Double Trouble {Stacey}

[Anastacia Potter]

Stacey listened to what Ryan said more about contacting social services. “Ryan, it’s okay. I am sure that we can figure something out. I guess Dom has a right to know he had a brother.” Stacey knew that if she had a twin or at least other siblings out in the world, she would want to know about it. She had no idea what Ryan had been going through, or still was, and felt she should try and do something, despite not being blood family.

Stacey had then wondered why he had come to be separated from his blood family. She soon found out, listening to what Ryan said about the whole story. She gasped hearing the first comment. How could someone do that, she thought, that is just downright cruel. Stacey didn’t know how anyone could do that to someone. She listened to what else he had to say on the whole situation, just not believing what she was hearing. It was like something she read in one of those magazines where people tell you their tragic stories. But hearing it from a real person was just enough for Stacey to get angry and upset at the same time. As Ryan spoke, Stacey could hear that he was having a little trouble keeping calm, and this brought a tear to her eyes. Hearing how his biological parents were told that he was stillborn made the tears fall from Stacey’s eyes. It hit home a little, thinking about what if it had happened to her when she had given birth to Ebony. What if she had been told that her baby was stillborn, and then find out years later that she was in fact alive?

Stacey wiped the tears from her eyes as Ryan continued to talk. She couldn’t believe how Ryan found out about Dom, from the television no less. Stacey felt her mouth open a little, and shook her head in disbelief. After Ryan spoke of who he knew he had in his biological family, Stacey nodded, knowing who was in Dom’s family. Recalling Dom’s sister’s son’s name made her nod at Ryan, and sort of could understand what he might be feeling towards the whole thing. To Stacey, it was a lot for anyone to take in, and Ryan seemed to be doing better than she knew she would have.

She watched Ryan rub at his eyes, which made her heart go out to him. When he gave her a weak smile, Stacey gave him one back, not really knowing what to say, despite thinking all of what she had before. Ryan apologised for hitting her with all that he had said, and Stacey just shook her head a little. Hearing him say that she couldn’t deny he was Dom’s double, Stacey knew that. There was no doubt in her mind. “Ryan, there is no need to be sorry. I just can’t believe what you have had to live with, and not know that you had a whole other family out there. I am just saddened by the whole thing.” Stacey bit on her bottom lip, not knowing what to say.

“Okay,” Stacey said when Ryan said that she didn’t need the battery. “Thanks for that.” She wondered how long he had been a mechanic, knowing that if she needed anything else done, when she couldn’t get into the dealership where she got the car from, she would be sure to see if Ryan was free to work on her car. After the car was done, Ryan made a comment about how he was glad that Dom had a friend like her in his life. “Thank you Ryan. And maybe I might be a friend in yours. As you said, we all need good friends.” Stacey gave him one of her bright smiles, hoping it would brighten him up a bit.

When Stacey tried to give Ryan money for what he did, he told her that he wasn’t taking it. She was about to say that she wanted to pay him, when she watched him close her hand around it. Stacey blinked as she looked at her closed hand over the money. Her eyes travelled up to Ryan’s face, recalling a couple of times when Dom would refuse things from her, despite her wanting to pay him back. “Um, okay,” Stacey said in a small voice, and then slowly moved her hand to her bag, where she slowly shoved the note into it.

Stacey listened to what Ryan said, and kind of raised her eyebrows at what he said, in regards to what he was going to do that night. So, Ryan wasn’t gay, not like Dom, so she wondered how alike they were, apart from looking the same. Ryan continued to talk, and after a little while he finally said that he couldn’t see why he couldn’t come back to her house for a coffee. Stacey smiled at him when he said that he would finally get to see the beautiful girl that he had heard Dom go on about. “Well, I am sure she will love it too. Not that she will really understand, but it would be good to have other people in her life.”

Stacey got up and headed towards her car, getting into the passenger side. Once she was settled, Stacey started the engine, which started straight away, and she slowly reversed out onto the street. She headed in the direction of Cassie’s house to pick up Ebony. After a few minutes, she reached the house, parking out on the road. Stacey got out, and went in to collect Ebony. About ten minutes later Stacey came out with Ebony in her arms and a nappy bag over her shoulder, which contained all of Ebony’s things. Once Ebony was in the car, Stacey got in and led the way back to her and David’s house.

Stacey drove the car on one side of the driveway, and then got out to collect Ebony out of the back of the car. Once she had her things out and Ebony’s bag out, she closed the door and locked the car. Stacey led the way to the front door, and tried to get the keys out of her bag, but was finding it a little hard to retrieve them. She turned to Ryan, “Can you hold Ebony for me please? I can’t unlock the door, that’s all.” Stacey waited to see what he might say, as she had no idea if he would want to or not. If not she would just give him the keys to unlock the door.

{ooc – just said that she picked up Ebony to make the post a little shorter.}

[ryan]

{ooc - that's okay and didn't even think about the money thing being so like Dom until I read Stacey's post lol I guess they do share some traits lol}

When Ryan had spoken more about going to the social services to find out about his family rather than putting Stacey into the awkward position he seemed to have already put her into he could only give her a weak smile as she spoke to him telling him that it was okay and that they would work something out adding that she guessed Dom had a right to know about him. For all his cheekiness at times deep down Ryan was a quite a softie and never set out to hurt people on purpose so he wasn’t sure what to say to Stacey then as he looked down at his feet briefly and then slowly looked back up at her, “Okay then, if you’re sure.” He replied feeling really bad once more for having pretended to be Dominic earlier.

When Stacey had asked why Ryan had come to be separated from his blood family he told her the whole sorry story and noticed as he reached certain parts that Stacey’s eyes were beginning to tear up and he felt terrible again that he was upsetting her with his story but then it was a rather upsetting story even for Ryan to tell. When Ryan got to tell her about his biological parents being told he was stillborn the tears he had seen build in Stacey’s eyes began to fall. It caused a lump to form in his throat. He wasn’t one to cry really but when his story got other people crying, especially females it usually got to him a little more than normal. He was going to apologise for upsetting her but he was on a roll with his story and knew if he stopped he might not get back to it so continued.

When Ryan finished his story he rubbed at his eyes and then apologised for hitting her with the story but it would seem that he had no need to apologise. He sniffed a couple of times and gave Stacey a weak smile as she told him he didn’t need to be sorry and that she couldn’t believe what he had to live with and that she was saddened by the whole thing that he didn’t know he had another whole family out there. “Yeah, I would have liked to have grown up with them you know? I know I could have tracked them down from the moment I found out but with them being told I was stillborn they could have thought I was joking despite being Dominic’s double.” He said in a sad voice and even now if Stacey did help him get to meet his biological family what if they rejected him? There was nothing to say that it would be the welcome he would so want to get from them, although reading Dominic’s interviews and seeing him on the television being interviewed he didn’t think for one minute that Dom would turn his back on him. “I’m sorry I upset you with the story though, I uhm, saw the tears before.”

When Ryan had said that he was glad that Dominic had a friend like Stacey in his life she thanked him and he saw Stacey give him a big smile and then said that maybe she could be a friend in his life as he had said himself everyone needs good friends. Ryan couldn’t help but give Stacey a huge smile back feeling a bit better about everything since he had told her his sad story. “I would like that Stacey, I actually don’t have many friends despite being here for some time now, the friends I have are mostly work colleagues and clients.” He couldn’t even class any of the females he had been with as friends, as they were all mostly one night stands who got pissed off with him when they realised that they hadn’t had the power to turn the gay Dominic straight but had indeed been with what they assumed was Dominic’s doppelganger. No matter how much he tried to tell them he was Dominic’s twin brother they refused to believe him.

When Ryan had refused to take the money from Stacey and closed her hand over the bill she was trying to give him he saw her blink a couple of times. Then when she said ‘uhm okay’ in a small voice Ryan wondered if it was because Dom was always doing this to her. He put his thumb up to his mouth for a second and then ran his hand through his hair, “I’m going to take a guess that this is what Dominic usually does to you where money is concerned? I guess maybe we do have some similar traits after all, if it makes you feel better I’ll take it, but I would going against my own wishes then because I did say that I would do this to make up for being such a bastard earlier.” Ryan said raising his eyebrow slightly and chewing on the inside of his cheek wondering whether Stacey would give in and just keep the money.

Once Ryan had agreed that he could have a coffee back at Stacey’s adding that it would be good to see the beautiful little girl that he had heard Dominic talk about so much in interviews he saw Stacey smile which made Ryan return one of his own. When Stacey spoke she said she was sure that her daughter would love it too adding that she wouldn’t really understand but it would be good to have other people in her life. “Well if we’re going to become friends then I don’t see why I can’t be in your little girl’s life, I guess if my blood family accept me with how close you and Dominic are, there’s a chance I might see quite a bit of you and your daughter anyway.” Ryan said giving Stacey a warm smile knowing that he would love to get to know Stacey more because he knew that she had to be special if Dominic classed her as his best girl. He had heard Dominic refer to his best girl a lot in magazine and television interviews.

Soon enough Stacey was in her car and had reversed it out of the garage and Ryan got into his car and followed her, something he would have done even if he hadn’t agreed to go back to her house, just to make sure that the replacement battery was working safely. So Ryan followed Stacey to where she was picking up her daughter from and pulled up while Stacey went into the house. About ten minutes of sitting outside he had to smile as he saw Stacey come back out the house with her daughter in his arms, the daughter that he knew to be Ebony as he had also heard Dominic talk about his Little Angel Ebony, it really was as if Dominic and Stacey were family too which was really nice. Even from where he was parked he could see how cute Ebony looked when he saw Stacey reach her car. Soon enough she had Ebony inside and Stacey’s car was on the move again and Ryan followed her to Stacey’s house.

After Stacey had parked the car to one side of the driveway, Ryan pulled up outside the house and soon got out of his car and locked it making his way toward Stacey and her car. Ryan then followed Stacey as she made her way to the front door. Ryan did begin to wonder how she was going to be able to unlock the door what with the Ebony and her bags when she turned to him and asked if he could hold Ebony for her just so she could get the keys out. Ryan looked at the gorgeous little girl in Stacey’s arms and figured what the hell. “Sure, I can hold her for you; in fact I would be honoured to.” He then held his arms out for Stacey to place her and when she was in his arms he couldn’t help but look down at her and smile. “She is so gorgeous Stacey, it’s no wonder Dominic dotes on her so much, you’re really lucky.”

Ryan loved children but he had never dared hope to have his own because of his womanising ways, but he knew that after the incident with Stacey and finding out how nice she was and willing to overlook his behaviour that pretending to be Dominic would be something he would never do again, so maybe he might just find his woman.

[Anastacia Potter]

Hearing what Ryan had to say, after she said that she couldn't believe what he had to live with, made her nod a couple of time, still just so surprised by the whole thing. It did sound like it might be a good or bad situation if and when Ryan got to finally meet his biological family. Though from what Stacey remembered of all the times Dom spoke of his family, she had a feeling that it might go okay. Though she wondered what might happen to the family that Ryan called his family for so long? Stacey shook her head when Ryan apologised again, and mentioned the fact that he saw her tears. She bit on her bottom lip a little, feeling a blush come over her a little. "Yes, well, that is all me. Too emotional for my own good sometimes." She gave a nervous giggle, knowing that it was just part of who she was.

Stacey gave Ryan a warm smile, when he said that he could like that very much, in regards to her being friends with him. "Well then, you can class me as a friend. We all need someone." Stacey knew that for a fact, as she wouldn't have gotten through the weeks after breaking up with Brendan without David's help, and also Debbie for suggesting seeing a therapist.

After Stacey replied quietly about the whole money thing, she slowly looked at him when he spoke the next few words to her. Biting on her bottom lip again, Stacey slowly nodded. When he said if she felt better he would take it, and she then slowly shook her head. As Ryan finished up what he was saying, Stacey put the money away, "No, I understand. Thank you." She would put in the back of her mind that Ryan and Dom were pretty similiar in this current situation. Money would be something to be carefully thought about when it came to Ryan now too. But Stacey was fine with it, as she knew some people liked to keep to their word.

Stacey smiled at Ryan when he spoke of being in Ebony's life. Ebony was only young and probably wouldn't remember all these first time meetings with people, though Stacey hoped as the years went on she would class all these people special to her. Stacey knew that Dom was the most wonderful best friend in her life, and David also, though both in their own ways. "I would love for her to see you a bit more, as I guess I am Dom's extended family." It was true, as Stacey had known Dom through high school, then they had gone their separate ways. Though now they were back, and stronger than ever.

Once they were at the house, and were at the door, Stacey had asked Ryan if he could old Ebony while she got the keys to unlock the door. She smiled at him, and then slowly placed Ebony in his arms. "Thanks." Stacey then turned and unlocked the door, and moved inside to hold it open for Ryan to follow her inside. She then closed the door behind them both, and turned on a light. Stacey pointed to the lounge room, "If you want to head in there with Ebony, and I will get that coffee." She smiled, then turned and placed her bag and Ebony's stuff on the floor against the wall, knowing she would deal with all that later.

Stacey put the coffee machine on, smiling to herself, remembering that she had this thing before she moved in with David, and had hardly used it. Once it was ready, she poured out two cups, and placed some milk and sugar on a tray, along with some biscuits, despite herself not being that hungry. Stacey made her way into the lounge room, and placed the tray on the table. "I wasn't sure what you wanted in your coffee, so brough out both milk and sugar." She made her way towards Ryan, "I will take her now if you like. I can put her in the basinet in the room with us." Stacey slowly picked up Ebony, and placed her in the basinet near their chair, as Stacey was still able to keep an eye on her.

Just looking into those gorgeous eyes of her daughter, and it just made her smile. Ebony was a good baby, most of the time, though she did already try her patience sometimes. Stacey gestured for Ryan to take a cup, and she took the other, adding milk and sugar. She positioned herself on the lounge, facing Ryan. "So, um, can I ask what happened to your parents, the ones that took care of you? Like, um, what was their reaction to all of it?" Stacey just wondered, and if Ryan didn't want to talk about it, she was fine with that.

[ryan]

When Ryan said he was sorry for upsetting Stacey with his story pointing out that he had saw the tears he saw Stacey shake her head and then bite on her bottom lip a little as she blushed slightly and then said that it was all her and she was a little too emotional for her own good at times and then she laughed a little. “No need to say sorry, emotions are good, guess I just didn’t expect my story to have such an impact since you hardly know me that’s all, but at the same time it’s kind of cool that it did have an impact on you since you’re Dominic’s best friend.” Ryan replied hoping that what he had just said was making sense.

When Ryan had said that he would like very much to be friends with Stacey he saw the warm smile she gave him and he couldn’t help but feel a slight pang of jealousy toward Stacey’s fiancé as he would have killed to have dated her and play daddy to her little girl. Ryan loved kids and couldn’t wait to get to know his niece and nephew who shared his name but more than anything he couldn’t wait to have children of his own but he had to meet the right woman first. Stacey then said that she could class him as a friend as we all need someone and he couldn’t help but break out into a huge grin, “Well that’s great Stacey thanks, I will be honoured to class you as a friend.” It was amazing how this had turned around, earlier Ryan had gotten a slap from Stacey not that he blamed her, and now look at them? No wonder Dominic had her as his best friend, she was amazing.

Then there was the little episode with the money where Ryan had refused to take it from Stacey but he had said that he would fix her car to make up for him being such a bastard to her before but if it made her feel better he would take it. However he didn’t want to as he would be going against what he had said. Thankfully Stacey put the money away and said she understood and thanked him. He nodded his head and smiled at her, “You’re welcome and thank you.” Basically he was thanking her for keeping the money as if she had tried to force him to take it and he gave in he would have felt bad because he had wanted to fix her car for his shocking behaviour earlier.

When Ryan had spoken about being in Ebony’s life also Stacey replied saying that she would love for Ebony to see him a bit more as she guessed she was Dom’s extended family. Ryan gave her a warm smile, “That’s great and I guess he does, as I have often read shout outs to Stace his sister, so now I know that is you and it’s kind of sweet when you think about it.” Ryan wasn’t lying when he said that, he did think that it was awesome to be so close to a friend that you classed them as family, Ryan had never had that in his life. He had his mom and dad who turned out not to even be his mom and dad and that was it. Now he had this whole other family he never knew of and through Dominic, if the Salvatore family accepted him, he would have Stacey and her family too. What wasn’t to love about that?

Once they were at the door Stacey had asked Ryan if he could hold Ebony for her and he had said he would and she was soon in his arms. It actually felt good to hold her and he couldn’t help but look down at her and think how gorgeous she was stating as much. Stacey thanked him and he smiled at her, “Not problem.” He replied as he continued to hold Ebony and then Stacey had the door opened and told him if he wanted to head into the lounge room with Ebony pointing it out and she would get that coffee. He smiled at Stacey, “Sure, that would be great thanks.” So Ryan headed into the lounge room with Ebony in his arms and soon sat down on the sofa gently and continued to look down at the baby in his arms thinking again how gorgeous she looked and how amazing it would be if he had his own child.

Soon enough Stacey was in the lounge room and had placed a tray on the table stating that she wasn’t sure if he took milk or sugar and brought out both and then said she could take Ebony now and place her in the basinet to be in the room with them. Ryan nodded his head with a bright smile, “That’s great thanks and sure, it was a pleasure to hold her though, just so you know.” He then watched as Stacey took Ebony from him and placed her in the basinet close to where they were sitting. Ryan then leant forward and put two spoonfuls of sugar into his coffee and then some milk and stirred it before lifting it up and taking a long sip. “Ah, this is wonderful, thanks Stacey.” He replied and then took another sip right away.

Once Stacey had her own coffee in her hand she got comfortable and then began to ask him what happened to his parents, the ones who had taken care of him, asking what their reaction to it all was. “I don’t mind telling you, told you enough of the story as it is and since we’re going to be friends, then it would be good for you to know.” Ryan said and smiled weakly at her before taking another sip of his coffee and then placing the cup down so that he could get into telling her about his so called parents.

“Well, when I found out it was a shock as you can imagine, finding out on the television that I had this twin I never knew existed and a whole other family. So I was very angry and I’m not sure if I would played it differently had it not been such a shock or if they had told me the truth, but I basically picked up the phone and reported my mom to the authorities and the police and she was arrested. Dad didn’t try to stop me from calling and mom didn’t put up an argument, I think she realised what she had done was wrong. Even though my dad never knew the full truth, as apparently she told him I was abandoned at the hospital, I couldn’t face him, knowing that he may continue to support her so I left the family home and instead of doing the course at university to join my dad’s company, I did a mechanical course. When it came to setting up my own garage I got money to set it up by an anonymous benefactor but I am pretty sure it was Robert my dad, I guess I shouldn’t hold anything against him as he really was in the dark as much as I was, but I was angry Stacey and the only thing I could think of, was to get to know my blood family and leave the imposters. Does that make sense?”

Ryan said pouring it all out to Stacey as he felt his emotions get the better of him, another trait that he shared with his twin but wasn’t aware of it, as he sniffed back some tears and coughed a little and then took another sip of his coffee trying to get himself composed. “I haven’t heard from either of them and I’m not sure if mom went to prison or not, but right now all I care about is getting to meet and hopefully know my blood family, is that bad of me to think like that?” Ryan asked not sure how he was really feeling about it all and wondering how it sounded to an outsider like Stacey who knew his blood family.

[Anastacia Potter]

Stacey smiled a little at Ryan, as he spoke, saying that emotions were good, and that he didn't expect it to have such an impact since she hardly knew him. She shrugged a little, then let him finish talking. "Doesn't matter what it is. If it is something that is just filled with emotion from that other person, the waterworks come." It was worse sometimes when she was pregnant, but the emotions were just all her unfortunately.

Hearing Ryan mentioning the fact that he had read Dom's shout outs to Stace his sister, adding now that he knew it was her. She gave him a smile. "I guess I will have to tell you the full story of how we met up again this year. We really hadn't seen each other since high school, it was a great day." Thinking about that day was putting a smile on her face. She never thought in a million years that she would meet up with Dom, and then one day they practically and literally bumped into each other.

When Stacey said that she would take Ebony off of him, she smiled at him when he said that it was a pleasure to hold her. "Well it might not have been if she had done her business in her diaper." She laughed a little then, taking Ebony off of Ryan, and then placed her in the basinet near where they were sitting. Stacey soon got her coffee ready and then asked Ryan what happened to the people who took care of her. She gave him a small smile, when he said that he didn't mind telling her.

Stacey put her cup to her lips, and took a couple of mouthfuls, waiting to hear what Ryan had to say. She watched him put his cup down, and began the story. Stacey held her cup in her hands, taking in what he was saying about it all. During the first part, she nodded a little at a couple of points. Stacey raised her eyebrows at the fact that his father never knew the real truth, and then Ryan leaving the house. She nodded a little, liking how he had decided to do his own thing when it came to either going to collage for your parents reasons, or doing something that you loved. Stacey sometimes wondered if she should have just done that, then she wouldn't have met Jake, but then she wouldn't have Ebony right now.

Stacey slightly twisted her mouth, then took a sip, thinking about what Ryan said about who might have put the money for him for the garage. He might never know, but would it have been a bad thing? She nodded when he said directly to her that he was angry, and the only thing he could think of was getting to know his blood family. "It does make sense, Ryan. And I think in a way I kind of understand what you are saying." She gave him a weak smile, then reached over and gave his arm a gentle squeeze. Stacey wasn't in the same situation, but she had kind of left her family behind all those years ago.

Stacey saw and heard Ryan cough and sniff back some obvious tears that were hanging around. It reminded her of Dom again, like how he got a bit, or maybe a lot emotional over things. She was going to speak when Ryan continued on with the story. Stacey put her cup on the table, and sat, leaning on the back of the lounge, facing Ryan. "No, it's not a bad thing for you to think like that. I guess if she had gone to jail, then you would have been contacted, I guess. And getting to know your real family is probably high priority, and hopefully I can help you in that department." Stacey gave him a bright smile, and then absentmindedly, forgetting that she only just got to know Ryan, she wrapped her arms around one of Ryan's and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I will be more than happy to help you."

[ryan]

When Stacey said that it didn’t matter if she knew him well or not that if what the person was telling her was full of emotion the waterworks started Ryan could only give her a sympathetic smile. “Well, despite me saying emotions can be good I have to admit that maybe it can be a little annoying for you.” Ryan felt like he was starting to really get to know Stacey now and he could totally see why Dominic classed her as his best friend. Ryan gave Stacey’s arm a gentle squeeze with his hand. He never expected to be as close to Stacey as Dominic was, he would never try to step into Dominic’s shoes but he would definitely like to be as good a friend as she would allow him to be to her. It would likely be very strange to her to have two friends who were so alike, but hopefully he was different enough from Dominic that she would know who was who, despite his earlier trick he played on her, which had been damn cruel.

When Stacey said that she should tell him how she and Dominic met up earlier that year Ryan gave her a bright smile and then a sadder one when he heard her say that they hadn’t met up since they had left high school. “Well I bet that you are both glad to be in each other’s lives again and I would love to hear the story when you have time of course.” Ryan replied and playfully nudged into her giving her a warm smile. Everything about Stacey was wonderful and the fact that she was being this friendly to him now after he was such a horror to her before was a true testament to her personality and he loved it.

Stacey then took Ebony from him and he had made the remark that it had been a pleasure to hold Ebony just so that she knew. Ryan had to laugh a little when Stacey said that it might not have been such a pleasure if she had done her business in her diaper. “Well, maybe not, but I’m sure I would have coped, I will have to learn to do that if I want some of my own one day and I would.” Ryan couldn’t say when he would feel like having kids of his own but it was certainly on his agenda as something he would love to do. He just had to find the right girl to have the kids with naturally. Stacey had then asked about what happened to his so called parents and Ryan said he didn’t mind telling her about it and he saw the small smile she gave him and then he spilled it all out to her.

He had finished his story with saying he was angry and just wanted to leave and get to know his blood family and then asked if it made sense. Stacey replied saying it did make sense and that in a way she could understand what he was saying and then gave him a weak smile. He wanted to ask what she meant by that but he figured that he didn’t really know her well enough yet and it was most likely something she wouldn’t feel comfortable telling him yet. Instead he just gave her a weak smile, “Thanks for understanding.” He then felt her hand give his arm a gentle squeeze and he looked at where it was and for the first time for as long as he could remember he actually liked the idea of having a friend like Stacey. All the women he had ever had in his life had all been for the pleasure ride and one night stands, but Stacey had really opened his eyes to the female race and he knew that they were better than just having them for fun. It was time he began to settle down and find himself a proper girlfriend.

Ryan then had to cough and sniff back some tears as he had gotten a little emotional with telling Stacey his story, he knew from some of the interviews he had seen and heard with Dominic that he got emotional too but Ryan liked to think that he was just a little more masculine and whenever his emotions took hold he did his best to compose them as quickly as he could. When Ryan continued saying that he hadn’t heard from either of them and didn’t care if he did or not adding that he just cared about meeting his blood family and asked Stacey if it was wrong for him to think like that he wondered what she would say. Stacey soon replied saying that it wasn’t a bad thing for him to think like that and that if his mom had gone to jail he would likely have been contacted. He nodded his head slightly believing that to be true.

When Stacey continued saying that meeting his blood family was high priority and that she could hopefully help in that department he saw that bright smile she gave him and he couldn’t help but to return it with one of his own. “That means the world to me Stacey, you have no idea, I really did feel bad for putting you in that position but I would really appreciate it, thank you so much.” He replied just as he felt Stacey wrap her arms around one of his adding that she would be more than happy to help him. He noticed how close it brought them as she did that move and he wondered if that was a move she did on Dominic a lot, but again Ryan liked it and he absentmindedly leant his head on hers gently. “Thank you again Stacey, and I have to say, that for the first time and I genuinely mean this, it’s good to have a female around me who is simply going to be the best kind of friend.”

[Anastacia Potter]

Stacey gave Ryan a smile, when he commented on her and Dom meeting up, both being glad to be in each other's lives again. She nodded, knowing that Dom had been a great friend all over again over the past couple of months for her, especially the day she gave birth. Hearing that Ryan would love to hear the story when she had time, Stacey nodded. "Will definately share it with you later on."

After Stacey made the comment that it wouldn't have been a pleasure to hold Ebony if she had done her business in her diaper, she heard what Ryan had to say to that. So it seemed both brothers wanted kids, which was kind of sweet and funny at the same time. "Well maybe I can let you practice one of these days." Stacey knew that they both had to do some practice if they wanted kids, knowing that Dom was desperate for kids, so he would be her first victim for diaper duty.

After the talk of what had happened with Ryan's so called parents, Stacey had said that his main priority was meeting his blood family, and that she could hopefully help in that department. Hearing what Ryan said in reply made her really smile, and feel happy about how it all turned out between them now. And how it was going to hopefully turn out for Ryan now, knowing that he had the opportunity to finally meet his real family. "Hey, it's no problem, really." She had then wrapped her arms around on of his, and said tht she would be more than happy to help.

Stacey then felt Ryan's head lean on her own, and that made her smile, knowing that they may get as close as she was with Dom. She sighed a little to herself as Ryan thanked her, and said that for the first time that it was good to have a female around him who is simply going to be the best kind of friend. Stacey moved apart from Ryan, and really looked at him. "You are very welcome Ryan, and I hope I can be to you as I am to Dom. I will definately try and spread myself around as much as possible." Stacey then sat close to Ryan, wondering to herself how everyone was going to react to knowing that Ryan existed.

(ooc - I have a feeling that maybe the next one for Ryan might be the last?)

[ryan]

When Stacey said that she would definitely share the story later on of the day she and Dominic met up again after the years apart Ryan had to smile brightly at her. He couldn’t wait to hear it, just to get to know that little bit more about his twin brother, a little more personal if you will, since all he knew about him was what he had seen and heard through the media although for what he was to understand Dominic didn’t keep much from the media. He felt truly lucky to have bumped into Dominic’s best friend despite how it started off.

When Ryan had made the passing comment about needing to get used to dirty diapers if he wanted kids one day and he did he had to chuckle a little at what Stacey said with regards to that. “Well you will have no complaints from me Stacey, I would like that, and I mean it’s not even as if I can say I’ve got an idea with having younger siblings around me, as I had none.” This brought a little bit of sadness to the conversation again because he knew that if his so called mom hadn’t done what she had done, he would have grown up in a loving family with all his siblings and be as close to them as he knew Dominic was. Instead he was nothing but a stranger to them and probably would be for quite some time after he met them and that was actually quite sad.

After Ryan had thanked Stacey when she said that she could help him in getting to know his blood parents he soon heard her say that it was no problem really and Ryan couldn’t help but smile at her some more. Stacey was indeed special and really it was no wonder Dominic loved her so much and in a way Ryan could see himself growing to love Stacey just as much, well since Dominic classed her as a ‘sister’ and they were close then it was going to make Ryan think the same about her through Dominic alone. He just hoped that the meeting would go well and that they wouldn’t turn their back on him. He was more concerned about Dominic knowing out of all of them because to find out you had a twin you never knew existed was the hardest thing to come to terms with, after all, Ryan had already gone through it himself.

While in the friendly embrace Ryan had said that it was going to be good to have a female around him who was simply the best kind of friend and he felt Stacey move to look at him and he found that he couldn’t take his eyes off of her and couldn’t help but think it was sad that she already had a love because he could so see himself falling for her big time and listened to what she had to say as she told him that he was very welcome and adding that she hoped she could be as good a friend to him as she was to Dom and Ryan smiled once more, a very bright one. “That would be wonderful Stacey.” So, not only would he hopefully gain a new family he was gaining a new good friend too, that wasn’t something to complain about.

{ooc - think this finishes it?}