I DID NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.

Dawn's Point of View-

I walked into my work to the back room to punch in, when I entered in I saw my boss standing next to the machine looking at the schedule.

"Morning." I said as cheerfully as I could be.

"Morning Dawn, we need to talk." He said turning around.

"Is it that Barney disc? I'll bring it back tomorrow." I said walking further into the room.

"No, it's not about the Barney disc, it's about your job."

"Okay, what am I doing wrong? Am I late again?" I asked getting nervous.

"No, your work is fine, but our store is closing down, today is everyone's last day. You could choose to stay and work or to go home."

"What about my paycheck?" I asked.

"Here's your paycheck, your other one will be sent to your house." He said handing me an envelope containing my paycheck, "Are you going to stay and work or are you going to head home?" He asked as I held the paycheck in front of me.

"I'm going to head home, I got a daughter I need to be with and look for another job." I said.

"Good luck, if you need any recommendations, you know my number." He said, I nodded and I headed out of the room and through the store, I waved good-bye to a co-worker that was behind the counter. I should of stayed and worked to try and get as much money as I could on the next paycheck, but it won't help much. I walked down two stores to my bank depositing my check and taking out money for bus fare, I then went and sat at the bus stop waiting for the next bus. I climbed onto the bus sitting towards the front looking out the window at the buildings going by looking for any 'Now Hiring' signs in the windows and for the buildings near my stop. Thoughts of what's going to happen next, Jazmine, my money situation, and other things constantly running through my head making me scared of the future, but I can't show my fear for Jazmine. I was taken out of my thoughts of my stop being called through the bus, I pulled on the cord to symbolize to the driver that he needs to stop. I stood up grabbing onto the poles as I walked to an exit door closest to me waiting for the bus to stop and the doors to open, when they finally opened I yelled 'Thank You' to the bus driver as I climbed off the bus and headed towards my house. "Mail, do I got my mail box key?" I asked myself out loud, I searched my bag for my key to the mailbox, finally found it buried deep at the bottom of the bag, "Found you." I said pulling it out and putting it in the key slot on the mailbox turning it allowing me to open the box to see it filled with mail, I pulled it out looking through it to find that a lot of it was junk mail, I rolled my eyes at the junk mail as I shut the mailbox locking it back up. I walked up to my house and through the yard to my front door, now this is the worst part of all: Telling my three year old daughter that I lost my job. I stood in front of my door, I took a deep breath before I turned the door knob pushing the door open. I stepped in shutting the door behind me, Eric was sitting on the couch eating his breakfast, Jazmine was sitting at her table playing with her food before she ate it, they turned looking at me with shocked expressions.

"Hey? What are you doing here?" Eric asked confused as Jazmine ran up to me wrapping her syrupy hands around my leg.

"Hi mommy!" Jazmine said filled with smiles, I saw Eric do a hush symbol when she looked at him and she giggled, now that is scary.

"Hey Jazmine, why don't you go finish your breakfast." I said running a hand through her hair before she ran off. "Bad news, that Block Buster is closing, so I lost my job." I said tossing my bag aside, I went and set my mail on the coffee table before I sat down on the couch next to him.

"You got a new one." Jazmine sung.

"What is she talking about?" I asked turning to look at a smiling Eric, he shoved some pancakes in his mouth. "Eric tell me."

"Nothing." He said swallowing his food.

"Jazmine, tell mommy what you are talking about." I said getting up walking over to her sitting down next to her.

"Monday, you go to work with Eric." She said shaking her head back and forth in a 'Night at the Roxbury' type way, I snapped my head to look at Eric.

"Thanks Jazmine." Eric said as she giggled a little.

"Eric, please explain what my three year old is talking about." I said staring at him as I stood up walking towards him, he was looking everywhere but at me. "Eric!" I said.

"Fine, I saw your University of Tampa for Photography major, and some of your photographs you have taken. One of TNA's photographers recently quit, I called Jeff hooking you up with an interview on Monday."

"When were you going to tell me?"

"Monday, when I was taking you to work."

"DUDE!"

"Don't dude me!"

"I'll dude you if I want too, I'm going to meet Jeff Jarrett, what will I wear?" I asked pacing around the room.

"We're you this nervous to meet me?" Eric asked.

"I didn't have time to be nervous when I met you, you just kind of happened." I said.

"You pretty much got the job, there's nothing to worry about, go change and we can go to Universal for rest of the day." Eric said.

"May we mom?" Jazmine asked excitedly jumping out from her table.

"Yeah, may we mom?" Eric asked doing the puppy dog look, Jazmine walked over to him wrapping his arms around her as she did the puppy dog look as well.

"Fine, go get ready." I said rolling my eyes, I went back to my room changing into comfortable clothes and carried my uniform out to the living room putting it in the bag we were taking. I looked out into the living room from where I was to see Jazmine laying on top of Eric and he was tickling her and talking to her. "You guys ready to go?" I asked smiling at the two.

"Yeah." Jazmine cheered, she came running.

"What shirt are you wearing?" I asked looking down at her, I picked her up to see her shirt that had Princess Fiona on it.

"Princess Fiona." She said.

"She sure likes her characters." Eric said sitting up wrapping his arms around his legs.

"Yeah, she has ALL the characters shirts." I said as he smiled, I turned and looked at my little daughter smiling, "Where's your doll?" I asked lightly scratching her tummy.

"In my room, I don't want to bring her." She said.

"Are you sure?" I asked as Eric got to his feet dusting himself off.

"Yep." She said nodding her head, I set her back onto her feet, I swung the bag over my shoulder grabbing her hand with my other hand and Eric walked over grabbing my stroller.

"I got your key still." Eric said as I opened the front door letting Jazmine walk out first and me behind her.

"Thanks, could you lock it?" I asked as he was pulling the door shut behind him.

"No problem." Eric said as he locked it up and Jazmine was tugging at my arm.

"Come on!" She said happily.

"We're coming Jazmine, hold on." I said as Eric was laughing at her, we walked to his car waiting for him to carry out her stroller, he unlocked his car through his key chain and pushed the trunk opening button which amazes me, I opened the back door for Jazmine, I helped her up into her car seat.

"I can buckle it mommy." Jazmine said, I stood there watching her trying to buckle it herself and she got it right.

"Good, but never unlock it okay?"

"I know mommy, it keeps me safe." Jazmine said smiling.

"Are you sure you don't want your doll? I don't want to start driving off and you change your mind." I said.

"No mommy, I don't want to lose her at your work."

"Okay." I said as I shut the door and Eric slammed the trunk.

"That's packed, we ready to go?" Eric asked.

"Yep, just waiting for you." I said smiling at him and received a smile back, he walked around climbing into his seat and started the car.

"Are we going to see Fiona and Dora?" Jazmine asked.

"Yep." Eric said as he backed out of the driveway and pulled off.