Us Against The World

Denial

I was still on cloud nine from the news I just got. I decided to come home and make my baby a candle light dinner. Well let me not lie, I picked up a to go order from Fatima's favorite restaurant and a bottle of wine. I learned my lesson last time dinner didn't go so well because I picked up wine from the gas station. I got the top shelf tonight we were celebrating, baby Taylor in the making.

I had the table set nice, candles lit and some old Skool music playing in the background. Fatima should be home any minute now.

As soon as she hit the door I was there to take her bags.

Zac: Good evening my lady

Fatima: Zac what is all this, what you done did?

Zac: I just wanted to do something special for my lady and share the good news.

Fatima: Okay what's the good news

Zac: Dang can you sit down first and take in the beauty of my hard work

Fatima: I see your hardwork babe, thank you

Zac: Had ya mans slaving over a hot stove all evening

Fatima: Oh so this is all you?

Zac: You know it ( knowing he was lying)

Fatima: Oh could have fooled me this looks like carry out from my favorite restaurant

Zac: Okay but I picked it up and set the table. And we can't forgot top shelf wine.

Fatima: Okay I see you stepping up

Zac: You see I pay attention but I do got some good news I want to share with you. I wanted to tell you face to face

So I went to the hospital today and got the results

Zac pausing to keep Fatima waiting

Fatima: Can you come on and spit it out

Zac: Zachery Taylor is 99.9% not the father of Karens baby

Fatima: Babe that's fantastic, we no longer have to deal with your ex YES!! How did she take the news?

Zac: That's the thing she doesn't know yet, her mom was going to deliver the news.

Fatima: She's going to be pissed

Zac: That's no longer my problem I do not care but you do know what that means?

Fatima: What?

Zac: we can finally make some of our own babies, some little zac's and Fatima's running around here

Fatima: In due time we will have some babies running around here. I'm happy for you baby

Zac: Me too, I'm happy for us we have a fresh start with no attachments and no drama

Fatima: There is always some drama but I like the sound of a new start

Zac: Okay lets start now

Fatima: What about the food

Zac: Fuck the food come on , picking Fatima up and carrying her upstairs.

Karen's Denial

The last thing I remember was being at the shop checking inventory when I heard a loud bang. When I opened the door my shop was in flames.

Dizzy and still out of it I didn't realize I was in the hospital. I had so many machines hooked up to me.I grabbed my stomach to see if my baby was okay, I began to panic snatching all the tubes off of me.

Lisa: What are you doing, you need to stay in bed doctors orders

Karen: Why am I here, is the baby okay?