I just nod my head and walk inside. I turn back towards Lizzie, "Where's JJ?"

"Upstairs trying to get him to lay down."

I nod and walk upstairs. I walk in his room. He sees me and his eyes light up,

"Momma. You came."

I chuckle, "I come every night bug."

"I know I miss you."

"I miss you to bug."

"When you coming home?"

"I don't know bug."

He looks down. I go and pick him up, "Hey look at me. Regardless of where I'm at, I'm always gonna be here for you. I'm always gonna love you."

"What bout mommy?"

"What bout her?"

"Will you always love her?"

I nod my head, "Yea bug, even her to."

He smiles and lays his head on my shoulder. He closes his eyes as I hum a song. I lay him down as I feel his body goes slack. I kiss his forehead and head down stairs. Lizzie is sitting on the couch when I get down there.

"I'm going to come by in the morning if that's okay."

"It is. You know you don't have to ask."

I go to walk out and she stands up, "Did you get him?"

I look at her, "Yea I did."

I walk to the door when she grabs my hands. I look down and see my knuckles are split.

"Come here."

She pulls me into the kitchen and pushes me into a chair. She walks out of the kitchen and heads upstairs. She comes back with a towel and peroxide. She walks over and kneels in front of me. She grabs my left hand, puts the towel underneath and pours the peroxide over it. I suck in a breath. She cleans my left hand and switches to my right.

"You wanna talk about it?"

I shake my head, "Not really."

She nods her head and continue to clean my hands. She finishes and looks up at me. I don't know if it was because of what had happened or something but next thing I know is we're both leaning closer to each other. I capture her lips with my own. I stand up, pulling her with me. I pick her up and she wraps her legs around me. I set her on the counter and place my hands on the side of her face. We separate for air and lean our foreheads against each other. She warps her arms around me and pulls me into her. She squeezes me tight. She grabs my face,

"Let go, at least for tonight. Just forget about everything, and let go."

I lean in and capture her lips. I pick her up and carry her upstairs. I walk into the bedroom, lay her down on the bed and forget about everything. I climb on top of her and forget about the past year and everything in between.