Never Really Over

Chapter 23

Isaac had not stopped thinking about Maeve. He just couldn't wrap his head around the fact that she was pregnant. If he was being honest, he had taken an active step back from pursing her because a part of him truly believed that she would find his way back to him. But with a baby in the mix, everything had changed. He knew he had to speak to Maeve, see how she was feeling. So Isaac decided to go speak to Maeve as soon as he reached school.

"Hey Maeve." Isaac said.

"Hey." Maeve said, without even looking at Isaac.

"Can we talk?" Isaac asked.

"What do you want to talk about?" Maeve asked, shutting her locker.

"I want to talk about what's going on." Isaac said.

"Which is?" Maeve asked, already getting annoyed with how cryptic Isaac was being.

"I know about the pregnancy." Isaac whispered, looking around to make sure no one heard.

"How?" Maeve asked.

"I overheard Ola and Otis talking before class." Isaac said.

"You were eavesdropping on Otis? This shit is getting old." Maeve said, rolling her eyes.

"It wasn't my intention. I was waiting for class to start." Isaac said.

"Of course you were." Maeve said, starting to walk away.

"No wait." Isaac said.

"What?" Maeve asked, turning around.

"How are you doing with this?" Isaac asked, the concern evident in his voice.

"What do you mean?" Maeve asked.

"I mean this is going to change your life." Isaac said.

"Not really. It's going to change Otis' life a lot more than it will mine." Maeve said.

"What?" Isaac asked.

"Yeah well, it's his responsibility." Maeve said, like it was obvious.

"Well, won't you be a part of raising the child?" Isaac asked.

"I mean sure, I guess. My involvement will be more indirect. It's mostly going to be on Otis. Oh and on Ola." Maeve said.

"Ola? What does she have to do with this?" Isaac asked.

"What do you mean what does she have to do with this? She has everything to do with this. She actually has as much to do with this as Otis does." Maeve said.

Isaac just stared at Maeve. He had no idea what to ask her next. How the fuck did Ola have as much of a part as Otis in getting Maeve pregnant? Wasn't she dating Lily? Were they some kind of throupe?

"I didn't know Ola, Otis and you were that close." Isaac said, trying to tread as lightly as possible.

"We aren't really. I guess we've gotten closer recently." Maeve said.

"Close is one way of describing it." Isaac said under his breath.

"What?" Maeve asked.

"Nothing." Isaac said. He decided not to push it, he could tell how pissed Maeve already was.

"Why are you so interested in this anyway?" Maeve asked.

"Well because it's related to you and I want to make sure you're okay." Isaac said.

"I'm fine, you don't have to look out for me." Maeve said, getting slightly annoyed that they were back on this shit, again.

"Of course I do." Isaac said.