My Best Friend

Chapter 39

FAITH POV: I've barely seen Tim over the past couple of weeks or so. He's been busy getting ready for this tour. I haven't had much chance to do my rehearsals and go over everything with my band. I still have to meet with Gary, my manager. I feel like I have so much to do on top of all that, I have to take care of JT. Thankfully today, Tim's mom Betty agreed to watch him today. So she's coming over so I can get what I need done today. "Thank you so much for watching him today" "Oh it's my pleasure, anytime" "Alright, well you know where everything is" "yes I do, don't worry, we will be fine" "I know, okay well I'm going now. Just call me or Tim if you need anything" "Will do" I than left. I went to Gary's office first. "Hey Gary" "Hey Faith, you finally made it here" "yeah sorry" "oh no it's fine. Well everything is all set for the tour" "oh okay" Yeah it starts in the spring and goes through the summer" "oh wow" "Alright, well unless you have any other questions for me, I just have these contracts for the tour for you to sign" "No I think I'm good" I said and signed what I needed to. "Okay well you are good to go" "Thanks Gary" I said and left. I contacted my band to meet with me so we can go over the setlist and put in a little rehearsal. Thankfully all were good with it. We met and got everything we needed accomplished "Okay guys that's the set list, thank you all so much for everything! Can't wait for this tour" "us either!" We all laughed. I looked at the time and it was getting late "oh wow, well I need to get going. I didn't realize it was this late." "okay so we will see you tomorrow for more rehearsals?" "Umm yeah" "is everything alright Faith?" "yeah fine, I will see you all tomrrow" I said and left. I just hope Tim will be home to watch JT. I feel bad asking Betty and if she can't, I may have to get a babysitter or take him with me. I arrived home and sure enough Tim wasn't home yet. "Hey Betty, Tim isn't home yet?" "No he's not" "Thats weird, did he call at all?" "No he hasn't, you haven't hear from him?" I shook my head "No I haven't" "Well I'm sure everything is fine" "yeah" "Hey are you okay?" "yeah fine. So how was JT?" "He was very good. He's such a good baby" I smiled "yeah he is" "okay well unless you need me for anything else.." "NO I'm fine, thanks again" "Faith..do you want me to stay? at least till Tim gets home?" "It's okay you can go home" I started to cry. Betty came over and hugged me "What's wrong? Talk to me" I nodded and we sat down on the couch. "I'm sorry" "Hey don't be, you can always talk to me" "Thanks, it's just lately, Tim has changed" "how?" "Well he's never home" "Well I'm sure its just being busy getting ready for the tour" "yeah that's what I thought also, but I think there's more to it" "What do you mean?" "Well he's been doing his rehersals for the tour, but I think he's been done early enough to come home but he hasn't and lately I've smelled alcohol on him" "Oh wow, did you talk to him about it?" "No I haven't" "Wow, I had no idea" "I'm sorry.." "No don't be sorry, I'm not happy he's drinking especially after everything I went through with Horace, you'd think he learned and what alcohol does to a person" "Betty I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring all that up" "No honey you didn't. How about I fix you some dinner?" "Oh you don't have to do that" "I want to and besides I made some earlier" "Oh wow, thank you" We than sat and ate. "This is really good Betty, thank you" "you're welcome" Than Tim came home. "oh Hi mom, I didn't realize you were here" "Hi son" Betty than looked at me "I will let you two talk" Betty said and left. "hey whats going on?" Tim asked "have a seat, we need to talk" I said. We than sat on the couch.