Fearless

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Of course the moment I shut my car door and about to pull out of my drive way, my phone rings. I sigh as I reach to my bag to get my phone. I take it out and the screen reads MOM-O. I look back at my baby girl, Emma. My mom is probably cancelling watching her again. I pick it up.

"Hey momma!" I say sounding joyful. She and my father watches my girl everyday when I'm at work and also come with me occasionally when I'm on vacation with my job to help with the baby then. But every time she called before I got there it's always something bad.

"Hey Mads! I'm so sorry to call you right now but me and your father have to run over to your brother's house all the way in Jersey today to help him move in. He said his friends cancelled on him and need to get out of his apartment TODAY, and into his new house. We won't be able to take Emma okay I'm so sorry." She said talking fast. I knew it.

"It's alright mom I'll call the sitter to see if she's available. But it's okay I promise. No biggy. I'm running late now so I'll call you later alright?" I said making it quick. I wasn't actually late, if anything I was early leaving for work.

"Okay honey I'm sorry again. I love you!" She says.

"I love you more mom! Bye bye!" And I hung up. As I was opening up my phone again to call the sitter she sent me a text at the same time.

Hey! It's Elizabeth! As of today until next Thursday I will be out on vacation. So sorry to inform you so late but you don't usually call as much as other parents. If you need a babysitter please call a close friend of mine Allie, 669-555-2068. Have a great day!

Fuck.

I looked back at Emma and she smiled at me. I smiled back and touched her leg.

"Looks like your hanging with mommy today!" I said with a smile. I didn't have time to call a new sitter and get all the information for Emma without being late for work so I decided to take her in with me. Everyone loves her so it would be okay.

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After parking my car, I put the baby in the carrier and took her inside the building. Most people were here. Most importantly most of the jokers were here. Joe Murr and Sal. They looked over after talking to one of the directors. Joe was first to come over to see Emma. He immediately picked her up out of the carrier.

"Hey Emma! Long time no see!" He lifted her in the air and smiled. She laughed and smiled at him. He held her for me. "So Miss Madison, you have the baby today?" He asked me.

"I know I'm sorry but my parents cancelled to watch her and didn't have time to get a sitter." I started explaining. He held up a hand to my mouth and shushed me.

"Say no more I understand. I have 2 kids of my own I completely understand. I brought them on set a few times with Bessy here but I guess that's a bit different for you huh?" He laughed a bit at the end. Yeah he was right.

"Yeah just a bit. You have a loving family and spouse. I have a little baby and no father because he decided that a girl with much bigger boobs in Florida was better. So yeah, a bit different." I laughed. He smiled and kept Emma in his arms.

"Go to your office and get ready for today I'll watch her for now." He told me. I smiled and thanked him. Murray and Sal went over to the baby as well. I trusted joe so much with her. He is great with kids. I walked to my office down the hall and opened my door. I set up the emergency baby crib and turned on my computer. I logged in and put everything else I had in my hands down. I opened up all the social media accounts of the Impractical Jokers, and got up from my desk. I walked to my door to adjust my label.

Madison Greene
Media director

It was out of place a bit. I fixed it and went back out to the lobby to get my baby. Surprisingly I saw that Q had arrived and was on the floor with my baby. He wasn't much into kids. Neither was Sal. But Q especially. Anytime he's asked about them he always says "nope, not for me."

I walked over to them.

"Alrighty Emma ready to come work?" I said sitting on the floor with her and Q. Q looked at me and smiled,

"No she's not. She doesn't want to work she wants to play!" He said and started to tickle her. She laughed. He was being.. weird to say the least.

"What's up with you? Thought you didn't like kids?" I asked him as I scooted closer to the baby and hugging her. He laughed.

"Yeah well that's in the past. And I mean, I always see people like joe have such happy families and see how much joy they bring to them. Hoping one day that can be me but I don't want to be too old by then." He said sitting up.

"What do you mean old?" I asked him.

"Well you know, having a family would involve meeting a girl who is actually interested in me, and god that might take forever by itself, then I would have to convince her one day to marry me and then you know I would have to have sex with her to get a baby, then it's another 9 months for that thing to pop out, and Jesus this could take my whole life! How did you do it?" He finished. I snapped my head around.

"What? Be a single mom in Staten Island with a baby who doesn't and will never know her dad? Easy, fall in love with an asshole and let them do what ever They want because their feelings come first, and yours don't matter. Then let them sleep with you because it's the only thing you are there for and then get a beautiful little girl not even a year later. It's simple." I tell him while I lift up Emma's arms and stand her up. I like giving her exercise. He looked away from us. He looked confused.

"Wait so I remember that your boyfriend left you and did all that stuff to you, but I can't remember why." He told me. I laughed.

"Same thing I told Gatto, he left one night for a beer, but that beer was all the in Florida and had much bigger tits." I laughed again. He smirked.

"So he left you for something that looked better even though you gave him the world and tried to make him happy?" He asked. I looked at him once again.

"Yep." I gave him a sad smile. He came closer to me.

"I just don't understand why. I would love to meet this guy in person. God I wish you brought him in like that one day you were going to. You showed me a picture of him, man he just looked like an asshole. You know what I would have done to him?" He started going crazy. Emma started to notice his frustration. She has seen what that looks like before. Babies understand more then you think.

"Brian! Protective much? Relax, it's alright he's gone now. Nothing to worry about. Besides, I'm happy it's just me and my girl." I said as I twirled her around to face me. I kissed her head and laid her against me. My little angel.

"Alright alright. But I'm serious, if any guy tried to hurt you please, give me a call. I'll show them what this New Yorker can do!" He said trying to show off his muscles. Unfortunately there were not much muscle, mostly a little chub. Eh I'd give it 70% muscle, 30% chub. Sound fair?

We laughed for a bit and more people came over to see my baby. Q stayed close to me today for some reason, I mean even when we went into our meeting he sat right next me and the baby. He usually sits with other guys. I mean he has always talked to me since I've started this job 3 years ago but still, he was getting close today. Especially with Emma. Maybe he just feels bad because I brought her in? She doesn't have anywhere else to go and I don't want to leave her. Maybe that's why?