Josh collapsed onto his bed after meeting with his and Maya's parents. "Long day?" his roommate, Mark asked.
Josh sighed and sat up. "You have no idea."
Mark, now intrigued brought all his attention to Josh. "Try me. No wait. Let me guess. You failed an exam? Accidentally forgot to go into class today? I noticed you weren't in Randall's class." Mark shook his head. "I told you man you just can't skip Randall's class."
"Well I didn't have a choice," Josh said irritably.
"What do you mean you didn't have a choice? What could possibly be more important?"
Josh groaned and turned towards his roommate. "My girlfriend is pregnant." Mark shut up instantly. "We were at her Obstetrician."
Mark, struggling to find the right words quietly sat next to Josh. "Wow," he whispered. Mark ran a few fingers through his blonde hair and looked at his friend. "What are you guys going to do?"
"We want to keep the baby, but I just don't know if we can. I mean our parents want us to, but we have no money and no where to raise our kid. I just-"
Josh fell back on his bed and let out a frustrated scream. Mark looked over at his distressed roommate and shrugged. "Maybe it's just not best for your kid if you keep him or her."
Josh sighed and stared at the ceiling. "Maybe you're right."
The next day, Maya and Riley were walking out of school talking aimlessly as they made their way to Topanga's. Everything was good until Riley asked, "So how are things with the baby? You know between you and Josh? Have you guys made any decisions?"
Maya shrugged. "I don't know. I mean my parents and your grand parents asked us what our plan was and we just didn't know what to say. I mean we both agreed that we were keeping the baby, but Riles I can't help but think that maybe he's having second thoughts about this." Maya shook her head. "It's probably just my insecurities talking. What do you think?"
Riley tried to process the information given to her throughly before responding. "You two do seem very happy," she began. Maya stopped walking and looked at her hopefully. Riley stopped as well and looked at her blonde best friend. Riley smiled and hugged Maya. "Everything will be fine. You'll figure it all out together. Trust me."
Maya pulled away from the hug and breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank god. I was worried for a moment there. Come on everyone's waiting for us."
Meanwhile, at the Hunter-Hart household Shawn talked with Alan about the situation at hand. "They have no plan, no nothing! I really hope they don't expect this to be a breeze," Alan vented.
"As much as I'd like to agree with you I can't. I feel like they know what they're getting into they just need the right push. A leap of faith to get them going." Shawn groaned and slapped his forehead. "Gosh now I'm sounding like Cory."
Alan chuckled and shook his head at Shawn right before an idea popped in his head. "You're right. They do need a push and I think I know just the right one,"
"You're doing what?" The couple exclaimed as they stood from their spots on Katy and Shawn's couch.
"You heard us," Alan answered. "If you two truly want to keep this baby then you'll take this key and do what we just told you."
"Does mom know about this?" Maya asked with her arms crossed. "Because I think she'd have a problem with you kicking me out."
"She already knows Maya, and she was all for it. Besides, with us paying for rent until the baby is born it gives you two a chance to figure things out in a new light." Maya huffed. "We are not kicking you out Maya. We are doing what we need to do as parents for our children."
"Fine," Josh whispered. "Just give us the keys and we'll check this place out." Maya looked over to him accusingly, as if he just gave up entirely. Josh noticed her looks and shrugged. "They're doing a nice thing Maya. We can't just ignore it."
In due time, the couple arrived at their apartment a mere thirty minutes away from Katy and Shawn's. "Whoa," Maya breathed. "This place is amazing. Babe look!"
Maya was like a kid in a candy store. She absorbed everything around her like a sponge. As soon as you walked through the door you saw all these large windows. You walked straight into the empty living room. The floors were this beautiful dark hard wood. The walls were this nice creme that complimented the place. Maya turned to her right to see the kitchen through an arch way that was placed in a wall separating the two rooms.
The kitchen wasbeautiful. The floors and walls were the same. The cabinets were white, and the countertop was dark, contrasting with the cabinets. The appliances were stainless steel and there was a small island. The right size for the two of them. Maya made her way out of the kitchen and towards a hallway to her left. She saw a bathroom and the master bedroom, and what would soon be the baby's nursery. "Josh!" She called out.
Josh, who was still stuck in the doorway with his feet planted in the ground. All he saw was how much this was going to cost them after their parents stopped paying. Then, he heard Maya call his name. He followed the sound of Maya's voice. He walked towards the end of the hall where she stood and peered into the room. He stared and lost all the breath in his body. This could be where his kid sleeps. Then Josh did something that he should have done since the beginning. Maya looked over at him and scrunched her eyebrows together. "What are you doing?"
"Something I should have already been doing. Embracing this, making it last. Starting now." Josh held his phone in his hand. He pulled Maya close to get her in the frame. The chime on his phone, signaling the beginning of the video. "Hey," Josh whispered. "It's us. Your mom and dad. At first we weren't sure if we could keep you- no. I wasn't sure, but this moment proves it. We are in your room." Josh kissed Maya's temple. "And we can't wait for you to be here so we can be a family. I love you." He turned to Maya. "The both of you."
Weeks had passed and Maya was now at fifteen weeks. Josh was more excited then ever, and Maya was slowly starting to show. Her stomach was petruding slightly, and Maya's jeans were getting tighter. Today, was her breaking point. "Ugh!" Maya groaned. She was trying tirelessly to button her jeans but it just wasn't working in her favor.
Over the past couple of weeks the couple had started to get really excited about moving in together. So excited, that they asked their parents for help just so they can get their room together so they can sleep there and they did. Their furniture was this rich dark brown bedroom set that their parents so nicely provided. Of course the pair pitched in where they could. Josh with some money that he earned from his new job down at a photography studio further into the city and Maya pitched in with some of the money she earned before she was pregnant. It worked for now but that's all they really needed right now.
Currently Maya was standing in their room in front of this floor length mirror they bought. She stood so that she could see her body's profile and realized her efforts weren't going to work. As she stared in the mirror, her eyes slowly fell to her barely showing stomach and in an instant- she was frustrated again. Maya let out another scream and sat on the bed in despair.
Riley, who was in Maya's kitchen fetching a glass of water heard Maya's grunts and screams and sprinted quickly to her room. "Peaches?" She asked. "Are you alright?"
Maya shook her head and let a tear fall down her cheek. "No," she whispered. "None of my freakin clothes will fit! I can't even button my jeans anymore! Next thing you know none of my shirts or bras are going to fit! And then everyone will be able to tell," she trailed off.
"That you're pregnant? Maya people already know that," Riley soothed.
"But what about the people on the street who don't me? They didn't know before because I wasn't showing but now they do and they're going to judge me like everybody else! Do you not realize the stares I get when I walk into my OB? The older couples staring at me disapprovingly, not Josh. They always stare at me and I absolutely hate it Riley."
Riley sat down next to Maya on the bed and gave her a side hug, letting Maya place her head on her shoulder. "Well don't let them get to you. Just be yourself and not even care what they think. You taught me that. Just forget about their stares and think of your baby Maya. Okay?"
Riley walked over to Maya's dresser and opened a couple drawers until she found some leggings. "Just put these on for now." She threw them at her. "Find some shoes that you can walk in comfortably and let's go. Josh is meeting us at your OB."
Riley smiled as Maya quickly changed and got ready to leave. As they walked out the door Riley playfully elbowed Maya. Maya looked at her confused. "What was that for?"
"Two things," Rikey began. "One. I never got my thank you inside fot helping you through that mini crisis, and two. Are you excited?" Riley asked genuinely.
Maya smiled to herself quietly and nodded. "Yeah I am. I think this will all be a little more real when we find out if it's a boy or a girl."
Riley jumped in excitement. "Yay! Excited Maya! So when do I get to find out?" She asked eagerly.
"Later. Along with everybody else," Maya laughed as she noticed Riley's facial expression change from happy to annoyed in two seconds. "I still love you Riles."
"Whatever," she mumbled playfully.
Josh and Maya walked out of the Obstetrician's office with a smile on their faces. "Oh my god," Maya whispered.
"We're having a-"
"Yep," Maya finished.
Josh turned towards her and smiled. He grabbed her face and kissed her softly, too happy for words to express anything to her. They pulled away softly and smiled at each other. "I love you too," Maya laughed. She held up Josh's phone and handed it to him. "You should send them the video. Cause I don't think I can go all the way there and tell them right now."
Josh nodded and sent the video to everyone who should know. To Alan and Amy, Cory and Topanga, Katy and Shawn, and Riley and friends. It was like a scene from a movie. Everyone had opened up the video at the same time curious as to what it was and watched it intently.
The first thing you saw was a beaming Josh and Maya, too happy to speak. Soon enough they did, handing the phone off to someone who agreed to capture the both of them in a frame. "Hey kiddo," Josh greeted. "It's us again. You're probably tired of seeing our faces but we are never gonna get tired of seeing yours."
"We couldn't even wait until we got home to film this," Maya began. "We're still in the office with this nice person recording us. Thank you again by the way," Maya said to the person behind the camera.
"We just want you to know that we love you. If it's even possible right now," Josh added.
Maya nodded. "It completely is. Because we are your parents and you are our son. We didn't think it was possible to love someone you didn't even know so much, that is until we knew you were ours."
"We love you son," Josh breathed. "And we can't wait to meet you."