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Part 25: Explain Yourself!

I was half tempted to go in and see Helen after I found the test.

I was tempted to ask her how she could be so calm and act like she wasn't pregnant as she left for work this morning.

Did she take the test this morning?

I hadn't changed the trash out since last week.

She could have easily taken it then.

More importantly, I wouldn't have known if Deece didn't find it.

Would she have told me?

I'm thinking that maybe I should pretend not to know and see how long it takes her to tell me.

A part of me is freaking out.

Honestly, even when Georgia and I were trying for Luna, I was still nervous and had that feeling of 'oh shit, this is happening- I don't know if I can do this': which is not a feeling that a man who wants a family should have.

Also!

I'm super excited because we didn't think she'd ever get pregnant- even with IVF because her ovaries are geriatric as she says.

Prepping dinner, I pull out everything to make a lasagna, when Mina walks through the door.

"Hey! How was school!?" I ask and she comes over to me.

"Great. Yarub and Salim were helping me with my science project and Miriam was totally jealous."

"Miriam is that mean girl who's father owns the Mets right?"

"Yeah! She is so petty all the time and thinks she all hot and shit...sorry."

"It's cool...just don't say that in front of Omm okay?" I say and she nods and continues.

"But they guys don't like her because she's too easy."

"Too easy?"

"Like she has sex and stuff. She was caught by Malik giving some college dude a blow job in the parking lot of a gas station." Wow- teenagers these days.

"Hcchmm...uh...Mina- can I ask you a question?" I ask and she just. She blankly stares at me for a moment.

"Yeah."

"How many kids in your school do you think are...engaging in adult activities?"

"I don't know- at least half. Why?"

"Hcch...I was just wondering..."

"You don't think I do that stuff. Do you?!" She becomes slightly embarrassed.

"No! No! No...I mean you don't—do you?"

"No! I don't even like guys!" Her eyes widen and she looks down and then back at me. "I mean- I don't like anyone...I'm just trying to go through school."

"Okay...but Mina...if you did...like...ya know girls or non-binary people...trans...it's okay. I know your religion and ethnic background sometimes...restrains the ability to be one's self, but— huh...Love is love and it doesn't matter what anyone thinks." God that was painful to get through. She seems to calm down though and slowly loosen from the tension in her body.

"W...what if...just theoretically...I was...into...other genders...I'm not! But just pretend!" She covers quickly and takes a death before continuing her comment. "W...would...what would...um...what be...be said?"

"If theoretically you liked other genders what would be said?" I repeat her question and she nods. Leaving my area, I slowly walk around the counter to her and she just watches me. "Well if this is theoretical- I wouldn't say anything."