II: Good-Bye Agony (MMVT Sequel)

She Might Actually Be My Daughter...

**Ashley P.O.V**

        I had returned downstairs with the guys to finish up with practice... We finally finished about three hours later, as we were reorganizing everything. I managed to pull CC aside and ask him my burning questions.
        "Why does Grace look so similar to Blair?! And how does she have Blair's bracelet too?!"
        He sighed a little before reaching out and gripping my shoulders.
        "This is what I was trying to TELL you last night! But, you thought I was speaking Spanish!" He exclaimed, shaking me slightly.
        I sighed a little and removed his hands from my shoulders. "I'm sorry, but I don't understand jibberish, especially at 2:30 in the morning! Now that you're calm, repeat what you screamed into my ear last night."
        He sighed then took in a deep breath before proceeding  with what he said last night.
        "I said. "I found out where your real daughter is Ashley!!! Holy shit, you need to get her right now", did you understand that clearly?" 
        My eyes widened as he looked at me. How could I have been so oblivious? Everything matches up... She looked almost exactly like Blair, as well as her personality... Hell, the bracelet was a dead give away, I shouldn't have second guessed her... BUT! There are a few slim chances that she might NOT be my daughter.
        One of the reasons could be that Grace is just a look alike, or I could be going crazy. Another thing, CC might have gone and adopted Grace from a different adoption center. The third thing is, Grace looks way to old to be my daughter... I placed my daughter in the foster home 14 years ago, and Grace looks to be about 16 or 17 at least! So, now I have all of that in the back of my mind.... But, the only way to really find out is from the source of all this commotion... After a second of thinking to myself, I turned and followed the guys back upstairs. I closed the door and locked it then placed the key to the door back behind a picture frame.
        "Grace? Where'd she go..?" CC muttered a little as he looked around the room.
        I looked around too, but she wasn't there. Sighing a little, I turned and started to head up the stairs, to see if she were still up there... But she wasn't there either... I came back downstairs and told CC, that's when all the guys and I turned into a search party and started checking all over the house.
        "Hey guys! She's outside, playing with Tokio and Killer." Jinxx exclaimed from the kitchen.
        Everyone filed in next to him and looked out the window, turns out he was right. Grace was running around with my two Pomeranian's, it was a pretty adorable sight to say the least. She ran around as the dogs chased her, a few minutes passed then she tumbled to the ground and rolled onto her stomach. The dogs stretched out in front of her and panted as she rubbed their bellies or patted their heads. I smiled then glanced over at CC, who was smiling too with his eyes locked on her.
        I looked out the window again to see Grace look up and see us standing in the door. She looked away and quickly covered her cheeks before giving us a small wave. The guys and I smiled and waved back as CC pushed the door open and motioned her to come inside. She nodded a little and stood up, quickly making her way inside, the dogs following close behind her. All of us stepped aside as she stepped through the door.
        "Did you have fun?" I chuckled.
        She looked up and nodded a little with a small smile on her face. I smiled back and reached down, taking the dogs under my arms and heading back into the living room. The guys followed and fell onto their designated seats on the sofa, I sat down in my place once I was done putting the dogs away. All the guys started to talk amongest themselves, I joined in on the conversation but noticed that Grace was sitting over on the floor against the wall. I scrunched my eyebrows a little and tried to look her in the eye, but she quickly avoided eye contact. I chuckled a little before speaking. 
        "You can sit on the couches too, you know... They won't eat you, I promise." I joked.
        She shook her head. "I-I'm pro-probably dirty.... Fr-From play-playing out-outside...."She said softly.
        I smiled and stood up, reaching out to her. "It's fine. There's been far worse on them, a little dirt won't hurt them."
        The guys nodded in agreement. "Yeah, with Ash... There's not telling WHAT he means by"far worse"." Jake laughed.
        "I think I might have an idea." Andy smirked.
        I shot him a glare before helping Grace up and guiding her to a seat next to CC. She smiled a little and curled up against his arm. The guys looked over at them and snickered. CC glared at them and threw his free arm up.
        "What? Haven't you ever seen fatherly and daughterly bonding?" He complained.
        The guys laughed and shook their heads. "We're just trying to get under your skin man, calm down."
        He nodded a little and started to play with her hair... Sometime passed and it looked like Grace had fallen asleep, all of us looked at CC then everyone turned to me.
        "Do you mind if I place her in the guest room Ash? I think all of us are going to be here for a little while." CC asked as he picked up Grace.
        I nodded and pointed out to the hallway. "Put her in the one with the king-sized bed okay."
        He nodded and left. Once he left, I leaned back and rubbed my eyes, sighing loudly. The guys turned and stared at me, I uncovered my eyes and looked back at them.
        "What?" I questioned.
        "You sighed loudly.... Something's up." Jinxx said.
        I rubbed my eyes again before nodding. "Yeah.... Remember Blair Grace?"
        Everyone nodded. "How could we forget her?" Andy said, crossing his arms.
        I bit my lip. "I think Grace is my daughter... I'm not entirely 110% sure about it, but there is a chance she is."
        The guy's eyes widened and they leaned in a little closer to me. They were probably thinking of something to say, maybe something like... How do you know?, What kind of evidence do you have?, stuff like that. A minute passed and they finally leaned back against the couch cushions.
        "You're probably right... But how do you know...?" Jake asked as he looked over at CC, who walked in just as he started talking.
        I glanced at CC, who plopped down next to me, before taking in a deep breath. "She has Blair's bracelet... Remember the one Dahvie and Jayy had made? And she looks so much like Blair... When I saw her walk in, I was about to rush over and hug her as tight as I could, in all honesty."
        CC glared at me but nodded to the guys. "He's right... She even told me that some people at the adoption center called her "Blair Grace" so.... Yeah..."
        The guys nodded and started to looked around the room.
        "Anything else that might prove that Grace really is your daughter Ash?" Andy asked.
        I shrugged and looked towards CC.
        He returned my look then nodded. "Yeah.... This might totally be irrelevant, but she has a gift for play Bass... And she REALLY wants to learn the violin.. Another thing... One our way over here, we got to talking and it turns out that she has dreams about a woman... She has red and black hair with bright blue eyes... She's wearing a skeleton dress, a star necklace, and the charm bracelet.... She also has gauged ears, snake bites, and a nose ring... She said that the woman talks to her sometimes, but usually, she just stands and watches her."
        The guys eyes widened and they covered their mouths, I stared at CC then quickly looked down at the ground. He described Blair so perfectly, and for Grace to tell him what she looks like in complete detail, there's no bull-shitting it.....
        "I'll admit it when I hear it from her mouth... When she wakes up, i'll take her outside and talk to her... Hopefully she'll talk to me too...." I said softly before reaching into my shirt and pulling out my chain that has Blair and I's wedding rings on them... I brought my knee up and placed my arm around it as I held the rings in my hand. 
        The guys started muttering to themselves, agreeing that Grace had to be my daughter. After about 15 minutes, Jinxx reached over and gripped my shoulder. 
        "What if she really is your daughter..? What will you do?" He asked with a serious tone in his voice.
        I shrugged then looked at CC. "I won't take her back I promise you... But I guess I'll be the awesome very close uncle." I chuckled a little.
        He smiled and pulled away from me. "Maybe she'll finally make you happy again Ash.... Now you can get rid of those anti-depressants... This'll be great!" 
        I smiled and nodded to him before turning over to Andy. "Soo, How's Makayla?"
        He chuckled the pulled out his phone. "She's about to turn 17... Damn she's grown up so fast!" He exclaimed as he showed the guys a picture of her on his phone. 
        I smiled at the picture then laughed a little. "Must have been tough raising a daughter as a single dad huh?"
        He shrugged a little. "Meh, it was hard at times, but I managed... But, ever since Rebel came by to help me that one day, it's been a whole lot easier."
        Jinxx chuckled. "What you really mean is that you have you wife take care of her while you kick back and relax?"
        All of us started to laugh, but Andy quickly punched Jinxx, which made all of us laugh more. 
        "I help her! Don't get the wrong idea... OH! CC, I'm going to drive by and pick Crow back up when we leave, sound good?"
        CC nodded and bowed to him. "It's about time! That cat has scared the shit out of me, I don't know HOW many times!!"
        Andy chuckled. "Well, you won't have to deal with him anymore... But, come to think of it, Grace might be asking for a puppy sometime in the near future."
        "What makes you say that?"
        "Did you see how she was playing with Tokio and Killer! It was clearly obvious!" Jake exclaimed.
        CC sighed and nodded. "I guess you're right.... I guess I'll wait until she asks, or at least, until her birthday."
        All of us nodded at his statement then continued conversing about a ton of random things... Until we heard a door slowly creak open.