Somebody To Love -A Jemi Story- Episode 10

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Emma sat on Joe’s bed later that night, her eyebrows creasing in confusion as Joe raided his closet. He’d moved house since what happened with his ex, not being able to stand any room in the house without thinking of all the plans he had for when their baby would be born. He couldn’t help but have those same thoughts as he looked around his house now, although this time he knew that it was true… that Demi really was pregnant, and it was truly his child. It was a thrilling, yet terrifying, thought. He already felt like a father, he just didn’t have a child yet.
“What are you doing? You said we’d go out for drinks tonight. Taylor’s out of town and I’m bored! You’re my big brother, you’re meant to look after me.” Emma whined, but she squealed as Joe threw a shirt over her head and she pulled it off of her, setting it on the growing pile of discarded clothes.

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“I’m… going out to dinner with a friend.” Joe said simply and Emma couldn’t help but laugh.
“Yeah, sure, because you have all the friends in the world and you really make this much of an effort when you do go out with people.” Emma said sarcastically and Joe groaned, sitting on the edge of the bed beside Emma, but she moved herself to sit properly beside him and her confusion only grew when she saw the anxiety on his face. “Hey, what’s going on?” She asked, watching as Joe pulled a photo out of his inner jacket pocket, handing it over to her and Emma looked down at it, her eyes widening when she saw that it wasn’t just any photograph- it was an ultrasound.
“I met a girl today.” Joe mumbled.
“You meet girls every time you’re at work, it’s your job- what’s that got to do with this Demetria Lovato person?” Emma asked, referring to Demi’s name that was printed in the top corner of the photo.
“She went through IVF and she used a sperm donor… Em, the donor was me.” Joe said and Emma’s jaw dropped.
“You donated sperm and didn’t even tell us?” Emma choked out and Joe sighed.
“I wanted to, but I just never got around to it, okay? It was after what happened with Natalie… I wanted to do something positive, so I donated sperm to help people who wanted to get pregnant actually get pregnant. I didn’t check the right box to stay anonymous, so Demi had my name and it was… fate today that made Doctor Mitchell not be able to come into work and for me to be called in on my day off and she’s one of my patients for the day… she recognized my name right away and told me.” Joe said and Emma stared at him with shock for a moment.
“So, you’re… gonna be a father to this strangers’ baby now?” Emma asked and Joe nodded his head.
“She said she didn’t want me to be involved if I was doing it for the wrong reasons, but I feel like a Dad already- I should be a Dad already if what Natalie said was ever true, but it wasn’t… Demi is a good person and she’s giving me a chance to co-parent with her. I know it sounds nuts, but I want to do this… it’s where I’m going tonight- to have dinner with her, her sister and her sister’s wife.” Joe said and Emma stared down at the ultrasound picture. “Could you say something?” Joe begged after a minutes’ silence.
“I’m just trying to process all of this… you really don’t know this girl at all- she could be psychotic!”
“They wouldn’t have gone through the IVF process with her if she was psychotic, do you realize how much work it takes to even get approved for it? And then she had to put her body through so much just for the chance to get pregnant… I told her about Natalie, she told me why she wants to have a baby… I trust her, Em, she’s a good person. She’s been through shit and she’s a good person and she’s carrying my baby… I want us to get to know each other better, to be friends and if this dinner tonight goes well… I’d want her to meet you guys, too.” Joe said and Emma cracked the smallest hint of a smile as she looked back down at the ultrasound picture.
“So, this is my niece or nephew?” Emma asked and Joe’s smile started to grow too.
“One hundred percent.” Joe confirmed, chuckling as Emma suddenly squealed and threw herself at him, locking his arms around his neck and Joe hugged her back.
“I really hope she isn’t a psycho.” Emma practically cooed, making Joe burst out laughing and he held her tighter, kissing her shoulder.
“Yeah, me too… but the baby’s cute, right?” Joe said with a beaming smile as they pulled away from each other.
“Oh yeah, it’s got your wavy black lines.” Emma teased, laughing and dodging out of the way as he swatted at her. “But come on, if you’re going out for dinner with your Baby Momma and her family, you need to wear something other than sweats.” Emma confirmed, dragging Joe up and starting to go through his clothes with him.

Joe could feel his hands shaking as he got dressed, desperate for the meal to go well- to get to know Demi better… the mother of his child.

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