"Belle, there is a car parked outside" Mrs. J. said walking through the door. She looked at Brian. "Who is this? We told you specifically not to let anyone into this house after dark unless we present, how dare you disobey-!"
"Mrs. Johnson, I'm Brian Littrell, I believe you know my grand-parents?"
"Why yes Brian, I haven't saw you since you were 10, how have you been? Come have a seat. Belle, go make us some fresh tea." I rolled my eyes and headed for the kitchen. I heard the talking in the living room. There was some leftover tea from dinner so I made three glasses because Mr. J. might want some. She had said she wanted her tea fresh, well I wasn't in the mood to make it. I came back with the tea and sat it in front of them.
"It was so convenient for you to have a young, pregnant, vulnerable, girl practically begging for a job, wasn't it?" Brian was saying when I walked in.
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Johnson said looking angry.
"I mean everyone in town is talking about how little she gets paid and how she's treated, she's stupid for putting up with what your dishing out to her" he continued.
"How dare you speak like that in my own home?! Leave my home now! And you!" she yelled turning to me. "I welcomed you and your brat into my home and this is what I get in return? Get your junk, and your brat and get out!"
"But-"
"'Now!" She followed me upstairs to get our stuff.
I went to Jacob's room first to wake him. "Jakob baby, wake up, we're leaving, help mommy get our stuff. I grabbed one of Jakob's shirts.
"Put that down, I gave that to you and now I'm taking it back." she snarled.
Jakob didn't have many clothes since most of his clothes were hand-me-downs from Michael. Most of my clothes we hand-me-downs from second hand stores. I finished packing what very few things we had and left out the front door. "I'm so sorry Jakob, mommy doesn't know what to do anymore" I said on the verge of tears.
"It's okay Mommy" Jakob said looking up at me. I smiled for him and hugged him tighter. "I'm cold Mommy"
I dug one of the small blankets and wrapped him up.
"So you coming or what?" I looked up to see Brian standing by his car.
"I choose what"
"Huh?"
"I'm not coming with you."
"What are you going to do? You don't have any money for a hotel."
"Do you know what you've done?" I asked him. "Thanks to you I'm now jobless, penniless, and homeless!"
"Well it's late, so get in before he catches a cold.
"He", has a name" He shrugged.
"Whatever"
"Mommy, I'm hungry too"
"Okay baby, we're going to take a ride with Brian now okay?" He nodded. I picked him up and put him in the back seat of Brian's BMW. When I was getting in he stopped me.
"No you get in the front" Brian said shutting the back door.
"I'm sitting in the back with Jakob" I hissed.
"I mean it Belle, we need to talk, if you want a roof over his head and some food in his stomach you'll get up there fast"
I went to the other side of the car and got on the passenger side slamming the door. He got in, shut the door, and the then started the engine. We left the Johnson's estate in silence.
