Once we got to the DuBois', Jazmine pulled her keys out to open the door but Tom must have seen Jazmine through the window because he answered the door and immediately bristled once he saw me. There was obviously some tension from the last time we had been together. I could only be grateful Jazmine wasn't showing through her coat.
Not only that, but I almost never came home with Jazmine unless it was a holiday or some special occasion, so that raised even more red flags. Once we were all sitting down in the living room, I could see both Tom and Sarah were obviously nervous.
Sarah cleared her throat, "Is everything okay, sweetie? This seems so sudden." Jazmine took a deep breath, stood up and unbuttoned her jacket. She put it down on the couch and turned slightly to the side. Sarah gasped, "Oh Jazmine… this is… wonderful."
My heart was racing a mile a minute. Of course, Sarah would be happy. This was her first grandchild, I'm sure she dreamed of this as much as she dreamed of having Jazmine. Sarah and Jazmine stood there hugging, Jazmine obviously trying not to cry and Sarah claiming how unbelievably happy she was for us.
Tom, on the other hand, was frozen in place. He stuttered, "You're telling me you're p-pregnant? Jazmine, you aren't even married. You're still in school… you're still so young!"
"Tom," Sarah said sternly, "This is our grandchild. This is a beautiful gift that Jazmine and Huey have given us. Regardless of the circumstances, you will not ruin this moment."
Jazmine cleared her throat, "I know that this is obviously not the greatest timing or circumstances but I'm really happy about this Daddy." She bent down to reach for her purse but I picked it up, meeting her halfway. She pulled out the new ultrasound pictures, giving one to her mom and the other to her dad. Sarah ooh'ed and aww'ed at them, sitting back down at Tom's side.
Tom stood up and gave Jazmine a huge hug. I could almost see the tension melting out of her from the way she relaxed. She was probably scared of his reaction the most and I knew that this meant the world to her.