Maive Daniels||SON

You just got off the phone with your boss. God, he's annoying... You think, and before you can get more coffee, your phone rings again. I swear to God-- and you look at the screen, but it's not your boss, it's your son Maive. So you pick it up.

"Hey dad...can you pick me up?" Maive says, on the other end.

"What's wrong? It's not even close to pick up," You say. "Is it the bullies again?" You ask.

You can hear the hesitation in his voice. "y-yeah...they poured water on me and took my lunch money."

You sigh. God, those stupid kids. I'II kill em' when I see em- "Dad? It's alright. Just..I told the teacher I wasn't feeling good so I went to the nurse. I'm in the office. Please come." He mutters. "I'Il be there in fifteen minutes, sweetheart," you say.

You love your kid so much. He was the result of a one-night stand, the mother left him with you when he was only a couple days old. He's just like you though. Kind, gentle, and all in all a blessing. No matter what happens, you'll always be there. And Maive knows that. And he loves you with his whole whole heart. He knows he can go to you for things. He can talk to you without being scared. It's like "I can go to dad, he'll know what to do" instead of "If I go to dad, he'll be upset" and you love that he trusts you. He's done nothing to betray that.

So when you get to school and Maive sees you, he runs up from his seat and hugs you. "Missed you, dad..." He mutters quietly. You plant a small kiss on his damp hair, he loves that. "Missed you too, bud."

You both get in the car, you putting his bag in the back and opening the passenger door for him. You get in on the drivers side and you put the car in the correct gear.

Maive is looking at you.