Million Dollar Dreams

Chapter 6

Our first night in the house was peaceful. I woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside our window. All the rooms were placed so that the sunlight would fill the room as it rose.

I looked over at Kirk who was still fast asleep, it was only seven in the morning yet. I lifted up my shirt and placed my hands over my stomach. I know the baby was only the size of a pea, but it filled me up with joy. To me this was like a second chance. After the abortion, I wasn't the same. Maybe this would make me feel whole again, fill in what was missing in my life.

"You're going to be one lucky kid, I hope you know that." I whispered as I rubbed my stomach. "You're going to be the son or daughter of someone famous, I could never imagine a life like that. There were days I couldn't eat cause we had no food, I promise you'll never go hungry. I promise you'll live a happy life as long as we both live, I'll make sure of that."

"Stop talking to yourself Lexus.." Kirk mumbled, half asleep.

"I'm talking to the baby." I smiled at the thought of the baby being here, actually holding him or her, singing to him or her, comforting him or her when they cry. I wasn't scared for the most part, I was more excited to become a mom. I heard my phone vibrating on the night stand next to Kirk. I climbed over him to see who was calling me.

"Ouch! Get off me!" He groaned.

"Shut up Kirk." I saw that it was Jalen calling. "Why is your brother calling me?"

"How would I know?" He said, looking over at me.

"Hey Jalen." I answered. "You okay?"

"I'm fine, I wanted to ask you something?"

"At 7:30 in the morning?"

"Yeah, it's important."

"Alright, what is it then?" My heart started to pound hard in my chest.

"Can, um.. I stay with you for a few days? I-I-" He stopped. I head Uncle George in the background. "Jalen! Get your ass over here RIGHT now! Who are you talking to boy? Huh? Give me that damn phone 'fo I break it on you!"

"I'll come pick you up in a little while okay?"

"Thank you Lexus, I have to g-" The line got cut off. I figured George grabbed his phone off him and hung up. I wonder what he was so mad about.

"What did he want?" Kirk sat up, yawing, while he stretched out his arms.

"He asked if he could stay here for a few days."

"Why...?"

"Honestly, I don't know. But Unlce George was screaming at him, maybe he just wants to be out of the house for a while."

"Unlce shows him touht love, it's not his fault Jalen can't handle it."

"Come on Kirk, you know George can get a little mean sometimes. Think about it.. Your mom kicked him out and he feels horrible about it, and I'm sure George reminds him of it everyday, he probably holds it over his head!"

"I'm not making excuses for anyone, I'm just saying, he knows how Unlce is. He shouldn't be all worked up over it."

"I dont think he's worked up, he sounds worried." Kirk shot me a weird look. "He acts so different when George isn't around, have you noticed that? At the airport he was laughing, and talking, and I don't know, he seemed so much happier." Kirk just shrugged.

"I'm fine with him staying here for a little while, but I don't want to get involved in whatever he has going on with Uncle."

"Fine Kirk, thank you."