Angel's Long Journey Home
They decided that from this day forward they spend every precious moment with each other that was possible.
Stella was being strong for her mom but when her and Mac was alone she finally broke down into tears; "saying why my mom, how can this be happening to us?" Stella cried out! But all Mac could say as he wrapped his loving arms around his girl saying "your not in this alone neither is your mom; I'm going to be here with you while your going through this right up to the end okay!"
With each passing day they found a new way to spend time with each other and at the end of the day Mac would bunk out on Angel's pull out bed so he could be there for Stella when her mom finally passes on.
This one-day Angel got up and felt rather weak so she told Mac and Stella go on to work cause Jessica was taking the kids to the zoo and then to the park that give her time to rest for the movies tonight at the drive-in, they hesitated but then agree to it, what angel didn't know was the three of them call one another and who's the closes to her drop's in checks on her without her knowing.
Well this time it was Jessica who stop in she had the kids wait in the front room just in case grandma was asleep she wasn't woke up with a giggle from one of them. She crept in very slow and quiet not to wake her and as she got closer she seen that she was in what look to be a deep sleep
Until she got right at the bed to see she wasn't breathing right and all "angel could say is call Mac to go get Stella I'm going now; I want see my grandkids now" so Jessica call for the kids as they came running in yelling grandma
We love you as usual Jessica told them to listen for right now grandma has something she wants to tell you and its very important that you listen okay? The two kids agreed; just then "grandma asked them to come to her once they were there she asked them if they remembered back a few months when she had call a family meeting to tell them about this day and I said that I be going to be with Jesus while the time has arrived so please be good for your mom and help her out every day;" no sooner did she say that Stella and Mac was there she looked at her daughter and "told her she loved her and that she's proud of her plus the career she chose take good care of her grand babies; and you Mac please take care of all of them especially her babies (all three) he winked at her as he smiled he promised her for life he said. Mac did as all of them to step out for just a second so he could say something to mom in private before she passes on; everyone left and shut the door and then Mac told Angel that he is going to marry Stella and adopt the two kids and one day hope to have one of his own with her after he told her that she smile and ask for all of them back in to be with her the kids on each side of her and Stella in her arms with her saying "How can I help you say Goodbye" and after that she pulled Stella to her chest and dies holding Stella!
Stella, kissed her mom's hand as tears flow down her face as she pulled her kids away "saying grandma is gone now to be with Jesus, she's out of the pain she was feeling
Mac walked over took the kids in one arm and Stella in the other telling them he's here and he loves them.
The next day Mac makes the funeral arrangements for Stella. They only had a one-day showing due the chemo she was taking. The actual funeral was at 1:00 p.m. Mac asked his boss if he could be spared for a little while so he could attend Angel's services? Sure just be back as soon as services is over.
At the funeral home Stella started feeling sick at her stomach but she thought it was just all of the stress of her mom dying or the flu! They go to the grave services and the feeling is still there so Stella tells Mac she going to go home and laid down see if she can't get rid of this bug she picked up she him later.
At the door she wouldn't even let him kiss her by for fear it was the flu. While few days passes and she's still not any better so she goes see her family doctor, she runs all kinds of test and drawls blood sends it off and told her to "go home and stay until you hear from me okay; I've got a hutch of what it is but I want to be sure before I tell you!"