Chapter 2: Home Again

Nessie's POV

I could not believe that my mom was also sick. My loving, caring, and beautiful mother was also sick. Why? How was I going to tell my parents that I also had cancer? How was I going to tell them that I only had a few years to live? I didn't want to add to the stress and worry that they were already feeling with. But I had to tell them the truth. I could not keep this a secret from them.

I watched as my dad carried a sleeping Lisa upstairs. Belle, who also looked dead tired, followed him.

I sat in the living room as I waited for my dad to come back. I looked around the house and realized that not much had changed. There were more pictures of me then I remember. In most of the pictures I was either with my mom or my dad.

I realized that this was the only connection to me that they had. This was the only way that they could remember me. No matter how much I hurt them they still loved me.

I heard the steps creaking on the stairway. I looked up and saw my dad. He did not say anything. He just walked over to me and hugged me for what felt like the millionth time. He started to cry again.

"Daddy I'm so sorry" I was beginning to cry again myself.

"Nessie it's okay. It doesn't matter" he said.

"What do you mean that it doesn't matter?" How could it not matter?

"I'm just happy that you are home. You have no idea how much we love you and how much we have missed you. You have no idea how worried we always were about you" he said.

I just hugged him again. I could not believe that after all these years I finally had my father right here in front of me. They didn't hate me. They never hated me.

"Dad why don't you hate me?" I just had to ask.

"Nessie you are our daughter. We could never hate you. Yes we were angry but mostly we were sad, scared, and worried. We were always really worried about you. It's been killing us all these years to not know where you were or if you were alive or dead" I could see the tears forming in his eyes. I had hurt him, but he had forgiven me.

"How was mom?" I asked.

"Your mother has been a mess. She has been so sad and heartbroken without you. You were the first person that she thought of when she was diagnosed with lung cancer a few days ago. She was hoping that we would find you and see you in case she did die, and the doctors really believe that she will" my father was crying again by the end.

"Dad it was wrong of me to run away the way I did. I know that saying 'sorry' will never erase the pain that I caused. I've wanted to come back for years but I've been terrified that you and mom would hate me"

My dad just hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. We just sat there hugging each other for what felt like a really long time.

"Nessie where have you been all this time?" he asked.

"New York City" I answered.

"Nessie I'm sorry. I shouldn't have tried to force you to marry someone that you didn't love. It I hadn't tried to keep you from seeing Jacob, then you wouldn't have left. Your mother and I should have supported what you wanted. You loved Jacob and we were just to blind to see that. He was good to you and he loved you more then any guy ever could. I'm sorry for not supporting you"

"It's okay dad" I said.

"Nessie, I just have one question. Were you already pregnant when you ran away?" he asked.

"Three months" I answered.

"I hope that he has been treating you and my granddaughters good" my dad seriously. "I'll kill him if he hasn't been"

I chuckled. "Dad he loved me and his daughters more than anything in this world. He always treated us like princesses. But he died in a car accident a year ago"

"I'm sorry Nessie" he said. My dad looked really sad now.

"It's okay" I yawned.

"I think you need to rest now" he said.

"We should go now. I rented a hotel room nearby. We'll stay there until we find a place to-"

"Young lady stop talking nonsense" my dad said. "You three will stay here. We have plenty of room and your mother and I will love to have you here again"

"But dad I don't want to bother-"

"Nessie you aren't bothering us. Besides Lisa and Belle are already asleep in your old room. No sense in waking them up"

"Okay dad. You win" I yawned.

I got my bags and quickly unpacked my pajamas. My dad set up a room for me. I fell asleep within minutes.

When I woke up I smelled pancakes. Not just any pancakes, it was my dad's special blueberry pancakes that I loved so much when I was a kid. It was enough to make me smile.

As I was walking to the kitchen I suddenly got very dizzy. I had to stop and garb on to the wall for support. Unfortunately the dizziness has been happening a lot lately. It was all a part of the leukemia. I really hated cancer.

I continued walking to the kitchen when I was sure that it was safe. I saw my father eating with my girls. He was laughing and smiling. It made me happy.

As I was walking I suddenly felt very weak and I collapsed.

"Nessie!" my dad shouted frantically.

"Mommy!" my girls screamed.

I got very dizzy and fainted.

When I woke up I saw my dad looking at me with a very worried expression. He was wiping my face with a wet cloth.

"Dad" I said slowly.

"Oh Nessie thank god you're awake. We need to take you to the hospital" he said.

"No dad it's okay" I said.

"Nessie it's not okay you fainted for no reason. And you have a severe bloody nose. Something is wrong" he said worriedly.

"Dad I don't need to go to a hospital" I said in a weak voice.

"Yes you do" he said seriously. "You fainted-"

"and I already know why" I said. "I don't know how to say this dad. But I-" I couldn't bring myself to say the words. It was just so hard to say.

"What is it Nessie?" he asked urgently.

"Six months ago I ended up in the hospital for a week after I fainted. They ran a lot of tests on me and they discovered-l, well, they discovered that I had Leukemia and its terminal"

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