Barbara wasn't offended by Sissy's offer, just surprised by it. They had never met before and she was Diane's mother. Some women didn't like any connections to their husbands' pasts. Obviously, though, Sissy was a special kind of girl. Barbara could see why Shane's mother liked her so much. Barbara honestly couldn't say that Diane would have ever made an offer like that.<br/><br/>Barbara gave Sissy a smile. There was no way of getting of it, she realized. Not when she was getting the puppy dog eyes.<br/><br/>"I wouldn't want you to be lonely. I'll be happy to come stay with you for a little while."<br/><br/>Her opinion of Sissy went up when she touched Diane's tombstone. Barbara put a rose on Diane's tombstone and said.<br/><br/>"I hope you and your dad are together and already having fun. I love you both."<br/><br/>She added, touching Walter's new stone. Someday she'd be buried next to them. The only thing that made Walter's death a little easier, was knowing he was with Diane again. She hoped her husband and daughter were at peace.<br/><br/>Shane's love for Sissy continued to grow each day. The fact that she cared enough about someone she had never met before, spoke so much about her. She was so sweet and kind. Some days he couldn't believe she was his. He touched Diane's tombstone as Barbara and Sissy headed to the cars.<br/><br/>"I miss you. But I did what you wanted, I'm happy again. I just wish you weren't gone. I hope you're at peace and that your dad's free of his demons now."<br/><br/>He did miss Diane, although he wasn't in love with her now. If Diane was alive, he'd still want to be her friend. Even after everything that had happened in Paris. He had never wanted her to be dead.<br/><br/>Shane and Sissy followed Barbara to her house. She'd leave her car in the garage while she was staying with them. She didn't work anymore, and after Diane died, her friend circle had gotten smaller. Most didn't know what to say to her after what happened to Diane. Shane followed the ladies inside the house and wasn't shocked to see pictures of Diane on the walls. Diane had been her parents' only child and she had been very loved. He was surprised, though, to see a picture of himself with Diane on a bookcase. He picked it up and remembered when it was taken. They had went to a baseball game and a man was taking pictures for a small fee. They both looked so happy, only a few weeks after that game was when she had dumped him for Martin Hayes. A decision that had cost her her life in the end.<br/><br/>Barbara, who was pulling her luggage out of the nearby closet, saw Shane looking at the picture.<br/><br/>"I hope you don't mind....I have lots of pictures of her when she was younger but not as many once she was grown. I have the wedding pictures but...He's in most of them and....She looks so happy in this. That's how I want to remember her."<br/><br/>She wondered if Sissy would be upset that Barbara had saved that picture of Shane and Diane. She hoped not, Diane looked genuinely happy in the picture. Not how she looked in the wedding pictures. She had smiled for them but this smile was more real. More like her Diane. That's how she always want to remember her daughter. Not as Martin's wife, but as her happy girl. Shane had made her happy. Shane replied.<br/><br/>"It's fine. This is how I try to remember her too."<br/><br/>He looked over at Sissy, hoping he hadn't upset her.