Author's Note: All right, so, before anything else, I need to explain about Lemon's sister. We all know Lemon's mother left ten years before the show started, meaning that even if she got pregnant the second she left, her daughter could be no more than eleven. I really did try to work with that, but even though an eleven-year-old could have already gotten her period, the odds of her getting pregnant are pretty slim. The only way it could happen is if she was raped, which is not only a cliché plot device, but kind of sick. So, after working with it for a long time, I finally decided to do something I try to avoid and alter history. I have Lemon's mom leave a few years earlier than she did. It killed me to do this, but it really was the only way.

Thank you so much to everybody who reviewed. You are all so sweet, and you make me feel like what I'm doing here means something. For those of you with accounts who I haven't responded to personally yet, I am sorry, and I do plan to.

Longer Author's Note at the end. Enjoy!

Chapter Seventeen

"-and that's the bed, which you can have for now. I'll sleep on the couch. And that's … about it."

Zoe turns around awkwardly. She had arranged for Lily to stay with her until things were … taken care of, one way or another. Lily was thirteen, so there was an option that definitely made more sense, but that is never an easy decision to make. Hopefully, it would not take to long. The longer she was here, the more chance there was of daddy seeing her, and despite Dr. Hart's earlier advice, I still firmly believe that that should not happen.

Now, we're both looking at the girl, Lily, my sister.

"Why are you doing this for me?"

I look over at Dr. Hart for help.

"Because I'm a doctor." She says. Well, it wasn't great, but it was better than what I had, which was nothing. "You are pregnant, and scared, and those two things should not go together. You need to be as calm and safe as possible."

She nods, "You really think my parents will buy that I'm here interning with a Doctor?"

"Why wouldn't they? It's the truth. I talked to them at length about potential and once in a lifetime opportunities, and how honored you should feel, how people so young don't usually get picked, blah blah blah … parents love hearing that their kid is special. And you can help me out a little, and I can teach you things. Who knows, maybe you'll decide to become a doctor."

"If being a doctor means being like you, I guess I wouldn't mind. I still can't believe you two are doing this for me."

Zoe smiles, "It's been our pleasure." She looks between Lily and me, "I'm going to go get some stuff from the car. I'll be back." She turned to leave, then stopped, "Oh, um, just a warning, if you use too much electricity at once, the power blows." Lily nods, and Zoe heads out to the car.

I know she was trying to give us some privacy, but it was not as though I really knew Lily any better than her. Lily sits on the bed, and I just stand there awkwardly, "So," She says. I jump a little at her voice. Luckily, it was not that noticeable, "how exactly do you fit into all of this?"

"Um, I'm …" I try to think. How do I fit in? Zoe is her doctor. Zoe is giving her a place to stay. I'm just going to be hanging around keeping her company for what will seem to her an inexplicable reason. The only thing I'm really going to contribute is running interference with daddy. "I'm a friend of Dr. Hart's." I try, like that is believable. She looks at me, confused, "I want to help you too."

"Why?"

"I guess … I guess I just know what it's like to be confused, to have your life turned upside-down when you are so young. I get feelin' scared and lost, and havin' to suddenly take care of this little thing that cries and burps."

"Were you pregnant too?"

"No. But my mom left when I was a teenager, and my little sister was just a baby. I basically had to raise her; my dad was sort of out of commission for a while."

Lily nods, and I sit down next to her, "I get that you are scared, and I don't blame you, but one way or another, you and I and Dr. Hart, we're all goin' to figure this out, and you are goin' to be fine."

She smiles up at me, the same smile Magnolia used to give me, before her smiles all became insincere, "You know, you kind of remind me of my mom."

Before I can respond, I hear Zoe coming in, "Will you quit it!"

"Not til you tell me what's with all the extra pillows and blankets." I hear Wade respond. I do not know why he is hanging around, but I certainly hope she gets rid of him. I have nothing against Wade, but the less people who know about Lily, the better.

"I told you, I have a guest."

"Yeah, I got that part. I meant the who?"

"Why do you care?"

"Well, you know, if they're a girl …" I cannot see them yet, but knowing Wade, he is probably taking this silent moment to give a suggestive look.

"You are so-"

"Charmin'? Irresistible?"

"Frustrating."

"Sexually frustratin'?"

"No, 'I'm going to strangle you with this pillowcase if you don't leave me alone' frustrating."

"Well, that seems kind of extreme."

They finally walk into view, "Lemon? What are you-"

"If you won't leave, be useful. Help me with these sheets."

"You are the bossiest tiny person I have ever met. Speakin' of tiny people, who's the pipsqueak?"

"Hey!"

"Her name's Lily. She's my … cousin, and she's going to be staying with me for a bit." Zoe says. I get why she has to say it. Lily cannot be my cousin, because then daddy would know about her. Still, I cannot not help but feel a little territorial; she is my blood after all.

"You're cousin? That's hardly a big deal; what was with all the secrecy?"

"Who said it was a secret?" she says as she starts to spread the sheet on the bed. It looks like she is putting it on like a blanket, not a bed sheet.

"You wouldn't tell me who was stayin-"

"Yeah, 'cause I was in a rush, and you were bugging me."

"You realized I would have stopped buggin' you if you had told me. You're logic is kind of counterproductive."

"Counterproductive?" she stops, stands up straight, puts her hands on her hips and gives Wade a look. I would be more annoyed if she were actually doing it right. Still …

"What, you think you're the only one'at knows big words?"

"Well, your point is well made. Or at least, it would have been, if I did not know you well enough to know that you would have kept bugging me anyway. At least this way, you were being bugged too."

"Who is he?" Lily leans in and whispered to me.

"That's Wade."

"What are y'all whisperin' about?"

"You were never polite enough to introduce yourself," I say, "So I am compensatin' for that."

"Well, I started to, and I would've if miss 'pick a fight every five seconds' here hadn't interrupted me."

Lily smirked a little.

"Lily, this is my jerk of a neighbor, Wade Kinsella." Zoe says, her annoyance apparent in her voice.

"Hey now, don't go tellin' her that. Let the girl decide about me for herself."

"I'm just givin' her a heads up about somethin' we both know is true."

"Would you two please stop!" Everybody looks at me. I had not meant to be so loud, but really, were they always like this? "There is a guest here in unfamiliar territory with unfamiliar faces tryin' to get comfortable and get her bearin's, and all you two can do is bicker and ignore her."

"We're making up her bed-"

I put my hand up to stop him, "No. Just stop. Wade, you go back to your gatehouse. If you cannot be here without bein' a pain, then leave. Zoe, really, how long does it take to get sheets on a bed?"

I stand up and go over to help while Wade scampers off. Sometimes I think he might be a little afraid of me … which is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Dr. Hart, you may know medicine, but you nothin' about keepin' house and takin' care of a k…" I stop, not wanting to offend.

"It's okay. You can call me a kid if you want. I am one; I am well aware of that. In comparison to other people who are pregnant, I'm pretty much a baby myself." I give her a pitying look, "But I don't want you lookin' at me like that. This is my mess; I got myself into it." She says it in the same way I would have. Strong, and not wanting to be pitied. Clearly something we both got from our mother.

I head back over to her, place both hands on her shoulders, and look her straight in the eyes, "Listen to me; nobody is here because we feel sorry for you. You're right, this is your mess, and it's a pretty big one. Whatever happens these next few month, you will have to deal with for the rest of your life. You have some tough decisions to make, and only you can make them. But, You. Are. Not. Alone. I'm not leavin' you. You understand me? You will never be alone in this."

"Lemon!" Lily called out the second she saw Lemon. Her face is tearstained, and she looked terrified. Looking at her, Lemon could not help but think about what her father had said a few short days ago; she was really beginning to hate hospitals.

She ran over to Lily and took her in a big hug, "Thank god. I didn't know who else to call and I …" she trailed off.

"Sh." Lemon said, stroking the blonde's hair, "It's okay. I'm here. It's okay."

Fredrick Dean stopped the car in front of the hospital. He was a little bummed. He had been hoping to talk to Rose alone, but apparently Magnolia needed a ride to the hospital to on account of her sister's PDA. It was not like he minded giving her a lift; he didn't. But the way he had left things with Rose the other night … he really wanted to find out what she was wondering about him.

"Well, we're here."

"We're not blind. We know we're here." Magnolia said testily. He did not take it personally; she was just in a bad mood today. They may not have gone out very long, but he figured he knew her pretty well by now.

She and Rose hopped out of the car.

"Um, Rose?" she turned to him, "Magnolia, you can on ahead. We'll catch up."

She considered, and he was worried she would insist they went in with her, and told her what they were talking about, but luckily, she said, "All right." and headed on toward the automatic doors.

Fredrick Dean put his hands in his pockets nervously. He did not know why he was nervous; he did not even know what this was about. Maybe it was just being alone with Rose. That always made him a little nervous. Mostly though, he felt peaceful around her. And understood. He just had a feeling. Something was going on.

"So, you wanted to ask me about somethin'?"

Rose looked at him for a minute, racking her memory. She smiled, "Oh right. That."

She didn't say anything, "So…"

"Well, its not a big deal really. It's totally ancient history. It's just, Wade told me you broke up with Magnolia."

He looked at her like she was crazy, "Magnolia and I have been broken up for years. You feelin' okay Rose?"

She giggled, "No, I knew that. I just … Magnolia always told me she dumped you."

"Oh. Yeah, well, I felt kind of bad about the whole thing. Said she could tell people it was her if she wanted. Still, I always figured you knew."

"Why would you think that?" he shrugged, "So, if you broke up with her, how come you spent all this time bein' hung-up on her?"

"What? I'm not hung-up on her."

"Oh, come on. You haven't dated a single person since y'all broke up three years ago. If that's not hung-up, what is?" He started to laugh, "Hey!"

"Sorry. Listen, I ain't laughin' at you I just … I just can't believe that's what you thought."

"You always got weird whenever I brought her up."

" 'Cause you always hated her."

"I hated her, so you got weird. Cause that makes sense."

"Rose, believe me. I am not hung-up on Magnolia. I'm the one who ended it."

"Then how come you've been Johnny mopes-a-lot when it comes to girls these past three years?"

"Why do you think?"

"I told you what I thought. It's not true. You're not moonin' over somebody."

"I never said that."

"You just said-"

"I said I wasn't hung-up on Magnolia, not that I wasn't hung-up on somebody."

"Oh." Rose was quiet for a minute, "Well, who then?"

"Who do you think?" Rose just stared at him.

He sighed, "There's been someone in my life, for a while now, who … she makes me feel good. She's a good friend, a good person, good company, and I really like her."

"Does she know?"

"I'm fairly certain she doesn't have a clue. I mean, I've dropped hints, but she never seems to get what I've been tryin' to tell her."

"Well, maybe you need to be more direct."

"You really think so?"

"Yeah. If she's that dense."

He looked at her, standing there with her glasses and her pigtails. She was smiling at him, encouraging him like the great friend she always had been.

"What if she doesn't like me back; it could destroy our friendship."

Rose rolled her eyes, "I swear, if I hear that excuse one more time … look, I have a lot of friends, and I've seen a good deal of them go through hell because of exactly this sort of thing. If there is one thing I learned recently, it is that chances like that don't come along every day. When they do, when you're blessed with that kind of chance, you gotta do somethin' or say somethin' before the whole thing just slips away."

He looked at her, and came to a decision. Before he had time to over think or go back on it, he pulled Rose to him and kissed her. Everything that had been building inside of him for the past three years reached a climax and just exploded into pure heat. It was all he had hoped for, and more than he had ever thought it could be. When he finally pulled away, gasping for breath, he looked at her. She was staring at him, wide-eyed. She opened her mouth, but before she could speak, they both heard footsteps behind them and turned. George Tucker was approaching them. It was difficult to tell if he had seen what had just happened, but he looked very pensive.

"Hey you two." He said in a voice that was trying to sound cheery, but clearly was not, "Um, any chance you guys have seen Magnolia? I heard she was gettin' a ride in-"

"Yeah, um, we, I drove her, them, but uh, well, she already went inside." Fredrick Dean sputtered. He was still reeling a little from his recent experience.

"Is everything okay?" Rose asked. She sounded a little out of it, but mostly concerned. It was one of the things he loved about Rose. No matter what was going on in her life, she could, for the most part, push it from her mind when somebody else was in trouble or might need her. It was a remarkable thing; it showed a lot of strength.

"Um." George's hesitation worried them, "It's just something … Lemon's in Daphne, Lavon already left to meet her, but she needed somebody to come get Magnolia."

"Well, she should be inside." George nodded, "We can help you find her."

"Uh, thanks, yeah."

"Hello." A nurse said behind her.

"Hello, my name is Lemon Breeland-Hayes. Alice is my … was my mother."

The nurse nods sympathetically, "I am very sorry for your loss. "

"Thank you."

"She was very brave. Fought it until the end."

"Fought what?"

"That infection. She had … has nobody told you what happened?"

"We … fell out a few years back. Haven't really spoken since." The nurse nodded, "I came because Lily called. My sister."

"Yes, I know Lily. She's been very brave as well."

"Well, she's been through a lot for somebody her age. It's toughened her up. Besides, it's in our blood."

The nurse gave a kind, sympathetic smile, "Well, if you want to take her home … she is very young, and she should not be around all this any longer than she has to be. We can talk about paperwork tomorrow. At this point, its less hospital, more legal, funeral arrangement, guardianship transfer papers, inheritance-"

"Wait, back up. What did you just say?"

"Just that most of the paperwork is not medical, so it falls outside of-"

"No, no. You said somethin' about … about guardianship papers."

"Yes, guardianship transfer papers. In order for you to become Lily's legal guardian-"

"In order for me to what?"

"Lemon? Sweetheart?" Lemon turned, relieved to hear her husbands voice. Her head was spinning. In less than five hours, her mother had died, and she might be taking in a sixteen-year-old. He walked up to her, and before she could say anything, he wrapped her up in a huge hug. After they let go, he asked how she was holding up, his voice sympathetic and his face kind.

"I'm … I'm just … processing, I suppose. Um, sweetheart, would it be okay if Lily stayed with us for a few days?" until I can figure out what comes next.

"Of course. Whatever you two need." He said as he rubbed her arm comfortingly.

Lily came over to them. "Lily, you remember Lavon right?"

"Of course. Nice to see you again Mr. Hayes."

"Lavon is fine Lily. You are family."

Lily gave a half-hearted smile.

"Hey." Zoe looked up at George's voice. She had been by Wade's side most of the day, but Magnolia had wanted to see him, and he was still only allowed to have one visitor at a time, so she had gotten some coffee, and now she was just sitting outside the room waiting. It would have been boring if she did not have so many confusing things running around in her head. Honestly, she wished she were bored.

"Hey." She said, trying to sound cheerful. She noticed his pensive expression and her fake smile dropped, "What's wrong?"

"Uh … do you know where Magnolia is?"

Zoe nodded, "She's in with Wade. Why?"

"It's, uh, a long story."

"Hey." Rose said when she came in. She was surprisingly chipper. It was a little scary. It was also, clearly, fake, "What's wrong?"

"I just said hey." She said defensively.

"Yeah, but between how you said it and the look on your face, you are tryin' way to hard to act like everything is fine, which means something is clearly off."

"You got all that from hey?"

"Rose." He said warningly.

Rose sighed, "Lemon's mom died."

Wade's eyes widened. Of all the things he thought could be going on, he had not been expecting that, "What? When?"

"I don't know all the details. Apparently, she's up at a hospital in Daphne. She called George to come and get Magnolia. She told him not to tell her, that she should hear it from her and in person, but she needed him to bring her up there."

Wade nodded, processing, "How is she?"

"I don't know. Pretty upset it'd reckon. Zoe, George, and Magnolia went up, but I've never really been all that close to Lemon. Sides, somebody had to stay and keep you company. Didn't want you to think we'd forgotten all about you."

"I should be there." Wade said under his breath. He sounded slightly bitter.

"What?"

Wade shook his head, "Nothin'." Rose gave him a skeptical look, "It's just, I've known Lemon my whole life. When my mamma died … some people help you through things, and you need to be there to help them."

"I never knew you two were so close."

"You didn't know us in high school. And no matter how much has changed, or how much time has passed, she's still Lemon, and I'm still Wade. I should be there." He sighed, "Especially after all the crap her mamma put her through, she needs all the friends she can get. I need to be there for her." He started to try and stand. He winced, but kept going. He tried to drag his leg onto the floor, and let out a howl so loud it near terrified Rose out of her skin. It was a cross between pain and anger.

A nurse came in, "What's goin' on?"

Rose turned, "He's just …" she tried to find the words, but she didn't know what to say.

"Completely useless." Wade said bitterly, "That's what he just is. Completely, utterly useless, layin' here when he's needed somewhere else."

The nurse looked at Rose, "Um, our friend, her mom just past, and she's up at a hospital in Daphne-"

"And I can't get there." Wade cut in "I can't even get out of this stupid bed by myself." He muttered.

"Um, miss, uh, Hattenbarger, why don't you go out in the waitin' room for a minute while I have a talk with our patient."

Rose looked at Wade, and he shrugged as though he did not care.

We were sitting there, not speaking. No words, no noises, just agonizing silence. Finally, Lemon opened her mouth, and all I could think was, thank god. I didn't care what she said. If she yelled at me or cursed me out; I just didn't care. At least we were done being silent.

"Thank you." it was just a whisper.

I nodded. "It can be a strain on the body of a thirteen-year-old to give birth. Technically, the body is prepared, but only just."

Lemon shook her head, "I don't want to talk to Dr. Hart right now. I just want to talk to Zoe."

That surprised me. Yes, Lemon and I had been working together the past eight months to help Lily, and sure, we were getting along better, but I was still with George, and it was still my fault, or at least partially my fault, that Lemon had not gotten her fairytale wedding. Sure, she was with Lavon now, but for girls like Lemon, that sort of thing did not usually matter. Just because she did not want George anymore, did not mean she wanted me to have him, a fact she had made no effort to hide. Dr. Hart, from what I could tell, was the person she could deal with. Zoe had ruined her life.

"I … um, okay."

Before I could say anything else, she broke down, crying. I didn't know what to do. Then, instinct took over, and I gave her a hug. It was awkward and weird, but it seemed like maybe it was what she needed, "I was so scared." I patter her back, trying to soothe her. "I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't … if she hadn't …"

I made shushing noises. "It's okay. It's going to be okay."

It was no mystery what had brought up the memory. Lemon's tearstained cheeks, the look in her eyes when her and Zoe were alone. It was clear to Zoe that Lemon had been holding it all in, staying strong for her sister, or sisters apparently (who knew?) but now that it was just the two of them, she had let herself break down. Instinct took over again, and Zoe hugged her, though it was no where near as awkward as the hug she had just remembered, "You know, you are probably one of the only four people I will let see me cry." Zoe didn't know who the others were, but it was not the right time to ask.

Finally, Lemon stepped away and started wiping her eyes on toilet paper. When Zoe had shown up, all Lemon had wanted was to take comfort in her friend, somebody she knew would not judge her, somebody she would not have to stay strong for. She had excused herself to the bathroom and motioned for Zoe to follow, a cue Zoe thankfully took.

"I'm so sorry Lemon."

"It's not like we were close. I hadn't even seen her in years. I wouldn't even have known if … but she's still my mom. After everything, she is still my mom."

Zoe nodded understandingly.

"Distract me." the way she said it was almost like an order, which made Zoe laugh. She knew it was inappropriate to laugh given the circumstance, so she tried to suppress it, though she was not completely successful.

"How?" she said, trying to take the amused tone out of her voice.

"Tell me about you and Wade." That'll do it.

"I, um …what?"

"Come on Zoe. I need this right now."

Zoe sighed. If there was ever an effective guilt trip … "What do you want me to say?"

"How do you feel about him?"

"I don't know."

"Zoe-"

"I'm serious. This isn't me trying to avoid talking about it or anything. I wouldn't do that to you. At least … not right now." She was quiet for a moment, "I just genuinely don't know. I'm more confused now than ever."

"How do you mean?"

Zoe sighed again, "I had this memory … about George." Lemon nodded understandingly, "It was of our first kiss. And it was … intense." She paused again, "I was in love with him, wasn't I?"

"If you have to ask-"

"I don't. I just … I just wish none of this had happened. Because now I have these feelings for George and these other feelings for Wade. And both of them are so … I mean, George is sweet and selfless, and his smile makes my legs turn to jelly. When he's holding me, it feels right, like it's where I'm supposed to be." She took a deep breath, and then exhaled, "But then there's Wade. And he's … I don't even know. He can be so infuriating, and I can never seem to figure him out. He comes off like he's just some cocky guy from a small-town, but sometimes I think he might be the deepest guy I've ever met. He sees things differently, sees me differently. He gets me, but George gets me too I think." Zoe shook her head. She couldn't help laughing a little at how crazy her life had become, "It's like it just keeps going in circles."

"Well, circles can go forever, but people can't. While you're walkin' that circle, eventually, you are goin' to get tired, and you will reach a point on it and just know, 'this is where I need to stop.' "

"Thank you, for being such a good friend to me." Zoe said.

Lemon smiled, "You have been a better friend to me than I deserve."

"A couple people told me we weren't always friends."

Lemon nodded, "I used to really hate you. And you hated me. But that was a part of it. You helped me when nobody else would. I had nobody else to turn to, and we hated each other so much, for so many reasons, but you still helped me, and you didn't ask for anything. I guess that's when I started seein' you different." Zoe smiled, "I have missed you so much. Ever since the accident … there are so many things I wanted to confide in you about, but …"

Zoe looked down guiltily, "Well, I'm glad you felt you could talk to me about this."

"Well, it was more bawlin' than talkin', but I know you. Even without all your memories, you want to help people. It's part of what makes you such a good doctor."

"I am so sorry Lemon."

Lemon nodded, "I know. I'm guessin' I'll be hearin' that a lot for a while. I'll be dealin' with people apologizin', and funeral arrangements, and all these legal matters … and I can handle it. I know that. But I think, before that, I just need to sit here for a few more minutes, away from everything, with one of the only people I'll let myself be weak around. I need that, for just a little bit longer."

Zoe nodded, "We can sit here for as long as you need."

Lemon rested her head on Zoe's shoulder, "Thank you."

Author's Note: Hi. Okay, so first, I want to apologize for the lack of Zoe/Wade interaction in this chapter. It's just that this chapter was not really about that. I did manage to sneak some into the flashback though, so that's something.

I did consider having Zoe stay back with Wade, but it did not really make sense. Zoe is confused about her feelings, her friend needs her, and Rose could really care less about Lemon. Besides, I really wanted to show some of the Zoe/Lemon relationship.

As far as the Rose/Fredrick Dean scene, I loved writing that. You know how much I loved those two. I cannot even begin to say how pissed I am about the whole Max thing. At the very least, they should explain what happened to Fredrick Dean, you know, why they broke up. Because she was into him for a year, and then suddenly, she's all into this Max kid who, okay, he's a romantic and kind of sweet, but he is also a little delusional to think he could have a relationship with a woman twice his age. I will admit though, I did love the flash-mob scene. If he had done it for somebody his age, or somebody else, somebody older had done it for Zoe, it would have been very sweet and romantic. It was the fact that he was doing it for her that was inappropriate. I do love that song though. Was it a cover or remix, because it sounded a little different than the version I'm used to? Anyway, Fredrick Dean is way better. He and Rose have a lot in common, and he respects her, and he was trying to be smart to impress her. They were so cute. Suddenly, this other kid comes out of nowhere. Not okay.

Also, I noticed people are ganging up on Zoe again after the George Knows and Doesn't Care incident last episode, so I feel the need to defend her. Usually, with her and Wade, one person is the bad guy who did the bad thing, but in that scene, I feel they were both blameless. Zoe cannot help how she feels about George, and she has always been upfront with Wade about her feelings for George. She tried to hide it, but she has a horrible poker face. While this is too bad, it is not her fault. I also cannot blame Wade for biting his tongue after witnessing her reaction. Anybody would have. His face broke my heart, and hers kind of did too, but neither of them are the bad guy here.

Also, how did George find out? Am I the only one who felt that was completely out of left field?

Another way people are ganging up on Zoe is by saying that she should not be hiding Wade and it makes him feel like she is ashamed. I do not get why people are making such a big thing about that. First off, I do not think it is just Zoe. I feel like Wade would want to keep it a secret too ... well, not from George, but generally speaking, he would not want to ruin his reputation as a playboy by making it look like he has been tamed, and Zoe probably does not want to be seen as one of "Wade's girls" because of her pride, and she does not want people to think she is a slut or easy. Also, what they have is sort of undefined, and if they "Came out of the closet" so to speak, they would have to deal with all these questions like "Are you a couple?" "How serious are you?" "Are you in love?" and neither of them have answers, nor are they ready to put that kind of pressure on themselves. It's not like in New York. If they went public in Bluebell EVERYBODY would get involved, especially since its Wade being monogamous. I can get them wanting to stay in their little bubble for a while. (If this looks familiar it is because I basically said the same thing in a review of a story I found on here called Everybody Knows).

Well, I guess that's it. I hope you like this chapter, and happy whatever December holiday you celebrate! Have a good day.