tsitp ( my version)

Chapter 2

Belly p.o.v after a couple months after everything happened I was doing okay not great but okay it was near Susannah's death anniversary when things stared to get to me on that day I had been up in my room crying all morning I decided to take a drive to get some air as I drove I saw a McDonald's on the way I decided to stop and get some food

After ordering I wait a few minutes and thought about what I could do as my order came I drove off just then I saw a tattoo shop I stopped at a parking spot and looked at for a couple minutes until finally decided that I should get one I wanted my first one to be memorable so I decided to do Susannah favorite poem

Not because It was to honor her but to remember the kind of person she was so I went in and the tattoo artist said what will it be today I smiled and said a tattoo on my right wrist she said what kind of hand writing do you want it I smiled and showed her a picture of Steven's grade letter Susannah left for him

She said okay what do you want it to say I smiled and wrote down the poem of her she smiled and said sure after signing everything I was ready I followed her to the studio and she said it will be done in 15 minutes after she cleaned my arm up she started

I am not going to lie it hurt like a lot after a while the pain still hurt but it was bearable after about 20 minutes she said okay done I looked at me right wrist and smiled there in Susannah perfect beautiful cursive was

For whatever we lose like a you or
a me it always ourselves
we find in the sea
Susannah Beck Fisher

I smiled and almost cried when I saw it I payed about 150 dollars for it but it was weather every penny to me as I got home I saw Steven helping my mom cook dinner I smiled and said hi guys they both smiled and Steven said you look different did you get a hair cut I smiled and lifted up my right arm and showed him my wrist

He gasp and said mom I think you should see this see turned around and gasp and said Isabel Susannah Conklin what did you she stop midway and stared at the tattoo on my wrist she would either hate it or love it I saw a tear sliding down her face

I smiled I thought I'd never she my mother this happy Taylor came in and said why does everyone look like there going to cry I showed her my wrist and she gasp and I smiled and said do you like it the smiled my mom said it perfect belly now come help us set the table I said sure

After setting everything up I noticed an extra plate as me mother brought out a freshly grilled sliced meat with a side of sweet and crispy brown potatoes and asparagus as we all seat down my mother opened a glass bottle of champagne I smiled and said whose the extra plate for Steven said I thought I'd make this dinner normal for us

I looked at him confused for me normal is cousin beach the beach house jere and con I stopped mid thought as I heard a car coming though out are driveway I saw the last person I expected to see CONRAD I smiled as he enter though the door way

My mother said Conrad how are you it been to long he smiled and said good Lura I miss you as he hugged my mother I saw Steven pull him into a man hug Taylor surprisedly as so hugged him I was last he smiled and said hi belly I ran to he and hugged him he wrapped his arms around my waste as he whispered in my ear I missed up bells I pulled out the hugged and smiled

As we all sat down and ate dinner chatting with everyone around us as Conrad stood up he said I'd like to make a toast to my mom she would have loved to be here but I know now that she is in a better place I want to take the time to talk about her Legacy my mom was an all-around good person whenever you needed her she would be right there with Laurel she was your best friend your blood sister and your sister she loved you just as much as she loved any of us

Steven she loved you just as another one of her boys just as much as she loved me and Jere she loved you belly she loved you as a daughter she always called her special girl so in memory of my mother I'd like to propose a toast to my mom

Everyone around the table cheered and click the glasses to Conrads toast I glanced over at him to my surprise he was glancing back he gave me his Conrad Fisher like award winning smile and I smiled back came to an end we all sat around the table telling our best memories of Susana and watching her and my mothers favorite movies that we would watch every single first night at Cousin beach

That night we all stayed up until three in the morning but it was worth it to me during one of the movies that had fallen asleep and didn't wake up until next morning to find my mother cooking breakfast and move fast asleep on the couch I was sleeping on Conrad shoulder he had his arms  protectively wrapped over my waste

As I awkwardly got up he woke up he said good morning boss I said morning hon my mother called us all for breakfast she made a variety of our favorites we all sat down and ate and Steven said why don't we go to Cousin's we all looked at him like he was crazy he said what it's summer Belly you're getting over a break up Conrad you have summer vacation to me and Taylor are free and Mom well you don't have your book meeting until August

We all decided what the heck we should go and that's how it started at three hour car ride to Cousin's what could go wrong