Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
A/N: Hey I did it! Thanks to UFOhelena for THE fastest betaing in the history of the world thankyou so much its due to my slowness uploading this didn't go up yesterday. Big thanksto hennahito-ckbc and tahli for reviewing. Okay here's chapter 10.

Justin's POV
'I'll come with you' I sat up and looked at him.
'Are you sure?'
'Yeah, why wouldn't I be?' he asked in a tone similar to the one you would use if you were humouring a small child.
'Because-' Why? I wasn't sure. He laughed,
'See you can't think why.' And I couldn't.

On Saturday we drove to the hospital. I went up to the desk and asked the receptionist what floor my grandma was on. She was in her fifties and she studied me over her glasses. 'You a relative?' I nodded
'Yeah her grandson' she looked me up and down for a few moments. I must have passed as she tapped into her computer.
'Third floor, but you'll have to wait until this afternoon. Visiting hours have just finished. I looked at my watch, 12:00.
'What? It's only 12:00'
'Yes that's when visiting hours end. Come back this afternoon, 3:00 to 8:00' Andrew walked over from where he was looking at a wall display.
'You found her?'
'Yeah but apparently visiting hours just ended'
'What? We checked the website.' He turned to the woman on reception. 'It says on your website 10 'til 1'
The woman nodded, 'We changed it recently, something to do with lunch times, you should have rung up'
'Why would I ring if you have a website and why have a website if it's wrong?' I asked
'Do I look like an IT technician?' she asked
'Well you should ask one to change it'
'I'll make a note to do that I expect they-' she was cut of by someone shouting,
'Justin!' Before I could identify the voice someone cannoned into me wrapping their arms around me. I looked down to recognise the head of my little sister Brooke.

She was only 8 when I had moved out a year ago, nine years younger than me. I smiled and put my arms around her, I'd missed her when I moved out. The age gap between us was great enough that we got on well and apart from my grandma, the one lying in hospital, she'd been the only family member to try and contact me after I left. She'd sent me a few texts each one saying how Dad had said not to contact me, a guess at some point Dad caught her or she eventually gave up when I never replied. I looked up my parents were standing a couple of metres behind her.

Brooke unwrapped herself from around me, she'd grown a good few inches since I last saw her. Suddenly I felt awkward. Not wanting to talk to my parents or stand in awkward silence I introduced Brooke to Andrew one arm still wrapped around her. Andrew was standing beside me and seemed to be trying to look relaxed although one look at his eyes told he was far from it, for some reason he didn't look pleased by the appearance of my family. 'This is my little sister Brooke. Brooke, this is my friend Andrew.' I said quietly, Andrew smiled at Brooke and she smiled shyly back. 'And erm these are my parents' I said a little louder so they could hear and know they were being spoken about. My Dad had an unreadable expression but my Mom, attempting to be polite smiled.
'You must be… John who I spoke to on the phone.'
'No, Andrew' he corrected coldly
'Oh' my Mom said. Brooke looked up at me.
'You gonna move back in?' she asked hopefully. I flashed an accusatory glance at my parents.
'No, I'm just here to see Grandma'
'She's sick'
'Yeah. She is' I said softly. We stood in awkward silence for a while, except for Andrew who was glaring at my parents. Brooke broke it.
'Why is everyone so quiet?' she asked innocently. No one answered and I tightened the grip I had around her. She looked up again. 'I've missed you. There's no one to beat me up! When are you coming home?' she asked brightly. I was close to tears now, seeing my family and my grandma being ill was getting to me. I took a shaky breath.
'Brooke, I'm not coming home.'
'Ever?' I shook my head. 'Mom and Daddy said you had a choice to move out but you chose the wrong one. Can't you choose the other one?' she asked me not understanding and making me hate my parents even more. I held back the tears that stung the back of my eyes and looked over at Andrew. He didn't look at me, he was focussed on my parents- if looks could kill a hospital would be no good to them right now. I swallowed.

'Mom and Dad said wrong Brooke. Yeah they gave me a choice but I chose the right one. Unfortunately that meant they didn't want me living with you guys anymore.' She looked confused.
'Please can't you just choose the other one?' she asked as if it were that simple.
'No, I'm afraid it's not that easy.' I took the cop out I'd hated as a child 'You'll understand when you're older.' She sighed and then brightened up.
'Hey guess what?'
'What?'
'I can do five cartwheels in a row!' she said proudly. I faked a disbelieving look.
'I don't believe you'
'I can! Wanna see?' I nodded. She turned and prepared to do a cartwheel. I caught her wrist.
'Not inside the hospital Brooke' she stopped.
'Outside?'
'Sounds like a better idea' I said gesturing towards the door. She pulled me towards it.
'Brooke.' A sharp voice said. She turned, it was the first time my father had spoken. 'You don't need to do your cartwheels'
'But I want to Daddy, last year I could only do two and Justin doesn't believe me' my Dad shook his head.
'What is your problem?' Andrew asked unexpectedly. Dad looked at him shocked. 'What are you scared he's going to pollute her? It's not contagious, she won't catch it.'
'Contagious?' asked Brooke looking worried. 'Are you sick like grandma?' I shook my head.
'No Brooke' I said pulling her towards me, still watching Andrew and my Dad.
'This is a family matter. I don't see how it's any of your business.' My Dad said coldly.
'It became my business when you hurt Justin' Andrew hissed. Brooke had gone unusually quiet.
'Hey Brooke?' I asked her cutting off my Dad who was about to speak. 'Why don't you go onto the grass outside and practice? I bet you won't be able to get six in!'
'I bet I can!' she said excited. She looked to my mom to check it was okay and my mom nodded at her.
'Stay by the window honey' she said softly. She ran outside onto the grass where we could see her through the window.

I watched her go and then turned to my parents. I placed on hand on Andrew's shoulder signalling to him to drop my Dad's gaze he did so. I dropped my arm and was silent for a moment before speaking.
'She's only nine, her brother was kicked out and she doesn't know why, her grandma's in hospital, you're arguing right in front of her and now she's worried I'm gonna die like her grandma.' My Dad spoke.
'It wasn't me who said contagious'
'Dad you're acting like a child, you know you started it by not letting her go outside and arguing with a seventeen year old.'
'I was trying to protect my daughter' he replied. Andrew spoke up.
'What about your son?' my Dad didn't reply. 'You know what, I never thought I could say it but you're worse than my Mom. I pity you, you don't know what you're missing out on.' Andrew's words touched me and I couldn't help but smile slightly. I wiped the smile from my face as I addressed my parents.
'I'm gonna go and say bye to Brooke and I'll send her back in. Just so you know we're going to go for lunch and come back for afternoon visiting hours' I paused 'You've already lost your son, try not to hurt your daughter too.' I turned and walked out of the hospital to Brooke. Andrew followed me, I saw him take a last look at my parents with a slight shake of the head in the large hospital windows and I heard my Mom sighing slightly.

I was relieved to get out of there with its hospital smell, the grey haired receptionist glancing up at us every now and again and the uncomfortable atmosphere that surrounded us. I watched Brooke do 5 and almost a half cartwheels. I clapped. 'Well done that was nearly six' she looked proud. 'I have to go now Brooke' her face fell and she walked over and hugged me tightly.
'Can't you stay a bit?' I shook my head and bent down to hug her and kiss her on the cheek.
'I'll see you soon okay? Have you got my mobile number?' she shook her head
'No Daddy deleted it.' Andrew made a noise of a cross between a sigh and disbelief. I programmed my number into her phone. 'I bet a dollar I can do 6 properly when I see you again.'
'Deal' I said holding my hand out. She shook it. She went over to Andrew and held out her hand.
'It was very nice to meet you Mr…'
'Andrew' he said shaking her hand and trying not to smile.
'Mr Andrew' she confirmed taking her hand away. We didn't bother correcting her. I sent her inside back to my parents. And we headed of to the car park. We walked in silence for a while. Andrew broke it.

'I don't believe your parents.'
'Yeah well' I said lost in my thoughts
'I mean it'
'I know'
'If it hadn't been for your little sister I think I could have hit your Dad' I smiled and stopped.
'Now that I would like to see'
'Shall I go back and do it?' I looked at him raising my eyebrows 'I'll do it you know'
I laughed 'It's not necessary'
Andrew nodded and started walking again. 'Okay I can wait until next time'
'Hopefully there won't be a next time' I muttered
'What you plan on never seeing them for the rest of your life?' I shrugged
'I dunno, I never thought about it' we reached the car and I unlocked it. 'Hey Andrew?' I said getting in.
'Yeah?'
'Thanks for what you said back there. It means a lot to me. It's like my whole family's on their side and I have no one on mine.'
'I'm on your side' I nodded
'I know' he kissed me softly on the lips. We were silent for a while.
'So?' Andrew asked 'What do you want for lunch?'

A/N So there you go! Two chapters in three days. Please review, it will take my mind off the approaching results day whichI KEEP having nightmares about! I'll update when I get back xxx