"Georgia what's wrong? You've hardly said anything these last few days and you've not touched your breakfast." Kirsten said concerned at breakfast on a Tuesday morning.

"It's not as if Kirsten cooked." Ryan joked and Kirsten elbowed him.

"What's up kiddo?" Sandy asked.

Georgia sighed thinking hard about what to say. Wasn't the fire of hesitation burning brightly today? She turned to Kirsten. "I've never had what you have." She started. "The way Sandy looks at you. I never saw that with my mum. And the boys look up to you even Ryan who's not really your kid it's like... no matter what, you're going to make everything okay. And we know that. We know we can go to you both and you'll help us in a supportive way." She paused and looked between Sandy and Kirsten. "You hold your family together. And I couldn't more honoured to be apart of such a great family." Georgia was frightened that saying goodbye to the Cohens would bring all good things to an end; Leaving her with only memories.

Seth paused. "But…"

Georgia looked down at the table and the plate of waffles in front of her; Hanging her head in disgrace as she knew she couldn't escape the truth. And she knew hurting her second family would be the price to pay. "But I miss my scuzzy life, my eligible mum, and my needy friends."

"Do you want to go home?" Kirsten asked fearfully and quietly whilst looking at Sandy who took hold of her hand beneath the table. They held each others hands tightly as they waited for Georgia's answer. 'Was it safe to ask Georgia that question?' Kirsten thought 'I guess now we'll see'

"I don't know what I want to do. I feel I need to go home but I don't want to leave." Georgia felt guilty; like she had disappointed Sandy and Kirsten and the boys somehow or let them down.

"Sweetie you have compromised yourself to come and be with us so we owe you a whole heap in return" Kirsten started and Sandy continued. "So we can fly Helen out here." Sandy and Kirsten had thought about this idea for while; Maybe as a surprise to Georgia for Christmas.

Georgia looked up and smiled. "You would do that?"

"Yeah, we don't want you to leave either." Ryan said smiling.

"Thank you!" Georgia said grinning and Kirsten smiled at her.

Seth pointed down on Georgia's shirt mumbling. "You got something on your shirt." As Georgia looked down Seth flicked her nose. Seth looked up and smiled accomplishedly "I've always wanted to do that."

Sandy stood up from the table. "Alright well I gotta get to work. Oh honey I forgot, I got us beepers." He said smiling and holding them both in his hands.

Kirsten got up and went over to him taking one of the beepers in her hand. Why they needed beepers she really didn't know. "Is this my beeper?" She asked.

Sandy shrugged. "I like this beeper."

"So I'll make the calls for Helen visiting." Kirsten insisted seen as she still was on sick leave.

"We'll talk over lunch." Sandy said.

"Balboa at 12?" She asked.

"1:30?"

"1?" Kirsten said getting frustrated. Sandy just did not understand how bored she was sitting at home all day. Sandy shrugged.

Kirsten smiled. "I'll have my beeper beep your beeper." Kirsten leaned into Sandy, rubbing her hands up and down his arms and they leant in to kiss.

Georgia turned around in her chair to face Seth and Ryan. "Oh oh. I see a Public Display of Affection coming."

Sandy and Kirsten broke apart. "You know if you keep teasing us like that we may have to think about grounding you."

Georgia turned round to face Sandy. "Bothered." She said insolently and Sandy swatted her with a file and she giggled. "Alright see ya later kid." He said kissing the top of her head. "I love you lots." He said.

"Love you too." She replied. It was the simplest things Sandy did that could make Georgia feel like Daddy's Little Princess.

So Georgia had her doubts but now she was fine. It was funny how anxious she was and how long it took her to speak up but it took barely a minute to sort things out. Well it wasn't funny because she still wouldn't see her friends but she couldn't ask for everything. She hardly thought about not seeing her friends because she was so excited about seeing Helen.

Having her two families in the same world seemed too good to be true, but then

she could have sworn that it was meant to be.

At some point, Georgia would have had to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how people are made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines... that are way too dangerous to cross.

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"But Helen's gonna wanna take her home." Seth stated.

"That's Georgia's decision Seth." Kirsten said as she put the dirty plates from dinner in the dishwasher. After they had eaten together, Georgia went round to see Justin and the Cohens took the opportunity to talk about Helen's trip to Casa de Cohen.

"Yeah but what if Georgia did want to go home?" Ryan said.

"If we isolate Georgia from Helen and everything she had back in Scotland she will want to leave." Sandy said. "Its better that we don't cut her off."

"You're creating an easy opportunity for Helen to drive my sister into going away to Scotland." Seth said forcefully.

Sandy sighed. "Look we all knew that when Georgia came to us she would want to go back at some point…" They all exchanged looks of sadness. "Not because she doesn't want to stay with us but because she misses everything back in Scotland. And we have to be grateful that that girl has stayed here this long for us." Sandy said very strongly. "2 months is a long time to be away from your friends and your 'mother' and your environment and all that you know. Especially when Scotland and the OC are like chalk and cheese."

Seth rose is hand. "I vote were not cheese."

"Anyway kids" Kirsten said "Georgia hasn't even said she is ready to go home yet and until then, this discussion is closed." The boys nodded. "Now get to bed."

The boys hesitated and whined because Georgia was out. "It's a school night." Kirsten raised her eyebrows. The boys said goodnight and left.

Kirsten sighed heavily. "You alright baby?" Sandy asked softly as he compassionately squeezed her knee with his hand. They drove through the rainy night together. They needed some last minute things from the supermarket and some space to talk properly, without interruptions.

Kristen pouted. "I don't want the boys to be right…" She looked out the window speaking to the rain. "I know Georgia loves Helen and I can't interfere with that but I can't just sit back and watch my daughter disappear from us again."

Kirsten opened the car window slightly when her chest became somewhat tight, as it would occasionally, to get some craved fresh air. Every so often little spits of cold rain would fly onto her face and run down her neck. "Honey I don't want Georgia to leave either. But you and her are so close now. We all are; Seth and Ryan have a sister and we have a daughter. That's gonna count for something. Even if she does leave she'll come back. And just because she's leaving doesn't mean we're letting her go."

Kirsten faked a brief smile. "I'm gonna hate seeing her so happy with Helen…but I'd hate it more to see her unhappy with us."

Sandy smiled. "You know you really love someone when you want them to be happy. Even if you're not apart of it."

Kirsten sighed and turned to Sandy. "I don't want to be totally selfish Sandy but I'm not ready for her to leave yet."

"I know hunny. None of us are. And if that means being selfish then I am the most egoistical-parsimonious-greedy-pigman there ever was."

Kirsten laughed. "Yeah but you're my pigman." She said grinning and the traffic lights were glistening in her eyes in the late evening as she rubbed her husband's knee.

"Besides Helen isn't coming until New Year and we have the whole of Chrismukkah with Georgia to ourselves."

Kirsten nodded and turned to look out the window again.

Sandy looked at her and had to smile. The wind, from the open car window, blew Kirsten's hair back revealing her beautiful face. She looked longingly off into the distance wondering how the New Year would go having Helen stay with them.

Sandy couldn't keep his eyes on the road knowing that Kirsten was only inches from him.

"Sandy watch!" Kirsten screamed. Ahead of them was a car speeding up to them in their lane. Sandy turned and screeched to a halt gripping the wheel as they swerved around in a 180 turn. They veered off almost banging into a wall overlooking the coast.

Kirsten gasped for air as they finally stopped. "Oh my god baby I'm so sorry are you ok?" Sandy asked taking off his seatbelt and leaning over to undo hers. He was frightened he'd winded her badly or done something else that could cause her to relapse into lung damage.

Kirsten breathed. "I'm fine." She breathed again. "I'm fine." She said before wincing in pain. Sandy's tongue tied to his stomach when she did that. He gently pulled the top of her blouse to the side thought and saw she just had whiplash. "Are you sure? Your chest isn't tight? Can you breathe o-"

Kirsten cut him off, forcefully pushing him off her. "I'm fine Sandy." Sandy sat back. She was just scared and in shock. "What was that about?" She asked irritably.

Sandy shook his head. "Sorry. I was looking at you when I should have been paying attention to the road."

Kirsten gave a sympathetic smile. "You can pay attention to me when we get home." Sandy smiled. "Are you ok?" She asked.

"If you're fine, I'm fine." Sandy answered. "Let's just pick up Georgia and go home."

Kirsten nodded. "Ok." She paused. "Sandy, what do you think she'll call us when Helen is here?"

Sandy was blank. He had no answers. Only Georgia could answer that. And neither did she know what she would do. She sat in her room that night contemplating everything that would happen. The negative and positive aspects of seeing Helen. Ultimately the flaw was that she was going to be more confused than she was now. Both of her families would be waiting to here the verdict; Scotland or The OC?