One Chicago: Linstead

Chapter 56: And Who Might You Be?

"Erin, wake up, it's Shay's second day of 2nd grade!" Jay shook her.

"I'm up. I'm up." Erin groaned.

"Mommy, you have to take me, we have to leave in 15 minutes. Waaaaake up!" Shay urged.

"Okay, bud, I'm up. Let's go." Erin smiled as she got up. Quickly, she got dressed while Jay, Nicole and Noah ate breakfast. Jay and Erin drove Shay to school and they both went to the daycare to drop Nicole and Noah off. Afterwards, they went home and watched a movie.

"Jay, yesterday I was at starbucks and you weren't there yet, but I saw this mother. She was carrying her newborn and her son who couldn't have been older than 4 or 5 and her husband..." Erin teared up. "Her husband started yelling at her, telling her that she wasn't enough for him. That they weren't and he basically said he wanted a divorce and I was thinking.... Would you ever do that to me? Yell at me and publically say I wasn't enough for you and that..." Erin started.

"Erin. You are way out of my league and I don't know how you fell for me but I'm glad you did. The only way I'm ever leaving you again is if you kill me or I die naturally because no one could ever steal me from you. I love you too goddamn much to say good bye. Erin, I would never say you weren't enough." Jay comforted.

"Thank you, Jay. I love you." Erin responded.

"I'm gonna go make us some lunch, you stay here and pick us out another movie."

"Okay," Erin laid back.

Knock! Knock!

"Erin, can you get that? It should be Will and Natalie, I told them they should come over and eat lunch with us since she, ya know, a couple days ago..." Jay asked.

"Yeah. sure." Erin got up and walked over to the door. "Hey, good morning. Who are you?" Erin asked the man.

"I'm Jay's father. And you must be... Erin?" He asked.

"Yeah. Let me go get Jay, just make yourself comfortable in the living room." She walked into the kitchen.

"Are they here?" Jay asked.

"No it's your father." Erin stated.

Jay peeking into the living room and sure enough it was him. "Get out!" Jay shouted at him.

"Jay, can we talk?" Jay's father questioned.

"No, get out!"

"Jay...."

"Fine, you stay, I'll go." Jay stated, walking out.

"Jay, come back! Jay!" Erin shouted.

"I can't do it. You don't know what he did to me. No one does, not even Will." Jay shot back.