Boo: When doesn't Carly know what she's talking about when it's about love? Hehe
Pureevil230: Seeing between the line...snooping...prodding...all of Carly's natural talents!
ImJustKidding89: Yea Carly rang the doorbell...Soak it up girl cause I guareenteed you will never hear of it again!
Babiiechica2oo8: Hehe the old man? You'll be seeing more of him this chapter.
A/N: Bad news...today isn't exactly tomorrow from when I updated. Good news... with in my absence I am half way through the sequel...well planning it at least! I' planning on knocking a few more chapters in here today also partly because I'm bored and partly because I said I'd update tommorow and I didn't and i fele bad...hehe
Chapter 9:
"So boss what'd you get your wife for your anniversary?" one guy asked as they all stood around on their lunch break eating sandwiches the bosses wife had provided.
"A vacuum" he said only interested in his turkey and cheese sandwich
They all laughed. "You got away with that?" one man asked.
"You got one hell of a wife my wife would've nagged me about not getting something for her that meant something." another commented.
"What are you talking about?" the boss replied looking confused before a smile cracked his face. "It means something...it means I want a clean house!" the co workers all laughed.
Jason laughed. "I don't know how your wives put up with all of you!"
"Ah Jase, Jase, Jase...take it from me...Marriage is one commitment every man should...avoid" he said patting Jason on the back as the crowd laughed and a here, here was heard and they all clanked their beer bottles.
Jason shook his head. "Ah come on, you can't seriously tell me that you don't enjoy your marriages in the least bit" he said intrigued.
"When she was 50 pounds lighter and twice as flexible you better believe I enjoyed it!" one guy called out as they all snickered knowing just how true the statement was.
"I think your all bitter old men cause you just aren't gettin' or givin' as good as you used to." Jason teased.
"And what would you know about gettin' or givin' any" an older man asked obviously offended.
"I'm obviously gettin' more than any of you older geysers and I tend to give as good as I get." he smirked knowing he was the only guy there under the age of 35 and they all knew his youth was bringing him plenty of what they longed for.
"Yeah" another guy laughed. "I bet your still a virgin kid...your what 10?" he snickered.
"Alright guys back off" The boss said, his tone a soft fatherly one. "Besides...Jason's virginity is none of our business" he snickered before they all broke out into laughter again.
Jason dropped his head in defeat and chuckled if they only knew.. "Actually, I have a son" he admitted which quickly shut almost all of his colleagues up.
"Boy I have t-shirts older than you! There Is no way you have a child" the man tested thinking he had called Jason out on his bluff.
Jason sighed. "Alright I didn't wanna have to do this but..." he took his wallet out of his back pocket and removed the hospital picture of Kyle out of it and showed it to the guys.
"Holy Shit" one hissed grabbing the picture from Jason's hand.
"What?" said a few as the picture was passed around and jaws dropped hitting the floor.
"Wow Morgan...so ugh how old is he?" the boss asked surprised at this little revelation that had left a room full of beer bellied 40 some things speechless, which by no means an easy thing to accomplish.
"3 weeks.." he stated like only a proud papa would.
"How old are you again?" the burly guy next to him asked.
"21"
"Ouch that had to mess up a few things for ya" another commented.
"More like redirected" Jason said.
"What about the mother?" another asked.
"What about her?" Jason answered a question with a question a bit bitterly. Aradia was a touchy subject at the moment for him.
"Well how old is she?" the burly man asked.
"Ugh.." he had to think, oh there was so many ways to answer this question " well if you went by maturity and standing up to your responsibilities she is about 3 and a half but if we are going biologically she's 20"
"Aw man you don't make that sound like it's going to well.." the boss commented hearing the venom in his employees words.
"Yea well she isn't exactly cooperating with the situation" he said vaguely.
"So is this old woman of yours sitting home with the kid while you bring home the bacon" one asked as they all laughed again of the stereotypical family.
Jason snickered at the though of going home and finding Aradia with Kyle "No actually she hit the road the day after he was born.." he laughed bitterly again silencing the crowd.
"So what do you do during the day?" another piped up.
Jason had to smile at himself all of his big, tough, 40 year old colleagues were acting like a bunch of chattering housewives, chewing over the latest gossip. "Ugh my best friend is taking care of him, she keeps him during the day until I get off." he explained.
"Your best friend?" one questioned.
"Yea"
"She must be something, to stand around and watch your kid for you all day everyday" a guy said.
"Well we are close...we've been friends since we were two" Jason explained.
"So what about college? She can't be going to college when she's watching your kid...your lucky to have someone willing to step in and help you out." his boss said.
He hadn't even thought about Courtney and her schooling. But now that he thought about it.. He knew for a fact that the first two weeks she hadn't touched or mentioned anything that even resembled a connection to her college. He honestly couldn't see her having any time to do anything while she was watching Kyle either. How could he not have seen this...he couldn't let this continue. He wouldn't allow her to give something that important up for him, and now that he realized it...he was going to make it right.
As the rest of the men continued to talk and laugh about nothing in particular he silently retreated out of the crowd and toward the phone on the front desk. Picking it up he dialed the all to familiar number. It rang three times before her voice flowed through his ears.
"Hey handsome" she smiled propping the phone between her shoulder and her ear so both her hands could finish the job of changing Kyle's diaper.
He smiled to himself. "What are you doing?" he asked curiously.
"Well it's a beautiful thing called poop!" she said sounding like a sales person selling a pitch.
He laughed. "Sound's like fun"
"Oh bundles" she giggled as she finished putting the diaper on the baby who just gurgled. "Yea we're having loads of fun aren't we Kyle? Yes we are, yes we are" she cooed to the baby as she heard Jason chuckle on the other end. "So what do you need?" she asked as she refocused her attention on the phone call and picked up Kyle taking him with her to the kitchen for a bottle.
"I just wanted to tell you, I'm getting off early and I was wondering what you thought about an ice cream?"
"I love ice cream!" she said excitedly as she as she grunted.
"What was that?" he asked amused.
"I'm trying to get a bottle" she sighed reaching for the bottle that was at the top of the cupboard. She made a mental note to relocate them to a more accessible place.
"A bottle for Kyle?"
"No a bottle for me... Yes! A bottle for Kyle" she said annoyed as she realized it was useless effort. "You know I could kill you for putting all the bottles so high up!" she practically growled as she trudged over to the closet for a step ladder.
"I can reach them" he stated simply.
"Yea well your about ten feet taller than I am to!" she grunted as she stepped up and reached for the bottle, the phone slipping from her grip as she did so. "Sorry" she called as she grabbed the bottle and got off the step ladder to retrieve the phone. "Ok I'm back" she sighed as she placed the phone to her ear once again.
"Good to know, but I got to go what flavor would you like?" he asked quickly as he eyed the clock he had to finish up the Garrison's bike if he planned on leaving early.
"Hmm" she was mentally debating, going through her mental catalog of Ben and Jerry's flavors. "Chocolate Moose" she chipped as he sighed, he hated the flavor and she knew that but it was her favorite!
"Alright I'll see you at 8:30 then"
"Okie dokie artichokie!" she chimed before hanging up.
He shook his head as he hung up the phone and walked back over to the motorcycle he had been working on for about a week. He got annoyed with people who didn't take care of their bikes but at the same time if they took care of their bikes then he wouldn't have a job. Ironic how things worked in this world!