Chapter Two

Jocelyn woke up screaming. Her eyes peered around the bus and she quickly noticed that she was alone and that the bus had stopped.

'Must have fallen asleep,' she thought miserably.

A glance at her watch told her that it was 4 AM. Jocelyn stood up shakily and opened the overhead compartment. Butterflies danced across her stomach as she realized that she was in Los Angeles.

'It feels so wrong to be happy,' she thought.

"Lost Angels," she whispered as she grabbed her carry-on luggage.

Jocelyn walked off the bus and peered around. There were very few people walking around the bus station. She found her two suitcases waiting for her beside the Greyhound bus. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a blood red Nissan 240SX with gold decals decorating the car. A tired looking brunette sat on the hood, peering around. Jocelyn smiled.

"I thought I said I didn't every want to see your skanky ass again."

The brunette looked over at her. "Well tough shit, I'm here."

The brunette jumped off her car and ran toward Jocelyn. The two embraced tightly for what seemed like an eternity.

"I'm so glad you came, Letty," Jocelyn replied as she let her walls down temporarily and allowed her tears to flow freely.

"Well, I couldn't just let you roam around L.A. all by yourself," Letty said with a wink.

Jocelyn stuck her tongue out at Letty. Letty laughed and watched sadly as Jocelyn wiped her tears away.

"So how's Mom?" Jocelyn said as they picked up her luggage and took it over to Letty's car.

"She's better. She almost had a stroke when she found out about..."

Letty glanced sideways at her stepsister.

"You okay?" Letty asked.

Jocelyn nodded. "It still hurts sometimes, you know?"

Letty swung an arm around Jocelyn's shoulder. "It's okay, you still have me."

Jocelyn smiled and waited for Letty to pop the trunk. Once her luggage was loaded up, they climbed into the car and headed towards Letty's house.

As Letty pulled up to the house, Jocelyn took a deep breath. She had never met the people who Letty lived with and often preferred to stick around people she knew very well. Meeting new people, for Jocelyn, was a difficult task. Letty sensed her sister's nervousness and squeezed her hand.

"It'll be all right," Letty said reassuringly. "You'll like them and they'll like you."

Jocelyn managed to smile weakly.

"Come on," Letty said as parked the car. The two girls got out and walked up to the front porch. Letty opened the door and they both walked into the house. As Letty shut the door, the house became pitch black.

"Everyone's still asleep, but they'll be up in an hour or two. In the meantime, you should get some sleep. Come on, I'll show you to your room."

Letty led Jocelyn up the stairs and into the guest room.

"Bathroom's down the hall, and if you need anything, anything at all, I'll be in the room across the hall. Okay?"

Jocelyn nodded and began to get in the bed.

"We'll get your stuff out in the morning."

"Okay," Jocelyn said as she made herself comfortable in the bed. However, she didn't plan to sleep, just merely rest her aching muscles.

Letty looked over at her sister and felt sorry for her. Carter was the best thing that had ever happened to her sister, and it hurt like hell to see her without him.

"I love you," Letty said as she turned off the overhead light and walked out of the room.

"Love you, too," Letty heard her say before she disappeared into her own room. She saw Dom asleep and decided not to disturb him, so she left the room silently and slept on the couch.