A Family Affair.

14.

Caden

"Dawg, your wife is beyond beautiful. " One of my teammates said as we practiced. Mariah was here and I must say she was looking great.

"She got this kind of glow to her now." He added.
I smiled. Knowing the reason behind her glow.
"She's pregnant man." I said smiling from ear to ear. He dapped me up.
"Congrats man."
"I appreciate that." I don't really like telling people she's pregnant because of her inability to carry our child and I don't want to speak too soon.
"Hey baby." I greeted her as she walked over to me.
"Hi."She said dryly.
"What's up with you?"
She just shrugged. Taking her hand, I pulled her to the exit.

Once we got outside we stood face to face.
"Talk to me. Is the baby alright? What's going on?" I questioned.
"The baby is fine."She said lowly.
"Okay. So what's the matter? I'm tired of this guessing game, we too grown for this. So talk to me." I said.
A couple tears fell from her eyes as she reached in her purse. And pulled out a very large envelope with my name on it. After pulling the papers that were inside out, I looked up at her.

The papers read that Giana the nurse I was fucking with when I was in high school, has a son. And she thinks he's mine. Her husband refuses to take a DNA test until anybody who could possibly be the father takes one, and fails. I'm the only other man besides husband she's ever had sex with. And attached to it was a day I could come and take the test.

I looked up and Mariah and could see the hurt all in her face.
"You know it's illegal to read other people's mail." I stated and she walked away.
I ran after her grabbing her hand.
"Baby, I'm sorry. What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to leave me alone." She snapped pulling away from me.

I didn't chase her this time. Just sighed pulling out my phone and calling the number Giana had for me to contact her on the paper.
"Hello?" She answered sounding like she was crying.
"I want to take this shit today." I said getting straight to it.
"Okay, I'll text you the location of the clinic." She said and we hung up.

**

Pulling up the clinic and seeing Giana reaching in her backseat I felt my heart drop in my stomach. Could I really be the father of baby that didn't come from my wife? In high school this shit didn't seem half bad. But now that Mariah is pregnant with my child and now there's this situation, I could lose her and the baby forever.
She finally got the little boy out the backseat and they walked over to me.

He was about 3 or 4. Had to be if he was a child of mine. Because I've slept with nobody but my wife since then.
"Wassup?" I spoke trying to break the ice.
"Caden, I don't want to be here anymore than you do. Please don't make this harder than it needs to be." She said.
I looked down at the little boy, and if you ask me.. He looked nothing like me. But like someone familiar just couldn't put my finger on it.

We entered the clinic.
And took a seat awkwardly spread apart.
They called her name and we all got up.

The nurse swabbed my mouth and drew blood from my arm and then did the same for the little boy.
She left and then came back.
"Your results will be in 5-7 business days." She said smiling. I shrugged.

As we left, I didn't say much more to Giana.
Just got in the car and headed home to talk to Mariah.
Her car was in the driveway so I knew she was here.
I walked in and saw suitcases sitting at the bottom of the steps and rushed up the stairs to find her packing her things.
"Baby.." I said. But nothing.
"Mariah please don't leave." I said stepping close to her.
"You constantly hurt me. Ever since we got together it's been nothing but drama. Maybe you don't truly give a fuck about me, but now I'm carrying your child and I refuse to let you stress it death.. Again." She cried. So much venom in her words.
"Don't say that."
"I need to some time. To deal with all of this you know."
"Mariah, I love you with everything in me. And if it was the other way around. I'd stick by your side."
"You're lying. I'd be every hoe, bitch and slut in the book. I just need some time alone." She said zipping her last bag.

Just as she was about to get it down there was a knock on the door. A loud knock at that.
We both headed down the steps. Mariah stood at the end of the staircase while I opened the door.
And I was completely caught off guard when Khalil and Giana stood before me.

Before I could ask why he was here he punched me. I threw licks back until I was on top of him. Even though I didn't know why we were fighting I wasn't about to stop.
"Caden get off of him!" Giana yelled. Then it clicked to me why he was probably here and I climbed off.

He was panting and bending over.
"I had the decency to tell you I fucked your girl but you was too much of a bitch to tell me you fucked mine!" He yelled.
"What!?"
"Caden, Khalil was my boyfriend when we had sex." Giana explained. And I shrugged.
"I don't care honestly, you still fucked my girl and that's all that matters." I said remembering when he told me him and Mariah fucked.
"She came at me crying and shit. Talking about she wanted to get over you and how she was depressed from her abortion. So two played a role in this shit." He said.
"Abortion?" I repeated the one word that I had never heard mentioned in the same sentence as Mariah. And honestly I didn't like it.
The room was quiet.
I turned to Mariah who was balling her eyes out.
"Abortion?" I questioned stepping close to her.
"Caden, I'm so sorry."
"I want all of yall out of my house!" My voice boomed.

Giana and Khalil left quickly as Mariah back into a corner. I stood in front of her and looked down at her.
"I want a divorce." I said with hate filled with each word.