My Heart's a Stereo

ten

I can't believe one of the men Frank trusted would do this. I have rules for a reason and they go and break them. They know from the start no outside pets are allowed. I'm so pissed I don't even know where I'm going until I bust open the door to the workers house.

"Who's dog was it?" I yell. They all look at me puzzled.

"Who brought their dog here and let it attack Frank?" I yell even louder as I walk to where they are.

A hear a voice in the back of the house, "it was Josè." They all look around not knowing who said it.

"If you see him, tell him to come to the main house." I turn in my heels and start to leave.

"Why so the wicked witch can kill him?" The big guy in the front laughs as he said it.

"Wicked witch?" Do they not know who I am?

"She sits up in that house all day with those gigantic dogs and we're out here working our asses off!" Bucky starts to tell them to stop but I wave him off. "She doesn't care about us. All she cares about is the money we bring in for her." I can't believe his words. My anger is about to boil over.

"Do you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe, she has another job and that she's not there all the time. She keeps those dogs because she's scared to be alone. She's had so much shit happen to her, from her parents dying and her grandmother, and her brother in and out of rehab so she keeps dogs to keep her company. Just because she doesn't come out here everyday doesn't mean she doesn't care. So before you go and call her names behind her back make sure you know her. And make sure she's not in fucking front of you. Now go get your shit and get out, you're fired!" All my emotion from the past few days has boiled over and dumped on to this man who I don't even know.

My face is red and I can't breath. I'm standing in front of a bunch of men I've never met before in my life and I've made an ass out of myself. I don't care, he has to go.

"Miss Watson, let's go back to the main house." Bucky takes me by the wrist and tries to get me to leave.

"Miss Watson?" The big guy asks. "I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't know who you were."

I glare at him, "why the fuck are you still here?" He heads towards what I assume is his room and I was out the door.

"Miss Watson?" Bucky follows me out. "Miss Watson wait."

"Bucky, call me Lauren."

"Is everything ok? I know your outburst at him wasn't just over the dog attack"

I hang my head and sigh, "it wasn't, I need to apologize. there's just so much going on. I can't even think straight." the tears are threatening to spill. "can you tell him I come to the back porch?"

I make it to the porch and the dogs are still at the door. I let them out and they run and sit at my feet. I wait for this man, who's name I don't even know, to come. When only Bucky returns I know I have to go back down to the house.

As soon as I walk in all eyes are on me. I look around for the man and I see him in a room. I knock and he turns.

"I'm sorry, please don't leave. I have a lot going on and I shouldn't have taken it out on you." I lean against the door frame.

"Miss Watson, it's ok. we all have stuff that happens in our lives. So you got a little mad. We've all been there."

"Ok." I'm starting to stutter. "Well, I'm glad we worked this out." I turn and leave the house.

When I get back to the porch Bucky is still there. Just standing there with the sun setting behind him. Has he always been that tall?

"Can I help you with something up here?" I think I scared him.