XX. A Surprise and a Argument
Zuri sat rather quietly on a plush chair. Her legs were curled to the side while she knitted quietly. Currently she was waiting for Erik to come back. After visiting Madame Giry she had thought on the way she would tell Erik. She knew it would not be easy. Where was he?
Erik suddenly came in quickly. "I am back sweetness."
"Welcome back. I missed you." She said then stood up after putting her knitting aside and hugged him then kissed him on the temple.
"How is my lovely little Zuri?"
"I am feeling fine. Thank you." A pause. "Erik. We need to talk."
"About what?" He asked then noted in his mind the seriousness of her tone.
Pulling him to the nearby sofa she sat him down then sat down beside him. "Erik. Something has happened and I do not know what to do. I do not know how to tell you."
"What is it sweetness?"
"Erik...i'm pregnant."
Erik sat there for a few minutes not knowing what to say or if what she said was what he heard. "Excuse me. Pregnant?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I haven't had my cycle and I have been here for a month." Silence enveloped the two until Zuri spoke up. "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know. Damn it Zuri you should have timed it better."
Zuri suddenly felt anger permeate her being. It was very unfair for him to say so about her. "You...are...such an asshole!" She paused a minute then said, "I can't believe you are blaming me!"
"Last time I heard, you were a woman. You know how to time things out."
"Excuse me! I can't believe this! You are blaming me for getting pregnant when it was you who FUCKED me in the first place!"
"If you hadn't been pressuring me to answer your stupid questions."
"What! You should be happy! You are going to be a Goddamn father! Deal with it Erik! At least you aren't the one who is going to be sick all the time. I want this child. If you don't that is too bad!"
Zuri curled her fingers in a ball to stop herself from slapping him. She was probably going to punch him if he kept acting like a jerk. "God I can't believe you got pregnant!"
Tears suddenly fell down her face. "I can't believe how you are acting!" She cried out loudly then burst into tears. "You are such a jerk!" Zuri then ran off into the tunnels and upwards to the main part of the opera house where she could find Antoinette.
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