A/N there's a song called almost lover by a fine frenzy. Fits this chapter pretty well x

I never want to see you unhappy

I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover

Goodbye, my hopeless dream

I'm trying not to think about you

Can't you just let me be?

So long, my luckless romance

My back is turned on you

I should've known you'd bring me heartache

Almost lovers always do

5 Weeks Later

Christmas and new year had been and gone. Ethan didn't care. For the last 5 weeks. He lived and breathed in his room only. He got up, showered and came back in here before school. With school being out he simply brooded sat in his room when he wasn't at the gym boxing. He'd went there more and more often now. He had used to go once a week but now it was edging closer to at least 5 and he spent hours there. Running on the treadmill, lifting weights. Pounding the boxing bag into oblivion. His arms were huge now. Legs too from the running. His t-shirts were getting tight around the chest. Thabo had gave him some dumbbells to lift at home. He used them when he felt angry or frustrated which was nearly all the time now! He hadn't seen her in 5 weeks. 5 long torturous weeks. She hadn't asked about him and if anyone mentioned her he walked away. For all he knew she was de…. No Eth don't go there! He avoided Danny at all costs too. All he wanted to do at the minute was exercise and box!

The owner of the gym had put his and Thabo's names forward for a boxing competition. Since his break up he'd been more focused and where Sid had thought he wouldn't even get past the first round both he and Thabo had reached the final round. He'd made so much progress and even knocked Thabo out the other day. They were travelling to Jo'burg for the final round tomorrow. He and Thabo were in different groups. Thabo had entered the professional group for the first time and he was in the amateur group. No one knew. Not Danny not Alice and not Lexi. He was meeting Thabo in the gym at 9am. He was lifting his light weights in his room. He hadn't been able to go to the gym today and he'd felt an overload of energy inside him. He was listening to Good Charlotte Misery which had been what his like had been like without her! Story of his life. A line in the song is misery loves company. Well not him! He wanted to be alone! He pumped his arms harder and faster. He heard a knock.

"C'min." he said. He had his back to the door. His arms stretched. Doing butterfly lifts. His arms were outstretched at his sides. Lifted them up and down getting quicker as Danny walked in. His shoulder muscles rippled.

"Ethan." Danny said softly.

Ethan turned. "Danny." he replied in a bored tone.

Ethan's body was now toned and muscular not an ounce of fat anywhere. He placed his dumb bell on the stand and grabbed his towel. Wiped his face hands then arms.

"Is this a social call Danny?" Ethan asked. Pressed stop on his music.

"Sort of."

"Well Danny?" Ethan said impatience leaked from his pores. He started tapping his foot. Recently he had serous problems standing still.

"Lexi wants to see you." Danny said.

"When?"

"Tomorrow." Danny told him.

"I'm busy." Ethan said coldly.

"Can't you reschedule?" Danny asked angrily.

"No I can't! She broke up with me remember. Doesn't say a word in over a freaking month and NOW suddenly wants to see me? Sorry but I have other plans and I'm not gonna drop them coz queen Lexi wants me to go running!"

"No this is actually a family thing!" Danny told him.

"Well it's best that I'm not there coz I'm not family." he took a step forward. "AM I?" he hissed.

Danny clenched his teeth. "Why are you being like this Ethan?" he asked softly.

"God I just can't win with you can I? When I say I love her you don't believe me and you tell me to stay away. When I DO stay away you ask me why. I mean GOD are you bi-polar or something!"

"I'm not talking about staying away from Lex Ethan. I mean avoiding all the family at all costs. You spend all your time at the gym or in here lifting your weights."

"Well this is how I deal with stuff ok!"

"What?" Danny asked.

"Being away from her. Separation! It's this or wallow in depression and depression isn't my style!" he added more weight to his dumbbells. "Excuse me Daniel but I seem to have seem anger and frustration to burn off!" he turned his back and started lifting again.

"Ok if you decide to join YOUR family we'll be in Lexi's room at 4. Everyone. Shauna Missy James too. O no one told you about Daniel did they?"

Ethan froze and turned frowning. The weights hung in his hand. "What's wrong?"

"His name is Daniel Junior Ethan Trevanion."

Ethan's face turned thunderous. "Why?" he asked coldly.

"Because we love you and to commemorate how you helped them. He might not have been ok if you hadn't been there!"

"Well change it!" Ethan spat.

"It's official now. On his birth certificate!"

"Leave me alone Daniel!"

Danny shrugged. "Ok." Ethan walked to his CD player and pressed play. The music didn't help curb the restless anger inside him like it usually did. He flung his dumb bell on the floor after Danny had left the room. Decided to do pull ups. He did them quickly. Lost count and eventually collapsed on his back.

He heard a knock.

"C'min." he said breathlessly.

Alice walked in and saw him. "Ethan you ok son?" she asked concerned.

He nodded. "Overdid the exercise!" he panted.

"As long as that's all it is!" she said.

"Don't worry about me Alice!" he said still puffed.

"I suppose Danny came to talk to you about Lexi's visit?"

He sat up and nodded. Sweat poured into his eyes. Rubbed his face with his towel and then took a long drink from his water bottle.

"She asked specifically for you!"

He shrugged. "Tell her a month is a long time. Tell her maybe in a months time I'll have the time. I'll check my diary. A 5 minute slot. To be honest I'm surprised she remembers what I look like with all those good looking doctors around her!"

"I didn't peg you for the nasty type Ethan." Alice said softly.

"And I didn't peg her as the heartbreaking type either and yet here I am! Not one word in a month and suddenly she wants to see me? What she want to do? Play with me abit see if I'll run at her beck and call." he shook his head. "I'm busy with MY life!"

"Ok son I'll tell her!"

"Thank you!"

What Alice and Danny hadn't told Ethan was that Lexi had told them not to tell him she got her all clear. She didn't want him to feel obligated to see her. Her BMT had worked. O she'd still be on immunosuppressive drugs for another 5 months and she'd be having drugs for 3 years after that and monitored but essentially at this moment she was cancer free. They wanted to celebrate as a family and they had to work to get Lexi to agree to have Ethan there! Neither person was coping with their time apart particularly well. Ethan had become obsessed with boxing and Lexi spent most of her time lost in thought. She spoke her name in her sleep a few times too, with so much longing it almost hurt to hear it. Alice was beginning to wonder whether this was the real thing. Full on love like the kids had said it was. She felt for them both she really did.

A/N awww :( Poor ethan :( he really is heartbroken x last update for tonight. thought id be nice and giv u 3 since i neglected u and they have been fairly short x