1 week later

Cat's POV

"You ready?" I hear Jade shout from down stairs. The gang is staying at my house for today and tomorrow before we go back to Florida.

"Almost." I shout back down to her. I was finishing my hair. I had a simple black dress on and black heels. My hair was up in a nice bun and my make up was done. So yea I guess I was ready…

I slowly open my door and step out. I shut my eyes and take a deep breath. I just couldn't believe this was really happening. I couldn't believe she was really gone. I open m eyes to see Robbie standing in front of me. He opens his arms and I walk into his body. I wrap my arms around him and whisper, "Thank you."

"You're welcome Kitty Cat." I pull back and give him a kiss on the cheek. He starts to blush and gives me a small smile. His tie is around his neck.

"You need help with that?" I ask looking at his tie.

"No, no it's fine. I got it." He says starting to tie it.

I take it from his hands. "It's my pleasure." I chuckle. I make one end shorter. I cross it and flip it though.

"I don't understand why girls are better at tying a tie than a man." He laughs.

I finish his tie and adjust it to his neck. I grab the top of his tie and pull him forward. "I don't understand why men can't tie their own ties." I whisper in his ear and then pull away. I turn around and walk down the stairs.

I walk over to Jades side. "So who's driving with who?" Jade asks looking around.

Beck, Andre and Tori look over at her. "We'll go with you." Tori says for everyone.

"But—" Andre starts when Tori kicks him in the leg. "Yea, we will go with you." Beck just nods.

"Ok so me and Robbie will go in the other car." I say smiling. We all walk out to our cars and get into them.

Robbie stops at the red light ahead and looks over at me. I smile at him. The light turns green. He drives down the road. I look down at his hand that's resting in his lap. His other hand is on the steering wheel. I slid my hand across him leg and grab his hand. He looks up at me again and smiles. The next light turns red and we stop again.

"What was that about earlier?" He asks.

"What was what about earlier?"

"You know the whole tie thing." He explains.

"Oh that. I don't know. Does it matter?"

"Not exactly." He says and the light turns green.

The rest of the trip was silent but he still held my hand. We pull into the church parking lot about 10 minutes later. Robbie puts the car in park after pulling into an open space and lets go of my hand.

"Are you ready to go inside?" He asks me. I give him a nod.

"Now I kinda of wish I wasn't…" He looks at me. I open the door and step out of the car. I step up onto the side walk and walk ahead of him.

"Cat. Why are you walking so fast?" I don't answer him. "Come on, wait up." He says running up to my side. He intertwines our finger again and a smile forms on his face.

"You know I can't be mad that you let go of my hand if you smile like that." I say bluntly.

"Well that because my smile is irresistible." He laughs and so do I.

"I'm glad you're here. You make me feel better." I say quietly leaning into his shoulder with our hands still intertwined. We walk into the church and take our seats in the front row. He holds my hand until it's my time to go up and say some words.

I stand at the pedestal and look out at all the people who came. The tears start to well up but I push them back refusing to let them go.

"You know, it's always hard to comprehend what happened when someone you love dies. It's even harder when it's your own mom. For many of you, you though my mom didn't care. It was quite the opposite though. She cared more than anything. She loved me and my friends. But my entire life she was alone taking care of two kids by herself. She had to keep a job to put food on the table, she had to get us both to school, and she had to feed us both. Then my brother needs special treatment, which meant more money spent. That was hard. He was in and out of different facilities and hospitals; it took time, money and effort to help him. So to help him, to make him better, she spent less time with me. You may think this was a bad thing but I don't. The less time being treated like a kid, and the more time I had to take care of myself made me more mature. I guess I was a bit of a ditz but this helped me become more responsible. My mother was an amazing person. She was a role model. A single mother taking care of two children, one of which being a bit special. Could every parent do that? Let's think back on the good time we had with her. Even if there weren't many. Think about all she had to do alone. Think about how strong she was. Think about why I look up to her." I pause. I can see the smiles on everyone's faces.

"If it wasn't for all of you, my friends, my family and even the people I don't know who are here, My mother wouldn't have had as good of a life as she did. Yea it was rough, but you all made it better. We all shared the laughs and now even the cries. But just because she's gone, it doesn't mean we have to stop. We can continue to laugh, continue to cry, and continue to make memories. She would want us to do that."

I finish and smile at everyone. I walk back and sit next to Robbie.

The minister walks back to the pedestal. "Now one more person wanted to say some words. Robert Shapiro." Robbie stands and walks up the 3 steps.

"I prepared some flash cards for this, but I think I need to change my speech. I've know Cat for a long time. She was my best friend for the longest time. I use "was" as a past tense because she is now so much more than that. I've grown to love her, as more than a friend. I don't know if she knows, but the last time I met her mother, I promised her that I would marry her daughter some day. Her exact words were, "Yes, Robbie yes you will. And if you don't make her happy, you're going to have to deal with me." Dawn was an amazing woman. She cared about her daughter more than anything, whether she proved it or not. She deserves to be remembered in the most amazing way possible. I will keep my promise to her by the way. I believe that even though she won't be here, she will still see how happy I make her daughter. I believe she will look down on her and all of you because you were always there. Whether or not she is here as a living being, she will always be in our hearts."

We finish at the church and go to the grave site. It was full of tears and memories. But it was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I met my mother's friends. We shared stories, and a few laughs, we talked about her and why we loved her so much. I can tell that my mother was loved.

I know it was a kind of boring chapter but the next will be very "Fluffy" as Ariana4Ever and Flamekat would say. I'll update soon I promise!