Mark and Joanne jumped apart. The found Maureen standing in the doorway clearly horrified. Joanne got up off the couch.
"Maureen," she said. "Let me explain." Maureen's eyes doubled in size when she saw that Joanne was pregnant.
"You're pregnant! I can't fucking believe this!" Maureen spun on her heels and fled the loft.
"Maureen! Wait!" Joanne rushed after Maureen.
Maureen pounded down the stairs and out onto the street. Joanne followed after her in attempts to make amends.
"Mo, please," she begged. "I want to talk to you." Maureen crossed her arms over her chest and spun around. "Look, I know you're a little upset about this." Maureen rolled her eyes.
"Understatement of the year," she grumbled. Joanne sighed. "How could you? You're a damn lesbian! Is this why you didn't want to get back together?"
"Yes. Mark and I are, uh…married."
"Married!? Great, this is just great. I hope you're happy," Maureen spat before storming off. Joanne rubbed her temples; she felt a migraine coming on.
When Joanne got back up to the loft, Mark was busy making dinner. Joanne slid into a seat at the table and put her head in her hands.
"Are you okay?" mark asked. Joanne shook her head. The dam broke, and she burst into tears. Mark wrapped his arms around Joanne and held her close.
"If only I had told Maureen before," she sobbed. "This wouldn't have happened. This is all my fault!" Mark rubbed Joanne's back.
"This isn't your fault. You didn't have to tell Maureen everything. She'll eventually come around. After all, she's Maureen. She can't stay away from her friends forever." Mark kissed the top of Joanne's head and continued to calm her down.
A/N: Sorry about these short chapters. I used a line from Wicked. If you can find it in this chapter (not that it's very hard, this chapter is REALLY short), you don't get anything, but yeah, try and find it! Also, tell me the song and who (can be more than one person, or it can be one person) sings it! Good luck!
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