I lie there on my back in bed. The covers only up to my waist. The sun was pouring in from the windows. I just lie there soaking in the moment. The birds outside chirping, the distant sounds of sirens, and numerous car horns honking from the traffic. I yawned slightly as I looked over at the clock. 6:45 a.m.
"Hey" I felt a slight punch on my ribs.
I look down next to me, "Hey, how you doin'?"
"Good. Better."
"Good." I said as I kissed the top of Faith's head.
I gave her a comforting smile and looked back up at the ceiling.
"Was this a mistake?" She asked abruptly.
"What?" I asked with almost a tone.
"This...this...what we did, was it a mistake." She stuttered out.
I looked down at her, "I hope not. I hope it's an opportunity."
"Yeah...." she said looking up at me and then resting her head on my chest, "...me too."
I saw a slight smile form on her face.
"What time is it?"
I sighed and looked over at the clock. "6:50"
"Are you serious...."
"Yea, why?"
"...Shit I gotta get the kids up." She said as she sprung up and threw on a shirt and a pair of shorts.
"What for?"
"uh...school, Bosco."
"Faith...It's Saturday."
She looked at me in disbelief, "Are you kidding me?"
"I kid you not"
She fell back on the bed and began rubbing her head, "Sorry, I'm just...I dunno.....kinda nervous."
I got up from the bed and began putting my jeans on.
"How are things going to be at work?"
"I dunno...." I began to say as I started to put my socks on, "not too weird, I hope....nothing changes....but I don't know." I said not really making any sense.
She closed her eyes and sighed, "Nobody can know."
"Nobody will know." I assured her.
I began putting on my boots, when someone knocked on the door. We both shot up.
Shit....
"Get in the closet." Faith mouthed to me.
I ran into the closet and closed the door.
"Yea?"
"Mom, Can I come in?"
"Yeah, Em, What's up?" she asked opening the door.
"Um...can I go to Jordan's house?"
"Emily, It's 7:00 in the morning."
"Yeah, I know please, her mom is going to take us shopping! Please?"
"I don't know Em."
Let her Go Faith.
"Please? I'll be home by 6, I promise?"
"Fine." She finally gave in, "Do you have enough money?"
"Yea, Thanks mom!" she said as she began to head toward the door.
"6:00 EMILY!" Faith yelled as she heard the door slam.
Faith closed the bedroom door as I opened the closet door and emerged.
"Shopping at 7:00?"
"Yeah....well....she could shop all day, why not get a head start?"
"Where's Charlie?"
"hold on." she said as she left the room.
I put my other boot on and my shirt and began tying the laces.
"He's still asleep C'mon." she grabbed my hand and lead me toward the door.
"I'll call you later on all right?" She asked as she kissed my lips.
"All right."
She smiled at me, "Thanks, Bos."
I slyly smiled at her, "I'll see ya later Faith." I said as I walked out of the apartment and into the hallway.
"Hey" I felt a slight punch on my ribs.
I look down next to me, "Hey, how you doin'?"
"Good. Better."
"Good." I said as I kissed the top of Faith's head.
I gave her a comforting smile and looked back up at the ceiling.
"Was this a mistake?" She asked abruptly.
"What?" I asked with almost a tone.
"This...this...what we did, was it a mistake." She stuttered out.
I looked down at her, "I hope not. I hope it's an opportunity."
"Yeah...." she said looking up at me and then resting her head on my chest, "...me too."
I saw a slight smile form on her face.
"What time is it?"
I sighed and looked over at the clock. "6:50"
"Are you serious...."
"Yea, why?"
"...Shit I gotta get the kids up." She said as she sprung up and threw on a shirt and a pair of shorts.
"What for?"
"uh...school, Bosco."
"Faith...It's Saturday."
She looked at me in disbelief, "Are you kidding me?"
"I kid you not"
She fell back on the bed and began rubbing her head, "Sorry, I'm just...I dunno.....kinda nervous."
I got up from the bed and began putting my jeans on.
"How are things going to be at work?"
"I dunno...." I began to say as I started to put my socks on, "not too weird, I hope....nothing changes....but I don't know." I said not really making any sense.
She closed her eyes and sighed, "Nobody can know."
"Nobody will know." I assured her.
I began putting on my boots, when someone knocked on the door. We both shot up.
Shit....
"Get in the closet." Faith mouthed to me.
I ran into the closet and closed the door.
"Yea?"
"Mom, Can I come in?"
"Yeah, Em, What's up?" she asked opening the door.
"Um...can I go to Jordan's house?"
"Emily, It's 7:00 in the morning."
"Yeah, I know please, her mom is going to take us shopping! Please?"
"I don't know Em."
Let her Go Faith.
"Please? I'll be home by 6, I promise?"
"Fine." She finally gave in, "Do you have enough money?"
"Yea, Thanks mom!" she said as she began to head toward the door.
"6:00 EMILY!" Faith yelled as she heard the door slam.
Faith closed the bedroom door as I opened the closet door and emerged.
"Shopping at 7:00?"
"Yeah....well....she could shop all day, why not get a head start?"
"Where's Charlie?"
"hold on." she said as she left the room.
I put my other boot on and my shirt and began tying the laces.
"He's still asleep C'mon." she grabbed my hand and lead me toward the door.
"I'll call you later on all right?" She asked as she kissed my lips.
"All right."
She smiled at me, "Thanks, Bos."
I slyly smiled at her, "I'll see ya later Faith." I said as I walked out of the apartment and into the hallway.