The month after their first ultrasound was surprisingly calm. Mika and Bose were hyper-focused on preparing for their child. Mika's been to two doctors' appointments that month and they were always happy to hear positive updates on the baby. However, did notice that the baby was going breech, which meant that they were sideways. But it would only take a few movements until it was feet first and if they stayed in that position, birth would be really painful. But luckily, the doctor gave her some positions to lay in that could help the baby turn, and when they came back for their next visit that month the baby was nearly head down.

Mika and Bose were currently enrolled in antenatal classes and attended almost every day. But on the days Mika was too tired or didn't feel well enough, Bose went for the both of them even though he would argue with Mika that he wanted to stay and take care of her. Mika always sent him off with their notebook for the class, highlighters, gel pens, and post-its. On those days, they cuddled up in his room or hers, and Bose would catch her up on what she missed and start studying the notes together.

Mika's parents were becoming more open to the idea of her keeping the baby, at least that's what it seemed like because for two whole weeks no one mentioned anything about adoption or how much this would be 'taking away' from her. Mika's mom even started giving her advice on her diet; Chapa notified Angela that Mika was eating sushi. Mika could still see the horrified look on Chapa's face when she slapped the sushi out of her hand, threw the box behind her, and said, "What are you thinking!? You can't eat sushi if you're pregnant! Eating any type of raw meat or fish is unsafe for the baby,".

Angela also gave her some exercises she could do for when she goes into labor to make it easier. Overall everything was good with her family. Almost too good because Mika didn't know how to react when her mom suggested they throw her a gender reveal party. She was excited, mainly because it was her Mom that posed the idea, which Mika viewed as groundbreaking. She and Bose agreed to keep the sex of their baby a surprise but she was too happy to see her mother finally being supportive of her.

When Mika asked Bose what his thoughts were, he asked if she was sure her mother hadn't been probed by aliens or if she didn't slip and fall. Mika brushed it off and Bose agreed with the party when he saw the shimmer in Mika's eyes when she talked about her parents finally accepting their situation. Bose also started thinking that it would be a good way to get back on her parent's good side, or at least on a side that didn't view him as fuck up.

What's the worse that could happen?

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First thing after that morning, Mika gave the okay for Dr. Murphy to reveal the gender of the baby to Angela. It took about a week to plan the gender reveal because Angela wanted to invite relatives from her and Herm's side. They had to make calls, invitations, and wait for people to call them back to rsvp.

Mika didn't want anything big, she only wanted Bose's parents, maybe Aunt Didi, Chapa's family, Ray, Schwoz, one or two relatives from her Dad's side, and her immediate family. But Mika didn't make a big deal out of it because she didn't want to upset her mom, things were going so well between them. She was agreeable with her until Angela mentioned her sister Amila wanting to come with her husband Randell. Mika didn't mind her Aunt Amila, it was her husband whom Mika wanted nothing to do with.

Something about him sent a dark chill up her spine and he made her extremely uncomfortable. Ever since that treacherous encounter she had with him when she was twelve, she never trusted Randell. Ever since that day, she's been thanking whatever god was out there that she was able to get out of that scary state of affairs before things escalated. She never told anyone what happened, for fear that no one would believe her, but as she grew up she kept it a secret because she was ashamed. It took her some time, but she learned to accept that it if anything bad had happened, it wouldn't have been her fault.

Mika avoided Randell at family functions she had no choice but to be at. He was a trigger and she feared the worst of him, which is why she made sure that none of her little cousins were ever alone with him.

Mika hated Randell, and it would be over her dead body if he ever got the chance to be near her child, even if they were unborn.

Mika quarreled with her mother about it until it was finalized that Randell would not be joining them, even if it meant Aunt Amila didn't come.

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The following days that led up to the party went by quickly. The Inside of the house was decorated with pink and blue along with the backyard. Mika felt she worked really hard and was proud of the outcome. She felt even more proud when Bose shared his feedback. "This is amazing," he spun her around then stop her in front of him to give her a peck on the lips, "You're amazing,".

The party was in full swing and Mika was overwhelmed because it's been so long since she saw this many of her family members in one place, she didn't even recognize some of them. She walked passed people who congratulated her. Mika saw Miles at the catering table with Ray and Scwhoz.

Mika instantly ran to Ray and Scwhoz indulging them in a hug, "You guys are back! And you made it!". "Of course we did, i don't let people down," Ray smoldered. "You left me in Thailand for an Indonesian woman vhen you already promised me that you vould accompany me to Phuket," Schwoz reminisced. Ray and Scwhoz had spent the last six months traveling all of Asia to celebrate molding four kids into contributing almost adult members of the superhero world.

On their shirts, Schwoz's pin read 'Team girl' and Ray's had two pins, one read 'Team Girl' and 'Team Boy'. Mika had this cute idea to get pins that said 'Team girl' or 'Team Boy' and people would wear one based on what they thought the baby was going to be.

"Look at you! You're glowing," Ray ignored Schwoz's comment.

"Thank you," Mika curtsied. A complaint from Ray was something rare.

"So vhen are you, Bose, tieing the knot so i can make room on my calendar," Scwhoz pulled out a planner from the back of his pants.

Mika looked at him weirdly and then shook it off, Scwhoz was always weird,"Well, Bose and i are not planning to get married just yet, we have bigger plans," Mika gestured to her baby bump. "Ou," Ray reached his hand out to touch her bump but Mika slapped it away. "May i?" Scwhoz asked politely and Mika let him, "Of course, you can Schwoz, thanks for asking," Mika remarked looking at Ray who pouted.

Scwhoz petted her bump gently and Ray began to speak, "If you're still thinking about names-" "We're not," Mika cut him off knowing where this was going. " For a boy, i was thinking Raymond jr. after me of course, or Raymond the second, you can choose. For a girl, Rayalinda, after me again because it's very sophisticated," Ray suggested and Schwoz stopped touching Mika's bump. "We'll definitely consider it," Mika lied and it was enough to make Ray happy.

Mika looked over to Miles. "Slow down, they aren't running away from you," Mika gestured at the blue cupcake he was devouring. "It's so good," Miles commented with a mouth full of cupcakes and Mika looked disgusted. Miles finished swallowing the cupcake and picked up a pin on the table.

Miles pinned team boy onto his dress shirt and Mika gave him a high five.

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If Mika was overwhelmed, then Bose felt submerged. He didn't know anyone there but Chapa, her family, Miles, and his parents; Bose really wasn't expecting the Vice Mayor to make an appearance so he assumed his mom forced him but Willard insisted that he wanted to be there. Bose tried to spark some conversation with people who looked around his age. "Oh so you're the white boy!" One of Mika's cousins, who looked a few years older greeted him.

When Bose met Mika in the hallway by herself fixing the decorations, he was more than happy to steal her away from the party for a moment. His pin was team girl. "So how we doing this?" He smirked leaning down to kiss her. Mika licked her lip when the kiss ended and responded with, "However you want," prankish. She stopped fooling around and explained to him that her Mom ordered a cake and when they cut it, whatever color is on the inside was the gender of the baby. Something simple.

They started chatting about what they would do if the other was right about the sex and the other was wrong. Bose then mentioned that maybe they would both be right because it turns out to be twins, one boy, and one girl. It was a high likability with Mika being a twin herself. Mika laughed at this because that would be next to impossible, she was sure she would have seen two babies during the ultrasound screening and her doctor would have told her something like that.

Their convo was cut short when Angela spoke from downstairs, "Mika? Can you bring me a new lighter?". "Yeah just gimme a minute," She responded. Mika bopped Bose's nose and went upstairs to find the lighter.

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Mika found a new lighter inside their junk room and when she was on her way back to the kitchen, she overheard a group of female voices inside the bathroom discussing something with the door ajar. Mika was going to walk past them until she heard what they were discussing. The voices sounded familiar and she recognized two of them being her older cousin, Tara, her second cousin Chyna who was the same age as her, and what she assumed was Tara's mom.

"When i heard about it, i was so surprised, she was the last person i'd expected in our mix to become a teen parent," Chyna said.

"I just know her parents are secretly so embarrassed, Angela told me this was Mika's idea and she couldn't say no," Tara's mom went on. Mika gripped the small lighter in her hand to stop herself from trembling. Was that true? Is that what her mom told people?

"I'm i the only one that thinks that she's going to end up as a single parent? Like i know supposedly the baby daddy is around but let's all be honest, he isn't going to stick around when the baby actually comes and it makes me feel so bad for her," Tara added.

Mika listened as they kept gossiping wanting to hear no more but her legs were glued by the door as her heart started racing. "Is he even the Dad? I wouldn't be surprised if she sleeps around," Chyna snorted, then Tara and her mom began to snicker.

Mika took a deep breath and closed her eyes. This is why she wasn't a fan of her mother's side of the family. They were all so judgemental and full of themselves. Their word hurt her, however, she knew it was coming, of course, everyone would have something to say about her being pregnant but she had to have thick skin. Mika kept her head high and walked passed the bathroom, she could handle some shit-talking relatives.

Which was good because this party was about to get a whole lot messier.

Mika carefully walked down the stairs and then stopped dead in her tracks in the middle of the staircase when she heard a dreadful voice. No, it can't be, Mika listened more carefully to ensure she wasn't hearing things. She held her breath and walked slower down the stairs until she saw what was happening. A new guest had arrived. Everyone was gathered by the door as her mother and father were greeting Amila, and right beside her, Randell.

Randell turned around and waved at Mika, she felt her blood run cold and tears menaced to fall out of her eyes. She looked into the crowd and tried to stay relaxed but her head was spinning from rage but mainly hurt. She thought they agreed that he wouldn't come. Mika stared at the scene and as she was scanning everyone who welcomed them her eyes landed on Bose who looked concerned for her. Mika couldn't take it, she threw the lighter to the floor and rushed back upstairs to control herself.

Bose was going to go after her but Angela beat him to it. Bose was conflicted, he had no clue what was going on and he thought maybe this was something he shouldn't try to get involved in. That this was some other family drama that needed to be discussed amongst themselves.

So Bose waited it out by the bottom of the staircase, he didn't have to wait long because within a few seconds a screaming match between Angela and Mika was heard from upstairs. Everyone heard it.

"You are being so dramatic about this, he's family, would it kill you to be mature?!" Angela boomed.

"All you had to do was listen to me, can you just think about my feelings for once!?" Mika flared.

A loud door slam was heard and Bose rushed upstairs to check on Mika when he ran into Angela storming down the stairs and ripping the streamers off the wall. She didn't pay him any attention and he went directly to Mika's room.