A/N: This one is for @jade_is_a_penguin , who I mentioned in the last one. Once again, sorry for the wait. Enjoy :)

You were in your room that you shared with Jody, reading a magazine, when you decided you needed a drink. Tossing the magazine aside, you left your room and began walking towards the stairs. But as you past Ryan's room, you looked inside since the door was open slightly, and saw Ryan sat on his bed, staring at an unopened envelope, tears running down his face.

"Ryan?" You asked gently, pushing his door open. His head snapped up to look at you and he quickly wiped his eyes.

"What?" He snapped.

"Are you okay?" You slowly went and sat next to him.

"No." He whimpered. You were a bit shocked. You knew Ryan wasn't the sort of person to show he was hurting.

"Do you want to talk about it?" You asked.

"This letter's from my sister." He said, looking down at the envelope still in his hands, "I haven't seen her in years. She sends me loads of letters, but I never open them. Not since... it happened." He explained.

"What happened?" You asked, before quickly adding, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

"I-I pushed her out of a window and paralysed her." He blurted, and then went on to explained it all.

"Ryan, you were left alone with a toddler when you were only a little kid yourself, you've got to stop being so hard on yourself." You tried to tell him.

"I still did it though." He muttered.

"Things happen. We can't change the past, so there's no point in dwelling on it for the rest of our lives. And from the amount of letters Chloe's sent you, it sounds like she might have forgiven you." You said.

"I suppose. Thanks, Jade. I don't usually trust people enough to let them in, but with you... it's different." He told you. You smiled.

"I've been told I'm a good listener." You shrugged.

"No, it's more than that. I really like you, Jade." He said, spontaneously pressing his lips to yours. You reacted by kissing him back, enjoying every minute. You'd liked him since you first arrived at the dumping ground.

"I like you too, Ryan." You said after pulling away.