I love work do not get me wrong but its my day off and I wanted to spend it with my immediate family not with my work family as much as I love them.

Another reason I am hesitant is because I really do not like taking Hannah to work. I just think that there are too many things that could go wrong. The last thing I need my one year old to see is someone who is bloodied and injured, people shouting profanities, or risking her getting hurt because some perp comes back and is pissed that their friend was arrested. I mean I know I am overreacting. Bad stuff only happens like once every couple of weeks. There is little to no chance of it happening today well I hope anyway.

"Jake can you grab the diaper bag if we are going to go."

"Where is it?" He was back in Hannahs room.

"In her room or in the living room. I think." I honestly have no idea where it is at. I mean Jake was the last one who had it anyway.

"Well it is not in here."

"Jake I do not know you were the last one who had it."

"When. I never remember having it."

"The other night when we went to your moms. You brought it in and then sat it down somewhere."

"I really don't remember that."

"Jake."

"Yes babe."

"Look on your shoulder."

"Oh of course. You distracted me and I forgot I found it already."

"It is kind of your fault you do have the memory of a goldfish. You said that one yourself."

We walked out and headed out to the car. It really made me wonder why we were going anywhere. It is New York, it is January, and it is freezing we also did not think about heating up the car first.

"We should have warmed up the car first." As I was buckling Hannah into the car seat.

"Well I was going to but you had me going crazy looking for the diaper bag that I had the whole time."

"I am sorry that I wanted to be prepared on at least one part of this spontaneous trip to work."

"Well Charles had it planned and I did not want to hurt his feelings. I also don't understand why we don't just keep some stuff at work or in the car for her."

"I don't know," he had me so frustrated that I used a contraction, "I really do not like her going to work with us."

"Why because it is dirty, filled with criminal, and a bad thing could happen at a moments notice."

"Exactly."

"Amy she will be fine. I have told you if something bad started to happen we could take her into the soft room or the captains office and she would be safe there. I mean we are there everyday and nothing bad happens to us."

"Jake I am not even going to continue. Just drive."

I looked into the back seat and Hannah was just staring at us. She gets really quiet in the car which I find strange. It is almost as if the car is her spa or therapist.

I hate it when we argue in front of her. I do not want her to think that arguing is the right thing to do. It is also bad that we have been arguing a lot more lately. It has mainly been since I officially was promoted.

I know Jake is happy for me and does not want me to stay stagnant in my career (he knows it would drive me insane) but at the same time I think he is jealous that I now out rank him. If he tried a bit harder he could get promoted as well but he would rather goof around and be sloppy than do good at every part of the job. I mean it is some of those things that made me fall for him to begin with.

"Jake I am sorry. I just really wanted to stay home today and spend it with just the three of us. I did not mean to get snippy."

"Ames If that was the case we didn't have to go. Charles said it was optional."

"Jake you know what would happen if we did not show up."

"Charles would be upset and we would get a phone call from someone saying that he was crying or something or he would show up at our door and we would not be able to get rid of him."

That's the last thing we need right now. The man has some major attachment to my man and my kid and it is getting annoying but at the same time it is Charles being Charles. Its more like he has been going full Boyle on our entire family.

We were quiet the rest of the drive even Hannah not even a babble.

We pulled up on the 99. I swore I saw something.

"Jake were those balloons at the front door?"

"I don't know I didn't see anything."

Oh I hope to god he did not go full Boyle on a party.