Chapter 2 got too big and was split in half creating this third chapter. While reading all three in order is highly recommended, at least read chapter 2 before this one. It will make much more sense.
The nurse took me right back to an examination room while Gloria did the paperwork with the receptionist. After several tests, a quick ultrasound, and a thorough examination. I got the news. I was three to five weeks pregnant, but everything looked good.
My immediate response was "It isn't good if I'm pregnant. I'm on the pill how could that be?"
The doctor sighed as she told me, "The pill is only 93% effective. You apparently are in the remaining 7%. She wrote a script for some vitamin pills and told the nurse to schedule me for monthly checkups.
As I walked back into the waiting room, I didn't even have to tell her. Gloria knew from my face, "You're pregnant!" I started to cry. She tried to comfort me as we drove back to the condo, but I was too upset to appreciate it.
When we got back to the condos, I asked Gloria to please tell everyone to leave me alone for a little while, I needed time to think. I went into the bedroom laid down and cried, feeling so sorry for myself. After I cried it out, the rational mind took over. I'm pregnant, now what do I want to do. I quickly realized that I loved the life I had been living, how to best keep that life with an added baby. An abortion never even crossed my mind. I realized that I didn't want to know which one was the father, I wanted to keep them both in my life, and in my baby's life.
Now that I knew what I wanted, I walked back across to the other condo, still wearing what I had worn to the doctor's office. They were all sitting around the table, it was hard to read their faces. There was definitely a look of concern, but it seemed to be mixed with some happiness.
As I walked in, all the conversation stopped, and everyone focused their attention on me. With a surprisingly clear voice I said. "I definitely know a couple of things, what I don't know is how. First, abortion is out of the question. Second, I love my life here, I know things must change with the addition of a baby, but I want to keep as much of what I have here as possible if that is acceptable to Sir and Mark."
Sir smiled and spoke, "I think we can make that happen, a couple of questions. First, when the baby is born you can find out who the father is, do you want to wait to do anything until you know that?"
I replied, "Sir, I want my baby to know two fathers. I don't want it tested. It is the result or relationships with two people I have come to love, I don't want to choose one and lose one."
Gloria asked, "Don't we have to put the father's name on the birth certificate?
Sir replied, "We simply put Mark Sarentino, without the "Jr" or "Sr"
Mark asked, "How do you see this working?"
Sir hesitated for only a moment. "In December you graduate. I'm assuming you still plan to return here and join me in the practice. I move into the small condo, married or not - you two take over the master bedroom here, the small bedroom becomes the nursery. We either move the home office into the lobby or leave it where it is"
Everyone was shaking their heads in agreement. Mark asked, "Does this mean that Maria and I get married?"
Almost in unison Sir and Gloria replied, "That is up to Maria."
I gave Mark a long look, "We need to talk before you even think about asking me."
Sir coughed for attention, "Two more things. One, just so you know I added you as an employee to the company health insurance plan when we renewed a couple months ago, so this is covered, and two, I can do with cold cereal for breakfast for a while.
I walked over to hug him, he pulled me into his lap, hugged, kissed me and whispered, everything will be alright." I hugged him and held him tight.
We finally released each other. I grabbed Mark's hand and led him back to our condo and straight onto the bed. We just held each other for a while. I finally asked, "Are you disappointed that I got pregnant? "
Mark replied, "Disappointed because you are pregnant with my baby? No, it only makes me love you more that we are having a baby together, to raise as ours."
I then had to ask, "Are you upset that I won't give up Sir?"
His response was immediate, and I thought heartfelt, "No, I'm not upset. I would never ask or expect you to end what you have with dad."
I had to ask it a different way, "So your wife regularly and openly sucking and fucking your dad, even in your presence would not be a problem or an issue?"
He thought for about a minute and replied, "The day of our wedding, I want a separate private ceremony where you bind yourself to both of us, and us collectively to you, and our wedding vows will not include "forsaking all others." He paused for a moment and added, "Whether we are married or not, there will be no one else for me, and you already know about Dad and Gloria. Oh, and whatever you have with Gloria is also ok with me, though God knows I want to watch."
I giggled with the last comment and replied, "I'll have to work it out with Gloria but that may be possible."