"Kandy are you ok?"

Squid walked over to the park bench and put his arm around Kandy. She was still crying and slightly shaking.

"¡Ningún no soy aceptable! ¿quiénes dosifican a su madre piensan que ella es? ¡no necesitamos su permiso de conseguir casados! ¡usted debe haber oído las cosas que ella dijo a mí! ¡Estoy apesadumbrado pero su madre está siendo una perra verdadera! ¡realmente la deseé como a mí, pero conjeturo que nunca sucederá!"

Translated No I am not ok! Who dose your mother think she is? We do not need her permission to get married! You should have heard the things she said to me! I'm sorry but your mother is being a real bitch! I really wanted her to like me, but I guess that will never happen!

"Kandy stop you're talking in Spanish!"

This always happened whenever Kandy got really upset. He knew that she must be saying really mean thing about his mom, but he didn't want to ask her what she was saying.

"Sorry…she just has no right to say what she did! So what if my mom and dad are gone! At least they loved me!"

Squid was trying everything to comfort her.

"It's ok."

"No it's not ok! You don't know what it feels like to have to walk down the aisle alone! I am getting married and my mom and dad won't be there! If we have kids they won't be there for that! They will not be there for anything!"

Squid had never thought about it, but she was right. At least Squid's parents were alive. True one of them was a dusch bag, and the other was just acting like it, but they were alive. He didn't know what to say to her. He didn't know what it felt like to have someone really close to you die.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Sorry for what?"

"For going to dinner…for leaving you and mom alone."

"It's not your fault she turned into a weirdo!"

"Well, do you think you could say you're sorry of something? I really want you guys to get along."

"You want me to say I'm sorry? She is the one who should be apologizing! She called me a whore and a bitch! I tried to be nice to her, but she just went all crazy on me!"

"Well look, I left her alone to come and find you and I think she was really upset. I need you to come back there with me because I am not leaving you here alone, and I don't want her alone either." "You don't have to say sorry" Squid quickly added when he saw the look on Kandy's face.

"Fine."

"I love you!"

Kandy sighed.

"I love you too."

Back at Squid's house

The two turned the corner and started to walk down Squid's street. Once they got half way up they saw flashing lights.

"Oh no! I hope nobody got hurt or anything! Which house are they coming from?"

Squid craned his neck to see over the hill, and then stopped dead in his tracks.

"Mine!"

They both ran the last few hundred feet to his house. They pushed past the ambulance and the people loading a woman on it. Squid found a police officer and started to ask him questions.

"What is going on? Who got hurt? What happened to her? Is she going to be ok?"

"Is this your mother?"

"Yes!"

"We got a call from a lady who lives her. She said she found your mom lying face down and unconscious in the kitchen when she got home. We suspect that there was alcohol involved here…"

Jodi came running up to the two kids.

"Alan! I came home and I found your mom passed out! Where were you? What happened?"

She pulled Squid into a very tight hug and pulled him into the house. Kandy and Squid told her everything that happened that night.

"It's is my entire fault. I said some really mean things to her! What was I thinking?"

"No Kelly it isn't your fault. She was just upset and didn't know what to do with her pain."

Kandy began to cry. She felt so guilty. Even though no one was blaming her she still felt she was responsible.

"Well come on…we better get down to the hospital."

Who was silent almost the entire time finally came to life as he grabbed a jacket and almost ran out into the car with Kandy and Jodi following close behind.

They got to the hospital fifteen minutes later. Then after another five passed they were finally allowed into Squid's mom's room. They walked into the room and stared at the motionless body that was in the bed. Squid looked like he was close to crying. Both Jodi and Kandy thought he needed to be alone with his mom, so they left without saying a word.

Squid walked over to the edge of the bed and looked at his mom. There were tubes, wires, and strings coming from all places on his mother's body. It was almost too much for him to handle. She looked dead, but the heart monitor hanging on the wall indicated otherwise. He reached out a hand and gently shook his mother.

"Mom? Mom are you awake?"

There was silence. She didn't move.

"Mom! Mom please wake up!"

Squid began to cry. He laid his head on the edge of her bed. He felt his head being touched by a hand. He looked up and saw his mom awake and gently stroking his head.

"I really messed things up this time didn't I?"

Her voice was tired and was hoarse. You could tell just from listening to her that she had been through a lot. Her eyes looked worn, but concerned.

"Mom why did you do it?"

"Well, I was just so mad and I thought that you were going to leave me for her so I just started yelling at her-"

"No mom, I meant why did you have a drink? You have been sober for over a year now! Why would you throw that all away?"

Squid's mom looked away from her son. She looked ashamed. She never had the strength he did.

"I didn't know what else to do. I thought maybe if I just had one things would get better. But now I guess you really are going to leave me…"

"Mom I was never going to leave you! Just because I am getting married it doesn't mean I am never going to see you again. I want to be around you, and help you get totally sober!"

"But I ruined your life when you were a kid!"

"But you're trying to make up for it! You didn't give up! That means so much more!"

Squid was now crying instead of just a few tears. His mom lifted up a hand and wiped them away.

"I just want to be the best mom that I can."

"You are! I love you mom!"

"I love you too."

Now they were both crying. If the setting wasn't so sad it might have looked funny. Squid's mom was a very small lady and she was now holding a very tall and strong boy. They cried a few more tears until there was a knock on the wall next to the curtain. It was Kandy and Jodi. As soon as Kandy saw Squid's mom awake she ran over to her and hugged her.

"I am so sorry. I shouldn't have said those things to you! You probably think I am a horrible person right now!"

"No I don't think you are a horrible person. You stuck up for yourself. You have strength and that is something I have always admired about you! That strength is what will get you through the hard times! I didn't have that strength, so that is why I turned to alcohol. I am the one who should be sorry. Alan would be lucky to have a girl like you in his life."

"Mom are you saying you don't hate the idea of us getting married?"

"Yes. Kelly, you make my son happy and that should be a good enough reason for anyone. It would be an honor to have you as a daughter-in-law."

Now everyone was crying including Jodi who was silent the whole time. Squid's mom hugged Kandy for a long time. For the first time they were finally acting like family.

"I got so mad because I thought you didn't like me. You are the closet thing to a mother that I have and it really hurt me to see you mad at me."

"I just didn't want you to take my place."

"Ms. Smith I would never take your place!"

"You can call me mom; after all in a month we are going to be family."

Kandy beamed.

"Thanks!"

The doctor walked into the room and looked around at everyone and their tear stained eyes.

"Is this a bad time?"

"No! What is the news?"

Squid now looked serious. He looked from the doctor to his mom and then back to the doctor.

"Well, your mother consumed a large amount of alcohol, and in result she passed out. We got the alcohol out of her system. Now I need you to remove all alcohol from your house, and Ms. Smith I am sending you to counseling. I need you to do ten classes and you might need to return to rehab. Is that clear?"

Squid's mom nodded.

"Is my mom going to be ok?"

"I think she will be fine. We are going to keep her here over night, but tomorrow morning you can take her home with you."

"Alright thanks doctor!"

He left without another word, but handed Squid a slip of paper giving him information about the counseling his mom needed.

"Well you all better get back home before it gets too late. I will see you in the morning!"

"Are you going to be ok?"

Kandy was surprised that in such a short period of time her opinion of a person could change so much. Squid's mom smiled and took Kandy's hand.

"I am going to be just fine."

She kissed and hugged everyone before they left.

Yay! They like each other! It makes me sad when people hate each other! Please review, and thanks everyone who reviewed!

I was thinking for the wedding song maybe Take My Breath Away by Berlin. It is one of my favorite love songs. Although I did like the idea loudgirlkate had about I will always love you by Whitney Houston…ha-ha Whitney! Maybe they can have more than one! Tee hee. Please review! My next chapter will be up really soon! Maybe today because my mom is painting and I don't want to do any so if I look like I am working she won't make me!