Mary Jo walks into Sugarbakers' at 7:30 on Tuesday morning.
"Good morning." Carlene says from her desk. Mary Jo hangs up her coat and glares at Carlene.
"Good nothing Carlene. For the last 4 days I've been bound in my own home, not able to leave for anything. I was just this morning able to actually come back to work. You all have scrubbed my house, made my dinner, helped my children when they needed it, and I am sick of it. I am a very independent person!" Mary Jo exclaims.
"I'm sorry; we just had to calm you down. You were going crazy. It wasn't going to work Mary Jo and you know it." Julia says.
"Maybe I do, but still… I am trying to find the father of this child. You had Hayden to be there for you when you had Payne. I am doing this all alone because I don't know the father. I'm tired of doing this alone!" Mary Jo exclaims.
"What if this guy is happily married with his own family and just donates to help other people?" Carlene asks.
"Well then of course I won't ask him, but if it's possible for him to be in this child's life than I'm going to want him to be." Mary Jo says.
"All he did was donate to a sperm bank, Mary Jo; maybe he doesn't want to be married. For all you know he could be an 18 year old punk kid who doesn't know what he's doing being a father." Julia replies.
"Very true, but what if it is somebody I could spend the rest of my life with?" Mary Jo asks.
"Then I say go for it, but just be careful." Julia replies.
"Thank you." Mary Jo says. She walks over and sits in her chair. "What's on the agenda for today?"
"Oh well we have some different business aspects to take care of. I have to go measure carpets and talk to a few clients about getting accounts with Sugarbakers." Allison says.
"Where's Anthony? I need to apologize to him." Mary Jo asks. Anthony walks in the back door.
"Hi Mary Jo. There's no need to apologize. You were under a lot of stress, and Julia, Carlene, Allison and I didn't help much." Anthony says with a laugh.
"Thank you." Mary Jo replies. Anthony hugs her. Mary Jo picks up the phone off her desk. She dials a number. "Hello? Could I be connected to the Xytex Corporation?" Mary Jo asks. She turns to face Carlene as she waits. "Okay, thank you." Mary Jo waits another few minutes. "Hello, yes. I am Mary Jo Shively; I came in for artificial insemination. I was hoping I could figure out which doctor performed my procedure. Yes, I'll hold." Mary Jo pulls the phone away from her ear. "They are looking for my file." She pulls the phone back to her ear. "Yes, I'm here. Thank you." Mary Jo says writing the doctor's name on a piece of paper. She hangs up the phone. "I am one step closer to finding the father of my child!" Mary Jo exclaims with a smile.