AN: I hope you like this chapter! I decided to go with option two:

Emma and Peter end up going their separate ways. Peter takes off, decides he can't handle being a father. Elizabeth's cancer comes back and she dies.

Peter is still going to have contact with Elizabeth ,actually!!

I hope you like it! Sorry if I didn't choose your idea.

Chapter Thirteen

It's Back

Elizabeth Sierra Nelson-Stone was now twelve years old and had been perfectly healthy ever since she was a baby. The cancer hadn't returned, and it was hopeful that it never would.

Emma and Peter were going to get married and have more children, but it didn't work out. Peter wanted to explore the real world. He didn't want to be tied down with someone he dated in high school and had a child with. Peter moved to the states to attend college. He didn't exactly up and leave Emma. The two had talked about it for months. Emma decided that she'd go to a local university and work to pay for Elizabeth to go to daycare. Emma was now working full time and she and Elizabeth lived in their own house, small but never the less a house of their own.

Peter still had full contact with Elizabeth. He'd send her birthday cards and Christmas cards. He'd visit every summer. He paid Emma full child support. Emma was glad Peter was happy. Peter had just recently gotten married and he and his wife were planning on having children. That part hurt Emma. Peter had always told her they would get married and they would have more children together. Emma was dating some men, but she wasn't ready to officially settle down quite yet.

"Elizabeth, we have to leave now!" Emma called out to her daughter. It was two weeks after Elizabeth's twelfth birthday, which meant it was time for her yearly physical. At each physical Elizabeth would be tested to see if her cancer had come back. So far it hadn't so Emma wasn't too concerned, but she was still worried.

Emma and Elizabeth were waiting in the doctor's office for a long time. The doctor still hadn't come in with her test results.

"Mom, is something wrong? Usually the doctor doesn't take this long." Elizabeth said.

"I'm sure everything is fine sweetie." Emma said reassuringly.

Just then the doctor knocked and came in with a grim look on her face.

"Miss Nelson, could I please talk to you out in the hall for a moment?" The doctor questioned. Emma nodded.

"I'll be right back Liz." Emma said using Elizabeth's nickname.

Emma knew something was wrong.

"Miss Nelson, I'm afraid we've detected that Elizabeth's cancer has returned. We're not sure how bad it is, though. We need her to come back as soon as possible to be tested further. Once we know more we can decide what treatment is best for her at this time. I'm so sorry." The doctor said. Emma nodded, tears brimming in her eyes.

Elizabeth was twelve, but she knew what was wrong. Her cancer was back. The way her mom looked when she came back into the doctor's office confirmed it.

"It's back mom isn't it?" Elizabeth said looking at the floor. Emma nodded. She walked over to her daughter and hugged her tightly.

"We'll get through it. Everything will be fine."