Taking a few days to build up the courage to tell Heath about the baby, she arranged to meet him at the diner for lunch and nervously entered to find him already waiting. Taking a seat opposite him at the table, they ordered their food and sat in silence for a few minutes before Heath spoke.

"You okay?" He asked with a frown, earning a nod from Olivia and continuing, "What was it that you wanted to tell me?"

"First, I need you to promise that you won't freak out and storm off," Olivia told him to buy herself a little more time.

"I promise," Heath agreed.

"I'm pregnant... You're going to be a dad."

"You're... no, no, no, no," Heath mumbled, standing up and rushing off without another word.

Staring after him as he left, Olivia fought back the tears that threatened to fall and paid for their uneaten lunches before following. Unsure of what to do, she made her way over to the house and knocked on the door.

"Liv?" Ricky said as she answered the door, pulling Olivia into a hug and leading her over to the sofa, "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really," Olivia mumbled, wiping away the tears that were now cascading down her cheeks, "I thought he'd be happy..."

Feeling exhaustion wash over her, Olivia went to have a laydown and woke up a few hours later to Ricky gently shaking her to tell her that dinner was ready. Joining the others at the table, she felt her heart sink as Heath ignored her and ate in silence.

"Does someone want to tell me what's going on?" Brax inquired, looking around the table for someone to answer, "Anyone?"

"I'm pregnant," Olivia told him.

"That's great news, isn't it?"

"I thought so, but it turns out that I wrong," Olivia replied, excusing herself from the table and returning to the bedroom.

"What did you do?" She heard Brax ask Heath as soon as she disappeared from view.

"I didn't do anything," Heath argued, "I'm not cut out to be a dad, Brax... just look at the example I had growing up. Liv will be a great mom, but that kid deserves so much more than me and it's better that I admit that right now before I hurt them both by letting them down."

"Heath, I get it... you're scared, but so is Liv and she needs you," Ricky stated, "After everything you've been through together, are you really going to let fear win?"

"I don't want to be the man that everyone warned her that I was," Heath admitted, "I want to prove to her that they were wrong, but what if I can't?"

"You already have..." Ricky told him, "Go talk to her, Heath... before you make a mistake that you may not be able to fix."

Hearing a chair slide across the floor, Olivia sat down on the bed and watched as Heath appeared in the doorway. Knowing that she had heard the whole conversation, he walked over and took a seat next to her.

"I'm fully aware of your flaws, Heath, but no matter how infuriating you can be at times... I love you and I know that our baby will love you too."

"I shouldn't have reacted the way I did and I know that I don't say it nearly as often as I should, but I do love you, Liv."

"I know," Olivia mumbled, lying down on the bed and relaxing as Heath wrapped his arms around her.

Entwining their fingers, she moved their hands and rested them on her slowly growing bump. She knew exactly what she was getting herself into when she started dating a Braxton, but the good moments, for her at least, massively overshadowed the bad and they had become her family.

Waking up the following morning to her phone ringing, Olivia retrieved it from the bedside cabinet and groaned as she saw that it was her dad.

"Who is it?" Heath asked as he pushed himself up onto his elbow.

"My dad," Olivia replied, sitting up and pressing the answer button, "Hello."

'Liv, I need you to meet me at that diner in the Bay in an hour.'

"Why?"

'Don't question me, Olivia, just do as I ask and do not bring that good for nothing Braxton with you.'

"Fine," Olivia mumbled, hanging up and running a hand over her face, "He wants me to meet him at the diner in an hour."

"Any idea what he wants?"

"Nope, but it's not going to be anything good..."

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"I'll be fine," Olivia promised, standing up and grabbing a change of clothes as she headed towards the bathroom.

Taking a quick shower, she got ready to leave and headed into the kitchen to say goodbye.

"Be careful," Heath said as she kissed him, nodding and waving goodbye as she walked out.

Author's Notes: Thanks for reading... I think Heath was a little out of character in this chapter, but I like it all the same :) Let me know what you think!