Original Sin

The next morning, Sin stood over her suitcase with her hands on her hips and a frown on her face. Hearing a knock at the door, she turned around. “Come in,” she called, having learned the night before not to assume she knew who was on the other side of the door.

“Hey,” Eddie walked into the room, a shy smile on his face. Late last night, he had lay in bed holding Sin until she fell asleep in his arms. He had then carefully climbed out of bed and snuck back to his room, as he knew Sin didn’t want his parents to know they had been together in the house. “How are you doing?”

Biting her bottom lip, Sin tilted her head and smiled back at Eddie. “I’m great,” she told him, reaching to put her hands around his waist. Rising on her toes, she placed a soft kiss on his lips. “Except for the fact that I didn’t get to wake up beside you this morning, I don’t remember having such a good night’s sleep in years.”

Tossing Sin’s hair over her shoulders, Eddie slid one hand behind her neck and rubbed gently. “What helped?” he asked. “Getting out of the noise of the city?”

“Yes,” Sin leaned her head on his shoulder and grinned. “And you. You helped.”

Kissing the top of Sin’s head, Eddie felt relief wash over him. He had been afraid that, in the morning light, Sin might be bothered by the fact that he had told her he loved her the night before. But from the way she was acting, that wasn’t a concern. “I’m glad I helped,” he whispered to Sin. Pulling back, he looked into her eyes. “But you didn’t actually look too happy when I came in just now. Are you sure everything’s all right?”

Glancing over at her suitcase, Sin sighed. “Honestly?” she looked back up at Eddie. “I’m trying to figure out what to wear. I mean, your parents have no idea about my tattoos, do they?”

Shaking his head, Eddie gave Sin an apologetic smile. “They don’t,” he told her, taking her hands in his. “Honestly, it just never came up in conversation. But you should wear what you feel comfortable in – and considering it’s, like, ninety degrees outside, I would recommend a t-shirt. My parents aren’t going to judge you. Hell, if they were able to accept Meredith being gay, I don’t think a few tattoos are going to be that big a deal.”

“Well, why stop at showing the tattoos, then?” Sin asked Eddie, suddenly filled with annoyance she couldn’t quite explain. “Why don’t we just throw that in the fact that I spent six months dating a chick? Or that my mom was a heroin addict? Or that I lost track of how many guys I’ve fucked years ago? I mean, if they’re so accepting…”

“Hey,” Eddie chided gently, reaching up to touch Sin’s cheek. “Don’t be like that. I’m just telling you that my parents aren’t going to judge you for your tattoos. I didn’t mean to say anything offensive…”

Looking up into Eddie’s hurt face, Sin immediately felt overcome with guilt. “I’m sorry,” she said softly, shaking her head. “I don’t know what came over me; I don’t know why I’m being such a bitch. I guess I’m just scared that I’m going to do something to make your family hate me…”

“You won’t,” Eddie told Sin as he pulled her close to him once again. “And even if the had a problem with you, I don’t. I think you’re perfect just the way you are.” Cupping her cheek, Eddie lowered his mouth to Sin’s, kissing away the second apology she was about to offer.

There wasn’t a person in Sin’s life that she felt completely safe with until that moment. Eddie was kissing her so gently, so tenderly, Sin did something she couldn’t remember having ever done before: she put her trust in someone completely.

Pulling back slowly, Eddie pushed some loose hairs behind Sin’s ears as he searched her face, unable to read her expression. “Are you going to be okay?”

Nodding, Sin felt her stomach tying in knots as she looked at Eddie. She couldn’t believe it, but she knew deep down that she trusted him completely. If he said he wouldn’t care if his parents didn’t like her tattoos, Sin believed him. “I will be okay now,” she told Eddie with a small smile.

“Good. Now that you’ve gotten past that silliness,” Eddie took a step back from Sin. “Just pick out some clothes and take a shower. My mom is going to have a full breakfast on the table in about fifteen minutes, and if you’re not there to eat it, THAT she will get pissed at.”

“Okay,” Sin told Eddie, filled with none of her usual joking manner. “I’ll be quick.”

Walking out of the room and closing the door behind him, Eddie smiled to himself. He wasn’t sure what Sin had been thinking about when he kissed her, but he felt like it must have been something good. Because, during that kiss, Eddie had got the distinct feeling that Sin wasn’t holding back anything from him anymore. And for her, that was nearly a miracle.

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“So this is downtown…” Eddie grinned over at Sin in the passenger seat of his parents’ car as he pulled into a parking spot. “Any and all excitement in this town starts here. Which is very little.”

Laughing, Sin took off her seatbelt and climbed out of the car. The main drag of the town, aptly named ‘Main Street’, was just three or four blocks of stores scattered on either side of the road. “It’s a lot cleaner than the Village, at least,” she grinned at Eddie as they met up on the sidewalk and began slowly meandering.

The morning had gone pretty well, Sin had to admit. Coming downstairs in her t-shirt had taken some courage, but after Eddie’s mother said ‘oh, my’ and his father tilted his head in confusion as he looked at her tattoos, things hadn’t been too bad. It had been embarrassing to be scrutinized like that, in truth, but as Eddie and Sarah had guessed, their parents didn’t judge her. They just all ate breakfast together and talked, and by the time Eddie and Sin got ready to leave, she noticed that neither of them seemed to be bothered by her appearance at all anymore.

For the next couple hours, Eddie and Sin walked around the small downtown area, wandering into shops and talking about Eddie’s childhood growing up there. Sin could feel some people giving her strange looks, making her feel a bit uncomfortable, but every time she tensed up, she would feel Eddie squeeze her hand.

“I can’t go in there,” Eddie smiled as Sin was about to enter a candy shop.

“Why?” Sin asked with confusion.

“Well, the truth is, I haven’t been totally honest with you,” Eddie smirked at Sin. “See, I’m a bit of a bad-ass in my own right. When I was seven, I stole a candy bar from that store. The owner caught me, and banned me from the store for life. And I am fairly sure he meant it.”

“Wow,” Sin raised her eyebrows mockingly. “Look at that; I’m dating a thief. And here I was, thinking I had finally managed to snag a good guy. I guess that’s my luck.”

Shrugging, Eddie grinned and took Sin’s hand again. “We’ve been walking around a while anyway,” he said to her. “There’s a café a couple stores down. Want to grab some coffee and a brownie or something?”

“That sounds good,” Sin followed Eddie as he led her to the café.

“Oh, my God!” Eddie’s eyes grew wide and a big grin crossed over his face as soon as he entered the café.

“Eddie?” The blond girl behind the counter looked shocked to see him, but quickly started smiling back at him. Dropping the cookie she was about to bag for a customer, she ran around the counter and threw herself at Eddie, hugging him hard. “I didn’t know you were home!”

“And I didn’t know you worked here,” Eddie motioned around the café.

“Actually, I manage the place,” the blond told Eddie. “But, unfortunately, two of my three employees called in sick today, so I’m stuck doing the grunt work with one high school kid, who is now ten minutes late coming back from break.” Looking to Eddie’s side, she finally seemed to notice Sin. “Who’s your friend?”

Looking over at Sin, Eddie blushed. “Sorry,” he apologized to her. “This is my girlfriend, Sin. Sin, THIS is Meredith.”

Suddenly, a small wave of relief washed over Sin as she figured out who the cute blond girl hanging on Eddie was. “Your ex-girlfriend?” Sin confirmed. “Hey, it’s really great to meet you. Eddie’s told me so much about you.”

“It’s nice to meet you, too,” Meredith smiled widely. “So when did you guys get to town-

“Excuse me,” the older woman who Meredith had been serving when Eddie and Sin entered the café called over. “Could I get my cookie now?”

“Just take it, Beth,” Meredith rolled her eyes. “On the house.” This seemed to please the woman, allowing Meredith to turn her attention back to Eddie and Sin. Before she opened her mouth, though, someone walking through the door caught her eye. “Clark!” she called to the teenager who entered. “You’re late. Now you get to work alone, while I take a break.”

Shrugging, the teen didn’t speak. He just looked incredibly bored as he walked behind the counter again.

“Let’s grab some coffee and sit,” Meredith recommended.

Once everyone was situated, Meredith and Eddie started chatting, catching each other up on their lives. “So, Sin,” Meredith turned to her. “What do you do for a living? I’m going to guess that you’re not a stockbroker,” she joked, motioning towards Sin’s arms.

“I’m a photographer,” Sin told Meredith, studying her. “Fashion, mostly, right now, but I hope to put together a show one day.” For some reason, Sin felt strange sitting with Meredith. Jealousy, she realized suddenly, and had to stop herself from laughing at her own idiocy. ‘She’s a LESBIAN,’ Sin reminded herself. Still, knowing that this was the first girl Eddie had ever really cared about, the first girl he had ever slept with, the first girl that had ever broken his heart… It was hard not to be jealous. But seeing how sweet and bubbly Meredith was, it was also hard not to like her.

“So how are thinks between you and Christine?” Eddie asked Meredith.

Her face falling a little, Meredith shrugged. “We broke up a couple months ago,” she said sadly. “I mean, I guess I understand. She lives in Columbus, and I live here. It sucked to have to travel two hours to see each other. Besides, Christine hated coming here. We always got looks or snide comments when we held hands or anything.”

Wrinkling her forehead, Sin looked at Meredith quizzically. “If this town is so judgmental of you,” she asked the blond. “Why wouldn’t you just move?” Immediately, though, she regretted the question, because Eddie’s face had reddened and Meredith had dropped her gaze when Sin asked. “I’m sorry. That’s not my business,” Sin wasn’t even sure what she had said wrong, but she knew she felt like an ass.

Meredith glanced up at Eddie, and then looked over at Sin. “You don’t have to apologize,” she told Sin. “The thing is, my dad is pretty sick, and has been getting progressively worse since I was in high school. He requires a lot of attention. I couldn’t leave my mom to take care of him all by herself.”

Swallowing hard, Sin felt like she had been punched in the gut. “I’m so sorry to hear that,” she told Meredith softly. “I didn’t know…”

“It’s okay,” Meredith obviously tried to brighten up. “Anyway, this isn’t such a terrible place. A few decent people came from here, right, Eddie?” Grinning at Eddie, Meredith then looked over his shoulder and towards the door. Immediately, her grin turned to a frown. “Of course, not everyone from here is decent…”

Looking over to see who had caused Meredith to change her attitude so quickly, Sin groaned to herself. “It’s Zach,” she leaned over and whispered to Eddie, whose back was facing the door.

“You know him?” Meredith looked confused at Sin’s familiarity with Zach.

“He came to New York, and let’s just say, he and I didn’t exactly hit it off,” Sin told Meredith in a hushed tone. “I think he’s an asshole, and he thinks I’m a freak.”

“Well,” Meredith gave Sin a sweet smile. “That makes two of us then.”

“Lookie what we have here,” Zach said in a condescending tone, approaching the table with another guy that was about the same height and athletic build as him. “The prodigal son has returned to his lowly roots. And look, he’s managed to surround himself with the Tattooed Lady and the Lesbo. Way to go.”

Rolling his eyes, Eddie looked up at Zach. “I think we said all we have to say to one another when I saw you in New York,” Eddie said in a cold tone. “You remember, right? The part where I told you I had no interest in ever seeing you again?”

“I really don’t get you, man,” Zach said to Eddie. “What happened to you? We grew up the same. We hung out all the time when we were kids. How did you end up like this? And how can you choose people like this over friends you’ve had forever?”

Standing up, Eddie looked into Zach’s eyes. “People like what?” he was almost daring Zach to say something to piss him off.

Glancing over at the guy standing beside him, it was clear Zach felt he could take Eddie if he had to. “Trash,” he told his former friend. “You surround yourself with trash, like these two.”

“I’m looking at the only trash around here right now,” Eddie could feel his blood pumping in his veins. How dare someone like Zach feel like he had the right to judge incredible people like Sin and Meredith? “And, to be honest, I’m getting really bored of looking at you, too.”

“You know what?” Meredith jumped up as soon as she saw that the confrontation in front of her was about to escalate. “I manage this place, and I have the right to throw anyone out. Zach, get the hell out of here now, before I call the cops.”

Sneering at Meredith, Zach looked at Eddie once more. “You’re not worth it,” he told Eddie. “Come on,” he motioned towards his friend to join him leaving the café. “You know, Meredith,” Zach turned around in the doorway and looked at the glaring blond. “You may not actually be a dike. Maybe Eddie just didn’t know how to lay the pipe right. If you ever want to test that idea, let me know…”

“I’ll let MARY know,” Meredith said through clenched teeth, referring to Zach’s wife.

“Like she’d do anything about it,” Zach smirked once more before turning and leaving the café. Once he was outside, everyone let out little sighs, although they didn’t actually relax much.

“He’s right, you know,” Meredith finally broke the silence, looking up at Eddie sadly. “Mary wouldn’t do anything if she heard Zach. She won’t do anything to upset him in the slightest, no matter how big a dick he is. In fact, the only time we talk anymore is when we run into each other in town; she won’t even have lunch with me anymore.”

“I’m sorry,” Eddie reached over and patted his ex-girlfriend’s arm. “You guys used to be so close, too. I never did understand why Mary let Zach treat her the way he did, even back in high school. He was always so controlling.”

Sin, who hadn’t said one word since Zach had arrived, just watched as Eddie and Meredith talked. ‘This wasn’t how today was supposed to turn out,’ Sin thought to herself as she saw the forlorn expressions on the faces of Meredith and Eddie as they thought about their pasts.

After a wonderful day with Eddie’s parents the day before, and Eddie telling her that he loved her last night, and having so much fun walking around earlier that day, Sin had finally begun to feel like maybe things in the relationship between she and Eddie would be fine. Then an ass like Zach had to get in the mix, calling her trash, making her question herself again.

‘And it’s not even like I care what that dickhead thinks of me,’ Sin frowned to herself. ‘I just don’t want Eddie to have to deal with this sort of shit – feel a need to defend me or something – every time I’m around people he knows.’

At that exact moment, Eddie stood up. “I’m just going to use the restroom,” he told Sin, touching her cheek softly as he passed. “I’ll be right back.”

“I’m sorry about that Zach thing,” Meredith said as soon as Eddie was out of earshot. Sin was surprised by the girl’s intuitiveness; Sin thought she had been doing a pretty good job hiding her feelings. “You got really quiet,” Meredith explained when she saw the quizzical expression of Sin’s face. “Anyway, I just meant… Eddie was never like most of the guys we went to school with. He was always so much better than them. And I can tell you, he is crazy about you in a way I’ve never seen him be. And as someone who knows what an fantastic person he is, I hope you don’t mind me saying that you’re pretty lucky for that.”

Blushing, Sin didn’t know how to respond. “I feel lucky. And I really don’t care what someone like Zach thinks of me,” she told Meredith. “I just hate putting Eddie in the situation where-”

“You didn’t put Eddie in any situation,” Meredith’s smile was kind as she interrupted Sin. “Despite that little fiasco, I have never seen him this happy. He’s glowing. And I know that I don’t really know you, so I hope I’m not off base by saying this, but you look happy with him. Even with having dating a rock star in the past, you look like Eddie’s just what you want from life.”

“How did you know about…?” Sin looked baffled as she questioned Meredith.

“Sarah,” Meredith chuckled. “She keeps me up-to-date on how Eddie’s doing whenever she comes in here, and about a month ago, she came in saying that Eddie’s new girlfriend used to date a rock star.”

“She is something,” Sin grinned wryly, speaking of Sarah.

“She’s someone that should get out of here, too,” Meredith said. “Sarah’s got so much to offer the world, just like Eddie, and yet she’s just sitting here, letting it all go to waste.”

Before Sin could respond, Eddie returned from the bathroom. He looked a little happier as he reached over and took Sin’s hand, then smiled at Meredith. “Okay, let’s forget everything that happened since we got in here,” he said firmly. “Let’s start over and all only talk about good things. How’s that sound?”

Nodding, Sin gave Eddie a small smile. As the conversation started over, everyone started to relax a little, including Sin, who decided to try to take Meredith’s words to heart. ‘What Eddie deserves is to be happy,’ Sin smiled to herself as she looked at his profile. ‘And if he’s a weird enough person to be happy being with someone like me, than who am I to stop him?’

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The next few days flew by, and Sin was shocked to find that she was almost sad to be leaving Ohio. Eddie’s family had been so wonderful throughout the trip, particularly Sarah, who Sin had really grown to like. Additionally, Eddie and Sin had gone out with Meredith and a few other people from Eddie’s high school class for drinks one night and had a great time.

“Your visit was too short,” Sarah pouted, making her look even younger than her nineteen years. As she, Sin and Eddie entered the house after making a trip to the grocery store for their mother, Sara looked accusingly at her brother. “I never get to see you anymore.”

“Well, I guess you’ll just have to come out and visit me in New York again,” Eddie smiled at his little sister, who got immediately excited by the idea. “And this time, you’ll have Sin there to show you around – not just your boring big brother.”

“That would be awesome!” Sarah grinned when she saw Sin nodding in confirmation to Eddie’s idea. Putting down the groceries on the kitchen counter, she spun around. “When?”

Laughing out loud at Sarah’s exuberance, Eddie shook his head. “I don’t know right now,” he told her. “When we get back to New York, I’ll compare my school schedule with Sin’s shooting schedule, and we’ll set something up. Is that okay?”

Before Sarah could give an answer, her mother walked into the kitchen. “Thanks, kids,” she smiled at everyone. “This is a big help for me. Oh, Sarah, Dave called while you were out. I invited him to dinner, so he should be here in about an hour.”

Groaning, Sarah looked up to see her brother staring at her with questioning eyes. “Dave, the guy you’ve been seeing?” Eddie asked. “Why don’t you want him to come here? Afraid your brother’s going to embarrass you?”

“No,” Sarah stuck her tongue out at Eddie. “I just… I wanted more time with you guys alone. I can see Dave anytime. He’s boring, anyway.”

“Sarah,” her mother scolded her. “Dave is a very sweet boy. Don’t say things like that.”

“The bodybuilder is a very sweet boy?” Sin asked with a smirk. “Not actually what I would have guessed...”

Raising her eyebrows teasingly, Eddie’s mother gave Sin a smirk. “Much like how people might not expect my son’s tattooed girlfriend to be a sweet girl? I wouldn’t have expected you to be so closed-minded, Cynthia.”

Blushing, Sin couldn’t believe how good she felt at that moment. Eddie’s mother’s teasing just showed how deeply his family had embraced her during the short trip. “Point taken,” Sin laughed, looking around the room. She couldn’t believe her luck. Not only had she managed to end up with the kindest, sweetest man she had ever met, but she had also gotten this incredible family as a package deal, to boot. Biting her lip as Eddie hugged Sin from behind, still chuckling at his mother’s joke, she just let herself be happy for a long moment.

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Sarah hadn’t been kidding when she said that Dave was boring. As Sin sat at the dinner table across from him a few hours later, she couldn’t comprehend how someone as vibrant and lively as Sarah had ended up with someone so… uninteresting. ‘Maybe she’s just attracted to him?’ Sin wondered, tilting her head in confusion.

To Sin, there was very little less attractive than an overly-built man, which Dave most certainly was. He had to be six-foot-four, at least, and Sin wouldn’t even venture to guess how much he weighed. Muscles strained the button-down shirt he wore, and his neck was extremely thick. ‘I guess his face is kind of cute,’ Sin tried to find something about him that Sarah found attractive. ‘Not my type, for sure, but…’

“It’s a shame you’re leaving tomorrow,” Dave was saying to Eddie at that moment. “My church has a special service going on Sunday. It’s really going to be something.”

“Oh, so you’re involved in your church?” Eddie asked Dave, raising his eyebrows. While he had certainly been threatened by his sister’s boyfriend’s size when he first arrived at the house, Eddie quickly figured out that it seemed more posturing than anything. And as much as Eddie wanted to like the idea of Sarah being with a quiet guy that could protect her if need be – especially one that was involved in something innocent like church – he also knew Sarah was energetic and fun. She needed to be with someone who wasn’t mind-numbingly BORING.

“He sure is involved in church,” Sarah grumbled under her breath so low that no one but Sin, who was sitting beside her, could hear. Sin had to bite back a laugh at the obviously annoyed comment from Sarah.

“I am,” Dave replied proudly. “I wasn’t always. I was a pretty bad guy for a while. I actually don’t know how your sister put up with me the first month or so we dated. But then I got into a motorcycle accident, and I almost died. That’s when I found God – or should I say God found me.”

Eddie tried to hold back his chuckle at how cheesy Dave sounded – especially considering Eddie thought it was great when people were able to find solace in faith – but between Sarah openly rolling her eyes at this comment and Sin covering her mouth with her napkin to hide her smirk, he couldn’t do it. As soon as the chuckle began to leave his lips, though, he felt his mother kick him hard in the shin under the table, turning the chuckle into a strangled grunt sound. “Sorry,” he said to a confused-looking Dave, glaring at his mother for a second. “My water went down the wrong pipe.”

The rest of dinner was spent listening to Dave go on about his church and the ways he had changed his life since the accident. “All in all, I’d have to say I’m glad that everything happened the way it did,” he nodded his head towards Eddie. “My church and your sister – they are the two best things that ever happened to me, and I don’t think I would have either right now if it weren’t for the accident.”

Suddenly, Eddie felt a wash of sympathy for the man in front of him. Eddie could tell, by the way Sarah had been reacting towards him all through dinner, that she really wasn’t into Dave. He, however, seemed to think they were in it for the long run. Still, Eddie’s loyalties lay with his sister, and he knew she couldn’t be happy with someone like Dave. He would just make sure to tell her later that night that she should do the right thing and put the poor guy out of his misery as soon as possible.

“Well, it was great to meet you both,” Dave smiled at Eddie and Sin as Sarah practically pushed him down the hallway towards the front door. “Have a safe trip.” Turning to Sarah, he gave her an adoring smile. “And I’ll call you tomorrow. I really would love if you could make it to service Sunday…”

Gritting her teeth while Dave leaned down – far, considering he was more than a foot taller than Sarah – to kiss her on the cheek, Sarah let out a sigh. “I said, I’ll see,” she told Dave. “You know I don’t like going to your church, and you’re always pushing me…”

Looking past Sarah to Eddie and Sin, Dave blushed slightly. “Okay, we’ll talk about this tomorrow,” he told Sarah. “Sweet dreams. I love you.”

“Bye.”

As the door closed behind Dave, Sarah turned around and immediately was caught in Eddie’s disapproving glare. “What?” she asked, exasperated.

“Why are you so mean to him?” Eddie asked, motioning towards the door. “I’m not saying you have to date the guy, but at least have the decency to break up with him.”

“I have,” Sarah rolled her eyes at her brother. “But he gets all weepy and says that I’m the reason he woke up after the accident – that I’m his reason for living. It’s actually a little more pressure than I’m ready for,” she grumbled. “When I met him, he was this wild, fun, crazy guy. Now…”

‘So THAT explains it,’ Sin smiled to herself. Dave hadn’t always been that boring. Sarah had just had Dave’s lack of a personality thrust on her because of a sense of duty or something after the accident. “Hey, Sarah’s a big girl,” Sin smiled at Eddie. “And Dave’s a VERY big boy. They can take care of their own relationship, don’t you think?”

“I suppose,” Eddie said, putting his hand affectionately on the small of Sin’s back. “Just be glad Sin’s here,” he turned towards Sarah to say. “She’s my biggest weakness, and for some reason that I don’t get at all, she seems to like you. So I’ll lay off. But for god’s sake, Sarah, break up with that man. He’s got the personality of a doorknob.”

Everyone started laughing at this, and Sin couldn’t remember a time when she felt more at ease. As Eddie slid his hand around her waist as they turned to head back towards the living room for their last night of the visit, Sin sighed happily. Maybe being a part of a family could be a good thing. After all, Eddie’s family was great, and now Joseph and Lianna were about to start their own family. ‘Maybe, one day in the far, far, FAR future…’ Sin thought as she bit her lip as she looked at Eddie beside her. ‘Maybe…’

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SO THERE WAS DRAMA THIS CHAPTER, BUT NOT DETRIMENTAL DRAMA. BUT WE ONLY HAVE A FEW (SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 CHAPTERS) LEFT IN THIS STORY, SO THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE DRAMA – GOOD AND BAD. JUST A WARNING! NOW A FEW COMMENTS TO REVIEWERS:

FOAMYFAN15010: THERE’S AN EDDIE OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE, I THINK. OF COURSE, I’M A HOPELESS ROMANTIC.

WOLF: ZIP IS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, JUST TO WARN YOU!

CARIAD: WELL, THERE WILL BE MORE ZIP. AND THERE WILL BE MORE SARAH. BUT THERE’S ALSO ZIP’S FEELINGS FOR SIN. AND THEN THERE’S AVA, ALL ALONE FAR FROM HOME. HMMM… WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

CIEL: I MENTIONED THAT SIN’S FULL NAME IS CYNTHIA IN PASSING BUT NEVER MADE A BIG DEAL OF IT. AND I HAD EDDIE’S MOM REFER TO HER AS SUCH THIS CHAPTER. THANKS FOR THE REVIEW!

THANKS ALSO TO MIZTIKAL_DRAGON (I SPELLED IT RIGHT THIS TIME!), TEMPLETON21 (I ADDED YOUR STORY TO MY RECOMMENDED READING FYI), NISH, ADAEE, ANGEL AND EBONI FOR YOUR REVIEWS.