Chapter Four

I had to write this after last night's episode...I'm pissed! All I can say is the writers better fix it next week and not drag it out till next season! Why did they keep using Drew for heartbreak and drama?

Rick's parents had been gone less than a day when the trio got gut-wrenching news.

Brianna's alleged biological father had suddenly come forward and wanted full custody. He claimed he didn't know about Brianna until six months ago and had been looking for her ever since.

How fuckin' convenient, Rick thought.

Worse, this man had a chance in court even after fourteen years and regardless Brianna's wishes. It was up to a judge. The thought of leaving Drew and Rick and going to live with a stranger was making her hysterical. She never doubted the couple would fight for her but she knew they didn't have a chance in court.

She was angry, too.

Not at either at Rick or Drew, they had never lied to her; They desperately wanted to adopt her but whether they could or not was a question. Brianna was angry at herself for letting herself believe that this dream could have happen. The only thing that could stop this nightmare was the DNA test Nina had managed to get the court to order. Brianna had briefly met with Justin, the man who claimed to be her father; she told him she didn't want to live with him. She didn't believe he never knew about her. She only had four more years before she wasn't a kid anymore and she wanted to spend those years with Drew and Rick.

"Even if a judge does force me to live with you, you're not my dad and I'll never call you that!" She told him angrily.

The long-haired man was shocked at Brianna's angry reception, she had only known her parents about the same amount of time and she thought they were great. He thought the girl would been happy to see him. Brianna was his "little girl" after all.

"I'm not your little girl!" She hissed. "Don't call me that! Don't touch me! I hate you! Why can't you just LEAVE–ME–ALONE!"

It took seven days for the DNA results to come back.

Seven days of which Brianna alternated between having panic attacks to breaking down in sobs out of the blue. Nina didn't get the test results till ten at night but she believed the court's ruling was worth the late hour. The man listed on Brianna's birth certificate was not her biological father. He had no say in her case. The judge also terminated the rights of Brianna's unknown biological father and ruled the adoption could proceed. She also ordered this Justin write Brianna a letter of apology for disrupting her already fragile life.

And then leave her alone.

Drew woke Brianna up and put Nina on speaker phone and asked her to repeat the news.

"Am I dreaming?" She asked.

"No, baby girl," Drew told her. "You're not. I'm sorry we put you through this."

"You guys didn't," Brianna replied. "You never lied to me. You always kept your promises. I was never mad at you. I was mad at that Justin and what he was trying to do. And I know you guys would fight for me."

There was something else Nina told the oouple that They didn't tell Brianna. Why the court granted a DNA test request so fast.

Why he wanted Brianna now, she didn't know. Justin likely lied about not knowing about knowing about Brianna but Justin's long-time girlfriend, who didn't support him gaining custody, called Nina and said ten years ago he heard about Brianna and told his girlfriend "she's probably gonna be dead in a few years. Why bother?"

There was more. Justin then went to be tested for the CF gene, because it had to come from both parents. The test was negative. Even without DNA, he couldn't be Brianna's father. Justin's girlfriend was glad Brianna could heal now. The main reason Justin made an attempt for the girl now was the benefits he thought he was receive for Brianna's on-going medical care. If by some legal "miracle" Justin was awarded custody without a DNA test. Justin's his girlfriend planned to be in court, all right.

To testify on Brianna's behalf, how the girl shouldn't be placed with Justin and be allowed her to be adopted.

"For Justin, this was about him. For me, as much as I love him, this was about a child. She doesn't deserve to be forced to live with him," she said.