Chasing The Impractical (Brian Quinn Story)

Elephant - Apollonia

"This is it. This is totally the one" I beamed at Q as we walked around our 300th house viewing.

"It's something" Q chuckled as we walked into the back garden.

"Now, this place is slight more than the othere" Sally, our realtor smiled.

"How much?" Q groaned and rolled his eyes at me.

"It's $75,000 out of your budget. It's been on the market for a while though so I can probably get the seller to knock off $10,000 for a quick sale".

"Fuck" I sighed and sat down on one of the sun loungers by the pool.

"That's doable Apps" Q smiled at me.

"I can't afford any more Q, and you're already putting more in than me".

"So, it's going to be our home. What difference does it make. Come on, this place is fucking perfect. You're 16 weeks pregnant, we gotta find somewhere quick".

"You sure we can do this?"

"Positive".

Later that day we signed the paperwork for the house. The next day, I went into the city to have a writer's meeting for the next season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The Lonely island movie had been hailed, waiting further funding from the studio, so in the meantime we concentrated on our other projects. It was sad, but I was secretly happy as it meant I wasn't needed on the West Coast anymore. 

"So, you and Q doing better now?" Jorma asked over lunch.

"Yeah, we've actually just brought a new house. Waiting for all the paperwork to go through, but yeah".

"So you've spoke about what happens of he's not the dad. How it's gonna work?"

"No, not exactly" I cringed.

"Apple, you need to have that conversation. It's great you guys are happy again, but how long is that going to last before you have another argument, especially if he's not the dad. It's gonna suck, but once it's done, its done".

I knew Jorma was right, Q had become more involved with the pregnancy over the last few weeks. We were back to normal and our sex life was through the roof. I was happy, and perfectly fine with ignoring the big elephant in the room.

*****

"Fuckkkkkkkk" I yelled out as I caught my toe on the pile of boxes in the kitchen for the 3rd time in 10 minutes.

"That's $5 in the swear jar" Bella smiled smugly from the breakfast bar.

"Just eat you breakfast" I hissed as I hopped over to the table and checked out my stinging toe.

"Just think, tomorrow we'll be moving all this into our brand new home" Q whispered into my ear as he held me from behind and gently kissed my neck.

I was now 20 weeks pregnant and growing bigger very day. Later on today I had my 20 weeks scan where we'd be able to find out the gender. Q was filming in the city and would met me at the doctors office.

After Bella and Q had left the house, I packed up the rest of the kitchen and through out about 5 bags of old clothes and shoes. By lunch the house was pretty much ready for the removal guys tomorrow. After a quick shower  I grabbed an uber into the city.

"Here she is" Q smiled as the uber pulled up outside the doctors office and he opened the car door for me.

"Here we go" I breathed in heavily as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and we walked in.

"We still gonna get the result hidden in an envelope?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm gonna give it to Zoe and she's going to bake a cake. Pink or blue. That's why we need to get the house ready for everyone at the weekend"

"Is Miguel going to be there?"

"Course. It's only far" i shrugged.

Just then the nurse called out our name and we headed inside.

"Sooooo, is it a boy or girl?" Bella asked later that evening over take out.

"We don't know yet. We'll find out together on Saturday" Q winked.

We had told Bella two weeks earlier about the pregnancy. She was so excited at first, but then when I explained how Miguel might be the daddy, she got so angry and upset with me. In the end Q had been the only one able to calm her down, she was just terrified that we'd fall out again.

"Remember, tomorrow after school your not getting the bus back here. I'll pick you and bring you back to the new place" Q added.

"I'm hella excited" she giggled.

"Hella?" I scoffed and looked over to Q.

Bella just rolled her eyes at me before storming back upstairs.

"I think I might be uncool" I smiled to him.

"Well you are about to become a mom" he teased.

"We're gonna be okay right? If this baby isn't yours?" I asked suddenly, finally unable to ignore the elephant in the room.

"I'm not going anywhere Apps" he replied, his eyes staring intensely into mine as he grabbed my hands and squeezed them tightly.

"It's just, you've never wanted to be a dad and now you might either end up being one or worse, having to play step dad to someone else's" I sighed.

"I want you Apps. You, Bella and this baby. No matter what happens. Okay?"

"Okay".