A/N: Before you read, I need to explain something. Melinda and Jim had another baby when Maria-Annabelle was five. His name was Morgan Daniel Clancy, and he died at seven months near christmas. He died when Maria and him were with their nanny, and Melinda and Jim didn't know but the nanny was an alcoholic. The nanny, Heather, brought Maria and Morgan to a bar, and was driving them back to the house, drunk. They got into a car crash, and Morgan and the nanny both died, but Maria somehow survivied. She really feels guilty about it. Anyways, enjoy chapter 2 guys!

~Chapter Two~

Jim climbed over the fence and Mel jumped over with Grace.

Jim ran over to Maria-Annabelle, who was now off of the ground.

-"Maria-Annabelle!" he yelled as he put his hands on her shoulders.

-"Maria-Annabelle, are you ok can you hear me? Maria-Annabelle!"

-"YES I CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR!" she yelled, pushing Jim away and grabbing her horse who didn't move an inch since she bucked her off.

-"Maria-Annabelle, if you don't stop right now, I swear to god that horse will be gone by tomorrow."

-"Oh, yeah?" Maria-Annabelle sneered, turning around to face him.

-"Oh, yeah, now get back here."

-"Jim… leave her alone." Jim turned around to face Melinda.

-"Melinda, can you stop letting her get her way? FOR ONCE?"

-"Jim, you have no right to yell at me, or her. Besides, my name is on Stormy's papers. So it would be my choice to sell Stormy or not." an evil grin spread across Maria-Annabelle's face.

-"Melinda, c'mon-,"

-"and I wont hear off it."

Jim looked at her in shock then stormed off.

Then, Maria-Annabelle happily got back on and begun jumping Stormy.

As she was doing this, Melinda had another flashback… about the night that Melinda and Maria left Jim, after an accident that killed Melinda and Jim's other baby, Morgan Daniel Clancy.

-"Jim, you need to understand why I want to do this-,"

-"MELINDA, IF YOU WANT TO MOVE AWAY, GO ALONE, BECAUSE I WONT BE JOINING YOU!"

-"Jim, our baby just died, and I don't want Maria-Annabelle to feel this guilt anymore."they were in their bedroom, after Christmas, a few weeks after the accident, Maria-Annabelle was six, just came home from the hospital.

Jim took another gulp of his beer.

-"No, Melinda, I'm not taking my baby girl out of this town. I think it would hurt her even more."

-"Jim, no, it would be good for her."

-"Melinda, do you want to try again?"

-"THAT is your only answer? No, it would hurt to much! What if we lost the next baby too? What would happen then? First, I miscarried a baby before Maria-Annabelle, then Morgan? I think we'd all be depressed!"

-"Dammit, Melinda! The first baby was your fault! You didn't even tell me that you were pregnant, just, 'it's a little weight, don't worry' then, five months along, you go riding, fall off, then the doctors told me you miscarried. How do you think that made me feel?"

-"I have no idea."

-"Well, Melinda, it doesn't really matter now, since you don't care about what I think!" there was a pause.

-"Fine, I'm moving, but I'm bringing my baby with me!" then, Melinda got off the bed and stormed out of the room, went down the hallway to Maria-Annabelle's room.

-"Melinda, you are not taking her away! She's my baby, too!"

-"Oh, yeah?"

-"Yes, and I'll take you to court!"

-"Alright! We'll see who wins!" then Melinda opened her daughter's door.

Maria-Annabelle wasn't there.

They begun looking for her.

When they were in Morgan's nursery, Jim looked out the window, and he spotted Maria-Annabelle out in the yard.

Then, they hurried out in the backyard.

Maria-Annabelle was sitting on a bench near the in ground pool, back facing them.

-"Maria-Annabelle! Princess, what are you doing out here? It's snowing!" Jim called, but Maria didn't answer him.

He called out her name again, but she still wouldn't answer.

Then, Jim ran over to Maria-Annabelle.

He kneeled down in front of her.

Maria-Annabelle was crying.

-"Sweetie, what are you doing out here?" she didn't answer again, tears just kept on falling down her cheeks.

-"Baby, you need to talk to daddy. Are you upset that mommy and daddy are yelling?"

Maria-Annabelle just sniffed.

Melinda was watching from inside.

Maria-Annabelle is a daddy's girl; he could talk her in to come inside better than she could.

-"Maria-Annabelle Elizabeth Clancy, answer me." then, Maria-Annabelle stood up, angrily.

-"LEAVE ME ALONE! YOUR NOT MY FATHER ANYMORE, AND I HATE YOU!" then, she just regretted what she just told him.

-"Well, in that case, Maria-Annabelle, you're not my daughter anymore and I hate you as well." then, without any regrets, he got up and left her there.

Maria-Annabelle just stood there, amazed that he didn't regret saying it.

She stood there, crying, with her mouth hanging open.

Melinda, who heard every single word, was amazed, too.

Her sweet husband, who loved his daughter more than anything in the world, just said those things and just walked away.

Then, Melinda ran past Jim, and ran to Maria-Annabelle, and gave her a huge, bear hug,

They hugged for awhile, both crying.

Then, Melinda carried Maria-Annabelle inside.

After she packed Maria-Annabelle's things, she went into her bedroom and started packing her own.

Jim was there, drinking beer.

-"What do you think your doing?" he asked her.

-"I'm leaving you. I'm taking Maria-Annabelle with me, since you hate her so much, and she's not your daughter anymore."

-"Oh, Melinda, c'mon, I just said that to make her come inside."

-"Wow, you're really drunk. Talk to me when your sober. I'll be back next week to get the rest of our things."

-"Where are you going?"

-"Grandview. There's a job there, and I'm taking it."

-"Melinda, this isn't over. I'll get back at you, and I'll take her away from you."

-"Wow. You really don't love your daughter, do you?" then, grabbing the rest of the suitcases, she went outside and begun packing her Saturn.

Maria-Annabelle was already there, wanting to be far away for Jim as possible.

After the car was loaded, Melinda went back inside to grab the passports, and she made Jim write a note allowing her to take their daughter out of the country, then she went back out to the Saturn, got in, then they drove away.

Melinda was back.

That was the incident that tore Maria-Annabelle and Jim apart.

Now, he really regrets saying those things, since she puts him through hell.

But, he learned to live with it.

After Maria-Annabelle was done riding, they went home, and Melinda got ready for her shift.

She got home around ten that night.

Jim was waiting for her in bed.

-"Hey, babe, how did the shift go?"

-"Oh, very tiring. How was Maria-Annabelle?"

Jim silently laughed.

-"She finally gave me a brake after you two got home, she was quiet all day. I even managed to give her a bath and put her to bed around nine."

-"Wow, it must be all the riding."

-"Yes, come here." Melinda laid beside him, and Jim begun kissing her.

-"Uh… Jim… when is your next shift?"

-"I need to leave in a few minutes. I'll be back around four, though." then, Jim got up and changed into his shift clothes.

Then, he grabbed his bag, then kissed her again, then he left. Melinda, upset, changed into pyjamas.

Then, all of a sudden, Maria-Annabelle came in, all exited.

-"Finally! God, I thought he'd never leave!" then, she sat on the bed.

-"Aren't you suppose to be in bed, Maria-Annabelle?" Melinda asked, trying to hide her laughter.

-"Yeah… I guess… but I'm hyper."

-"How? Your father told me that you were calm all day, and I know that he doesn't give you sweets."

-"Mommy, you know that I'm a good actress!"

Melinda rolled her eyes.

-"Yes, I do. What's up?"

-"I- I was in the pantry today, dad asked me to get a jar of sauce, and I dropped it, and then, it rolled underneath a shelf. I noticed a trap door underneath it! So, I took out the shelf and I opened it. I was about to see what was inside, but dad was about to come in-,"

-"Maria-Annabelle, can't we discuss this in the morning? Mommy needs her sleep."

-"But-,"

-"You need sleep too. Now, good night." Maria frowned, but then she smiled and kissed her mother on the forehead, and left.

Melinda smiled, and walked to the window.

A moving van was across the street.

A/N: I know its really dumb the way that Maria-Annabelle hates Jim, but its the best I could come up with :P Next chapter Ill introduce the creepy new neighbours.

As always, please review, and happy valentines day

Emily