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I liked the idea behind her leaving storyline. While it may seem unlikely that she would ever want to have her mother in her life I don't find it completely unrealistic. Christine was a horrible person and by no means a good mother but we've seen on many occasions that even though her mother put her through complete hell, and she realised she was better of without her, Melody did love her very much. But it was always her mothers horrible behaviour that pushed them apart. I don't find it hard to imagine, now that her mother is there and seems like she has changed and is remoresful over her past behaviour that Melody would want to believe that they could have a proper relationship. And meeting her grandmother probably helped her feel for her mother abit more. I think this had the potential to be a good storyline if handled well, but in the end it just wasn't. What I didn't like was how rushed it all was. It feels like everything happened in a few episodes and it did. I would have preferred to see Christine arrive weeks, even months, before and watch her and Melody work their way to coming to a point were Melody would feel comfortable leaving with her. Instead they spent months wasting a great actress and then wrapping up her story in a couple episodes. The first mistake with her storyline. They spent to much time dragging out that awful Nic/Geoff/Mel triangle. I always felt that Mel's little obssession should have just been a small part in her storyline to show how much she wanted that sense of normalcy back in her life. It should have stayed as just a small part of her journey. Instead they took what was an interesting storyline and turned it into some teen love triangle and an oppurtunity to give two characters who they had nothing for something to do. There were lot of times when it seemed like the writers lost track of what the storyline was really about. When looking back at the way Melody's storyline was written before the OC and after theres a big difference, back then the relationship aspect of it was just a small part of the bigger story. Secondly they should have started the Melbourne storyline earlier. It would have worked better to have her run away earlier then she did. Instead of stalling it. That way there would have been more time to introduce her mother back. After Christine told Melody about her grandmother I would have liked if Melody was somewhat sympathetic towards her but not enough to forgive her. Now that would have been much more realistic. I don't accept Christine's past with her mother as a good enough explanation for why she turned out the way she did. I'm not saying she didn't have it tough and it wouldn't have effected her but still. I find it to be a real cop out actually. I feel it would have been better if they just used that as something to make Melody willing to give Christine the benefit of the doubt for the moment. And then have them spend the next month or so working on their issues. And it would be nice to see Melody struggle with her feelings for the mother, whether or not she can bring herself to fully forgive her for what she put her through, whether she's willing to risk getting hurt again, and whether she trusts her mother to not going back to the way she was if things don't go well. Also to see Christine truly realise the damage she did to her daughter and work to gain her forgiveness and mostly importantly her trust. I think it would have made for some good viewing and drama. I know for a fact that Liz and Celeste would have done a wonderful job. I feel if it was handled well and done over a period of time this could have had the potential to be great storyline. I don't see why they couldn't do something like this. What makes the ending we got even more disappointing is that the writers would have most likely known for some time that Celeste was planning on leaving, so to see everything rushed like that and wrapped up into a few episodes just makes it feel like crappy writing. But the actresses do deserve some praise. Liz and Celeste did manage to do a great job with what they were given. And the scenes did end up being quite nice. A poor way to end a long running storyline that started out brilliantly last year and not what would I would have wanted but it was still enjoyable to watch.

I absolutely loved this chapter. I don't know why it is but the ones you seem to find issue with are usually the ones I don't. I agree with her here. I'm sure she was reffering to the time he was in the hospital but I feel they lost their talent for playful banter somewhere along the line. That prosposal chapter was one of the few times it's been present lately. But it was definitely back here. I loved it in this chapter. It was almost as if this whole chapter was made up of it. They felt so much like their old selves again rather then how they were becoming before the accident. It was a fun chapter to read. So fun that I went back to read it a second time before reviewing. What can I say I really really missed this kind of interaction from them. I definitely smiled my way through it. All the witty comments between them was awesome. Aden's moaning about wanting to get out of the hospital, I can understand completely. If you're gonna be in pain anyway it's always better to suffer at home in your nice comfy bed than in the hospital. I liked Aden acting abit childish here too about having to eat, it was pretty realistic as well. Eating is the last thing you care about when in pain. Infact all the stuff that he was whining about was pretty realistic and fun as well too read about. In this situation Aden's behaviour felt perfectly normal. I liked the little serious bits too. Aden's feeling slightly worried that Justin won't come back is sweet. As well as Belle getting upset at even a joke about Aden dying. I like that she is still abit effected by the fact that he could have died. Aden trying to keep how much pain he really is in to himself is so him. Once again the banter was brilliant. I loved it. Please update soon.

I liked the part with Annie not really want to believe that Geoff and Tam kissed. It's so like her to react like that. I'm still liking how Melody seems completely over Geoff. Feels nice since she's too good for him anyway. I enjoyed reading about Annie, Ruby, Melody, and now Jai hanging out together. I loved the tiny bit between Jai and Annie when Jai reacted to Tam kissing Geoff. I'm glad we atleast got see some of how Geoff's feelings and thoughts on what happened. Makes it easier to care about a character/s and whats going with them when I know whats going on in their heads. Geoff's thoughts on not 'not really hating it' gives me some hope for Tam/Geoff. I liked the Geoff and Nicole scene. Played out how I would have expected it to. 'I've done everything I can to make this relationship work. I've bowed down to all your crazy demands...'. I'm not sure what crazy demands she put up with and what hard work she does so I'm not exactly sympathising with her on that one. In my eyes the only thing she actually did was agree not to have sex, and if she refers to his beliefs has crazy demands then it clearly shows how much respect she has for him. I hope this the end for them but I don't think it willl be.

He might feel guilty, not because he did anything wrong, but because he didn't notice that there was something going on with her earlier. While it's understandable that he has been distracted with what is going on with Joey it doesn't change the fact that he hasn't exactly been the most attentive boyfriend for a while now. Infact since he started working on the trawler he has been pretty dismissive with her on most occasions. Which is ironic since the whole reason he took the job instead of going to uni was because he wanted to be there for her. I guess it's a lesson to him, he shouldn't be making noble gestures like that if he has no intention of following through. While I don't blame him for getting caught up with with Joey's storyline(I love it), I would like to see some guilt over the fact that he has been neglecting her so much for a long while now (and he has) that he is completely blind to what she's going through. No ones blaming him for not knowing about drugs but I'd expect him to have atleast realised that all his not right with her. Especially since she is so bad at pretending everythings fine.

Good chapter. Well the plot definitely moved along in this chapter. I've got to say Annie as a point here. I'm liking her in this fic. I liked Belle's role in this chapter too. I still don't buy the idea of Belle ever feeling the need to get overly involved in any of Geoff's relationships but it felt realistic here. She tried to help him out but didn't seem to care all that much. Thats what I prefer and like. So I enjoyed that scene between the three of them. I can't tell what Nicole's motives for going to Tam's was but considering I'm all for thinking the worst of her, since we didn't really find out, I'm gonna chose to believe she wasn't being genuine. Tam and Geoff was good again. I liked the dialogue between them. I'm interested to see everyones reactions to the kiss in the next chapter, and Geoff's as well. One little critique. I wish we would get some discription of what the characters are thinking and feeling at times. It doesn't have to go into it too much detail but some would be nice. We haven't got that as yet. I feel like it's mainly been dialogue(which I'm enjoying) and describing where the they are and just the basic stuff. Surprisingly enough Aden seemed to be one of the only characters whose thoughts we actually got. And while there as been a few moments with Geoff it isn't really much. With Tam and Nicole it feels non-existant. I find myself having to guess what each of them are feeling from what we know of them in the show which is making it hard for me to invest in any of them here right now. Feel free to ignore this. Just my thoughts on it.

^ Thanks for that Red Ranger and homeandawayxoxo. It's really been bugging me for a while now. I would have thought I'd remember something like Lucas of all people pretending to be someone in a gang.

When Ric went to jail for Rocco's murder, how did they find out for sure it was Johnny's doing, clear Ric's name and get him released? I remember watching the episodes but I can't for the life of me remember how it exactly happened.

I loved their first scene together on Friday's episode. It wasn't anything big but it was still great. It was cute the way she just kissed him out of nowhere once he sat down. It was sweet the way she told him how proud she was of the way he has been handling the situation with Joey. It made it better because it was just a spur of the moment thing rather than after some big scene. When the scene in the Diner started, I liked the moment when it first cut to them at the beginning. They seemed to be laughing and in an extremely cheerful mood. I couldn't help but wish we got to see them interacting like that for a couple seconds before they sat down and Charlie came over. I enjoyed both their reactions to the Joey situation here. Today felt like a better day for Aden. He surprised me by keeping his cool with Robbo in their first scene, especially since you know he probably wants to hurt the guy badly. I loved watching him get worked up about Joey not reporting Robbo and Belle trying to talk some sense into him. They worked well together in this episode. I love interaction like this from them. It reminded of the way they used to be. I always thought their personalities complimented each other. They both played their parts well here. That scene with Joey at the end made me think Aden is letting is own expierance cloud his judgement at the moment when it comes to dealing with Joey not wanting to report Robbo(I knew he would at some point but I'm glad we're seeing it so clearly now), which is completely understandable. I'd be irritated if the writers didn't show that. I'm truly enjoying this storyline. And I'm equally glad that Belle is now playing a small role in it. I like seeing them work as a team. As much as I'm enjoying Belle's storyline it's nice to see her focus on other things as well at times. Now if only Aden would start playing a bigger role in Belle's storyline I'll be set.

The last two chapters felt more like filler chapters. Nothing much happened plot wise. I liked the Aden/Tam scene though. I kinda think this is how it would probably play out if we ever got to see them in the same together. And then that would be it. Which would be good enough. I can see Aden not really caring to bring up all that again. Tam seeking him out doesn't really give out the impression that she really is still all that effected by what he did. But still just wants to believe he's a creep because it's what you do when someone hurts and humiliates you. And doesn't like the idea of everyone suddenly changing their mind about him. Tam and Geoff are still good. As Lynd said he still as clueless as ever. I love when he's like that around her. Can't say I was really interested in Nicole whining about Tam to Aden. Felt almost the same to the scenes on the show when Nicole was whining to him about Geoff and how she thought Geoff and Melody where going to get back together.

I liked this chapter. The Geoff and Belle talk had the potential, at the beginning, to be a nice thing to take Belle's mind of Aden for a while but the whole scene between them just ended up feeling pointless. And, for me, the fact that it went on for too long didn't help matters. I think just a small scene between them in passing when he came in would have worked better. I guessing the idea was to have Belle relax for a bit, so I liked the idea behind it but unfortunetley it didn't play out as good, for me. Loved the scenes in the hospital. Belle's snapping at Justin for not knowing what was going on was a perfectly realistic reaction right there. Her frustration at not being able to know what was going on was written really nicely. Rachel actually reminded me of real doctor there. The ones who can see how worked up the person is to know whats going on yet will take forever to get to the point. And in the that moment waste time with greetings, useless questions, and trying to get the person who is waiting for the info to calm down. I'm always left thinking, don't you think the best way to calm them down would be to tell them whats going on really quickly? I'm glad Aden's awake. Yeah, it was kinda predictable that Aden wouldn't die. And for once I wanted predictable. I'm happy that there was no shocking twists with you killing him off. Please update soon.

Loved this line. It made me smile. Even better because Annie of all people came up with that reply. The lines from Tam in that starting scene with Geoff was really good. She always did know how to leave him at a loss for words. That part almost felt like it could have been taken out of the show. Yay! Melody is back. I'm so glad for that. Good to know that she is still getting along with her mother though. I wonder if she is over Geoff now. She didn't seem to care that Tam was there. If she is, thats even better. I liked her banter with Annie and Ruby. They actually felt like a little group. I loved Tam's fiesty side coming out with Nicole. I don't think Nicole would ever stand a chance in a fight with Tam. Compared to Tam, or at any time to be honest, Nicole feels to much like a wannabe tough girl. She seemed like she was trying to hard in that scene to seem tough. And was completely failing. I don't think she made any impression on Tam whatsoever. Honestly I could see Tam finding Nicole trying so hard to be intimidating quite amusing.

Liked this line. This sounds really good. Seeing as Geoff and Nicole are important characters in this fic I wasn't planning to read it but I do like Tam alot so I was curious to check it out. I'm liking it so far. We need more stories with Tam in it. She had so much potential. I always felt Nicole was brought in as a replacement for Tam. Which is a shame because Nicole is a lousy replacement. Her few comments to Tony were good. I like that Tam seems to know what Aden did to Rachel. It means that she and Rachel do keep in touch. I'm sure they do in the show but it would be nice to see evidence of that once in a while. Her being nervous about the mention of Aden was realistic. Until I read the part about Tam knowing what he did to Rachel I was thinking her reaction to his name was just about what he did to her. And I couldn't help but think, as horrible as he was treated her at the end, surely she would have moved on from that by now. I can see her holding some resentment towards him though. I'm looking forward to her seeing him again. I always wondered how she would react if she saw him the way he is now compared to how he used to be. Tam and Geoff. This is a couple that didn't happen that I wish did. Now these are two characters, completely different, who I felt could have brought out the best in each other. And the storyline would have been much less cliched then Geoff/Nic. I liked the little scene at the end with them. I always did like how she handled herself around people. I always think thats what they want with Nicole, that we are supposed to find her to be witty and have attitude. But with her, it feels forced and I just see the writers feeding the actress lines. With Tam the attitude and witty lines seemed more natural and believeable coming from her. As long as this fic stays true to who each character is, the situations are potrayed for what they actually were, and every character is treated equally, and also doesn't end up being a carbon copy of the Mel/Nic/Geoff triangle only with Tam taking Mel's role then I think I might actually find myself enjoying a fic that involves Nic and Geoff heavily. Sorry about the long rambling review. I tend to review like that very often.

I'm enjoying watching Joey so far. She's a very likeable character. The idea of them bringing someone in and having her in a rape storyline so quickly worried me for a bit. But I feel they handled it pretty well. I love how independent she is and her need to prove she can handle herself just fine. Although while that may be a good character trait of hers, there also seems to be a downside to it when it comes to her. Kate Bell has also shown that she is a really good actress. I'm really liking this storyline so far. One thing about it I find weird is I hope theres a good explanation for that. Like maybe she is trying to prove that she is fine and doesn't need anyones help, even if she does. It seems like something she would do. I really want to see her deal with the aftermath of the rape rather then them glossing over it to get to the too quickly, even though I can't wait for that one as well. Her scenes with Aden have been really good so far. They have a nice little friendship thing going on. Although I do wish we could have saw more of a build up to it. It did feel like Aden's sudden need to help and protect her came out of nowhere. But I've been enjoying their scenes so I don't mind looking past that. I'm glad the is actually happening and that she is going to be apart of it. I've been really looking forward to this storyline and it's makes it better that it involves a character I already like. Not too sure about Joey though. I don't care about the age thing. As long as she's about Aden's age then I don't see the problem. But Joey has such a baby-ish face and just looks so young that And for that reason, as well like it's been pointed out in the spoiler thread about , I'm finding the idea of them to be abit weird. Maybe that will change when we actually get to see it and I hope it does. Because I see a alot of potenetial there. Personally I don't think This is now officially the second young guest character (Archie being the first) that has impressed me more then the currents teens have. Joey a nice girl with an interesting storyline and a character that as alot of depth and then we have It baffles me that the writers that can come up with a good character like Joey or her storyline and so many of the other great characters/storylines, can also write crap like that.

I was watching an episode from last year today and came across this quote. Kirsty: Leah, it has taken me a long time to understand this but Miles is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I would have thought she'd consider Oliver to be the best thing that has ever happened to her.

This was another amazing chapter. I enjoyed every bit of it. It was good to see Amanda and Irene share their worries over Belle with each other. It's nice to see them interact like this. Amanda's scene with Belle about the baby names was sweet. It was good to see Belle distracted from from worrying about Aden, even if it only lasted a moment. 'Nate' and 'Chase', that wouldn't be inspired by a certain GG character and actor, would it? I feel for Amanda in these scenes when she talks about when she was pregnant. I'm loving reading about how difficult Belle is finding it to deal with Aden not being alright. And the fact that theres nothing she can do. Her little talk to him was sweet. Belle and Justin's walk was lovely. It was good to see some interaction between them that I enjoyed. I especially loved the bit when she accidently snapped at him and then felt guilty when she realised what she did. I could see Belle getting defensive like that, but when she realised that she was taking it out on the wrong person, felt guilty and apologised. I liked how she realised how hard this must be for him as well. They were both really great in that scene. Both of them felt very in character in this chapter. Justin's confession that his first thought was to leave was so sad. Anyways I loved this whole scene. I'm glad Drew made an appearance. His jealousy was cute. I love the relationship that they have. I loved the scene were Belle broke down and just let everything she was feeling out. I think she needed that. It's not good for her to be keeping all that inside. I truly felt for her there. Brilliant scene. It was definitely the highlight of the chapter for me. It didn't drag on at all. I'm glad you covered everything that you did in this chapter. Please update soon.

I'm glad Geoff was there to say goodbye to Melody. I honestly didn't expect him to be there considering the writers seem to often forget the fact that Melody actually meant alot to Geoff at one time. It wasn't much of a scene but it was sweet. From Melody's comment to Nicole it seems like she is ready to move on from Geoff. Good on her.

That was an amazing chapter. You wrote the way Belle was feeling so well. Especially her need to know what was going on. I'm glad it was Justin who told her. That scene between the two of them was lovely. I liked Amanda's small smile to Justin. As hard as this is for Belle it must terrible for Justin too. Belle's scene with Aden was extremely sad. I loved everything she said. You could see how much pain she was in. And Justin not leaving his side for to long was sweet as well. This whole chapter was brilliant from start to end. I loved it. Please update soon.

This is one character I can't bring myself to like. He has been on for a while now and still hasn't managed to impress me at all. Infact, for me, he is one of the worse characters we have had for a while now. The actor is really bad as well. The only words I have to describe him after a scene is boring or extremely irritating. It also doesn't help that he has dragged Ruby down with him. Ever since he has arrived I have not been happy with what they have done to her character. He had one good moment when standing up for Brendan but that was about it. Hopefully he will start improving soon but I don't see it happening. I just wish he would leave.

It was good to see a little of the old fiesty Belle back in that scene with Freya recently. That was some quick thinking on her part. Even if it was for the wrong reasons and didn't last for long I'm just glad we got to see it.

This was such a beautiful fic. Yet another great one-shot from you. It was so sad but at the same time not all depressing. I couldn't help but feel for both of them. I loved that even though it was from Belle's POV we could still see how in pain and hurt Aden was. This way, even though he's cheating on his wife, I can't help but feel for him. I like that he doesn't come off as a completely terrible husband, even though he was willing to give up everything to be with Belle it still seems like he does care about his wife. I loved Aden here. Belle was great as well. I'm glad she refused to let him talk her into staying. And even more that she was doing it because she knew it would be the best thing for him and as well as Lara. I liked her thoughts on Lara/Aden's life with her because it showed that, even though she slept with him, she still seemed to show some respect for the relationship he had with his wife. Reading how hard it was for her to walk away was so sad. Part of me was started wishing she stayed but I'm glad she didn't. It worked better this way. Belle almost got married to Angelo in a barn. Belle getting married in barn. Nows that a funny thought. Loved the mention of Gossip Girl. Chuck Bass . Love him.

I love all the avatars from the last three pages. They are all so pretty. Is it okay if I use one?

That was a lovely chapter. It was nice to see both Amanda and Irene play a part in trying to help her. Rather then just one or the other. I loved those scenes. It's good that she has them around. Having Roman there was definitely a good idea. I liked his scenes as well. Justin wanting to discharge himself so he could look after Aden was sweet. This whole chapter was very sad. Everyone played their part perfectly. I can't wait for the next one.

Angelo seriously lives in his own world. I loved the banter between Belle and Aden in this chapter. They had some really funny lines. It was really sweet the way he seemed like he really wanted her to tell him how she felt so he'd have a reason stay. I'm glad she told him. Whatever Melody said to Belle, I'm glad it worked. It's good that she let him go to his gig instead of the meeting. Geoff the rockstar, I still can't get over how funny that is. I love how Angelo keeps calling him 'kid'. Hope everything goes well with the newspaper but I don't think it will. And this is the last we are going see of Melody. I miss her already . Really good ending to a great fic. This was so good. I can't wait for the sequel to be posted.

I agree with this. I want to see Belle become more fun and fiesty again. It's what made me love the character in the first place. She seemed to have lost that for most part of last year. But I hope, if it does happen, it doesn't happen to soon. So far the writers have been doing a lovely job with this storyline. And I want to see it played out properly rather then her suffering one minute then suddenly cured. And once she starts getting help I want to see her slowly work to get her life back on track and not just have everything go back to normal. Little moments of happiness inbetween all this is okay though. The writers have been doing a good job at keeping things realistic in this storyline so far and I hope it continues that way. Jess is amazing in this role.

Those avatars are beautiful. Loved them. Is it okay if I use one?