"Oh my goodness, Martha! She's absolutely gorgeous!" I smiled down at baby Christina, while Martha sat beside me on the sofa, her too admiring her baby girl.

"Isn't she just," Martha replied. "I was so scared when I first found out I was pregnant. Jack and I hadn't planned on having a family so soon, although we have been married for four years now…" Another sudden knocking at the door interrupted Martha.

"We're popular tonight," Jack joked as he walked out of the kitchen to answer the door. I cooed at Christina who was resting peacefully in my arms. I decided to wait until Martha and I were alone before I brought up the subject of Ric.

Three Years Earlier…

"Scott! The mail's here!" Hayley sung from the front door upstairs to Scott, who was lazily reading the paper in the lounge.

"Hayley! Let me see!" I shouted as I came trampling down the stairs, excitement and hope shown all over my face.

"Sorry Tilly, there's still nothing. He'll write soon though, I'm sure," Hayley tried to comfort me but I couldn't help the tears welling up in my eyes. He had promised to keep in contact, even if we couldn't be in a relationship. Ric had promised me that he would write to me. I never got one letter, ever…

-x-

"Yeah sure. She's in here," I heard Jack say to the person at the door. I turned round towards the footsteps that became closer behind me, to see Ric.

"Matilda? Can we talk?" he asked shyly. I replied with a glare. If he thought I was going to forget everything that he had done, or rather hadn't done, then he had another thing coming. "Please?"

He knew I couldn't resist those puppy dog eyes. I didn't have the strength to fight them. "Fine," I agreed. Reluctantly passing Christina back to her mum. "Goodbye sweetie, I'll see you soon, okay?" I said, kissing her lightly on the top of her head. "Let's go," I directed my eyes to Ric and grabbed my coat at the door. "Thanks for letting me see her guys. You do know you won't be able to get rid of me now, right?" I laughed, giving Jack a kiss on the cheek.

"I wouldn't expect anything less, Mattie," Jack replied waving goodbye. I walked out of the door, completely aware of Ric's eyes on me. Giving one last wave Jack shut the door behind us and we were alone. Just Ric and I… This was going to be a long night…

-x-

"So…" he said uncomfortably. We were down the beach, at the spot where I would once call 'our spot'.

"Yeah?" I questioned, folding my arms across my chest, showing how un-amused I was. The ocean breeze blew my hair to the side and pushed the material of my dress against my clammy skin. Ric's shirt flew around him in the wind and showed off his bare stomach, as much as I tried not to notice it, I couldn't tear my eyes away.

"You're looking good," he made an attempt to start the conversation.

"Thanks, you're not looking too shabby yourself," I replied, keeping the conversation light and away from the hurt and pain I knew we had both felt over the past couple of years.

"How familiar is the place, huh?" he laughed. I also let out a small smile, thanking him for breaking the ice.

"Yeah, I've got so many memories here." I turned away to look at the sea, the way it crashed against the sand, washing away again.

"I've missed you!" he blurted out. I turned my head around sharply and looked at him, partly stunned at what he had said and partly angry for him turning the conversation to a point I definitely was not comfortable with.

"Me too," was all I managed to get out and even that was whisper. I composed myself and didn't let the watery eyes I now had, affect me. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked, realising that there probably wasn't a point to this meeting at all.

"I just needed to see you and, well you know…" he said, sighing and rubbing his neck like he always did when he was stressed and feeling uneasy. "…explain about Tessa."

"Ric, you do not need to 'explain' to me about your girlfriend. Yes, we maybe have a past but that doesn't mean you need to tell about your love life now. We finished a long time ago. We're both different people now." The words I spoke stung me just as much as they did him.

"Yeah you're probably right."

"So, I've been hearing all of the latest town gossip. So much has happened since I've lived here."

"Yeah, you're not wrong there. Then again, it has been three years. Not everything can stay the same." Ric said.

"No it can't…."

-x-

A/N: Another short one! Sorry but it is just much easier to write in little snippets with the amount of stuff I have going on at the moment. It's my last week in the year that I'm in at school which has eased the work load but I've still got tons of other stuff going on. Thank you so much for the reviews! I love reading every single one. Keep them coming!