New chapter! One more before the first of December! This time things get a little sad, sadder than the last one (Well I don't know, I think it is, then again I cry over tiny little things so…)
No one guessed the song for the last chapter! Oh well, it was 'A Winters Tale' by David Essex, so no one shot this time around!
We'll see if anyone gets it this time, remember the chapter title is a line from a Christmas based song, the person who guesses it will get a one shot!
I'll be nice and give you a clue, this was a song used in a Christmas animation movie released in the UK in 2001, the rest is up to you!
Still, random little note aside and time to update!
Thank you to HyperForce, Islanda and GrellLoverMagoMaster DxC for reviewing.
Chapter 4: If we Could Only Turn Back Time.
December 24th 14:26 PM.
Time slowly started to tick away for the two, ever since Geoff found out about his family moving in a month's time it felt like he was being timed by someone, he had exactly 36 days to find a way for him to stay in California with Bridgette.
However to both of their dismay, nothing seemed to work, Geoff had tried convincing his parents that New York wasn't the place for them, he made a list of many reasons why they should stay in California, the mean reason being Bridgette's pregnancy, however, nothing he said seemed to change their mind.
Bridgette, who was equally trying her hardest to stay by Geoff's side, had tried to convince her own Mother to move to New York with them so she could stay with Geoff, she refused as well, however she had been a little kinder about the matter, unlike Geoff's parents.
The days slowly started ticking away, and so did Geoff's attempts to stop them from moving, his attempts started to get even more pathetic after he had told his parents that he was allergic to New York, they had told him that there was nothing he could do to change their minds now, they were moving and that was final.
The two had started to give up on their chances to stay with each other during this, and they had to slowly start to accept the fact that unless a miracle was blessed upon them both, nothing was going to change Geoff's parents' mind about this.
Something else that had changed during the month was Bridgette, she was a small girl, always had been, so Geoff wasn't surprised when he saw her one day and there was a noticeable bulge under her shirt, Geoff couldn't take his eyes of it for a while, for the past two months he knew that Bridgette had been pregnant but never really let it sink in, until he saw this. At this point he knew that this was all happening and it wasn't a dream, that was his kid inside of Bridgette, and it slowly tore him up inside knowing that he might not be there for it.
So, the weeks crept by and Geoff's family started to prepare for their departure to New York, their house was slowly being emptied with their possessions being sent over to their new home, when Bridgette went over while Geoff's parents were both at work it saddened her seeing Geoff getting upset about his home being emptied and the fact sunk in for her knowing that he was definitely going.
He had try to reassure her, telling her that he was going to figure out a way to come and visit Bridgette all the time, he had talked about driving but both he and Bridgette knew that driving would take at least a week to get here.
They both knew that all the plans they had for the rest of the year and time after that were never going to happen.
So that led them to today, the 24th of December, Christmas Eve. Otherwise known as the day that Geoff's family were leaving, in fact their flight was at 7 that evening.
Now, Geoff had managed to persuade his parents to let him spend his last day with Bridgette, they didn't do much, they both didn't want to have a mushy goodbye with a romantic meal and a walk like they normally did, instead they were both at Bridgette's house.
They were both situated on Bridgette's bed, Bridgette was lying against the pillows on her back while Geoff was positioned at her waist, his head resting gently on her growing abdomen and a hand gently caressing it, they weren't talking, there was no need for words at this point, the both of them just sat in silence, just enjoying the feel of each other in their grasp.
Bridgette reached down and placed a hand on Geoff's head and let her fingers get tangled up in his soft blonde hair, Geoff couldn't help but smile slightly when he felt her do this, he knew that she was still there and wanted him to stay.
Bridgette however was feeling something different, while it relaxed her having Geoff rub her stomach, at the same time she felt nothing but anxiety inside of her. Geoff was getting alarmingly close to their baby, maybe if he wasn't leaving in a few hours this wouldn't be a problem, but he was, and Bridgette didn't want him to get hurt, let alone herself.
Her eyes widened when she felt something different, she leant her head up slightly to see that Geoff had lifted up her shirt and was planting soft kisses on her stomach, an instant frown met Bridgette's face and she squirmed slightly.
"No, no Geoff, don't do that" She said turning slightly so that Geoff moved away.
"Why?" He asked sitting up and looking at her with questioning eyes.
"I just…" Bridgette sighed as she turned to face Geoff again, "I don't want you getting close to the baby, I mean, you're leaving…"
"Bridge…I think I got close to the Baby when we made it" Geoff told her, Bridgette still refused to lie back down.
"Still" She mumbled, "Geoff…you're leaving, I don't want you getting hurt because you've gotten too close to us".
"Bridgette, I love you both" Geoff said placing a hand on her shoulder, "Come on, lie back down Babe".
"Get off" Bridgette snapped suddenly, "I'm not doing anything you tell me, you're leaving, Geoff. I don't think you understand that! Your parents are forcing you out of our lives for good; don't you realize that I'm probably never going to see you again?"
"Bridgette, stop it!" Geoff quickly snapped back, "I'm not going for good, there is no way that my parents can keep me away from you for long, I promise, a few months there and I'll be back over, I promise".
"How can you say that?" Bridgette growled, "You said that you'd get this sorted, you said that you'd be here for me and the baby, you've promise a lot of things that haven't come through!"
"Bridgette, can you stop blaming me for all this?" Geoff snapped at her, "This isn't my fault! Don't you realize that I've been breaking my back trying to stop my parents from moving, I've tried everything, and while I'm doing that you've been sitting at home complaining at me until I got it sorted, I don't think that you realize that this is tearing me up just as much as it is you, you've still got that something that's going to keep you going and what do I have? Nothing, can't you see that I'm losing both a child and girlfriend all in one swipe?"
Bridgette sat speechless all the way through this, Geoff finally stopped and looked away from her, "Well, isn't this brilliant? I could be leaving at any moment and we're fighting, just perfect".
Bridgette blinked in shock as Geoff started to chew at his thumb, he was stressed, Bridgette could tell, over the past few weeks he had gotten notably thinner and he had lost energy, he was right, Bridgette had been too involved with trying to get Geoff to persuade his parents that she hadn't noticed the stress she was causing him.
She reached over with tears flooding her eyes and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Geoff…I'm sorry I didn't know-."
"No" Geoff quickly mumbled, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to shout at you…I'm just…I don't know, this is all so frustrating".
"I know it is" Bridgette said, "I know you've tried your best, there was nothing that either of us could do, you know that, we're just going to have to live apart for a while and hope that either I go to New York or you come back here".
"Right" Geoff mumbled, the two once again sat in silence, until Bridgette reached out and placed her hand on top of his, then she lifted it up and placed it on top of her stomach, Geoff looked up at her and let a soft smile spread across his face.
"You know it was relaxing earlier when you were touching it" Bridgette explained to him as she lay back down in her original position.
Geoff nodded and he too lay back down and rested his head against her waist and started to rub her stomach again, "Can you please ring me if anything happens? Like…when it starts kicking or moving or something like that".
"Sure I will" Bridgette told him as she started to stroke his head again.
"And you're due in May right?" Geoff then asked, "So I'll be back for that, for the birth, you know I wouldn't miss that for the world".
"I know, Geoff." Bridgette whispered, "I'll never stop ringing or texting you, you know that right?"
"I'll be the same" Geoff told her.
The two then spent the next few minutes back in the peaceful silence that they had lost earlier, until it was broken by Geoff's phone ringing, he immediately took his hand off Bridgette's stomach and grabbed his phone.
"Hello? No, I didn't forget…what? Now? But it's too early!"
Bridgette slowly sat up when she heard Geoff getting angry down the phone, she watched as his face changed from furious to completed destroyed in the space of a few seconds, it all made her feel sick.
"Alright…give me a few minutes" Geoff said before hanging up, he dropped his phone back on the bed, and stayed upright in silence.
"Geoff?" Bridgette called out to him; she reached over and touched his shoulder, "Geoff, who was that?"
"They're outside".
Bridgette froze, and she quickly dashed to the window, sure enough she could see Geoff's parents' car outside her house, she placed a hand to her mouth to cover the gasp that had escaped her mouth.
Everything was coming to an end.
"Oh" She finally mumbled, turning back to Geoff.
Geoff felt like he was ready to burst into tears, it was all over, what felt like what could be hours away was happening right now, he was officially leaving, "Well…I guess this is goodbye" He mumbled looking up at Bridgette, his eyes then widened in shock.
The sight in front of him terrified him, Bridgette was shaking, and tears were streaming down her face, her arms were wrapped around her torso and Geoff could see she how hard she was trying to keep a brave face.
Immediately he leapt up and pulled her into a hug, Bridgette let go of everything she had inside her and wrapped her arms around Geoff's body and continued to cry on his shoulder, it all grew too much for Geoff too and he started to cry too, tears rolling down his face and onto Bridgette's shoulder.
"Bridge…I don't know what I'm going to do without you" Geoff whimpered, causing Bridgette to cry even more.
"Neither do I" Bridgette sobbed, "Life really doesn't seem worth living now".
"Bridge, you can't say that" Geoff quickly said pulling her out of the hug, "You have our baby, you have our beautiful baby, that's what you're living for, I will come back Bridge, I promise you I will".
"How can you be sure?" Bridgette sniffed.
"Because my parents can't control me forever, for now sure, but in a few years when I'm twenty? I don't think so" Geoff told her, he then reached down into his pocket and pulled out an envelope.
"Here" He said to her, Bridgette took the envelope off of him and slowly opened it, the contents inside of it made her gasp again, it was money, and lots of it. Bridgette guessed there could have been about $20, 000 inside; she looked back up at Geoff in shock.
"Where did you get all this"? She asked him.
"Well, some of it is money from work" Geoff said, "Well…about 200 of it is…the rest I might have taken out of my parents safe".
Bridgette frowned at him, "Geoff, what if they find out?"
"They won't" Geoff told her, "There was so much money in there they won't miss it, its all just numbers to them".
Bridgette bit her lip, "Still…I don't know".
"Bridge, they're keeping us away from each other, you deserve this…think of it as a Christmas Present or something, but I got it for you and the baby, its going to cost a lot and I don't want you working while your pregnant" Geoff explained to her.
"I don't know what to say" Bridgette mumbled.
"You don't have to say anything" Geoff told her, "Just keep it, and remember to call me if anything happens".
"I will" Bridgette whispered tearing up again.
Finally, there last moments came into play as Geoff cupped Bridgette's face with his hands and pulled her into a very passionate kiss, Bridgette completely melted into this kiss, giving her all to Geoff while he was giving it back.
Bridgette could tell that Geoff was still crying, as was she. The tears were a simple symbol of how much they loved each other and didn't want the other to go, however as the minutes ticked by; Geoff parents got more annoyed outside and started honking the car horn.
Geoff finally pulled away and looked at Bridgette with teary eyes, "I love you" He told her, "I love you so much and I will never stop loving you".
Bridgette nodded, "I love you too" She whispered so quietly that it was barely audible, "I'll always love you, no matter what happens".
Geoff the let go of Bridgette, the feel felt weird as he lowered his hands back to his waist, not having something of Bridgette to touch was horribly bizarre.
Realizing this was all too much; he quickly turned on his heel and walked out of her bedroom, leaving Bridgette in silence once more.
Bridgette immediately ran to her window again and watched as Geoff left her house and slowly walked toward his parents' car, she watched as he looked back up toward her and blew her a kiss before climbing into the car, and her heart finally shattered as she watched the car speed off down her road and out of sight.
That was it, that was all Bridgette needed before she broke down into uncontrollable tears, she sunk back down on her bed and covered her face up with her hands as she sobbed loudly.
She didn't care if anyone heard her, she was upset, she was scared and she knew she was allowed this time to cry.
Geoff was gone, he had left, he was pretty much out of her life for good, but there was no need for it, Geoff never wanted to leave and she certainly didn't want him to leave either.
One thing was for sure, she didn't want to stay here any longer.
She sniffed a few times and regained herself before she picked up her phone, she sighed when she saw she had a message already from Geoff.
Sorry they came and got me so early, we're on our way to the airport now, I love you so my Bridgette, and my baby too. You're not out of my life, either of you, I'll be back!
Bridgette let a sad smile spread across her face at this, still the thought of him being in another state saddened her.
So, she scanned through her phone book, trying to find a number that she had but hadn't rang in months.
She took a deep breath before pressing the call button and waiting for the person on the other end to pick up the phone, and then it happened, the other end answered.
Bridgette's ears pricked up when she heard a familiar voice talking to her.
"Hey…um…I don't know if you remember me but…my name's Bridgette…I'm in trouble…"
And we will leave it there for tonight! Another chapter will be up soon to tie up some loose ends, before it all starts. Reviews are nice and remember whoever guesses the song gets a one shot!