It was finally my day off and I decided to let my mom sleep in because she had a bad seizure last night. I picked up Sophia and sat down on the couch lifting my shirt to feed her when I heard a knock at my door. I looked in the eyehole and Will was standing there with his hands in his pockets. I pulled down my shirt with Sophia in my arms and opened the door and smiled "Hey Will, what's up." I said casually. He just stared at my chest, and I looked down and there was a giant wet spot over my nipple. I blushed "Sorry um, come in. I'll be right back." I smiled awkwardly.
I changed into a dark colored shirt just Incase it happened again, while I put Sophia in her crib with my mother still asleep. I checked my reflection and grabbed Sophia and went to the living room to face a probably traumatized teenager. I walked out and he was looking at a picture of Sophia's father and me. I coughed and he turned around "This your husband?" he asked curiously. "Uh he would have been I like to believe," I blinked away a tear "he died in action." I smiled. He nodded and looked to Sophia and gestures to hold her, I'm not too keen on letting others hold Sophia so I grabbed some hand sanitizer and smiled "I'm a mom, and germs aren't my thing." I laughed. He got some and I handed him Sophia he smiled analyzed her face, then Sophia grabbed a stray piece of hair a pulled it.
"Not being rude but did you just come to hold my baby?" I asked. He looked up and shook his head "No I'm just a sucker for babies. This one is yours?" I nodded. He said "We'll I did come over for a reason my brother, not Noah, needs some sugar. Cliche right?" He laughed. I noticed Sophia fell asleep in Wills arm, I went and grabbed a bag from the kitchen and he followed. "I'm starting to believe you moved in and not your brother who I have yet to even see." I laughed. "Just take the bag and bring back what's left." I said, and he exchanged Sophia for the sugar. "She's a cutie watch out for the boys," he winked and laughed. I lead him to the door and he left, and I sat down and lifted my shirt and fed Sophia.
Mom woke up around eleven and wasn't feeling well so I was gonna pick up some medicine for her. She said she could watch Sophia but I took her anyway. We reached the corner store in under five minutes, and I grabbed a basket. I was looking at the medicine when I heard a ding and looked toward the door. Will and Noah walked in, and behind them was an older man. They hadn't noticed me so I analyzed the third guys face, he had black hair, and blue eyes. He looked similar to Will and Noah so I assumed it to be my new neighbor. He was taller than both of them and had a five o'clock shadow, my thoughts were interrupted by Will finally seeing me and walked up to me.
"Hey stranger." He laughed. He looked down at Sophia in her travel cradle and started playing with her. Noah and the third guy followed Will, Noah smiled and looked at his brother and shook his head but he started playing with Sophia as well. I held out my hand to the third guy " You must be my new neighbor, I live across from you. My name is Alex." I smiled at him. He took my hand and shook it softly "I apologize for my brothers they're special," he laughed and winked " I'm James.".
"Is this your baby?" Noah asked. "Yes, she is mine." I laughed. Noah said "Where is her dad?" He asked, and then Will glared at Noah. "He's dead." I said keeping it short. Noah apologized and I told him he was fine. We parted ways and I grabbed medicine while I watched the boys get alcohol. I went to the register and he ringed everything up moving like a snail. I payed and grabbed the bag as the boys came up to the counter. I smiled and walked out, I was half way back to the complex when a Jeep stoped beside me. My nerves were everywhere, and I looked and it was the boys they offered me a ride and I denied, I like to walk and today was a nice day.
I got home and mom had started making omelettes, she was a great cook. I sat down and put Sophia down for a nap. "Hey mom I just met the neighbors, they seem nice." While watching her crack an egg. "Maybe you could invite them over for dinner." She said. I laughed and looked at her and was horrified when I saw she was serious. "Mom its a bachelor pad over there, they probably eat steaks four times a day and we don't have that kinda food. We are lucky to have eggs most days." I sighed. We argued for the next hour and I left angry and took Sophia to the park in the middle of the complex. Me and my mom fought a lot because, well doesn't every mother and daughter?
I started to look at the park equipment to take my mind off of it. The park was empty and I enjoyed the silence, the swings had no seat and the playhouse looked like it was covered with cob webs. I cried, the playground had never been touched because no child should have to live here. I cried harder while looking at Sophia playing with a blade of grass, she deserved so much more. After a while I picked her up and headed up the stairs and heard screaming. It sounded like the brothers were arguing about a video game or something. I opened my door and screamed so loud but I didn't hear anything.
James' POV
I wanted to make something for breakfast but I had no food stuff so I looked up how to make something easy. Something stuck out and it was called sugar bacon. It was regular bacon but you cook it with sugar, it didn't sound healthy but I don't really care. I woke up Will and told him to walk to the store to get sugar and he nodded. Noah was still asleep on the couch, and I grabbed my lap top and looked up local jobs. I didn't have many skills but I did have a associates degree, that I got before I dropped out. I closed the laptop and groaned, no jobs I wanted were hiring.
"I got a whole bag of sugar for free and I got a girl wet in the process." He laughed joking as he walked in. Noah woke up due to the door being slammed. He got up and went to the bathroom, he was a man of few words. In the morning anyway. I looked to Will, "No way you got a girl wet." I challenged. He looked at me and said "Your neighbor gave me the sugar." He shrugged and turned on the TV. While I placed the bacon in the pan I called Will in the kitchen. "So you got my neighbor wet?" I said. "Nah her boob was leaking, I don't think for me." He said. I stared at him trying to understand what he said. "Her boob was leaking?" I asked seriously. He said "Like you know how when girls have babies they're boobs leak, well hers just started leaking." He said trying to explain it. I laughed loud and turned back to the bacon. "It's called lactating, not leaking." I said as he walked away.
After trying the sugar bacon we headed to grab some beer from the corner store and when we entered Will darted to some short blonde chick with a plastic cradle on her arm. Will stated putting his hands in the crib and the girl laughed. I reached her andNoah lent down and joined Will. I took the chance to glance at the Woman. She had blonde hair and brown eyes, she had a nice body, but something caught my attention she looked tired. Not I had a bad night of sleep, like she was tired of everything the look was all too familiar.
She held out her hand to me and introduced herself as my neighbor and Alex. I smiled and shook her hand, she seemed nice I guess. We grabbed the beer and smiled as she left. "Told you she was hot." Noah said. "She has a kid, she's obviously in a relationship dude." I rolled my eyes. Will looked at me like I was dumb "You weren't listening dumbass, the guy is dead." He shook his head. I shrugged my shoulders, I didn't want to get in a relationship, not after Cassidy. We saw Alex walking and I offered her a ride but she declined. I looked in the mirror noticing how she glances at the baby every few seconds. She seemed very protective.
We got home and started playing video games, then we heard this scream that sounded through the entire complex. We all ran out of the door and Saw Alex on the floor with Sophia next to her while she was curled in a ball staring at something on the floor, or someone.
