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Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne
These Things I'll Never Say by Avril Lavigne
Everybody by Ingrid Michealson
Reunion after a long seperation is even better than one's wedding night. ~Chinese Proverb
Codi's POV
2 weeks. 2 weeks since I found out the truth. I still didn't want to believe that my mother had lied to me, but I knew it was true. I'd seen him alive and healthy. I heard the front door open. I was sitting on the couch. I looked up when Paul walked in. "Codi?" Paul said. "No, we are not doing this. I don't know how many times I've told you that I'm perfectly fine." I said angrily. I saw the pain in his eyes. I knew that look all to well. I also knew I was the reason behind it. He only wanted to help and I wouldn't let him in. I turned away I couldn't look at him. As much as he denied it I knew I was the reason for the pain in his eyes. "Codi, don't do this." Paul begged. "Do what? Not face you?" I asked. I kept my back turned. "Act like everything's perfectly fine. Like your perfectly fine. I know your not." He said. I slowly turned around. "I can't keep pretending like this, but I can't stop. I've been doing it for to long." I said barely above a whisper. Paul walked towards me and pulled me into a hug. "I'll help you. I promise." He said in my ear. We stood like that for what seemed like an eternity. I pulled back and looked at him. "How is it that you know so much about my life, but yet I know nothing about yours?" I said. "I don't know that much about yours either, but I do a little. Maybe we never took time to slow it down and get to know each other." Paul said with a smile. I smiled back.
3 hours later
I was laughing so hard. "You're *laughs* not *laughs again* doing *laughs more* it *laughs harder* right *laughs till can't breath*." I managed between laughs. "How do you do it then?" Paul asked. "Like this." I said. I grabbed his hand. Putting one around my waist. I took the other in my hand and I showed him how to waltz properly. After I finished showing Paul how to waltz. We sat on the couch and talked for a few more hours and got to know each other better.
1 hour later
"You're the strangest girl I know." Paul said with a chuckle. "I get that a lot. I'm beginning to worry that I have some kinda of mental problem." I said. Paul laughed a deep hearty laugh. "No it's not a mental problem. It's crazy, one-of-a-kind gal issue." Paul said with a smile. We talked a little longer and then Paul had to go. He hugged me kissed my forehead and left.
4 hours later: 3:00 pm: Friday afternoon
Codi's POV
The doorbell rang and I hurried to answer it. I opened the door and quickly tried to shut it. A foot stopped the door from closing all the way. "What the hell do want? How do you know where I live?" I said venom leaking into my voice. "I want to talk and Sue Clearwater told me." He said. I closed my eyes and breathed out through my mouth. Of course Sue told him the women's always trying to fix any issue in family's. "Well guess what I don't want to talk to you. So how about you get the hell off my property." I hissed. "Annabelle please, I want to fix things." Joseph said sincerely. He pushed the door open and I stumbled back a few steps. Joseph caught my arm and steadied me. "Fine, you can talk. But if you so much even try to mess around in any of my business. I will not hesitate to kick you outta my life." I said seriously. He nodded. I walked towards the living room and he sat down in a chair. I sat down on the couch across from him. "Talk." I said. And he did. He went on and on. Explained everything to me. And I for once I finally understood the truth. Joseph got up to leave. He gave me a small smile and then turned for the door. "Daddy?" I said. I watched him turn around, he looked surprised. I ran and hugged him. I felt him stumble a couple steps backwards. He wrapped his good arm around me and hugged me tight. "I love you princess." He said. I smiled. "I love you too daddy." I said.
2 hours later: 5:00 pm
Paul's POV
I opened the front door slowly. I wasn't sure if I should be here now or if I should come back later. I'd noticed another car in the driveway. I didn't recognize it. I stood by the door contemplating whether or not I should come back later. Codi came around the corner and ran straight towards me with a smile. "Come on, come here. There's someone I want you to meet." She said. Before I could object she'd grabbed my hand and was pulling me towards the living room. A man stood over by the fireplace looking at some pictures. "Daddy, this is who I wanted you to meet." Codi said smiling. I froze. I was pretty sure she'd told me her dad was dead. The man turned around and there was no doubt this was the man she'd claimed to be her father. She'd showed me some pictures of him. "Hello son, you must be Paul. I'm Joseph, my little girl is quite found of you." Joseph said. I reached out and shook his hand. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Codi duck her head I noticed the soft pink color that graced her cheeks. "Oh well your girl is pretty amazing herself too." I said shaking his hand. I noticed her cheeks go a darker shade of pink. "Yes she is. Now she tells me you're her boyfriend." He said with a smile. "Yep that would be me. I'm her boyfriend and I promise you that I could never hurt this girl. And if I did well I'm sure the both of you would kill me." I said. "I'm not so sure Anna would, but I most likely would." Joseph said.
Codi's POV
Paul looked down at me when daddy called me Anna. He knew my first name was Annabelle, but he'd never heard anyone use it before. I gave him a smile. "Yeah well daddy if you tried to hurt him. I'm afraid I'd have to hurt you." I said hugging Paul. Paul wrapped an arm around me and pulled my close. Both of them laughed a deep hearty laugh. I couldn't help but smile. Both of the men I loved where here with me and everything seemed to be perfect. At least for not it was.
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. ~Voltaire
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