Thrown For A Loop

Zoeys POV…

I was at a loss for words as I sat on the beige loveseat feeding a newborn baby that wasn't mine. I didn't know much about taking care of a baby, but I've watched my little sister numerous times nursing her twins to know that after feeding Lil man that he needed burping. Taking a blanket out of his diaper bag, I placed it across my lap, then laid Lil man across my lap on his stomach and began patting his back softly.

"What are you doing to him?" Mr. Jackass interrogated me while towering over me.

"If you must know, I'm trying to burp him," I respond while still tapping him on his back softly.

"That is not how you burp a baby!" He scolds me, then takes a seat by me and proceeds to place a blanket over his shoulder. "Come here, Lil man." Mr. Jackass coos at the baby. He began to hum a soft melodic song I've never heard before to the baby after he placed him over his shoulder.

Lil man let out a loud burp when Mr. Jackass began to pat him on his back after a few seconds. I was sure Mr. Neat Freak Jackass was going to throw a hissy fit when a big globe of milk spilled out of Lil man's mouth onto the blanket, but to my surprise, he stayed as cool as a cucumber. 

"So, you do know how to be nice to others! I state with my right eye raised, glancing over at him.

"Everybody has a nice side! He retorts with a snarky attitude.

"Oh, so, it's just me that you like being a total jackass to, huh? I snap back at him, getting up off the loveseat. I walked into the kitchen to grab me something to drink out of the fridge and to put some space in between the two of us before I caught a murder case in my living room. "Do you want anything to drink or eat? I asked him begrudgingly while standing at the entrance of the kitchen door.

"A bottle of water would be just fine if you have one." He says making funny faces at Lil Man. "So what are you going to name him? Mr. Jackass asked when I walked back into the living room.

"I don't know," I mumbled while passing him a cold bottle of Dasani water. I was amazed at how his attitude changed so damn quickly, like the fucking weather. One minute he's angry as hell and in the very next minute, he's calm like nothing has even transpired between the two of us. It was like he was two people, "Hyde and Jekyll."

"Are you at least going to keep him? He asked looking at me weirdly.

"I really haven't had much time to think that far ahead," I answer sitting on the sofa beside him with my leg tucked underneath me. The loud ringing of my doorbell interrupted this weird, calm exchange between the two of us.

"Who in the hell is this strange man inside my house that my neighbors keep calling me about? My cheating bastard of an ex-husband Zack Callaway angrily asked as soon as he opened the unlocked front door.

"First of all, this is my house. Secondly, who I bring up in here is none of your damn business. " I snapped pushing him back out of the door and locking it behind me.

"Who was that? Mr. Jackass questioned me with his jaws clenched tightly. 

"Nobody," I responded sitting back down beside him a little upset.

"Hand me your phone! He demands in an angry voice out of the blue.

"Why? I asked him skeptically while glaring at him.

"Just pass me your phone! He commands once again with his hand stretched out towards me. 

Unlocking my phone, I slowly passed it to him. I watched him intently as he began pressing several buttons then I heard his phone begin to ring in his hand. "Call me tomorrow when you decide what you're going to do or if you have ANY PROBLEM." Mr. Jackass instructs me after pressing several buttons on his phone then places the sleeping baby back into his car seat.

"Why do I need to tell you? I asked curiously while taking my phone out of his hand.

"Because I want to keep a check on Lil man's well-being." He states sound very sincere. Getting up from the loveseat he takes one last look at the baby then looks over at me before walking to the door. "Don't forget to call as soon as you decide what you're going to do. I don't care what time it is. I want to know the very moment you make up your mind! He declares. "Oh by the way you're welcome." He adds after he opens the door. 

"For what? I asked confused as hell.

"For bringing you home." Mr. Jackass says with a smile on his face then walks out the door locking it behind him. Lil man began to squirm in his car seat as soon as Mr. Neat Freak Jackass closed the door behind him. 

Picking up the car seat, I walked up the stairs to my bedroom. Placing it on the floor beside the foot of the bed, I pulled out a purple silk pajama set out of my top drawer and took a quick shower. 

I was bone-tired from having to deal with Mr. Jackass all day then coming home to a baby being left on my front doorstep. Sitting on the side of the bed, I was contemplating whether I should lay Lil man on the bed with me until I thought about how wild I sleep throughout the night. Placing the car seat on the right side of the bed, I lay down facing Lil man thinking about the odd events of the day.