Jackson and Ramona's Dating Troubles

Chapter 20: Becoming a Parent

Written by: "Just a Complicated Person", Edited by: "Fun But Shy Girl"

Ramona was sitting in a bedroom reading a book when Jackson opened the door to the bedroom with a blank expression on his face. Ramona seeing Jackson said, "Jackson. Hey. How is Lola? Is she gonna be okay?" Without looking at her directly in the eye, Jackson said, "No. She was really banged up in a car crash and has been dealing with internal bleeding and... she can talk and everything right now but... there's no guarantee she's gonna make it." As Jackson sat on the bed next to Ramona, Ramona said, "That's awful." Jackson then had a hard time making eye contact with Ramona s he said, "But... there's more. The reason why Lola called to see me was... she had to ask me to do something important for her." A confused looking Ramona said, "What would that be?" Jackson then closed his eyes as he said, "To... take care of our daughter."

Ramona suddenly had a look of pain go across her face for a split second, and then in a somewhat panicked and angry tone she said, "What!?" Jackson then looked at Ramona with pain in his eyes as he said, "Ramona, I... I didn't know. I swear. I just found out today but... when me and Lola did... you know... that one time five years ago... she actually got pregnant... with a little girl. She didn't tell me I swear. I only just learned that she's been raising that little girl by herself since then." Ramona then got up and with a furiously angry face she said, "How dare she! What was she thinking!? Was she so delusional that you belonged with her that she decided to keep around a little reminder of that affair!? Jackson continued to have a painful look in his eyes as he said, "Ramona, she didn't have to keep that child. In fact she told me by doing so, her family disowned her. Her parents are huge believers in not having kids before marriage so Lola had to move in with her grandmother... who unfortunately died not long ago." A still angry looking Ramona said, "That might sound sad and all but it's really just sick. How do we know this isn't part of some twisted plan to lure you in and get back together with her? This is just wrong."

Jackson then stood up as he said, "Ramona, Lola is sorry for what she did. She told me . But her daughter... my daughter... needs someone to take care of her. Which is why... Lola wants me, or rather: wants us to take care of her." With an even more upset tone Ramona said, "No. Never. No, I will not. I will not house some little tyke that was the product of Lola seducing you. Is that her real master plan? Make me raise a daughter she conceived with you just to remind me for the rest of my life she once had your penis in her vagina?" Jackson had a sad look in his eyes as he said, "Ramona, I... I can't ask you to do what you don't want to do. If we're gonna be married, I want us both united and on the same page. So if you don't want us to take in Lola's daughter, we won't." Ramona looking a bit more calm now said, "Well... good." Jackson then sighed for a moment, and then said, "But... Lola did say she wanted to talk to you." With an upset face again Ramona said, "Oh, she does?" Jackson then quickly said "Ramona, Lola could be dying. Doesn't she deserve one last chance to talk to you?" Ramona looking hesitant then said, "I... I... okay. Fine."

Lola was laying in a hospital bed looking weaker than she did before as Ramona slowly walked in. Upon seeing Ramona walk in, a tired sounding Lola said, "Hey." Ramona looking a bit uncomfortable being in the room, made a small wave and said, "Hey." Lola then simply said, "It's been awhile." Ramona briefly lifted up her eyebrows as she said, "It has." Lola then made a little smile as she said, "You look great. Even more beautiful than I remember." Ramona then stepped forward as she said, "Thanks. I... I... Oh God, I can't do this." Ramona began to turn away but then Lola called out, "Wait! Ramona. I'm sorry!" Ramona then turned to look at Lola, and with an angry face said, "You're sorry? You... you single handily almost killed the greatest relationship of my life. Jackson may have made a serious mistake, but it takes two to tango. When it gets down to it, you tried to seduce my boyfriend knowing me and him were a couple at that point, and attempted to destroy our future together." Tears began to come out of Lola's eyes as she said, "I know Ramona... and I've had to confess and live with that fact for the last five years. I know I hurt you and Jackson's relationship... and it hurt me because you both were important to me. That's why I didn't tell Jackson I was really pregnant because..." Ramona then with an even more upset tone said, "Because you still loved him!? Because you wanted him to live the happy fatherless life and make things easy for the guy you were still fantasizing about every night?" With tears streaming for her eyes Lola said, "No! I didn't tell him because I loved you !"