Unexpected Love

Chapter 5

Layla POV:

One month later

I sat up quickly trying to catch my breath as I woke up from yet another nightmare. Looking around my room I spotted my phone so I decided to check the time and saw that's it's 6:45 am.

Flicking the covers off of I got up walking to the bathroom that is connected to my room. Feeling a headache and nausea coming on from the nightmare I searched through the cabinets for Tylenol Popping two in my mouth.

"Damn I look like shit". I said examining myself in the mirror. Knowing I'm not going to go back to sleep I decided to brush my teeth and wash my face. In the middle of washing my face a sudden wave of nausea hit me and I made it to the toilet.

I sat there on the floor feeling light headed and too weak to get up.

"Layla...are you okay?" Kia asked me. I nodded my head at her. "Yeah just not feeling so good" I replied with my head against the shower door.

"Okay...maybe you should take the day off I'll stay with you if you want me too" Kia said.

"I'm okay I might as well go in today since I have tomorrow off" I said getting up and making my way to the sink to wash my mouth out.

Kia stood there staring at me then opened her mouth "when's the last time you've had your period?". I looked at her in question trying to figure out why she's asking me that.

"I don't know...why does it matter?" I replied with fear in my voice. She looked at me through the mirror "maybe you should take a pregnancy test" she suggested. Choosing to ignore what she said I continued to wash my mouth out and dry around my mouth.

Walking into my room with her behind me I sat on the bed still trying to figure out if I can be pregnant. " Kia I don't think I'm pregnant maybe my period is just...I don't know very late" I shrugged my shoulders looking down at the floor.

"Sure babes if you say so" she said walking out of my room. I grabbed my phone now seeing that it's fresh on 7:00. "Hey I don't have to go into work until 4:00 pm wanna go grab something to eat" I questioned Kia as she sat on a stool at the kitchen counter. "Yeah sure just let me get dressed I'll let you know when I'm ready" She said looking over at me. I nod my head walking back into my room and closing the door.

Going through my closet and deciding on a white wife beater and black sweat pants, pairing it with my converses. Walking into the bathroom I removed my black bonnet taking my hair out of the messy ponytail and doing a low middle part bun. "Damn where's my glasses at" I said to myself looking around the bathroom and my room.

Grabbing them off my bed I walked out and into the kitchen grabbing a bottle of water from the refrigerator. "We need to go food shopping" I heard Kia say from behind me.

"Yeah we can when we're done eating" I turned around grabbing my car keys, phone and air pods off the kitchen counter and leaving the apartment.
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Arriving at the diner we sat at a booth near the window looking at the menu. "What are you getting" I heard Kia ask me as she looked at the menu herself. "Pancakes, sausage and a fried egg...you?" I said

"I'll probably get the same thing just not a fried egg" Kia said making a face at the thought of a fried egg.

"Fried eggs are literally the best I'm not understanding why you made that face" I said with a teasing and fake hurt tone.

Kia was about to say something but the waiter came and interrupted her "Hello ladies my name is Robbert what can I get for you?" He asked staring at Kia and licking his lips.

"I'll get the pancakes eggs and sausage but I would like the eggs scrambled please" Kia went first starting at the waiter. He nodded his head and wrote it down.

"And for you"? He turned to me waiting for me to order. " I'll have the same thing just with turkey sausage and a fried egg please".

"Okay and your drinks?" Robbert asked us. "I'll have a water please". Not really in the mood for coffee or anything sweet. Kia looked at me with a weird expression and said " I'll have a coke..thank you".

He walked away from our table and I turned to Kia seeing her looking at me with the same expression. Growing annoyed at her stare I rolled my eyes.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" I asked her. "Water?...really any other time you would get coffee or a sweet drink" Kia said with tone as if she trying to tell me something.

"I get where you going at and I'm not pregnant...my period is just late it happens" I said looking out the window. "If you say so but just think about it..you hook up with someone you don't know, your period is late and you threw up?. It just makes sense that you could probably be pregnant that's all I'm saying" . I once again ignored what she said continuing look out the window.

The thought of being pregnant scares me. I don't even know who she was. I will admit I was a little surprised when the girl I hooked up with had a penis but it didn't bother me. Maybe she's intersex or transgender. But Kia doesn't know that, she thinks I hooked up with a boy.

Moving my eyes to Kia and breaking myself out of my thoughts I decided to speak up "If I am pregnant..." I paused scared at the thought. "I don't know if I'm going to keep it...I'm not very sure I'll be a good mom plus I don't know who the other parent is". Kia just looked at me waiting for me to finish speaking.

"I don't want to bring a kid into the world when I'm not even fully prepared for the world myself". Feeling the tears escape my eyes I quickly wiped them so it wouldn't be seen.

"No one is prepared for the world and you would be a great mom. I'm going to support you with any decision you make because you're my friend...okay?" Kia said putting her hand on top of mine

I nodded my head slowly moved my hand so the waiter could place our things down. "Enjoy ladies" Robbert said winking at Kia.

"I think someone has a little crush" I teased looking over at her seeing the blush on her cheeks. "Shush and eat your food" Kia said with a shy voice.

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