Okay so these three chapters were...meh but after this the real fun starts...I think :P 

There is no song for this chap cz I couldn't think of one. so...yeah

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  "How are things between you and your boyfriend, Eric?" I asked my sister as we talked on the phone. I was sitting in my, now clean, apartment. It took a while for it to be as clean as I wanted it but eventually it was good.

"It's great" Grace commented and I could imagine her grinning over at home. She would be sitting in her room and on her bed with some sort of snack in front of her and the phone in her hands. It was the only way she could concentrate on a conversation on the phone, having snacks. That was another difference between me and my sister; she could eat whatever she wanted and not gain a pound while I had to watch what I was eating. "Gosh, I can't believe we've been together for three years already."

"You aren’t living your life Grace" I said for the first time, it had been a nagging thought in my head that wouldn't go away "You haven’t experienced relationships, Eric is your first."

"And my last" Grace interrupted me "I love him"

"I know you do" I said wincing "But...I don't know Grace, I've met him and he seems too controlling. He wouldn't even let you finish a sentence for Christ's sake"

"He’s just...assertive"

"I know you Grace. You say what you think no matter what but not with him. Don't let him control you." I said looking at the silver scars on my wrist. They were faint but if you looked close enough you could easily notice them. "Take it from someone who knows."

"He’s not Luke, Kenzie" Grace said with obvious irritation "He's completely different"

"You're seventeen Grace. You're supposed to be opinionated, crazy and unpredictable. Tell me does he listen to what you say? Does he take your advice? Do you talk about important stuff?"
"Enough Kenzie" Grace said "I love him and he loves me"

"Okay I'll back off." 

‘For now’ I thought to myself. I was worried about Grace; she was too influenced by mom and dad and to them, money and power was more important than love or anything else.

"So how's the new apartment" Grace asked "Is it big?"

"It's perfect, actually" I said "I've never been into huge houses or whatever...I love it" I was exaggerating a bit though because even though the apartment was great, it was too beat up for me to call it my own yet. There were too many things that needed fixing.

"Well that's good. You know mom's worried right?"

I snorted "yeah right, Grace. So you're telling me she's asked about me?"

"Well...no" Grace said "But I know she is so I fill her in on what's happening with you"

"And what does she say?" I raised an eyebrow

"She....uh" Grace sounded nervous and I decided to make it easy for her

"Let me guess...I'm a huge disappointment and in a few weeks I'll come crawling back and she'll have to fix me up with one of the few desperate men so I can have a future"

"Well...Yeah...kind of" Grace said and then added quickly "But she doesn't mean it. You know what mom is like"

"It's okay Grace, I'm used to it" I said to make her feel better "I'm away from her now and I'm happy"

"I hope so." Grace sighed "But you will come visit right?"

I winced "I'll try" I said knowing it was a long shot. "I got to go Grace. I got things to do" I hung up the phone and got up. I looked around the room and sighed, the house was clean but there was still a lot of stuff that needed to be fixed and the money I had saved up wouldn't cover it. I needed a job.
I got out and knocked on Patrick's door. He opened it and grinned at me "Why hello my friendly neighbor. Want to borrow a cup of sugar?"

I rolled my eyes "Patrick, you've been saying that every time I knock on your door. It's really getting old"

Patrick laughed and threw an arm around my shoulder "I know, but I'm still getting used to the fact that you're living here now" he led me to his living room. "So how's it going with that new apartment of yours?"

"It’s good. I cleaned it up. Now, I just need to get it fixed up" I said "So I need a job. Do you know any stores around here that need employees?"

"Not sure" Patrick said "Maybe you should check at Jo's, it's a small cafe that everyone goes to. You never know"

"Okay" I said "Thanks, I'll cook dinner tonight, okay? You need to stop eating so much fast food"

"Now I can't wait for dinner"

I laughed "See you later Pat" I closed the door behind me and sighed, this was going to be hard. I locked my apartment and headed to the cafe Patrick suggested and several others but none of them had jobs available and by the time I gave up and sat down on a bench at the side of the road. I was devastated, what in the world was I going to do?

"Hey...Are you okay?" A familiar voice asked me. I looked up and saw the girl from the grocery store, Lux, looking at me worriedly 

"I'm fine" I said sitting up straight 

"You look exhausted" she said sitting down next to me”How’s the apartment? Have you given up on it yet?"

"It’s not that bad" I said but she gave me a look and I added "Okay it was bad but once I cleaned it it was...good. Now I just need to fix the washing machine, the oven, the cabinets..." I took a deep breath "if only I could find a job"

"So it's a job you want" Lux said "Well what all can you do?"

"Anything" I said "I can cook, clean, serve, but I'm mostly good at taking care of others" I remembered Gabriel, taking care of him taught me a lot of things "But I couldn't find a single job"
Lux didn't answer and she seemed deep in thought "A job, huh?" She said and then she beamed at me "I have the perfect job for you"

"Really" I asked, looking at her in shock "What?"

"In our house, the parents have to go to work and they usually just leave the kids home or take them with them if there's no one to look after them, so it’s basically a babysitting job. You said you liked taking care of people"

"Are you serious?" I asked suspiciously 

"Dead serious" she said "I'll pay you as much as you want"

"What's the catch?" I asked, there had to be something she wanted, no one was that nice and I didn't even know her. "I mean you haven't interviewed me or anything"

“I guess you're right" Lux said and then grinned "So...let's test you" she grabbed my hand and pulled me up.

"Where are we going?"

"Well you said I don't know if you're good enough for the job so...why not test that now" she led me to a motorcycle and handed me a helmet "Here you go"

"You drive a motorcycle?"

"Yeah" she smiled and looked at the motorcycle "This is my baby" she looked up at me "Come on"

"We're going to ride that?"

"Yes, come on. It’s not scary just hold onto me, okay?" I was tempted to say no to her but I really needed the job and she was my only chance so I nodded and put on the helmet and got on the bike.

To say I felt nauseous would be an understatement. She was lucky I didn't puke on her. I absolutely hated riding the bike but when we stopped I acted normal and took a deep breath to calm myself down.

"The guys aren't back yet" Lux muttered to herself "Oh well, come on Kenzie"
The house was huge, even bigger than my parents house, which was saying something. A whole army could fit in there. Lux led me through a living room and a kitchen and took me to a room in the back. When we entered, there were three kids in there

"Okay these are the children here today. This is Lucy" she pointed to a little girl with red hair and a few missing teeth. "Charles" the by looked like Lucy's brother with his red hair and freckles "And Claire" a little girl with blonde hair and green eyes.

Lux left the room while I sat down on the ground and played with the children. They were easy to love and they reminded me of Gabriel when he was their age.

After a while, I was combing Claire's hair while Lucy combed mine and Charles was playing with dough. I kept talking to the children and asking them about things important to them so they wouldn't get bored.

"And he flied all the way to the other side of the back yard" Lucy said in amazement as she told me a story about Lux fighting some guy "Aunt Lux never loses"

"Neither does Uncle Chase" Charles added and I froze. "He always wins"

"Chase?" I asked, my voice shaking. Come on Kenzie, I said to myself, it couldn't be the same Chase...right? "I'll be right back guys" I got up, ignoring their protests and walked back to the front door when I stopped at the sound of Lux.

"Finally home" she said "How was patrol"

"The usual" A voice said "No threats near"

"Good" Lux replied and I heard the sound of a kiss.

 The front door opened again and the figure that stepped in and made a noise that sounded like a growl.

"What’s wrong?" I heard Lux say "What is it?"

"Where is she?" A voice that sent shivers down my spine said "I know she's here. I can smell her"

"Who"

"Anne, Anne Terrance" I took a step back and put a hand over my mouth in shock. It was him, it was

Chase. No, it couldn't be.

"Who is that? Lux asked clearly confused. I turned around, determined to find a way out, stumbled on something and ended up falling to the ground with a yelp.

I stood up, about to leave when two strong arms caught me and turned me. I shocked as I saw the familiar features I couldn't get out of my head for three years. Chase Morgan.

He was as handsome as I remembered except now he seemed more mature. His innocence was still there but hidden, he was bigger too, his shoulders broader with muscles.

But his beautiful green eyes stared at me, as if they could see right through me. Disbelief, anger and sadness swirled in them and I found myself speechless as I felt electric shocks go through my body at his touch.

"Anne" He said in a deep, hoarse voice “God, this can’t be a dream” He caressed my face as if I would disappear “You’ve changed. Your hair’s brown and you’re not wearing glasses.”

I finally found the courage to speak and avoided his eyes "You have the wrong person" I said stepping away and I instantly felt cold and longed to be back in his arms. "I'm Kenzie Tatum, not Anne or...whoever"

"What? You're Anne, Anne Terrance"

"No I'm Kenzie Tatum" I said acting irritated; please believe me’ I chanted in my head. “I’m interviewing for a job here, that’s all"

"A job you got" Lux added with a smile "The children seem to love you, you can start tomorrow" I nodded, not knowing if I was going to take the job because of Chase but I had to, I needed to keep my apartment.

"I have to go, it’s getting dark" I said and went towards the front door. For a minute Chase stepped right in front of me, his eyes staring into mine before he took a deep breath and nodded, letting me pass. "I'll see you tomorrow"

"I'll give you a ride-" Lux started but I interrupted her

"Its okay, my friend will pick me up" I said as I got out of the house and started walking away from it. I called Patrick and told him to pick me up as I waited outside. Millions of thoughts were running through my mind but one was the loudest of them all.

Chase Morgan was back in my life.

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Yaaaay they finally see each other. :D Next chap is chase's P.O.V.

And to answer your question from last time for Kenzie's scent to be on Lux they should have had physical contact not just talking to each other...or at least that's what it's like in my story, each story is different :P

I'll upload as soon as I can :D