"Hi Riley" Benny rubbed Maureen's five month pregnant belly "Daddy loves you so much, no matter what people tell you." Maureen smacked the top of Benny's head lightly "Benny, don't depress the baby, she doesn't want to know she was conceived out of our affairs." He kissed a place where Riley had just kicked. "Daddy can't wait to meet you" he kissed again. "She is so active today" Maureen stood up off the bed and pulled her blue tank top down. She put on a see-through tunic, with blue flowers printed on it over the tank top. Her long brown curls were as wild as ever, but the pregnancy hormones made them even glossier. She had it tied up in a loose braid. Pregnancy agreed very well with Maureen.
"You drink too much caffeine." Benny told her walking into the closet. He came out trying to put on a tie. "Benny" she walked over and tied it for him. "I do not drink that much" she flipped the tie through it's self. "Maureen you drank a pot of coffee yesterday, that's a lot of caffeine" She finished and pulled it up. "Benny, I am waiting for the day I give birth to this little leech, then I will be able to have some alcohol" she grinned and put on a pair of dark blue maternity jeans. Benny put on his suit vest and turned to Maureen as he buttoned the buttons "You aren't going to breastfeed?" he asked. She laughed putting on a pair of white slip on Converse "Of course" Benny pulled her to him, now they couldn't exactly be very close because of her large stomach.
"Maureen, if you are going to breastfeed then you can't drink" her mouth dropped in shock "No, I need alcohol!" she wined. He shrugged his shoulders "Sorry" Maureen though for a second "Well, ok, all of my books talk about something called supplementing. So I guess I could give her formula when I drink" Benny rubbed her stomach softly and smirked "Then why don't we just give her formula all the time" Maureen smacked his arm. "Go to work, I don't want you here" He smiled "Ok, but first give me a kiss" Maureen stood on her toes and gave him a soft kiss "Go and make money." He pulled on his suit jacket and walked into the living room. "Maur" he said sitting on the couch to put his shoes on "What are you going to do today? I feel bad that I leave you home alone." Maureen came out "I'm going over to Collin's, Luis is going to paint on my stomach" she lifted up her shirt again to look at her belly.
Benny sat at his desk, his feet up on his desk, bored out of his mind. There was nothing to do today; he was waiting for some prissy pop singer who wanted to change to a new, hipper label. She was four hours late. "Mr. Coffin. There is someone here to see you" the voice of his secretary "Is she here yet?" he hit the speak button. She giggled "No, I'm sorry, but the person's name is Roger Davis, he says he knows you" Benny was a little shocked. "Yeah, I know him, send him in" he took his feet off the desk and waited for Roger.
When Roger walked in he looked as out of place as anyone could be at an office setting. He was wearing his favorite plaid pants and an oversized Clash T-shirt under a jet black leather coat. He sat down in the chair opposite Benny's. "Hi Roger" Benny hid a laugh. Roger looked up at Benny. "Mimi's pregnant" he told him in a grim voice "I know man; Maureen said they are only a month apart, Congrats" But Roger shook his head "No, it's not good" he looked upset "Benny, I we have no money and we can't afford a baby" he was being very serious now "I know that I criticized you for working, for selling out. But I need a job, I need money for the baby, and I have no where else to go." Benny couldn't believe what he was hearing. After 4 years of Roger and Mark acting like Benny was the devil for starting his own company, Roger was actually asking for a job.
"Well, Roger…" Benny rolled a pen in-between his fingers. He knew that if he turned Roger down, Maureen would be more than pissed at him, having just gotten Roger and Mimi back as friends. But he also knew that a little part of him wanted to turn Roger down, just to get back at him. "I think that would be great. I can give you a job." Roger face turned to relief, it seems like a weight had lifted off his shoulders "Thank you Benny, this can help us so much" Roger smiled and sat up in his chair. "So, how would you feel about being a music consultant? You get to listen to bands play at local places, and then, if you like them, you can offer them a contract. I trust your taste in music."
Roger looked like a child on Christmas morning "Wow, Benny, that's great, really thanks, I don't know how to thank you" Benny grinned. He was glad that he could help Roger. He couldn't not help, Mimi was pregnant. Roger stood up "So when do I start?" he asked.
Benny walked into his apartment at around nine 'o' clock. Maureen was sitting on the couch, her legs propped up on the coffee table with a pint of ice-cream resting on her stomach. She had tears streaming down her face. Benny dropped his brief case and went over to her. "Maureen, what's wrong baby?" he wiped a tear away from her cheek. "This, this movie is so sad" she gasped sobbing. Benny looked at the tv screen, she was watching Roseanne. He rolled his eyes. "Maureen, this is some stupid TV show." He rubbed her hair. She turned to him with a harsh glare on her face, putting the ice cream on the coffee table "It's not just some stupid TV show Benny. The Connor's work hard for everything they have! How can you be so insensitive!" tears started falling again. He looked at her scared, by now he was used to her normal 'Maureen' mood swings, but this was something else altogether. "I'm sorry baby, It's a really good TV show." he wiped her cheeks again. Maureen's eyes lit up. "It's ok" she kissed his neck softly.
Benny closed his eyes "I enjoy this mood swing" he whispered in her ear. But Maureen stopped "Excuse me?" she pulled away from him "So I am just someone to get you off?" Benny put his hands on her shoulders. "No Maureen. Really…" "Ow" she moaned softly, her hand moving down to her stomach. "Oww" she repeated, her eyes widening in pain "Are you ok?" he asked with major concern, his hands moving down to her belly too. "No" she said in a panicking voice "Oww! It hurts" she cried for real, standing up and pacing around. "Benny, I think I am having a contraction!" she told him. She was bouncing on the balls of her feet. "It hurts so fucking BAD!" she wined.
He was scared; he didn't know what to do. Nothing like this had ever happened to him before, and he was scared for Maureen and his baby. "Maur. What should we do?" It seemed like the contraction had passed. "I think we should go to the hospital." She told him, going over to get her red leather purse. "But you are only five months along, they baby can't be coming." he said standing up. "I know" she yelled at him. "But it fucking hurts! Take me to the hospital!" she was in pain, he could tell. "Please" she added nicely Benny went over the door and grabbed her jacket. "Alright, lets go" he opened the door and grabbed the keys to his car.