Book 2: Growing Up

Jimmy’s P.O.V.
Here we were, all sitting in Johnny’s living room looking at the phone that was on the coffee table. Deanna was at her parents with the baby, she was going to stay there for a while before she takes Sam anywhere. Sam was very sick when she was born, and kind of unnatural. Deanna had a C section done on her since the drunk guy had hit her. The baby was premature but that was a month ago. With a mother that wouldn’t leave her baby’s side and with me at her side, a hoping father, our angel grew and was now healthy, but still small. We just need to keep her nice and warm, and very careful.
“These guys take freaking forever,” Johnny said as he paced in the living room. It has been a total of three days since we last heard from the doctors. They had the baby’s blood and ours and they said that they would get to us as soon as possible. I sat there thinking of my Deanna, looking down at the promise ring that I had given her. I promised her forever, granted we didn’t wait for marriage like I said we would, she was forever mine. It wasn’t just sex with us, it was us being one with one another and now, she just feels like she is my wife. But having this, having to know who in the world the father is was tempting the waters of our relationship. What if Sam wasn’t my angel? What would Deanna do? Then, of course, we all had one year of school left which was really going to be aggravating.
“Yeah it is,” Brian finally stood and walked into the kitchen and started to make him a sandwich and Johnny stood there pacing.
“This is going to change everything,” Johnny muttered. I broke my stare from the phone and looked at Johnny who was looking down at the floor shaking his head, “Man…I don’t want to be the dad,” He said gently, “I just, I mean, we just found out that she isn’t my sister,” He said with tears streaming down his face, “How messed up is that?” He asked looking up at me. This was the first time that he had talked about it since he had found out about it. I came to my brother and hugged him.
“I’m so sorry Johnny,” I whispered to him. Zacky got up, hugging me and Johnny rubbing his back and telling him that it was alright. Matt and Brian soon joined, Brian munching on his sandwich which made Johnny squeal.
“I GOT WHITE STUFF IN MY HAIR!” I yelled making us all back away falling over laughing. Brian wiggled his eye brows at Johnny which made Johnny hit him making me laugh even harder. Brian picked Johnny up and tossed him over his shoulder and smacked his butt before carrying him outside to the pool and tossing him inside.
That’s when the phone rang.
All laughter seized. There was nothing left but the hallow ringing in my head. I looked at my friends who were looking at the phone. No one wanted to answer it. My heart was racing and my palms were beginning to sweat. That’s when Brian came inside and answered the phone, him being the idiot and forgetting why we were all standing here waiting for it in the first place.
“Hello? He asked and his face went pale, “Oh hi,” He said. After a while, he started to get this twinkle in his eye and a big smile on his face, “Thanks,” He said and hung up the phone. I swear my heart stopped when he looked at me, or when he hung up the phone. I wasn’t sure but my heart stopped for sure.
“What is it?” Johnny asked.
“I just got told that the father of Samantha is,” He looked at all of his friends and finally at me, “You man,” He said. I finally let out a breath and let out a screech of excitement. The only one to walk out of the door was Zacky but all the others hugged me and congratulated me for being the father of Deanna’s child.
I guess had fate had it’s way after all.

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