A Lovely Surprise

2 chance

Nina and I are doing fine. We have our own house, we're engaged, we're getting married next year. Things are perfect.
I am the CEO of a record label and Nina is a vet. We have a dog and everything is great.
Everything is great besides my relationship with my mom. She still to this day cannot let go of what happened. It's been nearly 5 years..... I can't believe my babygirl is gonna be 5 in a couple months.
My mom will never be happy for Nina & i. I doubt she'll even come to the wedding. Maybe once I give her another grandchild she'll ease up? Now I'm not saying I'm replacing Ari but maybe my mom really hurt because she spent a lot of time with Ari?
I don't know. I love Nina & I miss my mom..... maybe one day her and I can have a civil conversation about everything.
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"Hello?" I said answering my office phone.
" Hey baby its me, are you working christmas?" She asked eager.
" No, I told you I wasn't going to." I replied.
" Yeah but I know how your schedule changes." She replied
"True. But I'll be home. Promise." I told her.
" okay, just making sure. I'll let you get back to work." She sighed.
"Don't give me that tude." I giggled.
" Oh hush." She laughed.
" alright well I'm going to go. I love you." I told her.
" I love you too." She said then hanging up.
I sat at my desk twirling my pen in my hand, thinking of what the future could've been. I'm happy with nina. But I wonder what life would have brought me if I still had Ari. She always made me wanna strive for more. I always wanted to make her proud, I didn't wanna be the typical teen age dad that works a factory job. I was going to give her everything till Dre ruined it. Though I can't stand Dre I've always wondered where she was & what is she doing. Did she go back to school? Did she go to college? Where in the hell did she go?

I spent my day filling out the rest of my paper work so I could spend Christmas Eve & christmas with Nina.

After I got off I went shopping for Nina, getting her presents.
I finally got home to the smell of beef stew.
"Yuuummm, it smells delicious!" I moaned wrapping my arms around her.
" Good cause its almost done. Here taste. Tell me if it needs any salt." She said raising the spoon to my mouth. I took a sip. "Yeah it needs salt." I replied. "Okay." She replied.
We had a nice night watching movies and just spending time with eachother.
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"Babe! Wake up its christmas Eve!" Nina squealed. "Shhhh, go back up sleep." I groaned grabbing her, pulling to me. "No get your lazy butt up!" She said getting on top of me.
"Ugghh, fine." I said giving in. She kissed me good morning.
"Let's go shower." I told her while gently kissing her neck. "Fine. Have your way." She giggled. "I always get my way." I giggle squeezing her butt.
After we ate breakfast we went Nina's parents house.
Her & her mom did some wedding planning as her dad & I had a very beers.
"Nu uh. No more. You are not getting drunk on Christmas Eve." Nina said grabbing my beer. "Fine." I replied.
" Well we need to go. We got cookies to make." She said.
" who in the hell are we making cookies for?" I asked.
" us, your nieces and nephews. Even your mom if she'll eat them." She said

"Whatever you say babe." I giggled. We said good bye to her parents then went home. We made cookies, then made dinner.
"Okay I have to finish wrapping your presents, so stay down here." She said.
" okay."i replied. Luckily I got her presents wrapped at the stores.
After an hour she was finally done. She brought them all down and set them by the tree.
"Okay time for a Christmas movie." She squealed. "You're really going all out this year." I giggled. She nodded as she grabbed a movie & put it in. She cuddled up next to me as we watched Santa clause. It hit about midnight & we finally went to bed.

"Wake up wake up! Santa came!" She said jumping on the bed.
" How old are you again?" I laughed rubbing my eyes. " Come on babe, I wanna open presents!" We walked down stairs and grabbed a couple presents. She opened some of hers then I opened some of mine. "Okay you gotta open this one last, okay?" She said. "Alright?" I said confused. We opened all of the presents then it came to my last one. It was in a small rectangular book. I ripped the wrapping off and it was a black jewelry box. I raised my eyebrow, "jewelry?" I asked. "Just open it." She said. I opened it & my heart stopped.
I swollowing the lump in my throat. "Babe?" She asked. "Are you sure?" I asked as tears swelled up in my eyes. She nodded. "I went to the doctor."
A tear trickled down my face. A tear of pure happiness. "Baby don't cry. " She said giggled, hugging me. "I get to be a dad again." I said. "Yeah, your gonna be a daddy." She said kissing me. "This is unbelievable. This is great! " I said. Nina giggled as I was still freaking out. I can't believe she's pregnant, we're expecting a baby!
I called my mom right away!
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey mom." I answered
"Michael, how are you sweetie?" She asked.
" I'm good, I'm fantasic actually!" I said
"That's good, how is your Christmas going?" She asked.
" great, um I have some news for you mom." I said.
"What is it?" She asked.
" um I'm gonna be a dad again. Nina's pregnant!" I said.
" Congratulations sweetie." She said calmly.
" you don't sound excited." I stated.
" Michael this is your second time having a child out of wedlock." She stated.
" I know but we are gonna get married, mom this is different. Me and Dre never even talked about marriage. Nina and I are going to get married." I said
"Okay Michael." She said
" can't you ever be happy for us?" I asked upset.
" Michael I am not starting this with you. Merry Christmas. I love you, goodbye." She said hanging up.
" Do let her ruin our day." Nina said rubbing my shoulders. "Is there any way you ca-can just tell her what she wants to hear?" I asked.
"What?! Michael, you want me to say I'm sleazy? What kind of man ask his fiancé to do that!" She hollered stomping off. Shortly I went after her. She laid in our bed pissed as hell. I got in bed beside her, but she scooted away.
" It's hard for me to not have her in my life like she use to be." I confessed.
"So you want me, your fiancé, to tell your family I'm a whore basically? No michael, because we all have moved past all of it. We went therapy for it. Maybe that's what your mom needs. Damn woman lost her mind thinking I'm gonna say im sleazy because she can't let go of the past."
"Hey, watch it! I don't let my mother trash talk you & I will not let you trash talk my mother. " I said getting offended.
" the answer is no michael! If she wants to be apart of this family! " She said point to her belly, her self & i, "that will be her choice. I did not make you cheat on your psycho girlfriend. So why am I taking the blame for you making the choices you made?" She asked. "Okay that is true but you kept pursuing me even when you knew I had a family back home. That is what my mom says." I replied
"Fine you know what, I'm a whore. There happy? Your fiancé is a whore, the mother of your unborn child of a whore! " She crying going into the bathroom. I banged my fist on the door. "Babe open up. I don't think you're a whore. We feel in love. I made poor choices. She wants us to realize we did it the wrong way. I'm sorry. I shouldn't of asked you to say that to my mom..... I love you. " I said leaning on the door. She opened the door. Her face was filled with tears. "I am done worrying about the past michael. I want to worry about our future. Yes we did it the wrong way but look where we are. We're engaged, with our first baby on the way. We're gonna get married, we have our own house. We are grown, we moved on from the past & I'm done with everytime we talk to her she throws it right our faces & we end up like this. I am tired of it Michael! I made the poor decision of pursuing when I knew you had a family but when you love someone everything else doesn't matter. I just wanted to be with you. All I want is you! " she cried. I grabbed her face gently kissing her, I wrapped her in my arms. "I'm sorry. You & this baby are the only thing that matter to me okay?" I asked. She nodded her head.

After that day, I stopped contacting my mom as often, actually I very rarely contacted my family. Nina and I were in our own world & we were happy.

In late September Nina gave birth to Jayden Michael Joseph Jackson. He was a very healthy baby, he was everything I've ever wanted. He had a full head of hair, all 10 fingers and all 10 toes. He was already a momma's boy. After Nina gave birth to him we decided to put the wedding on hold until we felt like we could handle it.

I seriously can't wait to teach him how to play baseball, how to play basketball, how shave, how to drive, how to do all the things i never will get to teach Ari, besides the shaving & girly things.... that woukdve been left for Dre. I can't wait to do dad stuff with him. He's not going anywhere. I am making sure this child of mine stays in my life. Over my dead body is he going anywhere.
I am going to be the best dad in the world to Jayden, even if I have to do it alone but I know Nina is a great mother.