That Awkward Moment

Insecure

When Bakari and Stephen returned home from their walk, Bakari walks into the kitchen letting out a sigh of relief, and proceeds to wash his hands before grabbing himself a beer out of the fridge.  He looks down on his gold custom Piaget watch and reads that it was currently 2:40pm.  He sighs before taking a swig of beer and just wanted to be left alone, so he walks in Ebony's room and closes the door behind him to be confined in his own solitude.

Ebony, who was receiving a lot of attention from her family didn't notice that the two were back until Bear walked up to her to jump up on her lap.  Bear pants excitedly and lays across her lap like a big baby just wanting some attention. She pets his fur, which seemed to be calming her anxiety down over the whole situation.  Her dad rejoins the two families in the living room and sits down on the loveseat next to his wife. 

"You didn't scare the boy away now did you?" Pauletta asks, resting her head on his chest.

"I May have, i just asked him all the hard questions I knew Ebony wouldn't, she may be a little too naive when it comes to someone she likes but hopefully I didn't push him further away, we had a great conversation."

"Hey dad, where's Bakari? I hadn't seen him since you two got back..." Ebony speaks up.

"I don't know, I saw him come in...check your room." Stephen suggests.

Ebony nods her head and instructs Bear to get down before she gets up and excuses herself out of the room. 

She finds Bakari in her room, laying across the bed watching TV with an empty beer bottle on her nightstand. She exhales slowly and closes the door behind her to sit next to him on the bed. He readjusts himself to rest his head on her lap and sighs.

"What's going on through your mind?" Bakari speaks up.

"A lot..."

"I've got time." He says, looking up at her.

Ebony sighs, and wipes away a tear from underneath her eyes.  "I just I didn't expect myself to be pregnant so soon I mean I wanted my first child to be with two people in a loving relationship.  I've seen how these 'Baby Momma' relationships workout time and time again.  I've just been on edge worrying about our future.  I know you've always wanted kids but I know you didn't want them with me...so soon.  It's just...it's a lot to take in and I just feel so overwhelmed." She looks down to look at him.

"Ebony, everything's going to be okay between us—"

"How are you so sure? I mean we literally just started dating and for a while I don't even think you knew what you wanted until recently. You don't love me, you just like the idea of us being together.  But you seem to have everything all figured out hu?"

"Ebony do you hear yourself? What's going on why are you so unsure about us? After everything we've been through?"

"I don't know maybe it's my hormones...maybe it's the fact that somehow we slipped up and now I'm pregnant with your child...maybe it's the fact that I'm so nervous about our future. I'm scared, what if I'm not a good mother? I'm sorry if I'm doubting the love that you have for me, but up until now I've been so sure with how my future was going to turn out until now." Ebony vents to him.

"There's no doubt in my mind that you won't be able to be a great mom to our child. You've been blessed financially and with an emotional support system like none other."

Ebony nods quietly and sighs. "I think I'm going to just spend time with my parents."

Bakari nods and leans in to kiss her on her lips but was rejected by her, and ended up kissing her cheek.  "I just need some space to think." She says getting up and leaving her room moments later to rejoin her guests.