Matt arrived at Clara's door slightly nervous. He knew she had something to tell him but he could tell by her tone she was scared which had him worried. He knocked on the door and was greeted by David.
"Ah, good you're here," He said. "I've got to get to work. She's in the living room." "David, what are you doing here?" Matt asked surprised. "Uh, leaving, bye!" He replied walking past.
"Wait, what's going on?" Matt asked lightly grabbing his arm. "She'll tell ya' but I've got to go," He said leaving. "Go easy on her." David added pausing giving him a warning look. Matt frowned confused and walked inside.
He found Clara sitting on the couch looking worried. "Clara?" He said softly. She glanced up. "Hi."
He sat beside her. "Hi, so what's going on?" She looked at him reluctant. He gently touched her face. "Hey, you can tell me." Matt assured her.
Clara sighed clasping her hands. "Matt, I think…I think I'm pregnant." "But wait that doesn't make sense you're on the pill." He replied puzzled. She nodded. "I know but the last time we had sex I thought I took it but I…I was wrong." Clara shrugged her shoulder lowering her eyes.
He exhaled processing that she had just told me that she might be pregnant, that he could be a dad. Clara studied his unreadable expression waiting for him to say something. "So is that why you've been acting strangely?" Matt finally spoke.
She nodded quietly.
"Why didn't you just tell me?" He replied slightly disappointed. "I was afraid you'd be upset." Clara replied softly. He gently tilted her chin up towards him. "Do I look upset?" He said his tone soft and caring. "I don't know, are you?" She asked softly.
Matt kissed her forehead. "No, luv but I'd wish you told me sooner." Clara swallowed. "I know and I'm sorry." He wrapped his arms around her. "It's okay." Matt said softly. Clara held him tight so grateful that she had him.
He sighed and looked at her. "So what do you want to do… if you are?" She sighed heavily. "Well, to be honest I'd like to keep the baby." He smiled. "Okay." Clara glanced at him. "Really?" Matt nodded. "Of course, I love kids and to start a family with you I think would be fantastic." She smiled thoughtfully. "You mean that?" He sighed cradling her face. "My Clara, there isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. I love you and I always want to be with you no matter what."
Clara felt a heavy weight lift off her heart. She rested her forehead against his. "I love you." She said. "Love you, too." He replied softly. Clara looked at him worried. "How do we tell my dad? He's going to freak." Matt sighed. "I know and I'm not exactly his favorite," He thought for a minute before speaking. "Let's wait until we know first and then if you are we'll tell him."
She nodded. "Okay." Clara glanced at him with a wet smile. "We might be becoming a mommy and daddy." He smiled and wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
Later David came home late after a long day of classes and complaining customers at the bookstore. He unlocked the door while checking his phone for messages. "Hey Matt, I-whoa, blimey it's warm!" David exclaimed walking into a hot apartment and unexpectedly saw Matt standing in the living room in just his swim trunks while going through a text book. David chuckled.
"What?" He frowned.
David looked at him strangely. "Uh, you tell me. Are you going swimming in the living room or am I looking at a new fall trend?" He remarked removing his jacket. He shot him a smug look. "Very funny but no, the air conditioner's out again."
"Seriously?" David groaned. He nodded walking over to the bookcase. "Yeah and not just here but every apartment in the building." David shook his head. "Great so what do we do other than fry in here?"
Matt looked at him and grinned holding up a magazine. He knew that look and groaned. "Okay, what did you find this time to waste our money on?" He sighed exasperated. Matt scowled showing him the magazine. "Oi', this is a real investment. It's a blade-less fan that runs on pure wind," He grinned. "Great, huh?"
David bit the inside of his cheek. "Matt, we live in an apartment, what wind?" He scoffed. "We'll find a source. I'm telling ya' this is a great idea."
He shook his head going into the kitchen for a bottle of water. "Yeah says the man who thought it would a great idea to earn money helping out the girl scouts by selling cookies when we were thirteen." "I thought it worked." Matt shrugged.
He scoffed out a chuckle coming back with his drink. "Please, we were two teen boys trying to convince total strangers to buy Girl Scout cookies from us. As I recall people thought we were either pervs or practical jokers, they shut the door in our faces before we could explain." David said plopping into the couch.
"Yeah but we got free cookies and you got the attention of that blond fourteen year-old Girl Scout, right" Matt pointed out sitting beside him. David rolled his eyes and swallowed some water. "So did you talk to Clara?"
He nodded. "Yeah." "And what are you going to do?" David replied. "Well, if she is we're keeping the baby." Matt answered happily. He nodded. "That's great but I was referring to dealing with Dean Oswald."
"Easy, we're not saying anything until we know if she's pregnant." Matt shrugged. David smirked. "So you have a death wish, huh?" He shrugged. "Probably but right now it's the best idea I can think of."
"Fair enough." He replied sipping his water.
Matt sighed and sat back in the couch. "Can you believe that I might be a dad to like another human being?" He said in disbelief. David scoffed. "Are you sure you're a medical student?" Matt tapped his knee. "You know what I mean." "So do you think I'll be a good one?" He asked.
David drank some more water. "Definitely better than mine was."
He nodded. "But do you think I'll be better than my dad?" "Yeah, I do but do you think you're ready?" David replied. "Well, I love Clara and I've definitely learned from the mistakes of my parents." He said. "Yeah but are you ready for the responsibilities?" David asked.
Matt scoffed. "I'm not a young kid; I'm almost a college graduate. I want this child and I want it with Clara." He replied firmly. David put his hands up defensively. "Okay, sorry. I believe you." Matt then lowered his eyes before looking at him. "So why am I so scared?"
David sighed. "Because unfortunately, you're normal my friend, you're totally normal." Matt smirked a little and stared at the floor, silently praying that he really was ready for this.