Everyone's Got Problems

[wrongturntaken]

Thank you for the comments again! I can't believe its taken me 25 chapters to get to this point. After this chapter you'll get a bit more of Aden and Belle. I know what i have planned but i was just wondering if you actually want Tess and Tyler to get back together???

Hope you enjoy this! Sorry its a bit later than i said but i did loads of editing as i wanted to make it as good as possible.

Chapter 25.

Tyler returned home weak and emotionally drained. He put his key in the door, twisted it and opened. Walking in, he expected to find everything as normal. Only it wasn't. The furniture was gone, every object was gone. The room was empty except for the two men standing as though they had always been there.

"Hello," one of the men stood up with a regretful smile and held out his hand.

Tyler shook it hesitantly, "So you're from the bank?" he guessed.

He nodded, "My name's Steve," he said kindly. "I'm sorry but we couldn't hold off any longer."

"Its fine, I understand," Tyler sighed.

"How old are you?" the man asked.

"Seventeen."

"Have you got somewhere to stay?" he wouldn't usually bother with dealing with people but he was concerned that social services hadn't been in contact. Or they had and he refused their help which was always a possibility. He couldn't help but notice the weak form of the young man stood in front of him and his heart went out although he knew there was nothing he could do.

Tyler nodded.

"Okay, well, we'll give you a couple of hours to get your things together and then come back to collect the key," he continued.

"Thanks," Tyler said; void of emotions. He didn't tell them it wouldn't take him two hours to pack up his things. The truth was he wanted to stay there as long as possible because he had no where else to go.

Tyler watched the two men leave before entering his vacuum of a room, even the bed had gone. They had left anything which contained anything of his, which wasn't much. He piled his clothes in to a rucksack in the space of five minutes and then was at a loss as to what to do. He walked in continuous circles around the room before coming to a stop next to the window. He ran his index finger along the sill, picking up the ever accumulating dust before blowing it off of his fingertip and watching it catch in the light for a moment. He turned back to the glass; looking out at where clouds were turning to blue as the night sky fell.

Everything in this room, as in the nothing that encompassed it, reminded him of how he felt, of what had happened to him and he hated it. He couldn't stand it any longer. He had not yet cried for the death of his mother but as he slammed both of his hands down simultaneously on to the low window sill he felt the pain travelling through the nerves and up his arm and he fell on to his knees in anguish. He crawled on hands and knees in to the corner of the room nearest the window and tucked himself up, back against the wall, gently rocking backwards and forwards as he choked on the lump in his throat several times before finally giving in.

The two hours went by faster than he thought. Although he had stopped crying every few minutes, the tears would always come back. It was the same process each time; think, cry, stare blankly with no clouds of reality swirling in his head. Only did he wipe away his tears with his sleeve when there was a courtesy knock on the door. Tyler left what was his bedroom and opened the front door to let the men in.

The kind man named Steve held out his hand and Tyler handed him what he was asking for.

"I'm sorry about your loss," he said sadly and Tyler merely nodded in response before taking one final glance around the house he had called home for the past seven years. He walked out of it, shutting the door slowly behind him as he hoisted the rucksack more firmly on to his back.

He walked to the end of the path leading out of his house and glanced left and right. He choked on the lump in his throat but this time didn't let the emotions overcome him as he wandered which direction to walk in. It didn't matter, so he let all his thoughts stop and his feet decide. He had a bit of money on him from the laptop and after realising he didn't want to go through what he had earlier as well as the risk of dealing with dealers, he thought it was best to get out of the drug habit before that became too hard. The money would be enough for food and drink for a while and the shifts at the diner should help towards that. It was a place to sleep that was the problem and as the sky got darker, the temperature got colder.

He walked for about an hour without paying attention to where he was going before he stopped. He looked at where his feet had taken him and scoffed at the sight. It was like fate was playing a cruel trick, dangling something in front of him that he couldn't have. He looked at the Drop In centre as he hid from no one behind a tree on the opposite side of the road but couldn't bring himself to go in. He pushed aside the thought that said fate had lead him there for a reason. Instead, he wandered toward the beach, finding some form of shelter next to a boat. He used some of his clothes as a blanket to cover him and settled down for the rest of a very sleepless night.

*

For the next few days Tyler slept in that same spot, crept in to the school changing rooms to have a shower and worked a few shifts at the diner, using the cash in hand job to pay for food.

He and Tess weren't talking, he wasn't really talking to anyone, although he could tell she'd look at him worriedly when she thought he wasn't looking. He had lost even more weight although it wasn't completely noticeable to an eye not examining him carefully. His clothes were becoming crumpled and his school work was suffering now that he had no where to work on it outside of school.

Aden had tried to talk to him when he was working at the diner but he was adamantly silent; only talking to the customers and colleagues when necessary.

He was quiet at school, trying to keep his head down and not talking to anyone else much. A fact one teacher had noticed.

"Tyler?" Miles said as the bell rang for the end of class on the Thursday afternoon.

"Hmm?" Tyler asked unsmilingly. He rarely smiled anymore, afraid any display of emotion would give him away, and he hated the sympathetic and yet somehow hurt looks Tess would give him.

"Can I have a word?"

Tyler nodded as Miles got up and shut the door.

"Are you okay?" Miles asked. "Aden told me about your Mum… it must be hard…"

Tyler shrugged absently.

"I know a bit about loss, Tyler," Miles said. "My first wife and daughter died in the boxing day tsunami."

Tyler's eyes widened in shock slightly, "I'm… sorry?" he questioned, unsure what the principal was expecting of him. "Why are you telling me this?"

"…because after that, my life fell apart and I ended up homeless," Miles continued and saw Tyler withdraw slightly in realisation, confirming that what he'd thought had been right.

"I ended up here, and Roman Harris reached out to me…"

"I know that name…" Tyler pondered quietly.

"He reached out to a lot of people… Aden included…" Miles looked at him, hoping to get a reaction. Tyler looked at the floor sombrely, "Aden's helped you, yeah? Given you a job?"

Tyler nodded.

"Where are you living, Tyler?" Miles asked softly.

"With a mate," Tyler answered instantly.

"The truth?" Miles asked, very softly although he could tell the sheer reality of living on the street was wearing Tyler's resilience to help, down.

He sighed, "On the beach," he answered ashamedly. "I didn't know what else to do."

"We can help you… if you let us?"

"…who's 'we'?" he questioned curiously, although mainly because he didn't want any more people interfering in his life than was absolutely necessary.

"Me, Aden… " he looked at Tyler for a moment before adding, "...Tess." Tyler looked at him suddenly. "I see the way she looks at you Tyler."

He looked away from the principal for a moment in thought before turning his head back, "…how can you help me?" he gave in finally.

Miles smiled at the fact that he had gotten through.

"We'll sort it out later, for now I think you better go for lunch, come to my office after school."

Tyler went to walk away but turned around before leaving, "Thanks."

Miles smiled in response and then waited until Tyler had gone before getting out his phone and calling Aden, "I was right," Miles told him.

Aden sighed, "Poor Tyler."

"I've said we'll help him so he's going to come to my office after school, can you be there too?"

"Sure."

Aden hung up the phone and turned to face his wife.

"Who was that?" Belle said; having taken the day off from work to spend some time with her husband.

"Miles," he answered, going to sit on the stool opposite her as she prepared some food in the kitchen.

"What did he want?" she asked conversationally; not looking at him until she heard him sigh.

"Belle, I need to discuss something with you," he started nervously.

"Should I be worried?" she asked; furrowing her brow.

"In some part, yes, I hope you will be because maybe then you can be more open," he told her.

"You're really confusing me, Aden. What's up?" she asked with a worried curiosity.

"It's Tyler," he answered.

"What about him?" she spoke concernedly.

"He's homeless Belle, he has no one," Aden explained softly.

"What do you want us to do?" she asked him intently and determinedly.

He hesitated for a moment before letting out a short breath, "I want us to... foster him."

She looked at him in slight shock and didn't speak, "Aden…" she eventually managed. "Are you serious?"

"He doesn't have anyone else, Belle. If he ends up in a home, that's where he'll stay and then he won't have any continued support once he turns eighteen."

"But Aden… fostering him… That's a huge responsibility… and commitment…"

"I realise that," Aden said, we don't have to decide anything right now. But if we don't, Tyler's going to spend another night on the beach."

"What about the Drop In centre?"

"He won't go there… I don't know why," he added seeing the questioning look on Belle's face as he stood up and walked around the counter to stand beside her. "Where would be right now without Irene and Roman?" he asked her imploringly with eyebrows raised.

She sighed, "I guess but… we already have Tess and Mark…"

"He's pretty independent Belle, he's not going to be that demanding…"

"What about Tess?"

"She won't want him living on the street, Belle," he sighed.

"What happened to not getting too close, Aden?" she contemplated further, knowing that this wasn't the sort of decision that should be made in only five minutes.

"This is different, Belle. I can't neglect him when I can feel that this is the right thing to do."

Belle paused with a blank expression, clearly in though, before a supportive smile appeared slowly on her face, "You are so amazing, Aden."

"Is that a yes?" he asked, not daring to get his hopes up.

"We have to talk to the kids though."

"We don't really have time, I'm meeting Miles and Tyler in Mile's office after school and I want to be able to tell him he has something to hope for," Aden told her; well aware that it wasn't the best circumstance but there wasn't really another option.

Belle sighed in agreement, "To be honest, the kids will just have to deal with it, Tyler's wellbeing is more important than them not liking something. As long as we tell them before he moves in."

"Well, can you do that when they get home and I'll bring Tyler back after that… assuming he agrees, of course?"

She nodded slowly and added a weak smile, "Sure."

He bent down to kiss her, catching her lips with his for longer than he had anticipated, "I love you so much, Belle."

She smiled, "It's because I'm perfect, isn't it," she said mischievously in reminiscence of what he had said to her so many years ago.

"In every way," he smiled at her adoringly and gave her another kiss.

*

Tyler knocked lightly on the principal's door before entering, seeing Aden and Miles both present.

"Hi, Tyler, take a seat," Miles offered.

Tyler did as they asked nervously, he felt so out of control at this moment yet somehow hopeful. For once he was putting his fate in to someone else's hands.

Aden smiled at him, "I want to ask you a question."

"…yeah?" Tyler answered quietly.

"How would you feel about living with me and Belle?"

"What?" Tyler exclaimed suddenly.

"I think you heard me," Aden continued with a smile.

"…you mean permanently?" Tyler asked slowly; not daring to believe for a second that he was actually hearing what he thought he was.

"Absolutely, we have a spare room that's not being used so it's perfect," Aden told him adamantly.

"But…"

"Don't worry, I've gone through everything with Belle, all I need from you is an answer."

"What about Tess? We haven't exactly been getting on lately."

"She cares about you Tyler," Aden told him. "She'd rather you live with us than on the streets."

"I don't know."

"Just an answer, Tyler," Aden insisted kindly.

Tyler hesitated for a moment, "Yes," he said with a finality in his tone Aden had never heard before.

Aden smiled, "Good, you can come back with me now."

Tyler hesitated before letting a very small smile play on his lips at the prospect of things looking up, "Okay...and Aden?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you."

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[LAURZY!]

God that brought tears to me eyes!!

Poor Tyler at the beginning, that was so sad

Soooooo happy he said yes!!

Hope Tess and Mark are ok with it!

And yes, i would quite like them to get back together lol they're so like Aden and Belle!

Brill update as per, cant wait to read more

[Taniya_K]

Yes! He's FINALLY let Aden help him!

Awww! I actually feel proud of Tyler. Which is weird cos not only is he a character, he's also a made up character by you just for this fic! But you write it so well that it's like he's real!

The beginning with Tyler in his house and then living on the beach was just too sad. But I loved how he ended up going to the Drop-In centre.

Loved the bit with Aden asking Belle. Found that sooooooooooooo sweet!

I cannot wait for more at all! I wanna see Mark and Tess's reactions, and I hope that Tyler will open up to Aden in time. Although, I am still curious about that guy would was watching Aden and Mark play footy, and about Larry getting out of prison, and the kids finding out about Aden and Belle's past!

Lol, as you can see, you're fic as totally captivated me!

Update soon please!

xoxo

Oh, and yes, of course I want them to get back together! They're perfect for each other. Like Adelle!

[xknomex]

*tear* Wow that was an amazing chapter!!!!!!!!

Go Miles. I'm soooo glad he got through to him!!!!!!!!

The beginning was soooo sad poor Tyler, at least the steve guy wasn't too mean about it.

I'm sooooo glad that Tyler's going to live with Aden and Belle. Aden is the most caring guy in this fic!

He bent down to kiss her, catching her lips with his for longer than he had anticipated, "I love you so much, Belle."

She smiled, "It's because I'm perfect, isn't it," she said mischievously in reminiscence of what he had said to her so many years ago.

^^^ that bit made me have the biggest smile on my face!!

oh and I would love for Tess and Tyler to get together!

Brilliant xxxx

[Jody]

The last two chapters were really good. I like that Tess has decided to help him. The talk between Aden and Tess was sweet. Aden and Belle taking Tyler in sounds good. I had a feeling that, that would happen eventually. Looking forward to Tess and Mark's reaction to Tyler coming to live with them. I also enjoyed that small mention about Roman taking in Aden. I'd really like to see Tyler's reaction when, or if, he ever finds out about Aden's past.

[Zetti]

Aww poor Tess.

Tyler needs some help!

[wrongturntaken]

Thank you for the comments, i really do appreciate them, Taniya and Jody, everything you've been wondering about... let's just say, i have plans. The next few chapters are pretty heavy after this one and things change a bit. Aden and Belle will become a bit more of a focus but i won't be neglecting the others. I wasn't sure about writing a fic with so many OCs in cos i didn't know how it would be received, Taniya seems to like it, lol, , i was just wondering if other people felt the same? Sorry for begging for some kind of feedback it's just helpful to know what people think.

Chapter 26.

"Mum, we're home!" Tess called as she and Mark entered the house and dumped their bags on to the hall floor just in front of where the stairs started.

Belle appeared from the living room after turning off the TV, "Great, you're home, I really need to talk to you both," she said nervously.

"Okay," Mark said unsurely. "Please just don't tell us you're pregnant."

"Mark," Belle scolded, looking at her son with an unimpressed expression. "I'm not, but even if I was, I wouldn't want that reaction from you. Understood?" In her opinion, and the worlds, she wasn't too old to have a baby and Mark putting the idea down as 'never gonna happen' was a little deflating.

"Sorry," he said sincerely.

"So what is it, Mum?" Tess asked.

Belle sighed before seeing where they had left their bags, "Guys, how many times do I have to tell you not to leave your bags lying around, anyone could trip over them! Take them upstairs and then come back down and sit in the living room."

They did as she asked and then sat looking at her expectantly as she stood in front of them.

"Okay, well you both know Tyler," she started.

"Yeah," Tess said unsurely, feeling uneasy at the concept of her mother bringing up the topic of her ex-boyfriend so weirdly.

"Well, your father and I have decided that he's… that he's going to live with us," she got the information out quickly.

"What?" Mark exclaimed. "…for how long?"

Belle hesitated, "Permanently."

Tess stayed silent for a moment and Belle looked at her concernedly before her daughter spoke, "Why?" she said softly.

"Because he has nowhere else," Belle answered her gently.

"What about the Drop In centre?" Mark argued. "That's where everyone else goes, why is he so special?"

"The Drop In centre is not for long term situations, Mark," Belle told him; a little annoyed at his attitude although she was pretty sure she knew where it was coming from.

"When's he moving in?" Tess asked quietly and Belle was finding it hard to interpret her emotions. Inwardly, Tess was glad that Tyler had finally accepted some form of help and maybe it would help him to open up. But living in the same house as him would be difficult considering the way she felt about him.

"When your father comes back with him which should be any minute now," she answered as they all heard movement from the hallway.

"We're home!" Aden called, imitating his daughter's earlier words.

"We're in here," Belle called and the next second Aden and Tyler appeared in the doorway. "Hi Tyler," Belle greeted him.

"Hi, Mrs Jefferies," he answered her, looking very unsure of himself.

"If you're going to be living here, you should start calling me Belle," she laughed slightly. "…and even if you weren't, please call me Belle anyway," she practically begged.

"…kay," Tyler swallowed and gave her a weak smile before turning his head to look at the other two. "Hi Tess… Mark," he was very aware of the way Mark was looking stonily at the floor.

"Hey," Tess said with a slight smile.

"Tyler," Mark acknowledged, finally turning to look at him, be it briefly.

"Why doesn't Aden go and get the rest of your stuff whilst I show you to your room?" She had gotten it ready for him after Aden left. Luckily there wasn't much to do as it had been tidied when Amanda and Peter stayed there at the weekend.

"Actually, this is it," Tyler said, hoisting his rucksack onto his shoulder slightly in demonstration.

"Oh," Belle said; a little surprised. "Well come with me then," she told him as she left the living room and gestured for him to follow her with a kind smile.

Aden looked at his kids, "You are okay with this?" he asked them expectantly.

"Not like we've got much choice is it?" Mark said bitterly.

"No, it's not," Aden said firmly. "…but I suggest you rise above your own insecurities because the fact is no one should ignore someone in need if they can help. And that's a lesson you would do well to remember Mark," Aden said, lightening up slightly as he finished his warning.

Mark faltered, "Sorry," he said sincerely realising that he was actually being a bit selfish. He was lucky to have a dad like Aden but it was so hard for him when Aden paid more attention to people who were essentially strangers than he did to his own son.

"I'm gonna go and get started on my homework," Tess said; breaking the silence that had engulfed them.

"Me too," Mark said as he followed Tess's actions, standing up and making his way to the stairs.

Aden sighed; this was going to take a while for them all to adjust to.

*

"Here's your room," Belle said as she walked in to it in front of him. There's a wardrobe, chest of drawers, night stand and of course… the bed," she added dramatically, gesturing to each object as she named it.

"Thanks for all this," Tyler said. "Are you sure it's okay?"

"Tyler, don't worry about it, Aden thinks you deserve this, and he's usually a good judge of character… and so am I at that, so I can tell he's right about you," Belle told him.

He smiled weakly at her again.

"…and don't be so nervous," she added. "You are welcome here."

Tyler took a deep breath and glanced around the room, it was a lot fuller than his last one but he still didn't really have much stuff to go in it. "What about rent? How much do you want a week?" he asked her hesitantly.

"Tyler," Belle said; slightly shocked for a moment. "You don't have to pay rent."

"…I have to do something... I can't just expect you to take me in for nothing."

"It's not for nothing, Tyler. It's for knowing your safe," Belle explained. "Once you've finished school and gotten a job, or even after you've gone to university if that's what you want to do, we'll start thinking about rent…"

"I've never really thought about going to university," Tyler admitted. "…are you really willing to have me for that long?" he asked; registering what she was saying.

"It's not a case of being willing Tyler, it's a case of this becoming your home if you want it to be?" Belle said; wondering why she was having so much difficulty convincing him that he was able to stay with no catches. "Which reminds me, we're going to have to go through the formal stuff as well."

He looked at her questioningly.

"Getting guardianship over you," Belle explained. "It shouldn't be too difficult, you'll just need to sign a few things and we'll probably get a visit from a social worker."

"You sound like you know the process," Tyler commented.

"Well, I moved in with my foster mother when I was seventeen too," she told him with a smile.

"You were fostered?" he questioned.

She nodded, "Well, adopted first when I was a baby, but I hated my adoptive parents so went looking for my biological mother and ended up here. Haven't been anywhere else since," she smiled.

"Did you find her?" he didn't know why but was very curious about her past. Maybe it was to squash the feeling that he was living with strangers.

"Yep," she answered, "It was rocky for a while, but we have a great relationship now. I think you know my foster mother as well," she said. "…Irene from the diner."

"Yeah," he answered, "…she's really nice… but real at the same time, you know?" Tyler said unaware of how he suddenly found it so easy to talk to the woman in front of him.

She nodded with a smile, "Yeah, I know."

There was a silence between them for a moment but it wasn't uncomfortable.

"Okay," Tyler said; breaking it and sounding a little more confident. "I better get unpacking," he added, gesturing to the bag he'd placed on the bed.

Belle frowned at the sight of the bag, "I think we ought to do some shopping for you."

"I don't have much money," Tyler said slowly.

Belle rolled her eyes, "I love shopping, Tyler. Let me spend the money you can just come from the ride."

"I can't accept that," Tyler said adamantly and in shock that she was willing to.

"Well, you'll have to because it's the condition of living here," Belle laughed and was pleased to see Tyler let out a small laugh as well.

"Tess loves any excuse to go shopping as well," Belle added and Tyler's smile faded. "I know you two aren't getting on the best right now, but you'll work it out."

"I guess," Tyler said; hoping that she was right.

"Okay," Belle said, looking around the room, "You've got everything here that you need at the moment, and we'll go shopping on Saturday. Dinner will be ready at about six but of course you can do what you like before then," she smiled.

He shook his head slowly at her words as he looked at the carpet.

"What?" Belle asked; feeling concerned.

"You barely know me and yet… you're treating me like one of your own."

"Well I'm not going to treat you like an outcast and make you live in the cupboard under the stairs, am I?" she smiled. "Unless you're a wizard?" she added in an interrogation style tone.

Tyler raised his eyebrows questioningly as he looked at her weirdly as well as shaking his head slightly to show he didn't have the faintest idea what she was talking about.

"Harry Potter," Belle explained as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Harry who?" Tyler asked.

"Potter," Belle looked at him curiously, "Don't tell me you've never read the books?"

He shook his head.

"Seen the films?"

He shook his head again and was finding her flustering over what appeared to be the name of a wizard, fairly amusing.

"Right, we'll definitely have to change that," she said firmly. "I've got about three copies of each book."

Tyler laughed, "Why… and how many books are there?"

"Seven… and in case people have never heard of them and I have to lend them out," she explained easily although he could tell she'd made it up. "I don't know, I just do," she added and Tyler laughed again. "Okay I'll leave you to it now. Let me know if you need anything."

"I will," Tyler said and was still smiling at the incident a few minutes later.

He had finished unpacking when there was a light knock at the door.

"Come in," he called as he sat on his bed, back against the wall and legs outstretched, feeling more at ease than he'd felt in a long time.

Tess entered and closed the door behind her, "Hi," she said. "Big day, huh…?"

"Yeah," Tyler breathed quietly as he changed position so he was sitting on the side of the bed.

"It's good that you did this," Tess said not looking at him as she wandered around the room. Unfortunately there wasn't anything other than Tyler to distract her.

"I think so," Tyler told her, "Are you okay with it?" he added concernedly.

"Are you kidding? I'm just glad you finally let my Dad help you," she said.

Tyler sighed, "Me too."

"You know I'm still here if you ever want to talk but I still think you should talk to someone a little more qualified… about everything," she said quickly.

"Tess…" Tyler started.

"I know," she sighed. "Stop pushing."

"No," Tyler answered immediately. "I'll talk to someone," he saw her eyes light up. "…sometime after I've handed my assignment in on Tuesday."

She narrowed her eyes, "Why wait?"

"Because that's an extra weight on my mind right now but it's the easiest one to deal with, so if I tidy up that section of my head first, it'll be easier to face the rest," he explained.

"Well, I guess that makes sense," she said; slightly unsurely. "But you will definitely talk to someone after that?"

He nodded though she could see the nervousness still present in his eyes.

"You have no idea how happy I am to hear that Tyler," Tess told him.

"I'm sorry that I put you through all that stuff with the drugs and everything," he said to her honestly. "I guess not having anything, anywhere or anyone made me realise that I couldn't handle it all on my own like I'd thought I could."

"It's okay, I'm sorry it had to get that bad before you realised," she said softly. "Let's put all the bad stuff in the past and start again," she said. "Friends?" she held out her hand for him to shake.

He laughed before doing so but hadn't realised that her hand had gone behind his back to pick up a pillow. Before he knew what was happening, he was being hit full pelt.

"Hey!" he exclaimed, "Stop it!" he laughed as he picked up the other pillow that had been there and began retaliating. After a couple of minutes, Tyler had managed to get hold of both pillows and Tess was unable to escape as she covered her head with her arms protectively.

"Okay, stop it!" she laughed and Tyler did as she asked.

"Well that was fun," he smiled.

"Yeah, a few more fun times like that and I'll be banned from your room," Tess said and Tyler rolled his eyes. "Come on, do you want to go downstairs and watch some TV?"

"Sure," he said and followed her out of his room.

*

The next few days went by relatively well for everyone in the family, even Mark was seen by Belle to actually be enjoying Tyler's company on occasion.

Belle, Tess and Tyler had all been shopping for clothes and Tyler couldn't remember having as much fun being bored. Belle was so nice, and spending time with Tess was a bonus but also had the effect of making him realise just how much he missed her.

It was Monday afternoon and Belle was working from home. Aden was at the Drop In centre and the kids were due home from school in the next twenty minutes or so when there was a knock on the door.

Belle saved the document on her laptop as it sat next to her new steaming cup of tea on the kitchen counter. She stood up to go and answer the door.

She was putting on a smile as she opened the door until she saw who was there. A look of horror replaced it as she felt fear spread throughout her body. She tried to shut the door but his hand stopped her.

"Hello Belle, long time; no see," he said tauntingly as she struggled against the pressure on the door, trying to get it closed even though she knew it was a pointless effort.

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[Taniya_K]

:o

That was just a maginificent chapter! But that ending?!!?!?!? Is it Larry!? Or is it Angelo?! I dunno why but I've just thought of him again and what he did to Belle...

The rest of the chapter... wow! Once again, I feel so proud of Tyler, and even Tess and Mark!

Loved the Harry Potter bit! Belle's reactions were funny as were Tyler's!

The shopping bit was funny too, but the bit about him expecting to pay rent and all that was a tad bit sad. I'm glad that he accepted it all in the end though!

Can't wait for the answers. but I know with you it'll be well worth the wait. And yes, I absolutely adore your OCs!

Update soon please!

xoxo

[LAURZY!]

That was sooo good!!!!

omg who was the at the end!!

Loved Tess and Tyler and Belle/Tyler

Awww, he thought he had to pay rent, bless him

Cannot wait to read more, and yes, i love OC's too

[xknomex]

:o You cant leave it there!!!!!!! I have an idea of who it might be.

I'm thinking Angelo. or if not him then maybe Larry. but i'm 90% sure its Angelo

I hope Aden gets home soon!!!!!!!

sooo glad that Tyler is finally accepting help Love motherly Belle its soo cute. hehe

Feel a bit sorry for Mark, him thinking that Aden paid more attention to people who were essentially strangers than he did to his own son.

haha at the Harry Potter thing

I have to say that I agree with Tanyia, the new characters you have added feel like they were in the show. I have images of what everyone looks like and I love all of them!

Thanks for the update

xx