When the Past Becomes the Future

Mistakes That Come Back to Bite

"What are you talking about?!" Brian asked taken aback by what his ears just heard.

"I don't know some girl claiming her son belongs to you. That would have been nice to share with me!" Juliette snapped.

"Jules look at me! Does this actually look like the face of a man that knew??" He asked throwing his hands up. "Personally I think she's full of shit." He added.

"So you didn't know?" She asked.

"Wouldn't that be something I would have told you?" Brian said still annoyed that Juliette was so quick to jump to conclusion.

"It's just the way she was talking it sounded like you already knew." Juliette explained. "And she knew where you lived and everything."

"Lots of people know where I live and if they don't it's not hard to find out." Brian said.

"Well she left her number if you wanna call her." She said sadly, "I mean if you don't I have a feeling she's just gonna come back."

Brian looked at the piece of paper with a number on it that Juliette was pointing to and ignored it. "All I wanna do is take a hot shower and hang out with you and Levi for the rest of the night."

"I think I like the sound of that." She said.

"Now can I get a kiss please?!" He asked.

Juliette immediately stood on her tiptoes and brought her lips up to her man's. She knew she wasn't being fair attacking him the second he walked in the door but just the thought of another woman being the mother of his child made her go insane. That was her title. "Let's go see our son now." She smiled.

The couple climbed the stairs hand and hand. Levi was sitting on his bed petting Benjamin and Chessie. Truth was Levi heard yelling and got scared. "You guy's fighting?" He asked in a small voice.

"Just a little disagreement buddy, nothing serious." Brian answered sitting down and pulling his son on his lap.

"Mommy was mad all day." He said.

Juliette had been snappy all day with her little boy, which wasn't fair. "You're right I was mad but that shouldn't have anything to do with you baby. I'm sorry."

Levi hugged his mom and then look at his dad from the corner of his eye dying to ask one question. Brian saw his son trying to hide a smile. "Yes Levi I have presents downstairs." He said rolling his eyes.

Levi sprang up jumping on his bed "Is it the utility belt, please tell me it's the utility belt!" He screamed still jumping up and down.

Both parents followed as Levi jumped down the stairs of his dad's house going straight for Brian's luggage was still by the front door.
"Hey!" Juliette called from behind, "Mr. Impatient relax."

As Levi ripped open the shopping bags that Brian had tucked away for him, that gave the adults a minute. "Levi's not the only one that gets a gift." Brian smiled as he presented a small box to Jules.

"Brian." She sighed, "I don't want you getting me gifts. The stuff for Levi is more than enough."

"Jules, I'm not some uncle that goes around and gives presents whenever he visits. I'm his father and I can spoil him when I wanna. And you too for that matter. Now please open it." He said.

Juliette couldn't stop herself and with a smile on her face she opened up the box and gasped when she saw the most gorgeous diamond bracelet. "Oh Brian! It's gorgeous!" She carefully removed it from the box and held her arm out for help to clip it on. She held it up to the light and smiled. She never owned anything so beautiful.