Home Wrecker

Jackson and I were just leaving the office, he didn't ask me what happened, but I would catch him sending me a smile. I mean the door to my mother's office was wide open, anyone that was in the general area of the door would have heard what happened. I'm having no part to play in my mum and her stupid suspected lover, trying to deceive my best friend. But I have to say, it was nice to see that someone cared enough about me to kick up a fuss. 'So, what have we got planned for today?" I ask as we reach Jackson's car, he unlocks it putting his hand to his chin like he was thinking. 'How about we stay in your mother's house all day looking at the walls?" He asks jokingly as I open up his door, I let out a laugh as footsteps behind me begin to get closer to us. 'Miss Carter?" A man's voice says which makes me grow rather confused, I turn my head away from Jackson's car to look behind me, where an older looking guy with his hands in his suit trousers was smiling over at me. 'Who's asking?" I ask growing rather suspicious at who this man could be, Jackson closes his door to come and stand beside me, well it is his job to protect me and I'm unsure if this is one of the moments that is going to be tested! 'Clever girl, I can see where you get your brains from." He smiles while I just give him an even more confused look, who the heck is this man?! 'I'm Carl Winters." He smiles reaching out his hand to shake mine, but I only look him up and down which caused him to quickly remove it once again. 'Well Carl Winters, how do you know my name and what is it you want?" I ask crossing my arms over my chest slightly, I was never like this before this whole situation, but with my dad going missing and all of the things I've learnt and seen from Mario, I can see what some people are really like which means I'm not so open to letting people in. 'Those are also very good questions; I know who you are because I know your mother very well." He smiles like that was going to calm me down in the slightest, my mother is around some messed up people with the line of work that she chooses to do, this means I don't really trust her judgement either. 'That's Carl Winters, he used to run this place and was your mother's boss before she took over." Jackson whispers having to really spell it out for me, but now I knew who this dude was, it made me want to talk to him even less! 'Oh, you're the man that convinced my mother to take a job that pulled my whole family apart, well I want to personally thank you for that Mr Winters, you really helped my family out." I say sarcasm dripping from each word that I said to him, he was the man that convinced my mother to do this job and said it was a good thing that she got pregnant with me in training because she'd have no time to start a family after! 'I don't look at it that way Miss Carter, I only saw great things in your mother when I met her all those years ago. I could just see the great agent she was going to be, but I have to say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." He tells me with a smile crossing his arms, I just roll my eyes at his rather annoying comment. 'I don't know if you're following along with anything that's happening, but I don't want to be a part of anything that is happening here, I was forced into it!" I say not knowing I really would have to spell it out for him, but as we were in the carpark, my voice began to echo. 'I have been following along with everything that has been happening, but I have also seen what great friends you and Mr Taylor over here have become, I just witnessed it from the interaction that you just had, you two get along so merrily. That would have never happened if your mother never started their job." He says smiling like he had won some kind of prize, but he had it all wrong. 'But my dad wouldn't have been kidnapped at the same time, would he? Now don't get me wrong, I'm so happy and honoured that I have got to meet Jackson, he is one of the nicest people I have ever come across and I know he's someone I want to stay in my life. But if you wouldn't have decided my mum was a perfect fit for whatever program you have here, I would have grown up with a mother and father in the house." I say finally getting some feelings out, I won't lie and say these haven't been in my mind for as long as I can remember, I was so engrossed in the conversation that I didn't hear that other people had joined us in the carpark. 'I wouldn't have had to put a smile on my face whenever someone would ask me about her, I wouldn't had to lie to all those people and told them no my mums just out of town, but I got to talk to her on the phone. I wouldn't have had to sit there and try not to cry when our mothers were called into school for Mother's Day, and I was the only person without a mum. If you didn't come along, I would have had my mother there by my side where I would have known without a shadow of a doubt that she actually cared, not be sat in my room crying at 7 years old convinced that my mother just didn't care about us, and I must have done something wrong!" I shout so loudly, tears just rolling down my cheeks as I went, a hand is placed in mine by Jackson as he asked if I'm okay. 'My mother might be a great agent and you all look up to her, but she is a terrible mother." I say crying as my mum appears beside Carl, she too had tears rolling down her cheeks as I spoke. 'So yeah Carl, I can thank you for one reason, you forced me to look after myself and realise there was only two people I could trust, myself and my dad but look what's happened, the only person I can trust is out there somewhere because the woman that doesn't care gets us wrapped up in this." I say throwing my arm up to point at my mother, Reece was close behind her as she stood there. 'So, when you give your speech on what a great person you are, don't forget to add home wrecker onto that list." I say before turning around and opening up Jackson's car door, he smiles a little before running around to his side and climbing in. 'Ally, please we need to talk." My mother says walking over to the car, but I shake my head, I think I've said enough. 'Just bury yourself in work again mum, that's what you're best at." I say before closing the car door, Jackson knew I didn't want to be in this situation anymore, so he reverses us out and away. 'Just let it out Ally." He tells me as we fully leave the carpark, that's all I needed to fully break down in tears looking at the ground, he reaches over and takes my hand in his as I continue to sob.