'Are you alone?'
'The kids are out. Want to come over?'
'Please Al. I need to see you.'
My phone was blowing up with texts. The kids and I were about to go to the carnival. "Mom your phone is having a seizure." Betty chuckled trying to peak at it. "Thank you." I smiled and grabbed it before she could see. If I think I knew who was texting me Betty would freak out.
'Al I NEED you.'
'Can you pleaseeee come over😭'
I laughed at his neediness.
'I'll be over in about 20 minutes'
"Hey kids you can take my station wagon to the carnival. I just remembered I have to do some stuff for the station." I smiled and handed batty the keys. "Oh, alright well I guess we will see you later then." The two said goodbye and I headed over to the trailer park.
"Jones I'm here." I sighed setting my purse on the table. "Al?" He came out from his room with the biggest smile on his face. "That's me." I chuckled at his goofiness. I had a feeling he was drinking earlier and he just confined my suspicion.
"Are you sober?" I asked watching him try to put on a movie. "I'm moderately functional." He smirked moving to stand in front of me. "I'll take that as a no." I laughed and wrapped my arms around his middle.
"So What was so important that I had to leave the kids and come here?" I raised my eye brow. "I just really needed to see you. I can't help it if my girlfriend is so sexy I can't live without her." He kissed up my neck to my cheek.
"Alright buddy lets sit you down with some water." I sat him down in the couch and returned with some water. He had taken off his pants and laid sprawled out in the couch.
"Now are you going to tell me why you are drunk?"
"My mom is coming." He mumbled staring off into the trailer. "Your mother is coming?" I yelled dropping the glass. He nodded starting down at the shattered glass.
"Forsythe I swear to god I'm going to kick your ass when your sober." I sighed and cleaned up the glass.
"Hey do we need some wine?" He sat up about to walk to the kitchen. "No, I need wine, you need to put your pants back on." I threw the jeans at him. "But life is so free with out them." He giggled and I rolled my eyes.
"Pants. On. Know." I growled and he rolled his eyes, but did what I asked. "You usually like when my pants are off." He smirked. "I also don't like to share you with your pants off, so how about you listen to me." I kissed his cheek sitting next to him.
"Why did you want to be plastered when she showed up?" I held onto his hand hoping to comfort him as much as possible. "I haven't seen her since I was seven. I don't know how to speak to her." He shrugged and laid in my lap.
"Oh honey. You should have called me. We could have figured this out together...and sober." I frowned running my hand through his hair. "I love you." FP looked up into my eyes allowing my to see the tears in his eyes.
"I love you too Jonsey. More than anything." I bent down to kiss his lips. "When is she supposed to arrive?"
"Now." He sighed as a knock on the door sounded through the trailer.
"You ready for this?" I asked standing up. "Not even a little bit." He sighed and opened the door. "Forsythe?" His mother smiled seeing her FP.
"Mom." He chocked. It may have been decades since they have seen each other, but FP has always loved his mom. He brought her into a hug feeling the warmth of each other.
"It's been to long. My baby boy is all grown up." She chuckled wiping his tears. He nodded and closed the door behind them. "Oh I'm sorry I...Alice?" She questioned starring at me like I was a ghost. "Mrs. Jones." I nodded and FP's arm slipped around my waist.
"Mom meet my girlfriend." He chuckled and kissed my cheek. "I missed so much." Tears spilled out of her eyes. "I've missed you." He sighed and grabbed her hand.
"How long have you two been together?" She asked wiping the tears away. "It's a little complicated. So let's just say, mentally since we were five." FP laughed and smiled at me.
"She's my rock through everything." He let go of her hand and wrapped his arms around me from behind. "Thank you." She smiled and took my hand. "For taking care of my baby...when I couldn't." She cried and I brought her into a hug.
"I always will Mrs. Jones. I love him and always will." I stepped back into FP's embrace wiping some of my tears. "How long are you staying?" FP asked hope filling up his eyes.
"As long as you will have me." She sniffed. "Forever." I smiled at FP then at his mom. "Because we take care of our own." I winked and everyone let out a chuckle.
