The cold rain splashed against the stone steps as Sarah stepped outside the front door.
A giant American flag flapped loudly against the heavy wooden porch pillar above her head.
She adjusted her white suit coat around the small pink blanket to keep her baby warm.
Suddenly the heavy wooden doors behind her slammed open with a very loud crashing noise.
Evelyn rushed out onto the wide front porch wearing her bright black sparkling evening gown.
Her face was red with intense anger as she pointed her long polished fingernail at Sarah.
Evelyn: Stop right there before I call our family security guards on you!
Sarah: Step back away from me and my daughter right now, Evelyn!
Evelyn: You will not take my legal heir away from this estate tonight!
Sarah: She is my legal daughter and you have zero custody rights here!
Evelyn grabbed the porch railing tightly while her dark eyes filled with pure cold fury.
Julian rushed out behind his mother with his dark blue tuxedo shirt unbuttoned at the top.
He looked completely confused and broken as he watched the two women yell across the rain.
He wanted to stop the fight, but he felt totally weak against his mother's strong personality.
Julian: Mother, please calm down before the local neighborhood watch sees us shouting!
Evelyn: Be quiet, Julian, and go grab that child from her hands right now!
Julian: I cannot just pull our baby away from her mother like that!
Sarah: You see how she talks to you like you are a small child, Julian?
Sarah turned her back on the shouting family and started walking down the wet driveway.
A dark shiny luxury sedan was sitting at the bottom of the long curved front steps.
The driver saw Sarah coming and immediately unlocked the doors from inside the warm vehicle.
Sarah kept a firm hold on her baby while moving with quick confident steps through rain.
Her heart was pounding like a heavy drum inside her chest as she walked away fast.
She could hear Evelyn shouting angry threats at the top of her strong raspy voice.
Evelyn: Bring my grandchild back inside this house this very second, Sarah!
Evelyn: I will cut off every penny of Julian's trust fund if you leave!
Sarah: Keep your money because we do not need a single dime from you!
Julian ran down two wet stone steps before stopping himself near the shiny green bushes.
He reached out his shaking hands toward Sarah as the rain soaked his thick dark hair.
He felt completely trapped between his deep love for Sarah and fear of his wealthy mother.
Julian: Sarah, please wait for just one small minute so we can talk!
Sarah: You made your clear choice when you let her talk to me like that.