"Alan!"

I heard the cry in the distance but I carried on running. Running to the only place I could on this small island. The caves. I wanted to curl up in a ball and stay down there forever, never to come out again. Why did it have to be me first? Why not one of my older brothers like Scott or Virgil. They are the more responsible ones! How could she, in her right mind expect me to go through with this? Didn't she even think about International Rescue? We don't have time for something like this!

I swerved right and straight into the mouth of the biggest cave. It didn't take me long to find my favourite hiding place and curl up in it. As soon as I was in the tears started to freely run down my face.

Pull your self together Alan, I thought, for God's sake, you're 22 years old!

My thoughts were interrupted as I heard a soft voice above me.

"Alan?" Gordon asked looking down at me with pitiful eyes. I completely forgot that I had shown him my hiding place. I tried to reply but no words came. "Come on buddy." He said holding out a helping hand which I gladly grabbed. He pulled me out of my comfort hole and sat down next to me, a reassuring hand on my shoulder. "You want to talk?" He asked looking straight through me with those eyes the colour of the sunset. I looked down at my hands and sighed.

"What am I going to do?" I asked shrugging my shoulders, hopelessly.

"Well," Gordon started, "don't even think about running away. Tin-tin needs you more than ever now. You can't just give up on her now!" He looked down at the ground in defeat when I didn't respond. "And I thought it was the women who were hormonal." Okay, that got me going.

"I'm going to be a father Gordon! Do you even know what that means?"

"Here we go." He muttered, rolling his eyes. "When two people love each other very much, they both get in to bed with no clothes on and…"

"SERIOUSLY GORDON!"

"Okay!" He said putting his hands up in surrender, "You're right, I don't know what it is like to be told that you are going to be a father but if I was in your situation I would go back and apologise to Tin-tin. But DON'T suggest an abortion unless you want a big fall out! That's her say."

Alan nodded as he took in this information. "How do you know all this?"

"Oh, I have had friend go through the same thing as you and I have had other friends giving them advise while I was there." Gordon explained.

The two brothers jumped as they heard a voice outside.

"Alan?" Tin-tin called.

Alan looked nervously towards Gordon.

"Go." Gordon replied simply.

Alan nodded and stood up shakily. When he saw her he broke into a run.

"Tin-tin!" he exclaimed as he scooped her into his arms and held her tight. "I am so sorry! I promise I will never do anything like that ever again!" He blabbered almost in tears.

"Now, now Alan! I'm just glad I found you! Maybe you're right. Maybe this is to much. I should have an abortion…"

"No! Tin-tin, no! You can't! I would never want you to loss your child… I mean, our child." He said with a little smile.

"Oh yes! Alan, you left so quickly I didn't get a chance to tell you! It's children, we're have twins!"

Once again Alan's eyes glazed over.

Once again Alan turned.

Once again Alan ran.

Author's note: So should I leave it there or carry on?