(Next Day)
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8:15 AM

Lin walked into the house to see Lesley, fully dressed, in the kitchen making coffee. "Shouldn't you be on your way to school already?" Lin asked. Lesley nodded.

"Yeah but, Enzo is being an asshole and taking his sweet time" Lesley answered. Lin sat down his box of donuts and walked to the stairs. Loudly, he slapped the banister.

"Come on, Zo! You gotta go," Lin screamed. He walked back to the kitchen and opened the box. "Where's mom," Lin asked. Lesley shrugged and grabbed a pastry.

"Probably still asleep. She usually doesn't get up until 11 on Monday's," Lesley informed. Lin nodded and skipped up the stairs to Phillipa's room. He lightly knocked on the door.

"Come in," she said. Lin got a stitched eyebrows together in confusion. Pippa did not sound like she was asleep. When he entered her room, Phillipa was fully dressed and had even curled her hair. "Close the door," she said. Lin did as he was told, then moved towards her.

"Good morning," Lin greeted. He pecked Phillipa's lips and sat on her bed. "Why are you up so early?" He asked.

"I have a meeting at Enzo's school. They want to expel him," Phillipa answered. Lin gasped.

"For what?" Lin freaked. Phillipa shuffled to her dresser and grabbed the notice they sent her. She tossed it to Lin and leaned against the dresser with her arms folded.

"He has been skipping, making out in the hallways with different girls, cussing out teachers, and got into a fight in the cafeteria," Phillipa explained. Lin slapped his forehead and sighed.

"When were you going to tell me?" He asked. Phillipa smacked her lips.

"I just did. And now that you know, you get to come with me," she said. Lin groaned and laid back on the bed.

"I don't want to go to school," he whined. Phillipa chuckled and sat on his lap.

"Well, the sooner we get back, the sooner we can do what you want to do," she smirked. Lin sat up and wrapped his arms around her.

"That's why I love you," the little genius exclaimed. Pippa pecked her man's lips and stood up.

"Let's hopefully save our kid from getting kicked out," she suggested. Phillipa stuck out her hand and Lin of course took it. "It'll be fun," she faked. All Lin could do was laugh because he didn't want to show that he really wanted to strangle their son.

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On the other side of town, Stevie sat in her office looking over some design plans. She had one last project to do before she could official be titled partner and she was stressed. As Stevie clicked through emails, her assistant, Kaleigh, came in. "Hey boss lady," she greeted. Stevie put her pen down and smiled.

"Morning Kail," Stevie replied. Kaleigh handed her boss a coffee and sat in front of the black desk. "What's up?" She asked through a sigh. Kaleigh pulled out her agenda and looked through the list of stuff she had to do.

"Your morning is free. Lauren has her appointment this afternoon, at 1:30, to find out if the sperm took. You have a meeting in SoHo after the appointment at 3. And, you have to submit your design by 5:30." Kaleigh read. Stevie nodded and sipped her coffee. The assistant sat her agenda down and ran her hand through her long brown hair. "So tonight," Kaleigh started, capturing Stevie's attention, "there is a party in Chelsea and I wanted to know if you wanted to go?" She asked. Stevie glanced from Kaleigh's face to her over exposed chest, but quickly reverted her eyes. Well, she though it was quick but, Kaleigh caught Stevie before she could fully come back to her face.

"Uh," Stevie stuttered. "I guess so. That would be cool," she answered. Kaleigh gave Stevie a cute smile and stood up. Only then, did Stevie notice that Kaleigh's skirt was mad short. She wouldn't complain though, she got more action in the past five minutes then she had in months with Lauren. She liked to feel wanted and didn't care that it was her assistant and not her wife.

"See ya later, boss lady," Kaleigh seductively said. Stevie bit her lip and waved as Kaleigh walked out. Holy hello. Stevie thought as Kaleigh closed the door to her office.

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At the middle school, Phillipa and Lin sat in the conference room once again. "Phillipa," Mr. Duvall greeted.

"You must really like me, Hector. You've called me seven times since the week started and it's only Monday morning," Phillipa sarcastically greeted. Lin held back his laugh, but lost all sense of humor when Enzo walked in with the resource officer.

"I would laugh, if your son wasn't on the fast track to being kicked out." The principal replied as he took a seat at the head of the table. "As you know, we are huge benefactors of the Eliza Project and can't necessarily afford to lose the sponsorship." Mr. Duvall started. Phillipa mentally did a happy dance until Mr. Duvall continued his statement. "But, the board has seriously considering taking the budget cut if means getting your son out of our school," he finished. Phillipa placed her hands on her head and sighed. Lin turned towards the principal and leaned over the table.

"You would have kicked him out if that was all you had. But, it's not. What did the board agree too?" Lin asked. Principal Duvall pulled out a huge folder and slapped it on the table. It was about four to five inches thick.

"This is your sons record. The board said that if we send Enzo to a juvenile detention center and he completes the program in 3 months, they would be willing to expunge his record and have him come back clean in December after Christmas break," the principal relayed. Phillipa looked at her lap and teared up. Lin placed his hand on the small of his girlfriends back to comfort her.

"Is that the only option he has?" Lin asked. Duvall nodded. Enzo played with his thumbs and stared at the table. Lin started to get angry. "Do you even care about what this has done to your mother?" Lin asked. Enzo scooted from the table and started to walk out. Lin shot up from his seat. "Don't walk away when I'm talking to you," he yelled.

"Yes!" Enzo yelled back. He turned back to his parents and balled his fist. "Yes I fucking care! It's her fault I'm in this mess," he said. Phillipa couldn't do anything but cry so Lin did something for her.

"You have to stop blaming your mom for your own mess-" Enzo quickly cut him off.

"It is her fault! The dude I fought in the cafeteria was talking about her! He was calling her a hoe and shit for a video she did a long time ago," he said. Lin looked at him confused, but Phillipa knew exactly what video they talked about. It was her show at 42West with the Skivvies (at the top). She never really wanted to do the show but, Steven pushed her into it. "They talked about how they wanted to bone her. When I stuck up for her, they flipped the script and started to talk about how much she would be worth a night as if she was a prostitute," Enzo finished. Lin sat back down and Pippa stood up.

"Come here," she said. Enzo slowly walked over to his mother. And without hesitation, they hugged. It was the first hug they had shared in months.

"I'm sorry mom. You're not horrible and you don't deserve anything that I said," he apologized. "Lesley was right. I was being a brat-" Phillipa shook her head quickly, and held Enzo's face in her hands.

"Enzo," she spoke softly, "Zo, you were right. I wasn't there. I missed a lot of things, but I want to be here for you and Ley. I do," she said. "If you'll let me," she asked. Enzo bit his lip and slowly came to a nod.

"Yeah, I'll give you another shot," he forgave. Phillipa pulled her son back into a tight hug and cried into his hair. "I love you, Zo," Pippa cried. Enzo sniffed in the smell of his mother's coconut scented hair and I took him back to his toddler days when Phillipa would just hold him.

Flashback

Phillipa laid in her bed, fast asleep from a long day of rehearsals. She slept peacefully until a small hand tapped her arm. Pippa let her eyes flutter open to see 3 year old Enzo in tears beside her bed. The worried mother quickly sat up, and turned on the lamp. "Zo, what's wrong baby?" Pippa freaked. Enzo pointed to the window which made Pippa notice the lighting and thunder storm that brewed just out side the house.

"Mommy, I scawy," he cried. Pippa's heart cracked a bit. How could she not have noticed the thunder? How could she have forgotten that her baby boy was deathly afraid of thunder and lightning. Even rain left him shook. She knew that.

"Come here, papi," Phillipa said. Enzo held out his arms and let his mother scoop him into the bed. She rocked him slowly and stroked his hair. "Why don't you sleep with mommy tonight," she suggested. Enzo gave her a huge grin and nodded. Phillipa peeled back the covers and let her little man scurry under. She replaced the covers, turned out the light and laid on her side. Enzo slid his little boy right into Phillipa's chest and sucked his thumb. Pippa decided to do what she knew best, and sing her son to sleep.

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

Enzo stroked his mother's, coconut scented, hair with his free hand, as his eye lids became heavy. He was quickly out within ten minutes.

Real Time

"Enzo, its time to go," the officer said. He forcefully ripped Enzo from Phillipa and cuffed him.

"Wait, what?" Phillipa cried. Lin quickly jumped from his seat and held onto his woman. Enzo wiped his single tear and shrugged.

"Don't worry mom and pops. I'm gonna make juvie my bitch," he said, as the cop hauled him off. Phillipa had to take a seat so she would pass out. She was cry, had a headache, and felt physically sick. In that moment she could have thrown up. Lin watched as the mother of his children placed her head in her hands and broke down.

"That's my baby," Pippa cried.

"He will be okay. He may not be smart, but he knows how to fit in," Lin comforted. It didn't help though. If anything, it actually made Pippa more upset. That was not what she wanted to hear at the moment. Or any moment. She wanted her son home, where she knew it was safe. Or so she thought.

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Lesley sat on the couch in her dad's house with Cameron. The were watching a movie after school. As the movie played on, Cameron got a bit touchy. He started to kiss Lesley's neck and run his hand along her legs. That made Lesley steadily uncomfortable. "Hey, let's watch the movie," she suggested. Cameron waved off the movie and continued to kiss her. "Okay, can you please stop," she asked. Lesley tried to push him off but, he came back and slapped her in the face. She yelped and held onto her cheek.

"No. We do what I want to," Cameron growled. Lesley quickly nodded. And let him kiss and touch her as much as he wanted. Tears poured down her face as Cameron had his way. Daddy, please walk in. Please. She begged in her head, but nothing. She came to Lin's because she knew he would be with Pippa and boy did she regret it. That day Lesley added abused to her list of fuckery right under still fucking sick.

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Lauren laid in her bed alone at 5:30 PM. She was a mess. The sperm didn't take. She didn't have anymore extra money left to invest in another try. And to top it off Stevie hadn't shown up to the appointment. She waited for half an hour and Stevie didn't even send a text. Lauren was furious. She got up from the bed, threw some stuff into a duffel and wrote Stevie a note.

Dear Steviana,

Hi, hello, it's your wife. Remember me? No? Well me either at this point. I can't put into words how pissed I am that you stood me up AGAIN. I'm leaving for a bit, because even though there is clearly enough space between us, I have to get out of this house. I'm staying with Dinah for a bit if you even care.

-Lauren

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