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Date Posted: Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:38pm PST
Author: Gabriella Rodriguez
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I don't believe in self pity
It only brings you down
May be the queen of broken hearts
But I don't hide behind the crown
When the deck is stacked against me
I just play a different game
My roots are planted in the past
And though my life is changing fast
Who I am is who I wanna be

She had been hesitant to come in here, unsure of what the reaction around here would be. It was hard to face the memories but this was her home and nothing was going to keep her away from it, not even ghosts from the past. Clad in a white turtleneck and dark jeans that showed off her slim figure, she made her way into the kitchen opening a bottle of water and pushing back her dark hair - spanish eyes flitting around the room almost nervously.

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His presence was strong, but dark - not uninviting, but almost uninterested in much of his surroundings. He had been just a kid the last time he was here - but now was an inch or two taller, 20 pounds of muscle mass heavier, and his body was littered with new piercings and tattoos. Khaki cords fitted to his hips, a black jacket was pulled over a simple white tee, dark glasses planted in his dark mass of hair.... (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:46pm PST
She bit her lower lip, her eyes moving around. She was still young, barely even 21, yet she felt like she was decades older then anyone else around here. She sighed softly, looking down at the water bottle - she missed her kids.... (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:49pm PST
It was pretty much empty in there and so with an unimpressed sigh, he headed into the kitchen to grab a drink, pausing when his eyes found her and a slow grin spread over his lips. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:51pm PST
She hadn't been social in at least a year or so, hadn't done much of anything - so she didn't even raise her eyes. The thought of looking at other men, or being looked at by men - was foreign and not even thought of to her. (NT) -- Gabriella, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:52pm PST
"So she's prettier - if that's at all possible, but far less friendly..." His voice was low and playfully affectionate as he lingered in the doorway, leaning against the frame. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:55pm PST
She looked up, her brow furrowed for a moment before she laughed lightly, a sound not often escaping her lately. "Kaleb...." She smiled lightly, her eyes brightening a bit. "I haven't seen you in..years." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 7:58pm PST
He echoed her light laugh and pushed off the doorway to pull her into his arms for a hug. "I hardly recognized you without a smile on that pretty face, Rodriguez." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:01pm PST
She hugged him tightly, relishing in the positive embrace before she pulled back. "How have you been??" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:01pm PST
"Great... Then not so great... But great again..." He winked, grinning as he brushed a friendly kiss to her cheek - it had been years since he'd seen anyone from here, months since he'd talked to anyone. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:04pm PST
She smiled again, though he was right, it wasn't the same smile that she'd had before, her features less relaxed then it used to be. "Thats good to hear." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:07pm PST
His features had matured and he was more decorated, but the look in his eyes and the smile on his lips was that of the same boyish light-heartedness he'd posessed in high school. She was far more different though... "What about you? How's life been treating you?" (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:10pm PST
She laughed, shaking her head. "Thats a weighted question amigo, one you probably don't want to get into." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:14pm PST
He rummaged through the fridge until he found a drink that would do and then turned to face her again. "Try me, princess." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:15pm PST
She cocked a brow. "You always were a brave one." She reached into her purse, pulling out pictures of the two and a half year old twins and the six month old Sebastion. "Those are my kids, Dominic Romeo, Sophia Moon, and Gregory Sebastion." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:18pm PST
His brows popped up a fraction as he studied the picture before looking to her, and then to her hand for the wedding ring that he expected to be here. "So it's not Rodriguez anymore?" (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:21pm PST
She smirked ruefully. "It is now. Wasn't for a little over a year or so..." She shrugged. "Somethings don't work out. My marriage was one of them." She tucked the pictures away. "He got custody." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:23pm PST
A low whistle escaped his lap and he leaned back against the counter. "Jesus, Gabriella. So things have been far more eventful for you than for me." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:25pm PST
She nodded a little. "Yeah, pretty evantful." She shrugged a little. "The divorce was final three months ago." She smiled a little. "I get the kids every other weekend though." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:30pm PST
He shook his head, a brow cocked as he raised his drink to his lips. "Sorry to here that.." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:32pm PST
She shook her head. "I'm not, we were rushed into things, and we didn't think things through. We got married because I was pregnant, and I got pregnant during a drunken one night stand." She shrugged. "You may have knew him, he graduated a couple years before us...Sebastion McAllister?" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:34pm PST
Nodding a touch - the name sounded familiar and he thought he could place a face to the man - he watched her in quiet thought. "That's rough, princess." No one would have expected this outcome for her.. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:36pm PST
She shrugged. "I am tough right?" She smiled a little, before she shook her head. "See, I told you not to ask, now your gettin' the whole sob story." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:40pm PST
"I'd rather know than not... So what're you doing with yourself nowadays?" (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:41pm PST
"I went off to spain with my 'rents the past couple of months, this is the first week I have been home." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:42pm PST
"That's good.. That you got away. I never got my invitation though, to Spain." He winked, a grin touching his lips once again. (NT) -- Kale, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:44pm PST
She grinned, tilting her head. "Well, I don't have a way to spain right now, but your welcome to stay at the beach house with me if you need a place to hang out ever." That had been the party center while they were in highschool, the beach house. (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:48pm PST
He nodded a touch and smiled, placing his empty drink bottle on the counter. "I might take you up on that." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:50pm PST
She grinned lightly, before she tilted her head. "I am hungry, was there any food in there?" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:51pm PST
"Maybe... Wanna get me something while you're at it?" He winked, smiling slightly still as a hand moved to his stomach. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:53pm PST
She rummaged through the fridge, growling as she found nothing. "There's never any food here. Boys eat it all." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 8:59pm PST
He smirked and straightened slowly. "Sorry... Want to go grab something?" (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:00pm PST
She paused a moment, as if hesitating before she tilted her head. "Why don't we just go grab something and meet back at my place?" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:01pm PST
Nodding a touch without hesitation, he smiled. "Sure, sounds like a good idea." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:06pm PST
She smiled lightly, tilting her head. "Remember how to get there?" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:08pm PST
His brows furrowed as he thought about that a moment. "Yeah, course." (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:11pm PST
She smiled, nodding again. "Good, then I'll meet you there. Are you getting the food?" (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:27pm PST
"Sure... Any suggestions or you want to be surprised?" He reached into his pocket for his keys, waiting patiently. (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:28pm PST
"Suprise me." She patted his arm lightly. "See you soon." (NT) -- Gabby, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:31pm PST
He smiled and tugged gently on a strand of her hair before heading out to pick up the food... (NT) -- Kaleb, Sun, Jan 18 2004, 9:32pm PST

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