Work

"Have you thought about how you're going to support yourself?" Rebecca asked me one Friday afternoon, while Jacob was still at work. My heart skipped a beat.

"Support myself?" I sought to clarify the term, although I already guessed what it meant.

"I mean to work, to earn your own money. You can't depend on Jacob forever, and sooner or later you'll need to have a home of your own", she said.

"I haven't thought much about it", I admitted.

Living in Jacob's house was comfortable. Too comfortable. I didn't need to worry about anything and had everything provided for me. It wasn't right for me to continue living at his expense, and even more so it wasn't proper for us to continue living alone together. I needed to start supporting myself and find a separate living arrangement. I just didn't particularly want to, and not only because it would take me away from the portal.