I went back and put this on the last two chapters in the beginning and end author notes.

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JJ: 11

Emily: 15

Emily's house. October 23, 1995. 7 p.m.

Emily is in her room, finishing up on some homework when her parents walk in.

"Emily come downstairs please. Your father and I have something to talk to you about." Once there, Elizabeth and James tell her to sit down.

"Emily, you know how demanding our job is. And that we have to move around a lot." Elizabeth starts out only to be cut off by Emily. She doesn't need this talk again, she's heard about six times already. They're moving. Again.

"Woah, woah, woah. We're moving? Again? I'm just getting used to this school. I have friends here. Friends that I actually care about. And I have JJ. Her sister died not even two months ago and now you're making me move when she needs me most?"

"I need to stay, mom. She needs me to stay. She needs me to stay here and help with what has happened."

"I'm sorry, Emily." Elizabeth says, not actually sounding sorry. "But you know how it is. I'm sure you'll do just fine at your new school and you'll make new friends. As for JJ, well she can cope without you. I'm sure her family can help her through this crisis." Elizabeth says with very little sympathy.

Emily just rolled her eyes at her mom. She stands up and without another word goes upstairs to her room.

She grabs a backpack and throws some clothes in it. She grabs the t-shirt that JJ always wore when she was over, and put sher feet in her tennis shoes. Emily runs down the stairs stopping long enough to tell her mom she was leaving.

"Don't be gone long. You need to start packing tomorrow, so we can leave by the weekend.

"Don't worry mother."

JJ's house. 7:25 p.m.

She runs out of the house and down the road to JJ's. When she gets there she knocks on the door and the enters, remembering that Sandy had told her she was allowed.

"Hello Emily, is everything ok?" Sandy asks.

"No. My mother just informed me that we're leaving. This weekend."

"Oh, sweetie I'm sorry." Sandy knew how Emily's mom could be.

"I just don't want to leave Jenny. Not after everything she's been through-" She's cut off by the sound of Jennifer's voice.

"Em, what are you doing here?"

"JJ we need to talk." Emily told her.

JJ frowned at Emily's use of her nickname. "Did I do something?"

"No sweetie. Can we go to your room? I need to tell you something." JJ nodded and Emily followed her up to her bedroom.

"Emmy what's the matter?" JJ asked her, sitting down on her window sit. Emily throws her backpack on JJ's bed and then sits down beside her.

"Jenny, my mom told me that we're moving."

"What?"

"I'm sorry baby, I tried to tell her I needed to stay. I really did, but she wouldn't listen. I-" She was cut off by JJ standing up.

"You promised Emily. You promised me that you weren't ever going to leave."

"I know I did sweetheart and if I had it my way, I would never ever leave you. You've got to believe me." Emily tried to pull JJ into a hug, but JJ jerked away and walked to the other side of the room.

"Can you go? I need some time to think."

"Jen, I-"

"Please?"

"Yeah, ok." Emily nods and stands to grab her bag from the bed. She unzipps it and takes out her, t-shirt and places it on the bed, zipping the bag back up and putting it on. She walks over to JJ, presses a kiss to the top of head and then turns to leave. She runs down the stairs and was almost out of the door when Sandy stopped her.

"Emily sweetheart, how did your talk go?"

"Not good. She asked me to leave, so.."

"Oh sweetie, I'm sorry." Sandy sighed, "I hope to see you again someday Emily. And I hope your mother gets in her right mind and brings you back before she loses a wonderful daughter." She pulled the younger girl into a hug and then noticed JJ on the stairs. "You have a shadow." She whispered in Emily's ear.

Emily turned around just in time to catch JJ in a hug. "I'm sorry Emmy, please don't go."

"I can stay tonight baby, alright?" Emily felt JJ nod and then the two headed back upstairs.

Upstairs the two climb into bed.

"Do you have to go?"

"I'm afraid so, baby. Trust me. How every much you hate the idea, I hate it about ten times more."

The two are silent for a moment and then Emily decides watching JJ's favorite movie would be a good enough time for a last hang out.

"How about we watch The Little Mermaid before we go to sleep?" Emily suggests.

"Then will you sing me a song?"

"Sure I will, Bug. Listen, Jen. I'm not going to be able to spend a lot of time with you this week, okay? I need to pack my stuff up."

"Can you at least walk me to school tomorrow?"

"Of course, baby. Now let's watch the movie." The two turn back to the TV.

Later after the movie, Emily moves to change into pajamas.

"All right, ready for the song?" JJ nods tiredly and then drifts off befor Emily can finish the song.

7:30 a.m. The next morning.

The next morning the two girls wake up and get ready. Emily French braids JJ's hair and then sits down to have one last French toast breakfast together that the two make.

Later, they stand on the porch. JJ has her wrapped around Emily and doesn't seem willing to leave any time soon.

"We need to go, baby." Emily tells her.

"Wait! Can we at least take one more picture together?" JJ asks in an attempt to delay saying goodbye.

"Sure. Go tell your mom." JJ goes inside and minutes later returns with Sandy.

A couple of pictures later and they set off.

In the schoolyard.

"I don't want you to go, Emmy." JJ says tearfully.

"I know you don't, Jen. Please don't cry, baby. You'll mess all that pretty make up that did. And you'll make me cry."

"Listen to me, Jenny. I gave your mom my cell number, and she promised that the second you get a phone she'll give it to you, ok. I love you so much sweetheart and I'll try to be in touch every single day." Emily hugged JJ again.

"Ok, I love you too, Emmy." JJ let Emily go and watched her walk down the pathway and disappear from her view.

At home, Emily goes upstairs to her room. She shuts the door and then let's the tears fall. JJ had truly been her one and only best friend and she hopes she can keep her promise to Rosaline.

"Promise something, Em." Ros had said.

"Anything Ros. What's going on by the way? You've been acting strand the last couple of days."

Ros ignores Emily question and says, "Promise me you'll watch over my baby sister for me. Eli can't because he's going to college, so you need to do it. And if for some terrible reason you have to move away, promise me you'll find her someday and never let go again."

"I can always count on you, Em. So promise me you'll do that."

Emily nods her head. "Of course, I will Ros. I always will."

Emily spies the boxes her mom left in her room and slowly walks over to them. She begins packing up her things, wanting to get it over with.

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