Chapter 3

Olivia stood in the middle of her living room looking under the couch and behind the chair. "Where are you?" she sung as she looked around.

Just then, she felt someone push her over. She fell down and turned around just as her son jumped on her. "Ahhh, there is my baby." She said kissing him.

"Stooop mommy." He whined, then ran off. "Come find me!" He yelled then ran around the corner.

"No baby, come on we have to go." She said standing up. I am going to leave you." She said, then he came running back over to her.

"No mommy, don't leave." He said grabbing her leg. She started laughing then picked him up. "Come on sweetie." She said.

She grabbed her bag and walked out the door to her car. She had to drop him off at preschool then go shopping for a dress, she had a charity event to go to that night.

When she got to the school, she walked in with him in her arms. She knew this would be difficult, since he never wanted to be away from his mother. "Ok baby, mommy has to go now ok? I will be back later." She said putting him down. He looked up at her, and his eyes began to water. "Noo. Mommy take with." He said repeatedly as he began to rub his eye and cry.

"No baby you have to stay here ok." She said as she bent down to kiss his cheek, then starting to walk out. She turned around as her son fell on the ground and began crying. The teacher tried to comfort him but he kept pushing her hands away. "Mommy!" He screamed. It broke her heart to see her baby like that. She sighed then walked out, before she began to cry.

After getting out to her car and calming down, she drove to the nearest shopping center. She went into the first dress store and found the perfect dress for the event. She really didn't want to go, but she had to, it was a charity event and she was donating. She inherited a large amount of money from her grandmother when she died, so she never had to work ever. She did however work when she got out of college, but she had to take care of her baby so she quit.

After getting shoes that matched the dress she went to the nearest hair salon and went in. "Hello everyone!" She yelled to all the women in the shop. She knew just about all of them.

She sat down when a chair opened. "So what's been going on?" She asked the hairdresser, who started on her hair.

"Nothing. So what has been going on with you and your man?" The woman asked.

"Nothing, same old same old, nothing special. He is still being distant and tripping." Olivia sighed. She was dating a man she met right after high school and everything was going well. He stayed even after she had a baby, most men would say it's not theirs and run off. Nevertheless, he stayed.

However, he had been acting distant lately and hasn't been coming around anymore. They were not married but had been talking about it, but he says he wasn't ready for commitment yet, but he would still take care of the baby. She was slowly becoming distant herself she really didn't want to be with him anymore.

After getting her hair done, she went over to the school to pick up her son. She walked in and saw him playing with the other children. "James!" She yelled over to him, when he saw her. His face light up and he ran over to her, on the way knocking over three kids and a stack of blocks. She loved that her baby wanted to be with her all the time. She picked him up and kissed him. "You miss me baby?" She said, as he hugged her tightly around the neck. "I good, I play block and pay doe, and I more no cry." He said talking 100 miles an hour. She just nodded her head smiling, while walking out to her car. She sat him in his car seat and strapped him down, then drove home.

When she got there she placed him in his bed, since he was now fast asleep, and went into her room and got ready. Later that night, she heard a knock on the door. She went over and opened it revealing her babysitter Noreen.

"Hi there, well he is in his room playing, I already fed him and bathed him, so all you have to do is put him to bed ok?" Olivia said quickly as the babysitter nodded her head making sure she understands everything.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." Noreen said then sat down on the couch.

"Ok, well my car will be here any minute so I will get my things and leave." She said going into her room and grabbing the rest of her things. When her car got there, she double-checked to make sure she had everything, but before she left, she went into her son's room to say goodbye. "Baby. Mommy is leaving ok?" She said kneeling down. He stood up and kissed her, "Noreen here?" He said. When she nodded, he ran out into the living room and crawled onto his babysitters lap.

She smiled then left out the door after giving James one last kiss on the cheek. She said goodbye and left to the car. She arrived at the event after a 20-minute drive. When she got there, she got out and had pictures taken then went inside. She walked around and mingled for a while, she was ready to go after only 30 minutes. She missed her baby. She turned around and bumped into her boyfriend. Terry. "Hey baby." He said giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey Hun. When did you get here?" She asked she knew he would be there because his business was hosting the event. They came separate because he had to be their early in the day so she came later on.

He smiled. "Oh I went home and changed and just got back a while ago." He said, looking around for other people to mingle with. She noticed and decided to let him be, after all, it was his job to make sure everyone was comfortable.

"Go ahead. I will see you later." She said. He smiled and kissed her on the cheek before walking over to a group of people.

She sighed then continued to walk around, she pulled her cell phone out of her purse, she wanted to call and talk to James but she knew he was asleep. So, she just put her phone back and continued to walk around and casually speak to people.

She was looking at a statue when she felt someone standing behind her. "Nice isn't it?" A man asked behind her.

"Yes it is." She said still looking at the statue, she really didn't want to talk to anyone, and she just wanted to go home.

"So how long has it been? What 6 years?" The man said.

Her eyes widen, she realized who was behind her. She turned around slowly, and there stood a 26-year-old version of Elliot.