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A/N: I am SO SORRY for no updates. WRITERS BLOCK IS NOT FUN! Anyway, Enjoy!

"Fletch?" I asked as I looked him in his gorgeous eyes. "Yes, Collywobble?" He asked a cheeky grin starting to form. "Can me and Zosh have some 'girl time'?" I asked batting my eyelids before adding, "And, don't call me that!"

Still laughing Fletch waved me and Zosia off. "So..." Zosia started. "Right. Umm.. How about we talk over a coffee?" I suggested. "Sure." She said, "There's a Starbucks just around the corner." She stated. "There is?!" I said shocked, before laughing. Zosia replied, "No. It's been there, for like, forever! Keep up!"

"Alright, alright. Let's go." I said and we began the short walk to Starbucks, which was, believe it or not, actually right around the corner.

We arrived and sat down at a table far away from everyone else nearer to the window. We placed down our bags and I asked Zosia what she wanted as I was going to get the coffee's. "Umm.. Caramel Cream Frappichino please." She replied and I went to the counter to get the drinks. There was literally no line so I just walked up to the counter. "What would you like today?" The cashier asked. "One black coffee and and caramel cream Frappichino please." I replied. "Okay, names?" She questioned. "Colette on the black coffee, and Zosia on the Caramel Cream." I told her. "Ok. Go and wait at the counter over there please." She said and politely indicated to the counter over there. I smiled at her and walked over and waited for about 5 minutes before I was handed the drinks.

After being given the drinks by a different employee, I went back to the table and handed Zosia her drink. "Here you go." I told her, and handed her the drink. "Zosia?" I asked her and waved my hand in her face, she was in some sort of trance or something. "Zosia?" I said again, "Earth to Zosia!" I almost shouted and she broke out of it at last."Hmm?" She asked. "Your drink." I stated and she looked down. "Oh, thanks." She replied gratefully. "What were you thinking about?" I asked. "Just stuff." She replied. "What stuff?" I inquired. She sighed and eventually questioned me, "Colette what was I like when I was little?"

"A nightmare." I chuckled.

"How was I, I bet I was an angel." She quipped.

"No. One time your mamma told you to stay in Guy's office at Northchurch, you left the office, saw a man without a hand and freaked. Somehow, I found you 27 floors up in the middle of a thunder storm. I took you back downstairs so your mamma knew you were ok, then you saw the man from earlier and started screaming, 'ITS A MONSTER! ARRRRRHH!' Your poor mamma came rushing over to see if you were alright, when the man got up and went, 'Control the stupid thing.' Your mamma was too shocked to say anything then you butted in, "Says you! At least I have a hand!" Me and your mamma just broke out into fits of laughter." I laughed at the memory. Zosia smiled the sniffled.

"Zosia what's wrong?" I asked her taking hold of her hand.

"Was it my fault mamma died?" She asked with a sob following shortly after.

"No, of course not, why would you even think that?" I told her, genuinely concerned.

"Be...because I'm a bad person, and I always caused mamma bother and maybe she refused treatment to get away from me because I'm a brat." She cried. I paused for a minute to take in what she and just said and looked at the broken woman in front of me. "No.." I said finally. "No. It was not your fault and it never will be. Ok, so you were a bit of a brat. But your mamma loved you no matter what. She was a very caring person Zosh. I don't know why she refused treatment, but it wasn't because of you. It would kill her if she found out that you thought that." I told her. "But...but-" she stuttered. "No buts." I ordered gently.

In the end we left the Starbucks and I took her back to mine where she cuddled with me on the sofa, just like she used to with her mamma. Eventually she cried herself into a fitful sleep, and after a while, I did too.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed. Thanks to RihannonDreams for the ideas, it means a lot! Leave a review.

~Blaze xx