I Forgot To Tell You

I can't believe I forgot to blog about this little event last week! I got wrapped up in the weekend and it doesn't directly affect me so you know how my mind can slip. I'm a selfish bitch like that. Anyway, I got a call from Ronnie Friday morning while at work. This is weird only because Ronnie and I usually talk on weekends and when I get a call during the day when he knows I'm at work, I get worried something is wrong. And actually, that's how I answered his call. "Hey, what's wrong?" He laughs at me. "Why do you think something is wrong?" I point out the date and time. He says, "Nothing is wrong but I have some news." Okay...

I wait for it. He says he's having a baby in July. I almost choke. Well, he's not having a baby but he's going to be a dad. I ask with who and he laughs and says nobody that I know. I ask if it's a good thing and he gives me a sort of weird "yeah". I ask a million more questions and he says that he and the mom are not really together but that it's not totally ruled out either. I think I say "wow" about 100 times in the 7 minutes we're on the phone. He laughs at me a lot while I take it all in, then says, "I just wanted to let you know." I tell him thank you and that I will call him later.

I go outside and get some fresh air. I'm not at all sure why this freaks me out. I think I'm just totally surprised. Ronnie is always very careful in that department, if you know what I mean. I text him and tell him that I'm sorry if I sounded surprised and congratulations. I'm not even sure if I said that on the phone. How terrible of a friend am I? I tell him I know he will be an absolutely incredible dad. He will be. I've always known this. It's one of the things about him that I so quickly fell in love with when we were together. I smile as I think about Ronnie being a dad. That kid is blessed and lucky. Hooray for Ronnie.