Adopted By The Shaytards

Chapter 42 - Soft-hearted

I hadn't seen Becca since the new years party, it was becoming very close to the due date. I had calculated in my head that the baby should be born in early February. 

"I'm going to check on Becca today after work" I say to Nastaha, she was blending chocolate and Ice cream.

"As long as you're just checking on her and nothing else" Natasha laughs and pours the milkshake into a glass and takes it too the man sat by the window. When she comes back I continue to speak.

"Well, I thought the baby was going to come soon, I should get her a gift or something" 

She just looks at me and smiles.

"You're such a gentleman" she says before kissing me on the cheek and then continuing to grab more stock from the back room.

After work I decided to go shopping around the mall for something 'baby'. I ended up in the back section of ToyRUs also known as BabiesRUs. I stood looking confused at all of the items. There was soft animals, onesies, cribs and breast pumps....ergh.

I had no idea what I was looking for so I decided to pick up the communication device in my pocket also known as a phone and called the one and only super mom, Collette. 

"I'm trying to buy a present for Becca, well it's going to be for the baby but I have no idea what to get, can you help?" I ask in desperation.

"Men" she tuts. 

"I know, I'm in BabiesRUs. All I see is cribs and breast pumps" I cringe when I say the words breast pump...gross.

"Is she having a girl or a boy?" Collette asks

"I have no idea, I'll have to buy gender neutral stuff then"

"You could buy a baby bathtub, maybe some hooded towels? Every baby needs to be clean" Collette suggests.

"I guess" I walk over to the bathtubs and see a wide selection. I stare at the Winnie the Pooh one for a little while before picking it up and examining it. It could definitely fit a baby in.

"You could also buy a mobile, blankets even some bottles. Oh and diapers, every baby needs them" I love Collettes suggestions. But I can hear the kids getting restless though the phone so I decide to let her get back to the kids.

"Thanks mum, love you" I say before hanging up.

I reach down and pick the baby bath back up and fill it with various items such as a stuffed giraffe, nappies (diapers) and a mobile. I pay and realize I had just spent over $70. I walk out the store and put the stuff in the back of my truck, I didn't mind spending that much money because that baby deserved everything.

I pulled up outside Becca's house, it was large. He parents where quite rich. I tucked the baby bath under my shoulder and proceeded to walk through the large metal gate to get to their door. 

I knocked on the door and waited a few seconds before it slowly creaked open. Standing there was Jesse in a tatty baseball cap. I try to ignore him the best I could and got straight to the point.

"Is Becca there?" 

"Is that so you can screw her and get revenge?" Jesse gives me an evil glare, I had no idea why he was pissed at me, I had every right to be pissed at him.

"Maybe I should, now just let me see if she's okay" I sigh, I wasn't in the mood for this.

"Or have you already screwed her?" Jesse leans up against the door.

"wow, you're blaming me for something I never did, maybe I should blame you for something you actually DID do." I was loosing my temper I just wanted to hand Becca the gifts and leave.

"Fuck off" Jesse says standing up to me. He looks as if he's about to punch me in the face but I give him a snarl. Before anything could happen Becca comes to the door.

"What the hell is going on?" she asks

"Iv'e come to see how every things going" I say politely smiling and her.

"Good thanks. Baby is due in 2 weeks or so" she rubs her stomach and Jesse stands back.

"Well I brought the kid some gifts" I pass the bathtub over to her, she looks as if she is going to cry from the kind gesture.

"Thank you so much, this is just what I needed" she waddles over to me and wraps her arms around me and gives me a hug. I watch over her shoulder as Jesse folds his arms and grits his teeth.

"Anything for a friend" I say patting her on the back as she lets go.

"Do you want to stay for some coffee and cakes, my mum made some" Becca asks, she turns around and passes the gifts to Jesse who throws them down on the floor.

"What the fuck?" I ask as I see a huge crack in the bottom of the bathtub.

"Jesse, why would you do that!" Becca looks upset. Jesse remains eye contact with me.

"That's no way to treat a woman" I say picking up the gifts and putting them under my shoulder. I use my other hand and put it on Becca's shoulder and guide her towards the house, I'm stopped by Jesse.

"Look man I just want to see if she's okay, you're being a dick about this" I say, Becca's emotions were flying high as I saw her rub her eyes.

"That's not your place, it's my kid" He puts his arm around Becca and she pulls away.

"Yeah and inside my ex-girlfriend wasn't your place either but I still found you there" I barked back.

"I'm going to fucking kill you"  he muttered under his breath.

"Why Jesse? You jealous of me? Just because you messed up your life doesn't mean you should mess other people's up"

"You think this is easy for me tea boy? You have the perfect celebrity life with your stupid family recording themselves and getting millions for practically doing nothing. Me on the other hand, my parents don't even want to see me again. I have nothing. So yes, maybe I am jealous of your beautiful girlfriends, cars, job, money and family but I have a fucking reason bitch." he shouted at me, I was blown away.

"I don't know how to reply to that" I respond honestly

"Don't say anything then, just leave me alone you self-centered prick" 

"Me, self-centered? All you care about is getting the girl. No doubt about it you'll of left this baby in the first month of it's life. You already cheated on her, if I know you at all you've probably cheated on her several times by now. You don't deserve to be a father" I spit my words out.

"I won't leave this kid, your parents left you. Look what you've turned into. A dickhead. My kid will not be that"

"Don't you fucking talk about my parents" he couldn't talk about them, he didn't know them and neither did I.

"Why not? It's not like you know them" He folds his arms and glares at me. I felt like crying but I sucked it up.

"Fuck you Jesse"  I spit on the floor beside him and walk out of the front gates. I wasn't in any mood to fight him.

I sat in my car and pulled out my phone. I tried to hold back any tears that wanted to come out. I decided to ring Natasha.

"What's the matter?" she asks as she hears me sniff like a pathetic child, men don't cry. I held it back and let my inside be torn apart by my own sorrow.

"Can I come round your place?" I ask

"Sure, come round whenever. I'll always be here when you need me" 

I drove over to Natasha's house and just opened the front door, her dad liked me and told me if I ever needed anything I could just walk in.

"You're here!" she says coming out of the kitchen.

I walk over to her without saying another word and wrap my arms around her. We stand there for a good couple of minutes with my head buried into her shoulder. I just needed a hug, it's something we all need once in a while.

"Are you okay?" she asks me as I finally pull away.

"I just needed a hug" I laugh

"You're such a big softy" she playfully punches my arm and gives me a kiss on the lips.