Chapter Two
Shego glared at it until her throat begged for more. She sighed and took the drink. Orange juice. She went to a bar and all she got was orange juice. Tiredly she looked around the establishment. It was fairly crowded and not many free seats were open. God, her legs were aching. She suddenly noticed a free seat next to a woman. She narrowed her eyes slightly as she noticed that the woman was glancing at her every now and then. Oh, but she had a sketchbook with her it looked like. Curious, Shego grabbed her orange juice and headed toward her.
Kim frowned slightly in concentration as she rounded the belly. She paused and looked at the sketch so far. The hair was pretty simple to do, but she couldn't make out the face as well from that far away. She looked up to make certain exactly what her subject looked like but found her breath catching as she found it right in front of her.
"Ooh, great." Shego sighed plopping down on the chair across from Kim. "A seat."
Kim stared at her. Was the woman offended? She looked down at her sketch and pondered whether she should finish it or not.
"Oh, look at your booze." Shego said interrupting her thoughts. "I'm jealous. I had to give up because of Baby Boom here. But right after delivery I'm going to have a huge vodka and tonic." She gestured widely with her arms. "Huge." Kim gave a nervous sort of chuckle. Not sure what she thought of what turned out to be a very interesting subject.
Shego played with her hands for a bit while Kim decided to keep on drawing. She often felt like she should be embarrassed by drawing other people that she didn't know. She wasn't sure if one might consider it an invasion of privacy or not. But Kim liked things that she was good at. And she was good at drawing.
"So, what's that you're doing?"
Kim glanced up at her. She hesitated, but then decided to show her. Shego took the book from her and let out sound of amazement. "Wow, that's really good." She said, and laughed pointing to the picture her balancing a glass of orange juice on her belly. "I've never met an artist before." She gave Kim back her book. "I wanted to be a bio-chemist, but look what I did instead." She gestured at her belly.
Kim smiled tentatively at her. "Well, I'm sure you'll get around to it again."
Shego shrugged. "Maybe. What do you do?"
"Design costumes for movies."
Shego leaned forward excited. "Have you met many famous actors?"
"No, we only design the clothes, we don't get to dress them."
Shego pouted. "Oh, too bad."
"Yeah… um, could I continue drawing you?"
Shego smiled flattered. "You want to draw me?"
"If that's all right."
"Course it is. Do you want to see my Wonder Woman pose?"
A little later and Kim had finished the drawing. The bar was quieter now and they could both talk more easily.
"Is that a wedding ring?" Shego asked, inspecting her hand.
Kim nodded while sipping her beer.
"You look a little young to be married."
"You look a little young to be pregnant."
Shego grinned at her. "You're funnier to talk to when you're drunk. You get sassier."
Kim shook her head hard. "I'm not drunk and I'm not pregnant." She exclaimed. She paused. "I mean sassy."
Shego laughed again. "So really. How old are you?"
"Twenty three." She hiccupped. "How old are you?"
"Turning nineteen next November."
"I remember being nineteen." Kim murmured.
"Really? You remember those last four years?"
Kim swatted her on the head. "You should respect your elders more."
A little later Kim checked her watch. "I think I should go back." She said. She was amazed at herself for forgetting about Josh for such a long period of time. But then, Shego was a lot of fun to talk to.
"Me too, actually." Shego said rubbing her eyes. "Gotta get this baby home."
Kim threw money down on the table and helped lift Shego up. "I'll get a taxi for you."
Shego smiled at her. "Hey listen, can I call you sometime?"
"Of course. I'll give you my number."
Shego quietly shut the door behind her and managed to tiptoe toward the futon. Junior was already asleep on the bedding next to it. She heaved her self onto the futon slowly, and tried to get comfortable. She glanced at Junior.
"Junior." She whispered. "I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry." She sighed and turned on her side, facing the futon. "But you started it." She mumbled.
Junior's eyes opened slowly.
The next morning Shego rolled onto her back muttering sleepily. Damn orange juice taste in her mouth. She'd rather a hang over.
She turned to Junior to kiss him good morning but he wasn't there. She stared at his empty spot slowly before she sat up and got up. She went to their living room and called out "Junior?" Unconsciously she started patting her tummy when he didn't respond.
She sat waiting for him in the kitchen before she noticed an envelope attached to the fridge. Ignoring the check that lay inside it she read the note.
Dear Shego,
I have gone home. I can't take it anymore. This place, this baby, it wouldn't work. I need space. A place where I speak the language; food and sunshine, wine and air.
She stopped reading after that.
Six Months Later…
Kim sat sketching while Josh sat next to her watching the soccer match. The phone suddenly rang.
"Could you get that?" Josh asked.
Kim got up and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello, uh, is that Kim?" A woman's voice spoke quickly.
"Yes, who's this?" Kim asked curiously. The voice didn't sound familiar.
"It's me! Shego."
"Shego?"
Josh looked up from the match.
"Yeah you know! Pregnant? At the bar?"
"Oh yeah." Kim laughed. "It's been a while. How are you?"
"Oh, well, I'm having the baby."
Kim pulled the phone away from her ear and stared at it. Then she put it back to her ear again. "What? Right now?"
"Yeah, I don't, I don't like to bother you right now, I'm sorry. But you're the only one I know and- Oh God! Fuck!"
Kim bit her lip anxiously as Shego's screams of pain came through.
"Where's your boyfriend?" she asked once her screams subsided.
"Who's Shego?" Josh asked curiously.
Kim felt surreal. She had never been inside a hospital since the day she was born and had hoped to never have to go again. But here she was, with a woman she barely knew and a bunch of serious looking nurses and doctors.
"What's happening down there?" Shego was freaking out.
"You're having a baby." Kim said dazedly.
"Do your breathing exercises, honey." One of the nurses said to Shego.
"I don't know any breathing exercises!" Shego snapped at her. "I didn't go to any of the classes!" She yelled out as a huge pain ripped through her. "Oh Christ!" Her hands began to glow. "I just thought I'd come in, pop it out, and go home again!"
Kim ducked as a plasma blast flew towards her. A doctor came forward and restrained Shego's hands with cuffs so that they only went towards the ceiling. Shego started yelling and rattling the cuffs.
Kim covered her ears and watched in horrid fascination as a tiny gooky thing emerged from Shego. Immediately Shego's yells turned into pants. Kim started to cry quietly as she stared at the baby.
Shego rolled her head towards her and stared as Kim started to gush. "It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful."
Shego swung her head to look at her baby. The doctor unrestrained her hands and she shakily took her baby.
"It's a baby boy." Kim gushed.
Shego walked out the hospital with her baby in her arms alongside Kim. Her parents were waiting for her there and as soon as they saw her, her mother exclaimed how gorgeous the baby was. Shego smiled as her mother held the baby and kissed her father hello. Kim held back quietly.
"You're just gorgeous!" her mother repeated over and over again to the baby.
"Where's this boyfriend of yours?" her father asked as he helped settle the baby in the car. "I thought he was the love of your life."
Shego kicked some gravel beneath her feet. "Oh, well he went back to Spain. Said he needed some air."
"Air?" her father glowered. "I'll give him some fucking air."
"No, it's all right. I'm better off with out him." She glowed. "Me and my baby are going to be very happy."
"Well, of course once you're back home you'll be fine." Her mother said mildly.
Shego glanced up confused. "Home?"
"Course. We're more than willing to help to raise the baby." Her father said. "And apparently you." He added sternly.
Shego shot a panicked look behind her at Kim.
Kim cleared her throat nervously. "Shego was saying how important it was for her to stay here in Go City. In a few months she can catch up with her studies."
Her mother looked up. "Well, she won't be having much time for studying when she's got a baby to raise."
Shego looked down again and kicked some more gravel.
Kim cleared her throat again. "No, but, um, I'll be here. I'll be popping in every day. I'm sure we'll manage."
Shego looked at her amazed. Kim flushed a little.
"And, uh, you are?"
"Oh sorry, I'm Kim."
"Huh," Shego's mother looked her over. "It's funny Shego's never mentioned you before. How long have you two been friends?"
"Oh, ages. For about… six months." She nodded to a smiling Shego. "She's my best friend.
"Ah." Shego's mother said. "That's good."
Shego kissed Kim on the cheek and whispered thanks.
Kim smiled as she got into the car and watched them drive away.