Dance. Baby. Dance! [Christian]

[Christian Tait]

Christian paused mid roll to prop himself up on his elbows, a sort of pout gracing his features. That was supposed to cheer her up, get a smile out of her..something. Maybe he was losing his touch? "Don't be scared Mack. Having a baby is actually a beautiful thing..when you are old enough. I told you, you'll be a good mother. It comes naturally for a woman, you just have to embrace it. Besides..I'll take care of you. I've been there..I'm going through it now. I'll help.." He sat down on his knees in front of her, resting his chin in her lap. "Who's the father?"

[Reese Mackenzie]

A very faint little smile tugged on her lips when she noticed the pout, but it was gone a second later. Usually it would help but right now a pout was just not going to make this all go away. This time it wasn’t that simple. “But what if I don’t want it? I mean I want to have kids...later. I just…” she sighed, why did these things always happen to her again?, “…you can still go to school this year. I can’t Chris. If I’m pregnant I can’t dance, and that means I can’t pass this year and I can’t work.” Which meant she couldn’t send her mom money and she would be kicked out of her apartment. Not to mention what Graham would do to get money. Reese worked her ass of to keep Graham from dealing but she knew he would start doing it again the moment he knew they needed money.

“I know you will but you shouldn’t have to. You already have Brooklyn and she needs all your attention.” It wasn’t his job to worry about anything else than his own little girl at this moment. “Tony…” answering his question as to who the father was. “..and he doesn’t know it yet. He’s so going to freak out….”

[Christian Tait]

Christian jumped to his feet instantly, his face full of disgust and outrage. If she didn't want kids to ruin her school career then the only other option was abortion. Something he was fully against. "Can you hear yourself right now Reese? You don't want it? If that were the case then you wouldn't spread your legs for just anyone! I'm sorry to say it but thats the truth. You would really consider killing an innocent child just to save yourself? Ugh!" He growled, pulling Brooklyn from her arms to keep himself from going haywire.

"I shouldn't have to help but I want to Reese. I have money, I can help you. And Tony? Really? Him?" He shuddered at the thought. They both had had the same man once. So gross. "He was a good lay but definitely not someone I'd be crawling back to any time soon. That bastard would be a terrible father"

[Reese Mackenzie]

Reese just said silent on the couch, letting him raise his voice at her. She didn’t even stop him from pulling Brooklyn from her arms, although it did hurt cause he made it look like she would actually hurt something as innocent as a baby. “I said I don’t know if I want to be happy about this, if I want this. I’d never have an abortion, never.” Her voice filled with pain. Normally Reese would have slapped him for the things he had just said, but now? Now the girl who would never let anyone go at her like Chris had just done, just sat on the couch, staring at the floor. “That really hurts…”

She shrugged, Tony did not want her so he probably didn’t want the baby either. It was a good thing Chris didn’t know she was in love with Tony, if he would loose it about an abortion he would definitely go mental over her being in love with Tony. Not to mention the idea they had both done Tony. Sure she knew Tony had had many flings and one night stand and what not, but being confronted with it like this was sort of gross. Especially since Chris was a close friend of hers. “At least the baby would have a father, that’s way more than some people are allowed to have.” Reese didn’t know her own parents, she had been adopted by Graham’s mom. She had grown up without a father, she didn’t want that for her baby.

[Christian Tait]

"Well you don't really have a choice Reese. Whether you want it or not you are going to have a baby and you are going to have to accept that fate.." Christian spun around to turn his back to her, his free hand in his hair as if in attempt to pull it out. He really shouldn't be stressing out this much about it, this wasn't his life. It was hers. He took a few calming deep breaths then copped a squat on the floor, distracting himself from this conversation by spreading a blanket out on the floor and setting Brooke down on it, handing her a rattle from out of her bag which she instantly started chewing on. "Having a father like Tony would be worse than having no father at all"

[Reese Mackenzie]

“Geez thnx, rubbing it in is just the thing that will make me feel all better.” She wiped the tears from her face when Christian decided turning his back towards her was the best option to go with. Apparently he was offended or something, which right now was not something she was going to get all worried about. Good for him that he liked being a parent but Reese was still very upset with the idea of becoming a parent in nine months. It was just so soon.

Getting up from the couch she went over to the kitchen, hoping that a mug of tea would help her calm down some. All she wanted was a hug from him, hearing him say things would be okay…but it seemed like he wasn’t about to do that anytime soon. “Then what do you want Christian? That the baby had been yours?” For crying out loud! There was nothing she could do about it now was there?!

[Christian Tait]

Christian let out a sigh of defeat, kissing the top of Brooke's head before standing to follow Reese into the kitchen. The child would be fine on her own for a few minutes, she couldn't yet crawl so there wasn't much mischief she could get in to. He wrapped his arms around her from behind, pressing a kiss to her neck and then one on the cheek, resting his chin upon her shoulder. "No I don't want the baby to be mine. Or maybe I do..because I would be able to do so much more to help you with this if I had. I love you Reese, you are one of my bests friends. I stress because I don't ever want to see you hurt. I wasn't lying when I said you'd be a great mom, you'll be a terrific mom. I'll be there..for whenever and whatever you need me for, ok? Everything is going to be alright.." He whispered, sliding his hand down her front to rest on her lower abdomen.

[Reese Mackenzie]

The baby that was growing inside of her would be loved by its mother and hopefully also by his or her father. He hopefully would have a loving uncle Graham and loving grandmother although Reese was very scared that her mom would disapprove. Still that was something she pushed away as far as she could for now. Filling the cooker with water she leaned back a little when Chris arms slipped around her waist. Snuggling closer against him when he kissed her neck and cheek. All she wanted was a little love like he was giving her now.

She just wanted Tony to giver her the same. Would that be too much to ask from him?

Reese knew Christian had money, that he was willing to give her some to buy things for the baby. It was just that Reese didn’t want to make him feel obligated to do so, she didn’t want him to feel responsible nor did see want to be a burden to him. Not to mention that she would never, ever, ask him for money. “I know, it’s just that I only want a hug from you instead of you lecturing me.” Searching for his other hand she managed to grab it and bring it up to her lips to gently press a kiss on it. “I love you too Chris and knowing that you are right here with me does make it all a little less scary.”

Still it was scary as hell but knowing she would have a great friend right there with her did take a little of the fear away. “Okay…” she replied softly, putting the cooker down in the sink for a moment. Turning her head a little to the side she pressed a soft kiss on his cheek, while her own hand went to rest on his hand on her stomach. “Ain’t it weird a little person it growing inside of me?” Looking down at their hands it was still such a weird thing to know.

[Christian Tait]

Reese didn't have to ask him for money, Christian wanted to give it to her. He would never once think of her as a burden, she was his friend that he wanted to take care of. No questions asked. "Alright..no more lectures for tonight. I'll be your cuddle buddy. It's what I'm good for.." He nodded, brushing his thumb across her bottom lip as she brought his hand up to kiss.

"It's a little weird.." He agreed, sliding their conjoined hands under the hem of her shirt to rub at her still flat stomach. "A human being is inside of you right now. Someone who could possibly change the world someday and do something great, and little Miss Reese Mackenzie is the one responsible for giving them life. I envy women sometimes because they have this power and half of them don't even care.."

[Reese Mackenzie]

This was nice, them this close together. It made Reese feel loved for a moment even though all the love Christian would ever give her was friendship-love. Which was alright, she knew them being friends was better than them being an actual couple. Still, that did not mean she hadn’t thought of it in the past. “One of the many things you are good for.” Lord knew Christian was so much more to her than just a guy she could cuddle with.

“Without you Brooklyn wouldn’t be there so you have just as much power as women have. You are just lucky you don’t have to push them out of your body. I mean, that’s going to be ugly.” Not to mention painful! Brushing her thumb over his hand a little smile suddenly tugged on the corner of her lips. “I don’t know about changing the world though, we’ll see about that.”

[Christian Tait]

Christian chuckled, taking her by the upper arm to turn her around to face him. Pressing her back into the counter behind her. "That's true. I don't think I could handle the pain. I've always been a bit of a wuss.." He shrugged his shoulders. He still envied them though. Half of the time he wished he and Adia's roles were reversed. He should have been the girl. "Whoever it is that you are carrying, they'll change the world. You have to think positive."

He ran his fingers up and down her arm for a few moments, just smiling. Reese Mackenzie was going to have a baby. It was hard fact to get past. "You know, I've always wanted to do something but every time I've gotten close I've chickened out. Which is rare for me. But I might as well do it now before I lose you to Tony's good graces.." He paused, taking a small step forward to close the distance between them, pressing a sweet but gentle kiss to her lips.

[Reese Mackenzie]

Reese eyes widened a little, “You’re supposed to tell me the pain is all worth it, that it won’t be that bad!” she laughed softly, “..jerk..” pinching his sides playfully while she could feel the counter press against her back. “I am positive, but we’ll see.” Slipping her hands around him she pulled him a little closer, liking the attention he was giving her.

“Yeah? Like what?” her voice suddenly a lot softer, while her eyes were locked with his. There had always been some sort of chemistry between Chris and herself although they had never talked about it. It had just always been there. Reese closed her eyes when she felt his lips gently press a kiss on hers. It was sweet, and just perfect. “Chickening out hu?” she whispered, keeping him close. “Why? Scared I might do this?” she said, right before she kissed him back.

[Christian Tait]

That was exactly what he was scared of, her kissing him back. And it happened, he could feel the pressure of her lips kissing him back. He should stop it before he did something he really shouldn't but he found that he actually liked kissing Reese. The chemistry was all there and he really wanted to embrace it. But instead he went in for a couple more quick kisses before taking a step backwards to leave the embrace. "I wish I could love you..like a man should..but I can't" He looked away, his face growing a deep shade of scarlet. "You are a good kisser Mack. I'll be jealous when someone manages to sweep you off your feet.."

[Reese Mackenzie]

Reese enjoyed ever kiss she could get from him but knew it was just that. A couple of kisses. She smiled, watching him blush when he pulled away from her. “Chris it’s okay, I understand.” Taking a step to close the space between them again she loosely wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing a quick kiss to his cheek. “…but you will always have a special place in my heart no other guy can ever have.” Whispering the words softly in his ear, she pressed another kiss on his jaw before she pulled away. Turning around she picked the boiler up and placed it back on the counter, flipping the switch to turn it on.

[Christian Tait]

"I'm not much of a man.." Christian mumbled under his breath, nuzzling his face in the bend of her shoulder to try and hide the blush. "But I like that you include me in there" He touched the place on her chest just above her heart just as she moved to turn back to the boiler. "Here..let me get that. I'll make the tea. You go practice being a mother" He nodded his head in Brooklyn's direction, the small child was sitting on her hands and knees shaking her little bottom up and down in the air as if she were on the verge of crawling.