Zac&fatima unseen

The talk

Fatima: what I want to do is go to bed. Fatima entered the shower and left Zac standing there. Zac: Fuck!! Zac went downstairs and cleaned up the kitchen. While Fatima was in the shower he decided to return Karen's text.
Zac- Karen I really don't appreciate you telling Andi I would be in the delivery room with you and I never said that. You hear what you want and do what you want. Stop it please!
Karen: Zac first of all, I texted you earlier, secondly this is your baby. I know it.
Zac: we don't know that yet. Karen you have to stop this. I told you that if the baby is mine I would be there, but until we know for sure you have to stop telling Andi shit because you know she's going to tell Fatima.

2 seconds later Zac phone rings. When he looked it was Karen.

Zac: Karen what is it?
Karen: Zac I don't tell Andi to tell your chick shit!
              But the truth is the truth. You want to make        
              Me out to be the bad guy and that's just
               Wrong. This baby is yours and you should
                Want to be there when he is born.
Zac: did you ask Aaron to come too? Look it's late
          I will talk to you later about this.

Fatima was at the top of the step pissed. Fatima: so you went downstairs to talk? Why didn't want me to know?

Zac put his head in his lap and shook it.
Zac: No Fatima, I didn't. I came down here to put the pizza away and clean up the kitchen. Karen called and I answered.
Fatima: can any of my ex's call me at damn near midnight and you not flip?
Zac didn't say anything he just looked up at her. Debating how this night would end. Fatima is 9 months pregnant and emotional as fuck. Nothing I say will take her off edge.
Fatima: yes ? No?
Zac: babe I got it, it won't happen again.

Fatima stood at the top of the steps just staring at him. He was on the couch just staring at her. There was dead silence, until he got a text notification.
Fatima just turned around and went back into there bedroom. A second later she slammed her door.

Karen: you always run from a conversation when I say something you don't like. Good night Zac.

Zac sat in the couch thinking about how his day turned so shitty, he turned the tv on and was watching the game highlights. Before you knew it he was sleep on the couch and the highlights were watching him.
Meanwhile Fatima just woke up to pee. She looked at her phone and saw that it was 3:30am and Zac's side of the bed was empty. She walked into the bathroom and then washed her hands. On her way downstairs to check if Zac's still home she stopped by Jace room to check on him, he was sound asleep. Fatima made her way downstairs where she see's a sleeping Zac on the couch. No matter how bad he gets on her nerves she loves this man. She walks in the kitchen and gets a glass of water. When walking back in the living room she debates whether to wake him up or leave him. But seeing him lay across the couch uncomfortably made her wake him up.
She kisses his lips softly and he jumps up.
Fatima: babe get up and come to bed.
Zac yarns and stretches. Zac: babe it's cool go back to bed, I'm good here.
Fatima: no babe, come to bed. Please... I know you been stressed out and I'm emotional. You've been trying to make sure I'm comfortable these last few weeks. I know it's been awhile since we've had sex . I know it's a lot going on, I just want Karen to not be a factor in our lives. You been jumping through hoops for me and I hate that you been jumping through hoops for her.
Zac cuts her off, wait babe wait.... Zac: I'm not jumping through hoops for her, everything I do is to keep stress from you. Im trying to keep the peace. If I am the baby daddy we have to coexist.
Fatima: I know babe I know. But you created boundaries when it comes to Heather but to me you struggle with it with Karen.
Zac: come on Fatima I don't!
Fatima: ok babe I don't want to argue we been doing that a lot lately. Can you come to bed and get a good nights rest you have to pick up my mom in the morning
Zac gets up and grads Fatima's hand and they head upstairs. Fatima gets back in bed and Zac gets on his side. Fatima moves her pregnancy pillow out the way to be closer to Zac . Zac rubs her back until she falls asleep.
The next morning Zac is in the bathroom preparing to pick up Fatima's mother , Fatima comes in to use the bathroom.
Fatima: good morning...
Zac: good morning baby.
Fatima: sooo..... do you want to talk about yesterday?
Zac: I don't but I know we have to. I know I want to clear the air before you're mom gets here. I know I don't want to argue with you this last week of this pregnancy.
Fatima : ok so let's talk. You want to go first?
Zac: No you can.
Fatima: well... I told you before I don't like being blindsided, talk to me before someone else tells me shit I should know. And when we create boundaries you make me adhere to them, I want you to do the same. If my phone starts going off past 11 you looking sideways but you can get calls and texts and I'm supposed to not bring it up.
Zac: I know you don't like being blindsided I don't either. I will talk to Karen about boundaries but on my time. Right now my focus is you and our daughter. Let me handle shit the way I choose to. And I want you to stop getting so upset because I don't do things you're way, you're 9 months pregnant. Can we just focus on that. Once our baby gets here and you're healthy and doing well I promise I will take care of everything but right now nothing matters to me but you and this pregnancy.
Zac kisses her forehead, Zac: let me go get your mom and I'll be right back, I love you.
Fatima: I love you too.