Always Comes Back To You…

[tamminmad]

Aaaaaaaawwwww They are such a cute couple, hope the police haven't come for Will, Gypsy's the one who should go to jail not Will.

Keep the fantastic chapters coming.

[Danifan]

Glad your still enjoying it. We've just had some bad news so there might not be any updates for a while but keep checking as you never know.

[tamminmad]

That's ok hope it's nothing too bad. I can wait for this fanfic because it so great.

[Danifan]

Sorry it's taken so long it's been a very strange and busy few weeks. Hope you like it.

Chapter 29

I was frozen to the spot. I knew why they had come. Will knew why they had come. There weren’t a lot of other explanations to choose from.

‘Maybe they’re just…I don’t know…erm…visiting’ I said knowing full well it was one of the most stupid things I’d probably ever said.

Will smiled. It didn’t seem right that he should be in trouble for protecting me. He had such a good heart; I couldn’t believe how calm he was.

‘Let’s get this over with’ he said holding out his hand to me. I took it and together we walked up to the house.

We walked in to find Mom, Dad, Jade, Max and Kirsty around the table and Peter Baker and another police officer standing with them. They all turned to watch us enter.

‘Will, the police are here to talk to you…about Gypsy’ Dad said as diplomatically as possible. I could tell by the sound of his voice it wasn’t good.

‘Will, we have some bad news. Today Gypsy’s body was found washed up on a local beach. I’m afraid she’d died some time before’ Peter said softly.

The room went horribly cold and silent. Of all the pieces of news we were expecting that wasn’t one of them.

‘Right, erm what happened? How did she die? What about Lily, is she Ok? How am I going to tell her’ Will stuttered, the shock not quite sinking in.

‘Will, Lily’s fine. She’s with her grandparents in Queensland. They will be notified after you, as legally you are still her husband then you are technically the next of kin. From what we can gather Gypsy was strangled to death and thrown either into the sea from a boat or off the cliff’s edges.’ Peter explained.

Will looked into space, even I had no idea how he was feeling right now. Just the thought of Lily without her mother (even if she was a psychopath) made me want to burst into tears and she’d tried to kill me.

‘What do I do now?’ Will said quite calmly.

‘Well we‘ll inform Gypsy’s parents and start an investigation. Unfortunately the body cannot be released for burial as this is now a murder inquiry.’

‘Right so I just don’t do anything’ Will said

‘Not for the moment. We’ll leave you in peace. We’re sorry for your loss’ Peter said gesturing to the other police officer that it was time for them to leave.

The room was silent. I could see my family felt a little uncomfortable, especially Mom.

‘I’m so sorry Will’ Mom said almost in tears.

‘Why, it’s not like she deserves our sympathy’ Kirsty snapped.

‘Kirsty!’ Mom shouted at her for her insensitivity.

‘What? Why should we act like she’s some huge loss? We hated her. Even he hated her. Good riddance to her’ Kirsty continued. A selfish part of me agreed with her but I was too worried about Will to care about anything else.

‘I have to go, I need…space…’ Will said flustered almost running out of the door.

‘Will wait.’ I shouted running after him half way round the caravan park.

He stopped and turned back to look at me. His facial expression was one of confusion. He didn’t know how to feel. He didn’t my support and I was happy to give it to him. I ran and took his face in my hands and kissed him on the lips then placed my whole arms around him to embrace him in a tight hug. He put his arms around my waist and let out a huge sigh of relief, frustration and grief all rolled into one. That selfish part of me in my brain began thinking again. How was this going to affect our relationship? Now that she’d gone physically her spirit was now bound to stick around for some time to haunt Will. I needed to suppress these feelings. Will needed me right now and I was determined that new obstacle was just another test that would make our relationship even stronger that it already is.

[tamminmad]

Wow that was a big twist I didn't think she would die. I'm glad she's dead. But I feel sorry for Will and Lily.

[Danifan]

Glad you liked it, hopefully the next update won't take as long.

[Danifan]

Sorry it's taken so long, it's been another busy month.

Chapter 30

I stayed with Will the whole night. The atmosphere was tense. I had no idea how he was feeling, and so I had no idea how to help him. I also didn’t know how I was feeling. Gypsy may have been scum but to be murdered and dumped in the sea to rot away was a horrible end for anyone even her. He’s barely mentioned anything about it. All he’d said was that the funeral was on Friday and that the Nashes had asked him to be there for Lily’s sake if not Gypsy’s.

Thursday came around quickly. Will still hadn’t said anything about how he was feeling. In fact he’d been quite calm, even quite normal like nothing had happened. It was a little unnerving. Not only that but I was a little nervous for him. I knew I couldn’t go to the funeral, with all Gypsy’s family gathered around saying what a great person she was, and me being treated like the devil in church, but I knew he had to do this alone. I was starting to feel insecure. What if seeing Lily again was too much for him, what if the Nashes put pressure on him to stay as part of the family or even convince him that Gypsy was his wife and that I was just some passing fling. Even now she’d gone; she was going to be around forever.

Mom picked up on how I was feeling (after all it is her job to know when kids are having problems).

‘Is Will all packed?’ she said.

‘Yeah, just about’ I told her.

‘It’s going to be hard for him, facing Gypsy’s parents, seeing Lily again and saying goodbye to Gypsy, he’s lucky to have you’ she said trying to make me feel better. It didn’t.

‘I know, but I can’t help worrying about him. He hasn’t said anything to me about how he’s feeling. I can’t help but feel a bit shut out; like this is his grief and I have no right to intrude on it’

‘Once today is over, he’ll find it much easier to open up about how he’s feeling sweet heart, you just need to be patient’ she said giving me a little hug.

‘I’ve ever seen him like this though before Mom, it’s like he’s put a barrier up between us and I’m not strong enough to knock it down. I get he’s sad about Gypsy and about Lily but it’s like he’s lost his wife and I’m just some friend he’d rather not see for a bit.’

‘Have you spoken to him about how you are feeling?’ Mom asked, I knew then I was getting free counselling from a trained professional.

‘Oh yeah right. I’m sorry Gypsy, your ex wife, the cow who tried to kill me has just been murdered but let’s talk about insecure it’s making me feel in our relationship’ I said sarcastically.

‘Will loves you…’

‘Does he? Or did he just want to get away from the mess that was his marriage and settle for me.’ I was getting more paranoid about Will’s true feelings for Gypsy by the second.

‘You have to ask him exactly how he feels then before he goes to the funeral, or you’ll always be left wondering’ Mom said. I knew she was right, she was my Mom, she was always right, and that’s why we loved her.

I made my way over to Will’s determined to make him open up about how he truly felt about Gypsy now.

Hey, love, he’s just finishing off his packing, go straight through’ Irene said greeting me on the back porch while she watered her plants. I knocked then entered giving a little uncomfortable smile.

‘Hey, how are you doing?’ I asked cautiously, not sure if I wanted the truth or a lie.

‘I’m fine. Just dreading today. Seeing Gypsy’s parents, being back in her home town with her friends. It’ll just be weird’ he said.

‘I wish I could be there for you…’

‘I know. But it’s for the best. I should probably get going or I’ll miss my flight’

I knew then this was my last chance to ask him how he really felt now Gypsy was gone and whether this had affected how he felt about me.

‘Will…’ I said hesitantly.

‘Yeah…’

‘Erm… good luck today, I hope it all goes well. I love you’

‘I love you too. I’ll see you on Saturday’ he said as we hugged.

I chickened out and as I drove off in his car I knew I’d regret not asking him outright. As the Smiths made their way back inside I stood and watched for a while longer on my own in the drive way knowing full well that whatever happened in Queensland that day could affect the future of our relationship forever.

[tamminmad]

Good chapter. I hope nothing bad happens in Queensland, Will and Dani are ment to be together.

[Aquamarine]

I just started reading. I haven't gotten far, but I must say I love how you portrayed the characters. Especially Shelley, Dani, Kirsty, and Gypsy (I bet you enjoyed making her evil ). I can't wait to catch up.

[Danifan]

I haven't forgotten about the story and hopefully it should be updated soon. I've just been a bit lazy really if i'm honest.