Nightmare

Chapter Forty

Zack

It's been a month and I haven't heard from Dez.

I found out from Matt, she is definitely pregnant. He said if she wore tight shirts you could see a little bump from her stomach.

I guess I was wrong in thinking she was going to abort the baby. But obviously she didn't want me around.

Fuck it right? I mean when the baby was born she couldn't stop me. I would hire the best lawyers and fight for my rights.

I kind of wanted a boy. I mean I could teach him how to play guitar, baseball, football. What the hell would I do with a girl?

Apparently Dez didn't know the sex of the baby, or she hadn't told anyone. Kat was still pissed off at me, staying on Desiree's side. She's a girl I guess I shouldn't expect loyalty to someone she has known longer than Dez.

Brian had told me Dez had moved in with Barbra and Joe. I shouldn't be surprised. Of course she would go running back to the Sullivans. I bet she was even planning on attempting to give my baby the Sullivan last name. I swear to fuck I would really lose my shit if that happened.

I still don't know the truth of things, and I am a little pissed off at the fact Desiree hasn't called me. Matt had mentioned she had a doctor's appointment today. She should have called me and let me go. I had every right to know how my baby was growing. It wasn't just hers.

But I wasn't calling her. I wasn't the one who moved out. She did. If she wanted me to know shit or be there then she would have to call me.

I got dressed heading over to Matt's. Kat was due any day now and had been on him to put together a crib for the nursery. I offered to come help because I figured I would need to know how to put a crib together, after all in seven months I would have a child. Whether Dez liked it or not it would be spending time at my house.

I pulled in at Matt's grabbing my small tool box and walking in.

"Yeah don't fucking knock" Kat snapped when I walked in. She still wasn't talking to me. Well if she would talk to me it was just snide smart ass comments. Other than that she apparently thought I was a piece of shit. I really didn't give a rat's ass. I mean she didn't see any wrong in what Desiree had done, and she thought I should be the one to apologize. Well fuck that. I had every right to feel as I did.

"Nope" I smiled irking her further "Matt told me to come right in"

Kat rolled her eyes flipping me the bird as I walked past her to the nursery.

"Thank fuck you're here" Matt hissed when I walked in.

The nursery was a mess, bits and pieces of the crib laying everywhere.

"What the hell did you do?" I asked laughing

"I took it out of the box" Matt snapped "This is the fucking mess it made."

"Where's the instructions?" I asked moving pieces around

"Fuck if I know" Matt hissed shrugging "At this point I'm ready to go buy an assembled one."

"I don't think you can" I laughed, finding the instructions. "Let's group the pieces like this diagram and work step by step"

Matt nodded and we made small talk organizing the pieces.

After a little while the crib finally began to look like a place acceptable for a baby to sleep in.

"You're gonna have to come help me put one together for my place." I laughed

"Yeah" He smiled "Who's gonna help Dez?"

"Probably fucking Joe" I snapped "Who gives a fuck."

"You should" Matt muttered.

I shook my head. I did care truthfully but I wasn't wrong and I wasn't caving. She left. She can beg her way back.

Then I heard it. Kat laughing, with another girl. I walked across the room looking out the window and fuck me Desiree's car was here.

"You're beginning to show" I heard Kat laughing

"She's fucking here?" I demanded looking at Matt.

"Sounds like it. I guess she got out of her doctor's appointment earlier than expected." Matt shrugged.

"Fuck I gotta go" I snapped gathering my tools together.

"You should go talk to her" Matt murmured standing in the door way "Quit being an ass"

"What?" I demanded.

"You heard me" He shook his head "You're being a fucking immature douche bag and you know it."

"I'm immature?" I asked "Me? You're fucking kidding me. I'm not the one who left"

"Yeah you are" Matt snapped "You did."

"For a few fucking hours" I yelled.

"A few fucking hours at the wrong fucking time" Matt thundered "As soon as she told you, you fucking left. Come on dude"

"I was freaked out." I snapped "I shouldn't have to justify my actions to my friend. You should have my back."

"I would if you were right" He yelled "Everything you have said is completely wrong."

"Oh really?" I laughed "The only thing I was wrong about it her having an abortion."

"And that she didn't want this baby" Matt started holding up fingers "Oh let's see what else, oh that she wished it was Jimmy's, that she doesn't love you, oh that she lied to you about her condition."

"You don't know she didn't" I counter "No one but her knows the truth. Do you hear her saying anything?"

"Like you would have given her the fucking chance." Matt laughs "You're a dick. Grow the fuck up. You're going to be a father. Fucking act like it."

"What about her?" I ask

"She is acting grown up" He snaps "She left because you acted like you didn't want the baby and you act more and more like it every fucking day"

"It was my idea!" I yell

"THEN FUCKING ACT LIKE IT" Matt screams at me "FUCKING ACT LIKE IT YOU PIECE OF SHIT!"

"What am I supposed to do?" I thunder pushing him "Grovel at her fucking feet?"

"Yes she's the mother of your unborn fucking child" Matt pushes back "Fucking drop your stupid ass pride and beg her to forgive you."

"Fuck you" I snap "Like you're fucking prince charming at least I fucking made sure she knew I loved her. I didn't constantly treat her like trash like you did Kat."

Then he fucking hit me.