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Everyone arrived at the airport, and they had an open flight, but Trish and Dave wound up getting seated next to each other. Everyone else was scattered sporadically around the plane.
Trish and Dave were pretty quiet for the first half of the flight. Trish stared out the window and tried to make sense of everything that was running through her head.
Dave thought about all of the things that Trish had put up with, and he pondered her question, "Did he really think that Trish and him had something worth saving?"
Dave looked over at Trish and seen that she had a tear rolling down her cheek. He reached over and rubbed her back. "Are you ok?" He asked her quietly.
She nodded, "Yeah, I am. I'm just really confused. There's so much going on and now with Melissa in labor it makes everything seem so much more stressed, and I'm such a bad mommy already, I don't even have a name picked out for him yet."
"Do you want to talk?" Dave asked.
"I don't know if you're ready to talk. And I don't know if I should take priority over Aly." Trish replied.
"I'm ready. And since you're sitting next to me and Aly's somewhere else, maybe we should start." Dave said to her. He reached over and took her hand.
"Dave, I don't know what I want." Trish started to say. "You and I have been through hell and back, and in the end look at where we are. You've been with someone else, I've been with someone else, and here we are."
Dave nodded, "I understand how you feel. I've been doing a lot of thinking about it myself as well. I know that I've put you through a world of hurt and turmoil and all you've been after is love. You've been there for me through so much lately and all I've done is take you for granted. You've even been there to serve as a mother to my kids when I haven't been around. Trish, that means a lot to me. I know that I never said it when I needed to, but I'm telling you now."
"So tell me, what made you check yourself out of rehab. You haven't even been there that long, how do you know that you're capable of staying sober?" Trish said to him.
"I just know. It's not something that you're going to understand, but trust me on this. I know how much I screwed up my life, and I know where my life could have ended up. But you cared enough about me to track me down, take the girls, you even put yourself in danger by confronting me and sending me to rehab. I don't know many other women that would have done that." Dave said squeezing her hand.
Just as Trish was about to say something, she noticed Aly walking towards them. Trish didn't say anything because she didn't want Aly to think that she was interrupting them.
Aly walked up slowly, she didn't want to interrupt the two but she couldn't take it anymore. She needed answers. And if she knew her mom as well as she did, she would have no chance to talk to him until after her mom got her lawyer involved.
Once Aly got to Dave's arm, he looked up at her. "Hey Aly." He said to her.
"Are you busy?" Aly asked him trying so hard not to cry.
Trish stood up, "Actually I was just going to go and see Randy, you can take my seat and I'll take yours."
Aly smiled, "Thanks Trish."
Trish grabbed her baby name book and walked off towards Randy.
Aly looked at Dave, "Dad, I really need to talk to you." She choked out before she broke down.
Dave held her and let her get all of her crying out. She sat there like a little girl and let him hold her as tight as he could without hurting her. Finally she stopped crying and looked to him, "What went wrong?"
Dave hung his head, "Honey, I wish I had an answer. I made one bad choice and the next thing you know I was all-out addicted and was too blind to see it. I was making your lives a living hell and I didn't even notice a difference. And when I did, I would go get high and push all of my problems away."
"But why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you say goodbye? It was like we didn't matter. It was like we were just baggage to be pushed off onto someone who was willing to take us for you." Aly said to him sharply. "I wish you knew just how much it killed me to hear this, and it wasn't even from the one I needed to hear it from. But from your girlfriend."
"Honey, I never meant for you to feel that way. It was just a lot easier from where I was to have Trish tell you instead of me. At that point I was starting to go through withdrawls and it wasn't pretty. I was ashamed of what I did and I knew how disappointed you girls would be and I was a coward and took the cowardly road. I'm so sorry that I hurt you so bad." He said holding her.
"And you missed my state meet." Aly started to say but Dave interrupted her.
"I was there in a hidden sort of way." Dave said quietly.
"That's another thing, what's up with your temper? Dad, I can't believe how you lashed out backstage. Your anger was only that bad when you were drinking or high.Is there something that you need to tell me?" Aly shot out.
"Hold on, I am still clean. I let my temper get the best of me and I wasn't thinking straight. Your right, my behavior was very immature, and that's the one thing that I know I need work on. I apologized to Trish, and I just need to go and find your mother." Dave replied.
"I don't think you want to do that right now. Especially with me sitting next to you. If she found out I was here she would have a fit!" Aly said to him with a slight smile.
"Aly, I love you. I know that I've done a lot of stupid things lately, and I'm trying to make things right. I understand if you don't want to right now, but I'm asking you for your forgiveness. I made some horrible mistakes, and I will never make them again." Dave apologized.
"Even if Trish winds up with someone else?" Aly asked cautiously.
Dave nodded, "Yes. Her and I have started to talk about that. And I think that no matter what happens, we'll walk away as friends."
"Do you still talk to Carrie?" Aly asked him slyly.
A smile crept across Dave's face the instant he heard her name mentioned, "Yeah, yeah I do. I actually talked to her not to long ago and she was asking about you guys."
"I think that since you and mom will never co-exist again, you and Carrie should give it a whirl. You guys were great together!" Aly said with a smile.
"Oh you think so huh?" Dave said with a smile.
"And dad, not to point out the obvious, but when was the last time you smiled like that when you heard Trish's name?" Aly asked him. "Gotta run, I'll talk to ya later." She said kissing him on the cheek and running back to her seat. *~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~ **Short but sweet. I couldn't leave you guys hanging for longer without something !! Please continue to read and review and I'll be finishing everything up soon!
Everyone arrived at the airport, and they had an open flight, but Trish and Dave wound up getting seated next to each other. Everyone else was scattered sporadically around the plane.
Trish and Dave were pretty quiet for the first half of the flight. Trish stared out the window and tried to make sense of everything that was running through her head.
Dave thought about all of the things that Trish had put up with, and he pondered her question, "Did he really think that Trish and him had something worth saving?"
Dave looked over at Trish and seen that she had a tear rolling down her cheek. He reached over and rubbed her back. "Are you ok?" He asked her quietly.
She nodded, "Yeah, I am. I'm just really confused. There's so much going on and now with Melissa in labor it makes everything seem so much more stressed, and I'm such a bad mommy already, I don't even have a name picked out for him yet."
"Do you want to talk?" Dave asked.
"I don't know if you're ready to talk. And I don't know if I should take priority over Aly." Trish replied.
"I'm ready. And since you're sitting next to me and Aly's somewhere else, maybe we should start." Dave said to her. He reached over and took her hand.
"Dave, I don't know what I want." Trish started to say. "You and I have been through hell and back, and in the end look at where we are. You've been with someone else, I've been with someone else, and here we are."
Dave nodded, "I understand how you feel. I've been doing a lot of thinking about it myself as well. I know that I've put you through a world of hurt and turmoil and all you've been after is love. You've been there for me through so much lately and all I've done is take you for granted. You've even been there to serve as a mother to my kids when I haven't been around. Trish, that means a lot to me. I know that I never said it when I needed to, but I'm telling you now."
"So tell me, what made you check yourself out of rehab. You haven't even been there that long, how do you know that you're capable of staying sober?" Trish said to him.
"I just know. It's not something that you're going to understand, but trust me on this. I know how much I screwed up my life, and I know where my life could have ended up. But you cared enough about me to track me down, take the girls, you even put yourself in danger by confronting me and sending me to rehab. I don't know many other women that would have done that." Dave said squeezing her hand.
Just as Trish was about to say something, she noticed Aly walking towards them. Trish didn't say anything because she didn't want Aly to think that she was interrupting them.
Aly walked up slowly, she didn't want to interrupt the two but she couldn't take it anymore. She needed answers. And if she knew her mom as well as she did, she would have no chance to talk to him until after her mom got her lawyer involved.
Once Aly got to Dave's arm, he looked up at her. "Hey Aly." He said to her.
"Are you busy?" Aly asked him trying so hard not to cry.
Trish stood up, "Actually I was just going to go and see Randy, you can take my seat and I'll take yours."
Aly smiled, "Thanks Trish."
Trish grabbed her baby name book and walked off towards Randy.
Aly looked at Dave, "Dad, I really need to talk to you." She choked out before she broke down.
Dave held her and let her get all of her crying out. She sat there like a little girl and let him hold her as tight as he could without hurting her. Finally she stopped crying and looked to him, "What went wrong?"
Dave hung his head, "Honey, I wish I had an answer. I made one bad choice and the next thing you know I was all-out addicted and was too blind to see it. I was making your lives a living hell and I didn't even notice a difference. And when I did, I would go get high and push all of my problems away."
"But why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you say goodbye? It was like we didn't matter. It was like we were just baggage to be pushed off onto someone who was willing to take us for you." Aly said to him sharply. "I wish you knew just how much it killed me to hear this, and it wasn't even from the one I needed to hear it from. But from your girlfriend."
"Honey, I never meant for you to feel that way. It was just a lot easier from where I was to have Trish tell you instead of me. At that point I was starting to go through withdrawls and it wasn't pretty. I was ashamed of what I did and I knew how disappointed you girls would be and I was a coward and took the cowardly road. I'm so sorry that I hurt you so bad." He said holding her.
"And you missed my state meet." Aly started to say but Dave interrupted her.
"I was there in a hidden sort of way." Dave said quietly.
"That's another thing, what's up with your temper? Dad, I can't believe how you lashed out backstage. Your anger was only that bad when you were drinking or high.Is there something that you need to tell me?" Aly shot out.
"Hold on, I am still clean. I let my temper get the best of me and I wasn't thinking straight. Your right, my behavior was very immature, and that's the one thing that I know I need work on. I apologized to Trish, and I just need to go and find your mother." Dave replied.
"I don't think you want to do that right now. Especially with me sitting next to you. If she found out I was here she would have a fit!" Aly said to him with a slight smile.
"Aly, I love you. I know that I've done a lot of stupid things lately, and I'm trying to make things right. I understand if you don't want to right now, but I'm asking you for your forgiveness. I made some horrible mistakes, and I will never make them again." Dave apologized.
"Even if Trish winds up with someone else?" Aly asked cautiously.
Dave nodded, "Yes. Her and I have started to talk about that. And I think that no matter what happens, we'll walk away as friends."
"Do you still talk to Carrie?" Aly asked him slyly.
A smile crept across Dave's face the instant he heard her name mentioned, "Yeah, yeah I do. I actually talked to her not to long ago and she was asking about you guys."
"I think that since you and mom will never co-exist again, you and Carrie should give it a whirl. You guys were great together!" Aly said with a smile.
"Oh you think so huh?" Dave said with a smile.
"And dad, not to point out the obvious, but when was the last time you smiled like that when you heard Trish's name?" Aly asked him. "Gotta run, I'll talk to ya later." She said kissing him on the cheek and running back to her seat. *~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~ **Short but sweet. I couldn't leave you guys hanging for longer without something !! Please continue to read and review and I'll be finishing everything up soon!