Chapter 24

He carried her down to one of his living rooms in the far corner of his house. He sat her on one of the couches there, and sat opposite to her on a different one. Hailey looked around the room. "Is this one of the living rooms?" She asked him. "Yep." He replied. "Are you gonna give me a tour of your house?" She asked again. "Maybe." He said. Hailey looked down. "You wanna tell me what's wrong and why you're so upset?" He asked her. She looked at him then looked away. Mark sighed. "Let me guess, you told you're parents?" He asked. "Yes." She said quietly. "And what did they do?" he continued. "They kicked me out." She answered softly again. "What, like out of your home?" He said. "Yes, that why I was sleeping under a bus shelter." She explained. Mark started to get angry. "And you were upset with me and tried to run away from me because...?" He asked with his eyebrows raised. "I couldn't see you….because……because I didn't need my problems involving with your life Mark." She said. "What problems Hailey?" he asked. "You know, being homeless and pregnant." She said quietly. Mark sighed, and then started to get angry again. "Hailey, they are not your problems, this child your carrying is mine, and I'm gonna care for it and you whether your parents like it or not. They are the one's that have problems Hailey not you!" he spat. "Sorry Mark." She said quietly. "Baby, I'm not yelling at you." He kneeled down and kissed her nose. "Your not?" She asked confused. "No, I love you." He sighed. "But I ran away from you though." She explained. "Yeah, but you were upset." He said standing up again. "You were upset, because your parents that you love and look up to for everything kicked you out of your home in fucken 0 degree weather nearly in the winter season, with no money and no where to go because you are pregnant!" He yelled running his hands through his hair. Hailey gulped, she had never seen him so angry. "I can't believe that they could do that to you." He said looking at her with such love in his eyes. "Are you gonna go yell at them?" She asked. "No baby, I'm gonna let them think about what they have done. And let them realize that they are idiots." He explained. "Well, what if they don't want me back Mark?" She said starting to whimper. "Hailey I know you think that this sounds silly but they do love you, they're just in shock." He said smiling at her. She gave a little smile back. "Mark, dad wants to send you to jail." Hailey explained. "Don't you worry; I will have a few words to them later on ok?" He smiled sitting down next to her. "Ok." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "What about a kiss on the lips as well baby?" He smirked. She giggled and leaned over to claim her lips with his.

Meanwhile Kirk walked up into the local police station, he walked up to the desk and ran the bell there. A cop came over to him. "What seems to be the problem sir?" he asked Kirk. "Would you be able to tell me the wear bouts of Mark Callaway please?" Kirk asked. 'I'm sorry sir, but we can't go handing out people's address to the public." The cop explained. Kirk sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Please, I really need it." He sighed. "Maybe, but it's the law so we can't do that sir." The cop answered. "Look, He is probably heading on 40 right?" Kirk started. The cop nodded his head. "And my daughter is 16 years old, and he has gotten her pregnant." Kirk finished. The cop looked at him and raised his eyebrows. "Come with me sir, I think me and the other boys here might like to hear a bit more about this." He said rubbing his chin. Kirk smiled and followed the cop to the interview room.