Notes: It's been a few months and a couple of changes have been made.
A few months later, Karen was now working full-time at her job as a caregiver and she had been enjoying herself going to work everyday and haven't had any real stress to worry about. So, far things had been going well for her and it was as if her self-esteem had gotten even better because she was working and not just staying in the house all day taking care of the kids.
Of course she loved them but Karen had always wanted a life of her own or at least work a decent job. Because while she was working in the brothel she couldn't really see a future for herself which was weird because before Big J had ever found her she was hopeful that one day she was at least gonna get back on her feet even if it wasn't singing Karen had wanted to do something that would make her some money so she wouldn't have to be living out on the streets in makeshift boxes.
She could now say that she did make somethings happen on her own although with other things she had some help along the way like trying to get her GED which she was so close to getting.
Her courses was almost done and she could even start to think about on if she had wanted to be a CNA nurse because with that GED she could go to school to get her license's for it and if she were to do that then that would just be an even bigger surprise and best kept secret that the family have ever had.
She had to admit she was shocked that Faith had yet to run her mouth to any of her aunties or grandma that she had this now full-time job which she didn't tell anyone about. Because if she had then, Karen didn't know what she was gonna do. Because her main reason for keeping her GED and her having a job from the rest of her family was that she could one prove to herself that she could do something that was decent and not trashy and two she wanted to see if she could actually handle it.
And the patients at her job of course still loved her which she was surprised at because she was thinking that they was gonna start pushing her to the side but that wasn't the case she had been assigned another person. But her main one was still Ms.Tyson who she kept company and would always help and also, Ms.Tyson would always give Karen free life advice and today was one of those days as she was walking into her job greeting her after clocking in.
"You look like you're glowing." Ms.Tyson said looking Karen up and down and shaking her head yes even though she didn't say anything yet. "Awee thank you it's nothing really." Karen said not realizing what Ms.Tyson was talking about.
"Chileeee." She said again just shaking her head from side-to-side this time remembering that day when Karen had came into work and she kept rubbing on her thighs on the side just already knowing.
"It looks like you've been gaining weight too. But it's a good weight gain." Ms.Tyson kinda using that as a double meaning and Karen had thought about what she had meant for a moment.
"Um, thank you." Karen said unsure of herself.
"That's alright just know in nine months you'll see where it came from." Ms.Tyson said already calling it out.
"I-" Karen froze for a minute stopping what she was helping Ms.Tyson with while her eyes widened in shock.
"Now don't be surprised once your stomach starts growing just know that I told you first. And, I know you and your husband loveee makin' love." Ms.Tyson said. "I knew it from the day you had walked in here you was walkin like you were wobbling if we're being honest." She said tilting her head. "Was it that obvious?" Karen asked, Ms.Tyson and she smirked nodding her head yes.
"Whatever your husband be doing to you, you don't be standin' a chance." She told Karen leaving her flabbergasted. "Yo co-workers went easy on you which was surprising to me because if it would've been anyone else they would've been egging it on." Ms.Tyson told her.
And, Karen had furrowed her eyebrows wondering why they didn't do that to her.
"And the only reason why they didn't do it to you was because rumors are going around here saying that you from the streets and them heffas in there look down on people that come from the streets they don't be wantin' anything to do with them. But they will try you tho they just won't fool with ya and that right there lets you know that they don't like you." Ms.Tyson said.
"Not one of them in there is your friend." Ms.Tyson warned her.
"I wouldn't trust none of them." She said to her and Karen just nodded her head okay.
"And keep your pregnancy to yourself because if they find out and it's still early on they will most definitely try you and they will not care about going to jail. Them some rough demons up in there." Ms.Tyson said calling them that because that's what some of them be acting like.
"But not to worry you though just stay out of there way and continue to do your job and you'll do fine here like you're doing now." Ms.Tyson told her and Karen had listened to her seeing that so far, Ms.Tyson had been right about everything that she had been saying.
So, now all Karen had to do was go to the doctors to see if she was really pregnant because right now she really didn't feel or have any symptoms yet so she guessed it was still early on in her pregnancy.
Once she was done with work she knew she would have to get in touch with her doctor to find out if Ms.Tyson was right about her being pregnant so as soon as she had got off from work she had went home with her husband being there early knowing that she would have to tell him.
Because there was no way that Karen could possibly hide this pregnancy from Drew if she was pregnant because she knew that in a couple of months from now that a lot was going to be going on and one of the main things was the court case that was coming up. They had been getting closer and closer to the date and she was already getting stressed out about it even more along with Dorinda who seemed to be even more on edge than Karen was and that made Karen worry even more. But now that Ms.Tyson had pointed out that she could possibly be pregnant than it was just gonna be a hot mess.
"Hiii honey." Karen said walking into the house while putting her stuff down. Then she went onto kissing her husband on the lips and Drew playfully bit them. It was as if every time they had kissed, Drew would try to lead them into a full blown make out session and then they would end up naked in each others arms with him being inside of her all the way.
Drew would be so into his wife that Karen swore this man was trying to get her pregnant every single time that they would be laying in bed together. It was like he was on a mission that she knew nothing about but she was just glad to be there.
But now here she was sitting down on their bed in there room.
"Baby I have to talk to you about something." Karen said looking at her husband and he gave her his undivided attention.
"Okay." Drew said looking at his wife and waiting for her to start.
"Ummm. Soooo I might be pregnant." Karen said unsure of how he would take this even though Drew had stated himself that he had wanted five kids and would constantly try to knock Karen up to get his five kids.
So, it was like a deafening moment of silence when she said that and Karen was now unsure on if she should've waited to tell him.
But then, he perked up smiling at her and leaned down to kiss her on the lips pulling her into a hug. "You pregnant with my 5th baby?" Drew asked her smiling hard at his wife from ear-to-ear.
"Well I don't know yet but I-just got a hunch that I might be." Karen said with that hunch being Ms.Tyson. "I mean I did talk to some people today and you know they were just pointing somethings out." Karen told him. "Like what?" Drew asked her looking at his wife.
"I don't know like I was glowing and I was gaining weight." She said.
"Well you be glowing to me everyday pregnant or not andddd I like a little weight on you it's more for me." Drew said just being nasty and Karen just shook her head trying not to laugh at her husband. "What you know it's true I don't mind the weight." Drew said not really caring anymore from when he was younger.
"It never really bothered me before I was just being a jerk when I was younger and that wasn't right." Drew said. "Yeah, now that I think of it you never really picked at me for my weight like the other kids did it was just me being a nerd." Karen told him. "Yeah but you were cute tho they just couldn't see that and I just wasn't brave enough back then I still wanted to be popular." Drew told her. "Yeah you right you did. Mr.Ladies man." Karen said.
"A ladies man that curved all the ladies just for you." Drew told her. "Yeah that was only after I left." Karen said giving him a soft smile.
"But you're mines now and that's what's matters now and no one is gonna come between us." Drew told her giving his wife a kiss.
"And this baby...Cause I know that I knocked you up good, reallll good...And this baby is gonna be happy, healthy, and protected." Drew told her placing a soft hand over her stomach as if he was already trying to feel the baby move.
"I hope so." Karen said sounding unsure of herself yet again.
"You hope so?" Drew said arching his eyebrow a bit.
"Nahhh we know so this baby is going to be okay." Drew told her trying to get his wife to stop worrying because they both knew how her last few pregnancies had turned out.
"We can pray over our baby right now." Drew said as he got right behind Karen even closer and put both of his hands on his wife's stomach and that's exactly what he started to do. He prayed for their baby even if she wasn't pregnant he was still praying for them.
Notes:
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