The first thing I did this morning when waking up was check my e-mails. I was so surprised and excited when I noticed how many reviews I had had during the night on this story and how much more I got during the day. For some 6 are not much, for me it is amazing!
"So my son Derrick is home from law school for the summer." Yolanda announced proudly when Gabi and Josh came back from groceries. Yolanda knew that wasn't what they were doing, but she went along with it. "I don't play favorite with my children but Derrick is my favorite!" She said like every single normal mom would do. Except Yolanda wasn't exactly normal and she didn't know so many mothers so it wouldn't probably be right so.
"So how is he? Last time I spoke with him he and his girlfriend Cheryl were getting pretty serious." Josh asked. Gabi was surprised he was even speaking to Yolanda's son. Hell, she was even surprised she had more than one kid!
"Well now it's seriously over!" Yolanda said way to excited about it. "She was all wrong for him. And I was not shy about my feelings."
"Oh man, poor Cheryl. I wouldn't want to get on your bad side because you are just… the best person ever!" She ended on a happy tone. It was certainly not the moment to upset Yolanda. She should wait at least 3 more months to upset her, so nobody, meaning Elliot, wouldn't know about the cake before the oven was round…You know what I mean right? Right? Exactly.
"But forget about poor Cheryl, what about poor Derrick? He's a mess." And for Yolanda to say that about her favorite, it would probably be so.
"This is exactly why I'm never in relationships." Of course, 'that's' why. Gabi thought by herself.
"And San Francisco thanks you!" Isn't it real love between Yolanda and Elliot?! "Well I'm going to help him get over her!" It sounded like she had a plan. "I stocked the fridge, updated the cable and bought us a tandem bike." Could it be that Yolanda made as good of a plans as Gabi usually does?
"Waaw!" Josh said eating something. "You know exactly what I heartbroken 24 year old guy needs." By the look on her face, it was obvious Josh had to choose his words carefully, so he said to most obvious thing. "Tandem riding with his mother." Sure that's only thing he needs. "Look, Derrick needs a rebound. What he needs is a new girl."
"But he already has a girl, his mama. Maybe you're right. Maybe I should hook Derrick up with someone. But where I'm I going to find someone good enough for my son." Gabi felt so incredibly good. After all, was she cute, charming and funny? What else could a 24 year old heartbroken guy need? "I mean come on. Someone who is smart, sweet, I mean totally together." Gabi swooshed her hair behind her shoulder. It was like Yolanda was describing her! "I know! Gabi?!"
"Yes!" Wasn't she so right for him?!
"Hum!" Josh couches his meal back in his plate.
"Is Sophia seeing anyone?" Yolanda asks her, making her good mood fall back in her shoes.
"For a moment there I actually thought you were going to ask Gabi to hook up with Derrick!" Josh said still couching like something was stuck in his thought.
"Are you kidding me? That girl is a train wreck!" Ooh, how sweet? Not at all!
After dinner
Elliot and Yolanda where both upstairs. Yolanda said she was going to clean the bathroom and Elliot, well nobody really knows what Elliot does so that doesn't matter. He was probably doing the same thing as Yolanda anyway, trying to sneak into the brand new bathtub. Gabi had taken a plate upstairs for Caroline, she was still sorting her clothes out in the bedroom. Gabi was now cleaning the kitchen, because Yolanda didn't like to clean the mess she made in it and when she did nothing was ever back at the right spot for Gabi. How hard is it to leave everything organized in the kitchen? Well, organized for Gabi was more like, not too messy anyway so not relevant. Josh was reading wicked on the couch.
"So are you planning on telling Caroline today?" She asked him cleaning of a casserole.
"I was going to do it when we came back. But there were way too many guys in the bedroom with her."
"euh, What?"
"Oh you know, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Valentino…"
"Of course! I knew that…" Gabi said still not getting it.
"Her clothes, does are designers."
"Right! I knew that. Funny fact, if I sold just one of her way to many dresses, I should probably be able to eat for a month! And I certainly didn't look it up online…" With a pair of shoe, she could eat for like two months!
"It just didn't felt right. I thought I could tell her over a nice dinner… In a week, or two maybe…"
"Josh! You said you were going to tell her!" Gabi was walking on eggshells here. She felt like if it was writing on her forehead. I'm pregnant with Josh's baby! I'm the girl he slept with when you guys broke up!
"I know, I know. And I will. I just have to find the right moment."
"I hope that won't be in 8 months, when I'll be pushing out something out of me!"
At home
Sophia was getting ready for her date with Derrick. That girl was looking fiiiiine! With her little blue dress and nicely done make-up she was already for her night out with the gorgeous and sexy Derrick, she had seen on pictures online. While Sophia was getting ready to go out, Gabi sat on the couch with her date for the night, meaning mister Corn, Pop Corn. When Derrick rang at the door Sophia opened it and got an awesome bouquet. The last thing Gabi had received from a guy, was a baby. Not really the typical gift you get.
"Come on in Derrick!" Sophia invited him in. He walked in and Sophia closed the door, taking a peak at how he was looking from behind.
"Hi, I'm the girl your mother didn't think I was good enough for you!" Gabi introduced herself shaking hands.
"Ow, Gabi! Funny, you don't look like a train rack." Well she was! Even she knew she was a train rack, she was just too proud to admit it. But turned out Derrick wasn't ready to go on a date yet and he still wasn't over Cheryl yet. Let's say Sophia wasn't trilled having to stay at home instead of going out with the guy.
"Sounds like she's good enough for the entire world, but not Yolanda." Sophia said after hearing the whole story.
"But Derrick, Cheryl sounds like the one! You don't just meet somebody like that. I kind of had that with the last guy I went out with. We had this amazing connection, until his girlfriend came back. But the point is, if you love somebody you…"
"I do! She's perfect for me but my mother refuses to see that."
"Well that you gotta make her."
"How?"
"Oh no. Oh noo. I know that look!" Sophia said looking at Gabi.
"What look?"
"The I-got-a-great-plan-look. The my-plan-isn't-going-to-work-out-look-but-we'll-try-anyway look."
"That's not true! My plans often work out."
"Name one?"
"Eeeeeeuh, getting a job!" Well she did have the job at Joshes didn't she?!
"Fine. Go for it." Sophia said.
"You have to date someone that's so not right for you. Someone you'll be sure Yolanda would never want you to be with. When she sees you with that girl, she's going to beg Cheryl to come back."
"Fine, I'll do it!" Sophia said wrapping her arm around Derrick's shoulder.
"Not you, Yolanda loves you! Why do you think she tried to set Derrick up with you and not me?" Ding ding ding ding ding! Both Derrick and Gabi looked at each other straight in the eyes having the same idea.
"Oh my damn!" Derrick said.
"Oh I would be the most perfect horrible girlfriend for you. No mother ever approves of me."
"Yeah, but don't you forget something?" Sophia asked her best friend?
"What?"
"You know what?!" Sophia said pointing at her stomach with her chin.
"Ooooh, right. Yolanda is going to tell him about that…" Especially if she dated her son.
"Tell me what?" Derrick asked.
"First you have to promise not to tell it to anyone! Certainly not Josh or Elliot." Gabi said. She named Josh mostly so Derrick wouldn't find out he was the father, yet.
"I'll do whatever it takes!"
"Well Derrick. You're new girlfriend is pregnant."
"Whaaaat!?""
"Yeah, and Yolanda knows so she'll use that against us."
"It's okay. I can play with that." Derrick rubs his hands together. "Are you sure you are? Cause, you don't look pregnant."
"Ooooh, that's the sweetest thing I've heard all day!"
The next day in the morning.
Gabi was in the hallway waiting for Derrick to tell his mother how his night went.
"She's funny, she's smart, she's amazing!" Derrick told her making his mama smile.
"Oh good morning Yolanda! Hey baby pie!" Gabi said entering the penthouse and putting an arm around Derrick's shoulder while looking lovingly at him. He wrapped her in her arm too and had his hand on hip.
"Baby pie? Who are you calling baby pie?" Yolanda asked hoping she missed something.
"Yolanda you have an amazing son and we had an amazing time last night."
"no no no, nono nono. I set you up with Sophia. Stable, grounded Sophia. I mean Gabi, I love you but you're not exactly future wife of the United States material."
"I think a first lade with a few bad credits and a few bad choices is relatable."
"Here come anger sweats!" Yolanda said pointing a finger up to take a break. "Did you even tell him about, your situation? Because my baby isn't ready for that!" She couldn't speak in clear words, because Elliot was on the other side of the room not even pretending not to be listening.
"I know about everything. I mean isn't that amazing! I get two for the price of one!" Derrick said whispering the last part to his mama.
"I'm gonna go in that laundry room, and I'll get on my knees and PRAY!" Yolanda said. "Pray that that tequila hidden in the cabinet is still there!"
Five minutes later
Derrick went to see if Yolanda didn't drowned it that bottle of tequila and gods knows where Elliot was when Josh came downstairs.
"Gabi? We need to talk!" Josh said looking like he had been hit by a taxi. He was all sweaty and his face was so serious it looked like his eyes were going to pop out.
"Can it just wait for a minute, I'm almost ready to put this in the oven." Some really sweet bacon cupcakes.
"No it cannot wait. Please follow me in my office." Josh said already leaving the living room for it.
"Alright." She left everything like it was, washed her hands of quickly and followed him into the office. As soon as she got in he closed the door behind her.
"Is it true?" He asked her.
"That I'm making you bacon cupcakes? Yes, that's so true!"
"That's you're dating Derrick!"
"Where have you heard that?!"
"Doesn't matter where I heard it. Is it true?!"
"Why? Because you're going to forbid me to see him too? Why don't you just make a list of all the guys I cannot date? Wait, let me make it easier for you, just right the word EVERYBODY on a post-it note. Because that's what it is all about right? You are engaged about to be married and I'll have to stay single for the rest of my life just because I got pregnant. Do you really think that's fair? You don't hear me complaining about you being with Caroline or forbidden you to see her? Hell you don't even hear me complaining about anything. When in fact it is MY body that's going to change during the few months! But as long as I follow everything you want it's okay right? Well nooooooo, it is not!" When she finally stopped she took a huge breathe. "I should really learn to breathe between words."
"Are you done?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry. It's just, I feel so protective of you that… To be totally honest, I would like to lock you up in the penthouse and not even let you go outside because I'm scared of what could happen. And it's not like you I forbid you to date guys, it's more like I don't want you too. And don't ask me why, because I don't have a straight answer for that."
"Goddamned Josh, I'm not your tree."
"You're not my what?"
"You're jealous!"
"So what if I was. You're the mother of my child! The mother of my baby! Wouldn't you think it would be weird if I wanted to see you date?"
"You're the father of mine and you're engaged and too afraid to tell your fiancée, what should I say?"
"I'll tell her after my birthday. She'll be in a better mood after that."
"That's a little bit close to the wedding don't you think?"
"Maybe." He said thinking about it. "But you didn't really answered the question, are you dating Derrick?"
"No, I'm just pretending it so Yolanda begs for Cheryl to come back."
"oh, okay fine. But you know this will never work right?"
"Why does everyone keep saying this?!"
Soooo? Any thoughts? I hope you all liked it and I'll TRY to post something tomorrow too.