An: I dedicate this chapter to ..x. I hope you enjoy it and I am sorry for not updating the next day, but school work is really hectic in my grade. They keep piling us with loads of projects. I wander if they think we can work as fast as computers!

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Chapter 10: Forgiveness

(With Andy)

Andy's POV

Okay what just happened? Am I really selfish? Is what my brother true? I thought I was considering his happiness. I can't believe he just exploded on me like that. Over a girl! He must really like her. I just ruined it! Why am I such a Bitch?!"

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The Bolton family looked at Andy. They really had no words for her. Would their family member really do that do another? Jack looked at his daughter with disappointment. He really couldn't understand Andy right now. He just needed to get away from his daughter before he did something he would regret.

"Andy all I have to say to you is that I am disappointed in you. You should respect your brother's decisions and realize that it is his life and not yours." He looked at her sadly and left the backyard.

"Why don't you listen to me? You would think that because we are twins we'd have the same feelings or LISTEN to each other, but you really did it. I told you to stop. That Gabi was a nice, but NO Andy is obviously cleverer and better than Alex so she won't listen!" With that Alex stormed out the backyard going his own way.

By now Andy had fresh tears in her eyes. She never ever fought with her twin brother. She was always right and he always agreed with her, but it seems like today is the day everything changes.

Claire didn't even say anything to her sister. The look in her eyes is what broke Andy into sobs. Claire stared her sister down and left in the same direction as her father.

Lucille put Trevor down and brought her daughter in a huge hug. That is what mothers did. Make their children feel better, even when they are wrong.

"Andy, honey let's talk about this." She wasn't angry or sad. Disappointed, yes, but she was calm about this whole matter.

"Yes mom, I know I messed up, but I was speaking my mind. I did-" She was interrupted before she could even finish her sentence Lucille silenced her with a hand.

"Honey, I understand where you were coming from. You have been close to your brother for a long time. I think the thought of loving him with somebody who isn't part of the family. The thought just frightens you. I believe you think she will replace you, your sister and brothers? But the Love he has for you is different to the one he has for Gabriella. The love that he has Gabriella is the love that two people who have an intense deep feeling of affection towards each other." Lucille noticed that Andy looked confused so she changed it to make it easier for her. "It's the feeling of when that special person walks into the room your stomach does flip flops. When he touches you get goose bumps all over. You won't feel this yet since you're a bit too young, but when the time is right you will know exactly what we talking about." The look Lucille had in her eyes was indescribable. "Sweetheart, what Troy and Gabi share is really special. So in this case think of your brother's happiness and put yours aside, cause remember all the things he did for you."

For once Andy understood what was going on. She needed to talk to her brother and make things right between him and Gabriella.

"Thanks mommy! That helped me a lot." Andy smiled for the first time that day.

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That night Andy was in her room thinking of a way to apologize to her brother.

'How on earth do I do this? The only people that ever helped with these things were Alex and Claire.' she thought while taping her nose with her finger this was going to be hard without her other half.

After what seemed like forever, in reality was 10 minutes, it hit her like a brick. The only way to be able to get her brother to forgive her was to make up with Alex and Claire.

She quickly rushed out of her room and down the hall to Claire's room. She knocked and waited for an answer. She finally heard Claire's faint "come in". She opened the door slowly to see her sister on her bed speaking on the phone. She is probably talking to Sean, her boyfriend. They had been dating for a year now and Andy seemed to like him, but why can't she like Gabriella?

Claire gave her sister a look that told her she didn't want to talk to her, but gave her pleading. Telling her how much she needed to talk right now. Claire released a long sigh.

"Babe, I need to go." There was a pause. "Okay, love you too." With that she hung up and gave her sister a pointed look. "What?"

"I know you angry right now but I need you to listen to me carefully." She waited for her sister to give her a nod before she continued. "I know you warned me not to get involved with Troy's relationships and you told me to get to know Gabriella before I did anything to her and I didn't listen. The thing is I don't to lose my big brother. He has always been there for me. We always had a really tight bond. When he told Gabriella he loved her I felt replaced. I felt like I was losing the one person I could always run to when I had problems. The only person that always understands me." By now the tears were running freely on Andy's face. Claire looked at her sister sympathetically. She didn't know this was how her sister felt. They never had a bond and now she really understood why her sister always tried getting rid of her brother's girlfriend.

"You know Andy it wouldn't hurt for you to voice your feelings. I mean if you talked to Troy about this he would have assured you that you always have place in his heart. Both you and Gabi have a special place in his heart, but the love he has Gabi is different from the love he has for you. That doesn't mean that he loves Gabi or you more. It just means he loves both of you in your own special ways." Claire gave her sister a bear hug.

Andy looked at her sister with admiration. They stayed in the embrace until they heard the phone ring. They let go of each other and ran down the stairs to hear who was on the phone.

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They walked in the kitchen to see their cleaning up with their father on the phone.

"Bolton residence, how may I help you?"

"Hey dad it's me."

"Oh. Hello son. What's doing on?"

"I actually just left Gabriella's apartment right now."

"Is that so? Now what happened?"

Everyone was looking at jack with curiosity. They knew he was talking to Troy but they didn't like the look in he's eye. They something was definitely wrong and Andy was very scared to hear what happened.

An: I hope you guys enjoyed both chapters. I'm sorry I didn't update sooner, but something is going on with fanfiction. I can't seem to log on, my friend too.

Hope you'll forgive me…Oh oh (LOL! You got to love this song.)

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