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Dave hung up the phone with Trish and sighed. He knew that he wasn't making this any easier for her. He loved her more than life itself yet all he could do was hurt her. Dave shook as he paced the floor. This was one of the hardest things he had ever done, he didn't have any idea just how addicted he was until he had to go through withdrawl. Now he had gone through feening for a drug, but this.this was unreal. He literally found himself pulling at his clothes, peeking out the windows, under the bed, for anything that resembled a drug. Then his medication would kick in and it would take the edge off, but unless he kept his mind active at all times he found himself not just craving the drug.but needing the drug.
He sat down on the bed and rocked back and forth. He found himself breaking out into a cold sweat. His medication was wearing off and he found himself needing the drug again. He hadn't lashed out on anyone and had been pretty well-behaved, so they rewarded him by putting a radio in his room. He laid down and turned it on. He lay there in the dark and wondering what Trish was doing. He wondered what the girls were doing. He knew how much pain he was causing everyone and wondered if it was worth it. Was he really worth everyone's misery?
Over the radio he heard an eerie tune, he turned it up a bit, and as he listened, the tears rolled down his cheek, he knew that this song had been written specifically about him and Trish.
A hundred days has made me older Since the last time that i saw your pretty face A thousand lights had made me colder And i don't think i can look at this the same And all the miles had separate They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'M here without you baby But you're still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and i dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but youre still with me in my dreams And tonight, it's only you and me
The miles just keep rollin as the people either way to say hello I hear this life is overrated but i hope that it gets better as we go
I'm here without you baby but you're still on my lonely mind I think about you baby And i dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but you're still with me in my dreams and tonight girl it's only you and me
Everything I know and anywhere i go It gets hard but it won't take away my love and when the last one falls When it's all said and done it gets hard but it won't take away my love
I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams And tonight girl it's only you and me
I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams but tonight girl it's only you and me.
Dave couldn't believe how powerful the words were. They hit him like a ton of bricks. It was at that moment that he knew that he needed to kick this and he needed to give this relationship 100% or he would wind up losing her. No more beating around the bush, it was time to be clean and sober.
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Trish and Melissa sat up until Randy arrived. Then Melissa took him upstairs and called it a night. Trish looked around the room and sighed. She knew that from here on out, her life wasn't going to be the same. She got up and headed to her room for the night.
The Next Morning:
Jenni woke up first and she promptly headed over to Aly's room and proceeded to wake her up.
"What do you want?" Aly responded angrily.
"I want to talk to you." Jenni said softly.
"About what?" Aly asked.
"Dad."
Aly rolled over instantly, "I don't want to talk about him."
"Aly please." Jenni begged, "I'm confused, I'm scared and I have questions but I need answers."
"So go ask someone else," Aly replied persistently.
"I want us to go and talk to Trish about" Jeni started to say but Aly instantly protested.
Aly threw the covers off of her and sat up so she was face to face with Jenni, "WHY? Why US? How about YOU go and ask her YOUR questions and I'll stay here."
"No we both need to go and talk to her about this. Aly, you need to talk to her, you're so angry and bitter, it's time to."
"It's time to what?" Aly shot back angrily. "I'm NOT ANGRY."
"You ARE SO." Jenni hollered back.
"You don't know what you're talking about."
Trish woke up to hearing yelling. She didn't know what was going on so she wandered out into the hallway where she found it was coming from Aly's room.
"You know what you're problem is?" Jenni yelled at Aly. "You're problem is that you're in denial. You're just like dad. When you can't accept the truth you slip into denial and you block out everyone else and focus all on your problems. That's why you and mom don't get along is because you remind her of him."
Aly was about to yell something back but she couldn't. She found herself speechless. That hit Aly hard and it caught her off guard. She was daddy's girl through and through. Her eyes narrowed, "Yeah well the reason that you and dad aren't close is because you are so much like mom. You think that you know everything, and you nag and nag until finally the other person explodes."
Jenni stopped, that caught her off guard. She loved Dave but it was true that they weren't as close as him and Aly.was it really because she reminded him of their mom? Was that why they got divorced in the first place.
Trish heard the silence and decided it was time to intervene. Just as she was walking in she heard Aly start in on Jenni again.
Trish knocked once and walked in. Trish did a quick survey of the room and found that Aly had tears in her eyes, Jenni had tears in her eye, they had both moved so they were on opposite sides of the room. "What is going on in here?" Trish asked calmly.
"Nothing, everything's fine. She was just about to leave." Aly said wiping her eyes and shooting a wicked glance towards Jenni.
"I'm not buying that answer. I want both of you in my room on the bed. I'll bring something to drink and munch on up." Trish said pointing to her room.
The two girls walked over to Trish's room and sat down on the bed. Trish came back in with juice and cookies. "I know it's before breakfast, but I couldn't think of something you can munch on before breakfast."
That brought a smile out of both girls. Trish sat down in her spot and looked at them, "Now what happened?"
Jenni piped up since she had wanted to talk to Trish anyways. "I woke up and went and woke Aly up because I'm really confused and she's so angry and bitter that I thought it would be good if we both came and talked to you."
Aly rolled her eyes, "There's nothing to be confused about. Dad's on drugs and if he can clean himself up then we'll see him again, if not then he'll be banished from our lives forever."
Trish held her hand up, "Time out. How about I explain things a little better for you and go from there. I realized last night that the one thing that I didn't do was ask you guys how you felt and if you had any questions. And I'm sorry that I didn't take more time to help you guys out."
As Trish was starting to explain Dave's situation a little more they heard the doorbell go off. "Melissa are you up yet?" Trish called.
"Yeah, I'll get it lazy." Melissa hollered back with a laugh.
She headed downstairs and opened the door and there was a very, very large box with a bow and a piece of paper that read "Trish". Melissa shook it a little and laughed. "You're a big, huge dork." She said and hollered up the stairs, "Trish, it's a package for you."
"Just sign for it, I'm having a heart to heart with the girls." She called back.
"Can you move yourself into the middle of the living room? The girls were fighting earlier so Trish is refereeing." Melissa said into the box.
Brock stood up and Melissa seen that the box didn't have a bottom. She started laughing, "Wow, you are creative."
Brock smiled and walked himself into the living room and sat back down so it looked like a regular, extra large box addressed to Trish.
Meanwhile, upstairs Trish had re-gone through the hows, and whys of the situation with Dave. And she explained that he was away going through treatment and when he comes back he'll be better. "Do you guys have any more questions?"
"Nope, thanks Trish." Jenni said hugging her, "You made me feel a lot better." And she trotted back to her room.
Aly started to get up to leave when she heard her name, "Why don't you sit here by me and talk to me for a minute." Trish suggested.
"What?" Aly asked.
"Tell me what's going through your head right now. You have every right to be angry and upset, but you can't go around and take it out on everyone else."
"You're right, I am angry and I am upset. I'm upset because Dad is a big, huge hypocrite. Now I've always known that dad is no saint, and there's a lot that proves that, but, why drugs? I just don't get it. Why weren't we good enough for him? What didn't I do well enough? I'm angry because dad is going to miss my state competition for gymnastics this weekend and he promised me that he would be there, no matter what. He promised that he would help me work my routine, he even volunteered to take the assistant coach's place, and when I call to check in tonight, what do I tell my head coach? Oh I'm sorry, my dad is strung out and is in rehab right now, so he won't be able to make it? No, that won't work, but what will? If it's not one parent who doesn't care it's another."
Trish had tears well up in her eyes, Aly was so upset and so hurt and she didn't know how to help her. She pulled her close and held her.
Aly fought her back for a minute, but finally gave in and just held her back and cried. "It's not fair Trish, it's just not fair."
Trish smoothed her hair down and didn't let go. She could only imagine what else was running around inside her head.
Finally Aly stopped crying and sat up, "Trish, how do you do it?"
Trish looked at her with a confused look, "Do what?"
"Stay so strong all the time."
Trish smirked, "I have my breakdowns, no one is a rock. I try to make sure that everyone else is taken care of, and then I crumble. Which isn't the greatest thing to do, but that's just how I am."
"I'm going to go and take a shower, thanks for everything Trish. I'll go apologize to Jenni again." Aly said and she left Trish's room.
Trish got up and headed downstairs when she seen the large, oversized box in the living room. "Melissa, what the hell is this?" She called.
"I don't know, it's addressed to you and there's no return addy." Melissa said peeking around the corner. "Why don't you open it?"
Trish pulled off the bow first. Once Brock heard her working on opening the box, Brock stood up and pushed through the top of the box.
Trish screamed and jumped back, then when she realized that it was Brock she hit him on the arm and then hugged him, "What the hell are you doing here? You have a show tonight."
Brock held her close, "No I don't, I'm off till Tuesday. How are you holding up?"
Trish looked around to make sure it was just them and Melissa, "Just freakin' great. My life is peachy right now, and how about you?"
"I'm here with you hottie, I'm doing just fine." Brock said in a studly tone.
Trish laughed and playfully slugged him. "I have to go over to my folks's house and explain the situation and pick-up Nattie, so the day is pretty filled, but why don't we go out tonight?"
"Sounds great." Brock said with a smile.
Trish and Brock went into the kitchen and sat down with Randy and Melissa and Trish made Brock explain how he pulled off his stunt.
A little while later Aly and Jenni came downstairs together. Aly looked a little better, but you could tell that she wasn't her normal self. "Girls, I have to go and pick up Natalie and explain some things to my parents, do you want to come with or stay here with Brock?"
"What are you doing here?" Aly asked giving him a hug.
"Don't you work this weekend?" Jenni asked giving him a hug also.
"Look at this, I should come to Toronto more often, I get flocked to by a bunch of pretty women." Brock said with a laugh.
"I'll stay here." Aly answered quickly.
"Me too." Jenni chimed in.
"I'm not missing this, count us in at mom's." Melissa said with a smile.
"Two words for ya sis." Trish said with a fake smile.
"Love ya." Melissa replied.
"Those weren't the two." Trish said with a glare. "Alright, let's go get Nattie. Brock, don't burn the house down. We'll be back later."
The girls and Brock waved and Trish, Randy and Melissa were on their way to the parents' house."
**How are Trish's parents going to take the news that not only are they back together, but Dave's in rehab?? What will happen when Brock and Trish go out tonight? Please read and review!!**
Dave hung up the phone with Trish and sighed. He knew that he wasn't making this any easier for her. He loved her more than life itself yet all he could do was hurt her. Dave shook as he paced the floor. This was one of the hardest things he had ever done, he didn't have any idea just how addicted he was until he had to go through withdrawl. Now he had gone through feening for a drug, but this.this was unreal. He literally found himself pulling at his clothes, peeking out the windows, under the bed, for anything that resembled a drug. Then his medication would kick in and it would take the edge off, but unless he kept his mind active at all times he found himself not just craving the drug.but needing the drug.
He sat down on the bed and rocked back and forth. He found himself breaking out into a cold sweat. His medication was wearing off and he found himself needing the drug again. He hadn't lashed out on anyone and had been pretty well-behaved, so they rewarded him by putting a radio in his room. He laid down and turned it on. He lay there in the dark and wondering what Trish was doing. He wondered what the girls were doing. He knew how much pain he was causing everyone and wondered if it was worth it. Was he really worth everyone's misery?
Over the radio he heard an eerie tune, he turned it up a bit, and as he listened, the tears rolled down his cheek, he knew that this song had been written specifically about him and Trish.
A hundred days has made me older Since the last time that i saw your pretty face A thousand lights had made me colder And i don't think i can look at this the same And all the miles had separate They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'M here without you baby But you're still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and i dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but youre still with me in my dreams And tonight, it's only you and me
The miles just keep rollin as the people either way to say hello I hear this life is overrated but i hope that it gets better as we go
I'm here without you baby but you're still on my lonely mind I think about you baby And i dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but you're still with me in my dreams and tonight girl it's only you and me
Everything I know and anywhere i go It gets hard but it won't take away my love and when the last one falls When it's all said and done it gets hard but it won't take away my love
I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams And tonight girl it's only you and me
I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams but tonight girl it's only you and me.
Dave couldn't believe how powerful the words were. They hit him like a ton of bricks. It was at that moment that he knew that he needed to kick this and he needed to give this relationship 100% or he would wind up losing her. No more beating around the bush, it was time to be clean and sober.
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Trish and Melissa sat up until Randy arrived. Then Melissa took him upstairs and called it a night. Trish looked around the room and sighed. She knew that from here on out, her life wasn't going to be the same. She got up and headed to her room for the night.
The Next Morning:
Jenni woke up first and she promptly headed over to Aly's room and proceeded to wake her up.
"What do you want?" Aly responded angrily.
"I want to talk to you." Jenni said softly.
"About what?" Aly asked.
"Dad."
Aly rolled over instantly, "I don't want to talk about him."
"Aly please." Jenni begged, "I'm confused, I'm scared and I have questions but I need answers."
"So go ask someone else," Aly replied persistently.
"I want us to go and talk to Trish about" Jeni started to say but Aly instantly protested.
Aly threw the covers off of her and sat up so she was face to face with Jenni, "WHY? Why US? How about YOU go and ask her YOUR questions and I'll stay here."
"No we both need to go and talk to her about this. Aly, you need to talk to her, you're so angry and bitter, it's time to."
"It's time to what?" Aly shot back angrily. "I'm NOT ANGRY."
"You ARE SO." Jenni hollered back.
"You don't know what you're talking about."
Trish woke up to hearing yelling. She didn't know what was going on so she wandered out into the hallway where she found it was coming from Aly's room.
"You know what you're problem is?" Jenni yelled at Aly. "You're problem is that you're in denial. You're just like dad. When you can't accept the truth you slip into denial and you block out everyone else and focus all on your problems. That's why you and mom don't get along is because you remind her of him."
Aly was about to yell something back but she couldn't. She found herself speechless. That hit Aly hard and it caught her off guard. She was daddy's girl through and through. Her eyes narrowed, "Yeah well the reason that you and dad aren't close is because you are so much like mom. You think that you know everything, and you nag and nag until finally the other person explodes."
Jenni stopped, that caught her off guard. She loved Dave but it was true that they weren't as close as him and Aly.was it really because she reminded him of their mom? Was that why they got divorced in the first place.
Trish heard the silence and decided it was time to intervene. Just as she was walking in she heard Aly start in on Jenni again.
Trish knocked once and walked in. Trish did a quick survey of the room and found that Aly had tears in her eyes, Jenni had tears in her eye, they had both moved so they were on opposite sides of the room. "What is going on in here?" Trish asked calmly.
"Nothing, everything's fine. She was just about to leave." Aly said wiping her eyes and shooting a wicked glance towards Jenni.
"I'm not buying that answer. I want both of you in my room on the bed. I'll bring something to drink and munch on up." Trish said pointing to her room.
The two girls walked over to Trish's room and sat down on the bed. Trish came back in with juice and cookies. "I know it's before breakfast, but I couldn't think of something you can munch on before breakfast."
That brought a smile out of both girls. Trish sat down in her spot and looked at them, "Now what happened?"
Jenni piped up since she had wanted to talk to Trish anyways. "I woke up and went and woke Aly up because I'm really confused and she's so angry and bitter that I thought it would be good if we both came and talked to you."
Aly rolled her eyes, "There's nothing to be confused about. Dad's on drugs and if he can clean himself up then we'll see him again, if not then he'll be banished from our lives forever."
Trish held her hand up, "Time out. How about I explain things a little better for you and go from there. I realized last night that the one thing that I didn't do was ask you guys how you felt and if you had any questions. And I'm sorry that I didn't take more time to help you guys out."
As Trish was starting to explain Dave's situation a little more they heard the doorbell go off. "Melissa are you up yet?" Trish called.
"Yeah, I'll get it lazy." Melissa hollered back with a laugh.
She headed downstairs and opened the door and there was a very, very large box with a bow and a piece of paper that read "Trish". Melissa shook it a little and laughed. "You're a big, huge dork." She said and hollered up the stairs, "Trish, it's a package for you."
"Just sign for it, I'm having a heart to heart with the girls." She called back.
"Can you move yourself into the middle of the living room? The girls were fighting earlier so Trish is refereeing." Melissa said into the box.
Brock stood up and Melissa seen that the box didn't have a bottom. She started laughing, "Wow, you are creative."
Brock smiled and walked himself into the living room and sat back down so it looked like a regular, extra large box addressed to Trish.
Meanwhile, upstairs Trish had re-gone through the hows, and whys of the situation with Dave. And she explained that he was away going through treatment and when he comes back he'll be better. "Do you guys have any more questions?"
"Nope, thanks Trish." Jenni said hugging her, "You made me feel a lot better." And she trotted back to her room.
Aly started to get up to leave when she heard her name, "Why don't you sit here by me and talk to me for a minute." Trish suggested.
"What?" Aly asked.
"Tell me what's going through your head right now. You have every right to be angry and upset, but you can't go around and take it out on everyone else."
"You're right, I am angry and I am upset. I'm upset because Dad is a big, huge hypocrite. Now I've always known that dad is no saint, and there's a lot that proves that, but, why drugs? I just don't get it. Why weren't we good enough for him? What didn't I do well enough? I'm angry because dad is going to miss my state competition for gymnastics this weekend and he promised me that he would be there, no matter what. He promised that he would help me work my routine, he even volunteered to take the assistant coach's place, and when I call to check in tonight, what do I tell my head coach? Oh I'm sorry, my dad is strung out and is in rehab right now, so he won't be able to make it? No, that won't work, but what will? If it's not one parent who doesn't care it's another."
Trish had tears well up in her eyes, Aly was so upset and so hurt and she didn't know how to help her. She pulled her close and held her.
Aly fought her back for a minute, but finally gave in and just held her back and cried. "It's not fair Trish, it's just not fair."
Trish smoothed her hair down and didn't let go. She could only imagine what else was running around inside her head.
Finally Aly stopped crying and sat up, "Trish, how do you do it?"
Trish looked at her with a confused look, "Do what?"
"Stay so strong all the time."
Trish smirked, "I have my breakdowns, no one is a rock. I try to make sure that everyone else is taken care of, and then I crumble. Which isn't the greatest thing to do, but that's just how I am."
"I'm going to go and take a shower, thanks for everything Trish. I'll go apologize to Jenni again." Aly said and she left Trish's room.
Trish got up and headed downstairs when she seen the large, oversized box in the living room. "Melissa, what the hell is this?" She called.
"I don't know, it's addressed to you and there's no return addy." Melissa said peeking around the corner. "Why don't you open it?"
Trish pulled off the bow first. Once Brock heard her working on opening the box, Brock stood up and pushed through the top of the box.
Trish screamed and jumped back, then when she realized that it was Brock she hit him on the arm and then hugged him, "What the hell are you doing here? You have a show tonight."
Brock held her close, "No I don't, I'm off till Tuesday. How are you holding up?"
Trish looked around to make sure it was just them and Melissa, "Just freakin' great. My life is peachy right now, and how about you?"
"I'm here with you hottie, I'm doing just fine." Brock said in a studly tone.
Trish laughed and playfully slugged him. "I have to go over to my folks's house and explain the situation and pick-up Nattie, so the day is pretty filled, but why don't we go out tonight?"
"Sounds great." Brock said with a smile.
Trish and Brock went into the kitchen and sat down with Randy and Melissa and Trish made Brock explain how he pulled off his stunt.
A little while later Aly and Jenni came downstairs together. Aly looked a little better, but you could tell that she wasn't her normal self. "Girls, I have to go and pick up Natalie and explain some things to my parents, do you want to come with or stay here with Brock?"
"What are you doing here?" Aly asked giving him a hug.
"Don't you work this weekend?" Jenni asked giving him a hug also.
"Look at this, I should come to Toronto more often, I get flocked to by a bunch of pretty women." Brock said with a laugh.
"I'll stay here." Aly answered quickly.
"Me too." Jenni chimed in.
"I'm not missing this, count us in at mom's." Melissa said with a smile.
"Two words for ya sis." Trish said with a fake smile.
"Love ya." Melissa replied.
"Those weren't the two." Trish said with a glare. "Alright, let's go get Nattie. Brock, don't burn the house down. We'll be back later."
The girls and Brock waved and Trish, Randy and Melissa were on their way to the parents' house."
**How are Trish's parents going to take the news that not only are they back together, but Dave's in rehab?? What will happen when Brock and Trish go out tonight? Please read and review!!**