Had this idea in my head for a while and finally put it down on paper. Let me know what you think.
A lot had happened to Gabi Diamond over the past two years. She had gotten her dream job and also found herself in situations that she never imagined she'd get herself into. For instance, after she got her dream job, she accidentally slept with her new boss. That led to a surprise pregnancy and getting yelled at by her boss' extremely jealous fiancé, Caroline. She soon got over it and accepted the roll of being a stepmother but it left Gabi feeling very frightened for her child if they would ever have to be alone with her.
Lucky for Gabi, she didn't have to worry about that when the wedding was called off right after Josh's birthday. Gabi wasn't exactly sure what had happened between the two of them but she couldn't help but think that it had to do something with the blanket Gabi had made for him. Josh didn't know she had made since she let Caroline say it was from her when Caroline forgot about his birthday. Gabi made sure to keep that fact to herself and made sure that Josh didn't know the truth. She figured that between sleeping with him after he hired her and then becoming his baby mama, she had already messed up his life enough.
But like it always does, the truth eventually came out. Josh learned of the truth when he dropped off some baby stuff for her off at her apartment and found a blanket she was in the process of making for the baby. Sofia was there and told him how she was had been working slowly on it for the past few months, everything clicked for him and he knew that she was the one who made him the blanket from his childhood.
She thought that he would freak and she was wrong, in fact he didn't even bring up the fact that he knew, Sofia ended up telling her after one of her Lamaze classes. The next day she wanted to talk to Josh about it but he said it was no big deal and thanked her for putting so much work and effort into it. After that they never spoke of it again. Josh convinced Gabi to move into an apartment that was closer to his and had enough room for both her and the baby. Gabi was reluctant at first but finally caved when Josh threatened to move her into his apartment instead of the one a few blocks away.
The apartment was small compared to Josh's penthouse but seemed too big for Gabi to live there all alone. She managed to convince Sofia to move in with her and after a little redecorating they were able to make the two bedroom apartment very homey and the still had plenty of room for them and the baby.
Before she knew it, her whole was about to change when she started having contractions when she arrived at work. She had managed to work through most of them but had to tell Josh what was going on with her when she dropped her tray while trying to bring him lunch. As much as she didn't want him to, Josh drove her to the hospital right then and there. After that it was a continuation of nurses, contractions, and pain, lots of pain. She was in so much pain that she was pretty sure Josh talked her into getting an epidural so that she didn't end up squeezing his hand off.
After almost 20 hours of labor, her son, Wyatt Diamond Kaminski was born. He was small, weighing only about seven pounds but she couldn't believe how much she loved him already. After she brought him home, it was hard adjusting to working and having a newborn but she managed through it. She also felt herself growing up now that she had someone else to care for and was responsible for a life that wasn't her's. Josh helped as much as he could, but with him now having a son and all the expenses that came along with that, he threw himself into his work and dedicated more time to growing his businesses. Because of that, he was able to hire a nanny to look after Wyatt when things got hectic around the Penthouse. Which was almost all the time.
Josh and Gabi worked side and side and co parented the best they could and never really tried to be anything more than friends. Gabi was focused on being a mom and growing her career, while Josh kept telling himself that his feelings for Gabi were only apparent because she was carrying his child and that he was feeling that way about the baby, not her. What he didn't realize was that he would continue to fantasize about her even after the baby was born. He still didn't act on them because he wanted what was best for Wyatt and he didn't want to ruin his friendship with Gabi.
"Gabi, wake up," she heard Sofia telling her, "You're going to be late for work."
She quickly got out of bed, pushing all the memories that came swarming back to her during the night away and quickly got dressed and ready to go work. She then packed a baby bag and got Wyatt ready to spend the day with his daddy. "Okay little buddy," she told her almost one year as she picked him and set him on her hip, "Time to go."
She started walking towards the door when Sofia said, "Hey Gabi, he's still in his pajamas."
"What?" she asked, confused by what Sofia was trying to tell her, "Oh yeah I know. I have a few outfits for him in his bag. I figured he'd probably fall asleep on the ride over there anyway so there's really no reason for me to get him dressed."
Sofia nodded her head as she started to pour herself a cup of coffee. She had no idea what was right and what was wrong when it came to parenting, so she decided to not say anything and let Gabi do her thing.
Just like Gabi thought, Wyatt fell asleep while she drove them to Josh's. She did her best to enter the penthouse quietly and laid Wyatt down in the pack and play that was set up the table before she started on Josh's breakfast order.
While she was in the middle of cooking, she heard Josh ask, "Gabi? Why is Wyatt here?"
"Because the sitter's sick and it's your night with him anyway so I just figured that it made it more sense to bring him over now instead of later.
"Okay that's fine…but I might need to reschedule my night with him and he can't really be here right now." Josh replied.
Gabi looked up from the vegetables she was cutting and asked, "Why can't he be here? You've never had a problem with it before?" she paused for a second while trying to connect the dots, "Do you have someone upstairs?"
Josh took a deep breath and said, "Yes."
Gabi gasped as she ran to stand protectively in front of her son, "So you want to hide the fact that you have son from her? That's not fair! We shouldn't have to leave, you should make her leave! If she can't handle the fact that you have a son, then she isn't worth it!" She glanced down at Wyatt who was still sleeping while secretly wiping a few tears off her cheek.
"Gabi it's not what you think…" Josh started as a young girl, who was probably a few years older than Gabi, came walking down the stairs in nothing but a robe.
"Hey Josh," she said nonchalantly, "Thanks again for letting me crash here." She glanced in Gabi's direction as she made her way to the kitchen and asked, "Who's this?"
"This is Gabi," Josh replied while giving his chef a pleading look, "She's my chef. She can make you some breakfast if you want."
The girl nodded as she picked up an apple and made her way to the couch, "That's okay, I'm not really hungry. After spending three years in Europe, it takes some time to readjust to American food. Who's the little guy?"
Josh's eyes grew big as he started to babble, "Oh. That is her son…I…um sometimes…let her…um…bring him…to uh…work. Yeah, sometimes he comes to work with her, today is one of those days."
The girl picked up the paper while she added, "Cool. He's a little cutie, you better watch him he'll probably turn into a little heartbreaker."
"Oh I'm not worried about that," Gabi replied, "As long as he doesn't turn to be a big fat liar like his daddy." She glared at Josh as she made her back to the kitchen. "So…uh just let me know if I can get you anything."
"Gabi," Josh started, "Maybe we should talk first."
Gabi did her best not to seem irritated by what was going on, "What? Why would we need to talk? I've worked here for two years, I know how to operate the kitchen and" she stared at Josh intensively, "entertain house guests."
Just as Josh opened his mouth to reply, he heard his front door open and then someone screamed, "NOOOOOOO." He turned around to find Elliot in a staring contest with the girl on the couch. "What is she doing here?"
The girl smiled as she got up and started, "I finished my three year stint as the publicist for Manchester United and my wonderful brother offered to let me stay here with him until I find a new job and get settled here in San Francisco."
"Say what now?" Gabi asked.
"Sorry I didn't introduce myself," the girl started, "I'm Heather Kaminski, Josh's sister and Elliot hates it when I'm in town because he's afraid that I'm going to take his job. Since I'm also a publicist and we both know that Josh would do anything to help his family out."
"You're his sister?"
Heather nodded, "Yes I am. Josh, she better be able to cook because she doesn't pick up on stuff very fast."
"Don't worry Heather, she can cook," Josh replied while Gabi, who felt embarrassed for assuming the worst in Josh, starting cooking some eggs and didn't take her eyes off the stove, "She's actually quite amazing." Josh didn't realize it, but he was staring off towards the kitchen for a little longer than he should of. It was only when Wyatt started crying, that he noticed what he was doing.
"Oh he probably has a dirty diaper," Gabi started as she turned the burner she was using down to low.
"Don't worry Gabi," Josh replied, "I've got this."
"Are you sure?" Gabi wondered while glancing between him and his sister.
He nodded, "Just worry about getting breakfast on the table. I'll go get Wyatt ready."
"Wow," Heather said, "I knew that you were a nice and caring employer but I had no idea that you were also a part time nanny. Maybe I should go for Elliot's job, I'm really starting to like the job benefits."
"Josh," Elliot whined, "Make her go away."
"No can do Elliot," Josh replied while picking up Wyatt, "She's family and family is here to stay." He didn't realize it but he turned towards Gabi while adding, "Family is one of the most important parts of my life and I hope they all realize how important they are to me."
Heather nodded, "Well I'm going to go get dressed so Elliot can take his chill pill and stop worrying about finding a new job. And whatever you're making Gabi smells really good, could you set a little aside for me?"
"Sure no problem," Gabi replied, "Josh are you going to get Wyatt dressed as well."
Josh nodded, "Yeah where's his bag?" Gabi pointed next to the pack and play and then he made his way up the stairs with his sister by his side.
"So," Elliot started, "How are you going to get out of this one?"
"What do you mean?" Gabi asked while she slide a perfectly made omelette onto a plate and placed it on the bar.
Elliot laughed, "When Heather comes into town she usually stays with Josh for weeks, months even. It's clear to see that she has no idea about you and Josh, which means she doesn't know that Wyatt is her nephew. Don't you think that if Josh wasn't ashamed about how his son was conceived that he would have told her that she's an aunt? I can't wait to see you blow this whole thing up."
"Relax Elliot, I know how to keep a secret." She replied but she was secretly wondering how she was going to get through this visit without accidently giving something away about her and Josh. Sure they were friends and they found a way to keep that friendship going while taking care of their son but a part of her still wished there could be more between them. Elliot's words came rushing back to her: If Josh wasn't ashamed about how his son conceived…he would have told her she's an aunt.
The two of them had been through a lot the past two years but a part of her couldn't help but think that his sister coming to visit would put the final nail in the coffin that held the chance of Josh and her being anything more than friends who had a baby together.
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