Ray gazed at the starlit sky. Salima came to join him. "Hey." she smiled.
"Hey." he replied.
She sat next to him. "Are you alright?" she asked.
Ray turned to her. "Not really." he replied.
"Listen, Ray. That night two weeks ago...it was wonderful." she sighed, holding his hand.
"Who's the father?" he asked.
She rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious?" she asked. Ray shook his head. "It's yours, Ray." she announced. Ray turned away. "Do you need some time alone?" she began.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.
"What?" she blinked.
"That you were pregnant." he finished.
It was her turn to turn away. "I was scared about how you'd react." she replied, starting to cry.
"Why?" he blinked.
"I don't know, with you breaking up with Mariah, and then finding out that you were gonna be a dad straight afterwards...I thought you'd hate me." she explained, tears falling down her face.
Ray started to laugh. "Sal, I don't hate you. In fact, I couldn't be happier." he smiled, wiping away her tears.
"You're not mad?" she whispered.
"This isn't just my baby, it's yours and mine." he replied, embracing her. He was about to kiss her, but she stopped him.
"Be careful, big guy. As I'm gonna be pregnant, my hormones will be all over the place." she warned him.
He raised an eyebrow, and smirked. "But what if I told you that hormonal, pregnant women are a turn on for me?" he suggested.
"Are you putting the moves on me?" she teased.
"Yes. Are they working?" he chuckled.
"Why, I think they are!" she giggled. They started to kiss.
TWO MONTHS EARLIER
Salima lay on her sleeping bag. Tears were streaming down her face. Right now, Ray's probably sleeping with that pink haired girl he calls a teammate, she thought to herself. Suddenly the tent zipped open. She quickly wiped her eyes, and saw Ray crawling inside. "What're you doing here?" she demanded.
"Salima, listen..." he began.
"Save it, Ray. I always thought that you liked me. Guess I thought wrong." Salima spat.
"I broke up with Mariah." Ray blurted out.
She turned to him. "Excuse me?" she blinked.
He came closer to her. "I saw the sadness in your eyes when you walked away from me earlier." he sighed.
"I...don't understand." Salima began.
"Maybe this'll help..." Ray began. He gently kissed her. As he broke away, she felt all her doubts melt away. He took her hands. "When I saw Mariah tonight, I felt nothing for her. When I'm with you, I feel so much about you that I don't for her." he explained.
"O-Ok." she stammered. They kissed again. She felt Ray's hands slip under her shirt and unfasten her bra. Ray pulled off her shirt and her bra fell away. Salima undid his clothes and he shook them off. He undid his ponytail and slipped off Salima's skirt and underwear. They started to make love. After an hour, they lay in bed together, exhausted, and panting for breath. Salima seemed happier though, as she cuddled up to Ray. "I love you, Ray." she smiled.
"I love you too, Salima." he replied, kissing her on the nose.
NOW
Hilary seemed happy. "Can you believe that Salima's having a baby?" she smiled.
Kai nodded. "Er...Hilary...Why are you staring at me like that?" he asked nervously.
"If we had a baby, I'd want him, or her, to as brave as you." she beamed.
Kai blinked. "O-Kay" he replied.
"Did you see how pale Ray looked when Salima said she was pregnant?" Tyson asked.
"Yeah, he looked like he'd seen a ghost. Maybe he knows who the father of Salima's baby is." Max nodded.
