My office phone rang, and I got the call of a car crash with Heather in it. I ran out after telling my boss what happened, and called a cab to come get me, and the kids..
After being at the Hospital for 9 hours, the Doctor came out, and pronounced Heather dead.. I hid my face, warm tears soaking my shirt, and hands, Kyle and Collins were crying with me while holding my forearms. My mom came running in. At this time, she was clean of drinking, and actually had a job. She held me in her arms, after hearing the news. For several hours we sat there holding eachother, and trying to cheer up the kids, and myself. Then we went ahead and went home.. "Mom, will you stay with us tonight..?" I asked. "Of course I will stay with you."
We went home, and as soon as I walked in, the house was decorated, there were roses on the tables, and the lights were dim. My eyes teared up, the boys went to there rooms and layed down, I could hear them crying on their way up. On the table was a note, it read, "Dear Layla, you've been here with me since I moved here. So sweet to me, you let me move in with you... You've been the best relationship I've had.. in a while. And I don't know what I'd do without someone as outstanding, and.. perfect as you. Yes, Perfect. You are my perfect. I love you. And I hope that I'll be with you till we die.. till the world ends or something. I don't believe in forever. But you've opened my eyes to believe that forever may exist.. and it does with you. When gay marriage is allowed.. I want you to be my wife." by the time I finished reading it, my eyes were drenched in tears, then I noticed a commitment ring was on the table... I slid it on my finger. Perfect fit.
"Right then and there, my heart had died. But there was some light left in my life.. and that was our kids. And I won't fail them as a parent. Heather was their mom too, and they loved her. As did I. And we'll fight though this together." Those were the last words I said the day of the Funeral, and I kept repeating those words to myself.. wanting to believe that I can make this better, and fight though this pain we have. One day I will believe it.
I'm so grateful I found that girl.. everyone wants. And she picked me out of everyone... I had THAT girl.
