We Meet Again
A/N: Okay! If you are a Terri fan,(*gag*),then please do not read this chapter! But if you totally hate Terri,and think Trunks should be with Pan,then I'm sure you'll love this chappy!^_^
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Chapter 15: Trunks' Descion
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Trunks stood numbly. His head spun,and he thought he might faint. The surgeon looked at him sympathetically. "I'm sorry,but we really have to hurry otherwise we can't save either one!"
"Good Kami! I-I don't know!"
"Please hurry,Mr Briefs,there's not much time left."
Trunks wiped his tears from his face and took a deep breath. *The baby? Terri? Oh Dende,why me?* "Save the baby,doctor. Please."
The surgeon nodded,and patted his back. "You'll be able to see your wife for a few mintutes before she..." his voice trailed off as he ran back into the operating room.
Trunks cried painfully,and didn't seem to notice the comforting hand on his shoulder. He looked up suddenly,surprised to see a tall,muscular man with blond hair and green eyes. "Um..hello,who are you?"
The man smiled at him comfortingly,revealing a dimple in his left cheek. "You're Trunks Briefs,am I right? And that in there is Terri."
Trunks wasn't surprised,because they had been on the news alot recently,especially since the wedding. But what troubled him though,was that the man hadn't answered his question. He could be a stalker,for all he knew. "That's right. But who are you?"
The man sighed. "My name is Jeffrey Delmont. You don't know me...but there's something I've got to tell you,Trunks."
Trunks paused. "What?"
"Trunks...I know this probably isn't the best time to tell you this,but..that baby is not really yours."
Trunks gaped at Jeffrey in horror. "What are you saying?!"
Jeffrey hung his head. "That's right,Trunks,I am the baby's real father."
Trunks frowned. "And why should I believe you?"
"Maybe you'll believe me after this." He motioned with his hand,"Amanda!"
Trunks stared as Amanda came out and dropped her head in shame. He knew Amanda pretty well,since she was Terri's best friend.
"I-I,I'm sorry Trunks..I should have told you sooner,but I guess I never had the nerve to!" Amanda burst into tears.
"What?" Trunks' head spun,and suddenly the surgeon came back out. The surgeon motioned for him to come,and Trunks left with him,saying,"I promise we'll discuss this after I get back. But as for now,I've got to see Terri one last time...and meet my new baby."
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The doctor held up the tiny infant,smiling. "It's a girl,Mr Briefs. Congratulations!"
Trunks forced himself to smile,but images of Terri kept coming in his head. "She's beautiful..but Doc,I've got to see my wife!"
"Of course." The doctor led him to a room where Terri lay,dying. "I'll leave you two alone."
"Terri." Trunks wiped his tears as he held her hand.
"Trunks..why did you do this to me? It's all your fault!" she cried.
"What are you talking about? That I shouldn't have saved our child?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying. Hell to that baby. But it's too late now..It's over.." she whispered.
"Oh,Terri," Trunks decided to let her rudeness pass. "I'm sorry."
Terri suddenly grabbed Trunks' hand. "I'm dying now,but before I go..I just want to tell you something,so it won't haunt me forever."
"Go on."
"Trunks," she choked out,"You're not the baby's real father. I'm sorry."
"What!" he looked up in alarm.
"I'm sorry. Forgive me,Trunks,forgive me...." Her eyes closed as she fell into eternal sleep.
"Terri! NO! Come back...no.." He cried softly into the night.
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"Ok,explain everything,Amanda...and Jeffrey." Trunks spoke while he drove.
Amanda took a deep breath. "When Terri told me that she had cheated on you...It was too much for me to bear. I knew I had to tell someone,but I didn't have the nerve to tell you. I decided then that I would begin searching for the real father," she glanced at Jeffrey and continued,"I've been searching for him the nine months that Terri was pregnant. Eventually,I found him,and spilled the beans. By that time,we realized Terri was ready to deliver the baby,so we had to rush and find you...and you know the rest."
Trunks was shocked. "I'm so surprised..I never knew Terri would go this far.."
Jeffrey cuddled the sleeping baby in his arms. "What did you name her,anyway?"
Trunks paused and looked at Jeffrey in his rearview mirror. "How about Janine?"
Jeffrey grinned,showing his dimples. "Janine. I like it."
"Good."
"Um,if you guys don't mind me asking.." Amanda began,"Who exactly keeps Janine?"
Trunks glanced at Jeffrey. "Well,I was hoping I could keep her...I've grown fond of her already. It would hurt me alot to see her being-"
Jeffrey cut him off. "No need to worry,Trunks. I was sort of hoping you'd say that because...well,I guess I'm just not ready to be a father yet,no matter how adorable she is." he smiled.
Amanda smiled with pleasure. "Now that that's cleared up...there's something else I really wanted to discuss with you."
"What?"
"Trunks...Janine should have a mother. And I-we," she corrected herself,"Think you should give Pan another chance."
"You two know about Pan? Wow,you sure do know alot about me!" Trunks ran a hand through his purpule hair.
Jeff smiled again,but then his face turned serious. "Really,Trunks. Give your relationship another shot."
Trunks sighed. "Me? I'm more than willing to. But I really don't think Pan is...plus,I don't even know where she is at the moment or her telephone number."
Amanda shook her head and glared at him. "You should have at least kept in touch!"
"I know,I know...but Terri just made me so busy.."
"That's not a good excuse. But anyhow,do you think your sister might know?"
His eyes twinkled with happiness. "Of course! She's Pan's best friend too. Why wouldn't she know?"
"It's settled,then. Tomorrow we go see Bra."
Trunks blinked. "We?"
Amanda nodded and gave him a look that said 'duh'. "Me,you,Jeffrey,and Janine!"
Trunks grinned. "Wow,you guys..thanks alot!"
"Don't you worry,Trunks," Amanda replied,"Because your troubles are finally over."
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A/N: Trunks' troubles are over? No way! True,Terri is gone..YAY!..but the search for Pan is only beginning. Will Bra tell them after she has been sworn to secrecy? I think not. And what will Pan think when she finds out Terri's gone? Is she still willing to give Trunks another chance?...even after Janine?
A/N: Okay! If you are a Terri fan,(*gag*),then please do not read this chapter! But if you totally hate Terri,and think Trunks should be with Pan,then I'm sure you'll love this chappy!^_^
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Chapter 15: Trunks' Descion
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Trunks stood numbly. His head spun,and he thought he might faint. The surgeon looked at him sympathetically. "I'm sorry,but we really have to hurry otherwise we can't save either one!"
"Good Kami! I-I don't know!"
"Please hurry,Mr Briefs,there's not much time left."
Trunks wiped his tears from his face and took a deep breath. *The baby? Terri? Oh Dende,why me?* "Save the baby,doctor. Please."
The surgeon nodded,and patted his back. "You'll be able to see your wife for a few mintutes before she..." his voice trailed off as he ran back into the operating room.
Trunks cried painfully,and didn't seem to notice the comforting hand on his shoulder. He looked up suddenly,surprised to see a tall,muscular man with blond hair and green eyes. "Um..hello,who are you?"
The man smiled at him comfortingly,revealing a dimple in his left cheek. "You're Trunks Briefs,am I right? And that in there is Terri."
Trunks wasn't surprised,because they had been on the news alot recently,especially since the wedding. But what troubled him though,was that the man hadn't answered his question. He could be a stalker,for all he knew. "That's right. But who are you?"
The man sighed. "My name is Jeffrey Delmont. You don't know me...but there's something I've got to tell you,Trunks."
Trunks paused. "What?"
"Trunks...I know this probably isn't the best time to tell you this,but..that baby is not really yours."
Trunks gaped at Jeffrey in horror. "What are you saying?!"
Jeffrey hung his head. "That's right,Trunks,I am the baby's real father."
Trunks frowned. "And why should I believe you?"
"Maybe you'll believe me after this." He motioned with his hand,"Amanda!"
Trunks stared as Amanda came out and dropped her head in shame. He knew Amanda pretty well,since she was Terri's best friend.
"I-I,I'm sorry Trunks..I should have told you sooner,but I guess I never had the nerve to!" Amanda burst into tears.
"What?" Trunks' head spun,and suddenly the surgeon came back out. The surgeon motioned for him to come,and Trunks left with him,saying,"I promise we'll discuss this after I get back. But as for now,I've got to see Terri one last time...and meet my new baby."
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The doctor held up the tiny infant,smiling. "It's a girl,Mr Briefs. Congratulations!"
Trunks forced himself to smile,but images of Terri kept coming in his head. "She's beautiful..but Doc,I've got to see my wife!"
"Of course." The doctor led him to a room where Terri lay,dying. "I'll leave you two alone."
"Terri." Trunks wiped his tears as he held her hand.
"Trunks..why did you do this to me? It's all your fault!" she cried.
"What are you talking about? That I shouldn't have saved our child?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying. Hell to that baby. But it's too late now..It's over.." she whispered.
"Oh,Terri," Trunks decided to let her rudeness pass. "I'm sorry."
Terri suddenly grabbed Trunks' hand. "I'm dying now,but before I go..I just want to tell you something,so it won't haunt me forever."
"Go on."
"Trunks," she choked out,"You're not the baby's real father. I'm sorry."
"What!" he looked up in alarm.
"I'm sorry. Forgive me,Trunks,forgive me...." Her eyes closed as she fell into eternal sleep.
"Terri! NO! Come back...no.." He cried softly into the night.
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"Ok,explain everything,Amanda...and Jeffrey." Trunks spoke while he drove.
Amanda took a deep breath. "When Terri told me that she had cheated on you...It was too much for me to bear. I knew I had to tell someone,but I didn't have the nerve to tell you. I decided then that I would begin searching for the real father," she glanced at Jeffrey and continued,"I've been searching for him the nine months that Terri was pregnant. Eventually,I found him,and spilled the beans. By that time,we realized Terri was ready to deliver the baby,so we had to rush and find you...and you know the rest."
Trunks was shocked. "I'm so surprised..I never knew Terri would go this far.."
Jeffrey cuddled the sleeping baby in his arms. "What did you name her,anyway?"
Trunks paused and looked at Jeffrey in his rearview mirror. "How about Janine?"
Jeffrey grinned,showing his dimples. "Janine. I like it."
"Good."
"Um,if you guys don't mind me asking.." Amanda began,"Who exactly keeps Janine?"
Trunks glanced at Jeffrey. "Well,I was hoping I could keep her...I've grown fond of her already. It would hurt me alot to see her being-"
Jeffrey cut him off. "No need to worry,Trunks. I was sort of hoping you'd say that because...well,I guess I'm just not ready to be a father yet,no matter how adorable she is." he smiled.
Amanda smiled with pleasure. "Now that that's cleared up...there's something else I really wanted to discuss with you."
"What?"
"Trunks...Janine should have a mother. And I-we," she corrected herself,"Think you should give Pan another chance."
"You two know about Pan? Wow,you sure do know alot about me!" Trunks ran a hand through his purpule hair.
Jeff smiled again,but then his face turned serious. "Really,Trunks. Give your relationship another shot."
Trunks sighed. "Me? I'm more than willing to. But I really don't think Pan is...plus,I don't even know where she is at the moment or her telephone number."
Amanda shook her head and glared at him. "You should have at least kept in touch!"
"I know,I know...but Terri just made me so busy.."
"That's not a good excuse. But anyhow,do you think your sister might know?"
His eyes twinkled with happiness. "Of course! She's Pan's best friend too. Why wouldn't she know?"
"It's settled,then. Tomorrow we go see Bra."
Trunks blinked. "We?"
Amanda nodded and gave him a look that said 'duh'. "Me,you,Jeffrey,and Janine!"
Trunks grinned. "Wow,you guys..thanks alot!"
"Don't you worry,Trunks," Amanda replied,"Because your troubles are finally over."
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A/N: Trunks' troubles are over? No way! True,Terri is gone..YAY!..but the search for Pan is only beginning. Will Bra tell them after she has been sworn to secrecy? I think not. And what will Pan think when she finds out Terri's gone? Is she still willing to give Trunks another chance?...even after Janine?