Branch and Poppy One Shot

A Wish Come True

Part two of Never Love Again..

It had been two years after the incident, Creek had been found guilty of the fire and death of Branch, and sentence 30 to life in prison. Poppy was pleased with the outcome of Creek she hadn't had another boyfriend since Branch, sure male trolls flirted with her, complimenting her, she smiled but never gave them a thought. Sure, her friends and dad and sister Alice would try to get her to go to speed dating but she refused she was happy, but she had lost that spark that had always been there and they all noticed it.

She would teach the little kids and sometimes hang with her friends and family, or she would help her dad with stuff he needed. She was still heartbroken when nobody was around, she would cry for hours at time. At night she would pull out her scrapbooks filled with pictures of her and Branch before she went to bed, she would hold the picture frame of her on Branch's back as he was walking, they were both smiling and laughing looking at each other. She would hug it as she fell asleep.

She had nightmare memories of what happened and how they barely had time to say goodbye. She hardly slept and when she wasn't busy, she was in her room.

One day she was cleaning the basement and then Alice came down. ''Hey sis how is you doing?''

''I'm doing good just decided to clean up the basement down here dad had a lot of stuff.'' Poppy said smiling at her adopted sister.

''Nice here let me help you.'' Alice said as she grabbed a box.

''So how is Eric doing?'' Poppy asked.

''Oh, he's alright still sad but he's slowly coming around.'' Alice said thinking of her boyfriend who was Branch's younger adopted brother.

''Oh, hey Poppy remembers this photo?'' Asked Alice pulling out a picture of her and Poppy fishing.

''Yes isn't that the same day you tipped over our boat?'' Poppy teased.

''Hey that fish came up out of nowhere.'' She defended herself.

Both girls laughed at this. ''So Poppy me and the snack pack were gonna have a small get together you should join us.'' Alice said.

''No thanks I don't feel like it.'' She said.

Alice hugged Poppy. ''Come on Poppy we all miss him but he would want you to be happy.''

''I don't know I'll think about it.'' Poppy said.

Alice then left as she saw dad coming down she shook her head at their dad.

Peppy went down the stairs and saw Poppy staring at a picture and wipe her eye.

''How is my princess?'' He asked.

''I'm fine you have a lot of stuff down here.'' She said.

''Yes I do me and your mom had plans to clean it.'' He said going though a box.

''So I hear your sister is going out you should go with.'' He said.

''I told her I would think about it dad.'' Poppy said going to a different box.

''So, it's a no.'' He said.

''I love my friends, but they are just gonna try to set me up.'' She said.

''Poppy sweetheart.'' He said going over and turning her, so she was looking at him and he hugged her she hugged back and started crying. ''I know hon it hurt a lot.'' He said.

Poppy and Peppy were close giving how they both lost someone close. ''It will get better.'' He said.

''I know it just still hurts.'' She said.