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Leanne's POV

"Pizza's here" Michael sniffles, coming back over to the sofa and get's back under the blanket with me. "I'm really sorry I got you sick"

"It's just a cold, it's not your fault" he shrugs. "If I hadn't ran away then you wouldn't have been out in a storm looking for me" I mumble looking at the ground and he lifts my chin up so I'm facing him again. "Your not to blame. We're both now home and we're ok... we're very snotty, but we're ok" he chuckles slightly then goes silent for a moment.

"Where were you going?" He asks and I look at him confused. "Randy said he saw you at a bus shelter on his way home from work. Where were you gonna go?" He asks and I shrug. "I was only sitting there because it was raining and I was tierd from all the walking. To be honest, I had no idea where I was going. it's not like I had anywhere to go... or anybody" I mutter that last part.

"You have me" he smiles slightly through pursed lips. "Plus Randy. he didn't even know you'd ran away. At first he thought you just missed the bus or something, until you told him what happend and he called me straight away to let me know you were safe"

"I'm sorry I didn't come to speak to you about it first. When I heard your mom talking, I just assumed that..."

I'm cut off when Michael presses his lips softly against mine and smiles "I love you and I'd never want you to leave and none of that other stuff matters anymore"

"I love you too" I smile back and sigh contently as he pulls me in close to him.

"I ran away once" Michael says and I break away slightly and look at him surprised "really!?"

"Mhm... when I was a kid, I had this action man figure and I took everywhere with me and Jermaine used to always make fun of me and say I was gay for playing with dolls. Which is WASN'T a doll it was and ACTION FIGURE" he says defensivly "then one day he accidentally stood on it and broke it... well he claimed it was and accident" he frowns unconvinced then continues. "Anyway... I got really pissed and we got in fight and my mother an Joesph took his side and I got really mad and I'd had enough of them always taking his side"

"How old were you?"

"Eight"

"you ran away when you were eight!?" I widen my eyes surprised.

"Yup! I'd had enough. So I packed up my toothbrush, some clean underwear, made myself a peanut butter sandwich and left"

"Where did you go?"

"I didn't get far because I wasn't allowed to cross the street by myself... but I still stood my ground until mother called me in for lunch" he chuckles, making me do the same and pulls me in close to him and I sigh contently, resting my head in his chest.

I can't believe I was so stupid and selfish I was to leave the way I did, without even hearing Michael's side of things. He told me everything his mom said to him and about them going looking for me and even went to the brothel to find me. I felt really bad when he told me how scared he was and thought Mary had kidnapped me and took me back there, but luckily for me Randy got to me before she did. I know Mary and if she knew I was wondering the streets alone she would have come looking for me or at least sent other people to.

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Lisa's POV

It's been a few day's since what happened and Mia and Emma have both been allowed time off 'work' because they got sick, due to wondering around the streets in the storm and naturally they've been bitches towards me and blame me because Mary sent them looking for Leanne.

I'm in my room, getting ready and Mia walks in. "I have some clients booked for today and Mary said you have to cover because I'm sick"

"But I have clients of my own that have booked me. Can't one of the other girls do it?"