of Destiny.

"Hey there." he said softly...