The James Family

Safe place

Olivia was overwhelmed and overworking herself, she wasn't present and was barely getting enough sleep. Spencer was tired of going to bed alone and waking up alone. As for the kids?? They all malfunctioned the on Tuesday, they only survived 2 days in that house without their mothers attention. Spencer couldn't handle it and took them to his moms house as a distraction. She didn't even notice they were gone until later that day.

** Friday

8pm, Olivia walks in the house and finds Spencer sitting in the living room.

"Hey babe" she said walking up to him and tried giving him a kiss.

He dodged the kiss and looked at her confused. "Hey babe??? You have got to be kidding me there's no way you think this is okay Liv its 8pm working hours end at 5pm" he said in a calm tone.

"Im sorry babe I'm working on a high profile case there's so much going on and nothing makes sense I'm just trying to narrow everything down". She said apologetically.

"For the whole week Olivia?? You haven't been present since Sunday. SUNDAY and it's Friday today. I've practically been alone since Sunday. You haven't seen the kids in 3 days nor have you called them they miss you, I miss you. baby for the past week I'd go to my moms every morning and stay there until 4pm, come back to this empty house hoping that within the next hour or so my wife would walk through that door. And everyday I'd be disappointed the same way".

"Spencer??" She said in a concerned tone. "Baby what's wrong??" While trying to hug him. Olivia knew that Spencer was very needy and sensitive however he never complained about such so she thought there might be something else triggering his odd behaviour.

"Liv stop can you please stop. I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you."

"And I'm trying to understand what's making you act like this. This is not my Spencer where is all of this coming from?".

"Oh you still remember I'm yours??"

"Don't be like that Spence my job is taking a temporary toll on me right now drop the attitude".

"Liv you know right now it seems as though your job is your priority over us. You're the only thing the kids speak about and they ask me questions about their mom that I don't have answers to. You didn't even bother to ask me why I took them to my mom. It looks like you're underestimating how much this is affecting us as a family".

That struck a nerve in her as she felt like he was insinuating that she was a bad parent. Sis went from a 2 to a 10 real quick.

"Really Spencer, you sometimes go away for 3 weeks because of your job and I have to suck it up and act right. I get busy for a week and i must be crucified???. At least i come back home everyday it might be in inconvenient hours but I sleep at home everyday!!. And don't you think i get those questions too when you're gone "when's daddy coming back, what's daddy doing, why does daddy always leave us??" I never signed up to be a single parent that's married. She said with a firm tone.

One thing about Spencer? No matter how heated the argument got he never spoke in a commanding tone or raised his voice to his wife.

"Oh its like that? Is that really how you feel Olivia do you think I enjoy leaving my family behind for football?, watching my babies firsts threw the screen. I missed the first words, first steps and it haunts me everyday. I wish there was another way of doing this but their isn't and you knew what you were getting yourself into Liv we've been together since high school you know first hand the life of a NFL player. Me leaving is something that you've mentally prepared for. I on the other hand love that you're an independent woman, I support your every move but whenever its off Season I just really wanna spend time with my wife, spend time with my kids. Not come home to an empty house. I might as well go to the hotel alone at this point.