"Mom, we were just talking, its nothing" Isabel said
"It cant be that bad can it?" She asked hands on hips. Her eyes wandered to each on, looking for the weakest link.
"Michael and I are dating, that's all we were talking about." Her daughter said
"See not that wasn't so hard. Thank you. Max, will you help your father get the things upstairs?" she asked
"I'll get it Mrs. Evens." Michael said hoping over the back end of the couch.
"Thank you Michael, don't jump over my furniture like that sweetheart. Max help him, they go at the end of our bed."
"ok" He walked around the furniture, unlike his show off counterpart. Isabel smiled at both of them and followed her mother to the kitchen to help with dinner. The night progressed nicely. They ate meatloaf and played Monopoly, Max won. They were watching a movie in the den, Isabel laying across Michael on the floor, Max in the Recliner and their parents on the sofa. Diane stole another look at her daughter. There was something about her, ever since they got home. A glow, that Diane recognized. She smiled to herself and turned towards the Tv again but she couldn't drown out the curiosity.
"Isabel, could you help me in the kitchen for a minute? I want to grab some snacks." Isabel nodded
"I can help you Mrs. E" Michael said
"You've helped enough tonight mister, you took out the trash, did the dishes and cleaned up after monopoly, if I didn't know better Id think you were buttering me up for something, Isabel can help me, you just watch your movie" She said. Michael got a guilty look when she accused him of buttering her up but sat down none the less. His girlfriend, if that's what he would call her, she seemed so much more than girlfriend, or fiancee, or even wife, but either way she smiled at him and squeezed his hand telling him she would be right back.
She followed her mother down the hall but was motioned into the bathroom rather than the kitchen.
"Mom what's"
"How long have you known?" Her mother asked excitedly
"What?" had her mother gone insane
"About…" She gestured with both hands to her daughters stomach
Isabel looked at her stomach.
"How did you…" Her mom stifled and excited scream
"Oh I just knew! You have 'that' glow about you. Oh Izzy Im so happy for you" She hugged her tight. "Oh, Im going to be a grandma." She sighed misty eyed
"Your ok with it?" She asked
"Honey your 18, and you have such a future ahead of you. Id worry if you didn't have dreams and goals like you do. Oh, my baby is having a baby. Its Michael's isn't it?" Isabel bit her lip and nodded. This was a dream come true, her mom being unconditionally supportive of her decision to have a baby so early in life
"Yes, oh mom, and he's so excited"
"I just knew it. You two have had puppy eyes for each other since grade school."
"we have"
"Of course, It was so cute, hed catch you looking at him and youd both turn away really fast and blush. Did you just now realize it?" Her mother looked about to jump out of her skin.
"Yes. Im so happy, I think he's the one," Her mom clenched her fist and shook them in the air with excitement
"How romantic. How far along are you?" She asked as she put the toilet lid down and sat. Isabel hopped up onto the sink counter
"Um…about 2 weeks." She said mentally figuring the days in a month to 9 months of a human pregnancy.
"And you know already?" Her mother asked
She nodded "I was late for my period 3 days ago." She lied
"Isabel, your going to make a wonderful mother." She sighed
"Well…" Her voice broke and her eyes teared up "I had a great role model" Diane hugged her daughter
"Im sorry, stupid hormones" Isabel said wiping her eyes
"Oh honey I know, and They'll get worse. Come on, let get back out there… one more thing…Michael, is he going to do right by you?" She asked strictly
"We haven't discussed Marriage exactly, but I know that he is planning his life around 'us'. He's not going to leave me,"
"good, I didn't think he would, what with the 'family' he had, but I just had to make sure." She put a hand on her daughter's cheek.
"You'll tell your father tonight wont you?" Isabel nodded and Diane replaced her hand with a kiss. "Im so proud of you." And opened the door. They got to the den just in time for the credits and (dads name) shutting off the TvTV. "sorry we missed the movie guys" Their mother said
"where are the snacks?" Max asked. His mother hit him on the backside of his head
"Shhhh"
Michael's attention got drawn to Isabel's red eyes, He got up and whispered in her ear, hugging her close to him "Is everything all right?"
She nodded
"Yes," and pulled away "umm, daddy, Michael and I have something to tell you." She said. Fear flashed through Michael's eyes but was quelled with a squeeze of the hand and a glance to Diane.
"ok shoot" He said sitting up from his reclined position.
"were…were having a baby" She said. Her fathers smile faltered
"Your pregnant?"
She nodded
"Your still going to school?" She nodded
"And you…" he asked to Michael
"Am not letting her out of my sight, so long as she'll tolerate me." He said taking hr hand behind his back and squeezing it.
"Then I suppose…congratulations" He said smiling and hugging both of them in a big group hug.
Isabel wished she could be happier than she was, but the thought of telling her parents that their grandson will be an alien, just like his parents, loomed over her parents excitement.
"mom, would you mind if Michael and I stepped out? I kinda need some air."
"Oh sure, honey. No problem." She rubbed her back encouragingly. "Your ok right?" Isabel nodded
"Im fine, just a little overheated." She said taking Michael's hand and leading him to the door. "We'll be back in an hour or two." And closed the door
"Isabel, what's wrong?" Michael asked as soon as they were out of eye shot of the house
"I…nothing… I just needed some air."
"What's wrong?" He asked again
"Nothing"
"that's bullshit Isabel, tell me what wrong."
"Im just worried about how my parents will react… to… "you know" She whispered
"babe." He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and hugging her to him.
"They are your parents, they love you. I highly doubt something so trivial…"
"You call being for another planet trivial?" She snapped
"In comparison to a mothers love? Yea I do. Look its not like things wont be weird, and yea, it will take both of them some time to get used to. But they love you and Max, and I think no matter what you do that it will always be that way. Its all going to be ok Izz, I mean, think about it, you thought they'd totally freak out about you having a baby, and their thrilled about it. Just give them a chance to get used to the idea, all right" She nodded
"I hope so."