The Beast Within

Chapter Eleven: Coward's Don't Get Eggs

The next couple days went on as if nothing ever happened, Jerome didn't really speak to her or stay in the same room she was in for more than a minute but she didn't mind it, she knew if he did hang around she'd become dependent on him and she didn't want that since he had no interest in the baby, she rolled over and felt her stomach twist, she threw the covers off her and ran to the bathroom and threw up, she leaned back and sighed "first time morning sickness, good job baby" she said out of breath, Ecco came in and helped her up "are you okay?" "I'm fine, I just had my first morning sickness" Ecco smiled "we better go feed you two then" she smiled at her and they both went downstairs, it was no secret that Ecco loved babies and she loved having a pregnant woman in the house that she could care for, Nyssa smiled when Ecco handed her a plate of eggs and bacon on toast "if you're still hungry there's yogurt in the fridge" Nyssa smiled brightly "you are a godsend" Ecco smiled back and grabbed another plate "is that for Jeremiah?" she nodded and Nyssa took it from her "I'll take it to him, I need to talk to him anyways" she nodded and turned back to the pan.

Nyssa knocked on the study door that was shut "just leave my breakfast on the desk outside, Ecco" he said from the other side of the door "not Ecco" "come in" he called out and she stepped inside and sat his food down "my apologies darling, how can I help you?" "I was wondering if I could borrow a car" "where are you off to this early? and didn't you bring your own?" "Tris and Barbara took it to go to work, I can't for obvious reasons, which brings me to, I need a car because I have an ultrasound today" he nodded and walked over to a closet and opened it to reveal car keys across the back of the door "any particular sort you had in mind?" "anything small and safe" he smiled and nodded.

He grabbed a set to a Kia hatchback and handed them to her "I'm glad you're taking good care of yourself, I know my brother is an idiot, but his child has done no wrong in this situation" she nodded and felt her eyes gloss over "I didn't mean to upset you darling" she shook her head and smiled through her tears "no.. no you didn't, it's just hormones" he nodded understandingly "I do hope to see the sonogram picture of the baby, if that's not too much" she smiled and nodded "of course you can see it, you are its uncle, I'll have a copy made if you like?" "that sounds wonderful" he smiled and she walked to the door "I won't be gone long" "take your time darling" once she shut the door his face dropped "you can come out now, you coward" he said.

Jerome stepped out from the cupboard he was hiding in and rolled his eyes "ooh breakfast" Jeremiah slapped his hand with his glove "did you just glove slap me?" Jerome asked "coward's don't get eggs" Jeremiah said taking his breakfast and sitting at his desk, Jerome went to steal his bacon but Jeremiah piped up "if you touch my breakfast I will cut your finger off, go get your own" "I would but your little servant won't make me anything since becoming friends with the pain in my ass" "then make your own breakfast" "I can't, you won't let me have any of the good cereal" "it's my cereal! I paid for it, I get to eat it!" Jerome narrowed his eyes and knocked over a cup of pencils on his brothers desk and Jeremiah's faced twitched in anger, he was very OCD and Jerome knew how to push his buttons enough to get what he wanted.

Jeremiah groaned and handed him his plate "here, just take it!" Jerome grinned and started munching on a piece of bacon happily "it's not the baby's fault you know" Jeremiah piped up and Jerome shrugged "what are you talkin about, Miah?" "you can't just pretend like she doesn't exist and jump in my cupboard to avoid seeing her, you can't pretend like you don't know her" "I don't know her, you think because I lived with her and fucked her once and we forgot to use a condom, that I'm supposed to spend the rest of my life with her?" "she's carrying your child, Jerome" "as if I'm the first guy to drop a load in her, who the fuck knows if it's even mine" "I thought from watching our mothers mistakes, that you wouldn't repeat them" "her friend had just died, she was emotional and I gave in to her, forgetting to use protection being too caught up in the moment and.. holy fuck it's my kid" Jeremiah nodded "finally you realize what we all could, I will protect her and the child, because like it or not, she's now family" Jerome sighed and leaned back on his chair "I can't be a dad Miah" "once that child is born you will be a father whether you like it or not, whether you choose to be a dad or not is on you, brother".