Toxic ~ Kevin Alvarez & João Félix

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Girlies, I apologize, the picture is a bit of foreshadowing...
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The following 2 days have been extremely harsh: The internet is torn apart by the news of the baby daddy being João. Some are happy for them but others are calling Leilah a big fat whore who's money hungry.

She has no job and no love of her life.

Leilah told Diego about what happened and he tried his best to cheer her up but she was shattered.

Leilah wants Kevin so badly.

João provides everything for her; he's truly committed to making her happy again.

Leilah is completely sad; she knew that both of them would be excellent fathers but losing Kevin hurt her. She loves him so much but he feels betrayed by her. Leilah doesn't want to get out of the house anymore; she's in her room crying about Kevin leaving her and not answering her.

Eventually, she comes to the realization that it's all her fault. She's the one who decided to fuck two different men in the same interval. She's the one who fell in love with two men. 

How could she be so stupid? 

How could she be such an incompetent woman? 

Leilah just wanted to end herself.

She had enough of all this.

All the stress, all the pain; she wanted out of this. 

But she can't ruin João's efforts of making her happy every time. He's excited to have the baby with her and she doesn't want him to be disappointed. 

 More days pass, and João assists Leilah in her doctor's appointments and takes his recommendations. He was truly sweet; he's also an excellent cook. She did feel a bit better with João being by her side but nothing feels like Kevin.

Kevin made her feel so special. Her happier days were with him and the more time flew by, the more João understood that. João understood that she won't have her as her girlfriend anymore.
João: Hey, are you down to plan a baby shower? My parents want to come over.
Leilah: Sure, I'll invite some people, I think my parents will come as well.

Her parents are not very proud of their daughter's choices; it brought shame to the whole family. They barely text her or call her to check if she's okay. Leilah cares a lot about her parents but since the very start of the World Cup scandal, they have stopped staying in contact. She did convince her parents to come to the baby shower and she will pay for their flight. The pair tries to invite some friends and family to the event as well but not a lot of people said yes to coming over. They find a date for the baby shower which is 3 weeks from now.

João and Leilah both agreed to work together when the baby is born. They are not a couple, just two responsible parents with no romantic feelings. 

3 weeks later, Baby shower

Everything is now set for the baby shower; they are expecting about 20 people to come to the party. João and Leilah finish the last-minute decorations before the first people come over.
João: Antoine!! Welcome!
Grizemann: I couldn't miss this for the world! Congrats bro! I'm rooting for a girl!
João: You already have 3 girls!
Grizemann: Let it be a girl so my kids have a friend! If it's a boy, he better not start flirting with one of my daughters!

They laugh as more guests arrive at their house until João's family comes over.
Clara: João! It's good to meet you! Oh, Leilah.
Leilah: Hi Mr and Mrs Félix...