Author's Note- I'm surprised to see that people still write stories for MIOBI. Miss that show, but there aren't many stories about Lauren. I mean she's a bitch but I feel sorry for her, thus the inspiration for this story.
Its one o clock in the morning and a golden haired five year old smells something weird and climbs out of her bed in her blue powerpuff girl pajamas, opens her bedroom door and sees her mother smoking from a green pipe. "Mommy, what's that?" Lauren tanner asks pointing at the green thing that her mother is holding. Hearing her daughter's she panics and drops the glass pipe. Looking behind her to see if her husband is coming just shoos her into her bedroom, "Just go back to bed sweetie". Running out of the room to pick up the glass, Steve is already there with tears in his eyes and the look of disappointment on his face.
"You said you were done"
Leslie looks back at their daughter then Steve frantically because she knows what this means for her. "Steve. I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it" she chokes out while jumping on Steve hugging him. Slightly hugging her back he is struggling to ultimately listen to his head or his heart, he loves her with every fiber of his being, but he loves his daughter more and he finally pulls away from his one true love. "I want a divorce and I will be filing for full custody of Lauren. If and when you decide to go to rehab, call me and I will help make that happen. Then we can talk about visitation but until then, goodbye Leslie." Leslie heartbroken runs to her daughter and kneels down to her level with Lauren starting to cry, "Where are you going mommy?" Looking up at sky, knowing that she doesn't know the answer to that just embraces her tightly and whispers
"I love you Reni, please don't forget that"
Steve goes in the broom closet and pulls out an already packed suitcase and opens the front door, "You have to leave now Leslie." Not wanting to let go she just continues to plead with Steve, "Just give me one more chance, don't keep me from our daughter" Knowing that if he listens he will give into her, starts to walk toward Leslie and pulls her away from Lauren.
"Daddy what are you doing!"
Lauren screams as loud as she can running toward her mother, eyes starting to turn red due to seeing her mother's tears. "Don't leave!" hearing her little girl's voice she turns around and picks her up one final time. Steve, not being able to take this anymore starts balling at the scene playing out in front of him, "How could you do this to us Leslie?!" Hysterical, Leslie screams, "I'M SORRY!" Steve then starts to pull Lauren off of her mother with Lauren kicking and screaming at him then he looks up at Leslie, "You have to let her go". Knowing that Steve is right, she lets her only daughter go, grabs the suitcase and starts to walk out the door still sobbing uncontrollably, "This doesn't have to be forever Leslie, you can still change and make it right with Lauren" he screams at her while trying to get Lauren under control. Leslie looks back at her family with unruly hair and swollen eyes, "And what about you?" Steve just bites his lip and more tears fall from his eyes, "I just can't do this anymore…" Leslie feeling completely defeated just walks away from her home and reminisce on the good times.
Steve surprising her with her dream home…
Their backyard wedding…
All five of Lauren's birthday's…
Her buying Lauren matching Leo's for her first meet because she was nervous…
Her buying drugs for the first time
Steve finding out the 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
And now the 5th and final time.
Looking back at her dream home with regret just starts walking onto the dark road and can still hear her daughter screaming throughout the house, "I WANT MY MOMMY!" Determined to get her life back together she looks back at her home or "former" home
"This isn't goodbye Lauren, this is I'll see you soon"
And walks onto the dark and lonely road…