Realistic or Modern A Path I Can’t Follow

[Forever6A7X]

Pero cuddled close to her as they got home and chuckled a bit "Oh I should show you photos of my rebelious goth phase. It'll have you rolling." He said laughing some

Max sighed softly as she got there and picked him up into her arms "I'm sorry baby boy, I couldn't get off early. I got stuck in a meeting." She said softly kissing the side of his head repeatedly

 

[decadent-rider]

"I'm gonna hold you to that." She winked at him, tilting her head back and watching him some, it was nice to see him relax some, let loose... It wasn't often that she saw him laugh, but it was nice. She eventually started drifting off without meaning to in his arms, a mixture of the long day and the stress of seeing the man who would force drugs into her system seemed to be taking its toll and she fella sleep curled into him

He grumbled some and looked at her with a frown, looking the spitting image of Danny, "When is the kool aid guy coming over again?" He asked her while they walked towards home. Well, while his mom walked and he held onto her

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max raised an eyebrow giving a small laugh "The kool aid man? Who are you talking about?" She asked as they walked to the house smiling more as she talked with her son glad to see him a little happier

Pero smiled some at her and watched her a bit before he soon took her up to bed and took a shower. He looked at his scars in the mirror frowning some and giving a heavy sigh as his old memories started to fade in.

 

[decadent-rider]

Carmen frowned when she woke up still feeling unwell, rushing to the bathroom at the smell of cooking going on in the kitchen, chucking up in the toilet and spending a while calming down before going to find Pero, "Hey... I said I'd make dinner tonight." She mumbled, still feeling a little woozy, "If I still feel like this in the morning, I'm gonna have to call in sick." She told him. "So I'm telling my boss now." She winked at him a little, slipping her arms around his waist and holding him tightly, leaning on him.

He smiled and shook his head, "Your friend that got me kool aid mommy... is he gonna bring me more?" He asked her and held onto her the whole way home, refusing to get down and walk.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero gave a small laugh and nodded some "Alright babe sounds good." He murmured kissing her temple gently "Well you were sleeping so soundly I didn't want to wake you."

Max smiled wide at him "Oh you mean Arlo, he will be back soon. I'm sure he can bring you some more kool aid." She said happily cuddling him close "Remember we have to go to the doctors tomorrow okay?"

 

[decadent-rider]

She nodded some and frowned "I mean it... I've just been throwing up in the bathroom." She mumbled, pressing her forehead into his shoulder while she watched him cooking. "i'm a little glad you didn't actually." she told him, yawning some and getting herself some water as she felt her stomach turn again and she legged it to the bathroom, chucking up again. She didn't expect Tovar to come comfort her... but it would have been nice. She eventually settled herself again and made her way back out to him.

He nodded some "Ask him to get the the... the pink and green one." He grinned, holding onto her tightly and yawning some as they got to their house, "Mommy I don't wanna go... Can't you go and I go see aunt carmen?" He asked her pouting some, getting down once they were inside their front door

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero frowned some and gave a small sigh as she went to throw up. He stopped his cooking and went to check on her as she got out of the bathroom raising an eyebrow "Is it the food? I can stop making it." He murmured hoping she was okay

Max smiled happily and gave a small nod "I will definitely tell him that." She said softly before sighing some "No baby I'm afraid you gotta go. Its okay though alright? I promise I'll be there the whole time."

 

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She frowned shaking her head. “I don’t know.... I love the smell of beef cooking... I don’t know if I’m just overdoing it and it’s stress or what... but I just don’t feel great.” She mumbled yawning some and leaning against the wall.

“okay.... do I get to have the day off school?” He asked her going to the kitchen and bouncing on his feet a little while he waited for his after school drink and snack.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero gave a small nod and frowned softly at her "I'll go put it up, make you some soup instead." He murmured kissing her cheek gently before he left to clean up the kitchen

Max nodded some and got him his snacks "Yeah baby you'll be out of school." She murmured kissing the side of his head gently before she sat at the kitchen bar with him watching him some

 

[decadent-rider]

“Pero, don’t do that, I’m just not hungry so I’m gonna go lay down." She told him quietly, going to help him clean up in her kitchen then headed to the living room to lay on the couch with him, resting her head in his lap while they watched some TV instead. It had been a long and weird day so she wasn't surprised by the lack of energy that either of them had, falling asleep to the feeling of Pero's fingers running through her hair.

He smiled some and nodded, playing with some of his action figures he'd left there that morning from breakfast, having dinner with only a little fuss and going to bed the same way that night, falling asleep before she'd even turned out the lights.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero gave a small nod and smiled some at her. He ate enough for him and put the rest in the fridge for left overs while he went to sit with her and watch TV. He was worn out by this point and soon while soothingly running his fingers through her hair he ended up falling asleep with her as well.

Max smiled happily at him and went on through the night with him. As it got late she got him to bed thankful he didn't put up too much of a fuss and soon she was asleep in her bed as well.

 

[decadent-rider]

The first couple weeks of Danny working at the restaurant had been tense to say the least but after things had got a little heated between her and josh for the hundredth time and Pero has taken Joshs side, she’d ended up calling in sick to work the following day, staying in bed all day and ignoring his phone calls.

Danny frowned as he stood washing things up after the lunch rush. “Your sous chef knows how to run this kitchen right? Well why don’t you go talk to her? I don’t think ringing her a hundred times is going to be very helpful.” He pointed out to Pero, waiting on a call from max himself for confirmation on whether he could meet her for a coffee or not to discuss him meeting roman officially.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero stood there sighing heavily as Carmen didn't pick up again. He knew it had pissed her off that he had taken Josh's side but he had to be professional at work. He had noticed how distant she had been recently ever since Danny had come to live with him. That was going well thankfully, Danny seemed to really have turned over a new leaf. He looked over at him and frowned some "Stay out of my business Murillo." He mumbled before he walked off to tell his Sous chef he was stepping out

Max sighed heavily as she stared at her phone Danny's number pulled up but she was scared to dial it. He had been doing well and she knew she needed to hold up her end of their deal but she was scared of it all coming together and crashing down around her again. Ever since they had diagnosed Roman with autism she was even more scared of him getting too attached to Danny.She finally pressed dial and waited for him to answer.

 

[decadent-rider]

She had been curled up on the couch until she heard banging at her front door, getting up to answer it and frowned seeing Pero there. “Hey... aren’t you supposed to be at work?” She mumbled going back to her couch and curling up again.

He quickly answered, heading out for his smoke break so he had time to chat.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero frowned some as he saw her taking a deep breath "Took the afternoon, I needed to see you." He murmured stroking her cheek gently "I'm sorry babe, just talk to me please." He whispered to her

Max sighed softly biting her lip gently "Hey....um...how are you?" She asked softly as she looked at her picture of her and Roman on her desk

 

[decadent-rider]

She frowned some. “Babe I’ve been sick. Not ignoring you.” She mumbled sipping at some water. “We do uh... we do need to talk though.” She mumbled

“Hey I’m good. Just working a lunch shift. How are you and roman?” He asked her cheerfully.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max nodded some and bit her lip some "We've been good, I um....I've been needing to talk with you about him. Roman has uh...has autism." She said quietly

Pero frowned coming inside and sighing some "You've been so distant lately, its been worrying me." He murmured sitting down on the couch with her

 

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Carmen frowned and squeezed his hand smiling a little. “I’ve been under the weather. Plus I don’t really fancy spending much time near Danny. The less the better and I already work the same shifts as him.” She spat a little and glared at the floor.

He frowned but nodded. “Oh right.... why does... I mean is that a problem?” He asked her.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max frowned softly shaking her head some "No it just....he just....he has a hard time getting comfortable around people so I think when you meet him the first couple of times I should be there." She said softly taking a deep breath "You've done well with keeping straight and I'm holding up my end of the deal."


Pero frowned some and gave a small nod "I'll try to switch up your shifts okay? Get you away from Josh too." He murmured squeezing her hand gently "Do you need to see a doctor?"

 

[decadent-rider]

She shook her head. “It’s fine. I’m a big girl and I will deal with it.... yeah I do but not for what you might think.... Pero I’m pregnant.” She told him quietly

“Max I would hope you’d be there all the time. You’re his mom, ibviously later down the line we could have one to one but for now.... I’d like you to be there when I meet him. I don’t know how to be a dad just yet.... thank you.” He told her.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero looked at her in shock and frowned shaking his head "Don't joke like that." He told her in a deadly serious tone thinking this was her trying to get at him

Max smiled some at his answer and nodded softly "You're welcome Danny....well I won't keep you any longer, I'll call later once you're off work and we can discuss a date to meet okay?" She murmured to him

 

[decadent-rider]

She shook her head and smiled. “No baby I’m not joking with you.... I’m pregnant.” She told him again, unexpected but she was hoping a happy accident

“Yes ma’am.” He smiled some and thanked her again before hanging up, going back to work in a much better mood.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Pero frowned shaking his head some "Damn it." He muttered taking a deep breath "I don't want kids." He said seriously sighing heavily and rubbing his temples

Max said goodbye and hung up before she finished up work and made her way to get Roman from his daycare

 

[decadent-rider]

She felt her stomach drop and just stared at him shaking her head. “I am not getting rid of it.... this was an accident but I couldn’t go through with an abortion.” She told him shaking a little. “If you don’t.... why is...” she couldn’t get the words out. “If you don’t want kids then why have you never wrapped it up?! And why is this the first time you’ve told me you don’t want children?!” She snapped at him.

Roman was sat with his cuddly toy just playing with his back pack while he waited for his mom, yawning big after they’d been running around all afternoon and he was pooped.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Max came in and smiled softly at him seeing he was worn out "Hey baby you have a good day?" She asked as she picked him up when he asked her to

Pero frowned and sighed heavily shaking his head some "I thought you were on the pill...." he muttered before he groaned some "Kids never came up, we never mentioned them all we ever talked about was moving in together." He said to her