Sorry it took so long to update, had some problems with my computer but here it is. Please R and R.

The week passed slowly for the whole team. The funeral was on Tuesday and it was a big funeral. All the guys went to the actual funeral but Ali just watched from the sidelines. She didn't want to have to look at everyone's pitying faces towards her. The funeral just brought back too many memories for her – memories she had from the past and wanted to leave in the past.

All the guys were being really supportive of her but she knew that they were hurting too. Adam and Taylor had grown up together and had been best friends for years. He was taking it pretty bad and had just gone very quiet. The other three were just getting on with things and trying to forget about it. Everyone had continued working in the garage on the Wednesday after the funeral. They were backed up with cars now and just worked every hour that God sent to get the work done. They were even working weekends. In a way it was a kind of blessing – stopped them from thinking about other things.

Ali knew that the guys were trying to track down the guys responsible for Taylor's death but she wasn't bothered anymore. She didn't want the guys getting involved with them because it would only bring more trouble but they didn't listen. As far as she knew they hadn't found them and she was happy to keep believing that.

Around the team she was putting on a brave face and pretending like she was being really strong and getting on with things. But when people weren't around the stupidest things set her off and she broke down. She hadn't been into 'their' room since the night of the shooting but she realised that she would eventually run of clothe so she made herself go in. She knew it was a mistake the moment she walked in. She was hit by his smell that she had known for so long. She couldn't take it and walked back out the door and never went back in. Also his car was still parked in the driveway. She figured no one wanted to be the one to move it so it just stayed there but it almost killed her everyone she walked past – just to now that he would never be driving it again.

The day all the guys had gone to the hospital and Brian had stayed with her was the last time she had seen him. She figured that he had other stuff to do but even with him not around his question to her and stuck in her mind. Should she go? At times she wished she could just get away but then she would be overcome with guilt if she left the team after everything that had happened. She had tried to forget about it and just carry on with things.

It was Monday morning and she had got up early to make breakfast for the team before they headed to the garage. She had got up at 6:30 and had a shower and got dressed before heading downstairs. At 7:30 she had breakfast made and called the guys for them to get up. Jason came down first followed by Adam. About 2 minutes later Craig and Johnny came up from the basement. They sat around the table in silence while she served breakfast.

"So guys what's in store for today?" She looked around the team and tried to get them to break and smile but it didn't work.

"There is a couple of cars are coming in for tune ups and one of Taylor's friends crashed his car on Saturday night so he is bringing that in for us to have a look at. Apart from that nothing else is really booked in." Johnny reeled this off without even looking up from his food.

"Ok then." She was defeated there was no way she was going to get them talk – at least not this early in the morning – so she just sat down and eat her breakfast.

By 8: the whole team was ready to go and headed for the garage, all in their own cars. Ali got into her Celica and reversed out of the driveway and headed for the garage. She was about 5 minutes from the garage when her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID but it was an unknown number so she flipped it open.

"Hello?"

"Hey girl. How ya doing?"

"I'm good. Who is this?"

"Oh dear," he said laughing, "I can't believe you forgot me that easily, it's Brian."

"O Brain I'm sorry. You now how it is this time of the morning."

"Yeh yeh excuses excuses. Look I was just ringing to see if you fancied coming for lunch today to catch up?"

"Mm yeh that sounds good, the garage isn't very busy today so that'll be fine. What time?"

"I'll pick you up at the garage about 1 ok?"

"Yeh that's fine see you then."

"Bye"

She hung up just as she pulled into the garage. The guys were already in. She parked her car and headed into the garage. They had the music on and they were already getting started on whatever jobs. She headed into the office and sat down. For the past couple of days she had been trying to sort out the books. It was taking forever. She got to work and time flew as she worked away. She didn't even notice Brian walking into the garage.

"Hey guys" he said as he walked into the garage and took off his sunglasses. The guys turned to him from whatever they were working on. They all said hey and asked how he was doing etc. She still didn't hear them talking because the music was on. She didn't look up until she saw someone at the door.

"You're late." He said looking down at her. She looked up and saw Brian standing there then turned to look at the clock. It was ten past 1.

"O sorry I didn't realise what time it was. Have you been waiting long?"

"No not really I was late myself," he said laughing "so you ready?"

"Yeh just give me two minutes to finish up and I'll meet you at the car."

"Ok" he turned and walked out of the office and the garage saying buy to the guys as he went.

She finished up what she was doing and went out onto the garage floor.

"Hey guys I'm just heading out for some lunch. Does anyone want anything?"

"Are you going for lunch with Brian?" Adam came out from under the civic he was working on and stood up.

"Yeh"

"Oh right" he just turned his head and walked away.

"Why is there something wrong with me going to lunch with a friend?"

"He's not a friend Ali. You've only known him for like a week."

"And. What's the big deal Adam just lay off? I can do whatever I like ok?"

He didn't answer her.

"Fine I''ll be back later." She turned around and walked out. She walked over to Brian's Mitsubishi Eclipse and got into the passengers seat. He could tell she wasn't herself.

"You ok?"

"Yeh I'm fine," she said looking over at him, "so were are we going for lunch?"

"There's a nice café bout 10 minutes from here?"

"Sounds good."

Ali arrived back at the garage at about 2. The only person there was Adam. She figured the other guys were away to get lunch.

"Hey Adam I'm back."

"O did you fun at lunch, with Brian?" He said sarcastically back to her.

"What's your problem? Is there something wrong with me going to lunch with a friend?"

"It just seems like you seem to have got over Taylor very quickly. Obviously you didn't love him as much as you let on to everyone. If you are going go around getting friendly with others guys then lay off the sob story about trying to get over Taylor ok."

"Excuse me. who the hell do you think you are Adam you have no right. Who said there was anything between me and Brian? Don't be so ridiculous. So what coz my boyfriend died and I loved him I can't ever see a guy again? And anyway what the hell has it got to do with you I can do what the hell I like."

The team had arrived back at the garage and were on their way in when they heard the shouting.

"Look I was Taylor's best friend for over 10 years and I just don't think he would be very happy to see you going off with some other guy not even a week after his funeral."

"Do you not think that maybe I just needed some time away from everything. Adam I have lost everything now. I have no one. What the hell am I supposed to do? Do you want me to sit in the house everyday until you decided that I can go out and do something with my life, because it's not going to happen."

"That's fine do whatever you want but don't expect me to have anything to do with it, he said looking her straight in the eyes. He turned away and muttered something.

"He would be so ashamed off you."

"What the hell did you say? If your gona say something say to my face you coward."

They were both shouting at the top of their voices. The team decided they should go in and calm them down.

"I said that he would be ashamed of you." Her face just dropped. She couldn't believe the nerve of him. He knew fine rightly that she loved Taylor. She walked to him and hit him square in the jaw.

"You think what you like. I'm outta here."

"Yo Ali calm down." Johnny said grabbing her arm as she went to walk past him out of the garage.

"Johnny please don't I need some space before I do something I regret." He could see that look in her eyes. He knew she was about to start crying and didn't want to in front of everyone. He let go off her arm and she walked out of the garage and got into her car. She reversed her Celica and drove away from the garage.

"What was that all about?" Johnny said walking into the office were Adam had disappeared to. He was sitting at the desk with his head in his hands.

"Nothing just leave it Johnny."

"It didn't look like nothing. Now something happened so tell me."

"I just told her that I didn't think it was right for her to go out with that Brian guy so soon. I got a bit carried away, said some things I shouldn't have said."

"Adam man why did you do that. You know she's not interested in that guy she just needs space."

"Yeh that's what she said."

"Well maybe you should start believing it. Look you know she has nothing now. Taylor was all she had she is bound to still be grieving and maybe that's her way of doing. Making a friend that doesn't know all about her past. Just leave it to her."

"Yeh I know. I shouldn't have done that. God I'm so stupid. Who the hell do I think I am? I'm going to go find her."

"Are you sure. I think maybe you should let her cool off for a bit."

"No its ok I know where she will be. Taylor and she went there all the time."

"Ok man but if something starts up just leave ok"

"Ok see you later" he grabbed his keys and left the garage.

Ali drove to the beach cove were Taylor used to take her all the time. She parked the car and took her shoes off to walk along the beach. It was a hot July afternoon and there were some people on the beach with their kids.

She was thinking about that question Brian had asked her, and as things were going she was getting more and more clearer about the answer. He had told her at lunch today that he was leaving on Friday from Dublin airport and there was still room on the flight if she decided she wanted to go.

She wasn't on the beach long before she heard someone calling her. She knew it was Adam. She turned round to let him know that she had heard him. They talked for about 20 minutes with him apologising for everything and taking back everything he had said but explained why he had said it. She was fine with him because she knew he was still upset but still annoyed that he took it out on her.

They left the beach about 10 minutes after and headed back to the house. The rest of the teams cars were already there.

She walked into the house and all the guys were sitting on the sofa watching TV. Ali noticed someone else sitting on the chair in the corner. She didn't know her but could see that she was pregnant. She looked around the team for some one to tell her what was going on but no one looked up at her.

Adam waked in the door behind her and immediately saw the girl in the Chair.

"Kelly what are you doing here?" He asked giving her a dirty look.

"I'm here to see Taylor. Were the hell is he?" She said back cheekily.