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[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

OH MY GOSH I MISSED YOU SO MUCH I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN SEEN YOU EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY BEEN LIKE A WEEK OR SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!! How ARE you?! I'm SO sorry I haven't written till now, things have been so crazy and stuff with coming back and unpacking and stuff, but I do miss you loads!! I bought you a little souvenir from New York! It's a teeny tiny Statue of Liberty! I can't wait to see you so I can give it to you! How were your Christmas hols?? Did you like my Christmas present? I hope you waited until Christmas to open it! You can use a different picture in the picture frame, of course, but I thought putting a picture of us would make the present more thoughtful! I was going to use pink sequins and stuff all over the frame, but I ran out so I had to use silver, too, but I hope you still liked it all the same!

Write back soon!!

Love,

PS: Also, I have a boyfriend now.

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[Emmeline Vance]

Gabby!

It's totally been more than a week! You've been in New York for ages! I'm doing okaaaay, I guess. I have some really bad news, though. But I'll tell you later. I don't want to put a damper on everything just now.

Aw! Thanks so much! That's super sweet of you. I got you a little something from Paris, too. It's a mini-Eiffel tower, so they kinda match! We'll gift-exchange as soon as we go back to school. I loved the present. It matches my room so well, urgh, and the picture is gorgeous! Of course I'm not going to change it.

GABRIELLA RIVERA YOU HAVE A WHAT!? WHO!? Oh my god you have to tell me everything! Spill, spill, spill! Do I know him? Is he in our house? Is he older? Our year?

xxx,

[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

Oh no, bad news??? How bad?? On a scale of, like, one to...heart-wrenching? Who is it about? Oh, Dios, just tell me, please?!

Aw, that's sweet! I've always wanted a mini-Eiffel Tower, not even kidding! And I'm glad you liked it! I was hoping it would! I wasn't sure if I got the shades quite right, but I tried my best! (:

Hahaha...yeaaah. Um. It just sort of...happened! You know how these things go. Haha. It's actually Jayden Flynn. You remember him, right?

Love,

[Emmeline Vance]

Gabby!

It was beautiful, thank you!

Jayden Flynn!? Asshole-from-the-ball Jayden Flynn? Gabby! What!? So, I'll take it you're okay now. You have to tell me all the details, okay? Have you kissed yet?

And well, alright... Stefan's parents were in a car accident a couple of days ago. And they didn't--you know, they didn't...come out. My mum and dad have taken him in. I think he's going to live with us now. It's terrible, isn't it? I feel terrible for him, and I know you're probably closer to him than I ever was and I just feel so horrible for all the crap I've put him through before and now he literally has nobody. Mum says he ran away when they told him and he hasn't come out of his room since he came back... I don't know what to do! I've never had to deal with anything like this before. I feel awful, Gabby. I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost my parents like that...

xxx,

[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

Ay Dios mio! Oh, oh, poor Stefan! I can't believe I had no idea! Does Lyle no?? Oh, gosh, oh let's put a pause on the boyfriend talk for now - he's not coming out of his room? Oh, he must feel positively awful! Oh gosh, Lyle probably doesn't even know, I'll have to tell him! Do you think we could come over sometime? Or at least Lyle, do you think your parents would let Lyle come and visit him? They've always been good at comforting each other, Stefan was there for Lyle when he was having a hard time, I'm sure Lyle would want to be there for him, too!

Love,

[Emmeline Vance]

Dear Gabby,

Lyle has actually been here, from what I know, a lot. That's where Stefan ran off to, apparently. He's um... in his room. With him. So, he knows. At least. It's... god, I feel like such an awful person but it's so freaky to think about, Gabby. Stefan's gay. I can't...it's so weird. I don't know how you do that; how are you so accepting of everybody? Every time I try to think about him and--and that other boy it feels wrong, I don't know why, it's just... it's weird.

And I've been spending as much time away from home as I can because I don't know how to deal with it and it sucks. I need you here, can you come?

xxx,

[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

But...why would it be weird or wrong? I mean, it's not so much different. Just because Lyle and Stefan both happen to be the same gender, it...it shouldn't be weird, you know? It's still love. They have feelings for each other the same way you had for Gideon, and the way you have for Luke now. They're just people, and it's just a preference. Maybe it's a different preference than if someone prefered blondes over brunettes or something, but it doesn't change who they are. It's still Stefan, and it's still Lyle. They just like boys instead of girls. I don't know, I guess it's different for me because I've known Lyle for so long and I've always been okay with it. It's okay, though, it's new to you, so of course it's strange and maybe you don't understand it yet, but you will and you'll be fine with it, I know it. You'll see it's the same Stefan.

Yeah, of course, I can come as soon as you want me! Do you want me to stay over?

Love,

[Emmeline Vance]

Dear Gabby,

I...I don't know. I can't wrap my mind around it properly... it's... I hope I'll get used to it, like you say. It's just--I can't look at either of them now without thinking 'gay!' and it's really awkward. It sucks, it sucks, it sucks. And I should be doing everything I can to comfort him and make sure he's okay because he just lost his parents, right? But it's just so weird and I'm a terrible person, so I need you here, please.

Since it's the last week before school, do you think you could stay the weekend? My parents can drive us all to King's Cross, if your daddy's let you.

xxx,

[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

Well, I think avoiding him is just making things worse. I think you just need to talk to him like you normally would and you'll see that there isn't anything different about him. I mean, he's still your cousin. He's still Stefan, you know? Like I said, he's not any different. He just has a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend. I...sorry, I sound so repetitive, but I just don't know what else to tell you through letters.

I asked my Papi and he said it's fine with him. Packing my bags as we speak...er, write!

Love,

[Emmeline Vance]

Dear Gabby,

Yeah... I don't know, Gabs. We'll talk better when you get here, okay? I'm setting up the extra bed in my room for you. Can't wait to see you.

xxx,

[Gabriella Rivera]

Dear Emmeline,

Okay, I'm all set, I'm taking a portkey over tomorrow, so I'll see you then! I'll tell you more about me and Jayden once everything's sorted out (: See you, Emmie!

Love,

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