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C.J

Once Summer said that. I drop my bag by the door and sat beside her.

"What did you want to talk about?" I look into her eyes.

"I want to get married tomorrow?" She blurted out. Looking all happy.

What! I stared at her.

"But the weddings in July. What's setting this on?"

"I... I just want us to get married tomorrow and start a family as we talk about." Now she wants a family, she's bullshitting me.

"But-" she cut me off as I was about to say something hurtful.

"Great, I called everyone to confirm about tomorrow and will be married at the justice of the peace. We will have a small reception here at our house. I-" I had to cut her off before she keeps going on and on.

"Summer...... I... I don't know how to say this but I.. -" I was about to say it but she cut me off.

"Are you cheating on me, Corey?" She finally said, but I was going to word it differently.

"That could be a yes." I kinda said that nervously.

"What? Why? I'm pregnant." She raised her voice at me. A few tears streaming down her face.

"How are you pregnant? We haven't had sex in over four months. Are you cheating behind my back too?" The last time we had sex was a few days before I met Tasha.

"I just found out last night at the hotel and..... yes, I was cheating on you but I love you both and I can't just pick one, it's too hard for me to choose."

"Oh, wow, so let me get this straight. You want to get married tomorrow so your family will know that your unborn child is not mine, to make it look like it's mine. How can you love two people the same Summer? There's only one person for that. Choose which one you want in your life." I want Tasha in my life because I'm falling for her and she doesn't even know that.

"I want you both, and I love the two of you. It's just so hard for me to pick just one. Yes, that's why I wanted to get married tomorrow. So that my family thinks I got pregnant from you and not him."

"Well, since you 're pregnant, I got another girl pregnant too. So that makes us even Summer." Once I said those words, she slaps me hard on my face.

"Who the fuck is this woman you got pregnant? Huh." I'm not telling her who it is.

"I'm not saying her name and that's final. You can pack all your shit and leave before I come back."

"No... I'm staying here and that's final. I'll stay in the guest room that we have."

"Go back to your man, who is the father of your unborn child. I mean it if I see you still here when I come back. I'll throw all the shit out front. Give me that damn ring that's on your finger. You don't deserve it all. So, pack your shit." I got up from the couch and walk towards the door. Before I slam the door, she made a loud cry, and I didn't care at all.

She picks hers and I pick mine.

I drove to Tasha's place fast. I needed to hear her voice.

I park behind her vehicle and walk to her door. I knock and waiting. She opened the door and was about to say something, but I kiss her.

"Did Summer call you by any chance?"

"No why?" That's a good sign.

"Good, because I have a lot of shit to tell you."

"Okay, should I be worried?" She kinda made a sad.

"Oh no, let's go sit in the living room and I'll tell you the whole thing." But once I assured her that her facial expression change.

I follow her to the living room and we sat on the love seat. She picked up her feet and laid them on my lap. I rubbed her leg, then her feet.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" She asks me.

"Okay, so when I arrived home early, I saw she was home and when I walk into the house she was already sitting on the couch. She said she needed to talk, and I sat there... She wanted to get married asap as tomorrow."

"She wanted to get tomorrow. Why?"

"That's the funny fuck up part. She's been cheating on me for a while, which I'm guessing, and she's pregnant with that guy. That's why she wants to get married, so the family thinks I got her pregnant, not him. Well, I'm guessing she's going to call close family and friends for tomorrow."

"Oh, wow, I bet Rachel's going to call soon about the news and you."

"I don't care right now. All I care is right here with you two." I rub her baby bump.

"What else happens at the house?"

"Some bullshit that Summer said that's she loves us both and she can't pick which one to leave.... And I told her I got someone else pregnant. She flips out, and she slaps me." I turn my head around to show her the red part on my left cheek.

"Oh, my god! I can't believe she did that to you and you know she's going to find out about me." Tasha rubbed my sore cheek softly with her hand and fingertips.

"I know, but I just don't want her to hurt you or the baby. You tell me if she does anything to you two." I have a feeling once Summer knows about her, she's going to do something stupid and I'm going to be pissed if she did.

"I'll be fine C.J."

"And I told her to take all of her crap out of the house before I arrived home tonight."

"Are you okay with all of this? Physically or emotionally?" I know that she's worried about me, but I'm fine.

"I'm totally fine, Tasha. I had a feeling she cheating on me and I know that now. But all I need is you. "

"So where does this leave us now?"

"Well, I want us to start slow Tasha and I want to get into a relationship with you."

We talk for a few hours before I got called into work and I was dredging to go home to see if Summer got her shit out of the house. I told Tasha that I'll call her after when I'm not busy.

Well, I don't see Summer's vehicle in the driveway way, so that's a good sign. I need to change the locks on my house before she comes back, but I'll do that tomorrow. I went inside and went upstairs to get ready. I noticed that all of Summer's belonging were gone and I check in her dresser, her closest, and the bathroom. They're all gone. I throw some clothes and some extras in my bag and left for the station.

I park my truck in the parking lot, grab my bag, and out I went. Walk into the station and the guys were saying hi to me and asking how I was doing. We all had a good funny conversation, and I didn't tell them about my split with Summer yet. After eating supper and cleaning up everything, some guys were watching the baseball game on tv and some wanted an early night.

Just after midnight, the bells rang and we all rush to get dressed. Into the fire trucks. Drove off.

Once we got to the duplex house that was on fire. The people in their neighbourhood were standing on the sidewalk. We parked the trucks in front and the side. We also had to dispatch a couple of ambulances and police officers to help us out.

We could hear screaming and yelling from the duplex house.

The chief orders us into four groups and the rest stayed to help with firehoses. My group was about to enter the right duplex of the house when the front door open. A man and a little girl came out with the smoke behind them.

"Is there anyone else in there?" I ask the man who had trouble breathing.

"M-my pregnant wife is upstairs hiding. We tried to find her but the smoke was so bad that we see or breath in." In his shaky breathless voice. The little girl started to cough and cry. The paramedics took charge of them.

But once he said the word pregnant. The smoke is not good for a pregnant woman. So, we had to find her quickly.

"Okay let's go in." As I enter the building. Steady and slow. We walk up the stairs slowly.

"Fire department, yell if you hear us?" I raised my voice for the woman to hear me. The smoke was thick that you couldn't even see so we had to feel our way by touching the walls.

"You two check that hallway to see if she's any of the rooms and I'll go check this hallway here." The other two guys went down the hallway and I went in the opposite direction.

The first door was closed, and I opened it. "Fire department, call out." I look in the closet and under the bed, but nothing. So, I went to the other open door.

I called out again and nothing. I could feel the place starting to get hotter. Walk to open the closet door and it's empty. I checked on the left side of the bed, nothing and went I walk around the bed I shine my flashlight to find feet. I kneed down right away and check to see if there was a pulse but nothing.

"I found the pregnant woman who is unresponsive and I'm coming out now, over." I radio over to the chief.

"We have paramedics ready went you come out, over." I took off my oxygen mask and placed it over her face. Hoping she's alive. Her baby bump was big and I'm praying for both of them. I carefully pick her up and slowly made my way out and down the stairs.

The husband came rushing towards me, but two firefighters held him, and he was yelling. I gently place her on the stretcher and they took her right away.

About twenty minutes later, bad news hit us and the neighbourhood hard, especially the husband and their daughter. The woman and her unborn child didn't make it. It hit me hard, thinking, what if that was Tasha. It made me think about it. All the firemen who help in any way said condolences to the family.

I need to see her.

Tasha

After walking up like 1:30 in the morning to eat a snack. I guess it's going to be like this every night. I was eating my cereal went I heard a knock at the front door. I tiptoe slowly to look at the peephole and it was C.J in his uniform.

I opened it to see him all dirty and sad-looking. I was about to say something, but he pulled me into a big, tight hug. I patted his back. He smells like smoke.

"What the matter, C.J?" I finally ask him. I pulled away from him and look into his eyes.

"I...I just needed to see you and to make sure you're alive and safe." He kisses my head.

"I'm here and I'm alive. Did something happen, C.J?" His sad eyes were holding back tears.

"We got a call and there was a family. The other two made but a woman, a woman who was pregnant, didn't make it. If only we got there like five minutes early, she would've been alive, right now." He looks away and I could tell that this hit him in the heart.

"C.J look at me." I grab his face with my hands and made him look into my eyes. "You did the best you can and you did your job to save her. Don't beat yourself up for this. You saved lives and your hero for that. Don't blame yourself." I kiss his lips.

"It made me think of you and I couldn't get it through my head. I just needed to see you and this here." He rubs my baby bump.

"Well, I'm going to go back now and I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait I have something for you?" I said to him. I ran to the kitchen to grab a small thing and it's a big step for me. I place it in his hand.

"Tasha are you sure?" He was shocked to see my duplicate apartment key in his hand.

"Yes, I'm sure about this C.J. This is a big step for the both of us."

"Thanks, but soon we will live under one roof and be a family." He's right.

"Soon we will but... We will have to tell everybody about us." How would everyone feel that Summer's fiancé got me pregnant and seeing each other behind their backs?

"We will tell them when it's time, but soon. Good night, Tasha, I'll see you here when you 're done working." He smiled at me and I smiled back.

"Good night C.J." I gave him a long kiss. I watch him walk the truck and waved at me and I waved back. I finished eating the rest of my cereal and went to bed because I have to wake up in six hours.

I had a busy morning with meetings. Bonnie and I are going out for lunch. I have to fill her in on what a surprise weekend I had. So, waiting at her desk as usual.

"So where do you want to eat?" Bon, ask me.

"This baby wants Chinese food."

"Well, let's get going" We walk a couple of blocks down to get to the restaurant. It was warm but not hot.

We sat in our seats, ordered our drinks and food. Yum, I can't wait to taste the chicken balls.

"So you said you had an interesting week, my dear."

"Yeah, I made dinner on Friday for C.J and me. Things happen after that; we spend half a Saturday together and it was awesome."

"You just on his bones, Tasha. How was he the second time around?" Bonnie and her dirty humour questions. It always made me blush so hard every time.

"He was so passionate all night and was a little rough. I finally got to see everything this time."

"Oh was his elephant trunk long?" I almost chock on my drink when she said that.

"Bonnie, I'm not telling you that. That's classified information there."

"Fine, then I'll ask him when I see him." I know she's going to ask him, anyway.

"Well, I'll hear that when it happens." My ears will listen to the word that will come out of his mouth.

After finishing lunch and having friendly laughs. I had a few more appointments in the afternoon. I haven't called or text C.J yet but I'll see him at my place soon.

When work was finished, I was tired and wanting to go home. I could see his truck in the drive and I park behind him. The outstanding smell when I open the door and it made my stomach grumble. I walk into the kitchen to see him frying something in a pan.

"Honey, I'm home." I raised myself over because of the music he was listening to. Once he heard me turn down the volume on his iPhone and smiled my way.

"Hey, how was work?" He gave me a long hug.

"Busy, how was your day?" I ask him.

"It was alright but since you here, it's even better." I could tell that he was upset about earlier this morning.

"So, what's for dinner?" He rushed to the stove to stir something in the pan.

"I made rice, vegetables, and homemade sweet and sour meatballs. It will be ready in twenty minutes."

"Okay, well, I'm going to change into some comfortable clothes."

"Okay, take your time."

I went upstairs to my room, strip out of my work clothes, throw them in my laundry basket, and put on pj's. Walk into the bathroom to put my hair up and went back down to the kitchen. I sat at the table he set up. Watching him finishing cooking and put food onto two plates. Pouring the drinks into glass cups.

He put my plate in front of me. "This looks so delicious, C.J"

"Just wait until you taste it."

I took a bite of the sweet and sour meatballs. I moan at how it tastes damn good.

"This is so fucking good C.J. I can't believe how good of a coin you are."

"Thanks now eat up."

We ate and talk but it was amazing at the same time. He cleans up while I went to take a shower. After getting put on my pajamas, and went downstairs to the living room. He joins me when he was done.

"Are you staying the night again?"

"Only if you want me to, Tasha?"

"I would love that."

"Well, good thing I pack my overnight bag." He kissed my head and watching a movie before we went to bed.

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