Zoey Gray

Zoey Gray is a character played by DinkleD
==Biography:==
Zoey Gray was born on December 12th of 2001 in Saint John New Brunswick Canada, she is the youngest of two daughters of Derek and Lily Gray. Zoey has always had unusually dark natural red hair color that she inherited from her Irish father, however unlike her sister who had paler skin, she inherited her tan skin tone from her mother. She also learned to speak French from her mother who is French-Canadian, and growing up in an English city ensured that she was perfectly bilingual.
=== Early Life ===
At a young age her father got her into sports, teaching her how to skate at the age of 3, joining her first hockey team at the age of 5 as defense, however her speed and agility made her coach move her to the forward line as a center player where she really began to shine. She led the team to multiple championship wins and became the team captain shortly after. As she got older, she began tinkering with engines as well as take apart appliances to find out how they worked, much to her mother’s frustration who would often come home to one of her kitchen appliances in parts all over the kitchen. Zoey would always however put them back together, sometimes even improving them slightly. She also began wood working as a hobby and would often go out on hunting trips with her father, who would often refer to her as “My little spider monkey” due to her love for climbing just about anything, tree’s houses, buildings, if it could be climbed, Zoey would find a way. 
=== High School years ===
Zoey would develop a love for Anime and Manga, as well as video games, her father would often play with her as she had become a “daddy’s girl”. She would also enjoy riding her bike or skateboard and enjoyed the outdoors. Zoey would become a popular girl at school as she was friendly with everyone although she was socially awkward. She was known as the cute geeky skater girl, and many boys and even some girls would try to get her attention, but she would normally just smile and decline their advancements. At 15, she had a crush on a boy named Taylor who finally asked her out on a date, and the two began dating. It is at this point where she also met a girl named Kota in art class one day. The two seem to get along almost from the moment that they began talking. It wasn’t long before Kota began having feelings for Zoey as she had always had a bit of a crush on her, watching her from afar as she had been in Zoey’s class since the third grade, but Zoey wouldn’t have remembered her since, back then, she was a he and only recently had she became trans. Kota didn’t like Taylor, she could tell from the moment she met him that he was not a good person and was worried that he would end up hurting Zoey. Taylor would often try to pressure Zoey into doing things she either didn’t want or was not ready to do, and this angered both Hayley and Kota, who had become fast friends, bonding over their hate of Taylor and wanting to protect Zoey.
One Saturday while her family was out, Hayley had invited Kota to go see a movie since Zoey and Taylor would be together. They were alone at her house, he once again tried to pressure her to do things with him, telling her that his other friends had girlfriends who were doing these things; however, she would just tell him that she is not them, and that she is not ready yet. He began trying to force himself onto her, she tried to resist but he overpowered her. Kota and Hayley who had come home to get something Hayley had forgotten could hear Zoey’s cries, Kota and Hayley ran up to her room, Kota suddenly kicked the door open seeing him pinning her down crying, anger began taking over her as she ripped him off Zoey and threw him against a wall, Hayley quickly wrapped her arms around Zoey to protect her as Kota pinned Taylor with her arm against his throat, telling him that if she ever saw him so much as look at Zoey ever again, she would kill him. Taylor looked into her eyes and saw the pure hatred and anger as she threw him out of the house. Luckily, they had gotten there just before he could do anything to her and Kota joined Hayley in wrapping her arms around Zoey to make her feel safe and protected. This event had a deep impact on Zoey’s life as she began to retreat into a bubble as she felt weak and powerless. She began hating and blaming herself for allowing herself to be used. Hayley and Kota played a big part in helping her get back to her feet and Zoey seeing how much Kota cared for her began developing feelings for Kota, and before long they began dating, Kota was worried about what Zoey would think once she told her that she was trans, but she was happy that Zoey didn’t care at all. Zoey vowed to never allow what had happened to her to ever happen again. She began taking up Jiu-Jitsu as a form of self-defence, as well as looking into becoming a cop and quickly switched her studies into Law Enforcement and graduated at the age of 17.
=== Police Academy Days ===
Zoey joined the police academy at the age of 18 after a year of studying law and graduating from Saint John University (SJU). She had continued her Jiu-Jitsu classes and made it to brown belt, making her the top of her class in self-defence courses. Male cadets would often try and flirt with her and ask her out, but she would refute their advancement. The events of her past continued to haunt her. However Kota continued to be a constant source of motivation and strength in her life.
She gained the attention of one of the academy trainers, he could see great potential in her and he took her under his wing. Under his tutelage she rose to the top of the class and graduated with top honors from the academy. She thanked him for all of his help, but he would only respond with “You did all of it on your own, I only help you see your own potential that was already within you.”
=== Moving to San Andreas ===
She originally applied to join the Saint John Police Force; however they did not have any job openings. She began looking into possibly joining the RCMP, however one of her friends informed her of the need for cops in the United States. She began searching for job opportunities online and found that the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office was hiring. She applied and got an interview with the Sheriff and Chief Deputy, she impressed them so much that they instantly hired her and facilitated her move from the Canada to the US. Kota and Zoey had a sit down about what this meant for their future. Zoey didn’t want to leave her and Kota didn’t want to move away. This caused her to almost decide to stay, but Kota stopped her, saying that this was her dream and that she had to follow it, and just because they were no longer going to be dating, it didn’t mean it had to be the end of their friendship. 
She began packing her bags, she didn’t have a lot of stuff, her family and Kota were sad to see her go but they were proud of her. Her father hugged her and was very reluctant in releasing her as a few tears escaped his eyes. Zoey would smile at him and promised him that she would call often and visit whenever she could, reminding him how seriously she took promises. He smiled back at her and finally let her go. Kota then hugged her tightly, letting her know how proud she was of Zoey, about how strong she was for not letting what happen to her keep her down, Zoey instantly began kissing her passionately, time almost froze as seconds seemed like hours, when their lips finally parted way, she made her swear that they would never lose contact, and that they would also call each other. Kota blushed as she had mixed feelings, but she knew she had to let Zoey go, and she promised they would never lose touch, giving her one final hug. She finally boarded her plane bound for California and looked back at her family waving at her, a single tear streamed down her cheeks as she waved back before disappearing inside of the plane.
=== The Start of a new life in San Andreas ===
She arrived at LSIA and was greeted by Sheriff Decker who helped her settle in, she would have to take an academy refresher course, just to prove that her training is up to par with their standards, she passed this training with ease and became what they affectionately call a “Traffic Cone” Her Field Training Officers consisted mainly of Tony Falls, Grace Guppy and Joel Ross, with their help and guidance, she quickly proved herself and was promoted to full Deputy within a few days of ridealongs. During this time, she became very close with Grace, who quickly became her best friend, she also made friends with Monkey, a local who she found amusing and sometimes even cute. Another person she met and quickly became friends with is Giselle Cliaux who had just become an EMS and would always offer Zoey a hug, she would also often show concern for Zoey’s well being and would often get upset seeing her hurt.
During a report of a female selling drugs, she was unable to find the culprit, she encountered the Genovese family fishing, a very well-dressed man caught her eye as she blushes a bit looking at him, his name was Vito Genovese. And over the next few days she would encounter him quite a few times, enough where they would joke that they were stalking each other. And not long after began dating. He was the very first person she opened her heart to since that tragic incident that occurred when she was 16. She knew that his family was into crime, she told Vito that she would always put her duties first, even if they were dating she would not hesitate to arrest them if they did something illegal in her presence. She also told him that the only thing that would make her upset with him was if he ever hurt her friends, this would include anyone on the force. Their relationship almost came to an end when Vito got into a fight with Tony Falls and beat him until he was unconscious. As Tony is a good friend of hers as well as Grace’s boyfriend, this upset Zoey a lot, as he had done the one thing that would upset her. She had planned on breaking up with him over the matter, however he talked her into remaining with him by promising her to never hurt any of her friends again. Zoey could see how broken up he was by her attempt to leave him and believed him to be sincere, so she decided to give him a second chance, stating that there would be no third chances. She continued to thrive within the BCSD and making friends both within and outside of the force. She began working with a LSPD Sergeant James Streets as she was interested in the Gang Task Force. The two of them hit it off straight away as they became partners and he offered her a spot within the GTF. She even began developing feelings for him as she began questioning if she would be able to continue a relationship with Vito as he at this point had become a felon.
She looked into if there were rules or regulations forbidding a cop from dating a felon. She learned that there were not but that she had to put her job first, that would include if there was a warrant out for his arrest and she would see him while off duty, she would be duty bound to arrest him. 
Fearing that this could risk her carrier, the one thing that gave meaning and focus to her life back when she was fighting depression, she once again attempted to break it off with Vito. Shortly after she let him know about her intentions, he showed up to the station along with Nicola Genovese also known as Nickie, his brother in law who wanted to speak with her. He wanted to know the full reason from her and she explained them. He assured her that no one in the family would hate her or think any less of her if she was forced to arrest any of them, he told her how much Vito loved her and that he is ready to do anything to remain with her, he even added that if he had to, he would drag Vito or anyone else in the family in himself to turn themselves in if they had a warrant. This caused her heart to melt as her biggest fear was that everyone in their family would turn on her if she was forced to do her job as an officer. So after speaking with Vito once again and confirming that he would never be angry with her if she had to arrest either him or any member of his family, she promised him that she would try to make things between them work, as she really did care about him and loved him.
It at this time that Zoey and Giselle became much closer as friends and while they were off duty and exploring the county together, she admitted to Zoey that she liked her a lot and would like to be in a relationship with her. This caught Zoey off guard, and she told Giselle she would have to think about it. The next day Zoey met up with Giselle and told her that she promised Vito to try and make things work with him, and had things been different she would have accepted it as Zoey cares a great deal about Giselle, she also added that if in the future she becomes available and Giselle is also available, that she would not be opposed to making it a go. Giselle just smiled and hugged her, letting her know that this would not change anything in their friendship.
On February 13th, only one day before Valentines day, Vito broke up with Zoey, claiming that things between them will never work out, originally this devastated Zoey as she slipped into slight depression, however with the help and support of her friends, she realized that perhaps it was for the best. To her surprise quite a few people began flirting with her once word was out that she was single, some even outright asking her for a date, however her heart was already leading towards one person who she had had feelings for a while now.
A few days later she spoke with James Street and admitted her feelings for him, he surprised her by telling her that he already knew. Shortly after James was kidnapped by the Ballas in an attempt to get information out of him, when he refused they beat and shot him. Zoey was one of the units who found him, she was devastated seeing him in that condition. She spend days with him in ICU, never leaving his side. When he woke up she told him she wanted to help him bring these people to justice, however he pushed her away, saying he did not want her to get hurt. She tried to continue to let him know that she cared about him and did not want him to push her away. This backfired a bit on her as eventually he pulled her aside and told her that he isn't ready for a relationship and that she was coming on too strong and that she should back off a bit. This had cause Zoey's heart to break slightly, because in her eyes all she was doing was telling him how she felt, so she backed off, giving him space and she spent the next few days in deep thought
Shortly after Dippins was kidnapped, tortured and left for dead in a blazing vehicle, Dippins and Zoey had slowly been getting closer as friends and when she learned about it she rushed to the hospital. She stayed by his side as he was alone, she did not want him to wake up without someone there. She spoke to him while he was in his coma, telling him how she still thought of him as her hero for rescuing her and how he had to wake up. With every word she began to notice him twitching and moving slightly, it encouraged her to continue until he eventually woke up. It turned out that in addition to the injuries he also had a memory loss that went back to before he left the BCSD, his jaw was also wired shut so it made communication a bit hard, but they managed. She spent the entire night with him, helping him recover his memories little by little and supporting him in any way she could. She began realizing that there was a growing feeling inside of her towards him that was buried deep, but was slowly but surly starting to surface.
She was confused and at a lost as to what to do with those feelings. She reached out to his brother, Walker, for advise. After a heart to heart with Walker, he told her to just follow her heart and that he would support her in whatever decision she ended up making.
She went on a date with Dippins that she believed went well, she had fun and so did he, they even made plans to go out again the next day. He took her home and said he was going to bed. She tried to go to bed but could not fall asleep so she decided to go back on duty for a few hours. She saw him driving around but didn't really pay much attention to it. The next day she received a text from walker telling her how he was worried about her getting hurt because he saw him with Chrisie and Bonnie. This caused Zoey to begin worrying as Dippins had cancelled their plans saying he had to keep someone out of the city. She had seen him with a girl in pink hair and had no idea who she was, she assumed it was Chrisie but she was unsure, and he spent the entire night with her. Before the coma and memory loss he had told her how he was in love with Chrisie, but that she was in love with someone else, who happens to be an SSK member and that Zoey believes found out about Dippins feelings for her and is responsible for what happened to him. She just has no proof. After the coma he said he did not remember who she was and even after his memories came back, she was the one person he could not remember. 
===Promotion to Sr. Deputy===
On February 20th 2020 she was promoted to Sr. Deputy, this helped lift her spirits and took her mind off of her love life for a bit.
She began having an interest of Jay Walker who had been supportive and nice to her, however just like with James, he wasn't interested in anything more then friendship, something Zoey had grown used to by now. At the same time she had been spending a lot of time with Chip, a EMS From Pillbox, she began developing feelings for him as they spent entire nights together, however he was involved with Zoe Rivera. Zoey learned that Chip and Zoe were putting their own relationship on break due to the fact that she was going to be away on vacation for 2 months, also Chip had admitted to Zoey that he had feelings for her in the past but he had to set them aside due to her having a boyfriend at the time. 
Just as she though things were finally looking up, Chip came down with a case of tetanus and almost died, his lack of oxygen also caused some brain damage and he forgot specific people, one of them being Zoey. She began thinking that she was cursed, whoever she cared about always ended up in hospital in critical condition, James, Merl, Jay and now Chip. She stayed by his side the entire night, trying to help him with his memories, and for the most part he remembered most of the things he forgot about Zoey, however what worried her was that he was also diagnosed with anterograde amnesia, which is the ability to create new memories, in other words she would have to start over again every day. This did not dissuade her, she promised both Chip and herself that she would not give up, that she would do it all over again every single day, in the hopes that it would help him get through it and help his brain heal.
They continued to get closer and closer as they spend more time together until one day Chip asked to speak with her in private, Zoey became nervous as she was afraid that he was going to tell her he didn't share her feelings, but it turned out that he wanted to make it official, he asked her to be his girlfriend and she happily accepted. She was planning on going to work and then spend some time with him, but she was dragged off duty by Grace and Sam to have some fun with them at the Bahama-Mamas, where it turned out Chip was also spending time. They danced the night away and spend the entire day together. They made their way to the top of Mt. Gordo where Chip finally kissed her for the first time.
Shortly after they began dating, Zoey started to realize just how much she was falling for him, she was completely in love with him.
===Promotion to Corporal and Depression===
On March 12 of 2020, Zoey was rewarded for her hard work and promoted to Corporal.
Shortly afterward, Zoey noticed that Chip had been more distant from her, this worried her and she had multiple discussions about it with him, each of them ended in her crying as she felt she was slowly losing the love of her life. Zoey believed that the cause of the issue was that Chip now had feelings for a new EMS called Sarena and was conflicted, something that would turn out to not be the case as Zoey would find out later. Zoey had gotten into an MVA that hurt her writs and leg, she once again had a very emotional conversation with Chip where she poured her heart out. After their talk he went on duty, leaving her alone to her devices as she could not go back to work in her condition, she began falling into a depression and wanted to go to their secret and special spot, which was on top of large bridge on La puerta freeway, with her injured leg she lost balance and fell to the ground. She was rushed to the hospital where they found internal bleeding, broken ribs, punctured lung and brain hemorrhaging. She was successfully treated and placed into ICU.
She spent the entire night and the next day crying until Chip walked into her room, they had another emotional talk where he finally told her that he wanted to break up with her, saying that he doesn't feel like he is good enough for her and that she should find someone better then him. She felt her heart shatter into pieces as he left the room, she broke into uncontrollable crying.
She spent the entire day curled up in her bed in tears, constantly wondering what she had done wrong, constantly blaming herself, her heart would not stop hurting as she began thinking dark thoughts. She had been cleared to leave the hospital, but there was nowhere for her to go, no one for her to be with so she stayed curled up in her hospital bed, soaking the sheet with her tears. 
Finally the evening came and she simply got out of bed, she sent Chip a message, telling him that he would no longer need to worry about her, to be happy with Sarena and that she would no longer be a problem. She went to their special spot on top of the bridge, he called her multiple times to get her location until she finally told him that he should know where she is. Shortly after he arrived and began trying to comfort her and to calm her until eventually he talked her into going back down the bridge, he took her to his place and stayed with her to make sure she remained safe.
Zoey was forced off duty and 51/50 (Not mentally sound/fit for duty) for a week while she got counselling to help heal her, additionally she had her badge and gun taken from her temporarily for her safety. Her family also found out through Sarina and were upset with her, both her father and Hayley made her promise never to do something like that again and if she ever had those kinds of thoughts to call them before she did anything else. She also found that many of her friends were there for her and showed how much they cared about her.
Although they were no longer officially dating, Zoey and Chip continued to see each other and spending time together, Zoey continued to hold out hope that he would change his mind as she remained loyal to him. 
===Recovery and getting back together===
After a few counselling sessions Zoey was once again cleared for duty and had her badge and gun returned to her. She held her badge close to her heart and vowed never to allow herself to lose it again.
Although Zoey and Chip had officially split up, they never stopped seeing each other and spending time with each other, she had never once considered dating anyone else and remained faithful to him. One night when she was at Pillbox for her back aching, he offered to give her a message and asked her to resume their relationship, Zoey's heart began racing as there was nothing more that she wanted, when she asked him what had changed, he told her that he had some issues with his family that he had to take care of that put her in danger that were now over with and that he wanted to be happy again, as he had never been as happy as whenever he is with her, a feeling that she shared.
Over the next few weeks, their relationship grew stronger and better then it had ever been, they spent almost every moment of being off duty together. On April 4th 2020 he told her that he had a surprise for her, throughout the entire day Zoey could only wonder what it could be. Eventually he told her he was ready and she went off duty with him. He took her to their new special place, which is the train bridge over Cassidy river, he took a picnic basket out of the trunk, he had made Zoey her favorite meal, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy. She was surprised and happy, she also gave him a watch that had the following engraved in the back Chip, this is for every time you make my heart skip a beat
every second of the day i am thinking of you every minute of the day i want to be held by you every hour of the day I want to be loved by you for every single years left in my life, I want to be with you I am forever yours, Zoey he then waited for the sun to rise, and got down on one knee and asked her to marry him, she looked at him in shock and smiled as she took the ring and slipped it onto her finger, telling him yes over and over as she hugged and kissed him.
===Promotion to Sgt. and Brain Tumor===
Zoey was promoted to the rank of Sgt. and began her duties as a BCSO Supervisor, along side of her, Grace was also promoted to Sgt. 
A few days later Zoey was starting to have headaches, bad enough to be considered migraines, she was also having a hard time to focus and began forgetting things, she just assumed it was due to the increased stress of dealing with planning the wedding as well as her job being an supervisor. However Chip was concerned and took her to Pillbox for an MRI where James found a small tumor growing on her brain. The good news was that it was in the very early stages and no permanent damage had been done yet, however if it remained it would continue to grow and eventually cause irreversible brain damage and things would only get worse.
The Operation had a 50/50 percent chance of success, however Zoey and Chip talked it over, she could not live on like this and they decided that it was best for her to take the surgery. The surgery took place on the 6th of may 2020 and although there were some complications, it was a success. Zoey was amazed and grateful to see how many people showed up at the hospital to support her.
===Hayley, Promotion to Staff Sgt.===
Zoey was promoted to Staff Sgt. for her hard work as well as revamping the look and convenience of their paperwork She had taken the role of the BCSO's HR Director. On May 23rd as she was getting ready to go on duty when she was surprised by her sister Hayley, who informed her that she had decided to do a surprise visit to see her little sister. 
During a department restructure all ranks above Sgt. were eliminated except for Chief Deputy and Sheriff , and she was made one of the 6 Sgt. for the BCSO. Although a rank reduction in name, in reality the Sgt.'s were now considered command and was viewed as a promotion.
On July 6th 2020 Zoey and Chip bought their first home together and moved into Rockford Hills, this quickly became a "cop block" as most houses in the area was owned by cops
===The demotion and Kidnapping and promotions===
In September Jay Lamb was transferred to BCSO and took over from Morgan as the Sheriff. One of his first moves was demoting Zoey from Command Sgt. to Sr. Deputy with the reason being that the Government wanted to see other people in the position. This caused Zoey to be demoralized for quite some time and she took some time off to gather herself. When she returned she was renewed and committed to regain what she had lost. Rather then mope around and feel sorry for herself, she worked hard in her position as HR and it wasn't long until she was promoted to Corporal.
In November notes were being left at MRPD saying that Zoey was being watched and that she would soon belong to him, the notes continued to appear and began including pictures of her while on duty. An investigation was opened however it was too late. One night when Zoey came home exhausted from work someone broke into the house and shot her in the arm, stopping her from being able to reach for her gun. The man tied her up and took her away. A state wide search and man hunt began as the investigators desperately wanted to rescue her.
The man in question was Joey Stark, a former G6 security guard who had developed an obsessions with Zoey. However her injury was getting worst and infected and he did not know how to heal her. The Detectives were also closing in on the investigation as they kept gathering clues and even the name of the suspect. They also became very worried when a witness stated that Zoey looked to be in bad shape when they saw her in the suspects vehicle.
As he became desperate he left her in a cave while looking for medical supplies and help. It had been 3 days since he had kidnapped her and the entire police force was on the lookout for him. They finally spotted him and began chasing him. He evaded them a few times, even escaping from air 1, however he eventually made a mistake and wrecked his car. Rather then surrender he chose to fight and was shot down. Medical tried their best to save his life however he was pronounce dead shortly after arriving at Pillbox.
Vik Adams the lead detective on the case was able to piece all the clues together and found the general location of where the suspect had been spending his time and ordered a search of the area. They eventually found Zoey unconscious in a cave in North Rockford and barely holding onto life as not only was her gun shot wound on her arm very infected, at some point she had been bitten by a mountain lion, and that wound was also infected, not to mention the massive blood loss.
Zoey was rushed to Pillbox where they desperately worked to save her life. After a few hours in the OR they were able to do just that. When Zoey returned to work Lamb surprised her with a promotion to Sergent.
=== Leading the Rangers ===
After fighting to join the Rangers, she was finally offered the opportunity to lead them, the team was needing to be rebuilt as the former Ranger Commander allowed the rangers to become a bit of a joke and a laughing stock. Zoey built up her team and restored the good name of the Rangers are they were once again respected. However this would not last as the government decided to disband the rangers for the time being. Zoey returned to her duties as a Sgt. Within the BCSO. Shortly after Lamb stepped down from being the Sheriff and Bondurant was chosen as his replacement, this didn't last long as shortly after Becca Swallows replaced him and she offered Zoey a promotion to Lieutenant.
=== New Family and The Beginning of Relationship Issues ===
Zoey became very close to Officer Mae Summers, they were often seen patrolling together every day to the point where Zoey considered Mae her sister, so one day she walked up to Brian Stevens who was Mae's adoptive father and told him he had a new daughter. He was confused at first but when Zoey explained he was amused and accepted Zoey into the family. It is also at this time that Briella Russo adopted Zoey as her daughter.
It is around this time that Chrissy Garcia, someone Chip considered to be a sister, died in a tragic parachuting accident, along with her Husband. Chip took this news hard. He began to become reclusive and didn't leave the house much. Zoey tried to comfort him and be there for him, but he instead lashed out at her. So Zoey gave him space and time to grieve. He began drinking a lot and was verbally abusing Zoey, telling her every single mistake she would make. Zoey tried to be understanding as his verbal abuse turned into physical abuse, little things at first, grabbing her arm firmly to get her attention. But soon he began hitting her. Zoey would show up to work with bruises, and when she was asked what had happened, she would make up a lie about how she had to tackle a suspect or something. 
During her entire time in San Andrea's Zoey had kept in touch with Kota, and when she saw Zoey with a black eye and asked how it happened, She tried to make up a story that Kota instantly saw through. She demanded that Zoey got on a plane and came to see her. Zoey was in tears as she never through she would allow herself to be in a situation like this again. She got up the next morning and made a few calls. Chip was sitting on the couch with a beer in his hand as per usual when Zoey walked in, she handed him 2 things, the first was the engagement ring, she told him that it was over. She could not take it anymore. And the second was the deed to the house, she told him he could have it as the house not contained too many bad memories and she didn't care. She tried to go to her room and pack but he grabbed her arm very tightly, and told her she could not leave. She told him to let her go or she would have to defend herself. He refused and she kicked him as hard as she could sending him crashing to the ground. She quickly packed the things she considered important and left the house. She made her way to LSIA and booked a ticket to see Kota back in Canada. She sent a message to Sheriff Swallows explaining how she would be leaving the state and was putting in for an extended LOA, without knowing when she would return.
=== Reuniting with Kota and 1 year away from San Andreas ===
Kota was waiting for Kota and instantly hugged her tightly the moment she saw her. She told her how she would never let her go ever again and that she was sorry for allowing her to get hurt. Zoey just smiled and told her she was just happy to be in her arms again. It didn't take long for their relationship to rekindle and the two were dating again. Before they knew it, it had been one year. Zoey and Kota were very happy together. however Kota could tell that Zoey was longing to be a cop again so she suggested that they move to LS, and when Zoey asked her if she would be okay moving and leaving her life behind, Kota simply told her that as long as she was with Zoey that everything else would fall into place. And thus the both of moved to San Andreas. When Zoey went back to BCSO, she found that Sheriff Swallows was gone and a new interim sheriff was in place, Bondurant had returned. Zoey had been demoted to Sr. Deputy from LT but she didn't care. The love of her life, the one she had once allowed to get away was hers again. And that is the only thing that mattered