Chapter Fourteen: Last Night (Part Two)

Do you believe that things can change
Do you believe they stay the same
'Cause I don't need your light to light my way
I don't need it I'm wide awake

When I got home, I saw that familiar red-orange Civic parked outside my house. I went inside and found my parents and Jack watching some movie.

"Is Jay here?" I asked. "I saw his car outside."

"He's waiting for you in your room," my dad told me before turning back to the movie. Oh great. I really hope he's not here to try and convince me to change my mind. I slowly walked down to my room and saw Jay sitting on my bed, his head in his hands.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him, sitting next to him. "I hope you're not going to try and make me change my mind," I said. "Because I won't."

"No, Emma, I didn't. This isn't about you," he said, looking up at me. I could tell right away that he had been crying.

"What is it? Is this about Danica? That you won't be able to see her? Because you can visit her whenever you want. You just don't need to raise her," I explained.

"No, I won't be able to visit her. I know what I have to do. I came to say goodbye to her. And to you I guess," he said.

"What? Goodbye?" I was really confused.

"I'm leaving tonight Emma. I'm moving to Montreal. My stuff's all packed in the car," he explained.

"Montreal? Why Jay?" I felt the sudden urge to cry. Jay has become one of my closest friends in just these two weeks.

"There's something I never told you Emma. After you left for L.A., Alex found out she was pregnant. And the baby was mine," he confessed. My eyes got wide and I stared at him in disbelief.

"You have a baby?" I asked.

"I was so close to having a daughter. She would have been beautiful. But something went wrong. Alex miscarried at twenty-three weeks. I realized when I started taking care of Danica, I was letting her replace the daughter that I lost. And I can't let that happen anymore. Alex needs me, so I'm moving to Montreal to be with her. I love you Emma, and I love Danica, but this isn't my place anymore. I have to go."

He finished his story and I realized that I was crying. I realized how lucky I was to have my daughter in my life. Without a word, I handed Dani over to Jay. He held her close to him and let a few tears fall onto her cheek. After wiping them off, he hugged her, and then kissed her on the forehead. I watched as he held her until she fell asleep. He placed her in her crib.

"Goodbye baby, I love you so much." He turned to me and hugged me. Then he kissed me on the forehead, just at he had done to Danica. "Take care of yourself, okay? Can you promise me that?" I nodded my head.

"Goodbye Jay."

"Bye Emma." He turned to leave, but I wasn't ready to let go.

"Wait!" I called. "Just stay awhile longer. Please," I nearly begged him. Without saying a word, he lay down on my bed. I climbed next to him, laying my head on his chest, my tears soaking his shirt. I closed my eyes with Jay for the last time.

Last night's the last time
I'll shut my eyes

When I woke up; he was gone. I guess I slept through the night, because when I opened my eyes, I could see sunlight gleaming in my window. There's no telling how long Jay stayed. He could have left right after I fell asleep, but I like to think he stayed the night and left before I woke up. There was no note, no nothing.

I was sad that he was gone; but at the same time, I was happy that he came to say goodbye. I'm glad he and Alex will help each other through their loss. He would have been a good father to that baby though. I just know it.

I got up and went through my photo albums that were on the bottom shelf of my bookcase. I found the picture I was looking for. It was a picture of Jay and Danica that I had taken after his first day watching her. I found an empty picture frame in a box that was under my bed. It was from a long time ago when I moved from my room upstairs down into the basement. I put the picture in the frame and set it up next to Dani's crib. So she would always remember her Uncle Jay.

Maybe I'll even take her to visit him in Montreal some time, who knows. I bet Jay would like that. I stared off into space, imagining Jay driving away from his life here and driving towards his new life in Montreal. I hope he's happy right now, wherever he is.

I wanna leave my best side behind when I go
I want you to know that last night's the last time I'll run and hide
I wanna believe I lived my life on fire when I go
I want you to know

A/N: There's the second half. Sorry that it's really short, but the first half was probably my longest chapter that I've written for this story. I decided to be nice and not wait for 10 reviews before I posted this…but I know some people will be mad at me because of how this chapter ended. I have written up to chapter eighteen so far…The song is "Last Night" by Ryan Cabrera, he owns it. sethsduck17: Craig doesn't go to their school anymore…Emma is in grade twelve now, so Craig has already graduated. knightsgurl: I loved your review…it was great! Jackie: no, she has no other friend getting married lol…that was funny though. WishinWell43: I know you said you don't like Jay sensitive…but love tends to do that to some people. I just like writing him that way. Well everyone, thanks for the reviews…I hope you'll keep reviewing; it means a lot to me.