Charm: Hello everyone! Well I'm gonna update again lol. This is gonna be a real upsetting chapter for all you Bri/Squid fans. I was experimating with it yesterday when I was IMing Shannon. She was crying I think because of it. Now i'm gonna bring in the warning person to warn you all about this chapter.

WARNING: DRINKING, DRUNKNESS, CHEATING, AND LYING IN THIS CHAPTER!

Charm: Thank you Warning... You may leave.

Warning: Ok. *leaves*

Squid: HOW COME IT GETS TO LEAVE AND I CA- *charm steps in front of him*

Charm: Enjoy this chapter ^^

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Chapter Nineteen: Message In A Bottle

"Alan sweetie," Brianna said, digging through the cabniet. "Couldya c'mere?" she asked. Squid smiled and came into the kitchen. He put his arms around her neck. Brianna laughed and turned around to face Squid. He pecked her lightly on the cheek, set her up to sit on the counter and tilted his head.

"What?" he asked.

"Couldya go to the store for me? I gotta go shopping for Mitchell's birthday party. So I need ya to buy me some stuff while I'm at the grocery." Brianna said, smiling. Squid rolled his eyes until Brianna put her arms around his neck. "Honey, please..." she said, looking pleading in the face. Squid laughed and nodded. "Good!"Brianna said, kissing Squid lightly on the mouth.

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Squid was at a J.C. Penny's, with Mitchell, looking for a new pair of shoes for him. Brianna had Raja at the grocery store. Squid hated shopping, he thought it made him look real sissy like. "Hey Squid!" said a familar voice from behind him. He turned to see Shaily. He smiled.

"Hey Shaily. Where's Zigzag and the rest of yer little crew?" asked Squid. She laughed nervously.

"At the doctor's gettin' my appointments for my chemo. I couldn't do it, so I went shopping to get my mind off things." Shaily replied, darkly. Squid shut his mouth, and beating himself up inside for not remembering Shaily had leukemia.

Squid looked around briefly. "I'm here looking for some new shoes for Mitchell for his little party this weekend." He rolled his eyes. "Bri's makin' me. She hasn't been much fun for the past few months."

"She's got a family, Squid, and she has you."

"I know but..."

Shaily and Squid started to walk around the JC Penny's together with Mitchell grabbing boxes of his favorite shoes. "But what?" SHaily asked. Squid sighed.

"She never wants to do anythin' anymore... Not with me anyway..." Squid whined. Shaily smiled. Squid smiled back. "I know we've got two kids and one's in college and Raja startin' school next year... and Mitchell's in school and we both have jobs to take care of... I just want what we had back when we were married five years... I mean that anniversary was the best one we had... and since then..."

"And since then, what?" asked Shaily curiously. Squid went to the check out counter and paid for Mitchell's four pairs of shoes he wanted. Shaily followed them outside. "Answer my question Squid..."

"I feel like she doesn't love me, anymore."

"Dad! I'm gonna go get into the truck ok?" informed Mitchell, butting into the conversation. Squid nodded and watched Mitchell go and get into Squid's truck. Squid laughed and shook his head.

Squid turned back to Shaily. The wind suddenly blew a sudden gust and Shaily's long blonde hair was caught in the breeze. "I don't know what to do anymore, Shaily..." Squid sighed. "I love her more than anything and I want to show her how much I love her, but she never lets me anymore." He looked into Shaily's ocean blue eyes. She looked thoughtfully back at him.

"Everything'll be ok..." Shaily whispered. She looked away quickly from Squid. She had gotten a nervous feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"Shaily?" asked Squid. She turned to him. "You ok?" he asked. She shook her head. "What's wrong?"

"I'm scared..." she whispered to him, almost crying. Squid sighed and made Shaily look him in the face.

"Everything's gonna be ok," Squid assured. Then faster than light itself Squid leaned into Shaily and their lips met in a kiss.

***

Brianna had pulled up into the store next to the JC Penny's. She was waiting for Squid and Mitchell. She looked out her window and saw Shaily and Squid...kissing... She started at them briefly and then rushed out of the JC Penny's parking lot. She drove back home and waited in the kitchen for Squid to come home. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. How could he do this?!

***

About two hour later, Squid returned home. He found his wife sitting in the kitchen drinking a glass of water. "Hey baby," he said coming up to her leaning in for a kiss. She turned away. "Brianna?" asked Squid.

"I saw ya with Shaily today..." Brianna stated.

"She says hey," Squid retorted, turning away.

"You were kissin'..." whispered Brianna. "Don't lie to me either I saw it!" Squid stared at her. "I want ya out of this house Alan..."

"WHAT!?" shouted Squid, angrily.

"GET OUT!"

Squid stormed up to his room and slammed the door behind him. Brianna yelled curse after curse at Squid until she cried. She couldn't take this. She ran over to the liquor cabniet and pulled out three bottles of liquor and downed them completely. She laid down on the couch and passed out. From her hand, a liquor bottle roll out of her hand and onto the floor. She was out cold.

***

Squid came out of his room, went downstairs, and into the living room. He saw Brianna passed out on the couch. "Brianna?" he asked. She wouldn't get up. He saw the three liquor bottles on the floor around the couch. Squid felt Brianna's forehead. She felt fine to him. Squid kneeled down beside Brianna and gently ran his finger through her hair. "I'm sorry," he told, quietly.

"Daddy?" asked Raja coming into the room. "What's wrong with momma?"

"Nothin'," whispered Squid. "She doesn't feel good right now ok, baby. You just go up into yer room right now ok..." Raja sighed and nodded. She went back upstairs. Squid lifted Brianna's head from the couch, sat down, and then placed her head on his lap. He turned the TV on and watched it for about two hours. He constantly looked down at Brianna... He felt guilty. He should've never kissed Shaily.

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It was after dinner time and Squid asked to talk to Brianna. She had cooled down and he thought it was a good time to talk to her about what had happened. Brianna had another idea.

"ALan I think we should go to counsling." She told him.

"WHAT!?" shouted Squid, in disbelief.

"Marriage cousling... I really think we should go... Just one appointment and if it doesn't work... Then we won't do it again. Please Alan... I don't wanna have our kids split up over a divorce."

Squid sighed. "Fine."

Brianna smiled and hugged him. "Thanks..."

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Charm: Ok there ya go and I'm too lazy to put up my muses lol. BYEEEE! REVIEW!!!!