Chapter 4

        Monica found herself at a loss of words as she stared straight into

        Andrew's tear-filled eyes, listening to her friend's words...words that

        she knew HAD to be true. After all, Andrew would never lie to her about

        something like this...especially this...

        "I'm sorry, Monica," Andrew's voice grew more quiet and a bit shaky as he

        tightened his hold on his friend's hands,

        "I'm sorry, sweetheart...but I have to move positions...I just do..."

        Feeling her body start to shake uncontrollably and the tears of sadness

        once more filling her brown eyes, Monica, without uttering a single word,

        threw her arms around her best friend's neck, holding onto him for dear

        life...as if she let him go, the angel would suddenly disappear and leave

        her. For good.

        Sobbing her eyes out, Monica tightly gripped Andrew's shirt with her

        hands and buried her tear-stained face deep into his soft shoulder. The

        Irish angel let out one more pained cry as she felt Andrew's arms embrace

        her tightly back as he planted tiny kisses on her head, cheeks and

        forehead, himself starting to sob even more.

        "Andrew..." Monica gasped out, glancing up to the Heavens, her tears

        falling freely,

        "Andrew...no...no, don't leave me...please don't leave us...no..."

        Unable to get any more words out, the angel shut her mouth and only

        continued to sob her heart out for her dear friend...the friend she would

        lose for certain after tonight...

        "Monica...everything will be okay," the Angel of Death tried his hardest

        to promise as he shakily stroked Monica's waist-lenght, auburn hair with

        incredibly loving hands,

        "I'm sure we'll all be okay...the changes that will take place in our

        lives will take some getting used to, but...we'll eventually get used to

        it. I'm sure, honey..."

        "Andrew..." Monica quietly continued, hurt tugging at her heart,

        "How--how could you leave me?? How could you leave me...I'm going to lose

        you tonight..."

        "Monica...Angel Girl, listen to me..." the blonde Angel of Death gently

        pulled out of his friend's arms to look directly into her teary, brown

        eyes,

        "Things will change, yes. But, sweetie, listen...I'm sure I'll see you

        again. I don't know WHEN or for how long that time with you will be, but

        I'll make sure of it that today will NOT be my last time I'll ever see

        you for the rest of eternity. You and Tess are part of my life...and I'll

        always love you, no matter how apart we are. That's the truth, Angel

        Girl..."

        Feeling her tears start up again, Monica threw herself into her best

        friend's loving embrace once more, wishing she would never have to let

        him go...let him go and watch him slowly say 'goodbye' to her...

        "Andrew...I love you," Monica softly, quietly uttered, holding onto her

        friend's neck tightly,

        "I love you..."

        "I love you, too, Angel Girl," Andrew sobbed, his heart starting to break

        for his friend and her heart-wrenching sobs,

        "I love you, too. You know I always will..."

        No more words spoken between the two friends, they only continued to hold

        one another tightly, each one's thoughts travelling to the near future. A

        different future...a future that would take place without one another...