Cooper wakes up the next morning with a hangover. He didn't want to come home to see Charlotte so he worked late and went out bar hopping after. A taxi drove him home. Cooper was too drunk to notice Charlotte wasn't in the apartment when he fell asleep on the couch last night.
"Charlotte!" He calls the next morning. He drags himself into the kitchen for a cup of coffee. He finds the note on the counter.
He reads it out loud. "Sorry that you blame me for Erica taking Mason away from you. I decided to take a time out from all the fighting. I took Lacey Lu to visit my momma in Alabama. Addison is covering my shifts. I love you."
Cooper puts down the note and stares at it for two minutes straight. He doesn't blame her for wanting to leave. He thinks about picking up the phone to apologize. He knows deep down in his heart that Erica's the one to blame for leaving with Mason but he can't yell at her. He doesn't know her well enough or where she is. He decides not to call. He still partially blames Charlotte for making a big deal out of Mason pushing Lacey. He takes a shower.
Charlotte sleeps late at her momma's house. Momma is making breakfast with little Lacey, keeping her entertained. Charlotte decides this is a perfect day to stay in bed. She thinks about calling Cooper but she's too burnt out and exhausted to get into another fight with him. She feels nauseous and spent this morning. She remembers feeling this same way when she first found out she was pregnant with Lacey Lu. And isn't it ironic she thinks back to herself. She had just walked out on Billy for cheating on her when she found out she was pregnant with Lacey. It was another one of those days that she didn't want to get out of bed because of her marriage falling apart. She felt nauseous and exhausted but chalked it all up to stress back then until she finally did the pregnancy test. She's feeling the same way now.
She decides to pull the covers over her head and go back to sleep. The pregnancy test can wait. What would be the big deal in telling Cooper now that they're having a baby together? Not now while he's blaming her for everything that's gone wrong in his life. Even if she can't work things out with Cooper, she's keeping this baby she decides. She's not making the same mistakes she made with Lacey.