By the end of freshman year, Sophie was given bad news. Kevin's dad has gotten a new job and his family had to move 6 hours away. They spent so long deciding what to do, but ultimately they decided that with a 6 hour difference they would never see each other and they wanted to be able to enjoy the rest of their high school careers. So, as much as it hurt, they had to break up- at least for now. It was the first day of summer, and Kevin had come over to say goodbye.

Nicky and Lorna were trying so hard not to stare, but they just couldn't stop themselves from watching from the window to make sure their daughter was alright.

Through the window they could see Sophie all wrapped up in a heated kiss with Kevin

"I'm really gonna miss you" Sophie said, pulling away after a few minutes

"Yeah me too, Soph" Kevin said running his hand through Sophie's hair and pulling her in for another kiss.

Eventually, they heard Kevin's mom beep the horn on her car signaling that it was time for Kevin to go

"Damn, this sucks" he groaned

No matter how hard Sophie tried to fight it, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

"Aw, please don't cry, Soph. You're gonna make this so much harder"

"Im sorry" she says through tears

Kevin sighs and hugs her tightly. "Don't be sorry. This is just hard. I'm gonna miss you so much" he says as his voice starts to break

Sophie couldn't believe that Kevin was crying. She had never seen him cry before. This made everything so much worse.

After the 3rd beep they heard from Kevin's mom's car, the two of them reluctantly pulled away. "I love you so much Sophie" Kevin said in a shaky voice

"I love you too"

Nicky and Lorna, who were still watching by the window, saw Sophie turn to walk inside, so they immediately ran to the couch to act like they hadn't just seen everything. They didn't want Sophie to be mad or embarrassed that she didn't have the privacy she had wanted.

It turns out it didn't matter anyway, though, because Sophie came into the house hysterically crying, not even taking notice of her moms. She was too upset to care.

"Soph" Nicky says frowning, but Sophie just walked past them and immediately headed to her room.

"Fuck. This is what I was afraid of." Nicky said sadly

"I know, baby, but she'll be okay eventually. Let me go talk to her"

"No. I wanna go. Please. I've been annoying about this whole Kevin thing. I need her to know she can talk to me about it"

"Hey, kid, can I come in?" Nicky asked knocking on the door.

All she could hear through the door is the sound of her daughter crying, but eventually Sophie managed to mutter "fine" in between sobs

Nicky opened the door and took in the sight in front of her and immediately hated everything she was seeing. Sophie was lying face down on her bed, hysterically crying.

So, Nicky sat down on the bed next to Sophie and started rubbing her back.

"I'm really sorry kid" Nicky says sincerely

But, Sophie doesn't answer.

"He was a nice guy. At least you had a really great first boyfriend"

"You always hated him." Sophie said through her tears.

"No I didn't. I actually really liked him. He was always great to you. He treated you really well. You could just tell how much he cared about you. And I loved how happy he made you. I always loved seeing how your face would light up when he'd knock on the door. I mean, I wish it was still watching Sesame Street that made you so happy, but I guess that's not too realistic."

Nicky waited for Sophie to laugh at her little attempt at a joke, but soon realized that wouldn't happen, so she just kept speaking instead.

"And he was always nice to talk to. He was always polite to us. I just didn't like the fact that he was coming over to make out with my daughter. I'm sorry I should've handled it better. But, really kid, you couldn't have asked for a better first boyfriend"

Nicky waited a little bit longer for Sophie to chime in, but still there was silence. She figured Sophie didn't want her there so she stood up to walk out of the room. But then Sophie finally answered.

"I miss him" she said so quietly that it was barely audible.

"I know it's hard, kid. But little by little it will get easier. I promise.

"I love him" she said through a stream of hysteric tears

"I know you do, kid."

"And I'm never gonna see him again"

"Hey, you don't know that. He could come visit some time. Or you could visit him. You could end up going to the same college or going somewhere near each other and meeting up at some point. If it's meant to be you will see him again."

Nicky looked down at Sophie. Her crying hadn't let up at all. Her pillow was getting more and more drenched with tears and it made Nicky sick to her stomach to watch.

"Soph, I hate it that you're this upset. What can I do?" She pleaded. She desperately wanted to help her daughter feel better. "Do you want me to get you ice cream? The really disgusting kind you like with all the caramel?"

Sophie couldn't manage to speak, so instead she just shook her head no

"Cookies?"

And, again, she shakes her head no.

"Want me to make you mac and cheese"?

"Mom, I don't want food!" Sophie blurted out with a little laugh

"Was that a laugh I just heard?" Nicky asked relieved that Sophie was finally cheering up.

"No." she says with a little smile

"Ahh and she's smiling again! Who would've thought?"

Just then, they heard Lorna knock at the door.

"How are you guys doing in here"

"We're fine. You can come in if you want."

So Lorna walks in, takes a seat next to Nicky, and watches Sophie lie there in silence.

"Do you want us to get you ice cream or something, Soph?" Lorna asks causing Nicky and Sophie to both laugh.

"What?" Lorna asks confused

"Don't ask about food. She gets very annoyed when people ask if she wants food."

"Hey actually can you" Sophie starts to say something, but then stops herself "wait nevermind"

"What, Soph? You want us to get you something?"

"No, um, don't kill me but ice cream actually sounds really good right now"

"I'll go get some" Nicky said with a laugh. "Ya know if you weren't so upset right now, I'd take this time to strangle you"

A little while later, Sophie is propped up in her bed eating ice cream from the carton, while Nicky and Lorna just sit there and watch her.

"Do you want us to leave, Soph. We can if you want. We understand if you wanna be alone"

"No, please don't. I want company"

"Okay, Soph, we can stay as long as you want."

"I feel like I'm 8 again, like I need my mommies to keep me company all night."

"It's okay, kid, we get it. Don't worry we're not gonna tell anyone."

So they stayed there while she ate ice cream and fell asleep, then they walked out of her room quietly. The minute they shut her door, Nicky pulled Lorna in for a long, tight hug. This was going to be a really rough summer.