Peter was half way to the school when he got a call, he found it was Bright Light Academy...Olive's school.
"Peter Bishop."
"This is Maggie Carlington, Olive's principal...Mr. Bishop you need to come get your daughter. She was perfectly fine with her assignments and a second later she began busting out in tears screaming 'don't go Mommy' and we had to remove her from class. Until a psychological evaluation is done we can't allow her to return...she seems unstable."
Peter held his jaw, "I understand, I'll be right there."
He found Olive crying in the hallways outside the office, Carlington came out and looked at him.
"Mr. Bishop, thank you for coming...I spoke to you on the phone so you understand the requirements for Olive to return."
Olive got up and ran to Peter, "Mommy left...she left us, why did she leave Daddy, why?"
Peter picked up Olive and smoothed back her blonde hair, "I'll talk to you later baby, in the car on the way to see Aunt Nina." He took her bag and looked at the principal. "Olive won't be returning to Bright Light...I'm withdrawing her indefinitely because my daughter is unique not unstable. Her mother went away on a trip and Olive must have sensed it."
"Mr. Bishop..."
"No, we're going." He kissed Olive's head and headed out, he knew the school would call because Olive was heir to Massive Dynamic after him and one of richest kids in the world which meant their tuition income from them would go from fifty thousand a year to zero. If Olive had stayed they would have had over half a million by the time she graduated...a huge income for them as well as benefits technology wise.
In the car on the drive, Peter noticed Olive starring out the window. "Daddy, where is Virginia?"
"Why are you asking about Virginia?"
"Mommy's there...she won't talk to me," Olive looked at him, "I think she's angry at me."
"No princess, its not you...Mommy got hurt a long time ago before you were born and once you came she never got over getting hurt. Remember how you had a little brother and he died?"
Olive nodded, "Mommy was sad."
"Well the reason he died was because of what happened a long time ago and Mommy wants to find out some answers to why it happened. Its like a big mystery to her and she has to get answers to feel better. We're going to see Aunt Nina about something Mommy was given a long time ago."Olive nodded, "a video...from my other mommy...the one who brought me here."
"Yeah, its from her." He chuckled knowing she was reading his mind, "you need to stop reading my thoughts...what does Mommy say about that."
Olive giggled as she spoke, "Mommy says that getting answers spoils the future, there are no surprises if you know everything."
They arrived at Massive Dynamic and found Nina in her office, she smiled at see Olive and Peter.
"Aunt Nina!" Olive ran to her and hugged her, "I missed you...why do you have to live in New York and we live in Boston, can't you come to Boston?"
Nina chuckled, "Massive Dynamic would fall to the ground without my guidance, I have something for you if your father says its okay." She looked at Peter, "its perfectly safe."
Peter nodded, "go ahead but if its candy you have to wait till after supper."
Nina handed Olive a small disk, pushing the button a hologram of Olivia, Peter and Olive showed. Olive's face dropped and she turned it off before placing it on the desk and ran from the room. Peter caught her arm and picked her up, allowing her to cry.
"What happened, did something happen to Olivia?"
"Olivia left to find answers to questions that were unanswered once Olive came into our lives. She believes that Walternate's tests on her were the cause for us loosing our son, she needs time and I plan to give it to her. She gave me permission to see the video." He pulled the letter out and handed it to Nina so she could see permission had been given. "I'd like to see it."
"I'll watch Olive while you view it, I don't think she needs to see it."
Peter sat down in the room after seeing that Olive was getting some ice cream with Nina, happily launching into the tale of her newest adventure with her abilities...how she cleaned an entire room without lifting her hand.
Turning on the computer, he came face to face with a woman he'd almost completely forgotten about. She was pregnant, on the verge of giving birth so it had to have been made just hours before she crossed.
"By the time you get this I may be dead, or I may not. As of now it seams like the former is far more likely. I don't know if I will have succeeded in delivering this child to you," she said placing her hand on her stomach, "But if I haven't, I am very deeply sorry.
"There are a lot of things I am not sorry for. I'm not sorry I went to your universe and took your place. I'm not sorry Peter fell in love with me. I'm not sorry I may have fallen in love with him. I'm not sorry for doing the things I thought were right to save my universe, because I still believe they were. I am sorry for the things I have done since I have returned. I am sorry for agreeing to carry this child. The secretary wanted the child as a substitute for Peter and with your Cortexiphan enriched DNA because he believed it would make the child a more powerful conductor for the machine. At first I believed that taking on this child would be what was right for my world, but the longer I sit here with it growing inside of me, the more Peter's words ring in my head. He told me once, when I asked him if he would do everything in his power to save our world and he told me 'There are billions of innocent people over there. Just like here, with jobs, families, lives. I gotta believe there's another way. And whatever my part in all this is… I gotta believe there's another way. There's always hope, right?'
"I'm not so sure there's another way, and lately I'm not sure there's always hope, but I have to keep trying. If I don't succeed in this task, then I believe there is no hope. I have to return this child to where it needs to be, to where it wants to be. She knows I'm not her mother. She knows I'm just a waypoint, and she wants you. I have never felt more unwanted or alone than in these past few months, always listening to her tell me in her mind that I am not her mother. That she needs her mom. I almost can't take it.
"She speaks to the secretary too, and he tells her, he tells her everyday, that you don't want her, but I don't believe him and neither does she. I lived your life for over two months. And I know that whether you wanted this or not, you wouldn't turn your back on it.
"I don't know where you and Peter stand right now, or if he even told you what happened between us, and I'm sorry if I've made it worse by telling you now, but please don't turn him away. I know you have trouble taking help from anyone else. You're a stubborn, independent son of bitch, and I doubt that's changed. But please, let Peter help you. It's his child too. And He's changed since you met him. He won't run anymore, so just let him help you.
"I understand this must all be very difficult to process, and I wish that I were able to say more. If you need help, someone to help you understand, or a link to this side, there is another type writer. 1051 Sekunda Park Rd. Northampton, Virginia. It connects to one Lincoln has on this side. If you need to talk to him, or Charlie, or Frank, find it. go into the store and ask for a Selectric251. They'll give you key to the back room where you'll find the type writer. Type a letter to whoever you need and Lincoln will make sure it gets there. When a reply comes it'll be typed on the typewriter on your side.
"Take good care of her Olivia. I know you will."
Peter turned off the video and found himself surprised. He didn't expect the other woman to have fallen in love with him nor that she couldn't stand the thought of the baby not wanting her. He was also surprised that she had encouraged Olivia to return to him, that had not been expected.
Leaving the room, he knew where Olivia was and as much as he wanted to go after her, tell her that he loved her and that they'd find the answers she needed together, he knew she had to make this journey alone just as he had years before.
He only hoped he didn't have to cross worlds to get her back like she had because he would in a heartbeat if it meant to getting the woman he loved back and stopping their daughter's tears.
Chapter By: FringeDivision2008