Chapter 10
"Hello?" Mrs. Sawyer answered.
"Mom!" Jody exclaimed.
"Jody! Hi! How are you?"
"Ok. Guess what?"
"What?" Mrs. Sawyer asked.
"I'm pregnant!" There was silence on the other end of the phone line. "Mom? Did you hear me?"
"Yes, dear, of course. That's wonderful, honey, just great!"
"Are you ok? You don't sound to sure."
"I just, are you ready for this Jody?"
"Mom! Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I be?"
"You're still too young!"
"I'm 31! And Charlie's 32! What's too young about that?"
"I don't know honey. I had you when I was 26 and I know I wasn't ready."
"But I'm 5 years older than that, mom!"
"I know sweetie, I know."
"Mom! This is supposed to be a wonderful thing! You're supposed to be happy for me! Whatever happened to that?"
"I am! I'm very happy for you can't you tell?"
"No. Look, I have to go, I think Charlie needs me. Bye!"
"Bye!" Mrs. Sawyer said.
Jody hung up and looked at Charlie. "That was a big mistake! She thinks I'm too young! You know, it supposed to be a great big happy think when someone has a baby. You know, Baby's Showers and all, but not to my mom. No! It's all 'You're to young!' and shit!"
Charlie hugged her. He kissed her forehead softly. "I'm sorry. If you want, we can call my parents! I'm sure they'll be happy! Or Eva! Or Erik! Or Sergei and Galina! Anyone!"
Jody looked up at her husband. He was so sweet. "Ok. Let's call your parents first. You're having a baby too, even if it's not coming out of you!" Jody laughed.
Charlie picked up the phone and dialed. He handed the phone to Jody and she waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello?" Mrs. Sims answered.
"Hello Mrs. Sims! It's Jody!"
"Oh, hi! How are you and Charlie?"
"Okay. Um, I have some big news though!"
"What?" Mrs. Sims asked, smiling.
"I'm, I'm pregnant!"
There was no pause. "Oh my God! Congratulations! I can't believe it! I'm going to be a Grandmother! Jody, that's wonderful!"
Jody smiled at Charlie and handed him the phone.
"Hi Mom! …Yeah I know! … Yes, Very! … Okay, Bye!" He said. He hung up the phone and turned back to Jody. "See? I think she might explode she'd so happy!"
Jody laughed and looked at the phone in Charlie's hand. She held out her own hand and Charlie placed the phone into it. She took it and stood up. "I'll be right back." She said and went out into the main room. She locked her self into the small walk in closet and pulled the chain to turn on the light. She sat down in the far right corner and hid behind a bunch of clothes, hoping Charlie wouldn't be able to hear.
She knew that Cooper and Charlie weren't really all that competitive anymore, but she still worried about them sometimes. That's why she felt she had to call Cooper from inside a small closet. She pushed the dial button and dialed the number she knew by heart.
"Hello?" Cooper's voice answered. He sounded like he had half-chewed food in his mouth.
"Cooper? Swallow!" Jody said. She could hear a big gulp.
"Jody?!?"
"Yes."
"Hi! How come you're calling? What's up?"
"I just thought you should know, since you were such a big part of my life and all."
"What? Did Charlie die or something?"
"No!" Jody laughed.
"Then what?"
"I'm pregnant!" Jody exclaimed, suddenly wondering if this was such a god idea. She was leaning towards not before Cooper said anything.
"Oh my God, Jody! That's fantastic! I, I can't believe it! When did you find out?"
"Earlier today."
"That's so great Jody!" Cooper said again. Jody could hear a faint voice on Cooper's end. "Coop! Why did you leave me? I'm cold! Come cover me up, please!"
"Cooper? I think someone wants you in the bedroom!" Jody said, trying not to laugh.
Cooper snickered. "Uh, yeah. Well, congrats again! Bye!"
"Bye!" Jody said.
She hung up the phone and sat there, leaned up against the wall for a minute before standing up. She unlocked the door and opened it. Charlie jumped back and flew to the couch. Jody looked at him and smiled. "You can't hid it."
Charlie smiled. "I know. But you don't have to do that. I'm okay with Cooper, ok? We are married, and that's all that matters to me. Cooper can't break us up now, he never did before.
Jody thought about how Cooper had broken them up before, but didn't say anything. "If you say so."
Charlie looked at her for a second, trying to figure out something. "Unless-"
"Don't say it Charlie! Don't even think it! It's not worth getting into."
"So it's true?"
"What?"
"That when you broke up with me the first time. It was for Cooper."
"Well, I was stupid. It was stupid. And I came back to you didn't I?"
"Well, yeah, I guess." Charlie said smiling. He stood up and kissed Jody. "We're having a baby!" He said. Jody smiled and kissed him back.
A few minutes later the phone rang.
"Hello?" Jody answered.
"Jody?" the voice asked, crying.
"Eva? What's wrong?"
"I'm pregnant!"
