Million Dollar Dreams

Chapter 1

** To any new readers, please go read More Than Friends, that's the first book! None of this will make sense if you don't !! **

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* Lexus POV *

It was still weird for me to get use to. You know, me being pregnant and all. It was a great feeling, knowing I'd be getting another chance at bringing a life into this world. I wasn't going to let anything get in the way of my happiness this time.

I kept thinking about whether Kirk and I should go back to Houston. I know he wanted to be near his family, but I thought if we lived in Houston, we wouldn't have to be so close to his family, it is a big city and all. I just wanted some type of distance and isolation, some alone time is always nice. Trust me, I want his family to be part of the babies life, but I, personally, didn't want all the extra stress.

Most of his family I get along with, and his mom is trying to get closer to us, and I have forgave her (not that I was ever really that mad at her) - but I did like it so much better when it was just Kirk and myself. I felt like things would be a lot different with his family around. I've changed a lot from when I was younger, I'm not the same like I once was. I just wanted to be accepted.

I'm probably just over thinking. I've come a long way from when I was 16.

But still, I just wanted to be alone with Kirk, I couldn't get past that.

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I had scheduled an appointment for May 30th, next Friday. I was beyond excited. I picked up my phone off my the table, I was at lunch. I needed my 20 minute break from work. I figured I'd call my mom since I haven't had the chance yet. She might already know the news, but I wanted to tell her anyways.

"Hey mama." I said with a big smile on my face.

"Hey Baby girl! How are you?" 

"I'm great!"

"You sure as hell sound it." She laughed. "Why is that?"

"Oh, I have great news." I took a quick bite of my burger. "Okay, so Kirk and I are an official couple-"

"Aw yay!" She cut me off.

"That's not all though."

"Oh lawd.." I laughed. 

"I'm pregnant." 

"Oh my gosh! Are you serious?!" 

"Yes! I found out yesterday, I meant to call you, but something had come up with Kirk and his mom, it got me a little distracted. I kinda feel bad for her, to be honest. She's trying so hard to win his trust back, but I really don't think he's even that mad at her." I shrugged as I took another bite. "She even apologized to me."

"I don't understand 100 percent of why she did what she did, but ima be real, Jaida don brainwashed her! Then, not now.. But still. You were always like a daughter to her, and she knows that you make Kirk happy. She knows she messed up, she really is a good person." 

"I know ma, I forgave her, I just wish Kirk was a little easier on her." 

"He's sticking up for you I bet. He really does love you, and as much as he loves his mom, he wouldn't let her disrespect you. But he should probably talk to her, and set all this shit straight." 

"Yeah.." I sighed. "I agree."

"I'm so happy for the both of you though! I can't believe you're pregnant! Ima be a grandmother! Oh lawd I'm getting old." 

"I'm happy too ma, I really am." 

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I spent most of my days wondering about my future, well, OUR future. What would or child look like, who would he or she look more like. I thought of a little boy that looks just like Kirk, or a little girl that looks like me. 

Though I am superstitious about deciding on the baby name and buying things till six months of pregnancy. Mostly because there is always a chance of miscarriage, god forbid. But it's life, you have to accept all its goods, and its bads. I didn't want to get to far ahead of myself and loose it all like I did the first time, even though it was different circumstances. 

I also thought more about moving back to Houston, where we'd stay, and near who. It just made more sense to go back, more family support, and we wouldn't have to be alone. But I did have a few friends down here, and I loved the privacy. But there's nothing like having your mom within driving distance of you. My mom meant a lot to me, It was a little hard not having her close by. And I really didn't want to raise my child in a lonely place. As they say, your home is where your heart is, and my heart was left back in Houston with my mom. A part of me also knew that Kirk felt the same way. He may be tough,and as he'd like to say, manly, but deep down he was a momma's boy. 

I got hope about 3:30 p.m from work, and Kirk was in the shower. It was weird for me to work 1st shift, normally I would do doubles, working second and third, or third into first, never first shift by itself. The first thing I did when I walked into my room was strip off my scrubs and change into some regular clothes. 

I went into Kirk's room to get my phone charger, he was standing there in his towel.

"I didn't hear you come it."

"You was still in the shower when I walked in." My eyes couldn't help but trace every tattoo on his body. 

"How was your day?" He asked as he dropped his towel.

"A lot better now." I said, blushing a little.

"You've seen it how many times and you still blush?" He joked, smiling over at me as he slipped on his boxers. 

"It's big, I can't help it." I winked. "So, I talked to my mom today. She said congratulations."

"For what? I didn't do anything." I just looked at him with a serious face.

"Really Kirk...?"

"Ohh, yeah! Never mind."

"You're sexy, but you can be so dumb sometimes." He rolled his eyes at me. "She's happy for us."

"Everyone is." He said.

"Everyone?" The way he said it made it sound like the whole world knew.

"I called a few of my aunts and told them, I'm sure my whole family knows by know. I hope that's okay." His head pocked through the top of his white tee. "They were gonna find out soon anyways."

"Oh.. Yeah I know that. It's fine." 

All I could think about was Darrel, and that there was a huge chance of him telling his baby momma, Crazy Jaida. That was my new nickname for her, because, obviously, the bitch is crazy.