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A/N: I worked really hard on this I hope y'all like it :)

Jess
"In the case of 5 year old Melody, Billie O'Connell will get full custody of the child. Jessie Bennet will not be allowed to see or visit unless she has a chaperone or until she is at least 3 years clean if any and all harmful drugs. Court is adjourned."

In that moment I felt like someone had reached down my throat and ripped my heart out of body. I couldn't speak, I couldn't move. I was frozen as tears streamed down my face.

I watched as Billie took Melody out of the courtroom and an officer had me escorted out.

From that day forward I didn't care what I had to do I was going to get better, I had to. For Melody.

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Billie
As I was putting Melody to sleep I heard a knock at my door, confused I went to go check it only to find Jess standing there in the rain crying.

"Jess what the hell? You're not supposed to be here, you could seriously get in trouble."

"She sleeps with a nightlight." She said.

"What?"

"Melody, she sleeps with a nightlight on cause she's scared of the dark. And..she doesn't like the crust on her toast a-and make sure her eggs are cut small so she doesn't choke on them she has some trouble swallowing sometimes and she has medication she has to take every night at 8 o'clock to help her sleep." She rambled out, sniffling a few times. "And um here, I wanted her to have this from me."

She handed me this stuffed animal bunny. I hesitated for a moment before I slowly took it out of her hands.

"How is she?" She asked me, her voice trembling just a bit.

"She's okay. Adjusting you know."

I saw a faint smile creep on her face.
"Good. Okay, that's all I wanted to know. Please take care of her Billie."

"Uhh wait. Do you have anywhere...like to stay?"

"Not yet but you know...I'll just crash..somewhere." She tried to walk off but I gently grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Uhh you shouldn't be walking in this rain you could get sick. Come in, you can sleep in the guest room." Before she had the chance to deny, I brought her inside and took of her jacket, hanging it up on the coat rack.

"Oh and...before you leave tomorrow I'll let you and Melody get a proper goodbye. You at least deserve that after what you've been through."

She smiled as she wrapped her arms around herself securely. "Thank you." She replied quietly.

As much as I knew she shouldn't be here I couldn't help but feel sympathetic for her. I mean she has nowhere to go I couldn't just let her wander the streets all night. And she at least deserves to say goodbye to her only child.

Jess
As Billie got some blankets from her closet I found my way to Melody's room. I stood outside it watching her sleep peacefully.

"I'm sorry." I whispered before going to the guest room. Billie came in not long after.

"Okay here's some extra blankets in case you get cold." She set them at the end of the bed before standing there awkwardly.

The last time both of us were in a room we ended up screaming at each other.

"Umm...sleep well." She said before turning to walk out the door.

"Billie?"

"Yeah?"

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"...thank you." I said softly.

"Of course. Get some sleep."
She gave me a light smile before shutting the door.

-The next morning-

I waited by the door as Billie brung Melody out of her room and set her down in front of me.

"Mommy!" She said happily, instantly making me tear up as I kneeled in front of her.

"Hi baby. Look, mommy won't be able to see you anymore for..a while."

"Why, did I do somefing wrong?"
She's so innocent it hurts my heart to tell her this.

"No baby, you didn't do anything wrong honey. It's mommy's fault. Listen you're gonna stay with momma until I'm able to see you again I want you to be very good okay? Do everything she says. I love you so so much Melody, okay? Don't ever forget that."

I see her start to tear up so I pull her in for a long hug. I felt her sob into my neck making my heart shatter into a million pieces. I pull back to place a kiss to her forehead before getting up. Though she grabs my hand before I can leave.

"No. Mommy stay." She says with tears in her eyes.

"I can't baby. I'm sorry. Billie take her please."

She reaches down and picks her up, she clings to her as she cries.
"C'mon baby, it's okay."

Before I leave I get one last look at her before I walk out the door. It took everything I had in me not to turn back. I couldn't. I had to get better first. And I was going to, if it was the last thing I did.

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-7 years later-

Aleah-30
Billie-31
Melody-12

Billie
"Mel! Melody come on we're gonna be late."

"Okay okay I'm coming."
Melody came down the stairs with her stuffed animal bunny. She hasn't let go of that thing since she got it. She takes it everywhere she goes.

We both got into the car and headed off to the rehab center.

"Momma? Can you tell me what she was like? Before everything happened. I wanna know she's like."

"Well before...everything she was a very good person. She volunteered at shelters for animals, and nursing homes for old people. She was the sweetest girl I ever knew she always wanted to help people in need, kinda like you kiddo. You know when she was pregnant with you she did stop, for a while, and for that period of time I thought she was done for good."

"What happened?"
I laughed a bit as I shook my head. This girl. Always so curious about everything.

"Well after you were born, they had taken you away for some reasons you'll understand when you're a little older but when I came back to check on her, I found her using again and we had a really big fight. So we broke up. We took turns watching you and taking care of you, until one day I came over to where she was staying, you were 4 at the time and...I found her high on some stuff I didn't even know what it was, so I took you and we had yet another fight and eventually we arranged a court date and I got full custody of you."

"Do you still love her?" She asked me. Catching me by surprise a bit.

"Of course I do she's your mother without her I wouldn't have you." She gave me a "seriously" look before rolling her eyes.

"You know what I mean momma." I sighed as I shook my head a bit.

"...yeah. Yeah I do."

"Then why don't you get back together with her?" I chuckled a bit, looking at her through the rear view mirror.

"It's not that simple kiddo. I wish it was."

-Time Skip-

Jess
I paced back and forth in the small room. The ticking of the clock driving me insane as I picked at my nails.

12:45
They should be here by now. They were supposed to be here at 12:30. Alright it's okay, relax they probably just got stuck in traffic.

To keep my mind occupied I started to wonder what she looks like, what she sounds like. Her personality. I wanted to know it all.

I heard the door open and then a voice. A voice I recognized but yet at the same time I felt like I've never heard before.

"Mom?"

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A/N: there's a part two! I was going to post the whole thing in one chapter but it would've been like over 2000 words so I'm putting it into two parts.

I'm really proud of this so I hope you guys
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