It was a regular Saturday morning at Jay's apartment. Jay's deadbeat father was obviously not there, and his mother was out doing some odd job to support her family. Sean had stayed the night. Jay was thinking about how Alex had just suddenly left Canada for the states about nine months ago. His thoughts were interrupted by The guys a small cry.
"What the hell was that?" Jay as annoyed.
"It sounds like someone is crying." Sean thought aloud.
"Yeah, it's like they're right outside the door." Jay suggested walking over to the apartment's tattered door. He opened the door slowly unsure to what would be behind it. When he opened it he found a small baby in a carrier with a wailing mouth. He cried even louder when he saw Jay. Jay looked down at the squirming baby and felt like he was looking at himself.
"What the…….Sean get over here!" Jay yelled.
"Why is there a baby at your door?" Sean asked confused by the sight.
"I have no clue." Jay stated. He bent over to the little baby and found a note attatched to it's stomach with tape. He gently removed it and read it aloud to Sean.
"Hey Jay, this our daughter, Gracie Anne. She was born four days ago. That's the reason I left, but not for the states. I hid outside of Toronto until I had Gracie. I can't take care of her, I have other things to take care of. I know you'll be a great father to her. Love, Alex." Jay finished reading with a stunned look on his face.
"I have a daughter……." Jay said looking at Sean.
"Apparently you do. She looks just like you. She has the same eyes." Sean said looking down at the baby.
"I guess. But dude, what am I going to do with a baby?" Jay asked stating the baby.
"I don't know but maybe you should bring her inside." Sean said knowingly.
"Good idea, hey she stopped crying." Jay said.
"Yeah." Sean replied.
Jay carefully picked up the carrier holding the sleeping baby. He carefully placed it on top of the wooden coffee table and sat on the couch with Sean looking at the baby.
"I can't believe Alex never told me she was pregnant!" Jay said angrily, but quietly so he wouldn't wake the baby.
"Yeah, I can't believe she stuck you with such a responsibility. I mean what are you going to do? We have school, who's going to take care of it? Your mom?" Sean asked Jay.
"My mom never takes care of me, so she probably wouldn't want to take care of her grandchild. I guess I could use the money from my job to pay for a daycare." Jay said glancing over at Sean.
"So you're keeping it? You're not going to give it away?" Sean asked Jay.
"No, I'm not going to be a deadbeat dad, like mine. I'm going to raise her. She's such a beautiful baby." Jay said smiling at his daughter.
"Yeah, I get what you mean. She's a cute baby." Sean laughed looking at Jay.
