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Warning: some homophobic comments

The car rolls to a stop, followed by a click and the sound of the engine dying as the car is turned off. Ezra's father gets out of the car, slamming the door shut behind him before heading up to unlock the house. His mother lets out a sigh before climbing out herself to follow behind him. His sister who sat across from him in the backseat gave him a frown and a murmured sorry before slipping out of the car. The whole car ride home had been intensely silent, almost painfully so. Ezra wasn't sure what was worse, to be honest, his parents not saying a single word, or what would be said once they got into the house and finally did speak.

His mother had just walked through the door, his father glaring at him as if saying "get your ass in here right now". He glanced down the street with a defeated sigh. He wanted to just open the door and run for it, not look back, and make his way back to Owen's arms where he actually felt safe and loved. Unfortunately, he knew that wasn't possible right now. The longer he sat here, the more he would anger his father so he got out of the car and made his way into the house.

His sister was ordered to go to her room, which she did without complaint, feeling horribly guilty she felt she deserved to be sent to her room. Ezra was pissed at her for blurting out that he and Owen were together in front of both their parents and Owen's, shoving the two of them right out of the closet. He knew it was an accident, a slip, being so used to being open with the two of them herself, but that didn't make him any less pissed at the moment.

Ezra on the other hand was ushered, forcefully, into the living room. "What the HELL was all of that, Ezra??" his dad barked out. Ezra just looked at him for a moment, trying to find words to say, but failing for several seconds. "I... I..." he stammered, his dad cutting him off. "You what, Ezra? What excuse could you have for being sinful like this?" he interjected. The words ripped at Ezra, hearing his father feel that way about the relationship with man he loved.

"I'm not being sinful! And you guys have always loved Owen and I being close!" he argued, tears brimming in his eyes. His father grated his teeth. "As friends. Not anymore, now that he's drug you into his sinful ways," he hissed. The words sucked the breath right out of Ezra's chest. "I'm disappointed too, honey. But I'm sure it's just a phase. Something he needed to get out of his system. And now he has and we can all move on, right baby?" his mother chimed in, then gave him a look, as if he was hopeful he would say yes. But he couldn't. It wasn't just a phase, or him experimenting, he was in love with Owen. "But I.." he began to speak, wanting to have them understand how he felt, how in love he was, how pure and magical the love they had was. Instead, his father interrupted, letting out a sigh, "Ezra! I don't want to hear another word about it. About Owen or any other men. Whatever this was, it's over. And I don't want to hear another word about it! Now go up to your room," he commanded. "But Dad," he began before being shot a death glare that Ezra knew to not fight. The tears he'd been striving hard to fight back were now breaking thorough. He quickly turned and ran towards his room, knowing his dad would just be even more upset if he started crying over the whole thing.

In his room, he buried himself in his blankets, wishing he could forget about everything that had just happened in the last hour or so. He sent Owen a text, asking him to sneak over when he could. He needed some comfort and support, the kind that only Owen could provide.

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Letting out a groan, Karma rolled over in her bed to the opposite side she'd been laying on for what felt like the millionth time that night, burying her face into her pillow. For a couple weeks now she'd been experiencing back pain and contractions, all signs she was getting closer and closer to giving birth. She felt exhausted but yet struggled to sleep amid everything she was experiencing. While she was terrified of giving birth, at this point she wanted to just get it over with. She knew sleep wouldn't be much better after the baby was born, but hopefully she'd at least sleep more soundly even if the sleep came in shorter intervals.

Despite how many times she changed positions, nothing seemed to be helping. As time ticked on and she continued to struggle to fall back to sleep, the contractions had started coming stronger and closer together. Eventually something clicked inside of her and she realized the reason tonight was going to be the night. It was getting harder to sleep rather than easier, her body not letting up. She knew what this meant. Suddenly her mind wanted to go blank and panic, but she knew she needed to remain calm. She took a deep breath, slowly letting it out again.

"Chrissy?" she called loudly. Her best friend was just down the hall in one of the other bedrooms. She slowly pushed herself up from the bed, slowly making her way towards the bedroom before calling out her name again. It was only moments before the other girl appeared in one of the doorways. "It's time," were the only two words to come from her lips, the rest falling silent again.

From there things felt like a blur. One girl rushing down the stairs while the other slowly waddled down behind. A set of hands wrapped the waiting bag by the door and the two girls were headed to the car and off to the hospital.

It felt like only seconds later, though she knew it was a lot longer than that, she was laying in bed in a hospital gown being told to push. Looking back on it, she remembered very little from this period, perhaps it was for the best, her mind helping her to blank out the not so pleasant bits. But what came next was what she remembered the best, and knew she would always remember well.

Giving one final big push, she welcomed Anika into the world as cries filled the room. First Anika's cries, followed by Karma's as the little girl was laid against her chest. She'd always dreamed of this moment, always wanting to be a mother someday. Of course, this wasn't how she had envisioned it. She'd never thought it would mean going through pregnancy and motherhood alone without the child's father by her side. These thoughts had troubled her in the beginning, but she'd come to terms with them and she was at peace with it now.

She smiled down at the little girl against her chest, "I love you, little Anika," she murmured softly. She knew without a doubt that her whole world had just changed. Things would be different now with a baby, but she knew they had changed for the better. This little girl was now her entire world and she was going to do everything possible to give her the best life she could, a life she deserved.

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Waking up Saturday morning, Karma couldn't help but feel both excited and nervous for that evening. She was excited to see Amir again. She knew not to expect anything to happen between them, but she still felt drawn to want to talk and spend time with him. Beyond that though, she was both excited but also nervous to finally reveal the news to Amir about them having a child together. She had no idea what to expect for his reaction which really had her nerves going.

Throughout the day, Karma went from room to room of her home picking things up so it looked tidy and presentable between keeping Anika entertained. No matter how on top of it she tried to keep things, there seemed to always be something that needed picked up. With a one year old it only took looking away for a minute or two for another big mess to be made!

It was now evening and she was relaxing in the living room while Anika played with some of her toys when she got a text that he was on his way over. After responding to him, "Perfect, can't wait to see you!" She took a few deep breaths, slowly letting them out again. Words started speeding through her brain, trying to figure out what she was going to say when he arrived and saw she had a toddler. Would he realize he could be the father? Or would it not click until she told him?

Before she knew it, the doorbell rang, snapping her out of her thoughts. She pressed a kiss to the top of Anika's head who was too distracted playing to care about the bell. "Coming!" she called, pushing herself up from the ground and headed over to the front door, opening it with a smile. "Hey, good to see you! Come on in," she welcomed him, stepping to the side.

Character B responded

it felt strange to see him standing there in her doorway again when she opened it to greet him. at one time it had been very much common thing to see for a while, until it wasn't anymore and then it quickly became the norm that he wasn't anymore. and while it had been so long since he'd last stood there, in a way it felt like it had only been a short period of time too. it was a crazy feeling, but she was glad that he was there now. she had to at least tell him the news and give him the chance to be there for anika. and if he decided he wasn't interested in doing so and didn't want to see either of them again then so be it, but she felt obligated to anika to at least try. she knew him pretty well though and she had a feeling that he would want to be part of her life so it was a hope she was holding onto.

as amir stepped in and held out the bottle of wine she couldn't help but get a wide grin across her face. not only because he'd thought to bring it as a gift, but even more so that he had remembered her favorite. "it is, yes, thank you! i appreciate it a lot, actually," she smiled. "come on in and make yourself at home," she told him just as she heard a loud joyful screech coming from the living room, anika clearly amused by whatever she was playing with at the moment. karma laughed, half amused by the timing and half nervously. "yeah, i uh... i have someone for you to meet," she told him, motioning for him to follow as she lead the way into the living room where anika sat playing with some blocks and little cars. she headed over and lifted up the little girl, resting her against her hip as stood in front of amir. she smiled at anika before looking back at amir, suddenly realizing looking at them right next to each other like this how much she really did look like her father just as much she did her mother. "this is anika...my daughter," she introduced, her eyes glued to his face as she studied his reaction, curious if he would pick up on what was happening right away or not.

Character B responded

it was impossible to not smile as amir smiled at the little girl and held his hand out to her. it was an endearing sight that made her heart melt watching the two of them. of course he had no idea what a special moment it was just yet, but all the same, it made her happy watching the two of them interacting. as he looked at the little girl it was clear by his eyes and expression how much he was studying her closely, quite obvious he was trying to figure out the situation. and then the question was asked, the question she knew was going to have to lead to her telling the news.

karma motioned for him to follow her, "come make yourself comfortable," she told him as she moved over to take a seat on the couch, setting the little girl in her lap and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. she waited until he had followed and sat down beside her, taking in a deep breath and letting it out again. "she just turned one in october," she told him, giving him a few seconds to take that in. "and... her name is anika rory kasi," she added, her added, her stomach now swirling with nerves as she waited for his reaction. she was pretty sure he had already started to question it after seeing her, but now it was fully out there and there was no turning back now.

while the little girl in her arms knew nothing about what exactly was going on, it was almost as if she had some sort of sense of connection to him as she squirmed in karma's lap to free herself and instead started climbing over her lap towards amir trying to check him out more closely. karma let her go, knowing amir would probably appreciate the little girl being curious about him.