Storming out

It was now a few weeks until Jamie's third birthday. Melanie had now opened a whole chain of shops, she had hired people to run her business all she did now was design and sent her designs to New York. Jake had opened branches of Deep South Glass in New York, San Francisco, LA and Seattle. Everything in their professional lives were going well but Jake and Melanie had been fighting a lot lately and they were right in the middle of yet another argument.

"You're never here, you're either at work or at the bar" shouted Mel

"Well excuse me but I have to work" Jake shouted back

"No you don't you choose to"

"Yeah I do it gets me away from you and all your nagging"

"I have to nag because you don't do anything. You go out early in the morning and don't come back until late at night and I'm left to clean and cook and look after your son. You haven't seen Jamie in 3 days I may as well be a single parent"

"Mommy" said a small voice

Mel and Jake turned round to see Jamie standing outside his bedroom looking sleepy

"Oh honey did we wake you" said Melanie softly "Come on I'll take you back to bed" she said as she scooped him into her arms.

Ten minutes later Melanie came out of Jamie's room and found Jake pacing in the living room looking furious.

"There he's fast asleep,not that you care you probably wish you were at the bar" said Melanie

"You know what Mel I would, you know I work hard all day and when I come home all I get is you nagging in my ear so yeah I'm going to the bar don't wait up" said Jake before storming out.

Mel was furious with Jake, she waited up until 4am for him and then she went to bed. When she woke up the next morning she saw that Jake's side of the bed hadn't been slept in, she assumed that he had slept on the couch. She went into the living room expecting to find him sleeping off the beer he had had the night before, but Jake wasn't in the living room. He hadn't come home. Mel was worried she knew that they were having problems but she didn't think that they were so serious that Jake wouldn't even bother coming hom.

Mel tried to put her worries to the back of her mind as she got Jamie dressed and dropped him off at nursery. When she got back hom she saw Jake's truck and thought for a minute that he had come home to beg for forgiveness then she saw that the plane had gone. He had gone to work.

Mel spent most of that day thinking about her and Jake and she realized that their problems were serious and that she needed some space to work out what she wanted. She booked her and Jamie on a flight to New York that left this evening, she packed their bag and then went to pick Jamie up from nursery. When she returned home and put their bags in the car, she knew that Jake was due home any minute, just then she saw him plane, she watched it land, and watched Jake get out and tie it up before he came over.

"Daddy" shouted Jamie as he ran up and hugged Jake

"Hey little guy" said Jake hugging his son back

"Jamie go inside and get Marcell" said Mel. Marcell was Jamie's teddy he couldnt sleep without him.

Jamie walked into the house and then Jake turned to Mel

"Look I don't want another fight. I just needed some space last night. Wait what does he need Marcell for?"

"I agree with you, I think we both need some space so I'm taking Jamie to New York with me" said Mel unsure of how Jake would react to this.

"You're leaving me" said Jake looking shattered

"No well not right now, I just think he need some time apart to see how we feel and if we should serparate"

"So you're running away as soon as things get a little bit tough again" said Jake

"What like you did last night"

"I'm sorry I don't wanna fight. I love you both of you" said Jake

"I know I love you too but things cant go on as they are. Don't worry we'll be back in a week"

"I'm going to miss you both so much" said Jake emotionally

"I know, now go and say goodbye to Jamie and don't call or follow us I'll call you and tell you when we're coming back"

"Okay" said Jake numbly as he went to say goodbye to his son.