BloominDaisy: Hey there! Thanks for reviewing again!
Katmiester: Thought I had lost you there for a while! Lol! Yeah, I realize that the whole Zach situation was a bit out there and a little too dramatic…but that's what I get for creating Tiki! Lol! It was her fault! She has this whole rebel spirit that couldn't stay away from the oh so sexy Zach. (Guess she wasn't happy with Ivan, then!) Leannyhoodle, Thanks for the review! Oh and about the whole Billy and Ella situation…we will just have to see! (Even though Billy says he has gotten over Bee, we ALL know that that would never really happen! He'd have to have been hit on the head or something!)
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"Hey baby. How was your weekend?" Lena walked through the front door, throwing her stuff in her office. "It was…interesting. But wait, I thought you weren't going to be back until tomorrow…" Holly came out of the kitchen. "Oh yeah!" Lena fell down onto the couch. "Little Jenny got sick and gave it to everyone else. The other parents and I decided to cut the trip short. How are you feeling? You look a bit…off." Holly sat down next to her mom. "I'm doing ok. School starts tomorrow! I'll finally be a senior!" "Yeah, I know! I'm so proud of you Holly…especially after what happened this summer!"
Holly shifted in her seat. "About that mom…we need to talk." "Ok. Go on." Lena had no idea what Holly was talking about. Holly went on. "Sean and I have decided to get back together…And please don't yell…" Lena didn't say anything. She shut her eyes for a moment, remembering her summers in Greece…mainly Kostos. When she opened her mouth, she was surprised at what she said to Holly. "Holly, I'm not going to say that I disagree with you. Because deep down inside, I can't. You know I can't. If I tried to persuade you out of it, you'd turn everything on me! So, I'm not going to do that. All I can say, is to not do something you will regret in the future." Lena kissed her daughter on her forehead and then got up to leave. "I'll be in my studio. Oh…and we have guests coming over for dinner. Call Sean. He can come too."
"Guests? Who? And when is Dad getting back?" Holly poked her head inside Lena's studio doors. "Umm…just wait and see. And your father is coming home tomorrow night, as planned." Lena started tossing brushes and paints aside, looking for just the right color.
That night Holly drove to Sean's to get him. "You really could have let me drive myself." He told her. "That's what that truck is for…you see it? It's over there." Holly punched his arm. "Shut up!" "So who are these guests? Do I know them?" Sean asked after he had kissed her. Holly laughed. "I'm not even sure if I know them! My mom won't tell me. She seemed a bit miffed about it though…oh and I told her about us." "You…you…told her about us?" Sean stammered out. Holly laughed again. "No! I told her about us! Just us! Nothing more! And she was actually ok with it! Calm down! It's not like you! Are you ok?" "Yeah I'm fine. You just scared me." Sean told Holly, shaking it all off. "I'm fine."
Holly and Sean pulled into the driveway. The guests were obviously already there. Holly noticed an Illinois license plate. She had an inkling as to who was visiting tonight. But she didn't want to believe it. "Sean," She said trying to get his attention. "Some things might be said about some very personal things tonight…don't worry though! It all happened in the past."
"Hey there Holly." Kostos stood up and came over to shake her hand. "Hey Kostos. This is my boyfriend, Sean. Sean this is…an old friend of the family. Kostos." Holly looked around the room until she found Stephen standing in the corner. She led Sean over to him. "And this is Stephen, Kostos' son. But you can call him Stevie, that's what I do. And Stevie, this is my..." "Dinner is ready!" Lena called, interrupting Holly's introduction. Holly walked into the dining room and sat down at the end of the table, directly opposite of her mother, who was sitting at the head. She gave her mother quizzical looks. "Guests?" Holly mouthed. Lena shrugged her shoulders, and then took a sip of her water. "Sorry." She winced.
Ella couldn't take it any longer. She knew Zach hadn't told Anna what had happened, because Anna would have already called her. Making her way to Zach and Sam's apartment, Ella knocked loudly on the door. Zach answered. "Hey…" He looked ashamed. "Hi." Ella walked past him and into the living room. "You haven't told her yet." "What makes you…" Zach started to protest. "You underestimate the level of our friendship Zach. But that's why I'm here. I care about the both of you…so tell me what's up." "Look, I'm sorry about what happened, ok? I didn't mean for it to happen."
"Well I want to trust you on that. I didn't think you were even capable of doing it. But I guess everyone has a little evil in them."
"You haven't told her yet?" Zach asked. "It's not really my business Zach. You have to deal with it." Ella picked up the phone that she found lying on the floor. "Here." Zach eyed the phone. "Can I have some privacy?" He asked her, snatching the phone out of her hand. "I'll be on the balcony." She walked past him, making sure that he dialed Anna's number. "Remember…" Ella slid open the glass door and stepped out onto the balcony. "It'll help."
"Hey Zach, sorry I didn't call you back. I was really busy with getting ready for school an all. We start tomorrow. I can't wait…" Zach hated every moment of this. "Anna, we need to talk." "Ok, about what?" Anna hesitantly asked. "Is everything ok?" Zach took a big breath and then exhaled. "No…I have to tell you something…I have to tell you the truth."
Anna didn't like the sound of where he was going. "Ok…what?" "I umm…" Zach stared out onto the balcony, watching Ella watch him. And Anna could tell, even over the phone, that he was fidgeting. "Sam and I had a party in our apartment the other night…and there was this girl…we kind of..." Anna didn't need to hear any more. "Why Zach? I thought you actually cared about this relationship." "I did…I mean I still do. I was just drinking too much that night and…listen it just happened." Anna let out a small laugh. "Zach,You could have stopped it! I don't want to hear your excuses! I don't think that we can go on right now. I think we need to take a break…" "How long?" Zach asked. "Maybe indefinitely." Anna hung up the phone. Zach took it away from his ear and turned his phone off.
Ella walked back in. "So?" "She said that we shouldn't continue the relationship…" "Wait, hold on." Ella's cell phone was going off in her back pocket. "Hey Anna, yeah I'm alone…kind of. What's wrong babe? No…oh my gosh Anna…no I had no idea. Yeah, I was there…no I didn't know about it…the girl? Don't worry about it Anna, it'll be ok. Yeah, call me tonight."
Ella placed the phone back in her pocket. "I hate that I just had to lie to her about it. Because I did know about it. I saw it with my own eyes. Gosh, I hate you right now Zach." Ella got up and left his apartment, slamming the door when she walked out.
I figure that I should probably update now! SO here's the next chapter! I just got back from watching Charlie and The Chocolate Factory! (3 times so far!) And OMG! I bought this Edward Scissorhands lunch box in Hot Topic, today. I love it! Johnny Depp! YAY! And then the movies I saw the previews for the new 'the lion the witch and the wardrobe.' I loved it! I loved the first one. (I actually had to write a paper on the story for Bible class, about how it all relates to Christ and the resurrection. It was a very interesting report.) Leannyhoodle, I hope they do The Magician's Nephew. I read the book…don't know why I have never read any of the other ones! Just haven't, I guess. Hope ya'll enjoy the chapter! Rachel!