Elizabeth sat in Samantha's room a few weeks later going through her daughter's things. Conner had been gone for three weeks now and she hadn't heard from him at all. It hurt enough to lose Samantha but to lose Conner too? she thought. She fingered her daughter's angel costume and burst into tears. She couldn't go on like this. She had been fired from her job the other day. It seemed like she had an impossible time getting up out of bed each morning. And knowing that Conner wasn't there to help her made everything so much harder. But she had to get on with her life. Her mind went back to Peter Cummings, a reporter who had had a crush on her for almost the whole time she worked there. He had been very supportive in the past few weeks. She picked up the phone and dialed his number. Conner was gone. And she was just going to have to accept that.
Conner glanced up at Evan,
"It's time."
Evan looked up at him, "time for what?"
"Thanks for letting me stay here and all but I got to go home, Liz needs
me. And I... I need her."
Evan smiled, "I'm glad but she's gonna be really hurt."
Conner looked sad, "I know, but she'll have to forgive me."
Elizabeth smiled up at Peter,
"Thanks, for taking me out, I had fun." Peter opened his mouth to
speak but Elizabeth slid in the door before he could reply. He was nice
but he wasn't..."Conner!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing
here?"
"I missed you Liz. I'm sorry I ran out, but it was just so hard. I was
scared."
"I was cared too, Conner. But we could have faced this together. You
hurt me even more by running away. But the important thing is you came back. And
promise you won't leave again."
Conner leaned in and hugged her. "I promise."
Elizabeth smiled, "Even though we lost our little girl, we'll always have
each other."