AN: If you read my last story, you kind of know how this is going to go. For the sake of argument, let's see where this story is going to go. At the end of the last chapter, Ronnie, a friend of Alexander, confronted Casey about something that might change everything for everyone involved. Now that everyone is caught up, let's continue.

Chapter Four: Past Secrets

"What? What are you talking about?" Casey asked her, trying to lie. Ronnie shook her head. She glanced back at the door to Casey's room, and then back to her.

"Casey, you are smart, but a horrible liar." Ronnie said. "I am going to ask you one more time, why did you not tell Alexander that you were pregnant?"

Casey was silent for a minute, knowing that she was caught. No point of denying it, so why even try at this point? Might as well come on out with the truth.

"Alexander's birthday is coming up in a few days, and I was going to tell him then." Casey said. "I went out with my friends in hope of getting up my nerves to tell him then. I wanted to find the right time to tell him that I was pregnant, but I was trying to find the right person to tell first. Now I won't have that chance now, huh?"

Casey began to cry, and Ronnie went to her side, and calmed her down. Ronnie kept glancing towards the door to the hospital room that she was in, just in case someone decided to break up the conversation that they were having right now.

"You lost the baby, because of some prick with a gun. You were just having a good time with your friends when this asshole tried to kill you. You did absolutely nothing wrong." Ronnie said, hugging her close. Casey sighed, and just stared out of the window.

"What's gonna happen to me now?" Casey asked her.

"Well, you are going to be released soon enough, and as for the guy that tried to kill you, let Alexander and his friends try to solve that." Ronnie said, giving her a smile.

Feeling a little relieved, Casey returned the friendly affection. Things were kind of looking up, all things considering.

Alexander, David, and Michael had one thing in common, something that was not a good thing that happened to them all when they were children. They all lost their parents when they were children, and in Michael's case, when he was barely a toddler. It was something that shaped them all in good ways and bad ways. They were the way that they were because of those separate incidents, not trying to give them an excuse, but that was the truth.

"How did your mom and dad die?" Alexander asked David.

"Honestly? I have no idea." David said.

"Really?" Alexander asked him.

"I don't really remember it." David answered. "What I do know is told from second hand knowledge from the guy that is raising me and my sister now."

"Louis is a family friend that saw what happened to his parents." Michael said.

"Yeah." David sighed, then he continued. "What he told me was that when he came over to our house, Louis saw my dad lying there, and my mom was gone. I kind of left it there, knowing that if I dig further, it won't be something that I am going to like and it might drive me over the edge."

"Shit." Alexander said.

"You know my story, Alexander." Michael said. "My mom was killed by some chick that my dad hired, and I was almost killed."

"I know." Alexander answered. "That is the reason that you were brought out here in the first place, right?"

"Yeah, it was." Michael said. "It still gets me that he did not even have the stones to try and do the job himself. I guess that he didn't want his hands on the actual murder."

"You never explained why he did it, though." David said. Alexander nodded in agreement, wanting to hear the why in that situation as well.

"Like cops, the why isn't important as long as you know who did it." Michael said. "I don't know, and it is not as if I can find out now, right?"

"Right." Alexander said.

"Okay, what happened to your mom and dad?" David asked Alexander.

"Alright." Alexander said. "My mom was killed by some guy when I was a kid. I remember it because that guy kind of looked right at me after he did it. Then my dad died when I was about twelve or thirteen, due to a heart attack brought on by the stress of raising my brother, sister, and me on his own."

"So you lost both parents due to the death of one. Unfair." David said, shaking his head.

"Life isn't fair. Life deals us these hands and we just have to deal with them." Michael said.

"Where did you hear that from?" Alexander asked him.

"My sister told me that on occasion." Michael said. "Multiple times, and boy did that get on my nerves."

Alexander and David both laughed. Michael smiled, and joined in the laughter of his friends as well.

Seth, and George were sitting at his house, trying to keep their minds off of things, which was something that they did often. The issue this time was George's stepdaughter, Casey, and Seth's younger brother Alexander. Casey was going to be home in a few days, and it seems that there was not going to be any long term damage to her, which was good. Of course, there was the long term questions, like what was her mind set going to be when she got home.

This, of course, was something that Seth had dealt with. Which is why George was over at his house getting the info from someone that knew what this was going to be like.

"Seth, Casey is coming home soon. I know that you been through something like this with Alexander. So I have to ask, what can we expect when she does get home?" George asked him.

Seth sat down his glass, and looked at his friend. "Let me say this first. Nothing against Casey, but she and Alexander are polar opposites. What Alexander went through and what Casey might go through is something that I can't explain, at least for Casey."

"How did Alexander get over getting shot?" George asked Seth.

"He still has the affect of it." Seth said. "He carried around a gun for the months afterward. Remember when he and Derek got shot at?"

"Thank god he had that on them, or we might have lost them both that night." George said, shaking his head, remembering the situation from a while ago.

"Casey got her toughness and being strong from you, Nora, and Dennis." Seth said. "She'll be alright, especially because Alexander and his new friends are going to be looking after her."

"I know." George said.

"Wait, I have something to ask you." Seth said.

"So ask."

"I want you to be honest with me. Where do you and Nora honestly stand on Alexander and Casey being together?" Seth asked.

"You are a close friend, and I will be honest with you, as you have been honest with me about everything so far." George said. "With Alexander's present and past company, along with his history, we had our reservations about her dating him. Alexander is really protective of her, and she is happy with him. Casey is the same way about him, so that is the way it is."

"Nora is alright with him?" Seth asked.

"She is. Dennis on the other hand..."

"I know." Seth said. "That has to be settled sooner or later."

"Nora and I hope so." George said.

"There's something else, but I want this to be left between us." Seth said.

"Okay." George said, bracing himself for what was about to be said.

"I think that someone that tried to kill Casey is someone that is in our past." Seth said. "I don't know who, but take this how you will. When we find out who did this, I won't be surprised with the reveal."

"I feel the same way." George said. "No offense, but I can honestly say that I feel the same way."

Seth sat there with his friend, and they shared a smile. They were glad to share this moment of peace, because this might be the last one they were going to have in the near future.

AN: Kind of a short chapter, but I decided that it should be ended there to set up the next chapter, which will include Casey coming home, and a confrontation.