Mr. Blue and me-Parallel Universe

What are we gonna do now?

The next months passed by quietly. The days I had off in July, I passed them with George, since he was leaving for college in a couple of months. He got to come closer with Anthony, but not to the point to call him dad. Nancy didn't bother us again,but she gives Anthony a hard time,regarding the divorce thing. Like she knows that the minute they split,Anthony will propose to me...Anyway, now it's November and George is away, leaving me alone with the cat, that refuses to sleep elsewhere but his room.

The house seems so empty and being alone with my thoughts scares me. It gives me hell that after all these years,I'm alone in an empty house. I wonder how my life would have been without George in it...maybe I would have been more used to being alone, but now I feel weird; we raise our children only for them to leave,eventually! Anyway, The fact is,that I'm all alone in the house,except from the times Anthony is in town,so we spent the days,after I come home from work,together. He practically lives here the few days he is in town. He has keys and some of his stuff is at my place.

Today,I wasn't feeling too well,so I skipped work. When Anthony called me at some point,I told him and he insisted on me going to a doctor immediately. I promised to him that I would go,so when we hung up I started my way to our family doctor. He drew some blood and after giving me something for my stomach,he sent me home to rest and told me he'd call me when he'll have the results

The next day,he called me first thing in the morning. The results were great,except for one thing...

"No...there must have been a mistake!

"Alexa, I run the results twice,because I was as surprised as u, but it's not a mistake..."

"But...how?"

"It's more common than u think, so chill! U just have to be really careful...in your age,things could go really wrong, u need a lot of rest!"

"I know...anyway, thank u for calling me!" I tell him and hang up. Just when I put the phone down, Anthony calls me. Like he knew I just hung up with the doctor

"Hey..."I tell him lifelessly

"Is everything ok?? U sound weird..."

"Well, my doctor just called me..."

"Oh...and?"

"We should probably talk face-to-face...when are u gonna be here?"

"In a few hours...but why? u're scaring me..."

"No, don't get scared...I just can't tell u over the phone..."

"Alright then, I'll be there as soon as possible!

"Ok..."

"I love u..."

"I love u too..."I reply and we hang up

Few hours later,he is here. When he gets in, he finds me sitting on the couch

"Hey, I turned my car into an airplane!" he says running to me

"U didn't have to...everything is fine!"

"U didn't sound like everything is fine on the phone and u sure as hell ain't looking fine now? So, drop the bomb, I can take it..."

"I'm pregnant..." I blurt and he freezes. After a second he starts laughing

"Ok...where's George? Is he hiding somewhere or something?" he asks laughing

"Anthony, I'm serious...I'm pregnant...for real!"

"But...how?? Aren't u on menopause?"

"I though I was, but I wasn't...obviously, it was just an anomaly on my cycle, caused by how close I am to menopause. And as it turns out, the minute it started working again,I got pregnant...I didn't ask more because I was in shock and because I know a lot about these stuff,because of my best friend..."

"U women are so complicated inside-out!"He comments still in shock

"I know...What are we gonna do now?"

"What do u mean? We're keeping it..."

"How? U're still married to Nancy and we're really old to have another child...and on top of that,we don't know if the pregnancy will be successful..."

"I'll speed up the divorce, and we'll be very careful! We'll do everything we can to have a successful pregnancy...Please don't take my chance to raise a kid with u away..."

"Ok, ok, I won't, but we can't tell anyone yet...ok? Not until the end of the divorce process!"

"Ok, I'll talk to my lawyer; I'm done playing! I'll play dirty if I have to..."

"Just don't get in trouble, that's all I'm asking!"

"I won't, trust me...but please,tell George about it..."

"I don't know, he's still trying to adjust to his new reality...if we tell him,he will want to come back..."

"He won't! I'll talk to him..."

"Ok...just give me time to process it..."

"Sure, I have to process it too...I can't believe we're gonna have a baby!"

"I know right? A baby? Jesus...I wasn't prepared for that! I was sure I couldn't have children any more, and that's why I haven't been using any form of protection after I had George...Well, to be honest I had my lovers use condom, but only for health reasons...except from Bill,my ex,after the first few months and now with u..."

"Well, looks like it was meant to be..."  He replies smiling

"yeah...I bet u feel so special now, huh?" I ask him teasingly

"I sure do! I'm the only one who managed to impregnate u...it gives me...power!" he answers proudly,making me shake my head

"Well, let's not forget my first pregnancy! But I still wonder how I put up with your ego!"

"Oh, sweetie...we're one and the same! U put up with my ego, because u're like me, so shut up and let's go celebrate!" He says and after we kiss, I change and we go out for dinner...

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A month later, I'm being called as a witness for Anthony's and Nancy's divorce, since they couldn't figure out what to do on their own. There, they ask me to say a few things about both of them, and then they start asking me about their marriage...

"I wouldn't possibly know anything, I didn't know about their marriage until it was late enough. And then I didn't see any of them until like a year ago and that was in a reunion! After that,nothing...oh! And one time, Mrs Blue, paid a visit, uninvited, to my house..." I answer as I try to not let anyone see how hurt I am calling her Mrs Blue

"And what was the purpose of said visit?" The attorney asks me

"Well, she said she wanted to see and talk to a familiar face, since everyone else from our class has moved away..."

"And what did u talk about?"

"Mostly about her..."

"Meaning?" The attorney asks me and I look down like I'm trying to remember, but in reality I look at Anthony, who hasn't taken his eyes off of me the whole time. He understands my hesitation to answer, so he nods at me,giving me the green light to say the truth

"I-I don't recall much...only that they have grown apart and that Mr Blue sleeps on the couch..." I finally answer

"Only that?"

"Yes, I guess I just remember the main part..."

"I see...and why do u think she came to u that day?"

"I guess she wanted someone out of their circle; someone who wouldn't be biased or take place..."

"Alright then...I have no further questions!" the attorney says and they let me get off the stand. Then the judge dismisses us,saying they'll have a verdict in the upcoming month...