Chapter 11
It has been a rough couple of days when Griffin's ex-wife came back. Griffin had just woken up in time to go to work as he lays in bed next to his sleeping wife. Just seeing Monica's face, just melted away Griffin's worries, and he wishes he could stay in this moment forever of not worrying. His moment was interrupted by the alarm which was set at 6:20 in the morning. Monica rolls over to hit the snooze, and she grumbles to the sound. Griffin smiles and kisses the back of her neck.
"Babe…I got 10 more minutes…let me sleep until the next alarm…" Monica mumbles.
"Sorry…you are so cute in the morning." Griffin admitted.
"Umm…thank you…." Monica smiles as she nuzzles her nose to her husband's bare chest. She loves it when Griffin shirt is off. Just feeling his tender skin, just made Monica melt.
Griffin looks down on his half sleeping wife, and stroked her hair. He was about to doze off again when he heard his alarm going off. Griffin moves slightly to reach for the off button. "Monica….honey, I got to get up."
"Okay..I'll be up..." Monica pauses and glances over to her alarm clock. Then she turns back to Griffin, "I'll be up in five minutes.."
Griffin smiles to her, and leaves a soft kiss on her lips. Then Griffin rolls out of bed, and grabs his navy blue robe from the closet, and heads into the private bathroom to shower. The sun light just broke through as it highlights their bedroom with the a golden light. Griffin shortly starts up the shower, and was just soaking under the water, when he heard Monica soflty coming into the bathroom with him. Griffin simles to her figure, "I thought you were going to be sleeping for five more minutes."
"Well…I thought I might as well get up too….I'm sure any moment now, Sarah will be up for her first day of school." Monica softly spoke as she looks at the shower curtain.
"Ah…first day of school, yeah Sarah is a always a morning bird when it comes to first day of schooling." Griffin stated, as he puts shampoo in his hair.
"What grade is she in?" Monica asks.
"The eighth grade. Next year, she will be a freshman in high school." Griffin replies.
"Uh oh…you nervous of her hitting that age?" Monica asks, as she heard Griffin turning off the water.
Griffin grabs hold of the towel and wraps it around his waist. Then a moment later he hops out of the shower, to look at Monica. "Mon…all fathers get nervous when their daughters enter the teen world, as well as high school. So yeah…I'm a little edgy….I don't want her to grow up too fast, because she is still my baby girl."
Monica smiles, and embraces her husband. "I know…but baby, she is going to be fine. She knows the rules, and she loves you. You can't expect her to be little forever."
"I know…but I still wish it…and I know you wish she is the age that she is right?" Griffin looks into Monica's eyes.
Monica smiles back at him and nods, "Yes…I do too, have the same nervous feeling, and I too still see her as a baby as well." Monica kisses him and then looks at the time, "I'm running a bit behind schedule."
"We have a little bit of time." Griffin smiles as he kisses Monica again. Monica loses her senses as she follows suit with her husband. But when things started to heat up between them, Monica backs off.
"Griffin…" Monica pause as Griffin kisses her love spots as he knows that makes Monica go crazy, whenever they made love to each other. "Griffin…baby…um….now is..not the time…I got a class to teach..at 7:30.." Monica tries to say as she goes back to kissing him.
Griffin pauses in kissing her, "Sorry…you….are just so sexy and beautiful, that it just drives me crazy whenever I see you.."
Monica smiles, "I'm flattered with your comments and trying to get me to make love to you…but you got a job to go to, and so do I. I still need to take a shower myself."
Griffin smiles to her as he steps back to give Monica space. As he turns to head out he pauses, "You know, I could always take my robe off and hop in there with you…"
Monica turns to him, "Tempting…but no…if you do that, then we will go down that road, and we will both lose track of time, and I don't need to be late on my first day." Seeing his face fell, Monica couldn't help but to smile. She re-ties her robe as she walks over to him and plants a really hot kiss to his lips. Monica soon pulls back and stares into his eyes, "Some other time I will let you…just not during a school week, okay."
Griffin smiles back to her, "Okay…I'll see you downstairs then."Monica smiles and kisses him one last time. Then she turns back into the bathroom and shuts the door behind her.
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Sarah was already up and packed for school at 6:30. She goes downstairs and eats some Rice Krispies cereal. She had just added some cut up bananas to her cereal when she saw her father emerging in the kitchen to make some coffee. "Morning daddy."
Griffin smiles to his daughter, "Morning squirt. So I see you are all packed and ready to go."
"I've been ready since the past 3 day's dad." Sarah giggles as she takes a bite of her breakfast.
"How could I forget. You had your cloths picked out, and all the school supplies packed away." Griffin snickers.
"Well…the eighth grade is a big deal. It's the last grade before I enter the "big kid" school." Sarah stated.
"I remember." Griffin stated as he himself pours a bowl of Rice Krispies for himself.
"Dad…that is my breakfast." Sarah stated as she finishes up the last remaining bits of her cereal.
"I know..I feel like eating breakfast with my daughter." Griffin smiles as he gives her a little hug. Sarah smiles and leaves the breakfast bar to retrieve some more cereal. Just as Sarah sat down Monica came to join her and Griffin.
Monica pause for a moment to find Griffin eating the same food as Sarah, "Honey, your eating Rice Krispies for breakfast?"
"Yeah..why not. I'm still a kid at heart." Griffin gleams.
Monica shakes her head, as she places two pieces of bread in the toaster. Then she takes a coffee mug, and pours her favorite coffee into it. She waited for a few minutes until her breakfast came out of the toaster, and she applies some better to the toasted bread and places them on a plate with an apple. A few moments later Monica joins her husband and Sarah at the breakfast bar.
Monica turns to Sarah, "So are you ready to go back to school."
Sarah takes a sip of her orange juice, before answering back. "Somewhat…I mean…..I do miss my friends at the school, and I miss the school life. But part of me wishes I was still on summer vacation."
Griffin smiles to his daughter, "Well, just look at this way sweetheart. Soon you'll be back on summer vacation again."
"Soon is a long time from now daddy…but thanks for that." Sarah smiles.
Griffin smiles back then looks at his watch. "Shoot….Sorry ladies, I got to run."
Monica pauses in her meal to kiss Griffin goodbye and hand him some coffee to go. "Bye honey."
Griffin smiles, and embraces Monica closer, "I love you, and no matter what happens, you are Sarah's mom. Not her."
Monica understood what Griffin was stating, and leans up to him to plant a small tender kiss on his lips. Then pulls back and looks at him, "thank you for that, and I know."
Griffin smiles back to her, and then turns his attention to his daughter, "Goodbye sweetpea. Have fun on your first day of school."
Sarah smiles back at him, "Thanks dad. Have fun at work."
Griffin gives Monica one last look and then turns and heads out the door. Monica waves him off as she goes back to the bar with Sarah. "So Sarah, do you want a ride to school or take the bus?"
"Your offering me a ride?" Sarah asks.
"Yeah…your school is not that far away from my work. Practically right next door." Monica smiles.
"Sure." Sarah smiles then looks into Monica's eyes, "So….you are going to be a teacher at the high school huh?"
"Yes. Why you don't want me to be one?" Monica asks.
"No…just I don't want to be in your class next year that's all. I don't want to be notice as your daughter in the class." Sarah admitted.
"I understand…..You just called me your mother." Monica stated in surprise.
"Well yeah." Sarah replies back. She then looks to her and explains why she calls Monica her mother now. "Monica, you have been my mother ever since Christmas Eve last year. And I know the adoption didn't set well because of technical issues to make you to be my legel mom. But the truth is I don't need a sign paper to have to call you my mother. Because you prove to me that you love me, and that right there is a mom to me. So for now I am going to start calling you my mother, because you deserve to be my mom."
Monica was really touched by Sarah's words, and moved. "Oh Sarah. You don't know how happy you made me feel in that moment."
Sarah smiles, "So can I call you mom?"
Monica smiles and answers back, "Yes you can…" Sarah and Monica embrace each other in a tight hug. Then Monica looks at the clock as it read 7:00. Monica looks to Sarah, "Well, you got school you got to attend and so do I. Come on."
Sarah smiles as she grabs her school bag, and Monica grabs hers and the two of them walk off to Monica's red Cadillac. As soon as they were both seated and buckled, and Monica pulls away from the drive way and on the main road Sarah turns to her and ask, "So…what subject are you teaching and what grade or grades?"
Monica smiles, "I'm teaching English, and juniors and seniors only."
"Oh…well when I get up there, just try not to have them schedule me into your class." Sarah stated.
Monica chuckles, "I will do that." Monica pulls into the middle school parking lot as she glances at her almost adopted daughter. "You ready?"
Sarah glances and looks into Monica's soft brown eyes, "Yup. Oh and it's a half day today…so I'll be riding the bus with Julia, and then going to the park. Don't worry we will have our homework and assignments done. And I should be home sometime around 6:00."
Monica smiles at her, "okay…just try not to have too much fun. And dinner is at…"
"7:30..I know the drill. Well bye mom, and have fun teaching high schoolers." Sarah giggles.
"Will do sweetheart." Just before Sarah hops out Monica calls back, "Well as your mother can I at least get a hug or a kiss goodbye."
Sarah shuffles back to her spot and goes into Monica's embrace. She stays like that for a moment then turns to join the rest of the kids that was attending Wilson Jr High. For some reason in that moment seeing her daughter leaving her to go to school hurt her a bit. She knows that Sarah is growing up and know that next year she will be in the same building as her, but Monica wishes she could have Sarah stay young since the first day that she met her. After a few tears left Monica's eyes she pulls the red Cadillac away and down a little ways to Wilson High School.
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Griffin was relaxing at his desk when Chris shows up. Griffin smiles to his best friend, "So used to you coming in early, you deiced to sleep in a bit." Chris was in no mood to joke around, and Griffin senses his friend's behavior. "Chris is something wrong?"
Chris looks to Griffin, "Nothing is okay.."
Griffin leans forward till his arms rested on his desk, "Chris you always make jokes to start off for today. So tell me what is it?"
Chris looks to him, "It's your ex-wife. She's…she's here, and wants to talk to you."
"What?" Griffin stated.
"She was waiting at the front lobby when I came in, and she was looking for you. I'm sorry Griff..I just…why does she have to come back in and fuck up your life….you are finally happy with Monica and Sarah is happy, and yet she waltz back in our lives and spins everything out of control." Chris blurs out in anger. "I'll tell the captain that you are dealing with issues…"
"No it's fine..I'll see her, and then we will go out on patrol." Griffin stated as he pats Chris on the arm. Just as Griffin turns to head out to the lobby, Chris stops him.
"Have you told Sarah yet?" Chris asks.
"Not yet. It's the first day of school. Monica and I are going to tell her as soon as the first week is over." Griffin stated.
"You better do it soon…because Crystal wants to see her." Chris stated.
"I know." Griffin stated as his buddy gives him a sympatric look.
Griffin turns to leave Chris's side as he approaches the main lobby. It didn't took long for Griffin to find her. Crystal stood out like a sore thumb, just waiting to explode with pain and heartache. Griffin slowly approaches her. "Crystal….what the hell are you doing here?"
"Well nice to see you too Roan." Crystal stated with a little bit of hurt in her tone. "Can we go somewhere to talk?"
"Not now I'm working." Griffin stated not wanting to discuss whatever Crystal is proposing.
"Well the last time I checked with your attending that your shift doesn't start until 8:15 so you have some time to spare to what I want to talk to you about. Is there a place where we can go privately?" Crystal stated.
Griffin gave a sharp look to his attending for giving away his only leave way to avoid his ex-wife. Then he glances back at Crystal, "Alright.." Griffin leads them to an open interview room and stands back to let her in first. Then he closes the door and stands with his back against the wall.
"Wow..you haven't changed a bit since I last saw you.." Crystal stated in a surprise.
"What do you want Crystal?" Griffin was in no mood to have small talk.
"I want to see Sarah." Crystal came forward.
"No..not happening." Griffin came back with a snare.
"She's my daughter Roan. I have my rights." Crystal stated as she moves forward.
Griffin looks back at her, "What right Crystal. You left remember...You left us, and I had to be the one to tell her that her mother is never coming back to her. You lost the right to be her mother, you chose to bail on your family."
Crystal looks down at the floor then back into his eyes. She notice that he was hurt, and just being in the presences of him just made it worse. "I know. You know Roan you and Sarah are not the only ones that are hurting here. I know I was stupid…and irresponsible….but I'm not the same person I was 6 years ago. Up until now, I realized I've made a mistake. I just…..I just want to be part of Sarah's life again, before it's too late. I know that you are happily married, so I can't fix our broken marriage…but Roan, I'm still Sarah's mother…I still have parental rights to her." Crystal stated as she came to stand close to Griffin. "And to tell you the truth I never wanted to leave her. I love her."
Griffin glances at her, " No you want to know what real love is…..love is putting your family first before you…bending over to give up your hopes and dreams to give to someone else. Putting your life on the line for someone…that is love."
Crystal moves back, "Like what Monica is right?"
Griffin looks to the floor, "She has shown Sarah what love is yes…love so powerful that you will never understand."
"Because according to you I'm not a mother…Griffin I love Sarah. And Monica is another woman that you just happen to be in love with." Crystal stated as she was feeling hurt and jealous of his new wife.
Griffin looks back at her, and then came to stand by the window. "Why…I just want to know….why ….. You chose to bail out on our marriage? Is it because of me? Because I was a lousy husband and didn't make you happy?"
Crystal looks down at the table and slowly raises her hazel eyes to his, "I don't know. You have been so wonderful to me Roan. Probably the best guy that has ever treated me right in my entire life. And I'm sorry for leaving that….but I came back to this town because I want to start over…and to see my daughter. She is my world Roan. And you can keep this battle going, but sooner or later…this is going to affect Sarah. All I'm asking for is every other weekend for just her and I to send some mother and daughter time together."
Crystal looks into her ex-husband's hurtful eyes. There was no words left to speak, and she knows that Griffin had his mind made up. "I guess..I will see myself out…" Crystal walks slowly to the door, then turns and glances back at her ex-husband. Then slowly she walks away with tears in her eyes.
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Monica arrives in the building as kids piled the hallways with their new styles. Monica smiles to each one as she passes them to enter the office. She stops by the teacher mailboxes to pick up some items and to see her class. There was about 20 students in each class period. She glances at the room number as it stated room E 124. She exits the main office to search for her classroom. Monica got turned around several times but then found her room which was located at the end of the 4th hallway. She smiles to the room number and next to the number stated in bold letters Mrs. Griffin. Monica took a deep breath and enters the room.
There are about 4 rows of desk that filled the room, and in each row there were about 6 desks. Monica smiles to that and strolls over to her desk. She will later on fill her desk with pictures of her new family as well as her friends. Monica notices that there was a teacher's computer, as well a TV set above her desk. Also there was a whiteboard that marks the front of the classroom. And a projector and a pull down projector screen. There was also some miscellaneous decorative things on the walls to enhance the atmosphere of a classroom. Monica glances at the clock. It read 7:24 am. She has about 6 minutes before students pile in.
Quickly Monica strolls over to the whiteboard and reaches for a red erasable marker, as she very neatly rights out her new last name. Mrs. Griffin on the board. Underneath it she also wrote, Welcome to College English. Her first class of the day is teacher seniors, and to prepare them for upcoming education. Just as she finishes, the bell rung and she heard scrambling of students heading to their classes. A few moments later and there were about fifteen students entering her classroom. One by one Monica watches as the students took their places, and shuffle around to pull out their new school supplies.
Monica looks at her smiling daughter photograph on her desk as well as her new husband. Then very nervously Monica moves to the front of the room to address her class. As soon as she closes the door, the second bell rung meaning that class is in session. Monica then turns to the students who were still chatting away. With an authorize voice Monica spoke to her first class. "Good morning everyone…Hope all of you enjoyed your summer. My name is Mrs. Griffin, and welcome to College English. I know that this is the first day, and that it's not the normal class time so I'll be brief and short to explain what this course is and that this is a requirement credit you all need in order to graduate." Now that she got everyone's attention she continues on, "I will start off by calling out your names. Just raise your hand so I know to mark you present."
Monica briefly calls out each student's name as she marks them down for attending. She can hear a bit of snickering coming from a group of young boys and she overheard them a bit.
"Dude, we have a hot teacher for our English class."
"Yeah…and on top of that, she is Irish too…"
"Dude our friends is going to be so jealous, that they got stuck with Mrs. Jenson and we have Mrs. Griffin."
Monica soon walks over to the last person who was talking, "I take it you must be James."
"Yeah….so.." the young man stated
"Well maybe you would like to discuss what you and your friends were talking about since it is clearly so much important than taking attendance." Monica arches an eyebrow at him and looks him in the eyes. The student could return her gaze and stopped the cocky smile as he stares at his note book. Monica then pulls back and states, "Uh ha…that's what I figure…" She turns away from him and continues on with the list of students.
As soon as she calls out everyone's name she turns back to her class. "Well since we got about 20 more minutes of class time, I thought I might as well share a little bit of my life. And tomorrow we will go through a syllabus that I handed you just now. I will also post it to blackboard if any one of you happens to lose it on the first day. This syllabus will be your schedule throughout the school year. It will tell you when essays are due, projects and homework. So please put it somewhere that you won't lose it." Monica pauses as she moves to her computer and pulls up a power point. She then looks up to her students. "As many of you know I am a first year teacher here at this school. And yes I am from a different country. But I am a legal American. I just recently got married this past summer…" Monica explains as she pulls up a picture of her and Griffin and Sarah. I worked with many teaching jobs in the past, so this is not my first time teaching in front of a classroom." Monica explains a little bit more about her life as she finishes. "Does anyone have any questions?"
Several hands shot up, Monica calls out on one, "Yes….Jennifer I believe."
"Are you married to Sergeant Roan Griffin the cop?" the girl asked.
Monica smiles, "Yes."
Monica answers several other questions and one she kind of chuckled at, "Are you from Ireland?"
"I was brought up in Ireland from a long time ago. And then move to the United States." Monica answers.
"Do people in Ireland drink a lot of alcohol?"
Monica smiles, "Some people yes, but I can't really tell you." Just as Monica finishes the bell rung out to dismiss the class. Monica smiles to her students, "okay I have one exit rule that you will follow until it's time for you to graduate. And that is I dismiss you when everyone is seated in their seats. So when the bell rings be in your seat. Since this is the first day, I'll let it sly…but starting tomorrow I expect everyone to follow that rule. You may go and enjoy your day."
The next few hours went on until the school principle came on the speaker to give announcements to end the day. As soon as the announcements was over, Monica's last class dashes out of her classroom. Today was exciting but also exhausting. However it didn't seem to effect Monica that much. She loves working with teenagers and try to lead them down the right path. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but for the most part she somehow impacts a child's life. That's what she had done in the past when she was an angel. She still uses her gifts that God has giving her, and still lives out to his will. Monica understands the religious boundaries and tries not to over step the line that separates church and state. Not all of her students believe in God, and Monica knows that. Angel or not she can't force it in them.
As soon as the students left Monica gathers her things and she turns around to find an unfriendly figure at the door. "So take it that you survived the first day…"
Monica looks up at the advice principle Gary Carter. "They didn't run me out if that is what you are getting at."
"Yeah..say congrats on being married." Gary stated inching closer to her. Monica felt the room getting tighter. She knows he is making a move on her. She quickly retrieves and heads out the door.
"Thank you…I got to go. Griffin is taking me somewhere for lunch." It was kind of a white lie but Monica had to think of something to get out of the building before she loses her cool with him.
"Oh…okay..Remember teacher meeting 3:20 tomorrow. Don't be late." Gary said with a smile.
"I won't. Bye Mr. Carter." Monica politely exits her room and heads to the main office to check her mail and to gather her things. She then meets up with Kerry as soon as she gathers her coat from the teacher room.
"So, survived your first day?" Kerry asks with a smile.
"Yes. The kids seem to like me." Monica smiles back as she puts on her tan jacket.
"Well, that all can change in a heartbeat. Especially the seniors. Then tend to get this sickness called senioritis. It's a disease where the students just don't care anymore about their school work. Try to keep them from going down that path." Kerry stated.
Monica nods, "I'll keep that in mind. So the usual place for a late lunch with Kristin, and Ally and Pam."
Kerry smiles, "Yup."Monica suddenly felt a little queasy and felt like she was going to be sick for a moment. Kerry soon picked it up. "Mon…are you all right?"
Monica moves to the wall to study herself, "yeah I'm fine. Just a little bit nauseated. I've felt that way a little bit when I woke up this morning, but thought it will pass. Guess it didn't."
"Are you sick?" Kerry asked concerned.
Monica smiles, "I don't get sick. I just I think it might be a little nausea from my mind grain yesterday. I'm fine now. The nausea comes in waves, it will pass it always does."
Kerry shrugs, "Well, that's good news. Cause being sick on your first day is not fun."
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As soon as Monica and Kerry arrive at the café, they spotted Kristin, Ally, Pam. Everyone shared smiles to one another as a young waitress hands Monica and Kerry menus to look over. Monica wants to order some coffee, but her stomach is not agreeing with the idea. So instead she chooses water. Monica kind of squinted to herself, what is wrong with my body today…I'm refusing coffee! Kerry soon picks up on it.
"Well, that's unusual." Kerry stated.
Monica looks up, "What?"
"You're not ordering coffee with sugar?" Kerry asks.
Monica leans over to her, "Still feel nauseated."
Kerry still had a confused look in her eye, "Monica are you sure you feeling well."
Monica smiles, "yeah."
Kerry looks at her friend's behavior add something odd is going on. But she soon passes it away when Ally speaks up, "Okay…You know me and Michael have been married for a year now…and we used to be so unbelievable in bed together..I mean really good. And I was in like the mood last night, and for the past several months we…well we do it every night for the past 2 months. And well last night he shoves it off and felt too tired. I was like what the hell. The sex between us just suddenly stopped. What do you all have to say to that?"
The girls all like up from their salads. Kirstin spoke first, "I'm speechless."
Pam was next, "Me too."
Then Kerry, "I'm jealous"
And finally Monica, "I'm not here please leave a message."
"Come on you guys…this happen to my last husband, the sex stopped and he found someone else. I really love Derek and don't want that to happen again." Ally stated.
Kristin looks to her, "Well the sex in a marriage changes over time, but it doesn't flame out."
Kerry agrees, "Absolutely. I mean Brian and I still have our intimate moments when ever his tour in Iraq or something is over."
Ally smiles of the comfort of her friends. "Thank you. Well coming from you all, how many times a week do you and Brian make love to each other?"
Monica feels very uncomfortable with this conversation. After her sex encounter with Griffin things have been heating up with them, and she is very private about sharing her sex life with anyone. She hopes no one will turn to her.
"What yes I asked that. How many times a week Kerry?" Ally stated.
"Brian and I have been married for 15 years." Kerry stated.
Ally shrugged, "well, that's not a number."
Kerry puts down her fork and looks at the group. Then she spoke, "More than 4 less than 6." Everybody grasp, as Kerry smiles kind of evilly.
Ally goes over to Pam, "What about you what is your sex count?"
"3 or 4. But Kerry has me beat by a long shot, you Army wives." Pam sneered.
Kerry looks to Ally, "Well, you don't know how long your husband will be staying so we make the best at what we can before Brian gets deployed again."
Ally then looks to Kristin, "Okay Kristin your turn."
Kristin smiles, "2 but maybe moving up to about….4 at the most. Kind of hard to add sex in when I got kids staying up late."
Finally Ally turns to Monica, "What is your sex count Monica…"
Monica feeling totally embarrassed, and wanted so much to skip this conversation, " No…I'm still taking messages."
Pam looks to her, "Oh come on Monica, we all been there we were all first married. So come on how many times a week does you and Roan Griffin have sex."
Monica looks at her bowl of soup and then to the group. Not wanted to share this information to them, but since everyone at the table is spelling out their sex life, she might as well. "More than 2 less than 4." Monica looks at the group, "What not the response you all are looking for?"
"No…just that seems a bit low for being newlyweds and all. When Michael and I first got married for 3 months straight we had sex every night. And at that time my sex count was somewhere in the teens. Really fun…surprised you and Roan aren't doing the same, since you and him are so madly in love with each other." Ally stated.
Monica leans forward, "I never thought you were married Ally?"
"Yeah…I brought him to your wedding. We got married last fall." Ally stated.
Monica smiles, "Well…I'm not like that…I…I keep my sex life separate from my work life as well as my social life. Like Kristin stated, I have a daughter who also stays up late, and it's kind of hard for me and Roan to find our intimate time. But we find ways." Monica pauses, "Well you girls excess me I got to go to the restroom."
Monica quickly leaves to go to the ladies room. As she left the group she heard Pam state, "You and Michael had sex for the past 2 months….does that happen." As soon as Monica was away she goes to the bathroom, and felt the world crashing down on her. Her nausea has not gone away. She hopes that she is not coming down with the flu. This has been her 5th time going to the bathroom. Something is going on with her and she has no idea what. Monica soon shakes off whatever has been making her feeling odd, and soon rejoins back to the group.
"Sorry about that…liquid runs right through me I guess." Monica stated.
Kerry notices that Monica has hardly touched her glass of water, and then saw she was nibbling on some of her crackers in front of her. Then Kerry looks and Kristin and Kristin looks at her and they both know Monica's synopses. As soon as Pam and Ally left to go use the bathroom Kerry and Kristin turn to Monica. "Monica…are you?"
Monica looks up, "Am I what?"
"Oh..oh..my God…you're pregnant." Kristin stated.
Monica looks at Kristin and then Kerry, "Why on earth do you two think I'm pregnant?"
Kerry is the one to speak, "Monica, Kristin and I both had the same synopses you are exercising right now, when we had our first kids. The constant nausea, the feeling you have to go pee every half hour, it's all classic signs of pregnancy."
"I can't be pregnant…not now…I mean Griffin and I only had sex a few times since our honeymoon….and…" Monica pauses.
"Did you two use protection? Like condoms, birth control.." Kristin stated.
"Yes..I take the after morning pill as well as that..he always…wears one whenever we…have our moments…." Monica stated. Then it hits her. "Oh no…there is one time…my very first time of…." Monica pauses not wanted to admit this, "My first time of making love to Roan…on our honeymoon, that we were so caught up in the heat of the moment, that…"
"You didn't use a condom." Kerry stated. Monica nodded.
"Well there is one way you can be sure if you are pregnant or not. Take a pregnancy test…they are about 99.9% accurate." Kristin stated.
Kerry nods, "Right, and having sex your first time doesn't always mean you get pregnant sometimes it just happens."
Monica gave a little smile, "If I am…can you two keep it from Ally and Pam…I don't want them to blurt it out…"
"Of course." Kristin stated. Kerry squeezes Monica's hand to tell her that she will. As soon as Kerry did that Ally and Pam came back.
Over in the corner of the front bar, Kathy over heard Monica's little secret. She smiles to her, and knows that look on her face. Then she smiles to an old photograph of her and Ruth holding baby Roan. Kathy mumbles to her best friend, "Well. Ruth looks like you are going to be a grandmother of 2 kids."
"Did you say something Mrs. Parker?" Lenny stated, coming up behind her.
"No…I was just….Oh Lenard Michael Griffin, when are you ever going to learn that you tuck in your uniform. Jeesh do I have to teach you Griffin boys everything?" Kathy stated as she walks off to the kitchen.
Lenny smiles to her, he always like to push Kathy's buttons the right way. He heard what she said and then looks over to where Monica and the girls were sitting. Well congrats big brother. I'm happy I finally get another kid to pick on just like Sarah. Then he goes to the back to wash dishes.
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Griffin and Chris did a stake out for half their shift. Still pissed and hurt from this morning encounter with his ex-wife, Griffin thinks about what Crystal is offering. Sure she messed Sarah up for a while, and she claims that she loves her, but who abandons a child in need of her mother right then. Griffin senses Chris's eyes staring at him, "What?"
"You're thinking…and it isn't the good kind of thinking….what is it?" Chris stated.
"Crystal." Griffin answers. "She wants to see Sarah."
"She can't! She choose to leave Sarah's life 6 years ago." Chris fired out his words.
"I know…but she also threatens me with family court, stating that she is going to get a court ordered to see Sarah." Griffin stated.
"She can't do that!" Chris raises his voice.
"Technically Chris she can…I don't like it anymore than you do, but she is Sarah's biological mother. And the court will demand her rights as a mother to see Sarah." Griffin pointed out.
"You know what…Fuck DNA…and screw that…Monica has been a mother to her just as much as she is…even better. Monica should deserve to be Sarah's mother not her." Chris stated.
"I see that you are fighting with this too.." Griffins asks.
"Hell yes…Sarah is like my daughter too…and damn it..she deserves the best. Not stating that Crystal is a bad mother…but she shouldn't have left Sarah the way she did. That's what I'm so….fucking pissed at." Chris threw down his clipboard and stares out the window of the park police curser.
"Your cursing up a storm." Griffin said.
"Well…I'm just pissed. You used to do that too.." Chris turns to look at him.
"Monica is pulling me out of that habit. She is not a big fan of curse words." Griffin pointed out.
"Right…I forgot..you fell in love and married a former ang.." Chris started to say.
"I know..and you are not suppose to say the a word….Monica doesn't know that I told you who she really is." Griffin reminded his best friend.
"Sorry. Sometimes I wish you haven't had told me that…because then I have to watch what I say or do around her. Every time I look at Monica, I get this guilty thing that the Lord is somehow staring right in my eyes." Chris admitted.
That comment made Griffin laugh a bit, "Chris, she is human now…and she doesn't judge…hell I swore a few times around her, and she never raise a grudge about it. She doesn't like the idea of me swearing. And I don't get that vibe of the Lord watching me when I look at her."
"Well of course you don't…..you are in love with her." Chris stated the obvious.
"You and my wife need some quality time together. She is amazing if you let her in." Griffin stated.
"I'm sure she is…which is why I hooked you two up." Chris joked.
"Ha ha….very funny…You only hooked me up with her, because you thought she was hot." Griffin stated.
"Well it worked didn't it…without me leaving you two alone, you wouldn't have made the first move." Chris winked.
Chris then looks at the time, and then to Griffin, "Well since there are no people speeding, and our shift ends in like 10 minutes. Want to call it done for today."
"Love too..but can't..we got to stay out here and wait for the call from the mother bird." Griffin smiles. Two minutes later the mother bird radios them.
"55 Charlie…this is 65 Davis come in…" a voice rang.
Chris answers the call, "This is 55 Charlie…"
"55 Charlie your time has been expired..return to bass. Over." The voice stated.
"Copy that. Over." Chris pointed out. Then he hangs up the radio as Griffin reeves up the engine and made the police curser come to life.
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As soon as Monica, Kerry, Kristin, Ally and Pam all finished with their lunches. They all said goodbye, and Kerry, Kristin took Monica to a local drug store and purchase about 5 or 6 pregnancy tests to prove to Monica that she is pregnant. As soon as they were in Monica's house They rush to the main bathroom.
Monica follows the directions on the box and goes outside and paces back and forth to wait for the time. She really wants to have a baby of her own, but right now with Griffin's ex-wife drama, and starting off the school year with new kids, is not the right time for Monica to want to start having kids. She wanted to wait a few months after the school year started, and waited for Crystal to lose her venges on her. But as Monica knows, life doesn't go by what humans plan to go. It goes by God's plan, and if he chooses to place a child in there, then it was meant to happen.
"How much time do I have?" Monica asks Kristin as she was timing.
"About another 45 seconds." Kristin stated.
"You nervous?" Kerry asks.
"Well considered this is my first time being pregnant, if I am that…then yes…I'm freaked. I mean…I'm not..ready to have a kid right now..We haven't even discuss the matter of kids yet..I mean…we just got married." Monica rambles on.
"Monica…..honey, you are ready to be a mom. I see it in your eyes the way you are with Sarah. And with my youngest daughter Molly. As well as Kristin's Emmalin. You are born to do this." Kerry stated.
Monica sighs. "What about Griffin?"
"If it is with you, I'm sure he is ready as well." Kerry smiles. Monica smiles back.
"It's time." Kristin said out loud.
Monica looks at Kristin then to Kerry. The moment of truth lies in a little stick. Monica took a deep breath and walks slowly to the bathroom sink. She counted to 5 and slowly turns the stick over. She stares at her results, as tears flowed down her cheeks. Then slowly she walks out holding the stick in her hand.
"Well…what is?" Kristin asks.
"Are you pregnant?" Kerry asks. Monica looks at her two most important friends then she gave the pregnancy test to them. They both took it and compare the results to the box. Sure enough Monica's pregnancy test is positive. They both look up at Monica as tears filled both of their eyes.