Pandora's Box

Mothers intuition

"So you just cry yourself to sleep like that every night?" Harley frowned at the lies Harlow were feeding her

"Ma it's ok to cry every once in a while" Harlow shrugged fixing the bed

"You smelled like alcohol last night" Harley folded her arms

"I wasn't drinking" she glance up at her mother

"I mean everyone needs a release once in a while, I'm not upset or anything" Harley shrugged

"You have no reason to be upset because like I've already said I WASN'T DRINKING" Harlow threw the covers off preparing to leave

"Harlow sit down, I gon get enough of running away and doing stupid shit, come over here so we can talk" Harley remained on the bed as she watch Harlow move back and forth

"Harlow" Harley said sternly

"SIT NOW"

With a visible roll of her eyes Harlow dropped her bag making her way over to the bed.

"Talk" Harley instructed

"I got suspended" Harlow mumbled

"From your job?" Harley sighed

"Yea with no pay, she didn't even give me a day to come back, I have kids to take care of mama" Harlow held back the tears as a knot caught in her throat.

"Start back practicing law, you also have money coming in from you and Marley's shop. And what happened to that business you wanted to open after you finish school?" Harley listed off all the potential sources of money

"I got a feeling Marley's trying hard to take my part of the company back and I stopped going to school after the situation with Blake" Harlow answered truthfully

"I'll speak with your dad and see if he can help you activate your status. We don't mind paying off the fees and dealing with your CLE requirements" Harley shrugged

Her and Melvin had plenty of money just laying around and they both still worked so that only meant it was building up.

Their kids could ask for them to pay their car off and they'd bed able to do it with plenty left over.

"Thanks mama" Harlow pulled Harley into a hug

"But before you start back working I want you in someone's office weekly for counseling. We can't continue to allow you to just run away and shut us out" Harley explained

"I'll consider" Harlow shrugged

"No there is no deciding Harlow, you don't go to counseling then you're on your own" Harley caught her hand before she could walk away

"Fine whatever" Harlow shrugged

After their talk Harley made her way down to the kitchen starting on breakfast.

Harlow ran off to her dads man cave where she knew her mother wouldn't come.

She'd bought her blanket and her phone before stretching out on the recliner for more sleep.

Mama Harley

"Whatchu up cooking?" Melvin asked strolling into the kitchen in nothing but underwear

"We have kids here, go put on some clothes" I slapped the back of his arm

He left the kitchen but soon returned with a pair of black joggers on... still no shirt.

"That's turkey bacon" he leaned over my shoulder looking into the pan

"Yea, Why you too good for turkey bacon?" I glance back at him as he scratched the top of his head