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" No!! No!! You go be the hero.... you leave.... I want my daddy." Hayley yelled running up to Shawn where Jenny was. Belle's eyes swelled up with tears. She turned around because she didn't want anybody seeing her cry. Eric walked over to her and put a protective arm around her as she buried her head in his chest trying not to cry.
" Look what you did, Hayley!!" Andrea yelled. " You made mom cry. He left you, Hayley!!" Andrea yelled.
" Andrea, calm down." Belle said turning around.
" NO!! He hurt you!! He left them!! And now your being placed as the bad guy!! It's not fair!!" Andrea yelled.
" Mommy, I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry." Hayley said with tears in his eyes.
" You didn't make mommy cry, sweetie." Belle told Hayley. " Me and Shawn need to discuss something. Eric, you and the kids go outside I'll be there in a little bit." Belle said.
Slowly all six children and Eric left.
" Shawn, I can't do this. I can't make them choose between us, it's not fair to them." Belle said helplessly.
" Belle, I want to be part of thier lives, I want to be a part of your life." Shawn said.
" But you can't!" Belle demanded.
" Why not!" Shawn yelled.
" Because what if you leave again. What am I supposed to tell them! Huh? What that daddy, had a bad life and he couldn't handle it so he left! What am I supposed to tell them, Shawn!?!" Belle yelled.
" Is that what you think? That I'll leave the first minute things get tough." Shawn asked.
" Well it wouldn't be the first time." Belle said.
" Belle, I was young and hurt and scared." Shawn said.
" Yeah well so was I, but I didn't run off on you." Belle stated.
" Belle, I know I've run, and I know I've hurt you. I know that my life wasn't a bowl full of cheeries but yours wasn't either and when I found out that mine wasn't I ran, leaving you hurt and confused and pregnet. Belle, we all make mistakes and belive me I'm sure my tops the chart. But I know that if I don't say this right now you might walk out that door and I may never see you again, and that would be hell. These past years when life got hard, you were the thing that kept me going. You were my rock,you always have been from the playpen till now.When I left for the marines I learned something important. YOu know what that was?" Shawn asked.
" What?" Belle asked.
" We live our lives day by day. We don't know what the future holds, we never will, and we can't dwell on the past or that will become our lives. We have to live it for the day. So I'm asking you now, not thinking about the future, not thinking about the past, but thinking about you and our two kids WE created, and thinking about today not tomarrow or yesterday but today. I love you, I always have, I always will, and when I'm not with you I feel like a part of me is missing. You complete me, Belle. And I want to help complete you and your family, will you please let me do that?" Shawn asked.
Belle opened her mouth as tears streamed down her face.
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" No!! No!! You go be the hero.... you leave.... I want my daddy." Hayley yelled running up to Shawn where Jenny was. Belle's eyes swelled up with tears. She turned around because she didn't want anybody seeing her cry. Eric walked over to her and put a protective arm around her as she buried her head in his chest trying not to cry.
" Look what you did, Hayley!!" Andrea yelled. " You made mom cry. He left you, Hayley!!" Andrea yelled.
" Andrea, calm down." Belle said turning around.
" NO!! He hurt you!! He left them!! And now your being placed as the bad guy!! It's not fair!!" Andrea yelled.
" Mommy, I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry." Hayley said with tears in his eyes.
" You didn't make mommy cry, sweetie." Belle told Hayley. " Me and Shawn need to discuss something. Eric, you and the kids go outside I'll be there in a little bit." Belle said.
Slowly all six children and Eric left.
" Shawn, I can't do this. I can't make them choose between us, it's not fair to them." Belle said helplessly.
" Belle, I want to be part of thier lives, I want to be a part of your life." Shawn said.
" But you can't!" Belle demanded.
" Why not!" Shawn yelled.
" Because what if you leave again. What am I supposed to tell them! Huh? What that daddy, had a bad life and he couldn't handle it so he left! What am I supposed to tell them, Shawn!?!" Belle yelled.
" Is that what you think? That I'll leave the first minute things get tough." Shawn asked.
" Well it wouldn't be the first time." Belle said.
" Belle, I was young and hurt and scared." Shawn said.
" Yeah well so was I, but I didn't run off on you." Belle stated.
" Belle, I know I've run, and I know I've hurt you. I know that my life wasn't a bowl full of cheeries but yours wasn't either and when I found out that mine wasn't I ran, leaving you hurt and confused and pregnet. Belle, we all make mistakes and belive me I'm sure my tops the chart. But I know that if I don't say this right now you might walk out that door and I may never see you again, and that would be hell. These past years when life got hard, you were the thing that kept me going. You were my rock,you always have been from the playpen till now.When I left for the marines I learned something important. YOu know what that was?" Shawn asked.
" What?" Belle asked.
" We live our lives day by day. We don't know what the future holds, we never will, and we can't dwell on the past or that will become our lives. We have to live it for the day. So I'm asking you now, not thinking about the future, not thinking about the past, but thinking about you and our two kids WE created, and thinking about today not tomarrow or yesterday but today. I love you, I always have, I always will, and when I'm not with you I feel like a part of me is missing. You complete me, Belle. And I want to help complete you and your family, will you please let me do that?" Shawn asked.
Belle opened her mouth as tears streamed down her face.
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