It all stared with a rumour.

Chapter 19: getting back on track

(Hey guys! So before I start this chapter I just wanted to let you know that I thought, since this is the second last chapter I feel like I should give a little POV of Leah's mom, Emma and John. So...enjoy!)

Leah's mom/Holly's POV:

"Have a great day at school sweetie!" I waved good bye as Leah walked to school with John and Emma. They are such good kids.

I made my way upstairs to get ready for my job interview at an interior decorating company. It was a very small company but I heard great things about it. Once I got dressed and did my hair and makeup to look somewhat professional, I got in the car and made my way to the company building. I was nervous but excited, I had my doubts moving to this weird town but things are finally working out for me and Leah. I just wished Daniel was here to enjoy it with us.

(Daniel is Leah's dad, sorry I haven't mentioned there names in the earlier chapters. Please forgive me!)

I got to the building, it was tall, must have been at least eight stories. I walked in and went to the front desk and asked the lady where I needed to go. "Top floor and Mr. Van-Wall will be waiting for you in his office." She gave a friendly smile that I returned before walking to the elevator. Once I got to the top floor I made my way to the office, I walked in and there stood a tall man with a brown suit and I red tie. He was handsome.

"You must be Holly Kapling." He said as he walked over to shake my hand. "Yes and you must be Mr. Van-Wall." I gave him a smile. "Please take a seat and we will get this interview started." I sat in a little office chair that sat across from his desk.

After the interview of giving him my resume and him asking me some questions about why I want to work at this company it was finally over. "Well you are obviously very qualified for this job so I guess I have no choice but to hire you!" He said in a playful tone. I jumped out of my seat with joy before shaking his hand again and thanking him. "Thank you so much Mr. Van-Wall. I promise you will not regret your decision!"

"Of course! How can I not hire a beautiful, talented woman such as yourself." He smiled bright and I could feel myself blushing a little. "Oh and please, call me Vincent." He said sweetly while he grabbed my purse and handed it to me. "Vincent Van-Wall. That's such a lovely name." I walked towards the door. "Well, so is Holly Kapling." He opened the door for me. "Oh you're such a gentleman." I said to him. "Well, this gentleman would like to know if you wanted to go to dinner tomorrow night?" He asked, half a question.

"Oh! I would love to." I said. He gave me the information on when to come in tomorrow before I exited the office and made my way to the elevator. I couldn't wait to tell Leah how amazing this interview went. I got my car and started to drive home. I smiled as I thought about my first date with Daniel. He was such a handsome, loving, kind, caring man. He was such a great father too. I remembered when he was in the hospital after the car crash. He had bruises and cuts everywhere, it was so hard to see him like that. Shortly before he passed he told me that if he didn't make it, he would want me to find love again but I never had the courage to move on because I though there was no one better than him. I was right. But this time, maybe I had hope to find love again. I just hoped that it's what Daniel would have wanted.

Emma's POV:

We got to school and sat in our usual chairs. We talked for about five minutes before the new teacher came in and might I say he is a pretty attractive teacher. He had to be a least in his early twenties. Yes I knew he was too old for me but hey, a girl can dream right?

The bell rings meaning that class starts but instead of focusing on the history lessen Mr. Bell was teaching us, my mind was else where. Racing in my mind was images of everything that had happened the past few days with Leah, John I and the five kids. Sometimes I wonder how them and Harmony are doing. Harmony was always that one person you see at the grocery store and you don't exactly know what to say to them but you don't want to be rude so you kind of just wave at. But after her helping us with all this I now realized that she was much more than that. She was just a girl that was trying to get her life back to normal and thanks to Leah having bigger balls than all the frickin boys in this school combined, she finally found her family again.

"So Emma, John, are you going to the Valentine's Day dance this Friday?" Leah turned to me as soon as Mr. Bell walked out of the class to go to the washroom. "Maybe." I answered. "Ya I'm going." John said. "But probably not because I don't have a date and it would be silly to go to a valentines dance with out a date." I continued. "Ya I probably won't go either." John said. Did he just blush? Probably just warm. It's hot in our classroom.

We continued filling out a work sheet until the bell rang. Finally. I walked to my locker with John and Leah before Lucas Ramsey, one of the cutest boys in our grade, walked over to us. "Hey Emma." His beautiful jawline moved as he spoke. He could say the weirdest things and still look beautiful saying it. "H-hey L-Lucas. What's up?" I asked bitting my lip as I blushed. "So...I was wondering if you had a date to the dance this Friday. If not, do you wanna go with me?" He said so confidently as if he was saying it to himself in the mirror. "I-I-i would Lo.." I was cut off by the sound of a locker slamming beside me. I looked to see John storming off down the hallway. "I will answer that question as soon as I talk to my friend!" I smiled as I ran off to find John. What has gotten into him?

John's POV:

She was going to say yes. I should have asked her sooner. Dang it! I knew I shouldn't have waited last minute. I have liked her since the fifth fifth-grade but I guess I waited to long to tell her that.

"John!" I heard Emma call from down the hallway. "John what happened?" She asked with caring eyes. She's such a great...friend. "I'm sorry it's just..." I trailed off. "What is it?" She asked worriedly. "I...was going to ask you to the dance." I looked at the floor. "Oh John, I'm so happy you said that!" I shot my head up to look at her. "What?" I'm so confused. "I have liked you since sixth-grade!" She yelled not very loud but definitely not quietly. "Really!? I have liked you since fifth!" She smiled and hugged me. Yes!

"Yes! Yes of course I will go to the dance with you!" She said like she just won the lottery. She realeased from the hug that seemed to last for ages. "Where's Leah?" I asked. "Oh I told her to talk with Lucas while I came to talk to you." She giggled. "I guess I got to tell him I already have a date!" She smiled one of the biggest smiles I have ever seen.

Despite all this crazy stuff that happened with the rumours, one great thing came out of it. I couldn't be happier!

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Hey everyone!

I can't believe that the next chapter will be the last one! Thank you guys so much for reading this far! I appreciate it. Sorry John's POV was so short I made Emma's POV a little longer than I planned it to be.

Anyways thanks, that's all for now!

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