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didn’t need any added stress. But it was his baby, he kept telling himself. He should be there for her, but she did not want it that way. Rick had told his lawyers just to settle with her. They were upset, but he already knew what would happen when it went through. He didn’t care if he couldn’t work as a doctor anymore. He loved his job, but he loved Meeka more.
His lawyer called him later that evening and he thought he was going to hear that she had signed the settlement papers.
“Rick, it seems that the lawsuit has been dropped. I just got all the paperwork from the lawyer, though it looks like she has sent you her legal fees bill. Once that is paid, the lawsuit will be dropped.”
“What?”
“I know, I can’t believe it either. This is great news Rick! You won’t have to quit your job and the insurance premium shouldn’t go up that much.”
Rick breathed a sigh of relief and his heart filled with hope. He hoped that her dropping the lawsuit meant she forgave him. He didn’t want to get his hopes up too high, but he figured it was definitely a step in the right direction. Rick was tempted to call her, but he didn’t want it to look like he was gloating. He could not take the chance of making things worse between the two of them, though he wondered how much worse it could actually get. He did not exist as far as Meeka was concerned.
He had one of his colleagues look into where Meeka was going for her prenatal care and he spent the afternoon looking over her charts. She had an ultrasound schedule the next week and he wanted to be there with her to see what the sex would be. Either way he would be happy, if it was a boy or a girl.
***
Malik was not letting it go. He asked his mother about Rick almost every day and every time he mentioned his name, she wanted to cry. For a child so young, Malik was very opinionated and he had a bit of an old soul already showing with an understanding far beyond his young years. He was making her feel bad and she was getting frustrated trying to explain it. As smart as he was, there was a lot of the emotional spectrum that he was just not privy to yet.
There were a lot of things that Malik knew about that happened with his father, but Meeka had not had the heart to tell him about Rick being the doctor that failed him. She never knew how to say that to him, but in her frustration, she blurted it out.
“You don’t understand Malik. Rick was the one that killed your father.”
As soon as Meeka said the words, she regretted them. The look in his eyes changed and she was not prepared for the strong reaction that he had.
“He shot him!”
“No baby, of course not. He was the doctor that worked on daddy in the hospital.”
“Well I am sure he tried his best mom. You are telling me all the time that no one is perfect. I miss Rick.”
“Me too baby.”
It hit her then that she had been so wrong and was really just looking for someone to blame. Her emotions had taken over for her, and it didn't help that her hormones were out of control due to the pregnancy. It was sad that it took her young son to make her realize it. With everything on the table, Malik just wanted Rick back in his life and so did Meeka. She still wondered why he didn’t tell her, but she figured that her overreaction was part of the reason. There was also the lawsuit in court. It was just all too complicated, but all she wanted to do was call Rick. She just missed him.
Chapter Nineteen
Meeka had not seen Rick for almost four months and she hadn’t gotten a phone call from him in two weeks. When she went to her first ultrasound and found out she was going to have a girl, she had almost texted him, but she lost her nerve when it came time to hit the send button. Her mother had scolded her several times. She usually didn’t push her, but even Meeka had to admit that she was not handling the situation very well. It should have already been resolved, she knew what she had to do. It was what was
His lawyer called him later that evening and he thought he was going to hear that she had signed the settlement papers.
“Rick, it seems that the lawsuit has been dropped. I just got all the paperwork from the lawyer, though it looks like she has sent you her legal fees bill. Once that is paid, the lawsuit will be dropped.”
“What?”
“I know, I can’t believe it either. This is great news Rick! You won’t have to quit your job and the insurance premium shouldn’t go up that much.”
Rick breathed a sigh of relief and his heart filled with hope. He hoped that her dropping the lawsuit meant she forgave him. He didn’t want to get his hopes up too high, but he figured it was definitely a step in the right direction. Rick was tempted to call her, but he didn’t want it to look like he was gloating. He could not take the chance of making things worse between the two of them, though he wondered how much worse it could actually get. He did not exist as far as Meeka was concerned.
He had one of his colleagues look into where Meeka was going for her prenatal care and he spent the afternoon looking over her charts. She had an ultrasound schedule the next week and he wanted to be there with her to see what the sex would be. Either way he would be happy, if it was a boy or a girl.
***
Malik was not letting it go. He asked his mother about Rick almost every day and every time he mentioned his name, she wanted to cry. For a child so young, Malik was very opinionated and he had a bit of an old soul already showing with an understanding far beyond his young years. He was making her feel bad and she was getting frustrated trying to explain it. As smart as he was, there was a lot of the emotional spectrum that he was just not privy to yet.
There were a lot of things that Malik knew about that happened with his father, but Meeka had not had the heart to tell him about Rick being the doctor that failed him. She never knew how to say that to him, but in her frustration, she blurted it out.
“You don’t understand Malik. Rick was the one that killed your father.”
As soon as Meeka said the words, she regretted them. The look in his eyes changed and she was not prepared for the strong reaction that he had.
“He shot him!”
“No baby, of course not. He was the doctor that worked on daddy in the hospital.”
“Well I am sure he tried his best mom. You are telling me all the time that no one is perfect. I miss Rick.”
“Me too baby.”
It hit her then that she had been so wrong and was really just looking for someone to blame. Her emotions had taken over for her, and it didn't help that her hormones were out of control due to the pregnancy. It was sad that it took her young son to make her realize it. With everything on the table, Malik just wanted Rick back in his life and so did Meeka. She still wondered why he didn’t tell her, but she figured that her overreaction was part of the reason. There was also the lawsuit in court. It was just all too complicated, but all she wanted to do was call Rick. She just missed him.
Chapter Nineteen
Meeka had not seen Rick for almost four months and she hadn’t gotten a phone call from him in two weeks. When she went to her first ultrasound and found out she was going to have a girl, she had almost texted him, but she lost her nerve when it came time to hit the send button. Her mother had scolded her several times. She usually didn’t push her, but even Meeka had to admit that she was not handling the situation very well. It should have already been resolved, she knew what she had to do. It was what was
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