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Part Six

Bella sat out on the dock for what seemed like hours before finally deciding to go to bed. She had so many decisions to make, and she had no idea where to start making them. She could tell Scout, and fight for him, or she could tell Scout and tell him she understood that he had found someone else, or she could simply keep the truth from him. After all the truth might hurt both Scout and her, and that wasn't even including Sean and the mysterious girl that Scout had been with the day before.

~Back In New Rawley~

"Scout...."

"Earth to Scout?!"

"What? Yeah Will, umm Sorry man..."

"That's ok... what were you thinking about? Or shouldn't I ask?"

Scout tried to smile, but it wasn't possible. He'd been so excited to finally attend Rawley, and he'd thought his biggest problem would be people wanting information on his dad, not falling in love with someone he couldn't be with. Nothing was working out the way it was supposed to. Scout stared out the window, over to the gas station. It'd been about 5 hours since he'd seen Bella go off in the truck with Hamilton and Jake. His shift was almost over now, and for once he dreaded the fact that he'd soon have to finish work and go back to the dorms. Friendly's was the only place where he had an excuse to watch Bella all day.

"Nah, I wasn't thinking about anything important Will, just an assignment..."

"Um... Yeah ok.. and the sky is pink Scout..." Will replied with a chuckle. "She'll be back soon I'm sure... anyway your shift's over man... better leave me to the hungry masses..."

Scout vaguely nodded and started to pack up his gear so he was ready to go. He waved goodbye to will and left Friendly's constantly looking at the garage as he walked. Charlie came out the front to serve a woman in a Jaguar, no doubt visiting a Rawley student. Scout shook his head. He felt more like a townie than a Rawleyite. There was such a definition between the two when in reality the only difference was about a kilometer, and in the case of Will Krudski, the distance didn't even exist. Charlie smiled over at Scout as the woman drove off. Scout gave a dismissive wave and wandered off towards Rawley grounds. It wasn't that he didn't like Charlie, he loved how Charlie had looked after Bella all those years when her mom hadn't been around, but the fact remained that Charlie had been the messenger bringing the bad news, and that was just a bit too much for Scout to take. Bella wasn't just a girl he'd forget, She was his princess, his true love and he hated trying to live without her.

Charlie watched as Scout walked away. He didn't look like the same young man he'd walked in on when Scout was dancing with Bella that night. He hadn't realized that Scout had been so far in love with his little girl, and by the time he'd found out it was way too late. All he wanted to do now was make it better for them. With the help of Hamilton's trip, it just might work. Charlie walked back inside and picked up the phone, dialing Friendly's number.

"Friendly's diner, Will speaking"

"Will? It's Charlie" Will looked over at the gas station and laughed when he saw Charlie stick his hand ut the door and wave

"Yeah Charlie?"

"I need a favour... can you come by after work?"

"Sure, I'll see you then" Will hung up the phone, and shook his head. It had to run in the family, Bella and Charlie were strange people, but he loved being a part of their 'adopted' family.

~At The Cabin~

Jake rolled over, and basically fell out of bed when her arm hit something

'What the?...' she thought as she realised that the bed she'd fallen asleep in was now a lot less spacious than it previously had been.

"Hamilton..." Jake nudged him to wake him up

"mmmm go away im sleeping" came the mumble in reply

"Hamilton!" Jake sat up abruptly "We've got a little company...."

Hamilton opened one eye, then seeing the startled look on Jake's face decided he'd better take a look. He let out a long sigh then sat up turned around and burst out laughing when he came face to face with a pair of furry fringed eyes.....