Marissa lacked in financial education. She knew that bills existed and everything costed money, but she didn't know how to budget. She wasn't sure how to portion out payments and how much she would have to spend on the baby. However, she had enough sense to know that Xavier shouldn't be the only one pulling his weight. He carried the burden currently with having two jobs.
"I wanna live close to the father of my child. So if you don't mind, I'd like to move in. This is my last year of school. Imagine how chaotic it's going to be for me to move out of the dorms with a tiny baby and all of the furniture it requires. It's better for me to live here and not have to worry once the baby arrives and I graduate." Well, hopefully graduate. Then again, she was starting to get her crap together and focus. No more cutting classes! At least she wasn't purposefully cutting any now. Only out for legitimate sickness reasons a few times.
She lifted a finger. "And I'm getting a job. I know, crazy, but I ain't letting you pull all the weight money wise. Can't be that hard for me to get a little part-time job somewhere. Don't know much 'bout finances, but sounds like a good way to make a safety cushion for us." The teenager now held the motivation to do something with her life, if only because circumstances demanded it. She felt less bad about it though with her boyfriend so eagerly taking charge.
"I'm stealing your pants then. It'll be like how girlfriends steal their boyfriends' t-shirts but with pants." It felt like there was a joke somewhere in there, but she hadn't thought of it yet.
@Wuffy
"I wanna live close to the father of my child. So if you don't mind, I'd like to move in. This is my last year of school. Imagine how chaotic it's going to be for me to move out of the dorms with a tiny baby and all of the furniture it requires. It's better for me to live here and not have to worry once the baby arrives and I graduate." Well, hopefully graduate. Then again, she was starting to get her crap together and focus. No more cutting classes! At least she wasn't purposefully cutting any now. Only out for legitimate sickness reasons a few times.
She lifted a finger. "And I'm getting a job. I know, crazy, but I ain't letting you pull all the weight money wise. Can't be that hard for me to get a little part-time job somewhere. Don't know much 'bout finances, but sounds like a good way to make a safety cushion for us." The teenager now held the motivation to do something with her life, if only because circumstances demanded it. She felt less bad about it though with her boyfriend so eagerly taking charge.
"I'm stealing your pants then. It'll be like how girlfriends steal their boyfriends' t-shirts but with pants." It felt like there was a joke somewhere in there, but she hadn't thought of it yet.
@Wuffy
