Chapter One

Tell me your story

Eye in eye Jodi stood there, with the man she was once married to. He left and she never thought he would come back, she wasn't prepared and couldn't control all the feelings she felt. And not for the first time in her life Jodi Fountain ran away.

"Jodi!" Alberto wanted to go after her, but Nick stopped him.

"Stay here, she needs time" Nick nodded at Kate, who didn't know what was going on, but she understood Nick's message and ran after Jodi. Stevie also stood up, said something about "checking on the sheep" and she also left the house. Nick and Alberto were alone.

"Guess I owe you an explanation" Alberto sighed and sat down, he looked at Nick, he always liked him, he was different then his brother Alex, he wondered how it was possible that brothers could be so different.

"No ya don't, only if you want to" Nick couldn't help but he was curious why Alberto came back.

"That day, I thought I never would get over it! I couldn't imagine life without her by my side." Alberto closed his eyes thinking about the day he had left this place. "You all probably thought I would never come back. I travelled to Sidney, and stayed there for 3 weeks." Alberto opened his eyes again. Nick could see the pain in his eyes.

"Why? I mean why didn't ya leave Australia?"

"I thought… hoped Jodi might change her mind. I hoped she or one of you would call and tell me it was all a mistake. But that didn't happen. So I left Australia and went home, to Italy. I stayed there for 2 months, but it wasn't going well, I missed her, so again I left." He was desperate by that time, he missed Jodi so much that he couldn't sleep at night. "I went to America, I don't know why, I thought maybe travelling could get my mind of her. I didn't work I stayed there for 5 months. In Italy I worked, worked and worked. I thought it helped, but it didn't." He looked Nick in the eyes. "Don't you understand, I had to come back!" Alberto was desperate. For a moment Nick thought he was gonna cry.

"I understand" Nick didn't know what else to say.

Meanwhile Kate had found Jodi. She was in her room. She knocked.

"Jodi? Can I come in?"

"Yeah" Kate heard her walking to the door. Jodi opened it.

"Ya okay?" Kate asked worried "Who is he?"

"I'm fine, just didn't expect it" Jodi walked over to her bed and sat down. "I told you about him, Alberto!"

"You mean…"

"You know what I mean, I don't wanna talk about it!" Jodi started to cry.

"Oh…" Kate walked over and hugged her. "You don't have to say anything, I understand"

"I just, I didn't expect to see him here. It's all a shock. I don't think I can face him" Kate sat down next to her.

"I think you have to. He came here for you!"

"I know, but I just can't!" Jodi stopped crying "I was married to him you know, the shortest marriage ever! I can't face him!"

"He is here for you, why else would he have been here?" Kate wondered why he came back. The only reason she could find is that he couldn't live without her, but she didn't tell Jodi that "You have to ask him why he's here!"

"You come with me?" Jodi asked her, she realized that Kate was right she had to ask him.

"Sure, if ya want me to" Kate smiled at Jodi. "Will you help me with the dinner, it's getting late!"

"Sure, let's go!" Jodi walked to the door "Oh no wait, I can't, Alberto is there"

"You can't walk away from everything" Stevie stood there in the door opening "You can't!"

"But…" Jodi didn't know what else to say, she knew Stevie was right. But she was afraid, afraid to fall in love again. Afraid of her feelings for Alberto. She also realized that she had to talk with him. He was here for her! "Okay I go and talk to him, but not now" All three walked to the house.

Tess was in the kitchen, she was surprised to see her husband sitting there with Alberto. They told Alberto they were married a few weeks ago. He was surprised about that, but happy for them.

"I wouldn't want to bother you anymore, but I'm looking for a place to sleep" Alberto said to Tess.

"You can stay here, rooms enough" She smiled, she had always liked him. He was a good guy. "Let's get your room ready!" Alberto and Tess left. Nick also left, to find the girls. He found them on their way to the house. Soon they were all four in the kitchen, preparing dinner. Jodi was happy Alberto wasn't there anymore, but she knew she saw him at dinner.

Jodi had nothing to worry about, Kate, Stevie and Tess talked and talked, there were no silences at all. Jodi was thankful, even more for the fact that Kate didn't say anything stupid. Like she always did in situations like this. After dinner Jodi left to go to her room. The others stayed at the house. Except for Alberto he followed Jodi to her room, he knocked…

"Jodi?"

"What…" She opened the door and looked right in to the dark eyes of Alberto. She knew she couldn't hide anymore and she let him in

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