#5
Monday morning I groaned as I slapped my alarm clock off. There was so much to do today and so little time.
"Mama!" Vic yelled running into the room and jumping on the bed.
"Hey baby," I said as I pushed his hair away from his face.
"What are we going to do today?" he asked smiling at me.
"We are going to have some cereal then get dressed and then go over to Aunt Carly's house," I told him as I sat up.
"Lucky is making loud noises," he informed.
"I know Lucky snores when he sleeps. Come on little man," I said stretching and getting out of bed.
"Carry please," he said stretching out his arms.
"Okay lets go," I said picking him up and walking out of my room.
Walking into the kitchen I sat Vic on the counter and got him a plastic teenage mutant ninja turtles bowl and a spoon.
"Okay my son what cereal do you want. We have Coco Pebbles and Cap'n Crunch," I said holding up the two boxes.
"Both," he said with a big smile.
"Nope only one," I replied shaking my head.
"Uh Coco," he pointed at the box.
"Okay now go sit at the table and I'll bring you your cereal," I said putting the box on the counter and setting him on the ground.
As I prepared his cereal I listened as he started to sing a song that I had no idea where it came from. Setting the cereal in front of him Lucky came into the room scratching his bare chest.
"Hey slick put a shirt on there's a minor here now," I told him as I walked back into the kitchen.
"Mama can I take my shirt off too?" Vic asked as he put a spoonful of cereal in his mouth.
"Don't talk with your mouthful baby and no you cannot. Lucky shouldn't even be doing it," I told him as I brought out the bottle of cold brew.
"Hey why can't I not wear a shirt?" Lucky asked as he turned to the spoonful of cereal Vic offered him.
"Because we are people and we wear shirts to the breakfast table. Vic baby eat your cereal we have to go see Aunt Carly in a bit," I told him as I poured a glass of cold brew.
"Are you going over ideas today?" Lucky asked.
"Yeah, she thinks Sonny will watch him for a bit. Will you watch him while I get ready?" I asked Lucky.
"Course. Come on Vic lets move this party to the living room and we can watch cartoons," Lucky said picking up the bowl.
"Try not to spill," I yelled after them as I walked to my room.
I had never been more thankful for Sonny in my life. It took five hours of trying to figure out what else we could do and then we still had to figure out what models went were. That whole time Sonny kept Vic occupied. It was either them playing in the pool or going to some park Sonny had found for Vic. There was something to be said about seeing them together.
"You guys ever think about having kids?" I asked Carly.
"We've talked about it, a lot. He wants to try but I'm not sure," she said as we watched Sonny and Vic sleep on the couch.
"Why aren't you sure? You guys are great with Vic," I asked in surprise.
"I know but that's just us being the Aunt and Uncle. You handle the real stuff, like bed times and time outs and temper tantrums. I just don't know if I can handle the all nighters and being solely responsible for keeping another human alive."
"I wasn't sure either. I mean when Jax told me that his ex was pregnant and it was his, I wasn't so mad at him for waiting to tell me he was going to be a dad I was more worried about how I could possibly be responsible for another human. I mean this kid wasn't even mine but yet I was going to be part of its life," I told her crossing my arms across my chest.
"Does it get better?" she asked.
"Yeah, I mean for you it might be when you hear the heartbeat or when the test comes out positive. But for me it was the first time I held Vic, he was like this little perfect human and he looked up at me with those big blue eyes and I just melted and knew I'd do anything for him," I told her smiling.
"It's really that good?"
"It's even better. There's just no amount of words that can make you understand. You just connect with this little human and it's everything and life just gets so much better."
"You ever think of having one of your own?" she asked as we walked on to the deck.
"I'm not sure. I mean I'm not exactly in a pace to consider it, besides I have Vic and he's enough."
"I'm not saying that he's not enough. I'm just wondering if you wish you could have been the one to carry him, experience that first kick or the heart beat."
Before I could answer we heard little feet running towards us.
"Mama I'm hungry," he said tugging on my jeans.
"Okay well me and Aunt Carly are done so we will go home and have some lunch," I told him as I ran my hand through his hair.
After we went home he ran to the toy chest in the living room and started to play with his cars and motorcycles. After a lunch of chicken nuggets and carrots we spent the night watching movies. By the time it was nine o'clock Vic was passed out and I carried him to bed. After I kissed him goodnight I went back to my room and collapsed on the bed and passed out myself.
I groaned again as my alarm clock went off and hit it till it stopped screaming. I ran around getting things in my car and putting off waking up Vic. When he did wake up I grabbed a chocolate muffin for him and we ran out the door. I let out a sigh of relief when we finally pulled up to the beach.
"Mama can I go in the water?" Vic asked as I held his hand and we walked towards the tents set up for the shoot.
"Maybe after baby. I have to work remember that's why you're here with me and we had chocolate muffins for breakfast?" I asked him as he jumped into the sand.
"Oh yeah. Is Lucky going to be here?" he asked dragging his feet through the sand.
"Yes and so is Sonny and Carly," I told him as picked him up so that we could walk fast to the tents.
Middle of shoot
As the second group of models left the tent Sonny came in and smiled as Vic ran up to him talking a mile a minute.
"Are you helping your Mom out today?" he asked picking him as he walked towards me.
"Yeah, she tells me what colors to hand her and then she paints the pretty ladies faces and then they leave when the mean man comes in and yells for them," Vic said excitedly as Sonny sat him in a chair.
"What mean man?" Sonny asks looking at me.
"Yeah I need to talk to you about that actually. Vic baby how about you call Grandma while I talk to Sonny?" I asked him.
"Okay," he said excitedly.
I handed him the phone when I heard the phone ring. Motioning to Sonny we walked to one of the other tables not to far where I could still look at Vic.
"So who is this mean man?" Sonny asked crossing his arms against his chest.
"I can't work with Jason, he needs to work solely with Carly from now on." I told him
"Why?"
"He came to my house Sunday night and told me that I had to be here even though I had the week off. We have a history and he made some remarks concerning it that I'm not comfortable with, especially when my kid is on the other side of the door."
"Okay well like what? I mean you've worked with dicks before why is he any different?"
"Because we dated in high school, for a long time and it ended horribly and there was a lot of drama around it that just made the whole situation worse. Look I don't want to go into details especially with Vic around, but I just need you to make it very clear that I'm not working Jason and that he is only to work with Carly."
"I'll try but I can't really do much without newer information other than you guys had a bad break up like seven years ago."
"Fine, I got pregnant and he was about to graduate and go off to college and he didn't want a kid holding him back," I told him.
"I thought that Vic's dad was your ex-husband?" he asked.
"He is that's not the point. I'm not comfortable working with him Sonny. So please just make sure he only works with Carly from now on," I begged him.
"Okay I'll talk it over with her, but I'm sure as soon as Vic tells her his nickname for Jason she won't have a problem with us switching. I really wish you had told me about your past with him before I hired him though."
"Yeah well it's not exactly a part of my past I like to talk about. Besides not even Carly knows that Jason's my ex, like she knows of him but not his name. I'll finish this job but after this but I'm not working with him again."
"Mama Grandma wants to talk to you," Vic said running up to us.
"Okay baby," I said taking the phone from him.
Later that night
As we sat in the living room waiting for the timer to signal that the chicken nuggets Vic had picked out for dinner were done cooking. When I got up to get more water the door rang and Lucky yelled that he got it. As I poured water into my glass Vic came in the kitchen.
"Mama the mean man is at the door again," he said tugging on my shorts.
"What are you talking about baby?" I asked looking down at him.
"Hey uh Sam Jason is in the living room. He wanted to talk to you about work," Lucky said walking in to the living room.
"Can you take him down to the beach dinner won't be ready for like another fifteen minutes or so," I asked him knowing that this couldn't be good.
"You sure you don't want me to stay here?"
"It's nothing he just needs some folders Carly doesn't have," I said forcing a smile.
After Lucky took Vic out to the beach I took a deep breath and walked into the living room to see Jason's back as he looked at the pictures on the walls.
"What are you doing here Jason?" I asked him.
"He's a cute kid," he said turning to face me.
"Thank you, he looks like his dad," I said smiling at the picture Jason was pointing to.
"What did you tell Sonny at the shoot?"
"Why does it matter, what was said is between Sonny and I."
"Because he came to me after the shoot and said that I wouldn't be working with you anymore. So what did you tell him?" he asked grabbing my arm.
"None of your business. Now is that all?" I asked him.
"Just tell me what the hell you told him, so that I can do damage control. Your messing with my career here Sam, I have a family." He said gripping harder.
"And I don't have one to take care of either Jason? Your precious career isn't going to get hurt over this. Now let go of my arm and go home," I told him.
"Why did you tell him Sam? You said you didn't want anyone to know. So why tell him about our past?"
"Because you came here and made me feel like shit for trying to do what's best for my kid. You have no idea what my life is like or what I do for my son and I have no idea what your life is like but you don't see me showing up at your home with your kid there and yelling at you about our past. You got angry because I moved on and started a family."