All These Years....

7.

Mya's POV
   As I walked, or shall I say waddled down the aisle of our local grocery store, I couldn't help but let my mind wonder to the last text Jack had sent me.

   The boys don't need me. They forgot about me already. I grabbed a box of cereal from the shelf as I rubbed my stomach. I always thought Zach would be a great dad. He always loved being around kids.

*flashback*
"Omg Mya look!! He is so cute!!" Zach said as he pointed to a little baby boy sitting in a stroller. I pulled him away before the mom got suspicious. "Oh my god Zach your so embarrassing to go shopping with." I said with a laugh. "I, sorry it's just...babies are so cute." He said. Just as I was about to respond I felt something bump and tug on the leg of my jeans. I looked down and smiled once I realized who it was. "TIA! TIA!" the little girl screamed. I laughed and picked her up. "Hi baby Soph! I haven't seen you in forever! Where is your mama?" I asked. She pointed to a very scared woman running towards us. The woman's face softened and turned into a wide smile when she realized who I was. "Omg prima! ¿Como estas?" She said to me in her heavy Spanish accent. "Muy bien. Y tu?" I asked. "Uh bien bien. Pero mi niña es muy difícil." She said with a laugh. She looked over my shoulder and sent me a smirk "¿Como se llama?" She asked pointing to Zach. I looked at Zach to see him with the most bewildered look on his face. "Se llama Zach." I said with a laugh. "El niño es gringo eh?" She said elbowing me playfully in the side. "¡No digas eso!" I said with a laugh. I turned to see Zach playing with Sophia. She was laughing and screaming and had a look of pure happiness in her face. I looked to Zach and saw that he was enjoying himself. I smiled at this. "I'm gonna get going. Adios mija!" My cousin said before calling Sophia over. "Bye bye Zach. Bye bye Tia." She said sadly before walking over to her mom. "So you like kids huh." I said with a smirk. "Well I'm hoping to have some once day." He said pulling me close and kissing me.

   When he told me someday I knew that wouldn't be now. Zach doesn't have time to waste on a baby. Especially when he is only 19 and still in a band. I sighed as I rubbed my stomach once more.

   I paid for all the items and walked out of the store, struggling to keep the bags in my hand. "Here let me help you." A male voice said. I looked up see a handsome man grabbing my bags for me as I opened up my trunk. "Wow thanks a lot." I said with a smile.

    "No problem. Um...you look very familiar." I said with a smile. "Oh well I don't know if we met. But my name is Jake." He said sticking his hand out for me to shake.

   Could it be. Jake. Jake the one that got me pregnant! "Oh um nice to meet you Jake. But...um...I gotta go." I said in a hurry. I walked to my driver side and sat down, quickly putting the key in the ignition and driving off.

   I took a sigh of relief as I drove down the streets towards my house. Oh how Emma and Alyssa are gonna freak when I tell them who I ran into. As I pulled up into my driveway and grabbed my groceries, I walked inside to see Emma on the kitchen table doing her college studies and Alyssa on the couch watching Stranger Things.

   (If you have not watched Stranger Things 2 yet, I advise you to skip what I am just about to say) "OMG Mya!!! Eleven is still alive!!  And bro did she have a glow up!!" Alyssa screamed from the couch. (Ok you can read now😂).

   Me and Emma both looked at each other as we both stifled a laugh. "I'm not sure if you forgot Alyssa. But I'm pregnant. And being pregnant means lots of binge watching. I know eleven is alive." I said with a smile.

   She looked at me with a dirty look as I laughed and put the groceries away. "Oh. So guess who I ran into at the store." I said out loud. "Who?" They both said, turning to look at me with a confused face. "Jake." I said plainly.

   Emma spit out whatever water or food she had in her mouth and stared at me in disbelief. "Well shet....that's not something you hear everyday." Alyssa said. "You better not have anything to do with him Mya." Emma said sternly. "No Emma. I don't." I said with an eye roll.

  "I hope not. Or else Imma kill the both of you."
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Here are the translations for you non Spanish speakers😂
"Omg prima! ¿Como estas?"- Omg cousin! How are you?
"Muy bien. ¿Y tu?"- very good. And you?
"Uh bien bien. Pero mi niña es muy difícil." - Uh good good. But my girl is very difficult.
"¿Como se llama?"- What's his name?
"¡No digas eso!"- Don't say that!