"Crap" Gary panicked and hung the phone up. He threw it aside and ruffled his hair in his hands. "No…" he pleaded with himself, hoping that somehow the news was just some sick joke.
He turned over and rested his hands on the counter. How could you do this to Miranda?... after all this time… you do that….
He couldn't stop the thoughts in his head. He knew it was right. Fifteen years of pining after each other and when they finally kiss, when things where finally looking up for them - his ex says she's pregnant.
And that's all he could think, 'what about Miranda?' the thoughts drove him mad as tears sprang to his eyes. 'You need to tell her… it's not fair on her… he knows it's his only option.
The next day at the restaurant
Miranda happily skips into the restaurant, looking for her 'boyfriend'. She sat on a stool at the bar, composing herself.
Gary heard the scraping of a stool and came to look through the door from the kitchen, seeing Miranda smiling at him. He'd had no sleep and looked dreadful, and the time was right, it needed to be done.
"Hi Gary" Miranda smiled.
He didn't reply, just walked over to the door of the restaurant and changed the sign to 'closed'.
"What's up?" Miranda asked nervous.
"We need to talk" His voice was low and husky, and if the situation wasn't as awkward, Miranda would have said it sounded very sexy.
He pulled a chair out for her at the table and she sat in it, looking at him confused as he sat down opposite her.
"W-what's going on Gary?"
Gary covered his face in his hands. "It's such a mess"
"What is?"
"Rose… she's pregnant…" He said quietly.
Miranda didn't speak - Just covered her face in her hands.
He could tell she was crying.
He took her hand in his, "sorry doesn't cover it does it?" the tears that had been holding back suddenly springing down his face.
Miranda pulled her hand away from his.
Gary looked at her desperately.
"I, I think we should call things off before they get any more complicated…" she cried.
"No…" Gary said softly and desperately.
"Gary, your having a baby with your ex"
Gary carried on crying, tears slowly de-touring his face.
Miranda stood up and ran out of the restaurant, crying her heart out.
Gary didn't chase after her. Deep down he expected it. He just sat alone. Crying.
In the shop
Stevie was working out the accounts on her own in the shop. Bobbing along to the radio playing in her head.
Miranda burst through the door, and ran straight up the stairs to her flat. Her sobs echoing.
"Miranda?" Stevie jumped up and ran to lock the door, and turn the sign before chasing after her.
She knocked on the door to her flat. "Miranda?" she said softly opening the door.
And there she was, curled up in a ball on the sofa.
Stevie ran to her and crouched in front of her. "What happened?"
Miranda carried on crying, unable to speak.
Stevie wrapped her arms around her best she could, trying to sooth her.
"It's Gary"
"I thought things were going great between you both?"
Miranda shook her head, they were… but rose is pregnant" Miranda sobbed.
"Oh" Stevie carried on trying to sooth her best friend.
"So I broke up with him… just as things where looking up, why does this have to happen?" Miranda wiped her face. "Its not fair"
