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Seasons in the Sun
Chapter Four
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
3 Months Later
Pacey watched quietly as his daughter chased after her dog. Dawson had called the night before to talk about a few things. After he had gone back to California, he had a long talk with his wife Andie. They had decided that when Pacey died they were going to move into the Witter house to take care of Michelle. They had decided that it would be a bad idea to take the young girl away from everything and everyone she knows right after losing the only parent she has left. Besides, this way Dawson could be close to his parents and sister, and Bessie and Bodie and Andie would be close to her brother Jack. Pacey couldn't be more grateful for that.
A smile came to Pacey's face as Michelle shrieked with glee. His time was growing short. He could tell, even without the doctor's telling him. Treatments weren't helping anymore. The cancer was growing, taking over most of Pacey's body, leaving him in constant pain. He decided it was time to tell Michelle. It was getting too hard to hide it any longer. Joey's birthday was coming up and Pacey had been trying to wait until after that, but he didn't think he would make it that long. He knew that sooner would be better so he decided to go ahead and get it over with. He sighed while watching his daughter, knowing that next to losing Joey this was the hardest thing he ever had to do.
"Michelle, sweetheart, will you please come talk to daddy for a little while?" he called out to her. Michelle looked up and grinned at her father. "Of course, daddy," she said as she began running over to him.
"Michelle, I need to talk to you about something. It's really important."
"Is it because you are sick? You're going to get better soon, right?"
"Yes, sweetie, it's because I'm sick. I've been in a lot of pain lately, but it's going to go away soon. I'm going to have to go away soon."
"When will you be back, daddy?"
"I'm not going to be back. I have to go away like mommy did, but Uncle Dawson and Aunt Andie are going to come take care of you. And Aunt Bessie and Uncle Bodie, and Grandpa Witter and Uncle Doug will all be here. And you can still play with Alex and Lily and Josh."
"Are you going to take care of mommy?"
"Yes, sweetie, I'm going to take care of mommy."
"Will I still get to visit her on her birthday and take her flowers?"
"Of course you will."
"Good. I love you daddy."
"I love you too Michelle."
"Can I go play with Duke again now?"
"Sure, go ahead."
Michelle ran off to go play with her dog again. Pacey leaned back in his chair, shut his eyes, and sighed. It was obvious to him that Michelle didn't understand what he was trying to tell her. She was going to be devastated when it finally happened and there was nothing he could do to help her. He just hoped that Dawson could.