My Baby's Daddy

“Just call me Zach, Ava.”

“Very well then, Zach.” Ava didn’t like honoraries either.

“He’ll be having dinner with us tonight,” said Shirley.

“Oh, good. I can show off my cooking.” Happily, Ava went into the kitchen to work. Shirley wanted to help, but Ava kicked her out. “Go and accompany my future grandson-in-law.” That was what she said.

Shirley covered her mouth and came back out, smiling. She saw Zacharias looking at the photos around the house. Ava’s house had an Eastern design. Standing in this house, Zacharias looked a little different than he usually was. Shirley came up to him and held his arm.

Zacharias smiled. “So, when are your parents coming back for Christmas?”

Oh, he wants to meet my parents. Shirley pursed her lips and shook her head. “No idea. They haven’t called me yet.”

to run away. Zacharias put an arm around Shirley’s shoulder. “Why

went wide.

more fun celebrating Christmas with two

anyway. It’s a little quiet. Shirley nodded. “Sure. We’ll

fell in love with Shirley more,

home having dinner here. Zacharias felt nostalgic. It had been too long since he had homemade food. Ever since his mother’s passing, that household didn’t feel like home. Back when he was a teenager, his father hired

greens, Zach,”

a good cook, Ava.

She liked Zacharias. Both Zacharias and Shirley had their fill. Later, they walked out of

“Don’t make things hard for Roy and his men. Let’s go home

Zacharias nodded. “Of course.”

it aiming their camera at the couple. The person took careful but clear shots. In the photo, Zacharias was holding Shirley’s hand, and in the photo of them in the car,