Abby tilted her head to the side "Are you sure that you're one to call me crazy?" Abby shot back in a patronizing voice and a raise eyebrow with a small smirk forming.
"Well darling" the blonde woman started. "Considering the fact that I have purposefully went MIA for you and gave up my figuratively speaking double 0 status. Yes. Yes I do believe I can call you crazy. Crazy." She to mimicked Abby by tilting her head and raising her eyebrow. "We should be leaving right now your doctors appointment is in 45 minutes and yet you have not eaten and are still in your pajamas." Smiling superiorly the blond woman continued. "Lucky for you I anticipated this so I made cinnamon rolls and picked up your dry cleaning." She smiled as she stood up and walked around the couch and into the kitchen.
Abby could see the woman from where she was standing yet she didn't move. Instead she watched as the woman rinsed out her now empty coffee mug and up it into the dish wash next to the sink then walked perpendicular to the sink to the oven, grabbing an oven mitt so she could to pull out a hot pan of cinnamon rolls. Abby could tell they were scorching, the icing was still melting off the sides while the cinnamon filling was oozing out the bottom and top of the pastry.
"Well are you going to eat now or in the car?" The blonde woman snapped as she leaned against the counter. "I refuse to be late and since you have yet to see a real doctor since you found out you're caring a bun in the oven, you are not cancelling this appointment." The Blonde woman started to wipe water droplets off the granite countertop. "You've already been putting this off way to long, because what was it?" The woman paused putting her pointer finger to her lip while looking thoughtful. "Oh. That's right you over slept almost half your appointments and you didn't feel up to it or your morning sickness was too terrible so you decided to watch TV instead, and my favorite I forgot, so oh well."
Rolling her eyes Abby walked past the blonde woman saying "Yes Mother." While picking up a cinnamon roll. "Would you like me to lecture me about the importance of good dental hygiene?" She winced when she realized that the rolls were not just blistering but smoldering from sitting in the still heated oven. Blowing on it she continued "or maybe the importance of eat my vegetables while were at it." Abby smiled slightly, proud with herself at making up her own lecture on the spot. "Or maybe you should . . ."
"Stop being such a smart ass." The blonde woman snapped back shaking her head in disbelief and rolling her eyes at the same time. She walked around the kitchen making sure everything was off and double checked to make sure that the alarms were still working since both of them were leaving for the day.
"I didn't drop anything off at the dry cleaners" Abby stated ignoring her, biting into her hot breakfast.
"You didn't. I did" the woman winked as she picked up her purse from the table and fished out her car keys. "You have five minutes to get ready. Or else" She said as she walked out the kitchen and towards the living room and called behind her, while slipping on a pair of gigantic sunglass that covered half her face and stepping into her high heeled shoes that just hurt Abby's swollen ankles to look at. "I'll be in the car" she said, and walked out the front door.
Shaking her head Abby walked out of the kitchen holding her dry cleaning in one hand and stuffing the now warm cinnamon roll in her month with the other, she walked across the living room and down the hallway to her room so she could wash up and change.
"Oh Karen." Abby mumbled to herself. Her gaze serious and lips pursed. "What would I ever do without you?"
As she looked in the mirror three minutes later smoothing out her colorful top and tugging on her dark grey pants, all the while looking at her very pregnant figure from every angle. She would never willingly admit it but without Karen's help having the baby would not have been an option. Even if Karen babied Abby since moving in with her, by doing Abby's laundry when doing her own and keeping their loft spotless, not to mention to Abby's relief cooking, but to Abby she did a lot more than house work and making sure Abby and the baby were healthy. She was Abby's support system and thinking about how much she thought Karen was part of her family. It always took her back Gallagher Academy where the two of them met and shared a room together.
Smiling and blinking away the emotional tears that weld up in her eyes Abby grabbed her purse and walked out of her room.