The boss sighed as he got up from his spot at the bar, and he took his beer with him as he went to go sit by Kinzie. She was still sitting on the floor, crossed legged, with her laptop resting in her lap. "What's on your mind, boss?" She asked, not even bothering to look up from her computer. "What's wrong with Shaundi?" She asked again, remembering that the boss was also concerned about her just a couple of days ago.

"I don't know..." The boss trailed off, taking another sip of his beer. "Do you think she's been acting different lately?" He asked, looking over at the tech savvy saint, trying to make eye contact with her. Somebody else just had to notice Shaundi's behavior, or else the boss might think he was going crazy. Honestly, he couldn't take this shit anymore. If he would have known that this would have been the outcome of him and Shaundi getting together, he might not have never done it in the first place.

Kinzie was quiet for a moment before she answered, "You know, I have noticed some slight differences about her." She said as her fingers typed away on her laptop keyboard. The boss sighed in relief, finally! It wasn't just him. Now he knew that he wasn't crazy, and he was thankful for Kinzie at the moment.

"It all started right after we got together too." The boss continued. "It's my fault, isn't it?" He asked. "This is all my fault... She's unhappy..." He began to ramble off, taking another drink of his beer too. If she wanted to break up, wouldn't she tell him that though? Instead of going behind his back and doing other things? He didn't know; women were weird fucking things, and the boss learned that a long time ago.

"Have you talked to her about it yet?" Kinzie asked, ignoring the boss' self pity.

He shook his head, "No."

"You might want to do that first." Kinzie replied.

"Right." The boss nodded.

"That way you don't drive yourself crazy with all these assumptions." She added, her fingers never stopping on her keyboard.

"Thanks Kinzie." The boss said as he stood up. "I'm gonna ask her first thing in the morning."

"That would be best." The redhead replied. "Now go get some sleep." She added, and the boss obliged and headed back to the bedroom that he shared with Shaundi. Thankfully she was still asleep so that she wouldn't know that he was up in the middle of the night. He was determined to talk to her in the morning now, and he couldn't wait until the morning finally came. But for now, he closed his eyes and tried to get some much needed sleep to take his mind off things. He couldn't take all of this stress and bullshit. He wanted he and Shaundi to be happy together. But how could they do that when she was already hiding stuff from him not even a month into their relationship? All these questions haunted his mind, and finally the morning came.

Shaundi was the first one to wake, and she noticed that the boss was still fast asleep beside her. She knew that something had to be done about this, so today, would most likely be the day. She didn't enjoy hiding things from him, it was just the simple fact that she was scared of what the outcome was going to be. So, deciding to get it over with now, she reached over and grabbed the boss' arm, shaking him gently to wake him up. "Shaundi...?" He mumbled, still groggy with sleep.

"Wake up." She replied gently.

"What's wrong?" The boss asked, sitting up in the bed. He was still a little tired, but he was glad that Shaundi had woken him up so now that they could but all these problems behind them. He wanted them to be happy together, and once they figured all of this stuff out, they could finally be a real couple again. The boss was more than ready for that, he wanted this relationship to be somewhat normal, (well as normal as it could get in this sense).

"I'm finally ready to talk." She spoke, her voice breaking because of her nerves. This was how the boss really knew that something was wrong. He had never heard Shaundi talk like that, she was such a badass at times, so it was hard to see her when she was all vulnerable and stuff.

"Good." The boss replied. "I'm ready to listen."

"You have to promise not to get mad." Shaundi started.

"Why would I get mad?" The boss asked, confused.

"Just promise." Shaundi demanded.

"Okay, I promise." He replied.

She then hesitated at first, scared of how in the hell she was going to say this, and then she was trying so hard to work up her damn nerve. The boss was being patient though, he was just glad that she was finally opening up to him about this shit. "I'm..." She started out, and then paused to take a breath. "I'm pregnant." She barely managed to get out. But once it was out, she felt like a million pounds had been lifted off her shoulders.

The boss though, he was in shock. "What?" He asked, looking at his girlfriend with wide eyes.

"The first time we had sex..." She said, trying to explain. "That's when it happened."

"Shaundi..." That was all the boss had to say at the moment, "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?" He asked.

She shrugged, "I was scared." She admitted honestly. "Because I want to keep the baby."

"I want to keep the baby too." The boss interjected.

"You do?" She asked surprised.

"Of course." The boss smiled. "I may be a murderer, but I would never kill a baby... Especially my baby."

"That's such a relief." Shaundi said.

"I love you Shaundi."

"I love you too."