"Pregnancy tests? Ali, are you....?"
"Here, gimme that. I, um, I don't know."
"Oh my God! What a guy! So what? Rafe knocks you up and then just skips town?!"
"Hey, hey! Listen, don't you dare blast off about Rafe in front of me. And he didn't just 'knock me up and skip town'! Ok?! He had to go, and I knew he had to go the whole time we were together, and he would have NEVER left me if he didn't have to!" Alison started to break down. "Ya know what, Jamal, I...I really just can't deal with you. Not right now. I gotta go. I'm sorry, I gotta go."
"Ali, wait!" Jamal shouted after her as she ran off.
Alison ran to her car, plopped into her seat and started to sob. She was not prepared to even think about being pregnant, let alone deal with Jamal. And now he thinks Rafe just got her pregnant and dumped her. "That's what everyone's gonna think," she thought to herself as she cried. "How am I ever going to explain this to everybody?"
Finally, Alison pulled herself together, "Ya know what, Alison, you don't even know if you should be worrying about anything yet. You're probably not even pregnant. Just go home and take the tests...Go home and take the tests." She took a deep breath, buckled her seatbelt, and drove back to Lucy's house.
She had taken all the tests at once and set the egg timer from the kitchen. These were the longest few minutes of her entire life. "Ding!" The timer went off, and Alison went into the bathroom and looked at the pregnancy tests. One by one, they all showed the same results.
"She's what!" Rafe blurted out.
"That's right, kiddo. Larry thought the two of you were just so 'darn cute'. Don't worry he's been reassigned. The Big Guy was not too happy, so if you're lookin for Larry in the future, he'll be cleaning clouds in the animal corner for a LONG TIME!"
"Animal corner?"
"Ever heard the expression All Dogs Go to Heaven, well so do all cats, birds, cows, horses, sheep.... He'll be occupied there for a few eternities."
"Wait, wait, wait....So you're telling me that Alison's pregnant? That she's pregnant with my baby!"
"Been a long time since we've had a situation like this up here- angels getting mortals pregnant."
"This has happened before??"
"Ever heard of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood??"
"That was because angels got humans pregnant?!!"
"Bingo. And ya see, well, I don't think the Big Guy wants to go through all that again. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are times when He's tempted....But the whole rebuilding-after-the-flood thing...He's just not up to it anymore."
"So what's gonna happen?"
"Well, son, your guess is as good as mine. We're trying to work that out. Got a big meeting today with Peter and the archangels. Congratulations. You're situation has made it to the top of the priorities list up here. I HATE those meetings; they take forever. But this is a pretty big deal, and we need to come up with a solution, pronto."
"Ok, so what time's the meeting?? I'll be there"
"Whoa! Sorry, my boy, you're not invited. You'll be informed of our decisions though."
"Not invited?! You're having a meeting about me, my girlfriend, and MY CHILD! Shouldn't I get SOME input?!"
"Sorry, Rafe. No can do. Go smoke a cigar or something. Gotta head up there now. See ya."
"Ed! Wait-... Pregnant? She's pregnant? Oh my God, Alison. What are you thinking right now?? What are you DOING right now? I...I....I wish I could just be with you, and hold you, and...and tell you everything's gonna be ok. I really hope everything's gonna be ok."