A/N So its Easter break and I'm full of Chocolate and after posting on C&P for a couple of hours I'm feeling rather fuzzified… crazed experimentative Fanfiction ensues ;-) normally with disjointed alternate POV's which will utterly confuse.

Chapter 8- Tell me we're gonna be okay…

We finally arrive at the community hall entrance, where the meeting is, the El ride was okay, Carter asked me a couple of questions about the meeting and I told him a little about it, I like it a lot, its fairly large, but seeing as I'm not the type to share, that doesn't bother me. Its central location means that you get a lot of people coming from different backgrounds and that's what I like about it, the variety.

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Okay, coming up to the entrance I get scared, Abby talked a little about the meeting and said it was big, but as we get through the door I realise, there's got to

be about 150 people in here, Christ maybe this was too soon.

I'm scared, I grab her hand, my eyes meet hers immediately and she must sense the worried look they have in them, because she squeezes my and hand and smiles ressuringly. 'I don't know if I'm ready for this Abby, tell me we're gonna be okay' I ask in a jokey way, trying to keep my mind off of the situation.

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Hesurely remembers the time I asked him that very same question, and in a risktaking mood,I offer thecorresponding answer.

'We're gonna be okay…'

I look round and lead him to the first two empty seat, not to close to the front, we sit down, 'We're gonna be okay'

I squeeze his hand again before letting go while I take my coat off, and looking at his face I realise hes blushing a little, equally embarrassed I change the topic we chat a little for the next few minutes before the meeting commences.

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And I smile back, thinking over what I just asked of her, realising its context in our relationship and feeling embarrassed thatI forgot, and that I even said it. But in that moment I trust her and I believe her, I think it will be okay as long as I have her support.

A/N What can I say, I couldn't help myself, don't blame me, it was the chocolate!

I wanted to say thanks for the positive reviews, its encouraging to hear that people like what i have written enough to ask for more :)

Oh, just to make sure you guys don't get confused, this is still part of the flashback initiated in part 6 (confusingly enough chapter 7- 'Sobering up over broken dreams') Anyway the flashbackwill last just one or two more chapters, depending on how it progresses.