Page 20 of The Baby Twist

I let out a long sigh and rubbed my face with my hands.

“Dude, what’s going on? I recognize her. She’s the chick from the club.”

“Yeah. She came over last night. She’s pregnant with my child, lost her job, and was kicked out of her apartment.”

“What?” He laughed.

“I’m not kidding, Danny,” I spoke with seriousness.

“Shit. You’re going to be a father?”

“Title only, as far as I’m concerned. Then, last night, she tripped in the lobby and broke her foot. I was at the ER with her for over four hours. It’s been nothing but one clusterfuck after another. I have her to deal with, this project that’s miserably failing, and my father up my ass making threats if I don’t get it fixed.”

“Gee, bro. I’m sorry. Is there anything I can do?”

“Thanks. But no. I can’t deal with anything other than this coding issue.”

“You’ll figure it out, Lucas. You always do.” He hooked his arm around me.

“I’m not so sure this time.”

After Danny left, I sat back down at my computer. Jenna had texted me over thirty minutes ago that dinner was ready, and I lost track of time. Walking into the kitchen, I found her sitting at the table.

“I’m sorry. I lost track of time.”

“It’s fine.” She snapped. “It’s cold now, so you might want to heat it up in the microwave.”

“Don’t get that attitude with me.” I pointed at her with a stern voice. “I’m a very busy man, and I didn’t ask you to cook dinner for me.”

“No. You didn’t. I did it because I knew how hard you’ve been working, and you needed to eat. Sorry for caring.”

“Nobody asked you to care, Jenna. You need to understand how much pressure I’m feeling right now with everything, and frankly, I’m going to lose it very quickly here. So, I think it’s in your best interest and mine if you just did your own thing and let me do mine.”

“Okay.” She got up from the table, took her scooter, and went to her bedroom.

I took my plate and put it in the microwave. Her attitude was the last thing I needed right now. When I finished eating the delicious meal she had prepared, I decided to go and apologize to her. When I opened her bedroom door, she was sound asleep. I noticed she didn’t have her foot propped up, so I took the pillow from the floor and carefully placed it under her foot.

Chapter Ten

Jenna

Since I had fallen asleep so early, I was up at five a.m. Scooting my way to the kitchen, I was shocked when I saw it was completely cleaned up. I had expected to do it this morning, but Lucas pleasantly surprised me. I made a cup of coffee and set it on the island while I returned to my room and grabbed my laptop. I couldn’t stay here much longer and needed to find a job and a place. The more I thought about things, I knew what I had to do. Maybe I was just being rebellious to my parents. But now, I was going to have a baby, and I needed to grow up and start adulting the right way.

“You’re up early?” Lucas said as he walked into the kitchen.

“I couldn’t sleep anymore. Why are you up?”

“I need to get ready and go to the office. Are you going to be okay here by yourself?”

“I’m fine. Do you think I’m this weak, fragile little girl who can’t take care of herself with a broken foot?”

“No. In fact, I think the complete opposite, but I just wanted to ask. Listen, I’m sorry about last night and for how I spoke to you. It’s just that I’m under so much stress and pressure.”

“What is up with this project you’re working on?” I asked.

“You wouldn’t understand.” He sighed as he held his coffee cup in his hand.

“Try me.”