I must have been sitting in the park for a really long time because next thing I know Jack is walking up to me and the sun is beginning to set. Why wouldn’t she tell me right when she found out? My head is spinning.
Jack sits next to me and nudges me. “You okay man?” he asks
“Why didn’t she tell me?”
“She didn’t want you to feel obligated Zack. If it helps we told her to tell you a couple weeks ago.”
“Obligated? Really? I mean this baby is my responsibility too.”
“Do you really blame her Zack? You basically told her to lose all of your information and move on with her life.”
“But this is my kid! I deserve to be there for it.”
“Well what are you going to do?”
“I am going to prove to her somehow that I can be the best dad possible...and win her back.”
Jack just stared at me like dude, you’ve lost her more than once now I think you are a little late to the game.
“Jack give me her number! I need to catch her!”
He just stared. He wasn’t going to give up her digits. I was going to have to get this done some other way. “Fine, I will just figure out someway to get her to talk to me.”

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It took Zack two weeks to get a hold of me. Two whole weeks. I don’t know how he got my number but he did somehow.
My phone begins to ring over and over. Finally after the third call of constant ringing I answer.
“Hello, this is Cali”
“Hey Cal” Shit how did he get my number.
“What do you want Zack?” I wasn’t even in the mood to be nice anymore.
“Can we meet up and talk? Ya know about the baby and all?”
“Why?”
“Please Cal! I want to help you with the baby.”
“Prove it”
“How would you like me to do that?”
“I have a anatomy scan on Wednesday. If you are serious you will come.”
“Like as in 2 days?”
“Yes. At the clinic in south town. If you want to be in this baby’s life be there. 2 pm”
Then I hung up. Well will see if he can make it up to me this time. I mean I am having his baby after all.

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Never did I believe he would ever show up. I mean that man never shows up to anything he has no interest in even if it is for the greater good. I left this morning content with my choice to give him one more chance and knowing I would probably be disappointed come 2 o’clock.
I take one more deep breath before exiting my car. Here goes nothing. As I am walking into the clinic I think about how I am to raise a little boy or girl alone. Knowing what I know I do not think I can raise a boy to be a better man than his father. I walk in and check in with the receptionist in the lobby. When I turn around my heart drops.
“Zack..” I say with a sigh, “you came”
He could see the tears beginning to fall onto my face. Wow I have become an emotional mess as of late.
“I didn’t miss the scan thing did I?”
He looked worried, “no I just checked in.”
“Oh thank god!” He replied as he sat down.
“I can’t believe you came…” he looked sexy but I couldn’t concentrate on him now. He did break my heart after all.
“Of course I came Cal. I told you I was going to help you,” he said as he smiled a bit.
“Cali McDowell” the technician called out before the conversation continues.
I grabbed Zack’s hand and got up to go to the room.
“Why don’t you guys get seated and I will get the machine ready,” the tech followed us in the room as she told us.
“You ready,” I whisper to Zack as I lay on the ultrasound table.
All he does is nod. I still cannot believe he showed up; especially with such short notice.
“Okay Cali… this may be a little cold,” the tech says as she squirts some gel on my bump. “You wanting to find out the sex of the baby today?” she then asks as she begins the scan.
“Yes if it cooperates that would be awesome,” I reply.
“Well looks like he is going to cooperate with us today,” she says with a smile.
“It’s a boy?” Zack then asks.
“Yes dad it is definitely a little boy.”
I begin to cry. I am getting a little boy to take care of for the rest of my life. Zack kisses my forehead with a grin. The technician finishes the scan and prints out some pictures.
“Thank you so much,” I tell the technician as I sit up. Today may be the best day of my life. I am having a little boy.
“Congratulations you two” she replies as we walk out of the room.
We walk out of the building with grins plastered on our faces.
“So…” Zack begins, “will you let me take you to lunch?”
“Sure why not.”
We go to a Chili’s down the road from the clinic. The car ride was silent. And so were the first couple minutes of us sitting in the booth at the restaurant.
“Thank you Cal”
“For what?”
“For giving me a chance.”
“Just don’t blow it. I can handle rejection but I will not allow my child to have to deal with it also.”
“I won’t,” he replies.
“What now, Zack?” I ask nervously after a few more minutes of awkward silence.
“You have this baby and we work things out to at least be friendly to each other if not more for his sake,” he replies. “Honestly I hope more than friendly eventually.”
After the meal Zack drops me back off to my car and says “keep in touch Cali.”
“I will Zack,” I say as I get out of the car.
“And Cali?”
“Yes?”
“You are a gorgeous pregnant lady.”
I closed the door and he drove off.
Did this really just happen? My ex came to my appointment and then flirted with me all afternoon. I walk to my car on cloud nine. Thank you lord for not making me do this alone. But if this boy is anything like his father he is going to be the death of me.

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