Anybody care for round two? The evening after the party at Matt's with all of the other Digidestined, we had decided to get our parents together again for another shot. I for one was feeling really sorry about my performance the night before and I know that Matt was too. We wanted having this baby to be something good. It is to the two of us of course, and maybe I was being a bit foolish when I thought that our parents would feel exactly the same way. However, that was not the case, but regardless of the activities that took place last night, it was all water under the bridge. We both hoped that a peaceful night with all of us sitting around for coffee at the apartment would give us a better chance at talking about the situation rationally. So, what happened? Let me show you...
A knock at the apartment door was one that Matt and I were both anxiously awaiting that evening, but it was also something that we had both been dreading since we called our parents that morning to make amends. We had scheduled our second meeting for eight 'o' clock and sure enough, as the clock struck eight, there was the knock.
"Mom, dad, come on in." Matt greeted his parents as nicely as possible.
"Can I take your coats?" I offered.
"Thank you Mimi. That would be great." Matt's mother replied. I quickly disappeared into the other room with the coats in hand, as Matt showed his parents to the main room and then answered my parents' call for entry.
"Hi mama. Hello papa!" I greeted them cheerfully and kissed them both on the cheek. It was Matt's turn to do away with the coats and lead my parents in to join Mr. Ishida and Miss. Takashi.
"I guess we should just get right into it." Matt bluntly suggested as he re-entered the room. I shot him an annoyed glance. I didn't appreciate his rudeness. If we were going to start this we had to do it right.
"I want to start off by apologizing to all of you for acting the way I did last night. It was extremely inappropriate and I am sorry." I began.
"No, Mimi, we also have to apologize to the two of you. We reacted that way because we love you and worry for your safety, but you are both responsible adults more or less, and we have to believe that you have thought this over thoroughly. We talked about this after you left and we came to the conclusion that we are also to blame for last night's fiasco." Matt's dad spoke for the adults.
"We accept your apology." Matt told them and I nodded in agreement.
"We do too." my mom replied.
"So, where exactly does that leave us?" I asked.
"Back at the beginning I suppose." Matt replied.
"Well, mom, dad, Matt and I are going to have this baby." I restated.
"We didn't think that you would have changed your mind." my dad answered honestly.
"And to tell you the truth, the prospect of becoming a grandmother really excites me. It scares me to think of how old I am getting, but it does excite me!" my mom chimed in.
"We do have a lot to talk about though." Matt's dad reminded us.
"We know dad." Matt agreed... That was the start of a conversation in which Matt and I would have liked to believe that we had all of the answers to, but we were very much surprised at some of the topics that were brought to the surface.
~Matt~
"First of all, the thing that has been on all of our minds has been the issue of school. Are you prepared to finish high school at least?" my mom asked.
"Of course mom!" I replied.
"We're both finishing high school and we still have plans to go to college too." Mimi added.
"Do you realize how difficult it will be to attend a university as teenage parents?" Mimi's mom asked.
"Yeah, but a lot of teens do it. We wouldn't exactly be the first teenage parents in the world." I responded.
"Not to mention how difficult it will be for Mimi to be a pregnant woman in high school. It is good that you'll be out of school before the baby is actually born, but you have to consider the strain that this is going to put on your body, and emotions. People are going to ask a lot of questions and you will probably be ridiculed and tormented for this as well Mimi." her father pointed out.
"I'll be able to handle it papa." Mimi assured her father. "I'll probably have to drop out of my phys ed class, but I only need another two credits to graduate anyway, so I can drop class and still end up with an extra credit from the three classes I already have." she explained.
"We'll deal with things as we go. We'll be okay." I insisted.
"Matt, have you really given this any thought? I have no doubt that you will be able to handle this, but it's going to take a lot more work and dedication then you seem to think it will." my dad scolded.
"Speaking of work, what are you two considering?" Mimi's mom asked.
"I still want to play my music, but I guess I'll have to find something a little more stable." I realized.
"I still want to go into fashion. I'll have to spend a few months at home with the baby, but I can still sew from here and after that, who knows?" Mimi told the adults.
"Those are both fabulous careers to consider, but Matt was right in thinking that you'll need a more stable job." her father pointed out.
"I guess I always thought that I would be in music. I never really thought about what having a child would restrict." I admitted. I was all for having this baby, but could I handle setting aside my guitar for a baby bottle and a box of diapers?
~Mimi~
"Where will you live?" my mom asked suddenly. "Will you stay here?"
"Matt and I thought that I could move in with him, yes." I replied.
"This is a one-bedroom apartment." Matt's mother said.
"We know." Matt declared.
"It'll be fine for the first few months, but you'll have to start looking for a bigger place." my dad suggested.
"We can't afford a bigger place at the moment." Matt told everyone.
"You'll have to start saving then." his mom countered. This was beginning to become an attack.
"We do have a lot to buy Matt..." I pointed out. "We have to think of diapers, toys, a crib, clothes, food, and a whole lot of other things. This isn't going to be cheap." I realized for the first time.
"We are willing to give you a hand with some of the expenses, but for the most part we're going to leave you two on your own" Mr. Ishida told us.
"Wow!" Matt sighed.
"What are we going to do?" I asked. "There's so much involved. I thought that we were going to be okay." I sobbed.
"We will be fine." Matt insisted. "We're just going to have to start preparing now. I'll get another part-time job and you can still baby-sit for your clients. We're not going to be able to have all of the luxuries that we want, but it's a start."
"That's the spirit!" my dad cheered.
"There is no doubt in either of our minds that the two of you will make wonderful parents. We'll be there to help you in any way we can, and I'm sure that your friends will be around to lend a hand as well. Congratulations, darlings!" Matt's mom finished.
"Thank you! You're support means so much to us." I admitted.
"Yes, thank you so much for everything that you do for us." Matt added.
"Oh, one more thing. Are the two of you planning on getting married?" my mom asked.
"Of course!" I replied.
"No." Matt said simultaneously
"No?" I cried out in shock. All eyes were on Matt as we waited for him to respond to the question.
"I love you Mimi. There is not an ounce of doubt in my mind when I say those words, but I can tell you that I am definitely not ready to be married right now." Matt replied.
"So, what you're telling me is that I'm good enough to knock up, but I'm not good enough to spend the rest of your life with?" I fumed. It was then that our parents took their cue to leave.
"We'll call you later." my mom whispered before walking out the door.
"Mimi! I can't believe that that's what you think!" Matt cried.
"That's basically what you said!" I yelled.
"It is not! I simply said that I'm not ready to be married yet. I do want to spend the rest of my life with you and I will. It's just not going to be formalized for a while. Why is that such a problem?" he asked.
"The problem is that my child is going to be a bastard!" Mimi sobbed as she yelled.
END OF CHAPTER TWO
~MPF