Alex, Aaron, and Damon visited their father often. Jackson always welcomed them with open arms. He never remarried, for he could never love another woman like he had loved Melissa. He hoped that she'd forgiven him.

Alex went on to have another kid. Damon and Aaron also married and had children. Jackson loved them all and spent as much time with them as he could.

At age fifty-nine, Jackson past away. The cause was hepatitis C, which he'd had since he'd been on heroin. Along with his family, Daley, Eric, and I attended his funeral.

I know that Jackson's happy, for he gets to be with Melissa again. And the two can look down on this earth and watch their children grow.