Suite Life: Next Generation: Season 2:
Chapter 35: "Saying Goodbye Is Really Hard To Do"
AN: Hi! So I'm back with chapter 35. Please make sure you have tissues! Okay, enjoy! (Rude comments & reviews will be removed) and I messed up on the date, it's suppose to be September 26th and I know it says Stephens leaving in three weeks, the weeks are wrong, I'll go back and fix that.)
The next day, Thursday September 27th, 2029, Stephen was already packed. He just sighed as he looked around his room. His fiancé and their daughter would have this room to themselves from now on. He just sighed. Stephen was going to miss living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he grew up, with his sisters, brother and their cousins, and now with his sister's family, and his family. His daughter. How much he was going to miss her. He was going miss seeing his whole family. With Cassidy and Anna and Paislee being pregnant now, it seemed like he was going to miss them. So much. He was going miss everyone, everything and seeing everyone growing. Jamie seemed to being growing into a big girl that Stephen was going to miss his youngest sister. His twin sister, Paislee and him were so close in everything, this might be hell for her. Macy was a young mother to her twins, Bradin and Rayleigh, she was hoping on having him to help too, but he was leaving today. Abby and Charlie were now 14, young teenagers, getting used to being teenagers, Charlie was really hoping to have Stephen there to help him. Meggie and Jamie were both really close to their oldest brother.
And Bailey? She was a complete mess. She didn't want another baby of hers to leave the nest, seems like he was going to leave. That broke her. It hurt. She didn't him to get hurt, or the worst of her fears- die. Leave this earth so young. He was only eighteen. So young. Her baby. He was her first baby, ten minutes later, Paislee came into this earth, but Stephen will and will always be her first baby.
As the whole family were together to say goodbye were at Cailey's, and Stephen was holding Marcy, he didn't want to leave her.
"I love you, Marcs." He kissed her head.
Marcy giggled. "I love you too!"
Stephen then broke down crying. Boy, this was the hardest thing ever. Leaving. It was the hardest word he could ever say.
His twin sister, Paislee, was now a few weeks away from her due date, she walked over to her brother.
"Hey..."
Stephen looked up and smiled. Or trying not cry because he knew he was going to miss the birth of his niece, Makenzie. That really hurt him. He saw his oldest nieces, Maddie and Kayla being born. He was really hoping to be there for Makenzie's birth. He really did.
"Hey...I'm really gonna miss you, sis."
Paislee took a deep breath, trying not to burst out crying. The whole family have already cried and cried. "I...I...I'm going to...miss you too..." She choked up.
Stephen stood up, still having Marcy in his arms, he let her into his other arm. "Come here."
Paislee didn't say anything, she just broke down into tears, while holding onto her brother to dear life. "I'm sorry..." She lifted her head.
He shook his head. "No, it's okay, Pais. Mom and aunt Maya did it to me an hour ago." He laughed softly. "I think they rubbed their make-up on me, and I think it's still on my shirt."
Paislee nodded slowly. "I'm just really gonna miss you..."
Stephen kissed her forehead. "How about this? I'll write you every week, and you write me really week. I'm already going to do that with Shay, Mom, and aunt Maya..."
Paislee nodded her head. "Okay..."
Stephen kissed her head slightly. "You take care of Mack, Maddie and Kay for me, okay?"
She could only nod her head.
Across the room, Cassidy was sitting down, she just sighed. She was really going to miss her cousin, with her pregnancy being a scary thing to her, she was really hoping he could be there with her too. Stephen may be the oldest boy of the family, because Anna is the oldest, his family, more like the girls, looked up to him. Anna loved how overprotective he was, how sweet, caring, always there for his family, he was the awesomest guy in their family, and how he really loved his daughter, and Shaylee. Just Cody. Definitely, just like Cody. Cody always cared about his children, wife, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. And he cared about Anna, and her children, Chelsea and Nicky, and now her new baby, who's on the way.
Cassidy got up, walking over to her cousin, she just looked at him. She just threw her arms around him.
"I love you, Steph."
Stephen smiled slightly, giving her a kiss on her cheek. "I love you too, Cass. You take care of Bentley for me, keep him out of trouble, okay?"
Cassidy laughed slightly. "Okay, but I don't promise anything."
Stephen nodded his head, laughing too. "But seriously, take care of him, and your sisters and brothers for me." He smiled. "And also, take care of my cousins in your stomach there, they need a mother like you. You're really lucky to have them. Always be there for them. I know Nick isn't here for you, but you always be there for your kids. I know it seems like your life is over, but it's not over. You have those two little ones, your father, mother, sisters, brothers, me, your cousins, and your aunt and uncle. We're here for you."
Cassidy smiled for the first time in so many days, she just nodded. "Thanks, Stephen." She leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I love you, you take care of yourself."
Stephen just nodded. "I will."
Next was Anna to say goodbye. She smiled. "You have to promise me something."
Stephen nodded. "Anything."
She just hugged him. "You be tough out there, Come back to me, you're very special to me, I may be your cousin, but I love you too much to see you hurt."
Stephen hugged her back. "I know. I love you too, Anna. You are special to me too."
Anna kissed his cheek. "Good, I better be."
Stephen laughed. "You are."
After everyone said their goodbyes, Maya, Bailey and Cody and Zack hugged him together. They just stayed there for ten minutes. This seemed to really hard for everyone. Stephen knew he was going to be homesick for a while, but this would be something he had to do.
They let go when Zack and Cody got Stephen's bags, the rest of the family just stood together in the living room. The girls were crying and their brothers, or boyfriend or husband, or fiancé hugged them in comfort.
When the limo showed up, a man, in his mid 40's got out, it was John Carter. He walked up the front door and knocked on the door.
Cody opened the door and smiled.
"Hi, you must be John, I'm Cody, Stephen's father."
John nodded, coming inside. "Nice to meet you. Stephen gave me a mini paper about you each. He said that this was really hard for all of you and I can understand. I was the same way when I got assigned. My wife and our four children are back home in Rhode Island. I have a 15 year old daughter, Annalise, a 13 year old son, Trace, a 6 year old son, Jeremiah, and a 8 month old daughter, Jacquelyn. And my wife just told me she's expecting our 5th and 6th, we're having twins in 8 months. I'm pretty excited, but yet, I'm really terrified."
Stephen sighed. "I can understand. I have a one year old daughter."
John nodded. "Anybody else expecting in your family?"
Paislee, Cassidy and Anna all raised their hands. "Us."
John nodded. "Can I guess your names?"
The girls nodded.
John looked at Anna. "You must be Anna."
Anna nodded her head. "I am."
John nodded. "Stephen told me that he's 6 years younger than you. You're 24, right?"
Anna nodded. "I am, I'll be 25 in May of next year."
John nodded, smiling. "Okay. Great." He looked at Paislee next. "And, you're his twin sister, Paislee, right?"
Paislee nodded. "Yep. He always bugs me about the ten minutes of being older than me."
John laughed. "I can see that happening to my kids. Is it worse than it sounds?"
Paislee nodded, laughing. "Yes, it is. Unfortunately."
John sighed. "Oh goodness." He liked at Cassidy next after Paislee. "And you're Cassidy?"
She nodded. "Yep."
John smiled. "I'll get the know you all other time, maybe through letters?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. "Sure."
John smiled. "Alright..." He looked at his watch and then his phone, making sure he had the right time."
Stephen sighed, looking at his family and friends. He tried not to cry. He tried to force tears to his eyes. Stephen may be an 18 year old guy, but he does have the heart to cry. Like something like this. He just wiped the forming tears. He brought his things to the front door, after walking through his family home in the morning, he was really gonna miss it. He just waved as he walked out of the house, put his things into the car and looked at the house. He had so many memories in that house he was staring at. Now for the next 6 months, he was going to be gone. Gone. That word broke his heart, more than it hurt his family and friends. He just got into the limo and John got in, sitting next to him.
"I'm sorry that was really hard for you. It always kills me too."
Stephen looked at him. "It's okay, I guess. Life has to continue, with me being gone, away from my family and friends."
John nodded. "Well, I can understand. Life isn't fair, and I'm sorry I had to send that letter to you..."
Stephen shook his head. "No...It's fine. It's a new adventure for me. My parents always said, 'find a new adventure in your life' and I did. And that's this."
John smiled. "Good parents then. They raised you right."
Stephen smiled. "They did. Even at 18, they did what was right."
John smiled. "Well, we do have an hour before we're at the airport, so we can get to know each other."
Stephen nodded. "Sounds good to me."
So, an hour later, they reached the airport, they then went through security and then started boarding the plane to L.A, when they got on board, Stephen sat by the window, looking out the window. He sighed. Here he goes, leaving Boston, Massachusetts to LA, to Iraq and, it seemed like he was really going to miss the state he grew up in his whole life. He just sighed, taking a breath. Once that plane takes off, he's gone for 6 months. 6 months. That's half a year. That seems like forever to him right now. Well, it was such a long time that he didn't know how he was going to feel when he got there. But then, he heard the plane taking off, his stomach turned into knots, and he almost cried into his hands. There goes Stephen Zachary Martin moving from Boston, Massachusetts to Iraq. For 6 months.
To be continued...
AN: So, Stephen had left. ;(
2: I'm thinking of Cassidy meeting Nick's new girlfriend, in the next chapter. I just need a name. Any ideas?
3: I'm not having Cassidy have a boyfriend. I think she'll be fine doing it alone.
4: Makenzie won't be here for a while.
5: The chapter after Cass meets her, I'm going to have us in Iraq to see how Stephen's doing and back to Boston and stuff.
Alright, I'm done for now.
Byeeeee!
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