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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 5, 2012 20:59:57 GMT -5
Pretty simple. She got the cheapest but safest complex she could find. Her current boyfriend has a key, but does not live with her.
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 5, 2012 22:11:51 GMT -5
It had been a while since Mark had spoken to Elaine. He wondered if she had something to tell him... Maybe she came to her senses and realized that he was her one true love of the whole universe of universes. Well, no. That was clearly a concept he had thought about in his high school years. But still why not!?
He had stayed home the whole day, paying bills and making phone calls. So it was no surprise that he was in his lounge clothes. Mark wore a white raglan and dark grey sweatpants along with white Nike sneakers. When he arrived to Elaine's door, he knocked and waited looking around the hallway.
Mark stood wondering what Elaine needed but then again he wasn't very hopeful nowadays so he thought maybe she needed advice for her chameleons. Those things creeped the Judy pattootie out of him.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 5, 2012 22:16:29 GMT -5
Her hands were shaking as she placed her phone on the coffee table in front of her. Elaine had stopped crying, for now at least, and wiped her eyes before leaning back into the couch. The same questions floated around in her mind: what will he say? How will he react?
She went into the bathroom to check her appearance, not because Mark was coming, but because she didn't want to look like a madwoman to anyone from all the hysterical sobbing she did earlier. Elaine quickly brushed her long brown hair into a high ponytail and straightened out her oversized t-shirt and leggings.
At the sound of her doorbell, she rushed outside only freeze up at the door. With a deep breath, she opened it and at the sight of Mark, her bottom lip began to quiver. She moved aside so he could come in before closing the door and turning around to face him.
"Mark," she began. The lump in her throat made it so hard for her to talk without wanting to burst into tears first. "Mark, do you remember three months ago when I asked you to take me home from that party?" Elaine was looking right at him now, her eyes were locked onto his. As scared as she was, she also knew that she had to get it over with.
"Mark, I'm pregnant," she finally said, her voice barely audible by the end of the sentence. She tried to watch for his reaction, but the tears were blurring her vision.
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 5, 2012 22:56:02 GMT -5
The tone of Elaine's voice concerned Mark however he didn't know if he should believe it or not. He turned around to face her when he noticed that she really didn't look as if she was playing but who knew maybe Elaine had gotten acting classes and decided to pull a joke on him. After all they were only a month away from April Fools but he was being light about this as he continued to watch her.
When Elaine recalled that night he picked her up from that party while she was clearly drugged up in some happy sappy wanna hanky panky pills and in the morning she wasn't drugged anymore but he wasn't sure if the drug had subsided or if she still was semi-drugged - but they went all the way and then farther if you get my flow. "...Yeah."
He then tilted his head to the side when she announced that she was pregnant. Pregnant... Mark didn't know what else to do but to start laughing. Why? He didn't even know but instead of just standing there and just laughing he brought her in for a hug. "Elaine, you sound so scared." Mark looked to her before raising an eyebrow, "When did you find out?" he asked.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 5, 2012 23:34:02 GMT -5
Elaine hugged him back tightly. It was so comforting to be in his arms but she couldn't control her body's shaking. "Oh my God, you're laughing at me!" Although she was scared and sad and pretty much every emotion in the book, Mark never failed to make her laugh. With a sniffle, she replied, "This morning. I bought the test yesterday but I couldn't bring myself to actually do it until this morning."
She buried her face into Mark's chest. "Of course I'm scared! I'm not ready!" Her words were slightly muffled, but they were still understandable. "Three months," she repeated. Elaine hadn't gone to the doctor in fear of confirming what she feared, but the late period, the morning sickness and the lack of sexual activity since Mark told her everything she needed to know.
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 5, 2012 23:52:47 GMT -5
"I'm not laughing at you silly goose." Mark said as he continued laughing. He then slowly led her fragile state toward the couch before sitting her down and then sitting himself down. His arms were still around her as he gently rubbed her arms. His heart was beating rather quickly and he could feel his cheeks flush. "Okay... Okay..." he nodded, taking a deep breath to restore himself so they could speak about this like the adults they were.
Mark rose a hand up to her head, slowly running his fingers through her hair. "What are we going to do?" he asked her. He had no idea she had a boyfriend which made it seem easy for him. "We'll get through this together!" he said it a determined voice as if this was easy as pie and apple pie because it was his favorite.
"Oh Elaine... I'm sorry..." Mark apologized because he wasn't the one that was going to give birth so it was easy for him to say. He felt the need to apologize because she wasn't ready and she seemed so scared. Mark just wanted to pick her up and take her somewhere where she wouldn't feel scared and all her worries would go away. He didn't know a place like that.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 6, 2012 0:24:28 GMT -5
Elaine leaned into Mark completely with all of her body weight. She wasn't heavy, but at the moment she felt like a big blob that couldn't support herself, literally and figuratively speaking. Moving her head to look up at him, she pouted and said, "You didn't even ask whose it was!" She was joking of course, but Mark seemed surprisingly calm about the whole thing. She closed her eyes as he stroked her hair. Elaine felt safe with him and it was comforting to know that of all the people in the world, her child's father was Mark Daniels.
She didn't hear the key clicking in the lock of her front door, but suddenly it swung open and a man stepped through. Elaine gave a groan and smacked her forehead with her hand. She was in such a rush to let Mark know about her pregnancy that she'd forgotten to kick this guy to the curb. 'This should be interesting,' she said to herself sarcastically.
"Mark, this is Jake. Jake, this is M--"
"What the hell is going on?"
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 6, 2012 0:35:01 GMT -5
A quiet chuckle escaped Mark as he looked down to her. "Of course I know it's not mine! I'm just feeling generous with you." he snuggled her closer before whispering, "Just messing with you." he then closed his eyes but quickly opened them when he heard the door open.
Who the hell was that?! Mark looked up at the male who helped himself in without even knocking on the door. He then looked to Elaine with a confused look on his face. Well, confused and disrupted.
"Um, he- hi." Mark said with an awkward wave of his hand. He then looked to Jake and said, "I'm Mark. A friend of Elaine's, and you are?" he didn't sound scared; he was just caught by surprise up till now he managed to speak clearly and properly. He didn't flinch nor did he look intimidated, he looked calm.
Even if inside he was conflicted about who this guy was and if Elaine was with this guy while he and her had their affair.
No biggie.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 6, 2012 1:01:04 GMT -5
Elaine met Jake when he came in asking for a part-time job at the bakery. Although he was cute and funny (wow, every girl's dream), they were just friends. Over time, they became much more comfortable with each other and that was when the two mistook it for love. Nevertheless, the couple remained together and next week marked their 18 months.
Call it her raging hormones, but Elaine didn't feel like putting up with any drama right now. Normally she would be flustered, caught in a situation that was hard to believe, let alone explain.
"Jake, before you say anything, I'm pregnant," Elaine said, holding up a hand to indicate that it was her turn to talk.
"Oh my God! I'm gonna be a daddy!" Jake exclaimed, forgetting completely that there was a stranger sitting on the couch with his girlfriend. This was such good news! He was gonna call his mom and tell her, his sister, his aunt--
"No, you retard. We've never even had sex!" Elaine interrupted him, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. Who the hell was he having sex with that made him confused with her? How could you not remember such an important milestone in a relationship?
"Jake, look, I'm sorry that I did this behind your back. It's not like me and I don't know what came over me, but I'm pregnant now and the baby and I need to be with the father," she explained. When he stared at her in disbelief, Elaine rolled her eyes and snapped, "We're breaking up."
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 6, 2012 1:19:53 GMT -5
Mark turned his head back and forth. He didn't know what to say, he was the other man. It made him feel so worthless and without purpose of anything. When Elaine told Jake the news, he looked so happy. As if he wanted a child from her and- and maybe that's what he wanted when he took Elaine to the party and - and then, wait did he drug her?
He sat there looking to both of them but thinking this through. However, he came back to life when she said "the baby and I need to be with the father". Need Mark understood it as if she said she had to be with him but didn't want almost as if she was reluctant.
"No... No..." Mark shook his head, looking to Elaine. "You don't have to be with me. If you want to be with him, I understand..." he said, looking to Jake. "I knew that she was in a relationship... Uh... But I didn't care..." he then quickly decided to think up of a lie. "She didn't know what she was doing... Someone probably drugged her drink..." he looked to Jake. "I took advantage of the fact that she was..." Mark looked to Elaine before looking to Jake, "It isn't her fault. None of it was." he explained, nodding.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 6, 2012 1:54:47 GMT -5
Instinctively, Elaine shot her hand out to grab onto Mark's arm. "No, that's not what I meant," she tried to explain. Why was it so hard to find the right words for what she wanted to say? "I want to be with you, Mark. He and I... we love each other, but we're not in love." She was starting to feel guilty. How did she get into this mess? How could she hurt two people simultaneously like this?
At the mention of the word 'drug,' Jake stiffened up. It was in fact him who slipped it into Elaine's drink that night not because he wanted a child, but because she was so adamant on saving herself for marriage and he just really wanted to tap that. Things were going as planned until she disappeared before he could even do anything. However, when he heard that Mark and scored after all his hard work, Jake was furious.
"That's not cool, bro. I did all the work and you just snatched her up," He didn't even care about playing coy anymore, just like he did whenever he looked into Elaine's eyes with a straight face after the incident.
"That's not true, Mark. You took care of me that entire night, I know you did," Elaine sat up straight and looked him in the eyes. Why was he lying? "It wasn't supposed to happen, but it was real, Mark. Wait, what?" she stood up to face Jake. "What do you mean you did all the work?"
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 6, 2012 2:12:31 GMT -5
Mark was lying because he wanted Elaine to be happy. It may not have seemed like so but he cared for her and he knew that what they did was wrong - but it felt right. However, she had someone who really wanted to be with her and he just had to come and wreck it. He felt like a homewrecker. This wasn't high school , this wasn't a give and take and all is fair in love and war. It was knowing your boundaries and Mark crossed them.
He looked to Jake then widened his eyes before knitting his eyebrows. "You..." he stood up abruptly, careful not to unsettle Elaine before looking Jake in the eye, "You drugged her?" Did this guy even know how dangerous it was to drug someone? What could have happened to her if she hadn't called him or she hadn't done anything about it?
He then looked to Elaine, he sighed and then looked to Jake, "Why don't you get out of here." It wasn't a question, it was a demand.
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 6, 2012 2:39:26 GMT -5
Elaine was speechless. She couldn't believe what she'd just heard. Jake was a crazy bastard that could've easily gotten her killed. What if he overdosed her or what if she was allergic to the drug? Her emotions were torn between devastation that she'd spent the last year and a half with a total creep and happiness that the aftermath was a child with her best friend. Talk about a plot twist.
She reached out to hold Mark's hand as he confronted Jake who, without a word, grabbed his things and stormed out. "Wait! My key!" Elaine yelled after him. It was quiet for a moment until the shiny gold key flew through the doorway and slid underneath one of the shelves next to the TV. "Asshole," she muttered before releasing Mark's hand to close the front door.
With her back to the door, she leaned on it and looked at her friend apologetically. Even when she dragged him into her own mess, he remained so calm and level headed. She was truly thankful and felt undeserving of such a great person in her life. "So... does that mean you'll stay?"
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Post by Mark Daniels on Dec 6, 2012 2:55:50 GMT -5
Mark was seconds away from lashing out on Jake if it wasn't for Elaine stopping him from doing so. His eyebrows knit close together as he watched Jake take his leave. He then looked at Elaine when she asked him for the key and it bothered him that the guy had the nerve to throw the key at her.
He took a step forward as if to go after him and shove him down the stairs or grab his head and hit it against the walk until— but no. When he looked to Elaine, his face relaxed and his stare softened.
Mark smiled softly, nodding before opening his arms out. What were they getting themselves into? He played with fire and somehow, ended up without any burns. "We should probably take you to the doctor and get a check up then... I have an extra room in my apartment..." he was hinting at something
"Just get over here you cuh-ray-zee chameleon loving alpaca!"
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Post by Elaine Escalona on Dec 6, 2012 3:19:18 GMT -5
Elaine couldn't help but smile as she made her way into his arms once again. "I don't suppose you're planning on letting me live underneath the stairs like Harry Potter, are you?" she asked him like a child anticipating their punishment. She felt a tinge of guilt, like her pregnancy was pressuring Mark to ask her to move in, but she knew he only had the best intentions for the three of them. Besides, it was impractical to drive back and forth and the farther way they got from Jake, the better.
"Doctor sounds like a very good idea," she agreed, leaning her head back so that her chin rested on his chest. Her odd position made her voice come out a bit strained, but Elaine though it was more amusing than uncomfortable. "Chameleons are so cute, though! Just their little odd-shaped hands and their eyes go different directions! Just like mine!" she laughed. Things were just about back to normal and it was hard to believe that anything had happened at all.
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