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Ricky walked into the sitting room and sat down in the chair opposite the couch where his mother and father were sitting watching TV.

"Mom, dad can I talk to you?"

Squid reach over picked up the remote and then turned off the TV he sighed put his arm around Kandy and then looked Ricky in the eye. Ricky looked tired. He had bags under his eyes and his skin was pale. Kandy started playing with the end of her shirt which was a dead give away that she noticed too and was getting nervous.

"Sure Ricky, what's on your mind?"

Ricky sighed and looked at the floor. When he looked back up tears were falling from his eyes.

"Mom, Dad I made a mistake…"

There was a pause and Ricky started crying harder. Kandy moved from the couch to the big chair and put her arm around Ricky.

"Baby, you know whatever it is you can tell us."

Ricky looked at his mom. He eyes looked worn and troubled. He tried to force a smile.

"Thanks mom. The thing is…well, Rachel and I were being stupid and we kinda got caught up in things and we didn't think about all the consequences and well…she is kinda pregnant now."

Kandy stared at her son. She had no idea what to say she looked at Squid for guidance, but without even glancing at Kandy he jumped out of his seat and started yelling at Ricky.

"Richard Matthew Smith do you have any idea what you have done? You got a girl pregnant and you are only seventeen years old! How could you have been so stupid? I knew that you made some mistakes sometimes, but I thought you knew better than to do something as bad as this! I know you were raised better than to go around knocking bitches up and-"

Kandy jumped up forced Squid back onto the couch.

"Squid do not use that term around here! I like Rachel and I don't want you calling her a bitch. Now, why don't we have a civilized…?" Kandy sighed and looked at her son with disappointed eyes but still sat down next to Squid and took his hand. "Let's try to have a civilized conversation about this."

Squid didn't say anything he only half laughed at this suggestion but he tried his best to listen.

"Well, like I said we just got caught up and we weren't thinking. It is all my fault! I never should have done that to her."

Ricky put his head in his hands and continued to cry.

"What am I going to do? Her mom and dad said that we either have to get married or she can't live with them. They have already kicked her out and she has to live with her friends. I don't want to marry her because I don't love her…not to mention I am only seventeen! What am I going to do with a wife?"

"Ricky, have you talked to Rachel about this?"

Ricky nodded.

"Yah she doesn't want to get married. I think she wants an abortion."

Squid stood up again and walked up to his son and looked him in the eye.

"This is bullshit! You two had sex and now you're going to get an abortion and you think that will make everything all better?"

Squid walked past his wife and son and walked out the door and mumbled something about going for a walk. He left Kandy and Ricky alone to talk.

"Mom, I am really sorry I just don't know what to do! I am not ready to be a father I can barely handle myself! There is no way I can handle a child!"

Kandy thought about how much Ricky sounded like Squid when she first told him she was pregnant. Kandy motioned for Ricky to come and sit down next to her. When he did she put her arm around him.

"Ricky I am so disappointed in you! I know you were taught better than this! I just understand what made you think it was ok to have unprotected sex with someone you didn't even love. I know you know what the consequences are and getting caught up in the moment is not a valid excuse. I don't know what we're going to do. Your father and I had Nevaeh when we were in our twenties and we still suffered because we were so young. Even though you kids are the best things that we could ever ask for, it was still one of the hardest things we have ever gone through."

Kandy got up and left Ricky sitting on the couch alone. She walked into the garage and started the car. She pulled out of the drive way and went to go looking for Squid.

Ricky and Rachel got the abortion and Rachel was disowned by her parents. Rachel lived with Squid and Kandy for a few months, but then things got too awkward because Ricky and Rachel broke up, so she lived with one of her friends until she moved into her own house.

4 years later:

Squid looked out the window of the plane. He thought about everything he had done to his mother. He thought about the times he had called her a bitch and said he hated her, and he thought about the times he picked her up and carried her to the couch when she was passed out form drinking so much. His chest started to tighten. Squid's mom was only sixty eight when she died. Her heart stopped working one night. The doctors said it was because of all the drinking she did when she was younger. She left her son when he was still relatively young. She left her son with nothing but guilty memories and debts.

Squid sat on the plane in silence for the four and a half hour flight from New York to Missouri. Squid's mom was being buried in Missouri in a small Catholic cemetery by where their trailer had been. Squid thought this was that it was a little ironic that so many times he wished she was dead, but now that she was he was returning to the same place wishing more than anything she was still alive. When the plane landed Squid got down his luggage from the over head compartment and got off the plane.

The airport was cold, but Squid felt hot. He felt almost ashamed to be back in the place where he had last seen his mother. It had been almost an entire year since he last saw her.

Flashback:

"Alan sweetie you make sure you call me if you need anything…alright?"

"Mom, I not still a little kid I can handle things on my own."

Squid's mom hugged Squid and held him tight.

"I don't care how old you are…you are never too old to need your mother's help."

"Alright mom, if I need you I promise I will call. The same goes for you too! if you need my you make sure you call and I will be down here in only a few hours…alright?"

"Alright baby."

Squid's mom let him go and she turned to her grandchildren and daughter-in-law.

"You make sure to come and visit your grandmother alright?"

The three children nodded and each hugged their grandma. Squid's mom hugged Kandy and kissed her on the cheek.

"Take care of my baby boy alright?"

"Alright."

"You mean a whole lot to him and you mean a whole lot to me, so take care of yourself."

"Ok."

"It was nice seeing you again mom."

"Nice seeing you too."

They hugged one last time and then turned around and boarded the plane leaving Squid's mom yelling after them.

"Have a nice flight!"

End of Flashback:

Squid could feel the tight feeling rising from his chest to his throat. He blinked back tears as he went out through security and signaled a cab. He drove to Orchid Island assisted living facility and he went up to his mother's room and met Kandy. She was waiting for him because she had taken the earlier flight that only had one seat on it to avoid missing Squid's mom's funeral because they were no other flights available. She had come down a few hours before and got a head start on the packing. She had almost everything in boxes or piles. She smiled and hugged and kissed Squid when she saw him.

"How was your flight?"

"Alright. You sure got a lot done."

"Yah well things were really boring without you."

Squid forced a smile and hugged his wife back.

"I missed you."

"I missed you too."

For the rest of the night Kandy and Squid packed up his mother things and then around eight thirty they checked into their hotel. They were both exhausted.

"When are the kids flying out?" Squid took off everything except his boxers and neatly put them away in his suitcase.

"Tomorrow morning. They're going to meet us at the funeral."

Squid nodded and sat down in the bed. Kandy sat down next to him and wrapped her arms around him.

"We have gotten through so much together and I know that we can get through this too. When your mom said good-bye to us the last time we came to visit she made me promise that I would take care of you and I intend to do that." Kandy kissed Squid on the cheek and gentle rubbed his knee. "Trust me things will get better eventually."

Squid shrugged and got underneath the covers.

"I hope so."

The funeral:

Squid looked back at the rows of seats in the church. Compared to the number of pews the church was almost empty, but all the people that had mattered to Squid's mom and Squid were at the funeral. In the front row Squid, Kandy, Nevaeh, Jessica, Ricky, Bruce, Jodi, Joey, Max, and Quincy were all seated. In the second and third rows all of the D-tent and their families were there. In the fourth and fifth rows sat random family members that Squid never really knew. Some of them he had no idea who they were and he assumed they were related to Bruce or Jodi.

After about thirty minutes Squid was asked to come and speak. Kandy knew how nervous Squid was and she tired to calm him down by kissing him on the cheek, but nothing helped. He got up walked up to the podium that stood at the front of the church behind the altar took and deep breath and started speaking.

"My mother is an inspiration to me. She has battled through so much and she still managed to take care of me. Sure, she got off to a rough start early in her life, but she spent the rest of her days trying to make up for it. When I was little my mom use to make my lunches and take me to the park, but then she discovered alcohol and that would eventually shorten her life, but a short life does not mean a bad one.

My mom battled alcoholism for years and she had the strength to stay sober for over twenty years. She did it for me. She thought she had ruined my life and she wanted to make things better. During a point in my life I hated her for what she was doing to me, but by the end she was one of the most important people to me. She means so much to me. My mom has inspired many people to fight alcohol and to win the battle, but my mom was more than an inspiration…she was one of the best mothers anyone could ask for.

My mom genuinely cared about me and loved me. She helped me with bullies, scared away monsters from under my bed, and continued to protect me for the rest of her life. I use to tell my mom that I hated her and I wished she was dead and I told her she was ruining my life and that she was the worse mom in the world…and she still managed to love me.

My mother was an amazing person and she showed me, my friends, and my family more love than anyone could ever expect. She has been through so much and she has taught me more. I wish I could say more about how much I loved her and how much she meant to me and so many other people. She was an amazing woman. I love you mom and I am really going to miss you."

Squid stepped down from the podium and everyone clapped. Squid took his spot between Kandy and Jessica. A few tears escaped from his eyes but he quickly wiped them. The priest said a few more words and then everyone exited the church and went to the burial grounds that were just behind the church.

Everyone gathered around the casket and said nice things about Squid mom. Squid started by putting flowers on the casket and everyone followed. By the time everyone was finished the coffin was covered with beautiful flowers. Squid smiled. He thought about how much his mom loved flowers. The priest said a few more words and then the funeral ended. The guys of D-tent came up to Squid and said comforting words. Squid forced a smile and thanked them for coming. X-ray laughed.

"What you think our bestest buddy could be in trouble and we wouldn't help him out? I mean you're basically family and so your mom was practically our mom. She was an awesome lady we're all going to miss her a lot."

"Thanks X-ray."

Then X-ray did something he didn't do a lot he grabbed Squid and hugged him. Squid laughed.

"X, are you getting a soft side?"

X-ray quickly let go and shook Squid's hand.

"Nope I just thought you looked like you needed a little X-ray loving."

They both laughed and after another hour everyone said their good-byes and left until it was only Squid and Kandy. Nevaeh had a family of her own and they left a little bit ago and Jessica was with Magnet's daughter Isabel (they use to play together all the time when they were younger and also went to high school together.) Ricky went with Magnet's other daughter Michelle who was very pretty and always had a thing for Ricky. This left Kandy and Squid. Kandy wrapped her arms around Squid.

"Are you gonna come with me back to the hotel?"

"Nah…I think I am going to go for a walk around here. I'll be back later."

Kandy kissed Squid.

"Alright, well be careful!"

"Ok."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Kandy got into her car and drove away. Squid turned in the other direction and started walking towards the trailer park. He walked past his old house and the park he use to play at and then he walked past his old schools. He continued to walk for hours until he finally ended back at the hotel where he went upstairs and went to sleep without saying anything more than "good night" to Kandy.

The next morning Squid was in a better mood and actually spoke during the flight home. he was still a little shocked at how everything happened so fast, but everything was starting to slowly sink in. It would take a while for Squid to recover, but Kandy was going to keep her promise and take care of Squid as best as she could.

Sad chapter I know! But please please please review! Thanks everyone who reviewed, but I really want to know what people think because this is the last story in the Kandy series!