"TILLY!" Tony screeched. He pulled me into the biggest hug causing my feet to leave the ground. I hugged him back with all my might. I'd missed him so much, that I was sure of. His hair was shorter and overall, he looked much healthier than when I had last seen him. Three years ago, after mum's death he stopped eating properly and exercising regularly like he did before causing him to look extremely run down. Now, he looked healthy and happy, he was almost glowing in fact.
"Scott, Hayley, Noah!" he shouted again, letting me down as he spotted the other guests that stood behind me. Scott had decided to keep the fact that we were moving back to Summer Bay a secret from everyone, just for the fun of it! So this surprised Tony a lot.
"Mattie?" I whirled around, to identify the voice behind me.
"Luc!" I ran into his arms, letting him catch me as his dad had done moments before. Lucas had changed much more than Tony. He had grown up. His small and almost scrawny body had changed into a muscular and broad one, and he too seemed much happier.
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We all became reacquainted, sharing stories and gossip, and generally learning about each other all over again. We sat on the same sofa that had been in the lounge when I had left. The room was mostly the same. Well, maybe it didn't have the feminine touch it used to have about it, but apart from that, it was like I had never left.
Pictures still stood tall on the mantelpiece. The one that caught my eye was the beautiful one of mum that we had put up after her memorial service. It was like she was looking around the room, watching over us still. There were also photos of Jack and Martha, with a small photo of their new baby daughter beside them. Christina was her name and Jack had kept me up to date with her progress through his letters and phone calls.
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"I can't wait to take you down to the Surf Club, Mattie," Lucas said as we were washing up in the kitchen, watching Noah play with his toys in the next room. "Cassie is going to be so psyched!"
I laughed nervously. "Yeah, but if you don't mind… I'd like to go and see Jack first. Is he down at the station?"
"Yeah," Tony answered as he walked in the room. "We can take you there now if you like, and Jack can take you to Noah's after you've had a catch up."
"That would be great, thanks Tony." I walked past him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
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A/N: Yes I know it's short but there is good reasoning behind that!! My cousin had a baby boy yesterday so I've been visiting her at the hospital. Also, I just read the most depressing spoilers ever for Home & Away in the next couple of weeks! And they're the official spoilers!! So I needed to write a chapter to cheer me up. I just hope they turn out to be making things look different to what they really are. I won't mention what the spoiler was so I don't ruin it for people. But seriously :(