Unexpected (A Chris Hemsworth Fanfiction)

Chapter 10 : Thinking

              Filming wrapped up the week Chris and I agreed to take some time and ponder what to do. One night,, I sat on the couch in my penthouse suite. I looked out to the horizon of city lights and allowed my brain to wander with questions and answers.

    For some reason, I'd never seen myself as a mother like I did with getting married. I wager that could be why. However it wasn't that I didn't want to have children. They were a possibility. Always. I also didn't expect having a baby in this fashion either. I hardly knew Chris. All I saw were the jokes he told on set and his acting. Not much to go by when it comes to fatherhood.

   At the time, I couldn't know what to expect from him. If I did keep the baby then I needed to know he'd be there and be a support system. He could say it all he like. I just didn't know and couldn't entirely trust my intuition. I truly desired for him to succeed, if I did make the choice to become a parent. That's a confession I've never said or written, but upon further reflection it's a unformed truth I couldn't recognize. Or I stubbornly choose to not recognize it.

Chris's POV

I paced around the hotel room relentlessly. Breathing abnormally, wrapping my hands around my skull, and thinking until my brain was bound to explode. Perry. Pregnant. Perry is pregnant. It had been a couple days and the shock hadn't worn off. What were going to be?

   Some part of me wanted to keep the child, except I hardly knew Perry. Other than her being a screenwriter, graduate of Columbia university, and daughter to a dynasty of wealthy Real estate moguls. However, that said nothing about her person. How could I spend most of my time with the mother of my child if she was a complete stranger? Getting to know her would be the key. Plus our relationship would look strange to our child. Family is a concept that can also be weird. That would just have to be the reality of our family. A broken one. I couldn't see any chemistry between Perry and me. 

   I felt like we'd be pressured into dating each other. What if she pressures me to be with her? She could've be that type of woman. My brain still had questions rather than a solid decision in place.

   Actually the decision seemed to be in place. Persuade Perry to keep the baby and if her mind can't be changed and support her in the decision that hurt me most. Ultimately, it wasn't my choice I could make. Nevertheless, all I could do was gently persuade. Although, since this was a two-way street then I believed it should be treated in that fashion. However, if we couldn't come to an agreement then it went to Perry. Dhe'd betaking on carrying the child of a man she hardly knew. I couldn't bear to put someone through that. I knew from my brother Luke's wife, nine months could be torture to grow a child, though it led to hardest and most fulfilling part of their lives.
My process began to ease once I put myself in Perry's shoes and balanced with what I knew of being uncle and advice from my father and brothers. It made me see a lot differently, but didn't change the position I held.

Erin's POV

   I stared at my belly. A slight bump was forming and I placed a hand to my forehead. I bit my lip. I couldn't keep to my initial decision. Something was growing inside of me. Maybe I first said this was a mistake but then I saw it as a possible miracle.

   I began crying. I was going to be a mother.

"I don't know if you can hear me in there," I told my stomach. "This is your mom. Get as comfortable as you like. You're not going anywhere and neither am I."

Chris's POV

   It was settled. Keep the baby unless Perry said otherwise. I decided to call her. It seemed she was waiting for it because she answered quickly.

"Hi," she said.

"Hey."

"Can we talk about it together now?"

"The week isn't up yet though, Perry."

"I don't care. I can't wait anymore to discuss."

I nodded, "Same. Are you able to come over here?"

She replied, "I'm feeling a little under the weather..."

"I'll come there."

"Really? Okay," she replied. "See you in a little while."

"See you later."