Take Out

Chapter 3

I came in my apartment and found my sister playing with my Iker.

"Mommy mommy you bwout me fwood?!" Iker ran to me hugging my legs.

"Yes pumpkin I brought you a sandwich, you like sandwiches right?" I asked lifting him up and putting the bag on the table.

"Yes mommy," he nodded.

"So how was he?" I asked my sister.

"Oh you know, he is such a cupcake." She smiled, "You brought me food?"

I rolled my eyes and pointed to her the sandwich I brought her.

"Here is your payment," I gave her five dollars and the sandwich.

"Now for you my little pumpkin," I sat Iker in his chair, "a nice sandwich and... a juice box!" I said enthusiastically getting the juice box from the fridge. He clapped his hands excited. I grabbed a drinkable yogurt and well that was my dinner.

"How are the sandwiches?" I asked finishing my dinner.

"Willy good mommy," Iker smiled with his cheeks full of food.

"I'm glad you liked it potato," I leaned in and gave him a kiss on his forehead.

"This sandwich is really, really good," my sister said licking her lips.

"Yeah everything tastes good when it's free."

"Hey, I worked for it so it wasn't really free," argued my sister.

"No I'm serious I didn't pay for them, some guy I bumped into bought them for me," I said in a monotone.

My sister looked up from her sandwich lifting her eyebrow, "Uhh does this guy you bumped in have a name?" she said in a high pitched voice.

"Oh yeah his name is Erik," I said cleaning crumbs of bread off of Iker.

"Omg! Is he cute? Did he try to do anything to you? Are you going to date him?" She asked in excitement.

"Wow wow wow calm your nips little sis. Yeah he is cute I guess, but no I will not go out with him. I mean yeah he gave me his number and I might see him again but it means nothing to me," I quickly explained cleaning up after Iker.

"Thank you mommy," he said jumping of his chair.

"You're welcome cupcake, now give momma a kiss," and my little Iker bounced up to my cheek and gave me a kiss. He made his way to the living room.

"Emma, when are you going to start dating again, it's been two years since your last relationship?" asked my sister.

"Jenna you know that my responsibility is Iker, and finishing college to see if I can have a career to support my baby. I don't have time to be dating."

"Yes but you know I'm here to help you,"

"I know but you won't always be here, next year you have college, mom and dad left to some vacation to Las Vegas for god knows until when. I'm just glad Iker has day care for now. Next year will be different. I have work to do so I don't know." I said trying to make her understand.

"I know but at least promise me that you will give Erik a chance, or the next guy that asks you out," She pleaded making puppy eyes at me.

"Ugh Jenna, don't do that to me. Gosh what if Michael Myers asks me out next hmm? Are you going to make me date him?" I asked giving her my are-you-kidding-me look.

"Why not? he might not be so bad like in the movies," she said laughing.

"Jenna you are killing me! Ugh fine I promise that I will date the next guy that comes around and that I will try my best to make something out of it. Except a baby my factory is closed!" I promised and then both of us broke off laughing at my last comment.