Leela walked into the Lomax house as people were standing around talking and remembering; Cameron was there already as he sat on the stairs talking to Peri who was holding something which looked like a picture, no doubt it was a family photo of them all.

As she walked around heading into the kitchen a few people said hello to her and offered their condolences so she just smiled before carrying on to the kitchen.

Stood in the kitchen she found Tegan who was deep in conversation with Ziggy.

"Leela" Ziggy said as he spotted her appear "I'm so sorry" he went over to her and leant in to kiss her but she turned her head so he only managed to kiss her cheek, pulling away her felt guilty knowing he should have been there for her "Baby, please, I should have been there, you needed me and I wasn't there" Ziggy rambled on as Leela's eyes sought out Cameron's.

As their eyes meant Ziggy followed her gaze, seeing what she was looking at and that he was looking back he quickly diverted her attention "Forgive me?"

Leela looked to her boyfriend and smiled with sadness and regret "I needed you today"

"I know, I'm an idiot"

Leela thought back to what Cameron said back at her parent's graveside and she couldn't help but feel guilty as Ziggy stood in front of her looking miserable.

She studied his face for a minute before falling into his awaiting arms "I needed you" she sobbed into his shoulder.

"I know baby..." he said before pulling away so he could look at her and wipe away her fallen tears "I promise I will never let you down again"

She managed to give him a small smile as she wrapped herself in his arms again.

She caught Cameron's eyes from over Ziggy's shoulder and she couldn't help but stare back "Never let me go" she mumbled into Ziggy's neck "No matter what happens"

They pulled apart before Leela decided to go and get a drink; she found a bottle of vodka so she picked it up and went to sit at the table in the kitchen.

Unscrewing the bottle she pressed it to her lips but as she saw her daughter and her ex lover she thought twice and decided she was better than this; she had a loving boyfriend and a beautiful daughter, she didn't want to ruin that, she also had Cameron, he was there for her when she needed him.

She went over to the sink and poured it down as Ste watched her with a face full of disgust and pity but she ignored him.

As she went to find where Ziggy had gotten to she noticed Cameron and Peri weren't on the stairs anymore, seeing Cameron talking to someone she recognised as her Mum's work colleague she wondered where Peri was.

Spotting Ziggy she walked over to him "Have you seen Pez?" she asked as she looked around, scanning the room for her daughter.

"No" he said as he leant forward attempting to kiss her again but she pulled away and gave him an uneasy smile.

"What's wrong?" Ziggy asked as he gave her a confused look.

"Nothing, I just don't think this is the place, it's my parents wake..." Leela trailed off.

"I know what it is but can't I kiss my girlfriend if I want to?" Ziggy argued.

"No" Leela answered back feeling frustrated; she wanted to find her daughter and make sure she was okay.

"What is wrong with you?" Ziggy questioned.

"Nothing is wrong with me, in case you haven't noticed this is my parents wake, because they're dead, they are dead and I will never see them again" tears brimmed her eyes as they threatened to fall, but she wasn't going to let them.

Ziggy reached out to her but she pulled back causing him to look at her with an odd expression.

"I bet you would kiss Cameron" Ziggy muttered but Leela heard and before he could backtrack he felt a hand come into contact with his cheeks.

"I'm sorry, you know I didn't mean that" he called as she began walking away from him.

She spotted Peri outside the front door sitting on the steps by herself, as she went to approach her she saw Cameron was walking up to her so she decided to leave them for a bit.

As Cameron sat down beside his daughter he noticed the picture from earlier still clutched in her hands; it was creased a bit but it was obviously very precious to her; the picture was of her, Sam, Danny and Leela, she was sat in between Sam and Danny while Leela was sat beside her Dad, there was a noticeable distance between Leela and the others.

"Hey" he said gently causing her to look up at him.

She stayed quiet for a long time as she just stared back at the picture in her hands.

"Did she really send you to prison for something you didn't do?" Peri asked as she stared at the person she called Mum; the person she loved like a Mum.

"Yeah" Cameron replied; she had been lied to all her life so he needed to tell her the truth and why shouldn't he? He hated Sam if he was honest; that woman was the reason he never knew he had a daughter until now, she was the reason he lost Leela and he hated her for it, but he understood a few of her reasons now.

"But she did it to protect her daughter" Peri looked up at her Dad as he spoke and smiled weakly at him "She did it to protect Leela" he added as he sighed heavily and looked at the picture in Peri's hands.

"I can't believe she did that" Peri said as she struggled to get her head around her Mum sending an innocent man to prison.

"Well, a parent would do anything to keep their child safe" he told her as he noticed the frown on her face "Sam was doing what she thought was best..." gazing at the picture again he looked between Leela and her Mum "To keep her little girl safe"

"I guess, but you wouldn't have hurt her" she replied, it wasn't a question more like an observation.

Cameron thought about what Peri had said as silence fell between them.

"If you never went to prison you and Leela would have been my Mum and Dad" Peri stated suddenly.

"Probably, yeah, but things happen for a reason" he looked sad as he thought about what he wanted to tell her "But me and Leela were just kids" he placed his hand over his daughter's "Maybe it all worked out for the best" he said, but as he saw the frown on Peri's face he quickly continued "I would have loved to have brought you up. Me, you and Leela as a family, but it didn't work like that did it ey" Peri looked up at her Dad but he spoke again "Sam and Danny couldn't have done a better job. I may not have liked them very much but they brought you up and look how you turned out, you're amazing, beautiful, kind and you're so smart, you're everything I could have wanted for you"

Peri looked at her Dad who she had only known a matter of weeks and listened to every word he was saying, she smiled absentmindedly as she looked back at the picture "I loved them, they were the best parents, but I think you're pretty awesome too" she smiled up at her Dad and hugged him.

Cameron and Peri; father and daughter, sat their hugging as Leela watched them though the window, she couldn't hear what was being said but she could tell it was what Peri needed to hear and as she watched her lean in to hug him she couldn't help but smile to herself as thoughts of her, Cameron and Peri filled her mind; Cameron would always be a part of her life and he would always have that special place in her heart because he was the father of her child, unresolved feelings aside he was her father and for that she would always love him.

So this is probably a really good place to end it because i think the end of this chapter just closes the whole story nicely, but... i'll leave it up to you guys, if you want more let me know and we'll see also any ideas, anything you want to see just tell me in bc i do take all suggestions into account.