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Milan Anderson
My phone vibrated, causing me to look down. It was a text from Elijah.
Elijah(12:35 pm):
Hey big head. How's your day going?
I smiled, leaning back in my chair and rolling my eyes. I missed him already. I could feel myself growing to like him more and more and I didn't know how to feel about that. We never exactly made it official what we are. I mean he admitted that he's feeling me but I was the type of person that needed confirmation before going too far with anything.
"Mi!" I shot my head up to Mallory waving me over. I smiled at the doctor next to her and stood up, following them into a closed room.
"Good afternoon. Are you her....sister?" The doctor asked. She was very young and had a gorgeous smile.
"Yes I am" I smiled back. She shook my hand as me and Mal took a seat.
"Well...I know you guys have been here for a minute. But we just wanted to make sure that our results for everything were accurate and correct."
"That's fine." I tapped my foot, biting my bottom lip. I was just as nervous as Mallory because her being pregnant would definitely change my life too. She was my little sister and there was no way I was kicked her out into this world alone and pregnant.
"All tests for Ms. Mallory did come back positive. So yes, you are pregnant. Very pregnant." The nurse had a small smile but it faded once she saw Mallory's face drop.
"How many months?" I asked.
"She is about 4 and a half... the baby's growth rate is not very normal. But that's common in young mothers who carry."
"Okay." I took a deep breath and listened as she explained all of our options.
After being handed tons of papers and packets. We were asked to come back in three weeks and to call if we had any questions. I thanked her again and walked out with Mallory trailing behind me.
We both got into the car and she sunk in her seat. I stared at her, sighing before starting the car and stopping somewhere quick to get food. I decided to stop at a sub shop and she stayed in the car while I ran in to order for us both.
After paying, I grabbed our sandwiches and took them to the car. The ride home was silent and tense and I had no idea how to break it, so I decided not to. Once back home, Mallory ate silently at the table and I went into my room.
"Wait so she is?"
"Yes." I whispered, holding the phone between my ear and shoulder while taking a bite of my sandwich.
"Damn. What did she say?"
"She hasn't said anything to me Arima. To be honest, I don't know what to do or where to go from here. But I can't show that because then she'll know that it's the blind leading the blind."
I took a sip of water, feeling tears come as I quickly pushed them back.
"Milan no one expects you to really know. Hell, you're only 3 years older than her. Don't beat yourself up for that. We're all gonna be here for her and I think the first thing we should do is figure out what she wants to do next. Explore all of her options."
I nodded and poked my lip out, suddenly missing Arima. Corey was taking her out to Philly for the weekend so I wasn't going to see her until Sunday night.
"You're right. But I gotta go, Elijah is facetiming me." I beamed.
"Gross." She scoffed playfully before blowing a kiss and hanging up. I pressed the green button and bit my bottom lip as his face filled my screen.
"Helluh?"
"Heyyyy." I climbed into bed, plopping down. He flashed his perfectly straight and white teeth in the camera, smiling at me.
"Someone is feeling happy today."
"Cause I'm on the way to see my lady."
I frowned, sitting up quickly after realizing he was in the car.
"Your w-who? Who's your lady?" My mouth dropped. This guy was something else. If he thought he was gonna play games with me he ha-
My thoughts were cut off by him laughing and throwing his head back. "Milan close ya mouth and open the door for me. I'm comin' up ma."
My insides grew warm once I realized the lady he was referring to was me.
Was that confirmation?
Yes.
I rolled my eyes at myself and got up, running to the mirror to take a look at myself. I laughed at my bed hair and lazy attire and shrugged, not attempting to fix it at all. I then went out into the living room, seeing Mallory watching TV. She looked at me and quickly looked away as I walked towards the door.
Opening it, Elijah stood in all black, biting his bottom lip and holding 2 sub sandwiches.
"I got us lunch."
I laughed, letting him in and locking up.
"Aww that was sweet. But I already had a sub." I hugged him, hiding my face in his chest and inhaling his perfect scent.
"Damn. What Ima do with this then?"
"I can eat it later." I grabbed it, kissing his cheek. "Thanks." I walked over to the fridge, putting it in and leading him to my room.
"Hey Mallory." He said gently, smiling.
She didn't even look over at him but she whispered hello. I think he caught on to her not being in the mood because he left it alone and continued walking to my room.
"Sorry about my sister. She's having a rough day."
"It's cool. We all have 'em." He sat on my bed and I sat Indian style on the floor in front of him.
"You aren't hungry? Eat your food."
"I'a eat when you ready to eat again." He yawned, opening his arms for me. I smiled, sitting up and kneeling in front of him. He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed a little.
"How was work?"
"Aight. I ain't fix no cars today."
"So what did you do?" He rested his chin on top of my head and I listened to his heart beat.
"Spent most of my time sketching. I got a idea fa' this new engine. I thought of some shit that ca' make a car go twice as fast with less horsepower needed. Not sure if it would work tho'."
"Wow. Keep working at it and see if it does." He yawned again and I got up, getting under my covers and opening my arms to him.
"You're tired. Come rest. We have a couple hours before we go to the hospital."
He nodded before kicking his shoes off and joining me in bed. He cradled me in his arms and we both fell asleep.
**
"One more baby" Arima lifted her left leg, posing in front of the wall of the restaurant they were eating at.
Corey just smiled, snapping away and admiring the off guards. His girl was so beautiful and perfect to him and he couldn't get over it.
"I think our table is ready now." He grabbed her hand as they walked to sit down.
After being handed menus, they skimmed through, deciding what they wanted to eat.
"You ready to order?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Mhm." She hummed, tapping her manicured nail against the table.
The waiter came just in time and took their orders.
"I'll have the stuffed crab and pasta." Aroma beamed.
"Yeah, I'll have the sausage and shrimp on fried rice with a side of crab legs."
The waiter nodded and took up their menus. Arima hopped in her seat, smiling.
"I'm starting to think you love food more than me." Corey joked.
"Maybe I do." She said in all seriousness, causing Corey to mean mug her. They both laughed and Arima suddenly frowned.
"I feel so bad for Mi..."
"Why? Isn't it Mal who's going through it?"
"Well yeah, but Milan always seems to be the one helping everybody. For the last few months she's been so stressed about other people, I just wanna see her stress about herself again. Does that sound bad?"
"No. You know Milan better than me but it's no secret that she has a big ass heart."
"Yeah...I mean all that she's doing for Mal. And then Elijah and the cancer..." Arima mumbled but immediately hit her bottom lip, cursing herself.
"Elijah and what?" Corey laughed.
"Huh?" Arima played stupid.
"You said Elijah and cancer?"
"No... where are our drinks?" Arima looked around for the waiter, calling her over. Corey stared her down but she ignored it as the man came over.
"Yes I'd like to have an ice tea..." she looked up at Corey who was looking her dead in her eyes. "With a shot of whiskey..." she sighed. The waiter nodded and went over to Corey.
"Just water for me." Corey mumbled. The waiter nodded and apologized before leaving to make their drinks.
"Sooo, are you gonna answer my question now?"
"What question?"
"Marie...." he warned.
Arima sunk in her chair after hearing her middle name. Corey was serious and she knew there was no way that she was getting out of this one.
*****
Lordddd Arima done went and ran her mouth😭 how is Corey gonna react?
Thoughts on the chapter???