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"What happened?" JJ asked as her gaze shifting to the carpeted floor, Tears threatening to spill over.

"She was driving me home from a friend's house late at night when we were hit by a drunk driver, she died instantly."My voice faded to a barely audible whisper.

"You were in the car" My aunt as she got out of her chair and gave me a hug and I finally let all my emotions out and cried.

"That's why I didn't come sooner; my doctor just Okayed the flight to here from east Allegheny, and I couldn't find your number or email because my mom always kept them secret, she said that because of your job it was too dangerous for even me to know." I said sniffling into her shoulder.

"I haven't seen or talked to her since Christmas" My aunt sighed.

"That's right" I said "Then you had to leave early because of a case" as the memories I had worked so hard to erase came flooding back.

We then walked out to her car in the parking lot she was holding me up and supporting the majority of my weight as the long nights since my mom's death caught up with me.

"Taylor we're here." my aunt's voice dragged me out of the dark nothingness.

"How long have I been asleep" I asked as I scanned the evening country sky, looked at the yard.

"About twenty minutes or so, my house isn't that far from the office" she said in a voice that indicated she had been crying.

"Let's go inside then we can talk more. Ok?" JJ looked at me as she asked the question, as I nodded in response.

JJ's house was a rural farmhouse 10 minutes outside Virginia. The outside was white siding with huge picture windows on either side of big oak double doors.

"You're house is beautiful" I whispered as I walked up the walkway.

Well with the hours I put in we have the money, and my husband Will has the time for repairs and cleaning. She shrugged as if having money didn't matter.

We walked into a large living room with dark wood paneling that matched the dark wood floors. There were tall bookshelves on either side of a fake light leather couch with a large fuzzy white carpet in front of it. There was also a large flat screen TV on the opposite wall. As we continued on the tour we passed a green and white kitchen and then bathroom until we walked up a set of stairs revealing three bedrooms and a bathroom.

"This is my son Henry's room" JJ said while gesturing to the first door on the left." you remember him he is five months old now though."She explained as she continued on with the tour.

Beside Henry's room was the guest room that would be mine. At the end of the hall was a bathroom that would become mine. Across from my room was JJ and Will's master bedroom and attached bathroom.

"I'll leave you to get dressed into your Pyjamas, come downstairs when you're finished and we can talk" JJ suggested.

"Ok I'll be down in a minute" I called over my shoulder as I walked towards my room.

My room was relatively plane but very big. A large queen sized bed was in the middle of the beige room with a quilt of the same color. There was also a dresser and a vanity both made of oak.

Once I changed into my pyjamas I went downstairs to find JJ sitting on the fake leather couch in the living room.

"Hi, what do you want to talk about?" I asked as I sat on the couch beside her and grabbed a handful of the popcorn from the bowl she had sitting on her lap.

"Well I haven't seen you since Christmas, so everything I guess." She smiled.

"Like what?" I gave her a questioning look.

"Um. Your age and grade for starters" JJ encouraged

"I am in grade 11 and am 16, I still don't have my licence though, mom worked a lot since dad left and didn't have time to teach me." I offered.

"Were you able to contact your father?" JJ asked looking away; she knew that my dad was a touchy subject for both me and my mom.

No he left when I was four and mom never gave me his number, actually I never really needed it.

"You know you can live with me Will and Henry right. I mean if that is what you want of course."JJ looked at me; her green eyes the mirror of my moms and my own.

"I'd love to live with you guys, you're really the only family I have left" I said relief in my voice.

You've never met Will though, he was visiting his mom down in New Orleans last Christmas and our wedding was very very small and quick. JJ said an apology in her eyes.

"Since my dad left I've never gotten along with guys very well. "I said starting to worry.

"Don't worry about it he'll understand and won't get angry at all." My aunt said comforting me by hugging my shoulder.

I heard keys turning in the lock at the same time JJ said "that must be them."

Were home a male voice said as he turned the corner.