Chapter one
Goodbye/Hello

Melissa packed her bags to go visit her family, a time she had been dreading a long time.

"But Mel, sweetie you don't have to go you know I could get your job back for you." Eddie, her boyfriend and partner in the force argued. He couldn't bare to watch her leave they had been together for two years as a couple and three years on the force.

"I know I don't have to, but it's just something I got to do." She turned around to see him with a depressed look on his face. She moved her bags, clearing a spot to sit down.

"Why do you want to leave me like this?" Eddie asked, his brown eyes slightly beginning to water. She just smiled and pushed her long brown hair behind her ear. He stood in front of her not saying anything so she took his hand in hers.

"Eddie, you know I care about you a lot." She started as he sat down next to her, "But you have to understand, this is my family and where my heart is right now." She kissed his forehead.

"I know." He smiled and helped her finish packing. She was afraid of what her mother might say, not just about the wrestling but about everything. She picked up her bags and the ones she couldn't grab Eddie picked up. He walked her out to the cab that had been waiting for her. They put her bags in the trunk and then stood holding each other.

"You call me when you get there." Eddie said looking into her eyes.

"You know I will." She smiled and looked down, "Here, I want you to have this." She said undoing the necklace that was around her neck. He leaned forward slightly and she clasped it on his neck. "This necklace has been my good luck charm since, since forever." She smiled once again and the cab driver honked his horn.

"You better be going." He said placing one hand on her shoulder and one on the necklace around his neck. She leaned in and gave him one last kiss before she got into the cab. Eddie hit the hood of the cab and it sped off down the street.

"Where to Ms.?" The kind cabbie asked. She brought her face back away from the back window where she had been watching, as Eddie got smaller into the distance.

"The airport please." She said holding back the tears she wanted to cry. She put her hand in her purse and pulled out her ticket to Greenwich Ct. She was going to see her family for the first time in god knows how long. I mean yeah, she has seen them on T.V. and all but that isn't the same as being able to give your mother a hug for mothers day or smacking your brother upside the head for something stupid he did.They arrived at the airport and the cabbie helped her with her luggage. She gave him a big tip and she went to her gate.

"Tickets please." The man standing at the front of the gate asked as people filed into the plane. She handed him her ticket and she followed the other passengers onto the plane. One of the flight attendants showed Melissa to her seat; she sat down and looked out the window for she knew it was going to be a long flight. With every mile she got closer to her family another dozen butterflies were added into her already nauseated stomach. Still she found away to fall asleep on this five-hour plane ride.

When she awoke the plane hand landed in Connecticut and she knew everything she was dreading the plane ride there was all falling into place. Melissa grabbed her bags and hailed for a cab. The cabbie got out and helped her place her bags in the trunk.

"Can you take me to this address?" She asked politely handing the well- dressed cabbie a piece of paper with an address.

"Sure can Ms." He smiled and handed back the piece of paper. The ride seemed to be very short only about ten to fifteen minutes. "Here we are miss, would you like me to help you with your bags?" He asked and Melissa just smiled and got out of the cab.

"Actually could you just wait here for a few minutes?" She asked as she closed the door.

"No, problem." He smiled. What did he care the meter would just go up and she would owe more money. Melissa walked up to the house, which was more beautiful than she had imagined. She took a deep breath and walked up to the door. She knew someone had to be home since there were a few cars in the driveway. She took a deep breath and knocked ever so slightly on the huge oak door.

"Hello." A young man said as he opened the door. "Melissa, oh my. What are you doing here?" Shane asked as he stepped out of the house and picked Melissa up of her feet with a giant bear hug. Melissa's face glowed from happiness as he set her down on her feet.

"Actually, I came to talk to mom is she here?" She asked as Shane led me into the house. "Oh my bags, there still in the cab." She said turning back around.

"Don't worry I'll get them." Shane smiled and went out the front door. Melissa walked down the hallway down to the living room where she had heard a conversation going on.

"Hi, mom." She said timidly as she walked in to see her mother chatting away with her baby sister Stephanie. They both stood up from their seats, Stephanie walked over to give her a hug.

"Melissa?" Her mother asked standing in aw of the presence of a child she hasn't seen in years.