A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews. You guys are so nice! I'm glad that you like my story so far. I'm not going to be able to post another chapter until Sunday. The Sunday after, I'm going to camp for four weeks, so I am determined to finish this story before then. I may start posting two chapters a day, but I'm sure that you won't be complaining about that.

I'm skipping ahead to 2004, the summer when Jane is 16, and setting it in her point of view. I'm skipping so far ahead because this is the next time that she has any contact with Eric.

Donna and Kitty kept trying to make efforts to talk to Eric, but they gave up around the time that Sarah and Eric had their first son. As much as she wanted to, Kitty couldn't travel to New York because age began to set in, and she and Red agreed to stop traveling.

Unknowingly, Jane has become best friends with Jackie and Hyde's younger daughter, Kat Hyde, during this school year after the Hyde's moved to New York. Eric and Sarah also moved to New York that same year, and Eric is a teacher at one of Jane's other best friend's school. Denji, Jean and Maria's adopted son from Japan, and Jane have been best friends since before they could talk.

Jane is a lot like Donna and Eric. She has Donna's physique, liberal mindset, and passion for writing; Eric's eyes, aerobic capacities, and love for Star Wars and other nerdy stuff; and both of their tastes in music and rebellious attitude. She's heard stories about her dad and the rest of the gang before in the form of bedtime fairy tales, and, as she grew up, realized that the characters in these stories represented her father and her mother's old friends. She's been thinking about trying to find a way to meet her dad, but has been holding back from doing it because she's afraid that she'll hurt her mom.

"Bitch, wake up, I'm starving," my best friend Ally was hitting me in the face with a pillow.

"I'm awake! Stop hitting me!" I tried to scream, but I couldn't since it was too early.

I stumbled out of bed and walked into my living room. My friend Denji was sitting on the couch eating a bowl of cereal.

"Dude, this is not your house. You can't just come in and eat Jane's cereal when everyone else in New York is sleeping." Ally said as she walked in after me.

"Whatever. My mom told me that there was a serial killer or something in Park Slope. Why are you girls getting up so late anyway?" he replied smugly.

"It's 9:00. And summer." I replied.

"You should have gone to bed earlier,"

"Well, we would have, but someone had to stay up all night writing in their diary!" Ally said, sounding slightly annoyed.

"Ah, Jane's diary. Can I read that?" Denji said, smiling creepily.

"Hell no! The only person allowed to read that is me."

"Hey, Ally's read it before!"

"Yeah, well that's because I know that she won't tell anyone what's in it,"

"Okay, fine, you win,"

"Hey, you know, I've read that thing before too. You're an excellent writer Jane." My mother can out of her room, looking beautiful as always.

"Hi Donna!" Denji waved at my mom as he was taking a bite of cereal.

"Hey Denji," she said casually. "Honey, I have a late meeting tonight, so you'll have to fend for yourself."

"Don't worry, I've got you covered Ms. Pinciotti," Ally said, wrapping her arm around me.

"Thanks Ally," my mom came over and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Bye honey, I'll see you later."

"Bye Mom," I replied, smiling. I love my mom so much. It sucks that she has to work late a lot, but she does have a really awesome job.

"Guys, let's go to the park today," Denji suggested.

"Yeah, that's a great idea. Let's see we should call Kevin, Nora, Graham-," Ally started.

"Cat Hide," I interrupted.

"Of course. That way, we can play Frisbee or something."

"Awesome! Let's go."

. . .

After we got dressed and dropped Ally's stuff off at her apartment, we met our friends at the park.

"Yo, what's up Mary Jane?" Kevin said as he high fived me. Kevin had decided to nickname me after weed.

"Kevin, I know that you're a pothead and whatever, but can you stop calling me that?"

"Nah man. Your name's got the Jane in it, I have to do that."

Everyone else greeted me normally except for Graham, my boyfriend, who kissed me. After playing Frisbee for about an hour, we decided to just lie under a tree and be lazy.

"Jane, I have something for you," Denji said, pulling my diary out of his back pack.

"Oh my God. I've heard about it, but I thought that it was just a myth. Look guys, it's Jane's diary!" Graham said a little too enthusiastically.

"Give me that! You can't read that! Especially not you." I said, pointing to Graham.

"Why?" He asked me.

"There's a lot of stuff about you in there,"

He had a sly look in his eye. He tried to grab in from Denji, but I knocked it out of his hand ninja style.

"Whoa, it looks like a missed a lot," my friend Kat said, just arriving.

"Kat! What took you so long?" Nora asked eagerly.

"My grandparents from Wisconsin are visiting New York, and I had to go out and do touristy stuff with them and my cousins. They're over there." Kat said, pointing to a large group of people.

"Wisconsin, huh? Jane, isn't that where you ginger mom is from?" Nora asked.

"Yes, it is Nora. But don't call my mom a ginger. She'll murder you." I replied.

"Hey, I think that's my history teacher," Ally remarked.

"Oh yeah. You go to Beacon, right?" Kat asked.

"Yeah, I do. Hi Mr. Forman!" Ally yelled towards the group of people. A guy with brown hair looked over and awkwardly waved at us.

"So guys, I have to babysit my cousins tonight, and I could really use some help. Who's in?" Kat asked.

"Do you mean Mr. Forman's sons? They're adorable, he shows us pictures all the time in class. Sure, I'll help." Ally replied.

"Nah, I got a date tonight with Mary Jane," Kevin said deliriously.

"I'd love to, Cat Hide, but you know that I hate kids." Nora said. Her answer everyone laugh.

"Well, I mean, I could help you out Kat, but Star Wars is on ABC tonight, so, no," Graham said. I love his nerdyness.

"Since Ally was my dinner plans, and I have nothing else to do, I'm in. Graham, why would you want to watch Star Wars on ABC? There are a ton of commercials." I said, hoping for a good response.

"Well I'm sorry that we all can't have a DVD box set of all three movies, and God Jane, can I please read your diary? I mean, you must have some really good poetry in there" He asked.

"Fine, come over at 4:00 and I'll show you a poem, if you want it that much," I caved in.

"Thanks, I love you, bye!" he said, kissing me then running off.

"God, he is so weird. Why do you like him?" Nora asked me.

"He's nerdy. And I love that." I replied, smiling as I watched him run away.

"As much as I'd like to stay and talk about how much a nerd Graham is, my family is waving me over. Jane and Ally, I'll see you at 6:30. It's at my house, if you were wondering." Kat said, getting up.

"Okay, bye!" everybody said unanimously. I was the only one that got up to hug her.

. . .

Before Graham came over, I read old entries of my diary. The cover had a picture on a bulldog on it and over the year I had covered it with stickers and small pictures of celebrities. I had been using it since I was nine, so it was hard to decipher some of my handwriting.

6/12/98

Mom told me that I should start keeping a journal. She bought me this one, with a dog on the cover. I should write a letter to the journal making company and tell them to come up with cooler designs.

I wonder what it's like to grow up with a dad. I bet that my dad would have taken me to baseball games and gotten me ice cream and done all sorts of cool things with me. I hope that I can meet him someday.

But today, Denji stole my juice box and it was on like Donkey Kong. He's says that I'm like Phoebe from Friends. I think that he's Chandler with a hint of Ross.

I think that I should write more. I would probably be really good at it.

I read several more old entries, then I flipped to the most recent one, which I had written last night.

Jane Erica Pinciotti

July 2nd, 2004

8:05 pm

Denji and Ally were fighting again today. When will they realize that they are perfect for each other? I would love someone to double date with.

I've been dating Graham for a year next month. I love him so much. I know that he'll be my first. I'm ready for that, but I don't know if he is. God I hope he is.

My mom acts really weird when Kat comes over, and Kat's mom acts really weird when I go over to her apartment. We both can't figure out why.

I still can't stop thinking about my dad. I really feel like I need to meet him so that the pieces of my life can come together. There are just some things that can't be explained by my mom.

There was a knock on the door. It was Graham.

"Hey, so, I brought some tissues, just in case I get moved into tears," he said goofily.

I let him read one of the poems I had written. I sat there silently, hoping that he understood my writing.

Imagine never knowing how you got here

Imagine never knowing someone that brought you into this world

Dad, it's such a small word

But when I hear it, I feel a pain

Some kids yell at that dad, slam their doors in his face

But they don't know

I feel so empty, like a part of me is missing

I wish that I could find that piece

Maybe then the emptiness would escape my body

And cease to exist

Once he was done reading, he looked at me with sad puppy dog eyes. "Wow, Jane. I'm so sorry. I had no idea that you felt this way."

"It's okay. It's just that, I feel like I should know him, you know?"

"I understand,"

I leaned in and kissed him. "Look, Graham, our anniversary is in a few weeks. How about we do something really special?"

"Well, I have been saving up a lot of money to take you somewhere nice. But wait, do you mean-?" He asked, looking deep into my eyes.

"Yes, I mean that,"

"Oh wow. Jane Erica Pinciotti, I love you, and I don't think that I could love anyone else as much as I love you."

"I love you too, Graham Alexander Roberts," we made out for a little bit. I didn't want to go, but I promised Kat that I would babysit, and I never broke a promise.