When love takes over

Ain't no mountain high enough

Jennifer Lawrence wanted the world to know many things.

That she was a good, decent, human being, that she had struggled with anxiety her entire life, that she was not some home wrecking whore. But above all else, what she wanted the world to know most about her was that despite having more money than some small nations, she honestly was the same person she always had been, and that her family, in all honesty, could care less that she was on practically every magazine cover. They still treated her as they always had. Jen wasn't stupid, she knew what the public thought of her. She knew they truly believed the normal girl persona was just an act, a routine. But as she stood in her driveway and watched her family interact with each other, she knew that if America was a fly on the wall, they would realize this wasn't a routine, this was her life.

"Dude," Ben insisted. "you're putting it in wrong."

"I am not!" Blaine huffed as he struggled to install Brielle's car seat. Ben shook his head.

"Says the man with no children! Take it from a father of one, soon to be two, you're doing it wrong."

"Excuse me, in case you forgot, I'm about to be a father myself."

"It's supposed to click, there's no click!"

"Jen, don't forget to make a copy of the adoption papers, just for safe keeping." Karen reminded her as she walked past her with another suitcase. "Gary, did you take your blood pressure medication this morning?"

"Sweetheart, it's not even five o'clock."

"How could I possibly forget? You keep reminding me every two seconds." Jen grumbled. She was tired, upset about having to leaving her family again, and due to start her period any day. Needless to say, she was a ticking time bomb just waiting for a fight.

Closing the trunk, Karen rolled her eyes as her attention turned back on her daughter. "At least tell me you've found a nanny?"

Jen responded by rolling her eyes right back at her. "I already told you, I am not hiring a nanny. I don't need one." She insisted before heading back into the house. Karen was right behind her.

Ben and Blaine quit their bickering for the moment and looked at each other.

"Ah, shit, here we go." Blaine sighed.

"Twenty bucks says Jen goes full on Tiffany Maxwell on mom." Ben bet.

"Yeah, and twenty bucks says mom diffuses her anger before she can explode." Blaine retorted.

The men shook on it.

"Bro, you got yourself a deal."

Jen and her mom were as close as could be, but the rare times they did have arguments, things tended to get heated fast. Between Jen's stubborn personality, and her love of cursing, family arguments were often loud and chaotic.

"You think that I'm not capable of taking care of my own child!" She cried out, before turning her back on her.

Karen scoffed at Jen's words. Of course she didn't think she was capable of taking care of her own child, not right away.

Karen had of course been thrilled when Brielle's adoption went through. She knew how very much Jen loved her, and wanted her, but as much as she tried to prepare her daughter for what lay ahead as a single parent, it all fell on deaf ears. Jennifer was completely convinced that she didn't need anyone's, especially not her parents, help in raising a five year old child. Karen and Gary had offered, encouraged Jen to think about allowing them to come out to LA for a month to help the girls settle and adjust. Once again, Jen refused, determined to do it all on her own.