"So, what did the letter say?" Loretta asks excitedly."Err, what letter?" Matt asks, waking up."Oh no, he's not supposed to hear this," Lauren says, biting her lower lip."Not supposed to hear what, Lauren? What else are you still hiding? ""She's not hiding anything, Matt. You already know about the letter that Alex sent to your house the next week.""Wait, he reached out?""Um."Lauren, did he really send a letter? Did he really reach back? Jesus Christ Lauren, are you fucking kidding me? ""Umm."I'm fucking saying something. I can't believe I closed my eyes and woke up to this shit. For four years, Lauren, I've lived with this. I've had the impression that Alex never showed up, never came back like he promised he would.I've loathed the guy for four years, Lauren, four years. Why the fuck did you hide this from me? After everything, I did for you, "C'mon Matt, let's not make this an issu

"Wait, what?" Loretta exclaims."You heard me, Wayne. I'm sure I didn't stutter. She is not carrying my child."Matt, use your fucking brain. She said she's..." She turns to Lauren and asks, "How many days or weeks?""Four weeks," Lauren whispers back.“Do your math.” Right then, she turns back to Matt and said she's four weeks pregnant.“Do your math."I have done my math Wayne. We stopped sex for two weeks, and I'm sure it's been up to two weeks since I called it quits with her. Isn't that math enough for you Wayne? Isn't it? ""That's not even how a lady works, you dumb fuck."Why are you even talking, Wayne? Why isn't she saying anything?Lauren Why aren't you saying anything? I'm getting tired of Wayne having to speak for you all the time. It's getting really, really annoying."She doesn't have to talk if she doesn't want to." "This isn't about the three of us, Wayne, it's about the two of u

"Whoa, hold it there buster," Loretta said shocked "You gotta get your story straight, so your telling me that he just out of the blues, sent you a text? Where'd he get your number? How the hell do you know it was Stenz?These are the things you could maybe gently tell us, get your story straight man, don't just start from the middle of nowhere.""Ok fine, I'll say it right.""Thank you.""A week before we broke up before I called it quits, this weird, strange unknown number texts me while I'm at work, wrote my name Matthews, so I'm like do I know you, he says of course you do, who do you think your girl's been cheating on you with.""Just like that?""Yeah just like that, somehow he knew we hadn't been, you know, intimate.""So a random person tells you that he's been sleeping with me, you girl, and you believed him?" Lauren says."He wasn't exactly random, he said he knew who I was, and that I know who he is. I was clueless f

Lauren gently closes the door and leans her head on it. Loretta watches her from the dining table."What was that all about?" Loretta asks."What was it all about?""The wasting time at the door, you could have helped push him out, or maybe call me to help.""Shut up Loretta." She takes her head off the door and walks to the sofa."You don't get it.""Uh but your wrong Lauren, I do get it, you still love him, don't you?""Well, it's just part of me still wants him, and the other part's scared of getting myself hurt all over again.""Well I know for sure, goodbye's the hardest word to say to someone  you love, but if that person's meant to be part of your life, they're gonna come crawling back somehow.""Yeah, your probably right, I feel a lot better."So.. he couldn't have gone far. Don't we need to give him a warning note like a "Never coke back when you find out the baby's yours" kind of warning note?"

"Loretta, don't go saying stuff like that."What, do you mean the truth? I shouldn't say the truth about pregnancy changing your body. "Well, maybe censor it a bit."Look at you telling me to censor my words. I remember telling you to do that hours ago.""Yeah, you did, didn't you?" Lauren says, yawning loudly. "Ok, sleepyhead, I'm done braiding your hair."Yeah, I'm tired. Today was something else."Ok, time to get you tucked in, my precious." Lauren yawned again and lay down while Loretta raised the covers over her.