hola personas…..well heres chappie 4….i'm sick at home so I decided 2 do this….tell me what you think!
The Need For Calculations Chapter 4
A week later, Angela and Jack had taken Matthew again. The night had gone well, to Angela's standards, but Jack still stumbled out of bed with bags under his eyes. So the next day, Angela went to bring Matt back to Zach so the babysitter could watch him, while Jack waited in the car.
Angela walked into the building and walked over to the elevator or the huge apartment complex. An old fancy woman was also standing by the elevator doors. When Angela approached, the woman clucked her tongue and shook her head and said, rather rudely, "One child and your expecting all ready? Hmph!"
Angela was shocked by this stiff woman's rudeness, but she didn't want any problems so she chuckled and replied, "Oh, no this is my friend's son. My husband and I watch him once a week or so for practice."
The woman apologized quietly, and both women stepped into the elevator. "What floor?" Angela asked.
"Fifth, please," replied the old woman.
"Oh, me too." replied Angela, pushing the button for the fifth floor.
The women rode up in silence and exited at the fifth floor. They both headed down the same hallway and stopped at the same door.
"What are you doing? This is my son's apartment." said the older woman with a feeling of disgust.
"Oh my gosh. Um, wow, you're Zach's mother. Um, I'm Angela Hodgins. My husband and I watch Matt every so often so Zach can sleep. Wow, this is awkward."
The woman bent over to look at baby Matthew. "Hmph." She said, acting so high and mighty, like she owned the world. "I just came to have a stern talk with Zachary. He has gone to far this time and the child needs to be in an orphanage."
"Oh, Mrs. Addy, please, don't tell him that. It's hard enough for him trying to manage being a single father and trying to cope with Kayla's death and that she didn't tell him about Matthew. He just can't handle you telling him that right now. Really, Mrs. Addy. Don't give me a look like that. You can't do this to him. Not now. Please."
"Well I must speak with him anyway. If you would proceed," she gestured toward the door.
"I will, but please, it will be very hard on him if you say anything."
She knocked on the door and Zach opened it with a "Hey Ang!" He jumped and swallowed hard, "And, um, Mother."
He let them both into the apartment and asked his mother to please, sit, while he spoke with Angela.
The two walked towards Matt's room. When Angela was sure that Mrs. Addy was out of ear-shot, she spoke. "Zach, I'm so sorry. I didn't know who she was in the elevator until we were both standing at your door. Oh Zach, she's an awful person!"
"Try living with her. It's okay though, I have to just tell her that she needs to leave and that I don't want her in my life anymore because I'm happy." he said with a sign and a bright smile.
"Good, honey. And remember, no matter what she says, you are a great dad to Matt and we love you, ok?" she said, hugging him the best she could with the belly. "Oh, crap, I have to go. Jack's waiting outside and he's gonna kill me. I'll see you later, ok?"
"Thanks, Ang. Could you tell Dr. Brennan that I'll be a little late?"
"Of course. And for the millionth time, she said for you to call her Temperance!" he chuckled as they walked toward the living room.
"See you at work, Zach." said Angela, walking out the door.
"Bye Ang."
After she left, Zach sat down on the couch, across from his mother. "I have a feeling I'm not going to like this conversation."
"You work with that woman?" said his mother, is disbelief. "She seems so below your high caliber of expertise!"
"She's an artist, Mother. She reconstructs the faces of the bones so we can identify the body. She's one of the most crucial people on our team. Her husband does the lab work on the different material around the body and is also extremely crucial to our process. Don't you dare say that they are not of my caliber." retorted Zach.
"Well. The real reason I came here is to discuss the child. I was going to have a rather stern lecture with you but that woman encouraged me not too. But I thin-"
Zach cut her off. "No, Mother. I am happy with my life. I'm a dad! I have a great job and the most unbelievable friends anyone could ever ask for! I'm happy! And no matter what you say, what you do, you can't take that away from me! All my life you did this to me! You said that everything I did was wrong! But now I'm a grown man, Mother, and I'm happy. So please, get out of my apartment. And don't come back."
And outside the door, with her ear pressed up against the door, Angela smiled, and hurried out to the elevator, and down to meet Jack.
wow I was so happy writing that whole shpeil from Zach! I feel like he needs to do that every once and a while! and by the way, I think his new makeover looks absolutely horrible and he looks ridiculously nerdy so I will not be applying that in this story
so please please please review and constructive criticism is requested!!!!