...it belongs to James"
Background music: Shallow, Lady Gaga& Bradley Cooper
"What?" Feelings that were hard to point out pervade his eyes.
"You heard me. I haven't seen my period for a while. I'm so scared. I ain't ready to be nobody's momma. I ain't—" She rants pacing up and down the hall. Her cheeks burning with anxiety
"Yo" he holds her by the shoulders. "Relax" he shakes her up a bit. "Yo, relax! Okay?" Peers deep into her eyes. She nods. She breathes in and out, heavily, roughly.
"Nic" he calls, his face bleak now.
"Yeah?" She responds lowly, unable to keep with the intimate eye contact
"Who's the father?" His eyebrows furrow in curiousity. He gulps
She panicks. She stutters, "I-I-honestly...". She computes a few facts in her brain. The words in her mouth mixes up with her saliva and all she could do was swallow them
"Yeah?" He demands for an answer
"You...you're the father, you, Marvin" She says very confidently now
"What?" he grins widely now flashing those dimples. She couldn't tell if they were sarcastic or genuine.
I hope my baby gets some of those. That if I'm even pregnant
This shit so fucked
"Are you sure?"
"How dare you ask me if I'm sure? You're the only man I've fucked raw..." She says heatedly
"Wait Nic—"
"What? I said I'm very sure" She hurls lightly.
You think I'm tryna pin this baby on you?
Like I ain't that bitch, niggaaaaa
"Uhm what about James" he says reservedly
"Yeah? What about him?" Her tone pitches up but he'd rather ignore
"When James, uh you know...did he have on protec—"
"I don't remember. I don't remember none of that shit, but I quite remember taking contraceptives. Georgie made me take oral pills...she bought them for me...I stopped long after we both fucked—"
"Wait...we fucked raw?"
"I think... the first time, remember?"
"Come to think of it, we've never had protected sex" his hand supports his chin "I always forget to wrap...you ain't never tell me"
"I didn't even realize" She laughs, "Caught up in the moment too much to recognize"
"Wow, how could I have been so... unobservant" He grins brightly, "Anyways Nic, this good news"
I don't think so.
This shit...is so...
Unexpected.
Unplanned.
Fuckkkkk.
I'm pregnant and I ain't sure who the fuck my baby daddy is.
"Marvin I'm not certain...think we should do a paternity test to be sure...you know—"
"Look Nic I'm quite sure it's mine. I know. I'm so happy. I can feel it" he plays a hand on her belly
She half grinned, "I want to be sure. James and I also messed up a couple of times before you came by—what if the pills didn't work"
"Hell nah I said it's mine"
"Quite weird you accepting it... most niggas gon' deny"
"Ain't most niggas baby" he kisses her forehead "Come on...cheer up. Lighten up"
"I don't like this"
"Don't do that. In fact go dress up...we going to the hospital right away"
"Marvin"
"In fact let's just go. Forget dressing up." Marvin was in a baggy sweatshirt and basketball shorts whilst she had on a huge shirt and shorts.
"Let me get on my makeup. I can't have them recognize me—"
"A nigga ain't got time for no makeup. Just get some shades and a scarf" She nods and enters for a black scarf and shades
"Marvin I'm nervous" She says pursing herself in his car. She fixes her scarf and wears her shades
"Look it'll be all fine."
"What if it ain't—"
"Now you being the paranoid one"
"It's necessary I be worried. You know what this baby means if it belongs to James"
"Don't fucking harbour thoughts like that. Stay positive."
"I'm—"
"Just be quite Nic..."
"Marvin..."
"Nic I don't want to hear it if your balls worrying about this"
...
They spent hours in the hospital. Kim was so jittery, everywhere, whilst Marvin ironically rubbed his palms with great glee. He was a little nervous too but wouldn't show it. Jumpy in fact.
Kim hadn't liked the hospital since she was a young. She hated it even more because of James. Even though, she was a full grown woman, her thoughts of hospitals were just huge needles, IV Cords and drips and more needles. She least expected to be seated in the visitors area waiting for some results.
She had never been so anxious about any results. She always performed well in every test, but this shit was different.
It had been quite a while and Kim was getting more and more worried as the clock ticked. Marvin saw the fear in her eyes. He interlocks fingers with her. It comforts her but not for long.
Marvin tells stories, annoyingly, about names he'd always wished to be given and now, wished to give his son or daughter.
I've always wanted to be a dad
Is it gonna be a girl? I'm gon' teach how to steal the hearts and pockets of niggas
Or a boy? I'd play with his ass all day and teach how to get dem girls swooning
Never did I think Nic would be my baby mama
Oh gotdamn
God you so gooood!!
Dr. Lopez comes out with an envelope.
"Here Mr. Pauls" she hands him the envelope with an assuring smile.
This is it
The moment of truth
Oh God let it be Marvin's
Oh....
Marvin unfolds the envelope delicately. He pulls out the sheet. His eyes pop, his eyeballs move from left to right. His face was blank.
The possibility of Mr. Marvin Pauls being the father of Kimmie Young Hwang's unborn child is 99.9%
"What does it say?" He squints in her disguise
"I'm the father. Kim...I'm your fucking baby daddy" he throws his hands in jubilation.
She hugs him lightly.
They go in for some check up. Marvin did more than flash his pretty dimples.
"She's only two months pregnant. Exactly 8 weeks..." Dr. Lopez says casually
"The baby's in good condition...she's been eating well hasn't she?"
"Yeah..."
Meanwhile...
James rolls in his bed. The slow poison Kim had been dipping his drinks and water when she came to visit was showing effect.
She dropped it in the cartons of drinks she knew he'd sip on regularly.
