This chapter moved by slowly but surly. I introduced a new C\character. Sophia is a real person. She is a good friend of mine and she asked if I could put her in my story so I worked her in there somehow. I asked her how she wanted herself to be in the story and this is what she told me. Sadly I have no education in designer things so she had to tell me. Her name is kindathecoolestkidever she plans on posting a story soon. So read that. Don't worry the story will not go this slow and quite boring. I just had writers block. The killer virus of every good story. Thank you for reading!

"What?" Keely ceased picking up the shards and looked up.

"It's true Keely. I really haven't stopped thinking about you. I was thinking of you whenever you were with me," Ben stood up, pulling Keely up to her feet too, "and even when you weren't with me. I- I love you Keely. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you, but you weren't ready. I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is, are you ready now?"

Keely looked straight in Ben's eyes, "No." Keely took her free hand and slapped Ben across the face. His face had had a red hand print spreading across it. He rubbed his cheek from the stinging pain. "I want you to get your stuff and get out of my house." Keely said sternly, "You've caused enough trouble this evening."

Ben looked at her with eyes full of anger. He stormed out of the dinning room and slammed the bedroom door behind him.

Keely buried her face in her hands. She felt a body wrap around her, it was Phil, "I'm sorry for the way I acted tonight. I promise that I won't loose my temper around him or you anymore. But Keely, you have to understand, he was saying that you and he had sex today when I was out. It scared me a little." Phil said in Keely's ear.

"And you believed him?" Keely giggled.

"Do I not have the right to be jealous?"

"It doesn't matter. Ben's going to stay somewhere else tonight."

"Good. I don't want to worry about him anymore."

"You won't ever have to."

Phil pulled away and walked into the kitchen to clean up the almost done food. It was now about 11:30. "Do you want to go to bed now sweetie?" Phil called from the kitchen sink.

"Not until Ben leaves."

"It's ok, go to bed. I'll make sure Ben leaves."

Keely came into the kitchen with handfuls of lettuce to throw away. "Ok, but no fighting ok?"

"I promise. But Keely? May I ask you how you found out that you were pregnant?"

"Today at the store, I bought pregnancy tests and used one in the store bathroom. It said positive. I used another and it said the same. I used every one in the box. They all stated that I was pregnant."

"Ok, I was just wondering. Now go to bed. Good night." He kissed her goodnight on her lips.

"Night," she said back smiling.

Keely disappeared from the kitchen. Phil heard the bedroom door close behind her.

Later after all of the mess had been cleaned from the quarrel, Ben returned with a small bag. "Phil, I apologize. But, you treat Keely alright for me ok?" Ben said walking towards the door.

"You don't have to worry your pretty little blond highlights about that Ben." Phil walked Ben to the door. "Oh, and Ben."

"Yes?" Ben asked. Phil opened the front door, "If you ever touch Keely, I swear I'll kill you." Phil threatened.

The next morning Phil woke up with Keely wrapped in his arms. He got up and took a shower. Keely walked outside and grabbed the newspaper. She decided that if she wanted to bring this child into this world she would need to get some money to support it.

"Wow! Miss Keely is already looking for coupons on dippers!" Phil joked when he came into the living room after the shower.

"Very funny. No, I'm looking for a job." Keely replied with a smile.

"Nah, don't do that." Phil said sitting down next to her on the couch.

"Phil! I'm having a baby! This baby can't just live on… on…. newspapers!"

"No, Keely, that's not what I meant. I meant that I'm going to get a job."

"Where?"

"I have an interview at two for a job as a store clerk at Judos today." He said pointing at the want add for the shoe store Judos.

"Well, I want a job too!"

"No, I want you to rest. You've always were worrying about your career in broadcasting. Give it a rest."

"But what am I supposed to do?"

"Go out with friends while I'm gone. Tell everyone the news about the baby."

"Fine then." Keely said as she gave Phil a peck on the lips.

Phil looked over at the clock. It was about 9:30.

"Have you had breakfast yet?"

"No."

"Go take a shower and we'll go out to eat breakfast."

Keely stood up and got ready for the day in her bathroom.

After breakfast Keely and Phil walked around the city for a little bit. They lost track in time and Phil had to quickly drop Keely off at the house and drive off.

Phil got back at about 5. The whole day had been boring for Keely. She didn't know what to do without Phil. So she watched TV and finicky cleaned the house.

"How did the interview go?"

Phil looked down at his feet and took off his jacket and hung it on the coat hook.

"Awl, I'm sorry Phil. We don't always get jobs that-"

Phil started laughing and hugged Keely. "Oldest trick in the book for 142 years!"

"You got the job?"

"Yes, of course."

"Good. I'm really happy for you."

"I start tomorrow." Keely sank a little. "What's wrong Keels?"

"I'm just bored."

"Hey, I bet that you'll make a brand new friend if you go get some coffee tomorrow."

"Psh, right. You can't just make a friend by running into them at a coffee shop."

"Hey it could happen. Try it."

"When will you be gone?"

"I have to be there at opening and closing times, and all day long. So from about 5 to 10:30"

"5? Phil!"

"Keely!" Phil said sternly, "Do you want to raise this baby with no money?"

"No."

The next day Keely took Phil's advice and walked down to the coffee shop a few blocks down. The little place was crowded. She bought her iced coffee and searched for a place to sit down and search for potential buddies.

Suddenly, a woman with shoulder length brown hair called over to me, "Hey you! You can sit there, no one is." Keely took the kind woman's offer and sat down.

The woman look at Keely over the top of the cup of her vanilla latte. She reached out her hand after setting it down. "I'm Sophia, Sophia Jones. Well, soon to be Jones."

Keely shook Sophia's hand in greeting, "Hello Sophia. I'm Keely Teslow. Congratulations about the marriage. Eh, unless it means that you're going through a divorce and switching back to your maiden name."

"No thank you. I'm getting married in June."

"I hope you two will be a happy couple."

"Yea, Brian is sweet. He really knows how to treat a woman. He's a brain surgeon. He and I recently moved into the condos down by Grove Lake. Really nice place."

"I imagine. I wish I could live somewhere like that. And have that kind of money." Keely said as she noticed her Louis Vuttion bag.

"Well, don't you have a man bringing home the money?"

"I have a man sort of, but he's just starting his new job today."

"Ah, I see. What does he do?"

Keely became hesitant, she didn't want to be rejected by the rich woman, "He's a store clerk at Judos."

"Judos? I've never heard of that. You'll have to show me that store someday."

"Do you have a job?"

"No, I don't need one; much less do I want one. I mean, who works and risks breaking a nail from a fresh new manicure when they don't have to?"

Keely laughed slightly at this comment of hers.

"Hey, I have to go now, but I would love to talk with you more. Meet me here tomorrow at 12. I'll take you shopping."