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Okay I only got one review for the last chapter and if I don't get more then I think I'm just going to give up on this story.. I hate rejection and when I don't get reviews I feel completely and utterly rejected! That's why it has taken me forever to put this new chapter up. I hope this time I get a couple more reviews and I'll be replying to them at the beginning of the chapters!

IMPORTANT!

In this story there will be TWO Ashley's!

ASHLIE NICOLE: Stacy's sister and Ashley's best friend. I'm going to call her Nicole in this, but Ashley might have a habit of saying Ashlie Nicole. Don't get confused and if you do tell me in the review and try to clear it up in the next chapter.

ASHLEY: Ashlie's best friend and has a thing for Dally.

On with the story...

Chapter 5 - Forever Sorry

Alyssa's POV

I could hardly believe Stacy was going home. Stacy hated home, ever since Laura died she had avoided home and sadly avoided Nicole. Nicole was 17, still in high school and the baby of the family. Their parents had taken off and Laura raised Nicole from the time she was a baby. Laura held that family together, from the beginning. Nicole's mother basically was Laura and it hurt her alot.. Stacy avoided home and now Nicole was alone.

I called her every once and awhile, she sounded like all she did was cry. Everytime I talked to her I told her we'd be home soon. And week after week, turned into months after months. I couldn't wait to see Nic , making sure she did her school work, like the good old day's when homework was archnemisis. when we hung out on the front stoop and drank soda and planned gangfights in secret even though they never followed through with we had alot of fun planning the defeat of our gang's biggest rivals.

Nicole is like my little sister too. I just happen to be 19, two years older then her. We both had shoulder lenght dark hair. Mine was all natural, hers was naturally blonde dyed dark. She was taller than me but 3 or 4 inches, but my boobs were bigger almost filling a D cup. My eyes are the lightest color of brown, and I had a dazzling smile.

As we pulled onto the street where we lived, I saw Ashley with her head in Dally's lap, she was fast asleep and had a small smile at the corner of her lips. I grinned, Ashley really needed someone. Her family really wasn't all that great, her father abused her and her mother loved to drink. So basically the only thing that went on in her house was beating. She was an only child, Thank God. I was never really sure if he dad sexually abused her and most of the time I didn't even want to know. As we pulled up to our house, I watched as Dally placed his hand on Ashley's lower back and whisper in her ear.

I was so happy for Ashley and Jenna. I glanced at her and Johnny, she was resting her head on his shoulder and his arm was wrapped around her waist. They talked alot, almost the whole way to New York, only stopping when one of them fell alsleep. I hadn't meet somone that even had the slightest inkling of the personality traits I wanted in a boyfriend. So I was really happy when my friends found someone.

By now everyone was up and stretched. I got out of the car and ran up the steps. I saw Dally tell Ashley he would be in in a few minutes and she also ran up the steps. We both walked in the house together and found Nicole sitting at the kitchen table watching television. The second she saw us she threw herself across the room at us, pulling us both into a hug.

"Hi Honey," I grabbed her by the shoulders and held her out in front of me, examining her from head to toe. Expecting her to be different. "We missed you so much!"

Tears were welled up in her eyes. "I missed you guys, too."

"So what's been going on?" Ashley asked.

"I was waiting for you guys to come home." She said looking around "Where's Stacy?"

"In the car talking to Dally." Ashley let the smallest smile crease her lips.

"Oh my God!" Nicole screamed "I can't believe you! You like him!"

"Sooo, he's sweet." Ashley said.

"On what planet?" Nicole asked.

"Earth, obviously.." Ashley said with her 'you know I'm right' attitude. We all laughed, like we forgot how for awhile.

It was good to be home, and I didn't figure I would be leaving anytime soon.

Dally's POV

"Ash, I'll be in in a couple of minutes. Okay?" I asked her and her only response was a smile. Damn, did she have a nice smile. It was the kind of smile that made me want to keep her laughing all day.

I realised what I was thinking and shook my head. I didn't think of that kind of stuff. I was the kind of guy that thinks, 'Nice ass.' or 'Great tits.' not stuff like 'She has a great smile.' Something had to be wrong with me. Maybe it was the long drive or she was sitting way too close for way too long. I did like her but what about her made me think differently?

I drew my attention back to Stacy. Everyone was out of the car and it was now or never to talk to her.

"Stacy, " I started trying to find the right words. I couldn't find any so I got right to the point. "What the hell is your problem?"

The words I said mustn't have sunk in because her only response was "What do you mean?"

"You left your babysister all by herself for three months. What do you mean 'What do I mean' ? She is your sister you don't just take off like it's nothing. She needed you!" These words managed to get through her thick skull, because tears welled up in her eyes. "What would you have thought if after your parents died, Laura would have just taken off when ever she felt like it?"

"I never really thought about it." She said.

"do you know why I mysteriously ended up in Wheeling? Because Nicole called me crying for help." I said.

She looked at me, "I have to go talk to her."

She got out of the car and practically sprinted up the steps into the apartment. I knew I did what I came up here to do, but I felt like hanging around a little bit longer. Who knows what can happen.

A/N: Not my best chapter by far, but now that I got this out of the way, I think the story will run a little more smoothly. So if you aren't a fan of this chapter don't worry, we are getting to more drama and probably romance or maybe some tragedy.. I don't know.. so many things can happen in New York so the possibilities are endless.. Something dramatic should happen with Johnny.. Anyway I don't know.. I'm just rambling.. I promise to get the plot bump free and make it a really good story...

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Ash