Monday Morning

I was on my way to school after dropping Frankie off at daycare. Fiona is getting so busy with her college classes that I decided on taking Frankie to daycare every weekday. Fiona just ask that I still send her there once in a while for a play date. I was now in the parking lot and still had 15 minutes until homeroom. I needed to talk to Clare. Something was wrong. Ever since Bianca showed up at the house on Saturday she seems to be so distant. I walked to her room and stood in the door way watching her grade papers.

"Well don't you look so sexy Ms. Edwards." I said as I walked closer till I was at her desk. She smirked and returned to grading her paper. I snatched the pen from her hands. She looked annoyed.

"Eli I have to finish grading these." She wined.

"Not until you tell me what's wrong. You've been acting so weird since Saturday."

She signed and got up from her chair looking nervous.

"Clare are you jealous of Bianca?"

She turned to fast me so fast I didn't realize how close we were.

"Can you blame me? She's so pretty, you won't be breaking any laws if you date her. You could have a regular normal relationship!"

Tears were running down her face. I grabbed her shaking hands.

"Clare I wouldn't have asked you to be my girlfriend if I didn't think you were gorgeous. I know that what we are doing is illegal but you are so worth it. You are the kindest sweetest most beautiful women that I have ever laid my eyes on."

She leaned up and kissed me so passionately that I didn't think was possible. The bell rang and we quickly pulled apart knowing that students would start to come in.

"I'm sorry I guess I was being paranoid." Said Clare as she made her way to her desk. I was going to follow her when a student came in. I looked at Clare and said we'd continue this talk later and left.

Just as I walked out the door I ran into Bianca.

"Hey you're here!" I shouted.

"Of course I am Goldsworthy." She giggled. She didn't look right. She just kept laughing and zoning out. I knew exactly what was wrong. I grabbed her wrist and drug her over to a secluded area.

"Are you high Bianca?"

"I um ah fuck it yes I'm high. I haven't been able to do this since I got knocked up and I missed the rush! Now I finally have my first day without my kid and can do what I want!"

Are you fucking serious! She reached into her purse and pulled out a joint and held it to her lips. She pulled out her lighter and lit it. As I tried to grab it she shoved it into my mouth. I pulled it out immediately and spit on the ground I held the joint and looked at Bianca.

"Give me all your weed now."

"No I want to live for once Eli it's been 4 years since I had a day to myself. I want to have fun!"

I grabbed her bag and pulled out a bag filled with weed.

"Really Bianca? I thought you were done with this after your little run in with the cops. If you get caught one more time there are no more chances. It's prison. Do you really want to leave Tyler like that? Do you want him to call someone else mommy? Do you?" I didn't care that I was making her cry.

She grabbed my shirt and just cried.

"You're right. I I don't want to do this anymore. Please take that bag and get rid of it I'm sorry."

After about 10 minutes of just standing there and talking to there while she cried she went to the bathroom to clean herself up. I walked to my locker with the weed and joint hiding in my pocket. I didn't know what to do with it at this point so I just stuck it in my locker.

At lunch I went to sit outside when I saw Bianca sitting in her car. Is she fucking serious? Whenever Bianca was in her car she was most likely getting high or drunk. I was shaking my head as I slowly approached the car. Before I could knock on the window the car door opened and Bianca looked at me smiling. I opened my mouth to speak when I was interrupted.

"No Eli, I'm not high or drunk or anything. I was just calling Vince to tell him I wanted out of the drug dealing." She looked like she has been crying.

"How did it go?"

"Well it took a lot of convincing but finally he said he would just forget about me and everything I've done for his business. I'm finally free of it all." She looked up at me smiling.

"Thank you. For this morning. I just was so happy to have a day to myself for the first time in a long time. When I got to school this morning I ran into Owen and he offered it to me. I just couldn't resist but thank you for talking me out of it." I gave her hug and we ate lunch talking about anything and everything.

Finally my favorite class of the day. English. I took my seat and gave Clare a wink before she started teaching. I was so distracted by looking at her that I didn't realize when Principle Simpson screamed my name.

"Hu? Sorry what?" I asked embarrassed.

"I need you and Ms. Edwards to come to my office. Now."

I slowly stood from my set and made my way to the door. Clare and I stayed quiet knowing we were in trouble. Someone knew about us and now we were going to get in big trouble.

As we entered the office there stood three cops and next to them was Frankie?

I started to run towards her when a cop jumped in front of me and forced me to sit in the chair.

"Dude that's my daughter! What is she doing here? What's going on?" I was losing my patients. Why was Frankie here?

"We found this in your locker. Care to explain Mr. Goldsworthy?"

Mr. Simpson placed a bad on the desk. It was the bag of weed and the joint.

"I swear to you that that doesn't belong to me. I was helping someone try to stop and I took it from them."

"Well unless you tell us who I'm going to have to send you downtown and have you drug tested and go from there."

I can't tell them it was Bianca. If she gets in trouble one more time she goes to jail. I just shook my head.

"Well Mr. Goldsworthy I'm going to have to send you with the police. Clare I called you down because I am aware that you have been helping with Frankie. You are going to have to take care of her until this whole thing with Eli is straightened out."

"Of course I'll take care of her but just know that Eli is not using this drug. He would never use it knowing he could lose Frankie." she looked at me and forced a smile.

"Well that is why he must be tested. If he is using the drug then it is more serious because he could be harming his child."

I cannot believe this is happening. I was being pulled up in my chair by a cop and felt the metal hand-cuff close around my wrist. Frankie ran over to me and grabbed my legs.

"It'll ok baby girl. Clare is going to take care of you until I get home. It won't be long I promise."

I looked over at Clare as she bent down to pick Frankie up. She gave me a look that told me she believed me and that everything would be ok. The last thing I saw was Frankie cuddling into Clare's chest as she cried and Clare waved goodbye.

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Ill update sooner I promise. I just had a lot going on but that is no excuse for my lateness.