Miracle

(12) Put a label on it

The next few weeks went by smoothly, thankfully. Tyla and Ryan have been taking good care of everything around the house while Kinsey and I worked long tired hours at the restaurant. I've also been working very hard at trusting Aaron with everything in me. I told him a little bit at a time like I said I would. I finally told him that I have 5 siblings, and he was a little shocked at first but he got the hang of it. He met Kinsey and she loves him, she said the smiles never end. I'm finally making my way to happiness.

Aaron was on his way to pick me up so that we can go tour some apartments so when I go to college I can take the kids with me. Aaron decided he wanted to take me so I don't make a stupid decision, and I was ok with that. I continued to walk down the road to where my car was, he was already parked waiting on me. I walked up to the window and knocked on it, his face was priceless.

I was excited, I really was but I didn't want to leave everything behind yet. I wanted to leave my mom and I was for sure with that. I just didn't know how I was going to be able to afford a place. I would have to cram.

Aaron unlocked the door and I climbed in, "Hello my beautiful Firefly"

"Hello, again" I giggled. I put my bag down beside me and took my shoes off. I put my feet on the dash and relaxed a little bit. I didn't get any sleep last night and I am extremely tired.

"Bad night?" He asked pulling onto the highway.

"Ayden got sick last night and then Tyla began to run a fever of 100.3 and I just gave them popsicles and tried to call it a night but they just kept crying and then started throwing up." I rested my head against the widow and closed my eyes.

"Is Kinsey watching them now?" I turned my head and opened my eyes, "Yeah the fevers were down and I gave them some food and gave Ryan a to do list so we could get some stuff done"

Aaron nodded his head, "Just sleep and I will wake you up when we get to the first apartment"

* * * * * *

The first apartment we looked at after I had woken up from my nap, was a 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment, rent was around $450 a month. It had new furniture and nice carpet and pretty big bedrooms. Aaron agreed it was pretty good and we would keep that one in mind.

"I really liked the first one, It was way nicer than this one" I whined looking around the place. It was also a 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom, but, It smelt weird. The furniture has stains everywhere on it and the kitchen is the smallest thing I have ever seen. "I don't like this one at all Aaron. It smells"

He nodded moving behind me and rubbing my shoulders, "I agree. Let's go check out another one"

I turned around and Aaron's eyes just caught mine, I just wanted to sit there and stare into them all day. His dark brown eyes made me just want to take him by the cheeks and kiss him uncontrollably. I tried to fight it, I really did, but I couldn't. Except, It wasn't me who made the first move. Aaron grabbed me by the waist and pulled me into him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him, I couldn't stop either. My mind went blank and I just forgot the world. I forgot about everything that was around us, the smell of the nasty apartment was gone. I pulled away and smiled at him, his face was so relaxed and it made me just want to kiss him even more. So, I did it again.

This time Aaron pulled away, "I could get used to this" I smiled at him and leaned in kissing him once more. "I could too"

* * * * * *

My mind was set on the first apartment and the first apartment only. Aaron told me it costs more than what I can afford, but I'm doing it anyways. The day the kids get out of school we are packing our things and moving away. I can't take my mom anymore, and I need to leave as soon as possible. 

I just decided to forget about the waiting to go to college and just working my ass off. I needed this, I needed that security. My official plan is tomorrow I am going to get a lawyer and get the kids under my wings. But, I am going to turn my mother in along the way.

I've gotten everything pretty much planned out, except for how I am going to afford the apartment. The first one was the absolute one. I knew that as soon as I had set eyes on it.

The owner was extremely nice and told me he would hold the apartment, even if I wasn't sure I wanted it yet. He's an old man, probably around his late seventies. He told Aaron and I a bunch of stories about his kids and how he got the apartments into his hands and lived his life to the fullest.

Aaron pulled up to the tree and I was about to climb out before I stopped, "I wanna show you my house. Just the outside, you aren't allowed into it yet."

Aaron looked at me with disbelief, "are you sure? If you aren't ready, firefly, you don't have to do this"

I wanted to do this, actually, for a very long time now. I get sick of walking all the way to the tree just to get a ride to and from school. It gets tiring, really.

"Let's do this"

I sat back down in my seat and directed him towards my scary house. On the way he guessed which house was mine, and it made me sick. All the houses he chose were nice, well at least nicer than my house by numbers. When I saw sight of my house my heart sunk into stomach.

"Go slower" I ordered keeping a steady eye on the house. "Stop" I ordered again until we were right in front of the house.

"This is it?" Aaron asked looking at my very evil dark house.

I tilted my head down so that I was looking at my lap, "yep"

Aaron started laughing. Laughing of all things he began to do. My head shot up towards him and he stopped, "babe, look, the house isn't bad. It's just the paint job. Whoever did it obviously had no idea what the hell they were doing. And the junk in the front yard, that's not that big of a deal either"

The only thing I got out of what he had told me was the fact he called me babe. That's when I smiled. I jumped towards him and kissed him passionately.

"Keep calling me that. I like the sound of it coming out of your mouth" I whispered.

Aaron looked at me with his brown eyes, "I've taken you out plenty of times. Can't we just put a label on it yet?" He chuckled.

I kissed his cheek before climbing out of the truck, "put a label on it"

After I shut the truck door Aaron beeped the horn and waited until I was in the house to drive away. I again, walked into a spotless house. Even though Tyla is sick, Kinsey had picked up the slack.

My life is finally coming together.