ALRIGHTY! Chapter 10 here we go! I found out to day at the doctors I have Patellar Tendonitis… so there goes volleyball season! Ergg… and it sucks cause I still go to the practices… so it's not like I have more time to write… oh whatever! Let's just go(: Oh! BIG UNEXPECTED surprise in this chapter… Even Baylee doesn't know this one so you KNOW it's big! Lol, here we go!

Love,

Lauren :)

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.

I was a little lost, but I tried to remember where I was going based on where I was. It was somewhat familiar, but seeing how I wasn't awake when Jack took me to his house… I really didn't have a clue. I finally came to the spot where I remembered bumping into Jack. I looked farther down the street and saw the restaurant. I ran some more and hopped up the steps two by two. I swung opened the door and completely ignored mother, grandma and Will sitting around a table, coffee in hands and worried looks on their faces. They all shot up as I stood in the doorway.

"Laurel!" Mother cried as she walked over to me quickly. "Where have you been?" She held my face and embraced me in a large hug.

"Wait," I said. "You're not… mad?" She pulled back slowly and brushed back my hair.

"Well yes," she said with a chuckle. "But I'm just glad you're alright!" I smiled and hugged her back, quickly thinking of a lie.

"I, I just, I was walking and all of the happiness went to my head and I didn't even see this man come at me! So, we whacked heads and it turned out he was my teacher, the art teacher, so he took me to his home and took care of me for the night, I owe him a lot." I explained, in such a way that I was basically telling the truth. Mom smiled awkwardly and leaned onto the counter.

"Oh," she said. "How… thoughtful. Well I'll just have to thank him at parent teacher conferences no won't I?" I smiled and quickly grabbed my coat and school bag.

"Uh… yeah. Anyways, have a nice day all!" I said hurriedly as I headed out the door.

Surprisingly… I got to school early. Like really early. Only a few teachers were in their rooms. I quietly made my way up the stairs and over to my locker. I grabbed a couple of things and headed towards my homeroom, when something in Jack's – Mr. Dawson's – room caught my eye…

Cassandra.

She was rummaging around his desk, scattering papers everywhere and it looked like she was… looking for something.

"C-Cassandra," I said reluctantly. She looked up, startled, her platinum blonde hair flying across her face. "Do you need help finding something? I know where Jack keeps some things." She looked at me still, her eyes wide.

"Y-you were at, at Jack's last night." She said nervously. I furrowed my brows and smiled weakly.

"Yes," I said, confused with where this was going as I stepped into the room. "Why?" She continued to look at me, a strange look on her face.

"Well… why? Why were you there?" I chuckled and stepped closer to her and the desk.

"It's nothing… weird… if you're thinking along those lines," I explained. "We… well, I was out, like a light, and he took me back to his house until I woke up." She was still staring at me, her dark, cold eyes piercing through me.

"Stay away from Jack." She said coldly. I peered at her angrily.

"What do you mean, "Stay away from Jack."?" I asked, quite annoyed with her now.

No… BEYOND annoyed.

I wanted to ring her neck.

"Look, I'm not an idiot," she informed me. "Laurel Dawson, Jack Dawson, I get it, alright?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I… I don't understand." I said. She took a step closer to me in a threatening way.

"Just… look, Jack doesn't need you, okay? I don't care if you want him back in your life but he obviously doesn't want you or your mother… he has me now, and we're going to have our own family." She said.

Tears pricked my eyes.

"M-my mom? What does she have anything to do with anything? What do you mean?" I said, nervously, as my heart ripped in two.

I knew what she was implying and I didn't like it at all.

We couldn't be related.

We couldn't.

He couldn't be my-

"I know he's your dad, Laurel!"

Click!

SO? I know this had a somewhat large twist, so tell me what you thought… even though it was kind of short! Thank you! :)