Briana yawned as sat up. It was still dark, her brothers and sister were still asleep. Briana got up and looked at the time. 3:35 AM. She was wide awake, there was no way she was going back to sleep. She crawled out of bed and walked to the window to look up at the stars. Only problem was it was a cloudy night. There were no stars to be seen.
"Daddy?" she said looking up.
She watched the clouds float by, covering the sky and the moon. Briana sighed and looked around the sky.
"I wish you were here, Daddy", she said. "Mom really misses you. She's trying to move on and carry on like normal, but something's holding her back. All she thinks about is you and every day she talks about you. If only you were here, Daddy."
Briana looked at the others who were still sleeping. She quietly snuck past the pups and walked out the door, going downstairs. Maybe a warm cup of milk could help her go back to sleep. As Briana walked down the hall, she stopped and looked into Stewie's room. Stewie was sound asleep in his crib, with Vinny curled up on the floor next to him. She glared at Vinny, still not forgiving him for putting the moves on her mother.
Briana quietly walked down the stairs to see the TV was left on. Barbara was laying on the couch in a deep sleep. Briana walked to her, seeing Brian's shredded collar clutched in her hands.
"I Brian, take you, Barbara to be my wife, to have and to hold", Brian said on the tape playing. "Barbara, you're the only one I love, now and forever."
Briana looked at the TV and sat watching it, trying not to wake Barbara.
"I Barbara, take you, Brian to be my husband, to have and to hold", she repeated with tears in her eyes. "Brian...my love...my hero..."
Barbara choked back a sob and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"This is, the happiest day of my life. It's all thanks to you. If you hadn't have found me alone that night, I would probably be dead by now. You're my savior, Brian."
Briana looked back at Barbara who turned over with her back facing her.
"Brian..."
Briana turned off the TV before getting up. She pulled a blanket from the hallway closet and draped it over her mother.
"Night, Mom."
Briana went into the kitchen to get some warm milk. She didn't blame Barbara for missing Brian so much. If she lost someone who did something as special as Brian did for Barbara, Briana would most likely miss them too.
"Daddy?" she said. "If you can hear me, would you make Mom's dream a happy dream? She deserves something that could make her happy. She's gone through so much, you know."
Briana finished her milk before going back to bed. If only wishes could come true. Everyone wished Brian was still alive, if only...