Chapter Eight; Goodbye May Seem Forever

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"I knew I recognized that man from the airport." Chucky said. "What man?" Tiffany asked him. "Come on Tiff, weren't you listening? Christian Andrews was the man that Mary and I saw a few years ago at the airport. No wonder why he looked familiar, he was Jesse's son." Chucky explained. "So wait, right from out of the blue, basically from nowhere Jesse's son just now decides to announce that he's Mary's real father and you're going to believe him?" Tiffany questioned.

"Where the hell has he been the last ten years of her life!?" she yelled. "I know Tiff, I agree with you and that's why I'm going to find out if he really is her real father or not before I just let her go with some stranger." Chucky said. "And how exactly are you going to do that?" she asked him. "James, what is the background information on this guy?" he asked him. "Well when he was a baby his parents ended up getting a divorce, and then his mother took him to Australia when he was a year old. At least that's what he told me." He explained.

"So does that mean he was born in this country?" Chucky asked as James nodded. "Yes, he was born in New Jersey on October 18th 1986." He answered. "But that means that he was only seventeen when Mary was born." Tiffany realized. "I know but apparently he was into a lot of drugs and alcohol. After he realized that he got Kristen pregnant, he bailed on her. And at the same time was also when she was in a relationship with Andy because he was trying to talk her out of the abusive relationship she had with Christian." James said. "That's it!" Chucky began as he crumbled up the letter inside his hands.

"There's no way in Hell that I'm sending Mary to live with this guy!" he exclaimed as he tore the letter up and threw the pieces into the air. "Come on Chucky, maybe he's like you and he's changed?" Tiffany suggested. "I mean he did say that he came back for his father's funeral." She pointed out. "I don't care if he came back for his brother's baptism!" Chucky yelled. "I don't trust this guy around Mary!" he snapped before he stormed off upstairs to his bedroom and slammed the door behind him. "Well I've got to say that that didn't go well at all." Tiffany said with a shake of her head.

"Well maybe Chucky's right, maybe he shouldn't be allowed to take Mary. I mean if he left her once, and abused her mother, how do we know that he won't try to abuse her? I don't want to put her inside a dangerous situation." Tiffany said. "Listen Tiffany, Chucky may be right, but you have got to admit that he's also scared because he doesn't want to let her go. However, if Christian is Mary's real father, then legally she has to." James said sadly as he turned back towards the door. "But this'll break her heart." Tiffany said worriedly.

"I know," James began. "but I'm sorry, there isn't anything else that I can do." He apologized before he headed outside through the front door. Tiffany simply heaved a sigh as she watched him leave before quietly closing the door behind him. The next morning James had called them and told them that he had gotten ahold of Christian and that he was going to pick Mary up and bring her to Australia with him. "I don't like this Tiff, I don't like this one bit!" Chucky snapped inside a whisper.

"I know Chucky, but James' is right. He's legally Mary's father and so he has to take her." Tiffany said. "But what if he never lets us see her again?" he questioned worriedly. "Don't worry Chucky, I'm sure he will. I mean we're still her friends and we've been through an awful lot together. I don't think that he would want to break us up forever." She reassured him. "Where is she anyway?" she asked. "She's still asleep. I'm still trying to find a way to break this to her. I mean she had her heart set on being a part of our family and now this'll probably scar her for life." He said as the doorbell rang and he heaved a sigh.

"Just give me a minute, I'll go talk to her." He said before he slowly walked over to the bedroom door and pushed it open. He felt his heart start to break as he saw his sweet little baby fast asleep inside her bed. Chucky sniffed as a tear trickled down his cheek and stuck to it. He made sure to take this sight in since he didn't know if he would ever see it again. He slowly walked over to her bed and sat down beside her starting to run his fingers through her hair. Mary suddenly awoke and sat up to look over at him. "Oh good morning," she began before she realized that there were tears in his eyes.

"Chucky," she began nervously. "Why are you crying?" she asked him. "I have to_ I have to tell you something kid." He said with another sniff before wiping his nose with the back of his hand. "You see James came over here last night and well, I'm afraid you can't stay with us." He told her. "Why not?" she asked him anxiously. Then Chucky started to explain the whole thing about the letter and the fact that her real father was still alive. "I don't understand, I thought Andy Barclay was my father." She said shakily that her whole entire body started to quiver. "No!" she cried.

"I don't want to go!" she exclaimed bursting into tears herself. "I understand Mary, and believe me I don't want you to go either." He told her. "Then don't make me!" she cried. "Please don't make me! I want to stay here with you and Tiffany!" she sobbed before she grabbed ahold of him and started to wail on the top of her lungs while the tears continued flowing down her cheeks. At that point Chucky's heart shattered into a million pieces seeing his little girl crying like that. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and started to feel very helpless.

"I am sorry Mary, I am so sorry." He said as he rested his head up against hers and kissed it. "I really wish there was something I could do." He said feeling his own voice start to break as he tried to swallow the lump inside his throat. Chucky kissed her again and rubbed her back soothingly as she continued to shriek and cry out of agony. "Shh,.. shh,.." he whispered rocking her gently inside his arms as he continued to rub her back and try to soothe her before kissing her for a third time. "Mary," he began softly with a sniff as she finally started to calm down.

"Yeah?" she questioned with a sniff. "Look, I understand you're very upset about this and trust me so am I. But if you promise to be brave about it, I think I have something to make it a bit better." He said. "What's that?" she asked him with another sniff before wiping away her tears. "Just stay here for a moment, I'll be right back." He told her before he left the room for a moment and ran upstairs. Mary watched as he returned a moment later with the bling necklace that she gave him.

"I figured that you might want to have this back. That way you could have something to remember me by." He told her as he sat back down and gave it to her. "So, do you want it?" he asked her as she simply just nodded. "Well your father is here now, so I figure if it's probably best if you get ready to go." He said as she grabbed ahold of him again and hugged him tightly. "Goodbye Chucky." She sobbed as Chucky deepened the embrace and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Goodbye kid." He told her.

Goodbye may seem forever,

Farewell is like the end.

But in my heart's the memory,

And there you'll always be.

( The Fox and The Hound)

Damn it! There were a few times in that chapter where I just wanted to burst out into sobs! So Gabrielle, did I prove you wrong? Did you still need your tissue box during that chapter or not?