Jack

I had just pulled into the driveway of Alex and my home. Matty let me go early today, since I had finished all of my paperwork. I was happy to get home and spend some time with my beloved family. I know Alex had a paper due in a couple hours, and with Miracle’s teeth starting to come in, she must be crying her head off. I walked up to the door and opened it up, walking in with a smile on my face, till my nose was hit with a very familiar smell. Cigarette smoke.

“Alex?” I called out. I heard him reply with a small ‘in the kitchen’ and I went into there, and what I saw made my heart sink. There were cigarette butts, and a empty bottle of Jack all around Alex as he sat on the floor. I looked at the boy and he smiled at me.

“Baby! You’re home!” He said as he made grabby hands at me. Just by the sound of his voice, I knew he wasn't sober whatsoever. My mind soon changed from hurt, so disappointment, to anger.

“What the fuck do you think you are doing?!” I shouted. Alex just laughed it off like everything is fine.

“What’s wrong babe? I’m just taking a little break from the adult life. Enjoying life while I can. I see why you used to smoke to take the nerves away, it really works. So does drinking.” He giggled.

“What the fuck, Alex! We have a fucking child in the house! Fuck, where the hell is she?!” I continued to shout.

“Calm down babe. She’s up in her crib.” He said with a wave of his hand. I huffed and jogged to the stairs, as I was going up them, I could hear crying from Miracle’s room. Great, he left her in her fucking room to cry herself to death. I ran to her door and opened it up, seeing her standing up in her crib, holding onto the rails to steady herself.

“Oh my poor baby.” I said as I went up to her and picked her up out of the crib and held her close to me as I rocked her and whispered sweet nothings in her ears. “How long did Daddy keep you up here all alone? You must have been crying for ages.” I placed a kiss on her cheek. I bent down and set her on the floor on her play rug. “Stay there for a minute sweetheart, I just need to pack your diaper bag.” I watched as her crying calmed down a bit after I reached to the side and handed her the teethy ring I bought for her.

I went around the room and grabbed everything I would need for her for at least a week. There was no way in hell were we going to stay here if Alex was going to act like this every time he gets a bit stressed. Not around our child, hell no. She will not be growing up in this kind of environment. I finished packing her bag with clothes and stuff to last for a whole week, if I needed more, I would just come back on my own time and grab stuff for her. “Come here sweet girl.” I picked her up as she held onto the teethy ring.

I walked us out of the nursery and into mine and Alex’s room. I set Miracle down on the bed, along with her bag. I went to my closet and grabbed a backpack and started filling it with things I would need to live for a week. Again, if I needed more, I would come back and get it on my own time.

I finished packing everything that we needed, and put the backpack and diaper bag on my arm. Then bending down a bit to pick up my sweet princess. “Come on, let’s go visit Uncle Zack.” I spoke to her as she laid her head on my shoulder, still having the teethy ring in her mouth, and I walked us out of the room and started down the stairs.

Once we were down the stairs, I noticed Alex had managed to get himself to the living room couch. I sighed and shook my head. He heard me and lifted up his head, keeping a smile on his face, still he seen the bags I was holding. “Where are you going with my daughter?” He questioned me as he tried to stand up, but failed.

“We are leaving until you clean up your act. I’m not having my child in this kind of environment.” I shot at him. His eyes widened as I started to the front door.

“W-what?! You can’t take my daughter from me!” His voice raising as he spoke.

“We will come back as soon as you figure yourself out. You and I both know you are not in your right state of mind right now. And we both talked about this before Miracle was born. We agreed, we would never want her around this type of stuff. Which is why I gave up smoking, I just can’t believe I never got around to throwing that last pack away.” I said as I opened the door. Alex finally managed to get himself off of the couch and started jogging over to us. I stepped out of the house and started walking over to my car.

“Jack! Please! You can’t take her away from me!” He begged, now crying. It hurt to see him cry, it always has. But I can’t let that stop me from doing what’s best for our child.

“Fix yourself Alex. Then we will come back.” I said as I opened the backseat of my car and put Miracle in her car seat. I strapped her in and placed her little blanket on her, before placing a kiss on her forehead and closing the car door.

“She’s my fucking child too! Not just yours! You have no fucking right to take her from me, damn it!” He shouted. He knows I hated people raising their voices to me. I looked up to him and glared.

“I know she is both of ours. I’m not permanently taking her away from you. Unless you keep this shit up, then I’ll take you to fucking court to fight for custody over her.” I growled He gasped and put a hand over his mouth. Even what I said shocked me, but I will not show it. “Call us when your better.” I got in my car and started it up, pulling out of the driveway and making my down the road as I saw Alex crying on the sidewalk.

Notes

Oh shit....

~Jagk.