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Callie closed the toilet after throwing up the second time today. It had been two weeks since her and Jamie decided to end things. Ever since that day she has been feeling really tired and had just became nauseous. She got up washed her hands than went back to her loft.
Mariana was on her laptop as she saw Callie walk in: ”Are you ok?”
“No I’m not. Ever since Jamie and I had broken up I’ve just be super nauseous and tired. I mean just the smell of coffee makes me want to puke. And I love coffee.” Callie answered as she plopped down on her bed.
Mariana put her computer down and went to sit next to her. Very hesitant Mariana asked Callie: “Are you pregnant?”
“No I can’t-,“ Callie paused and looked at her with most crazy expression on her face. She took out her phone and checked her period calendar app. It had been 44 days since her last period. “No, no, no, no... this can’t be,” Callie said as she put her head in her hands trying to stop herself from breaking down.
”Hey maybe it’s stress. You should go buy a test to make sure.” Mariana said as she tried to rub her back comforting.
Callie wiped her tears and went over to the closet to grab a coat. She tried to reassure herself that it was probably stress because she was on the pill: “ You know what your probably right. I’m overthinking this. It’s probably nothing.”
Callie didn’t even bother taking her sunglasses off as she went into the store. She went right to the isle that had pregnancy test and examined her options. Too anxious she grabbed 6 all from different brands, got a huge bottle of water, and went to pay.
Lost in her own thought Callie didn’t watch where she was going as she left the store and ended up bumping into someone with her items scattered across the floor.
”I’m so sorry,” the voice said as he bent down to pick up the tests off the floor: “I was a bit distracted.”
Callie bent down and also went on to pick up the tests: “Sorry”. Callie said quickly too overwhelmed to let any other words come out. She looked up at the strangers face to see a familiar set of eyes staring back at her.
Jamie was star struck as he handed back the test to her: ”Callie?!”
Callie took the test and just walked at a fast pace to keep from breaking down. Jamie ran up to her and came right in front of her. He had dark circles under his eyes and was a bit slimmer than when she had last saw him. Like he hadn’t really eaten or slept since their breakup. A growing beard and untamed hair told her he wasn’t taking care of himself either. “Are are you pregnant?” Jamie asked searching for answer.
”I don’t know”, Callie said shaking with tears in her eyes.
Jamie had insisted she take it at his place. Hesitantly she agreed. They both went to his car silently and didn’t say a word up until they went into the apartment. There was a pile of dishes in the sink and the place looked really empty. The bed was unmade. But what surprised her was seeing the almost empty whiskey bottle next to an endless amount of cups.
“Callie!” Jamie said pulling her away from her thoughts. He was at the counter with a glass of water for her to drink. She went over and sat in front of him sipping the water. The tension of the room was heavy. Neither of them knew what to say.
After a while Callie felt the need to pee. She told Jamie and than went to use the restroom. When she came out she found Jamie sitting on the bed. She went to sit next to him staring into outer space.
“I’m sorry for how we ended things”, Jamie said being the first to break the silence.
Callie looked down at her feet as she said: “You have nothing to apologize for. I’m sorry for looking at your file and telling Malika. Also running away from you at the store.”
Jamie smiled when she said the last sentence. “I will support any decision you make.”
Just when Callie was about to reply the timer went off. “I don’t think I can look at it”, Callie said.
Jamie took her hand and they went into the bathroom ready to see if their lives was about to change forever. They looked at each other and felt the spark they once had a few weeks ago. Almost as if nothing had change. He turned one test around to the word PREGNANT on it. Impatient Callie turned the rest of them around to either see the same word or two pink lines assuring her that there was a baby in her stomach.
“How how would you feel... about being a father at 28?” Callie said tears dripping down her cheeks.
Jamie wiped her tears away and hugged her: “I will be their for everything for you no matter what. If you wanna keep the baby I’ll be a father and if you don’t I’ll support that too. I just want you too do what’s right for you. And this is not because your pregnant but I want us to work on our relationship. We had something so good that letting it good would be a shame.”
”I’m scared”, Callie said with a shaky voice as she continued: “What what about our problems, my job, what if I’m not a good mom?”
”Callie we will work through our problems. More communication and we aren’t always gonna be in situations like this. We will also find a way for you to balance work and being a mom. I know how important your job is to you. We can ask our family for help and have a nanny if you want. And Callie...” Jamie grabbed her chin to have her look him in the eye, “Don’t even doubt yourself Callie. You are gonna be the best mom. I couldn’t ask for a better mother for my child.” At the end of the last sentence they were so caught up in the moment that he kissed her. It seemed like all the problems they had before didn’t matter.
Callie looked at him and saw such hope in his eyes. “I guess we are having a baby”, Callie said with a smile.
Jamie let go of a breath he didn’t even know he was holding and smiled like never before. He kissed her, picked her up, and twirled her around. He didn’t contain his excitement one bit and Callie honestly couldn’t have been more happier.
“You do know our parents are going to kill us right”, Callie said as they shared a Eskimo kiss.
Jamie chuckled as he said, “Don’t worry. I don’t care what my parents say.”
While they both knew that there would be plenty of obstacles to overcome. Having this baby would be the best decision they had ever made.