Cory goes through her work day without complication. She is feeling
better about the whole baby situation. Now that she has an excuse to be at
T.C.'s house without actually having to make up a reason to be there, she
can concentrate on determining the right moment to tell him. She clocks
out and heads home to her apartment so that she and Monica can make the
switch. When she arrives, Monica is already there waiting anxiously for
Cory to pick up her things.
Monica begins, "Cory, I thought you'd never get here."
"Okay," replies Cory in a sort of annoyed tone. "I just got off work. Don't be so pushy. I'll be out in a minute." "Besides, I'm doing you a favor, remember?"
"Oh yeah. Hurry up, PLEASE," she says in a whining sort of way. Then, in a not so polite manner she adds, "Is that better?"
"Much," is the only answer.
Cory finishes picking out some things to take. After looking the place over to make sure everything is in place she hands Monica the keys saying, "I want things exactly how I left them...thanks."
Monica doesn't waste much time. She excitedly jerks the keys from Cory, hops inside, and slams the door behind her before Cory even has the chance to get another word in. This causes Cory to wonder what she has gotten herself into by trusting Harper with her house. She decides to shake it off and focus on the matter at hand...how is she going to tell T.C.?
Cory arrives and Monica's and is almost afraid to go inside. As much of a neat freak as Cory is known to be, she just can't see Monica's place as living up to her standards. She walks up to the door, hesitating for a second before putting the key into the whole. The lock is turned slowly. Just before she can open the door T.C. comes out of his house.
"I thought I saw your car pull up," he says. "I actually wasn't expecting any visitors."
"Oh, I'm actually not here to see you. Harper and I switched places for the night, scary, I know. It's kinda a long story," she replied.
Very intrigued by the subject, T.C. decides that he wants to hear the story behind all this. He can't possibly determine in his mind any reason why Cory would be letting Monica use her apartment. He decides to make way for Cory to convey the story to him so he offers to help her settle in.
"Well, if you don't mind, I'll help you get your things outta the car and you can tell me all about it."
"Okay."
They retrieve Cory's things from the car and they walk to the door. They both pause at the door and give each other a glance. They laugh at the thought of going into Monica's house willingly and without having to actually interact with her. It was a weird feeling, an interesting feeling. They enter the house and make themselves at home. It wasn't as bad as she had expected. It looks as though Monica had made accommodations for Cory's stay. Who woulda thought.
Meanwhile at Cory's place, Monica is setting up Cory's apartment to make her look as needy as possible. During this process, she doesn't pay much attention to all of the pictures of Cory and all of her friends that are all over the apartment. Suddenly, the doorbell rings. She hurries to the door. It's him.
"Hi, come on in."
They greet each other in a warm embrace. Monica continues.
"Welcome to my very humble abode."
"Hey, it's cozy," replies her date. Looking around, he comments, "Who are all these people on your pictures? I notice that you aren't in any of them." "Oh." Monica scrambles for an explanation. She scolds herself in the back of her mind, "Why didn't I take those stupid pictures down? Think, think, think," she commands. Then, aloud she remarks, "Those are some friends of mine and I'm not in any of the pictures because," she pauses. "Well, I don't like any of the pictures I've ever taken so, I don't display them." She gives herself credit on that one. "Good job, Monica...nice save."
Unfortunately, her luck runs out. There is a knock at the door. Monica excuses herself and goes to answer the door. She answers to the door to find Bobby on the other side.
"What are you doing here," she asks him.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing" "Anyway," he says, dismissing her question. "I was just coming to see if Cory wanted to go do something tonight. I was kinda bored and I was just seeing if she wanted to hang out or something but since she isn't here, how about you? You game?" he smiles, showing those dimples of his.
"Actually, I'm busy," Monica forcefully replies back and tries to hurry him away. "Now, go! I have to get back to my guest."
"I will but I just need to know when Cory will be home."
Unexpectedly, an unfortunate twist of fate occurs. Monica's date walks up to the door just in time to hear Bobby say this.
He questions, "What is he talking about?" He becomes angry and his tone begins to escalate. "You told me this was your apartment!" Before Monica could even respond to his comments he persists, "I thought you were a nice girl and you were only using me. This date is over!" He leaves.
Monica could not even think that any of this was her fault. She turns to Bobby and scoffs, "Thanks a lot!"
Back at Monica's, T.C. strikes up the conversation that they had begun outside.
"Okay, so let's hear it."
Cory becomes confused for a second. She wonders to herself, "How did he know I needed to tell him something? Did I say something to him and just not remember saying it? Well, we have been friends for while. Maybe he just knows me better than I thought."
Just then, T.C. inquires, "Is something bothering you? It's alright if you don't want to tell me. I just wanted to know what would make you let Harper use your place."
"Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I must've forgotten what we were talking about."
Cory goes on to tell the story of how Monica had approached her at work. She tells him of the silly reason that she wanted to do this. They laugh at how childish is being and they discuss the many ways that her plan can backfire. Then, finally Cory digs up enough courage to tell him why she would agree to do it. She tells him that she has something really important to tell him and for that reason only she had agreed to let Monica use her apartment.
The mood becomes more serious. T.C. prepares himself to listen intently and urges, "Okay, I'm listening. What is it?"
Cory takes a deep breath and begins, "I didn't really know how to tell you this and I've be racking my brain since I got the news trying to find a way to break the news to you."
T.C. interrupts, "Come on Cory, how long have we been friends? You know you can tell me anything," he says in a very gentle and soothing voice.
"I know," she answers. "That's why I'm telling you now."
With that, she relays the news. She explains everything about the doctor's visit: the surprise that it brought about, how she reacted, and the fear that she felt as she thought about his reaction. At first, T.C. just sat in silence. It was a lot to take in at the moment. After letting the news sink in, he joyfully exclaims, "That is great news! I can't believe I'm going to be a father."
Floored by his reaction, Cory remarks, "You mean," she pauses. "You're not upset. I didn't think that this would be something that you wanted in your life right now. With all the change that had occurred lately with the divorce and everything, I figured you would just want to have some time to yourself."
"No, no," he says softly. "You don't understand. I need friends. I need family around me. Having a child is a joyous occasion and I feel lucky to be able to experience fatherhood."
Cory is overflowing with emotion and is unable to hold back the tears. She is happy, surprised, and scared all at the same time. Happy that she no longer has to carry around the burden of worry, surprised at how the news was taken, and scared of the changes that will come in the future. With that, she is able to force out these few words to show her feelings, "You don't know how happy that makes me to know how you feel."
They hold one another. They just embrace. It is the only way they can express their feeling. Neither of them can find the words to say so they just hug. That hug was all they needed and with that hug, they both knew that each of them would do whatever they needed to in order to provide for the child they were going to have together.
Monica begins, "Cory, I thought you'd never get here."
"Okay," replies Cory in a sort of annoyed tone. "I just got off work. Don't be so pushy. I'll be out in a minute." "Besides, I'm doing you a favor, remember?"
"Oh yeah. Hurry up, PLEASE," she says in a whining sort of way. Then, in a not so polite manner she adds, "Is that better?"
"Much," is the only answer.
Cory finishes picking out some things to take. After looking the place over to make sure everything is in place she hands Monica the keys saying, "I want things exactly how I left them...thanks."
Monica doesn't waste much time. She excitedly jerks the keys from Cory, hops inside, and slams the door behind her before Cory even has the chance to get another word in. This causes Cory to wonder what she has gotten herself into by trusting Harper with her house. She decides to shake it off and focus on the matter at hand...how is she going to tell T.C.?
Cory arrives and Monica's and is almost afraid to go inside. As much of a neat freak as Cory is known to be, she just can't see Monica's place as living up to her standards. She walks up to the door, hesitating for a second before putting the key into the whole. The lock is turned slowly. Just before she can open the door T.C. comes out of his house.
"I thought I saw your car pull up," he says. "I actually wasn't expecting any visitors."
"Oh, I'm actually not here to see you. Harper and I switched places for the night, scary, I know. It's kinda a long story," she replied.
Very intrigued by the subject, T.C. decides that he wants to hear the story behind all this. He can't possibly determine in his mind any reason why Cory would be letting Monica use her apartment. He decides to make way for Cory to convey the story to him so he offers to help her settle in.
"Well, if you don't mind, I'll help you get your things outta the car and you can tell me all about it."
"Okay."
They retrieve Cory's things from the car and they walk to the door. They both pause at the door and give each other a glance. They laugh at the thought of going into Monica's house willingly and without having to actually interact with her. It was a weird feeling, an interesting feeling. They enter the house and make themselves at home. It wasn't as bad as she had expected. It looks as though Monica had made accommodations for Cory's stay. Who woulda thought.
Meanwhile at Cory's place, Monica is setting up Cory's apartment to make her look as needy as possible. During this process, she doesn't pay much attention to all of the pictures of Cory and all of her friends that are all over the apartment. Suddenly, the doorbell rings. She hurries to the door. It's him.
"Hi, come on in."
They greet each other in a warm embrace. Monica continues.
"Welcome to my very humble abode."
"Hey, it's cozy," replies her date. Looking around, he comments, "Who are all these people on your pictures? I notice that you aren't in any of them." "Oh." Monica scrambles for an explanation. She scolds herself in the back of her mind, "Why didn't I take those stupid pictures down? Think, think, think," she commands. Then, aloud she remarks, "Those are some friends of mine and I'm not in any of the pictures because," she pauses. "Well, I don't like any of the pictures I've ever taken so, I don't display them." She gives herself credit on that one. "Good job, Monica...nice save."
Unfortunately, her luck runs out. There is a knock at the door. Monica excuses herself and goes to answer the door. She answers to the door to find Bobby on the other side.
"What are you doing here," she asks him.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing" "Anyway," he says, dismissing her question. "I was just coming to see if Cory wanted to go do something tonight. I was kinda bored and I was just seeing if she wanted to hang out or something but since she isn't here, how about you? You game?" he smiles, showing those dimples of his.
"Actually, I'm busy," Monica forcefully replies back and tries to hurry him away. "Now, go! I have to get back to my guest."
"I will but I just need to know when Cory will be home."
Unexpectedly, an unfortunate twist of fate occurs. Monica's date walks up to the door just in time to hear Bobby say this.
He questions, "What is he talking about?" He becomes angry and his tone begins to escalate. "You told me this was your apartment!" Before Monica could even respond to his comments he persists, "I thought you were a nice girl and you were only using me. This date is over!" He leaves.
Monica could not even think that any of this was her fault. She turns to Bobby and scoffs, "Thanks a lot!"
Back at Monica's, T.C. strikes up the conversation that they had begun outside.
"Okay, so let's hear it."
Cory becomes confused for a second. She wonders to herself, "How did he know I needed to tell him something? Did I say something to him and just not remember saying it? Well, we have been friends for while. Maybe he just knows me better than I thought."
Just then, T.C. inquires, "Is something bothering you? It's alright if you don't want to tell me. I just wanted to know what would make you let Harper use your place."
"Oh yeah, I'm sorry. I must've forgotten what we were talking about."
Cory goes on to tell the story of how Monica had approached her at work. She tells him of the silly reason that she wanted to do this. They laugh at how childish is being and they discuss the many ways that her plan can backfire. Then, finally Cory digs up enough courage to tell him why she would agree to do it. She tells him that she has something really important to tell him and for that reason only she had agreed to let Monica use her apartment.
The mood becomes more serious. T.C. prepares himself to listen intently and urges, "Okay, I'm listening. What is it?"
Cory takes a deep breath and begins, "I didn't really know how to tell you this and I've be racking my brain since I got the news trying to find a way to break the news to you."
T.C. interrupts, "Come on Cory, how long have we been friends? You know you can tell me anything," he says in a very gentle and soothing voice.
"I know," she answers. "That's why I'm telling you now."
With that, she relays the news. She explains everything about the doctor's visit: the surprise that it brought about, how she reacted, and the fear that she felt as she thought about his reaction. At first, T.C. just sat in silence. It was a lot to take in at the moment. After letting the news sink in, he joyfully exclaims, "That is great news! I can't believe I'm going to be a father."
Floored by his reaction, Cory remarks, "You mean," she pauses. "You're not upset. I didn't think that this would be something that you wanted in your life right now. With all the change that had occurred lately with the divorce and everything, I figured you would just want to have some time to yourself."
"No, no," he says softly. "You don't understand. I need friends. I need family around me. Having a child is a joyous occasion and I feel lucky to be able to experience fatherhood."
Cory is overflowing with emotion and is unable to hold back the tears. She is happy, surprised, and scared all at the same time. Happy that she no longer has to carry around the burden of worry, surprised at how the news was taken, and scared of the changes that will come in the future. With that, she is able to force out these few words to show her feelings, "You don't know how happy that makes me to know how you feel."
They hold one another. They just embrace. It is the only way they can express their feeling. Neither of them can find the words to say so they just hug. That hug was all they needed and with that hug, they both knew that each of them would do whatever they needed to in order to provide for the child they were going to have together.