In My Desperate Time

When I wake up, I notice that Frances is lying next to me, rolling up like a baby.
I went to sleep last night on the side of the bed, so Frances is now also almost squeezed on the other side.
Is he comfortable like that?
Why does he not sleep in his own big bed, why does he choose to squeeze himself next to me in mine?
I guess he's just crazy.
I have never been able to understand what is going on in his head, and now I don't even want to guess anymore.
To go to the bathroom and wash up, I step over him.
Frances doesn't sleep very deep, usually he would have been awake by now, but today he is still asleep, he must have been
really tired last night.
As I am brushing my teeth, I head Frances' phone ring, and after only two chimes, he picks it up.
"You are coming back today? Alright."
After only two sentences, I hear Frances get up from bed.
When I get out of the bathroom, he is already downstairs.
Earl has also woken up, so I make his milk, and take his bottle to him downstairs.
On the table, the breakfast is already done.
Frances sits down, and speaks to Sabina, "Old Mister Louis is coming today, he said he will stay here with us."
This scared Sabina so much that she loses her chopsticks.
"Then I will pack my stuff and leave immediately."
When she says that, she runs back to her room, without eating her breakfast.
Sabina is really scared of old Mister Louis, I guess the reason for that must be because of Fernando. After old Mister Louis lost
his son, he has always let out his anger on Sabina, he hasn't welcomed her since then.

It doesn't take long before Sabina has packed all her things.
She comes to us, gives Earl a kiss, and tells me, "Jane, I am leaving since my next performance will be soon, I will see you
then!"
Then, she quickly leaves the house.
Seeing her like this, she must be really frightened by old Mister Louis.
I have always been curious, Sabina loved Fernando so much, why did she get divorced from him?
But, this is not a question for me to ask, so I have never opened my mouth about that.
Not even half an hour after Sabina left, old Mister Louis arrives at home.
When he spots Earl who is sitting on my lap, he comes to us with a big smile on his face.
"Hey, why did my grandson allow you to be here? I thought he doesn't like children!"
When he says that, he gives Frances a meaningful look.
Frances doesn't answer and only keeps taking his breakfast, I guess he doesn't really want to talk to old Mister Louis.
I clear my throat a little awkward, and explain, "It's because I really like him, and I know that Whitney hasn't been taking good
care of him, so I asked Frances to get his custody back."
"Oh, so that's why, and I was wondering, what happened to him."
Then, he rolls his eyes on Frances.
Frances finishes his breakfast, and gets up, telling old Mister Louis, "Since you like him so much, you can stay at home and
babysit him. Jane, come with me to work."
He takes Earl from my lap and hands him to old Mister Louis, then he pulls me outside.
"No, wait, old Mister Louis surely doesn't know how to take care of children..."
I struggle, don't want to go with Frances.

"Who said I don't know, this little brat was brought up by me alone!"
Old Mister Louis feels a little unwilling to submit, he looks at Earl, "You are a good boy, I will surely take really good care of you,
and feed you well. Let your heartless father go to work."
Frances laughs, he doesn't approve old Mister Louis words, then he takes me and we leave for the office.
I am filled with worries, afraid that old Mister Louis won't take good care of Earl.
"Don't worry, he can do it."
Frances says to me, only then, I feel some relief.
As we reach the office, Frances keeps being busy with his work, and since I don't have any new ideas, I just watch some series.
Then there is a knock on the door, Frances' assistant comes in."
"Mister Louis, there is a letter for you."
Letter?
People still write letters in this time of age?
I am very curious.
Frances takes over the letter, and I see his brows knit.
I can't help but to look over to him, and start to feel worry rise in me.
This is a letter from a lawyer, and the plaintiff is Whitney.
To win back her child's custody, she has published the fact that the child is hers and Lawrence's!