Angel's Lullaby

Breaking the News

Disclaimer: I own no one!

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1/12/05

Dear Mr. and Mr. Orton-Cena,

We here at Liberty Real estate are pleased to inform you that your bid on the house on Providence Road has been accepted. Your keys may be picked up once the down payment has cleared. Thank you for choosing Liberty Real Estate.

Sincerely,

Libby Webster

Silently, Randy had been hoping that their bid would be rejected. Now, they basically owned a house in Northbridge, Massachusetts. 'The Christmas House', as John called it was officially their own. It was a beautiful house and Randy loved it.

Unfortunately, moving meant leaving Trish.

Randy understood the small country house was the best place to raise their daughter. He understood it would teach her values unteachable in the city.

There was an unseen bond between Trish and Randy. When she was down, he sensed it and was always able to make her smile. When Randy's self esteem was at an all-time low, Trish always knew what to say to make him feel better about who he was.

Because of this bond, Randy was the one, telling her about their move.

"What's wrong?" Trish asked, daintily nibbling a mint ice cream cone. One hand held her ice cream, the other hand gently caressed her protrtuding belly.

"How do you know something's wrong?" Randy asked, struggling to hide the pain in his voice.

"You're trying to keep your tone of voice. The tone of your voice only changes when you get upset," she pointed out. Groaning, Randy felt foolish, for not realizing how well she knew him. "Rand, you can tell me anything. You always have,"

"We're moving," he blurted out. "After the baby comes," It came out sounding more insensitive than he meant it to. He had to tell her though. Having her find out any other way was not an option.

"Where?" Trish asked, blinking back tears. Randy was sure she was going to back out and keep the baby as her own.

"Massachusetts, the house we spent Christmas in," he said. Turning her back, she began to silently cry. Figuring out what was going on, he moved next to her and set her arm around her shoulder. "Why are you crying?"

"I don't want you to leave me. Who else will I vent on?" she murmured, not letting on how she truly felt. She was upset. Randy was her best friend. When he left, their baby would leave.

Since discovering she was pregnant, she had always thought of the baby as 'their' baby. She loved Randy with all her heart. She had from day one. She would always love Randy.

Having him leave would be one of the most difficult things for her to overcome.

"Sweetie, I'm two states over. Besides, I'm, I mean, we're not going to stop you from seeing the baby. We can never thank you enough for having this baby. Besides, who's she going to go to with guy problems? When she gets her first period? She may not have a mom in a traditional sense, but you'll be as close as she gets to a traditional mother," Randy explained. She cuddled into his arms. Next to Chris, he was the only man allowed to hold her like that.

"Do you still have your heart set on Rhiannon?" she asked, glancing up at him. Slowly, he nodded.

"I love that name! I can live with Meegan, though. As long as it's not Damiana, I'm happy," he murmured, patting her belly. She nodded, holding her hand over his.

They were the best of friends. Trish knew things that not even John knew about Randy. Randy knew things about Trish that nobody, not even her husband, knew about her.

Yet, there was one thing Randy didn't know and could never know.

Trish had been madly in love with him for years. If he had been straight, she would have confessed her feelings for him in a heartbeat. Yet, he was happy with John, which meant her feelings remained hidden.

She wasn't sure of much. Yet, she knew one thing.

Life without Randy right down the hall would be hard to adjust to.

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Okay, question to my readers. Do people want a sequel to Sand And Water? Techinically, Angel's Lullaby is a prequel. I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

JenLea

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