The cold winter air nipped at Maya's skin as she and Josh walked down the street towards Missy's. Josh pulled his jacket tighter around his toned body and pulled Maya close. "Where are we going again?" He asked, the cold air making it easy for him to see his breath. "Because I know you said a friend's place but this just doesn't seem familiar."

Maya shook her head. "I don't think you've met this person. Unless it was through Riley, or she might've told you about them."

"What do you mean?" Josh asked.

"Let's just say me and this person were never on good terms until earlier today," Maya answered vaguely.

They continued to walk on down the sidewalk, trying not to freeze to death. "This place is really close to ours," Josh said as he observed around them.

"Yeah," Maya breathed as she stepped over a drop in the sidewalk. "Its only about a ten minute walk from our place."

They rounded a corner and stopped in awe as they approached the steps of a brownstone home and looked up at its great beauty. "This place looks like it has a lot of history," Josh voiced. He looked up at the steps and grabbed Maya's hand. "Here. Let me help you up."

Maya shot him a grateful smile and gripped his hand tightly as she tried to make it up the stairs. Reaching the top, Maya released a quick breath. "That takes a lot out of me," she breathed.

Josh smiled and pointed towards the oak door. "Want me to knock?"

Maya nodded breathlessly and gave him a small push towards the door. Josh knocked softly and waited patiently for someone to come to the door. A moment later, Charlie came to the door. He opened it up and looked at them confused. "Hi Maya," he greeted. "Person I don't know," he nodded towards Josh.

Josh took this as a sign to introduce himself. "I'm Josh. Maya's boyfriend." He stuck out his hand to shake but Charlie didn't shake it.

"My hands aren't exactly something you want to touch right now," he explained. He looked at them again and asked, "So what are you guys doing here? How do you know where I live?"

"Missy invited us over here. She told me it was okay if we stopped by," Maya answered.

Charlie nodded. "Oh okay." He stepped back, opening up the doorway. "Please come in, I guess."

Josh and Maya walked inside quickly to escape the cold. Charlie shut the door behind them and walked ahead. "Sorry if this place is a mess right now. I didn't exactly know we were having visitors." Maya and Josh just stood awkwardly in the door way as Charlie continued to speak. "I'll go get Missy for you guys and please make yourselves comfortable."

Charlie disappeared around a corner and Josh and Maya made their way to a couch across the room. Happy to finally sit down, Maya held Josh's hand. "So is this the same Missy that you had problems with earlier? And was that the same Charlie that used to like Riley?"

Maya nodded. "Yep. Things have certainly changed since then, but they're both really nice. Missy told me to stop by before we left for the furniture place. There's someone I want to meet," she explained.

Josh nodded stiffly and continued to wait in a comfortable silence with Maya. Maya, on the other hand was just observing the room intently. Trying to get a feel for the vibe. It was nice, the floor was carpet, and the walls were this soft yellow that soothed Maya and the baby. Spread all across the room were things like wood blocks, bouncers, toys, and other different children's items. The place seemed very welcoming, making Maya less anxious.

Missy and Charlie appeared from around the corner again, but this time with a child on Missy's hip. "Hey," she greeted. "I'm glad you came."

Maya stared at the child on Missy's hip. He looked just like the picture. He had chubby legs and arms, green eyes, and beautiful brown hair. His nose just like Missy's, but with a smile as bright as Charlie's.

Maya broke out of her baby induced trance when she noticed that Charlie shook Josh's hand and apologized for earlier. "Sorry about earlier. I had just changed his diaper."

Josh nodded and shook his hand back. "I completely understand."

Josh looked at Missy and smiled. "Nice to meet you Missy."

Missy smiled, happy that he hadn't judged her right away. An awkward silence fell among them. Leaving them all scuffing their feet against the floor. Breaking the silence, Aaron cried reaching for Charlie. "Looks like he wants you now," Missy laughed.

Charlie took Aaron in his hands and smiled. "Alright little man. Let's get you ready for bed." Charlie looked at Josh and waved him over. "Come with me. You can help me get him ready."

Josh smiled and followed Charlie out of the room. Maya and Missy watched them leave and laughed. "Aaron is really cute," Maya admitted as Missy sat down next to her.

"Thanks." Missy looked at Maya's growing abdomen. "How far along are you?"

"Around 25 weeks, so I'm about to hit seven months in a couple weeks," Maya answered.

"Wow. Time really passed, hasn't it? Cause we're in March now and my guess is that you're due sometime in May," Missy inferred.

Maya nodded. "Yep." They fell into another awkward silence. "Can I take you up on that offer on being real friends? I mean like talking about stuff. There is just some stuff I want to talk about that I can't exactly say to Riley."

Missy pursed her lips and nodded. "Let me guess. Sex? Drama? Or is it the love life?"

Maya gave a short laugh. "All of the above." Growing serious, Maya looked towards Missy. "I just feel like I can't talk to her anymore. She's just been trying to hard. Sometimes she's like that or she forgets that I'm pregnant altogether. Like the other day she wanted to go to Demolition to try on clothes. I can't exactly do that right now, and then other times she's constantly hovering over me. It's exhausting."

Missy nodded. "I understand."

Maya laughed. "We're probably the only two people school who can say that and actually understand."

Missy smiled. "Yeah. So do you know what your having?"

Maya nodded excitedly. "Yep. It's a boy. Josh and I are actually making these little video diaries along the way to show him when he gets older. Its kind if a way for us to release some of the stress we've been building along the way. We tell him how we're feeling, how we feel about him, a lot of things."

"That's," Missy hesitated. "Creative," she finished genuinely. "Really creative."

Maya smiled to herself. "Yeah."

"What else did you want to talk about?" Missy asked, her interest peaked. "I heard you say a little something about sex."

Maya blushed furiously as she placed her hands on her bump. "Well you see I've been wanting it a lot more since I've been pregnant. Especially in the last couple of weeks."

Missy laughed and leaned back on the couch. "Yep. Things will become more heightened in that department. So have you released at all? Seeing as you have the option of even getting release."

Maya sighed and shook her head. "No. I swear we're like an old married couple. We worry about things left and right. Its absolutely exhausting. There's just no time to really do anything."

Missy nodded slowly, taking all the information in. "I don't really know what to tell you. See when I was like that, I just didn't. There wasn't really anyone who was exactly wanting to do that for me at the time." Missy sighed and folded her hands together. "Anything else?"

Maya shook her head. "Nope. It pretty much stops at the sex problem but hey," She tapped Missy's knee. "This was sort of nice, I guess." Maya shrugged not really not knowing what to say. Maya nodded stiffly and just stared off into space. "So want to go check on the guys?"

Missy shook her head. "Nope. I have a feeling that they're just fine."

Aaron's room was this light baby blue. Along the walls were things like pictures of him and his parents, shelves stocked with stuffed animals, and even wall decorations of giraffes and other animals. "Wow," Josh breathed. "This is a wonderful nursery Charlie."

"Thanks," Charlie said as he felt Aaron's diaper. "You seriously did not just go through another diaper in ten minutes."

Charlie shook his head and laid Aaron down on the changing table. He looked at Josh and pointed towards a cabinet in the room. "Can you pass me a diaper from that cabinet?"

Josh walked over and pulled out an Elmo themed diaper. "These are cute," he laughed. He handed Charlie a diaper as he chuckled.

Charlie shook his head as he threw the dirty one in the garbage can. "They aren't cute once they're filled with poop."

Charlie finished changing Aaron and looked at him satisfied. "Crap," he muttered.

"Missy!" he called out. "Did you already bathe him?"

"Yeah!"

Charlie released a quick breath and smiled. He picked up Aaron and walked towards Josh. "You don't understand how much of a hassle it is for me to bathe him. I swear he aims for me when he tries to pee in the tub."

Josh laughed and just looked at Aaron. That's a living breathing person that depends on Charlie and Missy for everything. Charlie noticed Josh staring at Aaron and asked, "Do you want to hold him?"

Josh shook his head quickly. "Nah. I'm good. See, I'm just not sure if me holding him is the best thing. I'm just not ready for that."

Charlie shook his head. "Nope. You're holding him." He placed Aaron in Josh's arms.

Josh squealed like a girl as soon he felt the baby in his arms. "Charlie you might want to take your kid back."

"Man, have you seen your girlfriend? From what my memory serves, she looks about seven months pregnant. I think you should at least hold a baby before you become in charge of one," Charlie lectured.

Josh sighed and watched Charlie go into a drawer and pick out some monkey pajamas. "These are his favorite pajamas. That's the time when he gives me the least amount of trouble when its time for bed." Charlie took Aaron out of Josh's arms. "See. It wasn't that bad."

Charlie quickly changed Aaron and set him down in the crib. "Come on," he whispered. "Let's go into the kitchen."

The two guys made their way into the kitchen and sat at a round table under a hanging light. "How old are you Charlie?" Josh asked after they sat down.

"I'm about to be seventeen, why?" Charlie asked.

Josh shrugged. "No real reason I guess. Just curious." They fell into another silence. Josh looked at the time on a clock in the kitchen. "Shoot. Maya and I have to go. We're actually on our way to pick out furniture for our apartment. The only room that's furnished is ours."

Charlie and Josh stood and did one of those bro hugs and said their goodbyes. "I understand. Go do what you gotta do and hey earlier I overheard Maya talking about how you were looking for a job and if you need any help just give me a call. I've been there before."

Josh smiled gratefully and said goodbye again. He walked out to the living room and watched Maya and Missy talk animatedly for a moment. "Babe," he interrupted once he found an opening to jump in. "We have to get going if we're going to make it to the store in time."

"He's right," Maya said sadly. "We have to get going, but I'll see you tomorrow?"

Missy nodded and hugged Maya. "Yeah. Its a shame though we were getting into our own rhythm there."

Maya stood up slowly and left the house with Josh quickly, leaving Charlie and Missy by themselves. Charlie walked into the living room to see Missy closing the door. "Are you really trying to be nicer to people?"

"Yeah I am Charlie. Excuse me if I wanted to be friends with someone who didn't hate me for ruining their life." Missy scoffed and walked away.

"Missy I-" She was already gone. Leaving Charlie feeling the effects of guilt.