In Another Life

Chapter 77: Mia

"What?" I ask for about the tenth time.

"I told you Minnie, the doctor says Vicy is knocked up." CC tells me.

"How does that happen?" Rikki asks and CC and I look at him.

"Ask Keith." We say together and he shakes his head.

"I know how, I mean clearly." He says and motions to the baby carrier that sits in front of me with our sleeping son. "Vic said she wasn't ready to have kids, I'd assume you were using protection."

"So what? That means you and Mia were ready for kids?" CC wonders. "Because clearly you forgot."

"Look CC, all I'm saying is good luck." I state but my voice comes out a bit harsher than I meant to.

None of us talk for a while. CC does kinda have a point, Rikki and I weren't exactly ready to be parents but we're doing a pretty good job. I mean he's just about a month old now and we love him more than anything. We might not have been but now I can't picture it any other way.

I know CC doesn't mean to be snippy and snappy, I mean he's sober and stressed about Vicy but we're all stressed about Vicy. I swear sometimes CC doesn't realize that Vicy has been in my life a lot longer than she's been in everyone else's. She's the reason I'm still alive, the reason I finished high school, the reason I got into university, I owe Victoria everything. If something happens to her CC might lose the love of his life but I lose the only family I got.

CC shouldn't have brought Keith into this, he is my son and I love him more than anything. He is an infant and hasn't done anything wrong. CC shouldn't have brought the kid I thought he loved into this. He crossed a line that I'm not ready to forgive. Hell, Rikki and I were thinking of making CC the godfather of my son.

"....Look Minnie, you know I didn't mean that." CC says, I guess he was talking.

I stand and pick up the baby carrier car seat thing.

"Look I'm going to take my son home to nap, I'll get Bret or Bobby to call me when Vic gets out of surgery." I say as Rikki grabs my hand.

"Minnie, come on. You know I'm sorry." CC pleads as we walk away.

Rikki and I walk out to my Judge and I put Keith in the back seat. The father of my child looks at me over the roof of my car.

"I'm not apologizing to him." I state as I get in the car.

"I don't except you to." He states and I start the engine.

I start to drive towards the house. Stupid CC.

"He shouldn't have brought Keith into it." I say.

"Baby, I know he shouldn't have." Rikki agrees. "Baby, you're going a buck thirty five."

"Shit am I?"

I glance down at the speedo and sure as shit the needle stays at 135. In hindsight I didn't realize that I was in top gear. I down shift as fast as I can and maintain a usual speed.

"You're mad at him aren't you?" Rikki wonders once we get a stop light.

"Try pissed." I mumble and I see Rikki smile from the corner of my eye. "Since we met him CC has always been like that just he went too far this time."

"He's just worried about Vicy, I mean it's his wife." He says. "I'd be freaking out if it was you."

"Rikki, she may be his wife but she's the only family I've ever known." I say as we pull in the driveway. "I'm worried about her to, Rik. CC forgets that she's been the pain in my ass since I was small."

"Oh shit, I forgot about that, baby." He says quietly. "Are you going to go to the hospital when she wakes up?"

"Maybe, I don't know. I'm not mentally prepared to deal with her stupid husband again." I admit as I look back at Keith's car seat. "I'm not going to take Keith about CC for a while."

"Baby, he's just a baby. He's not gonna pick anything up from him." Rikki says and I nod.

"I just don't want him around CC if that's what CC thinks of him." I admit. "Bobby and Bret said he'd babysit him whenever and he's good with Keith."

"As long as it's mainly Bobby taking care of him." Rikki laughs and I smile.

"I'm sure it will be." I say.