Infinate Stand

Chapter 4

The next morning, i get up early so i can tidy the house before my mum gets home.She said she will be home around noon today, its 11:30am now, and im done all the tidying up. I've had no morning sickness this morning, so thats a good thing.

Just as i was finishing tying my shoelace's, there was a knock on the door, i sprinted down the stairs thinking it was my mum, or Rebecca. I opened the door and was suprised to see Mike, standing on the porch.

"Hi" he says, and i lean against the door frame.

"Hey, erm, not to be rude or anything.. But, what are you doing here?" I ask, confused to why he is at my house.

"I was just wondering, maybe, if you wanna.. Hang out today?" He asked, kind of nervously.

"Sure, but, my mums home in a few minutes, so im gonna.. I mean, i've got to tell her, you know." I never thought i'd be staying at home so that i could tell my mum i had gotten pregnant from a one night stand.

"Oh, right.. Erm, do you, do want me to stay and tell her with you?, i mean it is, kinda my fault." He says, with an awkward laugh.

"Yeah, sure." I say, pleased that i dont have to be alone telling my mum, but also scared for Mikes life if she doesnt take the news well.

I invited him in and we spent the next ten minutes getting to know each other more. I learned it was only him and his dad the last 10 years, since his mum divorced his dad, took all of his money and ran off. And i told him all about how my alcoholic dad left me and my mum when i was 11, and how he died only last year.

I heard keys in the front door and knew it was my mum. "Lexi, im home! " i heard her call. She walked into the sitting room, where me and Mike were sitting and looked at Mike. "Oh, erm, Mum, this is Mike" i introduce them and she gives Mike a warm smile.

"Nice to meet you Mike" she says, while shaking his hand

"Nice to meet you too, Ms Porter. He says and i smile at how polite he is.

"Oh please, call me Marie, it makes me feel old when someone calls me that." She says and i laugh, she never likes it when someone calls her 'Ms Porter'.

My mum goes into the kitchen to make a cup of tea and i look over to Mike. He looks just as nervous as i do. Im genuinly suprised when he moves from the armchair he was sitting on to the sofa where im sitting and takes my hand in his.

I look up at him and he smiles at me. My mum walks back in with a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits.

"Mum, erm, There is.. There is something i wanted to tell you" I say and she looks at both of us.

"Im.. Im pregnant, mum" i say, trying to figure out what she is thinking.

"Mum?" I ask when she doesnt speak.

"Have you been to the doctor?" Was the first thing she asked.

"Yeah, mum i only found out the day before yesterday, i've got a scan tomorrow" i tell her, and she looks down to Mike and I's hands, which are still conjoined together.

"So, im guessing he's the dad then?" She say's, smiling now.

I nod, and she stands up and hugs me. I hug her back, she congratulates us and tells me that she's gonna help out as much as she can.

"How far along are you, sweetheart?" She asks after moments of silence.

"A month, and i've got my first scan on Tuesday" i tell her and she insists that she is gonna drive us to the appointment.

She starts asking Mike about himself and he tells her as i sit and listen.

After about two hours talking to her, she realises that it is 2:15, "Well im gonna let you two get going, it was very nice meeting you Mike. And congratulations sweetheart." She says and kisses my cheek. She disappears into the kitchen and we walk out the front door.