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Chapter 9: Hard Feelings
"Mom, I'm nervous. What do you think they will say?" Marc asked his mother as they parked in front of Samantha's house that afternoon.
"Marc, they will probably be very upset and you have to remember that they will probably say some things that they don't mean. Don't get offensive and don't talk back. Just listen. I think in time they will be supportive, but they will need time to accept it." Lu spoke as calmly as she could as they were walking towards the door. She was just as nervous if not more so than her son but she was hiding it very well. The truth was, she did not know how Sam's parents would react. She really did not know them that well at all. She had talked to her mom a little and she seemed nice but Lu had never spoke with Samantha's father. "Go ahead Marc, I'm right behind you," Lu said as Marc knocked on the door to the Barnes' house.
Kim Barnes opened the door, "Dr. Delgado, Marc, what a pleasant surprise. Please, come in," she said as she opened the door wider.
"Lu, call me Lu. Is Samantha home?" Lu smiled as she walked through the door.
Kim called down the hall for Samantha to come into the living room. Samantha smiled nervously as she entered the room. She walked up and hugged Marc, "I missed you. Hey Lu, how are you?" she said as she looked at her boyfriend's mother.
Lu could see how nervous Samantha was and she was sure her mother could as well. "I'm fine Sam. Where is your dad?"
"Mom, could you get dad? Marc and I need to talk to you." Sam asked her mother.
Kim, sensing something was wrong said "Sure honey, I think he is out back." Kim left the room to go and get her husband.
"Lu, I'm so scared. I don't know what they will say or do. I don't know if I can do this. I..."
"Sam," Lu interrupted, "deep breath, sit down, and just tell them. Get it over with. More than likely your mom will cry, ya dad will be pissed and yell a little...or a lot, but Marc and I are here for you. More than likely, it will all be okay after the shock and hurt wears off. Trust me." Lu comforted.
Marc and Samantha sat on the couch and Lu sat on a chair beside them. Kim and Rob Barnes came into the room and sat on the love seat across from the couch. Rob Barnes had never really been fond of Lu. After he got to know Marc he liked him okay but he thought that Lu was a bad influence on his daughter because he said that she helped junkies and whores with her free health care. "Dr. Delgado, I'm assuming this is not good news," he said as he glared at her.
"I have a feeling you may not like it but you need to listen to your daughter before you jump to any conclusions," Lu responded calmly.
"Samantha, what is it that you have to say?" her father said as he looked at his daughter.
"Dad...first thing I want to ask that you listen, try to stay calm, and think about things before you say them." Samantha hesitated.
"Samantha Ann Barnes, what do you have to say?" Rob said impatiently.
A single tear slid down Samantha's face. She was shaking from fear and she was trying her best to talk around the lump in her throat, "I'm...I'm"
Marc could see Samantha shaking and he knew she was on the verge of falling apart, "She's pregnant Mr. Barnes," he said quietly.
"WHAT? I should have known!" Rob screamed as he jumped up from his seat.
Kim started to cry. "Honey, calm down." She grabbed her husband's arm trying to convince him to sit back down. "Yelling doesn't solve anything."
"Dad, mom, I am so sorry," Samantha sobbed. "I didn't think this could happen."
Kim looked at Lu, "I thought the pill was suppose to prevent pregnancy, how could this happen?" she cried.
"WHAT, you were on birth control?" Rob hesitated and then looked at Lu, "You, this is all your fault. You put my daughter on the pill without my consent?"
"Mr. Barnes, first of all, she wasn't put on it for the reason you are thinking. Did you know your daughter has killer cramps every month, so bad that she can't even go to school or anywhere else. She was also so irregular that sometimes she would have two periods a month and hurt just as bad both times. Birth control helps suppress the pain and it keeps her regular. And second of all, I didn't need your consent." Lu told him looking at Kim.
"The hell you didn't. Samantha is still a minor. You had to have parental consent," Rob stated.
"She had consent," Kim said quietly to her husband.
"I...I can't believe you," he said as he looked at his wife.
Samantha suddenly jumped off the couch and crossed the room to her father, "Dad, this is my fault. Don't blame mom, or Lu. This is mine and Marc's fault. You are always looking for someone else to blame for my mistakes! When I wrecked the car you insisted that it was the other driver who caused it. When I got caught drinking a year ago you blamed it on the people I hung out with. Well, I have a news flash for ya dad. This is MY fault and so was the wreck and the drinking. You may not think so, but I make my own decisions. I was playing with the radio when I should have been paying attention, I took those drinks without someone having to twist my arm, and I..."
Lu cut Samantha off, "I...think he gets the picture" she said slowly grabbing Samantha's arm to prevent her from getting any closer to her father. Lu did not know how he would respond to Samantha's outburst but her first instinct was to get Samantha out of harms way just in case he lost his temper, even if that meant putting herself in between Rob and his daughter.
Marc stood ready to defend his mom or his girlfriend if he needed to. He knew his mother did not want him to resort to violence but he was not about to let Mr. Barnes touch the two women in front of him. "Look, I think we all need to just calm down. This is not helping anyone."
Rob was silent, he glared at every person in the room before he turned towards the front door, "I can't talk to you right now, I'll be back later." He slammed the door as he stormed out.
"He will be fine later, he just needs to be alone to cool off," Kim cried.
Samantha sat down beside her mother. "I'm so sorry mom," she said as they both cried, "the last thing that I wanted to do was hurt you and dad."
"Mrs. Barnes, I just want to say that I am taking full responsibility. I am transferring back to Philly and I will work as many hours at as many jobs as I have to so that I can take care of Samantha and our baby." Marc said seriously.
"Thank you Marc, that means a lot. Lu, I am sorry for what Rob said. He didn't mean..."
"Kim, it's okay. I know he is mad. Don't worry about me." Lu interrupted.
After about an hour of talking with Kim and Samantha, Marc and Lu headed for home. On the way Lu decided now would be a good a time as ever to let Marc in on her little secret. "Marc, I need to let you know something, but I need your word that you won't say anything for a while." Lu told her son.
"Yea Ma, what is it? Is something wrong with the baby or Sam?" Marc asked quickly.
"No, no, nothing like that," Lu assured him. "Marc...your not the only one that is going to be a new parent." Lu said very slowly.
Marc looked at his mother confused, "What are you talking about?"
Lu thought for a second, she did not know the best way to put it, "Your going to be a big brother. Jonas and I are having a baby." Lu looked desperately for her son's reaction.
"Did you...did you plan it?" Marc said with an empty expression.
"Come on Marc, what do you think? With our financial trouble because of everything going on with Jonas right now. I don't even know if we can afford a baby right now. I just pray they clear Jonas soon. Plus Marc, we are not even married," Lu said with tears in her eyes.
Marc could see and hear his mother's feelings. She was worried, exhausted, and scared. "Mom, everything will be okay. We can help each other. Does Jonas know yet?"
"No," Lu said quietly. "He is in San Francisco and I really didn't want to tell him over the phone. That is why I don't want you to say anything yet. I want Jonas to know before everyone else."
"I understand," Marc took his mother's hand, "Everything will work out Ma, just wait and see. I gotta admit though, is it not gonna be weird being a grandma and a new mom all at the same time? It will be weird having a new brother or sister and a kid of my own all within a few months." Marc said trying to lighten the mood a little.
Lu smiled. She had not thought about it like that yet. "Yea, I guess it will be kinda funny when you look at it like that." They rode the rest of the way home in a peaceful silence. Lu felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders now that Samantha's parents knew about the baby. However, one weight still remained. His name was Jonas. Lu was terrified of his reaction. That is all she could think about now. But like Marc said, she had to keep telling herself that she would make it no matter what. She did not think that Jonas would leave her but deep down, that fear was and always would be there. Every man that she had ever deeply cared for had left her with nothing, not including Marc's father, and the man that she had not cared for at all had taken everything. It had taken her a year to get past her rape and with the help of Mickey, she was able to trust a man again. But then Mickey had left her, trying to save her life he had died. She cried many nights wishing that the bullet would have hit her.
"Mom, Mom" Marc tried to get his mother's attention.
Lu shook her head a little, "Yea, Marc, I was just thinking."
"Will you do me a favor and just stop thinking for the night? You are totally exhausted. Get a good nights sleep and everything will be more clear in the morning." Marc told his mother as they exited the car at Jonas's house.
"Yea, I hope your right." Lu responded.
When they were in the house Lu went directly to get something to eat just like she promised Lana she would. She was starving which was a good thing because for the last two days she had lost her appetite completely. As soon as she was finished eating, she headed to her bedroom. "Night Marc. If anyone calls for me, unless it is Jonas or a patient, do not wake me up." Lu went into her bedroom and closed the door.
Lu went to the bathroom and washed off what little bit of makeup that was still on her face. As soon as she sat down on the bed the phone rang. Lu reached over to pick it up. "I got it Marc," she yelled. "Hello" she answered.
"Luisa, how are you?" Jonas asked on the other end.
Lu smiled at the sound of his voice, "Better now," she said.
"You sound tired and it is only 7:00. Are you okay?" Jonas asked concerned.
"All night clinic last night, I'm a little tired." Lu joked.
"Yea, that sounds like the understatement of the year," Jonas replied. "So is everything else going okay?"
Lu's stomach was suddenly all knotted up, "Jonas, when are you coming home? I need you here."
"Lu, is everything okay? If something is wrong I can fly in first thing in the morning. Do I need to?" Jonas said quickly.
"Jo, nothing is wrong, I just...really need to talk to you. Don't like, drop everything, but hurry up and get everything done."
"Lu, your acting strange. Are you sure your okay?" Jonas sounded worried.
Suddenly Lu felt as if Jonas was feeling sorry for her and one thing that she couldn't stand was pity. "Jonas, don't worry, I'm fine. I am just really tired and I miss you. Just forget it, it can wait until whenever you get home. It is not that big of a deal."
"Luisa, I am trying to take care of everything as fast as I can. Do you think that I like being away from you for weeks at a time. I am ready to come home but these things have to be taken care of and I am the one who has to take care of them." Jonas said frustrated.
"Look Jonas, the last thing that I want to do is fight with you over the phone. I'm tired as hell and I am just going to get some sleep and talk to you tomorrow." Lu said lacking the energy to argue.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you Lu. I am just so ready to see you. I miss you too. I promise to be home sometime within the next week. Is that early enough?" Jonas asked.
"Yea, that's great. Listen, I love you and I would love to talk to you all night but if I don't go to sleep I am going to pass out, Lu said honestly.
"Yes, you sound exhausted. Get some rest Luisa and I will see you as soon as possible. I love you" Jonas said.
"I love you too," Lu said before placing the phone back on the receiver. She then laid down for a much needed long night's sleep.
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