Chapter4: Parent Day
By: Akira006
Disclaimer: I do not own the G Guys! I do own the gurls!
"Mommy, look it's dad!" Josie turned her head to see Heero walking towards them, with eyes fixed on Adam. A small smile was on his face as he was greeted with a huge hug from his son. Josie felt a stab of jealousy as she watched the scene in front of her, but she shrugged it off by reminding herself how many more hugs she had gotten.
"Hello Heero." Josie forced a tight smile. He nodded a greeting since he was too occupied with his son. He picked Adam up and set him upon his shoulders. Adam was beaming when he passed his classmates seated upon his father's shoulders. As they walked by they left a trail of other children throwing fits and asking why they couldn't get on their dads' shoulders.
Josie looked away as she walked next to Heero and Adam, feeling neglected. Heero sensed the damaged feelings and nudge Josie playfully in an attempt to lighten the mood. Josie stumbled a little but continued to walk as though nothing had happened. Heero frowned and made a mental note to ask what was wrong later.
"Welcome parents," A small woman with brown hair and soft honey eyes greeted the semicircle of parents and children around her. She had a warm smile on her face. "I'm Ms. Honeydew. On behalf of the teachers I would like to thank you for coming. We are all very eager to start with the games. Now," Ms. Honeydew began to explain it all, trying to hurry since that children were becoming impatient.
The games were simple, and Heero, Josie, and Adam won every game. It was mostly Heero who was so clever and an expert at these sort of games. Josie was merely a third wheel, tagging along and observing the father and son bond. Not to mention all of this had made her very moody and extremely irritable though she tried to hide it from Adam and save it all for Heero.
"I'm gunna take a rest," Josie excused herself. She went and sat in grass away from where the games were being held.
Heero left Adam with one of his friends and made his way over to Josie, sitting next to her. They sat in thick silence for a while before Heero broke the ice. "What's wrong with you?" He asked bluntly.
"Wrong?" Josie regarded him with a blank expression. "PMS," She lied.
Heero didn't look convinced. "Did you know that you have a guilty tint to your eyes when you lie to me?"
Josie flushed. "You think I'm lying?!" She asked angrily.
"No," Heero answered slowly, "I'm sure you're lying."
Josie glared at him while he remained emotionless. "Did you know that your son inherited your same emotionless attitude?" She asked coldly as though to blame it all on him.
"I wouldn't know. I hardly ever seem him enough to know," Heero answered softly.
'And you won't!' Josie's mind screamed. An insult was on the tip of her tongue, but she held it back. Why was she getting so angry over this? Sometimes she did the most irrational things. Josie sighed heavily. "Something's wrong with Adam."
Heero's head snapped to look at her with shocked eyes. "What's wrong with Adam?"
Josie smiled slightly. "No, no, nothing serious. Just-well, I guess it could be serious, but it's just- he won't talk to me and something is wrong and I wanna know!"
Heero sighed. "Why won't he talk to you?"
"I dunno, well, he will talk, but he won't tell me what's wrong!"
"What if nothing's wrong? What if you're just making it up?"
"Because! I know!" Josie said defensively.
Heero shook his head. "What do you think is wrong?"
"I dunno . . . what could he be upset about?" Josie thought over that past events and conversations with Adam. One particular one was brought up.
'Why doesn't dad live with us?'
'The other kids' dads live with their mothers. Why doesn't dad?'
"There is one thing," Josie admitted finally.
"What?" Heero asked as he watched the children and parents.
"He wanted to know why you didn't live with us like the other children's dads' did. Maybe it has something to do with you."
Heero didn't say anything for a long while. He just stared over the field of kids and parents without even really looking. "Maybe," He began hesitantly, "Maybe Adam should come live with me for a while."
Josie stared at him in disbelief. "Maybe not!" She retorted stubbornly.
"Look!" Heero regarded her with annoyed eyes. "Maybe you should not think of what you want and rather, what's best for our son!"
"I know what's best for my son, and that's to stay with me!" Josie stood up abruptly.
Heero stood as well, his head soon above her own. "Do you know that for sure or are you only saying it because your not thinking right? Are you saying that because you're angry or are you saying it because you know it's really right?"
"I know what is right for my son!" Josie repeated angrily.
"I don't think you do, and he's my son as well!"
Josie glared at him harshly. "He will stay with me, and you will never take him away from me. And if you try, I will kill you," She said coldly before heading off to Adam. She grabbed him and pulled him away from his friends and to the car.
"Get in," She commanded.
"But-" Adam began.
"Get in the car!" Josie yelled. Adam looked at her with fearful eyes and slowly got into the car. Josie drove the car away from the school and back to the house. She was so angry. How dare he try to take her baby away from her!
"Why couldn't I say bye to dad?" Adam asked carefully with tears in his eyes.
'Because your father's a dick,' Her mind answered immediately. Josie didn't answer the boy but continued to drive to their house.
"Why did we have to leave so soon?"
Josie continued to drive and ignore his questions.
"Mom?" Adam looked at her, tears rolling down his cheeks. "Mommy?"
Josie looked down at him with fiery eyes. "What?!" Adam shrank back from his mother and began to cry harder. Josie was too angry to care that her son was sobbing in the seat next to her. She pulled into their driveway and got out of the car, walking around to the other side. She picked Adam up in her arms and carried him on her hip into the house. He was still crying when Josie laid him down in his bed and pulled the covers up to his chin.
"Shhh," She whispered softly to her child. She pushed back his hair and kissed his wet cheeks before wiping them up with her hands. "Everything's alright now," She told him with a nod. Adam stared up at her with innocent blue eyes. "Why don't you take a nap?" She suggested as she kissed his forehead. She walked from the room and into the kitchen were she made herself some coffee.
Josie played back the events of the afternoon in her head.
'Get in the car!'
She should never have used that tone of voice with her baby. She closed her eyes and laid her head on the table.
'Maybe you should not think of what you want and rather, what's best for our son!'
Maybe Heero was right. Maybe Josie didn't know what the hell was best for her baby. One thing she did know what that she didn't want to let her baby go.
'He will stay with me, and you will never take him away from me. And if you try, I will kill you.'
Josie sighed heavily. Maybe that was the wrong thing to say, but he just made her so angry. She couldn't stand the thought of waking each morning and knowing that Adam wasn't there for her to take care of him. She also was just so jealous of how much Adam had loved Heero and yet, neglected her. She was hurt.
She wanted to cry, but the tears refused to come. She stood up and went to check on Adam. He would never know how much she loved him.
A/N: I have no idea why I'm stopping it here, but whatever. Remember to read and review!