Everything Will Be Ok

I really had the urge to hang up, but something about what she said got my attention. “Yeah, what do you need to tell me?” I asked trying my best to not sound annoyed. “G-Gerard…” She paused. “Hurry up tell me. What is it?” I said more impatiently this time. She sighed. “Gerard I’m pregnant…” I completely froze. I almost dropped the phone when the words came out of her mouth. “Lindsey, it’s been a while since we were together… are you sure it’s mine?” My voice was shaky. “I’m positive.” I really didn’t want to hear those words. I mean I wouldn’t mind having a child of my own…but I didn’t want to have a child with her. “What does this mean for us then?” There was a long pause until she finally spoke again. “I guess I will have full custody of the baby and it can visit you at times…” I was too shaken up by the whole situation that I couldn’t speak up. “Gerard? Are you still there?” I quickly replied back. “Y-yeah I’m here. “ “So what do you think? Would that be good?” She asked. “Well since I’m the baby’s father, I think I deserve to see it as often as possible.” I stroked my fingers through my slicked back hair. “Gerard, I don’t think you’re suitable enough to take care of the baby…” My cheeks grew hot with anger. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?!”I was now furious. I tried not to raise my voice since both Mikey and Taylor were sound asleep. “I just think that since you still haven’t completely recovered from your drug addiction, that I don’t want you to be a bad influence on my child.” My head was full of all these mixed emotions that I didn’t even know how to react. “Do you think I’m going to be some kind of father that abuses my kid and comes home tipsy all the time? Is that what you think?” She hesitated to reply. “Well I don’t know…” She mumbled. “Look, first of all it’s not just your baby. It’s our baby! And I can prove to you that I will be the Dad that I’ve always wanted!” I snapped. “Alright…well I’ll keep you updated and I will call you later…Goodbye.” I was now a little calmer. “Bye.” I said as I slammed the phone back down on the receiver and went to sleep.

***The next morning***
I finally awoke to the sun shining through my bedroom window. I was barely able to get myself out of bed due to the fact that I had only a few hours of sleep. All throughout the night, I couldn’t help but think back to the phone call. I just couldn’t process in my head that I was actually going to be a dad. As I pondered on these thoughts, I continued on with my usual morning routine. Since it was a Sunday morning, I decided to rush downstairs to make pancakes. As I entered the kitchen, I was happily greeted by Taylor and Mikey. “Good morning.” I said as I gently kissed Taylor’s nose. She giggled. “Looks like someone’s finally up!” Mikey exclaimed. He had a really bad case of bed head which caused me to laugh. “Nice hair, Mikey.” I teased. “Right back at ya.” He handed me a cup of coffee. “How did you guys sleep last night?” I asked taking my first sip of the hot, bitter liquid. “Eh, I slept ok.” Replied Mikey. “What about you Taylor?” She brought her head up to face me. “I slept well…although I still kind of have a headache.” I handed her my cup of coffee. “Here, this will make you feel better. “She gave me a warm smile. “Thanks.” Right then, a thought came to me. How in the world am I going to tell Taylor that I’m going to be a father? I began to panic. “Hey, umm Mikey can I have a word with you in the living room?” He furrowed his eyebrows. “Yeah…um ok?” I then led him into the living room, making sure that Taylor wouldn’t be able to hear us. “What do you need to talk to me about?” He asked questionably. I sighed. “Well you know how Lindsey has been calling me a lot lately?” I started off. “Um…yeah. Wait you didn’t call her back did you?!” He asked excitedly. “Well you see… She called me late last night, after me and Taylor’s date and I answered it-“He cut me off. “Oh god Gerard why the hell did you answer it?” He said annoyingly. “Just let me finish!” I continued on. “Alright, so when I answered it, she told me…she told me that she was p-pregnant with my child…”I barely managed to let the words slip out of my mouth. Mikey was in complete shock. “Are you sure she’s telling the truth? For all we know she could be lying to you!” Mikey exclaimed. “You can’t just lie about something like that, Mikey! Of course she was telling the truth.” He shook his head in disagreement. “She’s a cheater and a liar, Gerard…” I grunted. “It is the truth!” I exclaimed angrily. “Alright, so say she is telling you the truth…what are you going to tell Taylor?” Mikey asked. “That’s why I brought you in here. To help me figure out on how to break the news to Taylor.” We stood there silent for a few minutes, trying to see what we should do. “Gerard, you are not going to like what I’m about to say…but I think you guys need to take a break from each other…” I was dismayed by his answer. “What? No!” I yelled. “It’s for the best dude. You can’t just expect to have a healthy relationship with someone, when you’re having a child with your ex.” I sighed in defeat. “I guess you’re right. “ We both walked back to the kitchen as Taylor brought her attention to us. “Is everything alright?” She asked worriedly. I quickly spoke up. “Taylor, I need to talk to you…

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