Opening my eyes up, I see a blurry sight as my eyes adjusted.
I look down at the empty space next to me as I see the time on the nightstand.
11:30 AM
I reach on the bed as I dial James's number.
"Good morning honey, I didn't expect you to call me at 9:30 in the morning," James says.
"It's 11:30 in the morning here and I didn't hear when Eddie got up. I mustve slept well," I say.
"Must of, so your just waking up?"
"Yeah, I'm still in the bed, laying down looking at the empty side of the bed,"
"It will be filled tomorrow night by me,"
"I know, I better get up and start my day. I gotta register Eddie in class then we are going around Columbus,"
"Well have fun, tell Eddie that daddy loves him,"
"Will do but for now, mommy love you,"
He starts laughing as I knew it would.
"Daddy love you,"
I smile.
"Love you,"
"Love you too. Talk to you in a few,"
I hang up the phone as I get out of bed and walk over to a few boxes which were my clothes were in, since I labeled everything in my house.
I pull out a pair of yoga pants and a pink top to go with it.
Changing into that as I redo my hair.
After doing all that, I walk down the hall and out of the guest house.
"Mommy," Eddie says as I watch him drop his ball as he comes rushing over to me.
"Hey baby, where you good for grandma?" I ask.
"Yes mommy, where is daddy at?" He asks.
"He is still with the team, he will be back tomorrow afternoon,"
He just put on a sad face.
"Why didn't be come back with you?"
"He is playing a game tonight, do you want to watch it with mommy?"
A smile comes on his face.
"Yay,"
He goes back to playing in the yard as I watch the back door opening up.
"I figured this is where everyone is," Lauren says as she walks down off the patio.
"Yep we are down here, you sleep ok?" I ask.
"Yeah, I slept ok but not enough,"
"She was talking on the phone til about 7 or 8 this morning," Mom says.
"Yeah, Ryan didn't want to hang up and neither did I," Lauren says.
"Your dating Ryan again or is this a different Ryan?" Mom asks.
"Oh it's your nephew,"
I watched as mom smiled.
"Aww I'm glad you two are back together but wait he is up north and your down here," Mom says.
"Mom Ryan got traded yesterday to Columbus, he is coming home with James tonight on the flight," I say.
"Is he staying here?"
Mom starts laugh.
I just smile, my mom likes when Ryan is happy and he seen how happy he was when he was with Lauren.
We just stand out in the backyard as I watch Eddie play with his ball.
"Well we need to head out before the school board is closed," I say.
"I'm going to school?" Eddie asks as he stops playing.
"Not today, probably on Monday or Tuesday you will be," I say.
"Ok," Eddie says.
"Are my keys in the house?" I ask.
"Yes, they are hanging up where we hang keys up at," Mom says as I rush up onto the porch and into the house.
Turning I see all the keys as I pull down my keys and head back out the door.
"Let's go you two," I say as I walk back down the stairs.
"I gotta go get my purse real fast," Lauren says as she passes me into the house.
Eddie walks over to me as he grabs my hand.
"Let's head down, Aunt Lauren will catch up," I say.
"Bye Grandma," Eddie says as he waves.
"Be have Eddie, have fun,"
We both walk out of the gate and down the driveway to my car.
Using the key, I unlock the doors.
"Go ahead and get in Eddie," I say as I let go of his hand as he opens the door to get in.
I hop into the driver's seat as I close the door.
Grabbing my seat belt, I buckle up.
"You all buckled in back there?" I ask.
"Yes mommy," Eddie says as the passenger side door opens.
"Sorry, I had to make sure I head it for when we go around town," Lauren says as she buckles up.
"It's alright, first stop to the Ohio Health Westerville office," I say as I turn the wheel to go down the road.
"Where is that at?" Lauren asks.
"About 10 to 15 minutes from here," I say as I contuine to go down the road.
"Mommy put Mickey Mouse on please," Eddie says as I look over and press the button for the back TV to work in the back.
"Thank you," Eddie says.
"You welcome," I say
"So where are going afterwards?" Lauren asks.
"We will go to the mall that's not very far from there, then we will shop there and probably at Easton as well. They are two malls here in Columbus,"
I turn up and head up Westerville Rd until I hit the road I need to go down, so I take a right.
Then a phone starts to ring.
"That's me," Lauren says as she answers her phone.
"Hello," Lauren says as I tune her conversation out cause I knew it was Ryan.
I stop at a light as I place on my right turn signal and turn into the parking lot of the campus.
"Are we here?" Eddie asks as I park facing the street.
"Yep," I say just as my phone begins to ring.
I reach into my pocket as I grab onto my phone pulling it out to answer it.
"Hello," I say, opening the door getting out.
"Hey, what you doing?" James asks.
"Just arriving to the building to enroll Eddie at," I say as Eddie gets out of the car.
"Ahh, can I talk to my little guy?" James asks.
"Sure," I say as I place my hand over my phone.
"Want to talk to daddy Eddie?" I ask as his face lights up.
"Yes," Eddie says as I hand him the phone as we walk to the back of my car.
"Hi Daddy, no I've been good. Just played some with grandma before mommy go up. I miss you daddy. When you coming home? Aww ok, I love you,"Eddie says before passing the phone back to me.
"So you practiced yet?" I ask.
"Nope, just bored in this hotel room by myself," James says.
"Damnit now I wished I made the trip with you,"
"I know me too, well I really don't want to let you go but I got to go enroll our son,"
"Alright honey, I love you,"
"I love you too James, call me before the game tonight,"
"I will,"
We hang up at the same time as Lauren is off the phone and besides Eddie.
"Ready to head in?"
"Yep, hope this doesn't last long," Lauren says.
"It shouldn't, maybe 30 minutes tops," I say.
"Alright,"
I grab Eddie's hand as we walk in front of the building.
"Good morning, can I help you?" A lady asks as I walk over to the desk.
"Yes, can you show me the direction to go in to enroll my son in school?" I ask.
"Yes ma'am, go down this hall right here and go straight into the double doors,"
"Thank you,"
We walk down the hall and into the doors as I head up to the desk.
"Good morning, may I help you?" She asks.
"Yes ma'am I need to enroll my son in school,"
"Alright, has he been in the distract?"
"No, we just moved here from Pittsburgh,"
"Alright, come through this door and we will help you,"
"does my son need to come?"
"No ma'am, he can stay out here with your friend,"
I turn and face Eddie.
"Mommy will be right back, stay with Aunt Lauren," I say as I walk passed the door and into the back.
"So what made you guys move here?" She asks as we walk into a room with a desk and chairs.
"We moved here with my boyfriend, my son's father," I say.
"Ahh for work?"
"Yes, he is a professional hockey player,"
"Ahh ok, so what grade is your son in?"
"Kindergation,"
"Ok, well can you fill this out and do you have a birth certificate or social sercurity card of your son?"
"Yes,"
I open my purse up as I grab folded up papers.
"Here you go,"
I hand her the birth certificate for Eddie.
"Thank you,"
I take a pen as I start to fill out the form as I got to fathers name.
Smiling, I happily put James Neal in it.
I finish filling out the paper work as I hand it back to her.
"Thank you, so your son has your last name and not his fathers?" She asks.
"He will have his fathers last name by next school year, I just found out he was my son's father. It's a long story," I say.
"Alright, so does your son has any special needs?"
"No ma'am,"
"Alright, so by where you live, your son will be going to Huber Ridge. I'll make you appointment to meet the principal and take a tour of the school. He will also tell you your son's teacher for the remaining of the year. So what time on Monday would you like?"
"After the school starts if that's ok,"
"How about 10, the building should be calm,"
"That sounds good, thank you so much,"
"Your welcome Miss. James or is it Mrs. Neal?"
"It's Ms. James,"
"Ms. James, have a good day and I'll let them know on Monday you'll be there,"
"Thank you,"
I walk out of the room and back down the hallway to the lobby area.
"Mommy," Eddie says as he runs over to me.
"You miss me that much?" I ask as I see Lauren walk up.
"Yes, can we go?" Eddie asks.
"Yep but in Monday we have to go to the school, so I think Tuesday you'll be in school,"
"Yay,"
We walk out and back down the hallway then out the front doors.
"So are we going to the mall now?" Lauren asks as we walk back over to the car.
"Yep but I want to go somewhere first," I say as I take out my keys and unlock the door.
I open the back door as I see Eddie getting into the car.
"Buckle up," I say as I close the door and get into the driver's seat of the car.
I begin up the car as I hear "Mommy I'm bucked up,"
"Good boy, ready?" I ask Lauren.
"Yep, so were are going first?" She asks as I pull out of my parking place and back onto the main road up to the mall.
"It's a surpise for someone," I say as I look in my rearview mirror.
"Ahh, I think it might be something someone likes,"
"Yep,"
Her phone then rings again and I'm not too sure who it is but I got a feeling.
"Hello, what the fuck are you calling me for? I don't care Dustin you cheated on me with that slut. Bye,"
She hits end and just dials another number.
I slowly turn on the radio so I don't listen to her conversation with Ryan.
"Mommy where are we going?" Eddie asks.
"Somewhere that you will like,"
"You sure?"
"Yep,"
"Mommy when is daddy coming home again?"
"Tomorrow morning or afternoon,"
"Am I going with you to pick him up?"
"Of course, I wouldn't leave you behind,"
"Yay, I'll get to see daddy tomorrow,"
"Yep and you'll get to see some of the hockey game tonight as well,"
"Yay!! Mommy how is Penguins doing?"
I didn't expect that question.
"They won their game last night 4-0. Geno and Kuni scored once and Duper scored twice,"
"Yay, is Sid doing ok?"
"As far as I know, you miss the Penguins huh?"
"Yeah, why we living with grandma again?"
"Because daddy got traded to Columbus and we moved here with him. We are staying with grandma until we find a place to call home here,"
"We ever going back home?"
"Not sure sweetie, maybe we can go this summer,"
"Ok,"
I stop and take a left as I ride pass the mall and pull into the parking lot of Toys R Us.
"We are here," I say as I shut the car off and Lauren is still talking.
"I love you too,"
She hangs up and sighs.
"Dustin is such an ass for calling me, Ryan made me feel better. Tomorrow I'll follow you to the airport and pick Ryan up. We are going to stay somewhere where it's just the two of us," Lauren says.
"That's fine and Dustin is an ass," I say as I get out to see Eddie closing the back door.
"Mommy can I get a toy?" Eddie asks as he grabs my hand and Lauren's hand.
"That's why we came here to get you a new toy," I say as all three of us walk to the building as Eddie lets go of our hands and walks in before us.
Once inside we follow Eddie as we end up in the wrestling/ action figures.
"Mommy can I get this?"
He shows me a Daniel Bryan and CM Punk wreslting figures in the same pack.
"If that's what you want sweetie," I say, knowing that Eddie hasn't watched wrestling in forever in a day but he knows who they are.
"yay, can I get something else?"
"No that's it, let's go to the check out,"
Eddie grabs my hand as he hald the wrestlers in the other hand.
We walk up to the checkout and in front of me is a girl who has short blonde hair, a Steve Mason shirt on with jeans. In the cart was a baby in a baby carrier.
As she turns around ,it was someone who I never expected to see here in Columbus.
It was the bitch who tortured me and Lauren in Pittsburgh, thought she was put in jail?
I look down at the empty space next to me as I see the time on the nightstand.
11:30 AM
I reach on the bed as I dial James's number.
"Good morning honey, I didn't expect you to call me at 9:30 in the morning," James says.
"It's 11:30 in the morning here and I didn't hear when Eddie got up. I mustve slept well," I say.
"Must of, so your just waking up?"
"Yeah, I'm still in the bed, laying down looking at the empty side of the bed,"
"It will be filled tomorrow night by me,"
"I know, I better get up and start my day. I gotta register Eddie in class then we are going around Columbus,"
"Well have fun, tell Eddie that daddy loves him,"
"Will do but for now, mommy love you,"
He starts laughing as I knew it would.
"Daddy love you,"
I smile.
"Love you,"
"Love you too. Talk to you in a few,"
I hang up the phone as I get out of bed and walk over to a few boxes which were my clothes were in, since I labeled everything in my house.
I pull out a pair of yoga pants and a pink top to go with it.
Changing into that as I redo my hair.
After doing all that, I walk down the hall and out of the guest house.
"Mommy," Eddie says as I watch him drop his ball as he comes rushing over to me.
"Hey baby, where you good for grandma?" I ask.
"Yes mommy, where is daddy at?" He asks.
"He is still with the team, he will be back tomorrow afternoon,"
He just put on a sad face.
"Why didn't be come back with you?"
"He is playing a game tonight, do you want to watch it with mommy?"
A smile comes on his face.
"Yay,"
He goes back to playing in the yard as I watch the back door opening up.
"I figured this is where everyone is," Lauren says as she walks down off the patio.
"Yep we are down here, you sleep ok?" I ask.
"Yeah, I slept ok but not enough,"
"She was talking on the phone til about 7 or 8 this morning," Mom says.
"Yeah, Ryan didn't want to hang up and neither did I," Lauren says.
"Your dating Ryan again or is this a different Ryan?" Mom asks.
"Oh it's your nephew,"
I watched as mom smiled.
"Aww I'm glad you two are back together but wait he is up north and your down here," Mom says.
"Mom Ryan got traded yesterday to Columbus, he is coming home with James tonight on the flight," I say.
"Is he staying here?"
Mom starts laugh.
I just smile, my mom likes when Ryan is happy and he seen how happy he was when he was with Lauren.
We just stand out in the backyard as I watch Eddie play with his ball.
"Well we need to head out before the school board is closed," I say.
"I'm going to school?" Eddie asks as he stops playing.
"Not today, probably on Monday or Tuesday you will be," I say.
"Ok," Eddie says.
"Are my keys in the house?" I ask.
"Yes, they are hanging up where we hang keys up at," Mom says as I rush up onto the porch and into the house.
Turning I see all the keys as I pull down my keys and head back out the door.
"Let's go you two," I say as I walk back down the stairs.
"I gotta go get my purse real fast," Lauren says as she passes me into the house.
Eddie walks over to me as he grabs my hand.
"Let's head down, Aunt Lauren will catch up," I say.
"Bye Grandma," Eddie says as he waves.
"Be have Eddie, have fun,"
We both walk out of the gate and down the driveway to my car.
Using the key, I unlock the doors.
"Go ahead and get in Eddie," I say as I let go of his hand as he opens the door to get in.
I hop into the driver's seat as I close the door.
Grabbing my seat belt, I buckle up.
"You all buckled in back there?" I ask.
"Yes mommy," Eddie says as the passenger side door opens.
"Sorry, I had to make sure I head it for when we go around town," Lauren says as she buckles up.
"It's alright, first stop to the Ohio Health Westerville office," I say as I turn the wheel to go down the road.
"Where is that at?" Lauren asks.
"About 10 to 15 minutes from here," I say as I contuine to go down the road.
"Mommy put Mickey Mouse on please," Eddie says as I look over and press the button for the back TV to work in the back.
"Thank you," Eddie says.
"You welcome," I say
"So where are going afterwards?" Lauren asks.
"We will go to the mall that's not very far from there, then we will shop there and probably at Easton as well. They are two malls here in Columbus,"
I turn up and head up Westerville Rd until I hit the road I need to go down, so I take a right.
Then a phone starts to ring.
"That's me," Lauren says as she answers her phone.
"Hello," Lauren says as I tune her conversation out cause I knew it was Ryan.
I stop at a light as I place on my right turn signal and turn into the parking lot of the campus.
"Are we here?" Eddie asks as I park facing the street.
"Yep," I say just as my phone begins to ring.
I reach into my pocket as I grab onto my phone pulling it out to answer it.
"Hello," I say, opening the door getting out.
"Hey, what you doing?" James asks.
"Just arriving to the building to enroll Eddie at," I say as Eddie gets out of the car.
"Ahh, can I talk to my little guy?" James asks.
"Sure," I say as I place my hand over my phone.
"Want to talk to daddy Eddie?" I ask as his face lights up.
"Yes," Eddie says as I hand him the phone as we walk to the back of my car.
"Hi Daddy, no I've been good. Just played some with grandma before mommy go up. I miss you daddy. When you coming home? Aww ok, I love you,"Eddie says before passing the phone back to me.
"So you practiced yet?" I ask.
"Nope, just bored in this hotel room by myself," James says.
"Damnit now I wished I made the trip with you,"
"I know me too, well I really don't want to let you go but I got to go enroll our son,"
"Alright honey, I love you,"
"I love you too James, call me before the game tonight,"
"I will,"
We hang up at the same time as Lauren is off the phone and besides Eddie.
"Ready to head in?"
"Yep, hope this doesn't last long," Lauren says.
"It shouldn't, maybe 30 minutes tops," I say.
"Alright,"
I grab Eddie's hand as we walk in front of the building.
"Good morning, can I help you?" A lady asks as I walk over to the desk.
"Yes, can you show me the direction to go in to enroll my son in school?" I ask.
"Yes ma'am, go down this hall right here and go straight into the double doors,"
"Thank you,"
We walk down the hall and into the doors as I head up to the desk.
"Good morning, may I help you?" She asks.
"Yes ma'am I need to enroll my son in school,"
"Alright, has he been in the distract?"
"No, we just moved here from Pittsburgh,"
"Alright, come through this door and we will help you,"
"does my son need to come?"
"No ma'am, he can stay out here with your friend,"
I turn and face Eddie.
"Mommy will be right back, stay with Aunt Lauren," I say as I walk passed the door and into the back.
"So what made you guys move here?" She asks as we walk into a room with a desk and chairs.
"We moved here with my boyfriend, my son's father," I say.
"Ahh for work?"
"Yes, he is a professional hockey player,"
"Ahh ok, so what grade is your son in?"
"Kindergation,"
"Ok, well can you fill this out and do you have a birth certificate or social sercurity card of your son?"
"Yes,"
I open my purse up as I grab folded up papers.
"Here you go,"
I hand her the birth certificate for Eddie.
"Thank you,"
I take a pen as I start to fill out the form as I got to fathers name.
Smiling, I happily put James Neal in it.
I finish filling out the paper work as I hand it back to her.
"Thank you, so your son has your last name and not his fathers?" She asks.
"He will have his fathers last name by next school year, I just found out he was my son's father. It's a long story," I say.
"Alright, so does your son has any special needs?"
"No ma'am,"
"Alright, so by where you live, your son will be going to Huber Ridge. I'll make you appointment to meet the principal and take a tour of the school. He will also tell you your son's teacher for the remaining of the year. So what time on Monday would you like?"
"After the school starts if that's ok,"
"How about 10, the building should be calm,"
"That sounds good, thank you so much,"
"Your welcome Miss. James or is it Mrs. Neal?"
"It's Ms. James,"
"Ms. James, have a good day and I'll let them know on Monday you'll be there,"
"Thank you,"
I walk out of the room and back down the hallway to the lobby area.
"Mommy," Eddie says as he runs over to me.
"You miss me that much?" I ask as I see Lauren walk up.
"Yes, can we go?" Eddie asks.
"Yep but in Monday we have to go to the school, so I think Tuesday you'll be in school,"
"Yay,"
We walk out and back down the hallway then out the front doors.
"So are we going to the mall now?" Lauren asks as we walk back over to the car.
"Yep but I want to go somewhere first," I say as I take out my keys and unlock the door.
I open the back door as I see Eddie getting into the car.
"Buckle up," I say as I close the door and get into the driver's seat of the car.
I begin up the car as I hear "Mommy I'm bucked up,"
"Good boy, ready?" I ask Lauren.
"Yep, so were are going first?" She asks as I pull out of my parking place and back onto the main road up to the mall.
"It's a surpise for someone," I say as I look in my rearview mirror.
"Ahh, I think it might be something someone likes,"
"Yep,"
Her phone then rings again and I'm not too sure who it is but I got a feeling.
"Hello, what the fuck are you calling me for? I don't care Dustin you cheated on me with that slut. Bye,"
She hits end and just dials another number.
I slowly turn on the radio so I don't listen to her conversation with Ryan.
"Mommy where are we going?" Eddie asks.
"Somewhere that you will like,"
"You sure?"
"Yep,"
"Mommy when is daddy coming home again?"
"Tomorrow morning or afternoon,"
"Am I going with you to pick him up?"
"Of course, I wouldn't leave you behind,"
"Yay, I'll get to see daddy tomorrow,"
"Yep and you'll get to see some of the hockey game tonight as well,"
"Yay!! Mommy how is Penguins doing?"
I didn't expect that question.
"They won their game last night 4-0. Geno and Kuni scored once and Duper scored twice,"
"Yay, is Sid doing ok?"
"As far as I know, you miss the Penguins huh?"
"Yeah, why we living with grandma again?"
"Because daddy got traded to Columbus and we moved here with him. We are staying with grandma until we find a place to call home here,"
"We ever going back home?"
"Not sure sweetie, maybe we can go this summer,"
"Ok,"
I stop and take a left as I ride pass the mall and pull into the parking lot of Toys R Us.
"We are here," I say as I shut the car off and Lauren is still talking.
"I love you too,"
She hangs up and sighs.
"Dustin is such an ass for calling me, Ryan made me feel better. Tomorrow I'll follow you to the airport and pick Ryan up. We are going to stay somewhere where it's just the two of us," Lauren says.
"That's fine and Dustin is an ass," I say as I get out to see Eddie closing the back door.
"Mommy can I get a toy?" Eddie asks as he grabs my hand and Lauren's hand.
"That's why we came here to get you a new toy," I say as all three of us walk to the building as Eddie lets go of our hands and walks in before us.
Once inside we follow Eddie as we end up in the wrestling/ action figures.
"Mommy can I get this?"
He shows me a Daniel Bryan and CM Punk wreslting figures in the same pack.
"If that's what you want sweetie," I say, knowing that Eddie hasn't watched wrestling in forever in a day but he knows who they are.
"yay, can I get something else?"
"No that's it, let's go to the check out,"
Eddie grabs my hand as he hald the wrestlers in the other hand.
We walk up to the checkout and in front of me is a girl who has short blonde hair, a Steve Mason shirt on with jeans. In the cart was a baby in a baby carrier.
As she turns around ,it was someone who I never expected to see here in Columbus.
It was the bitch who tortured me and Lauren in Pittsburgh, thought she was put in jail?
UGH Ariel needs to go away! So glad Lauren has her man in Ryan, she belongs with him!! awee!! Eddie misses James! better post more soon!
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