Charm: Time to update this fic AGAIN!! 0o;;;
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Charm: Anyway. TIME FOR AN UPDATE! AND WARNING! THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE WARM AND FUZZY HAPPY SAD FICS! With a interesting twist.
Ryan: *rolls eyes*
Raja: RYYYYYAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN! *pounces on him and pulls his hair*
Squid: RAJA! DON'T PULL PEOPLE'S HAIR!
Raja: Yes daddy.
Charm: Anyway. Onto the fic.
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Chapter Eighteen: Baby Goodbye
"Rich." Claire whispered, quietly. Richard smiled at his girlfriend. "We need to talk." Richard nodded and walked over to Claire's locker and greeted her with his charming smile. "Richard I think we should see different people now. I mean we're going to different colleges and we won't be able to see each other anymore."
"Are ya breakin' up with me?" asked Richard, softly. Claire nodded.
"I'm really sorry. But. We hafta."
"Whatever." muttered Richard walking off.
***
Richard came into his home and threw his backpack onto the floor, angrily. He walked over to the couch and sat down. He turned on the TV, waiting for his mother to come in. Squid walked into the living room with a Pepsi in his hand. "Hey Rich," Squid said, sitting down on the recliner. He noted his stepson's angered facial expression. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Claire broke up with me." muttered Richard, acidly. He was obviously angry about the whole problem he was experiencing.
Squid sighed, "Ya ok?"
"Kinda. Where's mom?" asked Richard.
Squid thought for a brief moment and then remembered. "She's at Shaily's. She'll be back soon, promise." Richard leaned back on the couch and stared up at the ceiling.
"Hey Alan? Did you and mom ever have problems when you two dated?" Squid laughed and raked his fingers through his dark brown hair. He nodded at his stepson. Richard stared blankly. "Really?" Richard whispered, shocked. Squid nodded again and Richard blinked. "Wow. Like what?" he asked Squid.
Squid smiled, "Yer mother never told ya where me and her met did she?" Richard shook his head and looked at Squid, giving his stepfather his full attention. Squid took a sip of his Pepsi and started to explain the past to Richard. "Yer mother and I met a long time ago. I was only seventeen and she was sixteen. Well yer mother was the leader of one of the most infamous gangs in all of New Orleans."
"MOM WAS IN A GANG!?" shouted Richard, in complete disbelief. Squid smirked and nodded.
"Yes she was the leader of "The Strips" in New Orleans, but when she turned sixteen she and her gang shoplifted a K-Mart and well. They got caught. So they were given a choice to either go to jail or a working camp, Camp Green Lake in Texas. Bri chose the camp, along with the rest of the gang. What they didn't know about the camp was that it was an ALL BOYS camp. When they got there. That's when I first met Brianna."
"You met Mom at a correctional camp!?" gapped Richard.
Squid nodded and laughed at the same time. "We had problems too. After we got out of camp. well I'll let yer mother explain what happened there. We were out of the camp and I was eighteen and Brianna was seventeen and she had gotten into drugs. We had many arguments until she slapped me and stormed off. After that she tried to commit suicide, ended up in the hospital, and I became protective as hell to her."
Richard was listening intently to every word his stepfather was saying. He had no idea this had happened to them.
"Well Bri and I had a lot of ups and downs. We argued about really dumb things but everything worked out in the end. I mean from the moment we first kissed. I KNEW we were meant for each other. I mean it felt so right," Squid explained.
Richard sighed, "How didya know that Mom was the one?"
"I dunno. There was just this feelin' I had when we first kissed. That it was meant to be together forever. You'll know when it happens Richard. Obviously Claire's not the one for ya right now, but ya will find the one yer meant for. I promise ya that," Squid assured Richard, smiling. Richard gave Squid a slight side smile. Richard got up from the couch and looked at Squid as he exited the living room.
"Thanks Alan," Richard told him.
"Anytime."
***
It was Richard's graduation and Brianna couldn't be any prouder of her son. He was graduating from school and heading off to New Orleans University like she had. She almost started crying. Squid put his arm around Brianna's shoulder and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Richard and his class finished their graduation about two hours later.
Brianna hugged her son and Squid smiled at his stepson. "Oh Richard," cooed Brianna, tearfully. "I'm so happy. I can't believe ya did it! I'm so proud of ya!" She hugged Richard again and this time she broke down into a severe cry.
"Thanks Mom," Richard said, smiling as well. He looked over his mother's shoulder and saw someone leaning against a tree. The man was staring at Richard, and he looked oddly familiar. Richard pushed away from his mother and studied the man in the distance. Brianna turned to see what her son was looking at.
She blinked, "Richard what?"
He pointed over at the man in the distance. "There, look." He told his mother. Brianna looked over at the man staring at them intently. "Can we see who it is, Mom?" asked Richard, hopefully. He wanted to investigate. She nodded and had Squid come along with them as they approached the man in the distance. When Brianna had gotten a very good look of the man she gasped and stumbled, falling back onto Squid, who thankfully caught her. Richard's eyes widened in shock. Squid glared deathly at the man.
"M-M-Marcus. What're ya doin'. Alive?!" stuttered Brianna.
"Dad?" asked Richard, uneasy. Squid remained silent but not taking his eyes off the raven-haired boy with navy blue eyes in front of him.
"I have a right to see my son graduate, Brianna," hissed Mad Dog.
"But yer supposed to be dead?! I SAW YA!" Brianna screamed.
Mad Dog smirked. "How the hell can ya be sure what the fuck ya saw? I faked it. Just to drive ya mad. But I won't meddle in yer business anymore. I've lost ya. And I'll never get ya back. I just want my son."
"No!" shouted Richard.
"What didya say?!" growled Mad Dog.
Richard glared at his father. "First of all I'm over eighteen. I'm officially an adult. Second off. Ya lied to me about Mom. Ya raped her! How couldya lie to me like that and hurt MY MOTHER like that?! I want nothin' more to do with ya! I HATE YOU!"
Mad Dog stared. "Yer my son."
"No I'm not."
"Marcus let it go." whispered Brianna. Mad Dog glared at Brianna and muttered a few swear words under his breath. Brianna kept her distance from the man who had raped her when she had only been fourteen. "Please, Marcus just go," pleaded Brianna.
Mad Dog took a step toward Brianna and she backed away. He smirked. "How dare ya even try to stand up to me. Ya can't even stand the fact that a I take a step toward ya." Brianna twitched slightly with anger and frustration. She approached Mad Dog out of her own free will and slapped him dead in the face. He stared back at her, shocked and infuriated. He grabbed her wrist and shoved her away, letting go of her wrist. "Don't hit me," he hissed. "Don't ya ever hit me." Squid stepped between Brianna and Mad Dog. "Outta the way ya pretty boy." growled Mad Dog (A/N: AHAHAHA! SHANNON!!).
"Don't come near her," mumbled Squid, angrily. Brianna came on the right side of Squid. She looked at him pleadingly. He sighed and backed away from Brianna. She glared at Mad Dog deathly.
She whispered, "Don't call Alan a pretty boy!"
"Make me, slut."
"DON'T CALL MY MOTHER A SLUT YA RAPIST!" shouted Richard unable to control the anger that had built inside of him. "YOU'LL NEVER BE MY FATHER!" Mad Dog's face paled in shock.
"W-w-what?" stuttered Mad Dog, looking down at the ground.
"You'll never be my father."
Mad Dog looked into Brianna's eyes. Tears were shining in them. "Marcus?" asked Brianna.
"You won Bri." whispered Mad Dog. "I won't ever bother ya again. But. Just lemme see my son every so often. Please?"
Brianna sighed and looked up at the blue sky above her. She was contemplating on her decision. She took a deep breath and looked at Mad Dog. "You can see him once a month. And that's it." Brianna said, firmly. Mad Dog nodded.
"Bri. Can I talk to ya?" asked Mad Dog, hopefully. Brianna looked at Squid nervously.
Squid nodded, "I'll be right here. He won't do anything." She smiled and turned to Mad Dog and nodded. Brianna and Mad Dog walked off not to far from Squid and Richard, but far enough so Squid and Richard couldn't hear what was being said.
Mad Dog looked Brianna in the eyes. "I'm sorry."
"What?"
"I'm sorry. For everything. I've done to ya." Mad Dog added. Brianna stared. "I know sorry doesn't really do anything to get rid of everything I've put ya through but I am truly sorry. I'm tryin' my best to straighten out. After I found out you were married and were pregnant when I last saw ya. It made me realize that ya weren't my baby anymore. You moved on with yer life. And I could do nothin' to stop it."
"Marcus," whispered Brianna.
"Stop. Bri just for goodbye's sake. Can I kiss ya?" Brianna backed away from him. "Just one kiss. please." Brianna glanced at Squid and sighed. She nodded. Mad Dog leaned into her and kissed Brianna lightly on the mouth and then pulled away. "Thanks," Mad Dog whispered. "I gotta go now. Just remember. I love ya always. But of course. ya don't because ya have a family and a husband. Bye." Mad Dog walked off.
Brianna watched him leave and she felt fresh tears well in her eyes. Squid came up to her and put his arms around her waist. "It's ok." he whispered. She turned to Squid and cried into his chest. He stared at her shocked.
"Thanks, Alan for bein' there for me."
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Charm: There ya have it! WOO! I hope ya liked this chapter.
Squid: --; It was horrible.
Charm: OH SHUT IT SQUID!
Squid: @@;;;; OK OK OK!!! *stops talking*
Charm: Anyway REVIEW! WOOO!
Squid: omg
Charm: Anyway. TIME FOR AN UPDATE! AND WARNING! THIS IS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE WARM AND FUZZY HAPPY SAD FICS! With a interesting twist.
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Raja: RYYYYYAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN! *pounces on him and pulls his hair*
Squid: RAJA! DON'T PULL PEOPLE'S HAIR!
Raja: Yes daddy.
Charm: Anyway. Onto the fic.
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Chapter Eighteen: Baby Goodbye
"Rich." Claire whispered, quietly. Richard smiled at his girlfriend. "We need to talk." Richard nodded and walked over to Claire's locker and greeted her with his charming smile. "Richard I think we should see different people now. I mean we're going to different colleges and we won't be able to see each other anymore."
"Are ya breakin' up with me?" asked Richard, softly. Claire nodded.
"I'm really sorry. But. We hafta."
"Whatever." muttered Richard walking off.
***
Richard came into his home and threw his backpack onto the floor, angrily. He walked over to the couch and sat down. He turned on the TV, waiting for his mother to come in. Squid walked into the living room with a Pepsi in his hand. "Hey Rich," Squid said, sitting down on the recliner. He noted his stepson's angered facial expression. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Claire broke up with me." muttered Richard, acidly. He was obviously angry about the whole problem he was experiencing.
Squid sighed, "Ya ok?"
"Kinda. Where's mom?" asked Richard.
Squid thought for a brief moment and then remembered. "She's at Shaily's. She'll be back soon, promise." Richard leaned back on the couch and stared up at the ceiling.
"Hey Alan? Did you and mom ever have problems when you two dated?" Squid laughed and raked his fingers through his dark brown hair. He nodded at his stepson. Richard stared blankly. "Really?" Richard whispered, shocked. Squid nodded again and Richard blinked. "Wow. Like what?" he asked Squid.
Squid smiled, "Yer mother never told ya where me and her met did she?" Richard shook his head and looked at Squid, giving his stepfather his full attention. Squid took a sip of his Pepsi and started to explain the past to Richard. "Yer mother and I met a long time ago. I was only seventeen and she was sixteen. Well yer mother was the leader of one of the most infamous gangs in all of New Orleans."
"MOM WAS IN A GANG!?" shouted Richard, in complete disbelief. Squid smirked and nodded.
"Yes she was the leader of "The Strips" in New Orleans, but when she turned sixteen she and her gang shoplifted a K-Mart and well. They got caught. So they were given a choice to either go to jail or a working camp, Camp Green Lake in Texas. Bri chose the camp, along with the rest of the gang. What they didn't know about the camp was that it was an ALL BOYS camp. When they got there. That's when I first met Brianna."
"You met Mom at a correctional camp!?" gapped Richard.
Squid nodded and laughed at the same time. "We had problems too. After we got out of camp. well I'll let yer mother explain what happened there. We were out of the camp and I was eighteen and Brianna was seventeen and she had gotten into drugs. We had many arguments until she slapped me and stormed off. After that she tried to commit suicide, ended up in the hospital, and I became protective as hell to her."
Richard was listening intently to every word his stepfather was saying. He had no idea this had happened to them.
"Well Bri and I had a lot of ups and downs. We argued about really dumb things but everything worked out in the end. I mean from the moment we first kissed. I KNEW we were meant for each other. I mean it felt so right," Squid explained.
Richard sighed, "How didya know that Mom was the one?"
"I dunno. There was just this feelin' I had when we first kissed. That it was meant to be together forever. You'll know when it happens Richard. Obviously Claire's not the one for ya right now, but ya will find the one yer meant for. I promise ya that," Squid assured Richard, smiling. Richard gave Squid a slight side smile. Richard got up from the couch and looked at Squid as he exited the living room.
"Thanks Alan," Richard told him.
"Anytime."
***
It was Richard's graduation and Brianna couldn't be any prouder of her son. He was graduating from school and heading off to New Orleans University like she had. She almost started crying. Squid put his arm around Brianna's shoulder and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Richard and his class finished their graduation about two hours later.
Brianna hugged her son and Squid smiled at his stepson. "Oh Richard," cooed Brianna, tearfully. "I'm so happy. I can't believe ya did it! I'm so proud of ya!" She hugged Richard again and this time she broke down into a severe cry.
"Thanks Mom," Richard said, smiling as well. He looked over his mother's shoulder and saw someone leaning against a tree. The man was staring at Richard, and he looked oddly familiar. Richard pushed away from his mother and studied the man in the distance. Brianna turned to see what her son was looking at.
She blinked, "Richard what?"
He pointed over at the man in the distance. "There, look." He told his mother. Brianna looked over at the man staring at them intently. "Can we see who it is, Mom?" asked Richard, hopefully. He wanted to investigate. She nodded and had Squid come along with them as they approached the man in the distance. When Brianna had gotten a very good look of the man she gasped and stumbled, falling back onto Squid, who thankfully caught her. Richard's eyes widened in shock. Squid glared deathly at the man.
"M-M-Marcus. What're ya doin'. Alive?!" stuttered Brianna.
"Dad?" asked Richard, uneasy. Squid remained silent but not taking his eyes off the raven-haired boy with navy blue eyes in front of him.
"I have a right to see my son graduate, Brianna," hissed Mad Dog.
"But yer supposed to be dead?! I SAW YA!" Brianna screamed.
Mad Dog smirked. "How the hell can ya be sure what the fuck ya saw? I faked it. Just to drive ya mad. But I won't meddle in yer business anymore. I've lost ya. And I'll never get ya back. I just want my son."
"No!" shouted Richard.
"What didya say?!" growled Mad Dog.
Richard glared at his father. "First of all I'm over eighteen. I'm officially an adult. Second off. Ya lied to me about Mom. Ya raped her! How couldya lie to me like that and hurt MY MOTHER like that?! I want nothin' more to do with ya! I HATE YOU!"
Mad Dog stared. "Yer my son."
"No I'm not."
"Marcus let it go." whispered Brianna. Mad Dog glared at Brianna and muttered a few swear words under his breath. Brianna kept her distance from the man who had raped her when she had only been fourteen. "Please, Marcus just go," pleaded Brianna.
Mad Dog took a step toward Brianna and she backed away. He smirked. "How dare ya even try to stand up to me. Ya can't even stand the fact that a I take a step toward ya." Brianna twitched slightly with anger and frustration. She approached Mad Dog out of her own free will and slapped him dead in the face. He stared back at her, shocked and infuriated. He grabbed her wrist and shoved her away, letting go of her wrist. "Don't hit me," he hissed. "Don't ya ever hit me." Squid stepped between Brianna and Mad Dog. "Outta the way ya pretty boy." growled Mad Dog (A/N: AHAHAHA! SHANNON!!).
"Don't come near her," mumbled Squid, angrily. Brianna came on the right side of Squid. She looked at him pleadingly. He sighed and backed away from Brianna. She glared at Mad Dog deathly.
She whispered, "Don't call Alan a pretty boy!"
"Make me, slut."
"DON'T CALL MY MOTHER A SLUT YA RAPIST!" shouted Richard unable to control the anger that had built inside of him. "YOU'LL NEVER BE MY FATHER!" Mad Dog's face paled in shock.
"W-w-what?" stuttered Mad Dog, looking down at the ground.
"You'll never be my father."
Mad Dog looked into Brianna's eyes. Tears were shining in them. "Marcus?" asked Brianna.
"You won Bri." whispered Mad Dog. "I won't ever bother ya again. But. Just lemme see my son every so often. Please?"
Brianna sighed and looked up at the blue sky above her. She was contemplating on her decision. She took a deep breath and looked at Mad Dog. "You can see him once a month. And that's it." Brianna said, firmly. Mad Dog nodded.
"Bri. Can I talk to ya?" asked Mad Dog, hopefully. Brianna looked at Squid nervously.
Squid nodded, "I'll be right here. He won't do anything." She smiled and turned to Mad Dog and nodded. Brianna and Mad Dog walked off not to far from Squid and Richard, but far enough so Squid and Richard couldn't hear what was being said.
Mad Dog looked Brianna in the eyes. "I'm sorry."
"What?"
"I'm sorry. For everything. I've done to ya." Mad Dog added. Brianna stared. "I know sorry doesn't really do anything to get rid of everything I've put ya through but I am truly sorry. I'm tryin' my best to straighten out. After I found out you were married and were pregnant when I last saw ya. It made me realize that ya weren't my baby anymore. You moved on with yer life. And I could do nothin' to stop it."
"Marcus," whispered Brianna.
"Stop. Bri just for goodbye's sake. Can I kiss ya?" Brianna backed away from him. "Just one kiss. please." Brianna glanced at Squid and sighed. She nodded. Mad Dog leaned into her and kissed Brianna lightly on the mouth and then pulled away. "Thanks," Mad Dog whispered. "I gotta go now. Just remember. I love ya always. But of course. ya don't because ya have a family and a husband. Bye." Mad Dog walked off.
Brianna watched him leave and she felt fresh tears well in her eyes. Squid came up to her and put his arms around her waist. "It's ok." he whispered. She turned to Squid and cried into his chest. He stared at her shocked.
"Thanks, Alan for bein' there for me."
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Charm: There ya have it! WOO! I hope ya liked this chapter.
Squid: --; It was horrible.
Charm: OH SHUT IT SQUID!
Squid: @@;;;; OK OK OK!!! *stops talking*
Charm: Anyway REVIEW! WOOO!