Disclaimers: All character and concepts of the Night World belong to talented L. J. Smith.
Authors note: sorry I haven't updated sooner, thank you to all my reviewers. Also would anyone tell me what Poppy's mother and father actual names are. And what they look like.
A Mother's Reunion
Chapter 2: Met.
Her mother was hyperventilating. Her shiny eyes wide with shock. They had told her about Poppy, that she was still alive. But it wasn't until she walked through that door and saw her little girl did she believe them.
"Poppy?" she asked, her voice cracked and tears wound their way down her cheeks.
"Mom?" Poppy questioned, her bright green eyes brimming with tears.
In a matter of seconds they had closed the space between them and collapsed in each others arms.
Phil and James silently crept round them and quietly shut the door.
"Poppy.... You're alive. I can't.........."she trailed off, unable to carry on and burst out into another fit of sobs, Poppy joined her.
"I missed you mom" Poppy cried, burying her head into her mums shoulder.
"I missed you too sweetheart".
They looked at each other and smiled.
"Don't worry honey, we have each other now, I take care of you, I'll never live you" her mom claimed wiping tears off both of their faces.
"Oh......... mom".
Both shed tears together, wrapped in each others arms.
Outside James, Phil, Cliff and Poppy's father shared smiles at what they heard.
Three hours later they were gathered around the silver widescreen TV in Poppy's father's lounge. Poppy and her mother were talking quietly as not to disturb the others watching the movie, not knowing that the others were in fact listening to them and pretending to watch the TV anytime poppy or her mother turned around. "You should have told me" her mother whispered.
"I couldn't you know that, the Night World laws...." Poppy trailed off, looking into her mom's soft russet coloured eyes.
Her mother smiled, a sad smile "I suppose that dream I had the night of your funeral wasn't a dream at all"
"That was me..... I could not of left without saying some sort of goodbye" Poppy explained.
"Thank to god that James changed you, I have a lot to be grateful to him for".
"I know mom, I also have alot to thank Jamie for" Poppy said, mischief in her eyes.
Phil stiffened in his seat and James smiled at her.
"Neither of you have to thank me for anything, I would do anything for Poppy, after all she is my soulmate I couldn't of watched her die" James said.
Poppy's mother grinned, went "ahhh...." jumped off her seat and flung her arms around James neck, kissing him on both cheeks.
"Mom, Cliff is just there and remember James is my soulmate not yours" Poppy joked.
They all laughed and Poppy's mother's cheeks flushed a deep crimson.
"We have to go do something to celebrate Cliff cut in, saving his wife from any future humiliation.
"Dinner?" Poppy's father suggested.
"Blood?" James said.
Phil looked disgusted but joined in with the laughter.
"Dinner sounds fine, me and Jamie can still eat human food" Poppy spoke.
They all agreed that they should go have dinner and headed towards the nearest restaurant.
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