She's Having My Baby

Surprise, Surprise

14 weeks pregnant

Maya hadn't heard from Riley at all. She tried to talk to her at school a few times, but she gave up because she was sick of being ignored. Maya and Lucas spent more time together than ever, which Maya knew couldn't be helping her situation with Riley. Riley wasn't speaking to Lucas either. She mostly hung around with Farkle, who seemed to also be on the list of people who weren't speaking to Maya, although Maya wasn't sure why. He was so supportive when she first told him; what changed? 

It was Saturday, the day of Maya's doctor's appointment. She hadn't spoken to her mother since Wednesday when she told her about the baby. Her mother acted glad when she came home and Maya was back, but Maya still doubted she wanted her there. Maya hadn't gone to school since Wednesday either. Mostly because she knew everyone had probably heard by now, and if they hadn't they'd be able to tell by looking at her. It wouldn't be difficult to hide, but she simply didn't have the energy to hide anything anymore.

Maya woke up at 9, expecting her mother to be at work. She strolled into the kitchen in her pyjamas to find her mother cooking in the kitchen. She turned to Maya and turned back to her cooking. 

"Sit down," she said with her back to Maya. 

Maya laughed audibly and turned to go back to her room.

"Sit. Down. Now," her mother said louder. 

Maya stomped over to the kitchen table and sat down. She was too tired to argue. Her mother turned around and slammed an empty plate in front of her. 

"Looks delicious," Maya sneered. 

Her mother continued with her cooking. Several minutes later, she returned to the plate and slid scrambled eggs from her frying pan to the plate. She went back to the stove and grabbed a second frying pan filled with bacon, sliding that onto the plate too. Then she took a bowl of fruit from the counter and slammed it onto the table next to Maya's plate. 

"You are going to talk to me today," she said fiercely. 

"And food is how you plan on achieving that?" Maya asked.

"The breakfast is to say sorry. My being here is to get you to talk to me," she explained. 

"I am talking to you. We're talking right now," Maya answered. 

"You know what I mean. Are you sure you're pregnant?" Katy asked.

"Yup. I have a doctor's appointment later today actually," Maya told her. 

"And you didn't tell me?" her mother said.

"Please, you don't care," Maya scoffed.

"Yes I do. What, were you just gonna go by yourself?" Katy said.

"No, Lucas is coming with me," Maya answered.

"Who's Lucas?" Katy questioned.

"Uh...the father? You've met him," Maya said, although she knew her mother wouldn't remember meeting Lucas.

"Why is he going and I'm not?" her mother asked.

"Well firstly he cares. And secondly he asked to go. He wants to know the sex of the baby but I don't," Maya explained.

"You're finding out the sex today? And you don't want to know?" Katy repeated.

"That's right," Maya responded, bored with this conversation. 

Maya had planned on refusing the apology breakfast, but she was hungry and it felt like the baby was hungry too, so she couldn't resist. 

"So what's going on? Are you keeping the baby?" her mother continued.