Taken

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Title Taken
Prompt: Loss of Job/Income
Medium Fic
Author(s): ficdirectory
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Discrimination.
Notes: Written for hc_bingo. Sequel to Demons.

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"You wanna see Kris sing, don't you?" she asked rhetorically, choosing not to explain, for the millionth time, that Jesse still had his hand held at eight years old, because he still needed it.

"Yeah, but not like this," Jesse grumbled.

Hee!

There was a break between Away in a Manger and O Holy Night, when Kaleb called out, too loudly, "Hi, Daddy! Good singing!"

He smiled back, not able to resist. "Hey, Kaleb," he said. "Thanks!"

So presh!

"Oh, where did they get you from?" she asked.

"DCFS," he said, giving her a beguiling smile. "I'm probably gonna be adopted soon, and--"

Ha!

"Heal his legs and strengthen him! Let him walk! Jesus, we believe you can heal him so that he can be whole again! We ask this in Your name, Father! Do you know what faith is? Do you have faith? If you don't have faith, it's not God's fault. It's yours. I know you're young yet, but you'll understand when you're older."

And then a child was crying.

Ohhh, how horrible! Poor baby! Hurry, Adam!

"This is a kid," Adam told him fiercely. "A baby. His

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Oh, Jesse. It's tough being you :)

Gosh, I love Kaleb.

Okay, I love Jesse, too. <3

"Adam, to the rescue!" LOL. Poor Kaleb :(

I love that he speaks up for people who need a voice, and stands up against injustice.

Kris and Adam both tend to have that way about them. Kris listens and interprets body language, even if someone can't speak, and Adam talks to everyone like they are a person with feelings, no matter their age.

He is such a loser. And yes, Kris is great.

It is. Hit close to home for me, obviously, and sadly, I could see it happening. Because no one is immune to this kind of thing. But I love rewriting situations so they work out the way I want. "I can have all of it I want!"

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Ooh, so glad you did! I enjoyed writing it.