I'm so sorry this chapter took me forever! … I've been away to London with my school (it was boss)!!! So I just haven't had time to write.

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Ok here it is happy reading!

Kim had spent the last few weeks deliberately avoiding the whole Hunter family, he had been so nervous all week that Robbie would have told someone about his feelings towards Kit. He tried his best to spend as little time in the same room as Robbie in school as possible… waiting around at the end of school longer than he normally would just so he wouldn't bump into him.

As he walked home that day he laughed at himself. How had one girl managed to affect him so much!! He felt so silly!

He looked out over the beach…she was standing there!! He had been so busy thinking about Kit it had totally skipped his mind that he might actually see her on his way home. He stood still for a while not really knowing what to do.

I'll go and talk to her he thought, No I can't do that…she looks like she wants to be alone…Or she could need someone to talk to…something might be wrong!

He stood for a while longer just watching her. The thought crossed his mind about maybe telling her how he felt. I mean what's the worst she could do? He thought to himself. But then he was overcome by panic.

Don't be silly Kim… she'd turn you down then you'd look a fool and you'd never be able to face Robbie or any of the Hunter's again!

He slowly made his way down to the waters edge where she stood with just her toes in the water. As he got closer he noticed tears in her eyes…he thought about turning back after all she hadn't seen him yet, but then he couldn't seem to stop himself. He wanted to hug her and take all her problems away.

"Hi Kit. Are you ok?" He asked gently.

"Oh Kim hey." She said quickly turning away from him and wiping her eyes, frantically trying to get rid of all traces that she had been crying.

"I'm alright thanks. Yourself?" She asked trying to sound upbeat.

"I'm ok. Why are you crying?" He asked. Shocked at how upfront he had been he stared at the floor expecting her to shout at him. Instead he was shocked to find that Kit burst into tears right in front of him. He didn't hesitate; he gently put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a hug. He couldn't describe the feelings that coursed through his body. She felt so right… he didn't want to let her go; he just needed to comfort her.

Kit didn't refuse his hug, she accepted it and returned it too. She needed a bit of comfort.

"Ah I'm sorry Kim. I'm being so silly." She said crying deeper into his tee shirt.

"It's alright." He said fighting every nerve in his body to stop himself stroking her hair.

"I got a call today from one of my friends. She said that the trip back to Africa has had to be brought closer than expected. They're leaving in a couple of days and if I want to go back I have to go with them or I can't go at all."

Kim was too stunned to speak instead he stood there and let her speak, still holding her in his arms.

"I really want to go back, but I just thought I'd get to stay here longer than a couple of weeks. I have no idea how I'm going to tell mum…we've been having a great time since I got back, I don't know if I can leave her." She buried her head in his chest.

"You could always stay." He said quietly after a few minutes.

She looked up at him, her eyes still filled with tears. " Oh…you don't understand Kim. I loved it out there and I was always going to go back anyway, I just didn't think it would be this soon." Kit began to notice just how long she had been hugging Kim and lightly moved herself away from his embrace.

"Oh of course and that's cool." Kim shifted nervously feeling like he had annoyed her some how.

"Hey listen," she smiled " thank you Kim so much for listening. I'm sorry I made your tee shirt wet." She laughed pointing at the tear- stains she had left on him.

"No problem. Look after yourself" He smiled making to leave.

Turning back slowly he looked at Kit for a while.

"Hey kit. Your mum wouldn't be the only person who missed you if you went away you know. I'd miss you too…really miss you." He walkedquickly off before Kit could answer back. He left her standing on the beach even more confused than she had been before.

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