Nathan:
"No." Jay said.
No?
"Didn't you hear him?" I asked.
Kelsey left giving us privacy. I sat up more and Jay took my hands in his, rubbing them to warm me up.
"He's only started caring. You heard him. What if he starts to not care?" Jay asked.
"I want to give him a chance. Please Jay. Let him come. It's his child too." I said.
Was I giving in too fast? I got what Jay was saying. Max hurt me. He didn't care about Shocker before, but now he does. I was right however. Shocker was his child too. He helped make Shocker. I guessed he deserved, should be here.
"Can I stay with you while he's near you? In case anything happens? I don't trust him around you yet." Jay said.
I smiled shaking his hand loosely.
"Like I'd let you leave. Nothing will happen." I said.
"I'll call him." Jay said.
He got up to go find a phone, but paused. I looked at him in confusion.
"What?" I asked.
"I'll call once you get some food in you." Jay said.
He handed me the carrots and orange juice. I picked one up. I ate it and pointed towards the door.
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When I finished my snack Jay hadn't returned so I ventured out of the room. Walking into the main room, I saw everyone sitting around on their phones. The only ones not on their phones were Dr. Sutton and my mom. Mom was wrapped up in a conversation with Dr. Sutton.
"Hey Nath. How are you?" Jess asked.
At the mention of my name, a couple eyes glanced up to look at me. I gave them all a small smile.
"I'm okay." I said.
I looked around for Jay. I didn't see him so I met Tom's eyes instead.
"Is he coming?" I asked.
A couple frowns from all around the room. They all knew who I was referring to.
"Are you sure it's okay if he comes?" Tom asked.
"Yeah. Stress isn't good for you or the baby." Jeffrey said.
I walked over to the long couch on which Siva, Tom, Kelsey and Nareesha sat. I took over the middle and cuddled against Tom for warmth. I was getting cold and there wasn't a lot at this apartment. I didn't know where Jay was either.
"I want him here. He never caused this to happen. I'm not too stressed over him right now anyway. I want him to feel Shocker." I said.
"After all he's done to you." Tom said.
"He's still Max under all that. I'm nothing compared to him on being stressed. Hell, he's got 3 kids on the way." I said.
Tom pulled me closer to him along with his girlfriend on his other side. She smiled at me in a nice way.
"But you're male. I'm not singling you out because apparently there's other males like you, but Max should know that you're stressed." Tom said.
"Yeah. He can't walk out on Shocker because he has two other kids in front of his other. That's not fair." Siva said.
"I am stressed, but give him a chance." I said.
I was defending the other father of my unborn child. I was defending him after everything he did to me, said about Shocker, but hearing him on speaker made me want to give him another chance. Not at a relationship, but at a involvement in Shocker's development. I wasn't an idiot. If Max hurt Shocker or myself again, he'd be out. I'd get a restraining order placed on him.
