Meant to be after all

By: K'Prime

Pairing: Bray/Trudy

Setting: N/A

Other Characters to Include: Amber, Jay, Lex, Tai-san, Ebony, Salene, and Brady

Sentences to Include: "It's so much like a dream, yet I'm not asleep." "Things change." "You're no longer that insecure pregnant girl I always used to look after, the one I always thought of as my little sister...you're a woman now, a beautiful and strong woman."

Words to Include: complicated, power, blush, and intoxicating

Rating: up to 13

Disclaimer: Cloud 9 owns it all. I'm just working it… oh and Seena will not-NOT be held liable for any comments made by readers or their opinions and if they're crazy- I had nothing to do with it.

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(Post 5)

Mega had confessed to Lex where Tai-san and Bray where. The minute Lex had the free chance he shot into action telling the tribe and forming rescue missions. Amber and company had talked Mega into helping them despite the fact that he was still very much bitter about his own losses.

The minute they got back there was complications from the get go. Lex and Tai-san had a series of things to get over.

"Look Tai-san, about Siva…" Lex began.

"About Siva, Lex? What about her, what am I failing to understand- you moved on- it's okay with me," she said after a second trying to hide her hurt.

"No, babe it's not like that- really it's not," he protested.

However, before things got worse Tai-san ran off, "I'm going to see Mega".

Lex's eyes grew- Mega? What was going on there- he then wasted no time in racing off after her.

Bray stood there in shock as he watched that reunion falling to bits- at least that would not happen to him and Amber. He waited eagerly for her to get up from sleeping. He stood there in the living as Ebony came walking down the stairs of the Mall.

He then felt his mouth fly open when he noticed she was visibly pregnant.

"Ebony"

"Bray, nice seeing you again," she replied after a second with crossed arms.

"You're back here?" he asked a bit surprised.

"Don't be so surprised. Things change- and after everything went down- I decided finally that I did belong here- power and chaos is on a holiday for good," she replied.

"Whose the father?" he asked with interest.

"A guy named Slade, you haven't met him yet, he's still sleeping," she answered.

Bray nodded his eyes trailing to the stairs. Ebony caught what he was staring at- his old room with Amber- she sighed- she knew she better open her mouth before it was too late.

"Look Bray…. There's something you should-"

"Bray!" a voice called from the side surprised.

"Salene!" he said turning around as she threw her arms around him.

"Hey how are you?" he asked her.

"I'm doing well- how did prison treat you?"

"Like hell thanks- so did you ever find Ryan?" he asked turning to her.

Salene shook her head, "But I do have someone," she said with a smile.

"Oh really, who?" he asked pleasantly.

"Salene! You left me alone," a voice said coming from her room.

Bray felt his mouth drop.

"Bray!" May exclaimed in shock as she moved to stand beside Salene.

Bray looked at Salene, "I really did a lot didn't I?"

Salene nodded, "Bray- you remember my girlfriend May," she said.

May smiled, "Long time no see Mallrat king"

Ebony couldn't help but stifle a sneer. This was getting great and it was about to get better but before she could drop her bomb another voice cried out.

"BRAY!" she screamed happily.

"Trudy?" he said turning around in shock- standing there was a very different Trudy then he remembered dressed in purple, with this mature purple hair cut, and very sexy looking skirt.

He couldn't but help the notice the change and the little girl next to her shyly staring at him, "Hey there Brady," he said.

"Mummy- whose he?" she cried looking at her mother.

"That's Bray hunny," she replied holding her, "You don't remember Bray but that's your uncle," she said happily as she pulled Brady closer to where Bray was as she wrapped an arm around him.

"I missed you" she whispered.

"Same here," he confessed as he smiled looking down at Brady, "She's gotten bigger"

"Yea, a lot bigger." Trudy agreed softly feeling herself blush a little at the warmness she felt from Bray, "How does it feel to be back?" she asked.

"It's so much like a dream, yet I'm not asleep," he confessed as they broke apart.

He then looked at her, "Where's Amber?"

Trudy felt herself freeze- did he know about Jay? She paused and the look from Ebony told her as much- he had no clue. Salene and May looked equally quiet too.

"Bray, I think there's something you might…"

Trudy however not got to finish as Amber came walking down the steps… with Jay in toe- both wide grins on their faces. Jay had his arms around her and muttered something along the lines of, "You're so intoxicating Amber".

Bray froze- oh no- this couldn't be… he was dreaming- this was not real. There was not Amber standing there with some blonde boy looking like they just had the time of their lives.

"BRAY?" her mouth dropped open when she paused and saw him- her smile dropping right off.

Jay paled as well, "Uh hi"

"Amber, who IS he?" Bray asked her looking between Jay and her.

"I-I- Bray… I think we should talk elsewhere…" she said slowly- she didn't want to do this to him. Not here. Not now.

"NO! Amber who is he?" he demanded.

The other members of the kitchen decided it was best to take off- everyone but Trudy that was. Who stood there with tears dripping down her face. The other's left slowly- Salene took Brady as Bray stood frozen in time looking right at them.

"He's my husband," Amber said finally.

"WHAT?"

Amber looked at him, "Look, I couldn't wait forever Bray- and Jay loves me- and I love him. We thought you were dead. We didn't know otherwise until our wedding was long over. Jay and I have a life together- and we're about to have a child too," she said.

Bray looked at her, "What about us, what about the child we had?" he demanded.

"I know it's complicated. I do Bray but our son knows Jay as his father to begin with. Jay helped him raise him. We're a family. You just took too long, I'm sorry," she breathed out running back up the stairs.

Jay turned to her and ran after her nodding towards Trudy and taking off.

Bray felt the look of sadness finally reach his face as he turned to Trudy and noticed her own tears.

"Trudy…"

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be- I know but… I know how you feel…" she said slowly.

"You and…"

"Jay and I were together," she said nodding sadly.

"What happened?" he asked.

"He left me- for her- after I found out they had kissed behind my back," she said tearfully.

"Oh Trudy," he replied hugging her- after a minute he then pulled apart from her slightly, "Trudy… You're no longer that insecure pregnant girl I always used to look after, the one I always thought of as my little sister... you're a woman now, a beautiful and strong woman. And you'll be okay. You can't let him get to you. You're stronger than that," he replied.

Trudy looked at him tearfully, "Really?" she asked a minute.

"Really"

"'Cause I don't feel that strong Bray. I don't know- and I don't how you can see me that way. I haven't changed. I'm not better than I was five years ago when the virus hit," she said looking at him.

"No, you're wrong. Five years ago that would have killed you, up until Amber spoke- you had held your ground. You were strong and you tried to tell me. That proves to me you aren't that girl anymore. You're not Trudy. You're a woman and you should be proud," he replied.

"Really?"

"Really," he agreed, he then looked at her room, "Come on- let's go catch up- you and me for a while," he replied putting his arm around her.

"Don't you want to see your son?" she asked.

"Not right now. I think we could both work with being hurt for a while- together," he replied.

Trudy smiled between her tears, "Sounds like a plan to me".

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The end.