Ch. 5 Telling Marc
As Lu was about to eat her lunch of a salad and fries, Kayla came and sat down.
"Hey Lu! I hear congratulations are in order."
"Thanks," Lu said.
"So what did Jonas say when you told him?" Kayla asked in her bubbly yet curious voice.
"At first he was totally shocked. Once it all soaked in he was ecstatic." Lu replied.
"What about Marc?" Kayla asked, biting into her tofuburger.
"Well, I haven't told him yet. I figured I'd tell him in person. He's coming home for winter break tonight," Lu said in an excited voice.
"Yeah, you might want to be there to catch him when he goes into shock," Kayla joked.
The two laughed and then continued eating their lunches and talking about various cases they had seen that day.
When Lu walked into her office after her enjoyable lunch with Kayla, she notice that someone was sitting in her chair with their back turned toward her.
"Hey stranger!" Lu said.
"Hey ma!" Marc said as he turned to face her.
"Marc! Babe, what are you doing here? I thought you didn't get in until 8:30!" Lu said, excited to see her son for the first time since the wedding.
"I just wanted to spend more quality time with my mother and awesome step-father," Marc said as he gave his mom a hug.
"Marc, I have something to tell you," Lu said, knowing this was a good time to tell Marc about the baby.
"Okay," Marc said as he settled onto the couch.
"Marc," Lu started, "do you like kids?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, I was just making sure before I told you that I was pregnant, that's all," Lu said casually, but yet relieved that she had finally told Marc.
"You're pregnant?" Marc exclaimed. "I'm finally going to have a sibling?"
"Yeah. Are you totally excited?" Lu asked.
"Excited doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. I am so happy for you and Jonas."
"Thanks," Lu said, proud that her son had taken the news so well.