A/N: Hey again! Sorry I've been so long in updating; it's just that a few days after I posted the prologue, I read another VCA story that was the same as mine so I had to re- write it. I still haven't finished it either. A big 'Thank You' and a huge cyber hug to…

LunasStar: I love the Logan series too. They're so great and I particularly love Heart Song. Cary is sooooo sweet!!!

ezilysmused: Since I posted the prologue I read one of the 4 books, 'Olivia'. I didn't like that one as much as I did the others. Anyway, I haven't read 'My Sweet Audrina', 'Heaven', 'Into The Forest' and the new book 'Black Cat'. Looks like I'm back at 4, huh?

My Comforting Lie33 and BubblyShell22: Thanks soooo much!!

Hope Audrenson: Thanks! You were my first reviewer! jumps up and gives HUGE hug

Hope y'all like this chapter! (No, I'm not American, I'm actually an Aussie).

Life's Big Decisions

Chapter One: What I Never Had

I stepped out of the cab and paid the driver, then, gathering my bags, turned to face the shop as the driver sped off.

I walked to the door and went inside. A small bell jingled as I entered.

The shop was small, with crystals, planetary and star charts and a picture of an Indian man.

I walked to the long counter and stood looking at the gems in the glass cabinet beneath it.

A woman walked through the beaded doorway that led to the house part of the building. She wore a long, violet dress and dangling crystal earrings. On one of her fingers was an emerald ring.

"Melody!"

"Hello, Holly."

"What are you doing here?" Holly asked, coming around to my side of the counter.

"I needed to see you and Billy."

"Really? Why? What happened with your mother?"

I stared at her, so concerned for me, and my eyes welled with tears.

"Oh Melody! It's all right. Come with me. Billy and I were just eating lunch."

Holly put an arm around my shoulders and led me further into the building, leaving my luggage in the shop behind the counter.

We entered the kitchen together and Billy looked up.

He looked the same as ever; long, brown hair tied into a ponytail; plain, blue shirt and jeans. He was a handsome man really, only no one ever noticed because of the wheelchair he had to use.

"Hi there Melody!"

"Hi Billy."

"How was the trip?"

He saw the shadows darken my eyes and frowned slightly.

"It was that bad?"

I looked at him and saw sadness in his eyes. "Yes Billy, it was that bad."

Holly hugged me and said, "Sit down Melody, I'll get you something to eat and you can tell us about it."

"That's all right Holly, I ate on the plane."

"A drink then? Water? Juice? Tea?"

"Water's fine thanks."

I sat at the table and waited while Holly got my water and sat down again.

"So, tell us what happened," Billy said and sat back in his chair.

I took a sip of water and told them both my story. (A/N: You'll have to read 'Unfinished Symphony' 'cause I'm not gonna go through the whole thing) When I had finished, I sat silently and avoided their looks of pity.

"I guess Mommy did die, just not the way I thought she did," I said as a tear dripped down my cheek. "I lost her for the third time. First, she abandoned me at the Cape, then she faked her own death and now… well, you know."

Billy leant over and took one of my hands in both of his.

I looked up and stared into his hazel eyes. They were gold really, with green flecks. I'd never noticed before.

"You didn't lose your mother, Melody. You never did."

"Never? Not once?"

Billy shook his head. "How do you lose something that you never had in the first place?"

"You can't."

He smiled. "Exactly."

A/N: So that's it. Kinda short right? I'll try and make the rest longer. I really have to go. I want to watch something on T.V but Dad's got the remote!!

Read and review please!

I'll try and update soon.