Make Me Really Smile, Again.

“Ma, Gee’s here,” I say walking in the door, tossing my bag to the side, Gerard doing the same. Ma walks in and gave Gerard a hug.
“Gerard I thought you weren’t coming over till Wednesday,” Ma asks him breaking the hug.
“I was planning on it, but I was just coming over to ask if Rocky could stay the night at my place,” he asks knowing the answer would be yes. I’m just glad my mom isn’t in a teasing mode or else she would say something like: “don’t forget to wear a condom” and ruin everything. She makes a fake thinking look and then speaks up.
“Yeah, sure, why not,” but that’s when she made a serious face and made my smile fade. I knew this was coming but now, really? “But before she goes I need a little time to talk to her, in privacy.”
“Umm… How about I give you guys sometime to talk and I’ll pick her up in,” he checks his watch, “an hour? If that’s ok to you?”
“Yes, that’s perfect it gives Rocky sometime to thin– I mean pack,” she says almost slipping out think instead of pack.
“Well, Ok. See ya in an hour?” I nod as he grabs his backpack and walks out the door.
“When’s he coming,” I speak up after a minute of silence.
“Thursday.” I sigh but that’s a reasonable time to come up with something to say that won’t piss him off.
“Does he know?”
“Yes, I thought it'd be better if I told him. I just told him about the babies, not the rape though. I didn't think it'd be the best idea to have him show up with you prouncing around with a noticeable baby belly."
“I know. Is he bringing ‘you know who’?”
“I’m pretty sure ‘you know who’ wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to see you unless for something like a final but he’s not in high school anymore.”
“They’re not going to be happy. They’ll probably be murderous towards Bob,” I deliberately spoke my thoughts aloud, rubbing my belly a bit.
“Yeah, they definitely will be; I mean I was too but I wouldn’t hurt him because I’m too kind of a person. But don’t think about them right now and go get packed.”
“Ok,” I say in a daze. I walk into my room and lay down on my bed for a moment to consider the possibility they won’t be mad. That’s like a one in infinity type of thing.

I bet if I choose the right word choice that they won’t be mad. Oh. I bet you’re wondering who ‘they’ are? Well they’re–

TO BE CONTINUED

(NO NO JK! JK! I COULD NEVER DO THAT TO YOU!)

As I was sayings they’re my dad and older brother. Ha, you thought when my mom said she knew what it was like having a child at my age she was talking about me. No she had me when she was eighteen; she had my brother David at sixteen. Now, David and I have different last names. When my mom got tired of playing ‘wife’ but not actually being one, David was old enough to choose who he went with and I was ten but I still got to choose. I chose mom; David chose dad. When I turned thirteen I decided I wanted to be Rocky Hunter instead of Rocky Desrosiers.

Notes

If you didn't know, David Desrosiers, is the bass guitar player for Simple Plan. Fun fact: Simple Plan sung/ played the Scooby-Doo theme song.