"See Kath, I told you that this would work out." Elliot said as they walked towards his dorm. "It's been almost two years and still going strong."
"Yea, I guess I should have trusted you." Kathy said, distantly.
"What'cha thinkin' about?" he asked, taking her hand in his.
"Nothing."
"Kath, come on, talk to me." he stopped and took both her hands. "You can tell me anything."
"Elliot." she said, pausing, obviously thinking about whether or not to disclose her secret. "We're gonna have a baby."
"What?" he asked, slightly taken aback.
"I knew you'd react like this." she pulled her hands from his and started walking quickly towards the dorms.
"No, no." he cried, running after her. "Kath, that's great. That's amazing." he said, picking her up and swinging her around. "We're gonna be parents."
"You're not mad?" she asked as he set her down.
"Why would I be mad?" he asked, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the dorms. "I have always imagined us having a baby together and now we will. I love you." he said, kissing her softly.
"I love you too El." she said as he opened the door to his room. "Well, its late, I had better start back." she said grabbing her purse and jacket off of his bed.
"I'm going to miss you so much." he said, hugging her. "And you too." he said, placing his hand on her stomach and smiling. And like that she was gone. Their weekend had been short but sweet as usual and he was sad to see her go already. He simply lay on his bed and stare up at the ceiling with a huge grin on his face: he was going to be a father.
"Hey man." said his roommate, Robert coming in and throwing a football on his bed. "You okay?"
"Definitely." he said without moving from his position.
"Kathy was in town wasn't she?"
"Yea." he said, still dreamily.
"And you got laid?"
"Not exactly."
"She gave you a blow job?"
"No man." Elliot said, exasperated. "Is that all you ever think about?"
Robert rolled his eyes. "That's not all I think about, but a guy with that look on his face had to have gotten some, somehow."
"Kathy's pregnant." Elliot said, sick of waiting for him to guess.
"No way." he said, sitting on his own bed. "Is she getting an abortion?"
"No." Elliot said appalled, the thought never even occurring to him. "We're excited. We're going to keep it. And anyways, it's against our religion."
"But pre-marital sex isn't?"
"Touché." Elliot said, privately cursing himself for his own stupidity.
"Well, congratulations, I guess man."
"Yea." Elliot said almost inaudibly. He was so excited about the baby, but now he wasn't certain. He had always expected the birth of his first child to be a joyous occasion, but with everyone so disappointed would anyone even care? Now he was scared, and there was no turning back time.