"Aisha has a kid?" The boss questioned as he and Johnny sat at the strip club sipping on some beers. Johnny had made it about halfway down the street before he gave in and called the boss to come get him. He needed someone to talk to about everything, and the boss was the perfect person for the job. Albeit, talking about it, and the strip club did make Johnny feel a little better, it didn't help him all the way. He still felt like something was missing, or he felt like he should of let Aisha explain before he left the house so quickly. He wasn't angry anymore, just confused more than anything.
"Apparently," Johnny said, taking another drink of his beer. He still couldn't believe that Aisha, the love of his fucking life, forgot to tell him something this important. It was a kid, another human being! And she just didn't say a word about it. "She said she didn't cheat on me..." Gat trailed off, glancing up at the boss. "I believe her about that, but if she didn't cheat on me then that would mean that the kid is mine." He continued, trying to wrap all of this around his head. It was crazy. How could Aisha had a baby while Johnny was in prison?
"That's fucking crazy..." The boss mumbled.
Johnny sighed, "Yeah, I know."
"Did she say it was yours?" Boss asked.
Gat shrugged, "I left before she got to say anything."
"Maybe you should talk to her." The boss suggested, with another shrug, and glanced over at the strippers. "And if it is yours, you're really gonna raise it?" Now Johnny hadn't thought about that yet. He loved Aisha, but a kid, a baby, was another thing. He was never good at the paternal stuff, and he didn't want to disappoint Aisha if he fucked up while raising their son or daughter. Gat could never imagine himself as a father, or even a father figure for that matter. He was never good at it, and he never wanted to have kids. Hell, he didn't even know if Aisha wanted to have kids. It just happened.
Another sigh escaped Gat's lips, "I can't talk to Aish right now, I'm still confused..." He admitted.
"That's alright." Boss empathized. "We'll just chill here for awhile."
Meanwhile, Aisha sat in the living room of her house sobbing. Johnny had just got back, and now he was gone again already. Who knew when he would be back? She wanted to tell him about the baby, but she wanted to wait until morning. In fact, it was Johnny's baby. She found out she was pregnant a couple weeks after he went to jail. It wasn't planned at all, and she didn't tell him because she thought he would leave her and the kid. As she got farther along, she wore baggier clothes to the visits so her wouldn't notice her baby bump. Nine months later, she gave birth to a baby girl, and she never told Johnny. Aisha wanted to wait until he got out of prison to say something.
But when he came home, it was so sudden, and she didn't want to ruin their moment, so she kept it a secret for a little bit longer. Now, Aisha knew it was a mistake, and she should have told Johnny right away. But she was so afraid, she didn't want to lose him, and she didn't want him to reject her. Fuck, Aisha didn't know how Johnny felt about kids. He could have despised them for all she knew, because they never talked about having a family. It was such a fuck up, and she knew it. Now she just hoped that Johnny would come back home so that she could explain everything to him in person, and make it better.
A few beers later, the boss and Johnny seemed ready to leave the strip club. Johnny decided that maybe he should call Aisha first, and make sure it was okay for him to come home after storming off like that. After he and the boss climbed into the boss' car, Johnny dialed her number and waited for her to pick up. "Aish?" He asked once he heard her voice.
"Johnny," She said simply. "Please come home."
"I'm coming." Gat replied, and hung up. He asked the boss to drop him back off at Aisha's house, and by now, it was already midmorning. Johnny did want to make up with Aisha, and he knew he had to apologize for storming out like he did earlier. There were so many thoughts running around in his head as the boss pulled onto the street and neared closer and closer to Aisha's driveway.
"Relax man." The boss said. "Everything's going to work out fine."
"I hope you're fucking right." Gat replied, looking over nervously at the boss once he pulled into the driveway.
"Once everything is worked out, call me and I'll come see your kid." Boss smiled.
"Will do." Johnny said as he got out of the car. He tried to calm his composure as he walked up to the front door. Once he was sure he was ready to face Aisha, and his kid, he made his way inside. Aisha was resting on the couch, and when Johnny walked in, she stood up and went to hug him. They clung to each other in a sloppy embrace. "I'm sorry Aish." Johnny mumbled into her neck.
"I'm sorry too." She replied, "This is all my fault."
"Can we talk about it?" Johnny asked once they pulled away from each other.
Aisha nodded, "Yeah, come sit down." She said, and the two took their places on the couch, ready to discuss this awkward situation together, and put it behind them so that they could start a family together.