"Jasper, honey we're going to be late." Esme called from the hall. When she received no answer she walked into her sons room
"Jasper…what are you looking at, oh honey, I know you miss her."Esme said as she saw her son sitting on the windowsill looking at the picture of him and a girl when they were younger.
"Its been 4 years today since she left, she hasn't called or skyped in two years she promised she would, what if something happened to her, I stay up at a night thinking about her." Jasper said as he put the frame back in its place on his night stand
"Baby, I know you care about her, but sometimes things happen whether we want them to or not. Now lets go you know how your aunt is when we're late." Esme said walking towards the door.
"Do I have to go" Jasper said
" Yes, it will be a good distraction." Esme encouraged
~London~
"Danielle, honey can I come in" Diane asked her niece who had locked herself in her room when she received no answer she walked inside
"Baby, what are you looking at, oh honey I know you miss him" Diane said as she saw her niece sitting on the windowsill looking at the picture of her and a boy when they were younger.
"Its been 2 years today since I left, I haven't called or skyped in a year it got hard to keep up." Danielle said as she put the frame back in its place on her night stand
"You've had a hard few years" Diane said as she sat across from Danielle
"I've had a hard life in general" Dani said getting up and looking out the window
"I'm sorry baby…Jason what is going on downstairs" Diane said when her son walked into the room along with hearing the echoes of people fighting down below.
"World War 3 thats whats going on Simon and dad down each others throats" Jason said as he hugged his little cousin
"I never should have told him" Dani said still in her cousins arms
"Honey a blind man can see that there has always been tension between you two." Diane said putting her hand on Dani's shoulder
"He's under a lot of stress especially now" Dani said referring to her mothers passing
"Why do you defend him" Jason said with hatred in his voice.
"He's all I have left." Dani said
"Thats not true you have us and everyone back in the states, you my darling will never be alone." Diane said hugging her niece.
~Philip and Paul~
"Excuse me you want me to what" Philip said sitting at his desk
"Sign over your rights as Danielle's father" Paul said with his arms crossed against his desk outraged by Simons attitude towards his daughter
"Why would I do that, I need her" Phil said looking through his papers
"Exactly my point you need her, as a secretary, song writer for your bands, and choreographer, but you don't need her as a daughter." Paul yelled outraged
"So, what are you saying you need her." Phil said looking up
"No, I want her Phil, I can't imagine the pain you must be feeling after loosing Elizabeth, but that shouldn't push your child away." Paul said calmly
"I told her not to go that night, it was a horrible storm, but she said that somebody needed to pick Danielle up from rehearsals, Jessica wasn't even supposed to go in. The wrong person died and if that makes me sound like a horrible person so be it, I'll deal with it. If you want her, go ahead and take her, now excuse me I have work to do." Phil yelled standing up.
"Paul, Philip that's enough!" Diane yelled as Dani and herself overheard that last segment of the conversation
"Danielle sweetheart I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to hear this." Paul said placing his hands on her shoulders
"Don't be, he just confirmed my thoughts, maybe he's right it's all my fault I took everything for granted, but hey I'am a mistake after all." Dani said looking directly into her fathers eyes with hot tears stinging her eyes, refusing to leak through as she ran from the office
"Philip Cowell! What is wrong with you, she just lost her mother, you're supposed to comfort her, you infuriate me, you don't deserve her, and as her godparents we promised to protect her and be by her side, and to keep that promise we are taking her home, back where she truly belongs, with the family you loves and accepts her for who she is, back to the states. Diane said bitterly, angry at Phils behavior she stormed out after her niece
~…~
"Hey this is Jasper, sorry I cant come to the phone right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you"
"Hey Jaz…its me, I'm kind of glad this is a message, cause if you heard my voice you'd probably hang up…any way I'm so sorry it took me so long to call…I miss you everyday, especially now…Jaz I need you, I need my best friend. Saying goodbye to you was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, and I wish I was strong enough to stay with you, but I wasn't. Please I just need to hear your voice" Dani had tears running down her cheeks as she left that message and was about to delete it.
"Dont you dare delete that message, he needs to hear that" Diane said coming into the room
"Aunt D, its been so long, he probably hates me" Dani sighed
"I would bet to say he doesn't, sweetheart, you two have been friends for almost a decade, and I blind man could see that those friendships were turning to love" Diane stroked her hair from her face
"I told him I loved him, and that I would come back to him" Dani cried softly
"And you will, sooner than you think…if you want" Diane said
"I don't understand, my father would never allow me back into the states" Dani asked
"It doesn't matter what he wants, he has never treated you like a daughter, and now after what just happened, if you stay you're throwing your life away." Diane said
"If I go, I can't come back, I need to cut my ties, as painful as it is" Dani said looking out the window
"We'll help you, you're not alone there, you have a family who loves and supports you, this is what your mother would have wanted" Diane said as she held her niece
"Then lets do this, can you hand me my duffle" Dani said as she looked at the room she would soon be leaving behind.