Breaking All The Rules

Chapter 6

My sister and I just stared at one another both in complete shock from the news we had just heard. My mind raced with so many questions. How on earth could I possibly be pregnant I wondered. The room was silent. No one knew what to say. The doctor
eventually broke the silence and continued speaking about my condition, however I never made it pass the word pregnant. How would I tell Jerome? How would he react? I was such a nervous wreck. After the doctor concluded my sister and I barely spoke. We left the doctor's office and she drove me home. I could tell she wanted to know more, but I was frozen. I couldn't believe this had happened to me; it was nothing like I'd always imagined in my mind. What was I going to do with a kid? My organized life was becoming such a mess. I was unwed, newly pregnant with no plan. Who was I becoming? Far from the career driven girl I'd been months before I found myself falling in love with a beautiful celebrity and somehow pregnant with his child. If I could've hide in a corner I would've. We arrived at my house and my sister escorted me inside. I wasn't ready to talk about what had just happened but I knew she'd want to. I head straight for my room climbed in my bed and buried my head inside the pillow. Carmen followed behind me. She sat on the bed and rubbed my back trying to comfort me. I was so scared and disappointed in myself. I was a pro life advocate so abortion wasn't an option for me, but I didn't know where Jerome stood on the issue. I didn't know where he stood on many issues to be honest yet I'd been freely giving my body to this man in every way that he'd desired. Just then my phone rang with a familiar sweet ringtone that I'd had just for Jerome. Usually I was overjoyed to hear the sweet sound, but today I couldn't bare to hear it. When the phone had finished ringing I turned the phone off. I didn't want from the outside world all I wanted to do was sit at home and sulk in my misery. Cece turned on the television and watched some ratchet reality tv. Watching that stuff always made me feel better no matter what craziness I faced in my own life someone was always going through something a lot worse than me. It kept me humble. A few hours later I heard the doorbell ringing frantically followed by beating on the door. Cece got up and went to answer the door. She opened the door to find a worried Jerome. "Hey Carmen is your sister home? He asked anxiously." Yes, she's here, is everything ok? She asked. "I've been trying to reach her for the past few hours and she hasn't answered any of my calls or texts. I wanted to be sure shes ok he said sweetly." My sister lead him to my bedroom where I was still sulking in the bed. After escorting him to my room she left so that we could have some privacy. "Baby, are you ok? He said. I've so worried. I tried calling you and texting you all day, but couldn't get ahold of you."  I sighed. I dreaded telling him the news but as the father I thought it was important that he knew so that he could make an informed decision for himself. He looked at me nervously. Bae, I'm pregnant I said to him hanging my head down. He sat in silence for a second and then he started to smile. "Are you serious? He asked. I couldn't get a feel of his feelings about the news. It worries me inside knowing he might be upset about all of this. I nodded my head yes. He moved closer to me, picked me up and kissed me passionately. We're going to have baby! He screamed. He couldn't contain his excitement. I felt a sense of relief. Though I was scared I loved Jerome and the thought of having his child and a future with him made me happy. Although the move was quite fast it was a step in the right direction. Cece heard Jerome's scream and ran into the room. "Everything ok she asked." He smiled and nodded his head yes then screamed I'm going to be a dad. He was excited as if he'd just heard he'd won the lottery. Cece and I smiled. We were a very close knit family and family was so important to us. It felt so surreal but Jerome and I would now be starting our own. Jerome insisted we go see his dad and share the good news with him, but I asked if we could wait until the next day because I wasn't in the mood to go out. Cece left for the evening giving us some privacy. Jerome and I cuddled up in bed watching a movie. I could lay there in his arms forever. I stroked his arm gently feeling his muscular biceps. I felt so full and in love. I was living out a dream. Jerome kissed me on my forehead. "Babe, I love you he said." My heart fluttered. I never knew such happiness could exist. I love you too honey I said back. Just then he asked me about my views of marriage. I shared with him that I'd love to be married with children if I could be honest, but I didn't believe that people had to get married because of a baby. I believe in genuine love and not one of convenience or obligation. He smiled at me and nodded his head in agreement. We lay in bed all night watching movies in each other's arms until we both fell asleep. I awake to find myself alone in bed. In the kitchen I could hear the sizzling of bacon on the stove top and hear the coffee machine brewing a fresh cup of coffee. I picked myself up and walked into the kitchen where I found my sweet Jerome making breakfast for us. I smiled and hugged him from behind. "Good morning baby I'm making breakfast for my babies he said." It was different being catered to. "Please have a seat and breakfast will be served shortly he said." He came around to the bar to pull out a chair for me and gestured for me to sit. I followed his direction and we talked as he finished making breakfast. Once breakfast was done he told me he had to run a few errands but asked that I meet up him at the hospital later today. I agreed. It had been awhile since we'd seen Jerome's father and I couldn't imagine his surprise when he found out that we were having a baby. He'd been the glue that put us together in the first place. He had been moved to a rehab facility and was working on regaining his strength, but apparently had a set back that landed him back in the hospital. From a professional standpoint I knew he didn't have too much longer, but I wanted to be optimistic and not send Jerome off the deep end so I kept my opinions to myself. After lounging around for a little bit I decided to meet Jerome at the hospital as he'd asked. When I entered the room his father's face lit up. He looked so frail and weak, but in good spirits. I was happy to see him smiling. When I came in Jerome grabbed my hand and kissed  it gently before taking a knee. Alyssa, will you marry me?