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“It’s not that. The doctor spoke to me before I left. She wanted to remind me to take care of myself. And she also wanted to give me a few recommendations for obstetricians.” I pause and wait for the penny to drop. I see the second what I’ve said dawns on her. Her eyes grow as wide as saucers and she mutes the television. She sits up and looks at me.
“Did you say ‘obstetrician’?”
I nod slowly.
“You’repregnant?” she whispers.
I swallow hard. “Yes. Six weeks.”
“Are you going to tell Archer?”
“You’re so sure it’s his?”
She purses her lips and looks at me as if to say ‘duh’. I roll my eyes and look away.
“What am I going to do, Mich?”
“You’d better pick up that phone and call him.”
I shake my head. “Nope. Not gonna happen in this lifetime or the next.”
“But he has a right to know, Sidney.”
I go silent. She’s right, of course. He does have a right to know, but I don’t know if I want to tell him this, especially with how I kicked him out of my life. I shake my head again.
“I’m not going to tell him, Mich.”
“Sidney, this is a reason for you both to make amends and start afresh. This is hischild.”
“He has a child, and we all know how he turned out.”
“I’m sure he’s learned from his mistakes, and besides, you’ll be there to keep him on the straight and narrow with this one.”
“I don’t want him to think I trapped him, Mich.”
“He’ll think nothing of the sort.”
“It would be too complicated, Michelle. My child would be Grant’s brother or sister, and I would be Grant’s stepmother or some shit like that. I’m not putting my child and myself through that. Then there’s Spike to contend with in the midst of all this. I have to protect myself and my child.”
“Why do you have to when you have a protector in Archer? And as for being Grant’s stepmother? Hell yeah! He deserves some karma shit like that for the hell he put you through.”
I know Michelle is trying to make jokes, but out of nowhere, I feel tears prick at my eyes. I try to speak but a lump lodges in my throat. A tear rolls down my cheek and I begin to sob.
“Awww! Sid! I didn’t mean to upset you! I’m sorry.”
I allow her to hug me as the tears stream.
“It’s not you. It’s me. The last couple of days have been really hard.”
“I know, sweetie. And we need to be grateful that you’re here and alive and that nothing more serious happened to you. I can’t begin to think how you felt at that moment. Forget I said anything. We’ll do it your way. Shhhh. Shhhh.”
She rocks me back and forth while I regain control of my emotions. I sniffle and sigh, then pull away slightly.
“Thanks. I needed that cry. I don’t think I’ve been able to fully wrap my head around everything that happened as of yet.” I take a deep breath and whisper, “I’m pregnant.”
Michelle strokes my cheek. “Yes. And you’re going to make a fantastic mother.”
“I’m still going to move and I need a job now more than ever.”
