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Neela had spent most of last night hoping Ray would call and when he didn't she decided she'd had enough, she would take Abby's advice and call him in LA. She had the day off today so she would find Brett's number then call at a decent hour, plus she had to think about what she would say.

Knowing you had to do it was one thing doing it was something else entirely.

It was only twenty past seven here in Chicago that made it…what two hours behind… twenty past five in Los Angeles, hey if she called now she might catching him on his way to bed.

It was a bleak thought that raced across her brain, He'd be hopelessly drunk after partying all night and probably not alone, best just retrieve the number from Ray's apartment and call later. Much later.

The key she had never given back turned easily in the lock and she instantly knew something was different.

He was back; She took in the stacks of cardboard boxes, defeat and anger hitting her in equal measure.

He'd come from his room at the sound of the door opening.

"Neela wh…" He stopped cold at the look of fury and disappointment on her face; he looked just like a child caught doing something wrong. He knew he was caught, knew he was wrong.

"Off somewhere are we?" She asked sarcastically trying to mask her own pain; he hadn't even called her to tell her.

"Were you gonna even call?" She added dully, did she really matter that little to him.

Okay so she'd been a bitch but was he going to let her find out on the county grapevine that he was going that was just cold.

"Neela I was going to call later" He looked sheepish.

"Before or after you'd RUN AWAY" She was almost shouting, her anger brimming over, he didn't even think enough of her to tell her he was going, there was a time when she knew him better than anyone. She at least deserved the courtesy of a goodbye.

"I'm sorry…" He didn't sound it, he matched her anger easily. "…I didn't realise you held the monopoly on running away…" His anger moved him closer, his words aimed at hurting her.

Something snapped, how dare he turn this on her? Judge her. Damn him. Even if he was right, he had no right.

Her fury moved her before her brain caught up, her hand stinging from the impact it made with his cheek before she told herself not to slap him.

His face was a mask; she had never seen him so…so angry, so furious. The words didn't really fit his expression, his eyes boring into hers, but she wasn't scared of him.

He made no move to acknowledge the slap other than pinning her wrist to the door to prevent a further attack.

When had she ended up with her back to the door?

"You still don't understand do you?" His words were a frustrated whisper, his breath warm on her skin. She found herself surprised at his closeness.

She looked into his face, up past pale full lips to fall into intense green eyes.

She wanted to tell him he was the best friend she'd ever had and that she didn't want to lose him, even know so close to losing him she couldn't just tell him the truth for fear of rejection.

"I love you, Ray" the words left her lips so easily as she stared into his eyes trying to gage his reaction.

He looked confused, his tense stance altering slightly.

"What? " it was a disbelieving whisper, confused and overwhelmed he looked at where he still held her wrist and let her arm drop.

"How…Why?" He stammered uneasily.

Great if he wasn't already going to run away he would now, guy's like Ray didn't do love, she could have just told him he was her best friend or even that she wanted him, but Love, why had she said love?

Because it's true, you do love him.

Okay I know another short one but I've being doing a chapter from Ray's pov and then a chapter from Neela's so I wanted his side of this bit as well, without going too far into it.

If it gets too short I might start going from one to the other in the same chapter.