My Roommate Is My Baby Daddy

“Please, sweetheart… not again,” Jade murmured, staring helplessly at her laptop screen.It was the 31st of November. Christmas was coming fast, and the streets outside Jade’s apartment were already exploding with music, lights, cinnamon-scented vendors, couples taking photos, and kids chasing fake snow.But Jade wasn’t a part of any of it.Inside her cramped apartment, Harper’s cries scraped through the air. Harper had been fussing for almost twenty minutes, but Jade kept her eyes glued to the laptop screen as if staring hard enough would magically fix her life. The cursor blinked back at her, impatient and loud in the silence of the tiny apartment. Behind her, Harper let out another frustrated whine… loud, tired, and frustrating. “I know, baby. I know.” Jade pinched the bridge of her nose. She ran a hand through her hair as she stared at the empty can of formula, completely rinsed out. “I can’t buy more,” she whispered. “Not without losing the rent.”The baby’s formula have been

Jace and Jade stared at the twisted doorknob, their expressions mirroring the same horrifying realization. “Mara,” Jade whispered, almost choking on her words. “Jade? Are you in there?” a voice called again. Jace quickly shoved Harper into Jade’s arms so fast that Jade barely caught her, then dashed into his room and slammed the door shut. The lock clicked violently behind him.Jade swallowed hard, forcing her breathing to steady as she watched the knob turn.The door swung open.“Mara,” Jade breathed, forcing a smile even though she still looked like someone who had seen the dead.But Mara didn’t notice. Her eyes were already glued to Harper.“Harper!” she squealed, snatching the baby from Jade’s arms and raining kisses on her face, rubbing her face against the baby’s cheeks dramatically. “Oh my sweet girl, aunty missed you so much! Hope mama has been treating you well…huh?” Harper giggled loudly, waving her tiny hands in the air.Jade, who felt like she had just survived a build

Bang! The door of Jade's room closed behind her.She walked back into the room and let herself fall freely to sit on the bed.Jace turned and gave her a wide look with a brow raised."What?" She asked "You didn't think the sound of the bang would have terrified her?" He inquired while patting Harper on her back.She rolled her eyes, folds her arms Then forced a smile which was obvious."I'm fine, I can be like that most times." she responded."How often do you do that?" He asked again, turning slowly to her."You know what, nevermind."He mimicked her, keeping a weird look with his tongue which stuck out a little and then he let out a scoff.Harper let out a giggle that softens the atmosphere. She placed her small fingers on his lips hoping to get his tongue and he quickly withdrew it in.He held her closer"Uh... you like that huh?" He released a tender smile and cuddled her which made her laugh. He repeated the face and the mimicry and she giggled the more.Jade didn't have any ot

Jade looked on inquiringly, raising a brow and her lips spread, opened a bit and ready to spill words but she held it back, waiting to see what Jace was up to.Jace kept his laptop, still remaining calm, he walked towards the door. The knock came again and he gently opened the door.It was a lady wearing a face cap. She smiled back at him and handed him a gift bag and a wrapped box.Jade still looked on with suspicion not knowing what else to do. He gave the girl a handshake and said something which Jade couldn't hear clearly from where she stood.After the short conversation, he turned with the package in both his hands then he used his back to close the door, Jade still used her eyes to observe every single step."Yup, this is for Harper. I figured she needed something to keep her busy and consume her time so that she could stop the tantrums she always causes while I'm around." He stepped forward and handed her the wrapped gift box.She was still dumbfounded because that was unlike

The house was unusually quiet for the whole of the day. He could hear his own breath for a stretch of three hours. He wondered if Jade and Harper were home.The urge to go look into their room haunted him and kept him restless.Staring at the dark part of the room that evening, memories of the previous days played through his thoughts.He braced his pillow and let out a heavy sigh. "Jace c'mon, this is just a roommate, don't let this get into your head" he turned slowly toward the wall, his eyelids shut tightly against each other and the veins on his head straightened out to reveal their thickness.Harper's smile quickly flashed and disappeared from his head."Urgh! Damn it" he rose and sat then used his fingers to sweep his hair backwards.He wasn't used to the silence and he was getting used to Harper's voice. He was more comfortable with the silence before but it seemed like a part of him was changing to what he never wanted."Fighting this isn't helping" a voice in his head said.