Ch.2
Jenni and Nicole were talking about baby stuff when they heard the hotel room door open. No one else had a key so they were surprised that whoever got in.
"Hey babe" Jionni said walking over to them and kissing Nicole. He noticed her tense up. "What's wrong?" He asked then looked over at Jenni maybe to get something out of her.
"Well… I need to tell you something." Nicole said. If anytime was the time to do it, it mine as well be now. She couldn't lead him on any longer.
"What is it?" He asked, the curiosity killing him.
"Uh, I'm pregnant… an-" Jionni cut her off before she could finish.
"What! How could this happen, we made sure every time that something like this wouldn't happen!" Jionni was getting mad.
"But the thing is… I don't-" Tears were coming up in Nicole's eyes.
"Just say whatever it is." Jionni demanded.
If someone else besides Jenni was sitting on the couch next to her she would have been embarrassed but Jenni already knew that this is how their arguments are. She had seen plenty to know.
"Um, this thing is… I'm not sure if it is our baby." Nicole said putting emphasis on the 'our'. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. She hated doing this to him. She almost could feel his heart breaking as she spoke every word.
"What do you mean?" Jionni screamed, it would be an understatement to say that he was pissed.
"I don't think it is your baby." She finally said, putting her cards out on the table and what her cards revealed made Jionni raged.
"I always knew you were a fucking skank! And to think," He said and hot tears her on the verge of sprawling out of his eyes, "to think I was fucking in love with you! To think I came here to surprise you today because I missed you! Look what you did, you went and fucked another guy! What, was I not good enough for you?"
Jionni's words hit her like a boulder. Crushing her. Her tears were now pouring down her face.
"I'm sorry Jionni! It was a mistake and of course I love you! You know that, I tell you every single day!" Nicole said screaming back at him. She was so hurt that anger seeped into her words.
"If you loved me you would not have got pregnant by another guy!" He said yelling at her like she was a child.
Jenni sat there, she had no idea what to do, if she was supposed to say anything or not so she just held Nicole's hand to let her know she was there to support her.
"It was an accident and it was the day you called me a 'drunk bitch' so I went to Vinny because he has never called me a drunk or a bitch!" Nicole yelled back.
Those words shattered Jionni. If any other person had got her pregnant it would have been different. But Vinny and Nicole always had a special connection that Jionni was jealous of. He hated Vinny for that because he loved Nicole and hated the fact that she probably loved Vinny.
"I'm done and I never want anything to do with you again! I hope you have fun raising a baby with Vinny if he even will talk to you. Like he wants a kid! Are you kidding me, no one would want to have a kid with you! You are a fucking drunk whore! That is all you will ever be and I'm glad I am done wasting my time on you!" Jionni yelled and slammed to door shut as he walked out of the hotel room.
Nicole hated this. She never meant to hurt Jionni, she loved him. But now she knew that he could never love her again. Why did she go sleep with Vinny?
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Days went by and Nicole still thinks about what happened with Jionni. She has called him every day but he doesn't answer. She lays in bed all day thinking about the mess she made. Jenni has been by her side the whole time comforting her and trying to cheer up. They are back in Poughkeepsie were Nicole's house is.
Nicole has started getting morning sickness every day. And she has weird cravings and can hardly sleep at night. They went to the doctors and he said she is about 4 weeks into her pregnancy and the baby is ok.
Jenni is finishing picking up her kitchen from lunch while Nicole flips through the channels on TV. She turns it off when she can't find anything to watch.
"I think I'm going to tell Vinny today, I need to." Nicole said to Jenni who sat next to her on the couch.
"Do you want me to go with you or do you want to do it by yourself?" Jenni asked.
"Um I think by myself, well I'm going to go get dressed then I'm gonna see if he is home." She said.
Nicole got dressed into a tee shirt and skinny jeans. She walked over to her dresser in her bed room and grabbed her iPhone. She looked through her contacts list and stopped towards the bottom with the name 'Vinny'. Her heart skipped a beat and she was filled with anxiety.
A few moments later she decided it was now or never so she called the number and waited for him to pick up. Three rings later Vinny picked up.
"Hey Nicole." He said in a confused tone, he hasn't talked to her since the last time they hooked up.
"Hey, do you want to go out to lunch or something?" She asked hopeful.
"Uh, sure how about in an hour, I can come and pick you up." He said and she could almost hear the smile in his voice.
"Yeah that sounds great." Nicole said and hung up her phone.
About an hour later Vinny texted her and said he was outside in his car. Nicole was nervous beyond belief but she proceeded out her house and to her driveway where his car sat. She took one last deep breath and opened the car door to get in.
"Hey Nicole, you look pretty." Vinny said with a smile. It was obvious to everyone that he has a lot of feelings for her. She knew too and she thought it was cute. Of course she had the same feelings but couldn't admit to them.
"Thanks Vin, you look handsome too." She said trying to keep up her act of not being depressed, newly single, and pregnant with his kid. She was going to wait until after they ate to tell him her recent mishap.
Vinny blushed and pulled out of the driveway, on to the street and to the agreed restaurant they were going to.
They got to the restaurant and got seated. They ordered and now they were chatting about random things. Nicole's front was going well until Vinny started to think about their "date" as if to say it was.
"So I mean don't get me wrong because I love hanging out with you, but what is the occasion? We never hang out just you and me because you don't want to make Jionni upset." Vinny questioned.
Nicole smiled and tried not to respond too nervously, "We can hang out, we're friends."
"Yeah I guess so." Vinny said letting it go for now but he wasn't going to let his suspicions rest until he got an answer from her.
After eating and Vinny paying for the meal, Nicole suggested going to a nearby park to tell him. That way if he wanted to over react he couldn't because he would be in public or at least calm it down.
Once they got there they walked around and Nicole finally decided she couldn't hide it any longer from him.
"Um… Vin the thing is as much as I care about you and love hanging out, there was a purpose to our day out or whatever. Trust me I hate beating around the bush and I hate when people do it too. So I'm just going to tell you, but I need you to promise you won't hate me or you won't leave me and never be my friend again." She said looking everywhere until she got to his eyes and almost wanted to cry.
Vinny knew more than anyone the he could never hate Nicole. He loved her so much so it would be almost impossible for him to hate her. "Nicole you know I care about you as a friend," more than that he thought to himself, "so whatever it is tell me and I promise I will never hate you, and I will never leave you." He said and took her hands into his.
Nicole thought the easiest way would be to show him. So they sat on one of the many benches and she dug around in her purse until she found what she wanted. She took out one of the tests that was covered in tissues and handed it to Vinny.
He looked at it at first but the he removed the tissues to reveal her pregnancy test. He was shocked he could not believe it. "Congratulations," He said trying to form a smile, "you and Jionni will be great parents." He said and Nicole's face instantly fell.
"The thing is Jionni isn't the father of the baby… Vin you are." And with those words Vinny's world turned upside down. To think he was going to be a father to the only girl he has truly loved's baby.
He had so many emotions and thoughts running through his head. He was scared that he was going to have to care and be responsible for a baby. He was happy because he always wanted a baby. He was nervous that he was too young. And he was excited because he loved Nicole and now they were going to have a beautiful baby together.
Nicole looked at his emotionless face and felt scared that he was going to be mad or something.
"I'm going to be a dad?" He asked and that is when a few tears formed in his eyes. Nicole nodded her head. A tear rolled down Vinny's cheek and as a smile grew on his face. "I'm so excited!" He said really loudly and engulfed the petite mother-to-be in a warm hug.
"You are?" She said with so much hopefulness in her voice.
"Of course I get to be a dad to a beautiful baby, and because the mom of my baby is the only girl I ever loved…" Vinny said looking down at his hands because he was too embarrassed to look at Nicole.
"Aww Vinny, I fricken love you!" She said and lifted his chin up so he could look at her, then she leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Vinny kissed her back and things started to get really heated between the two.
Nicole pulled away smiling, "I would love to make out with you but not right here," she said motioning to the surrounding park.
"That's fine." He said blushing. Nicole looked at him and couldn't help but feel pure happiness and love. She loved that Vinny was such a good person. She loved him ever since there time in Miami and she has never stopped.
"So does this mean we are together?" Vinny asked shyly.
Nicole smiled and kissed on of his newly pink cheeks, "I want to, I mean I have wanted to for two years now! So hell yes!" She said with excitement.
Vinny pulled her closer to him, "Well I'm glad you are finally my girlfriend." He said and kissed her ontop of her head.
They sat in the park for a little talking about their plans for the future and what they were going to do.
Vinny looked at the beautiful girl and a new question popped into his mind, "So are we going to move in together?"
Nicole hadn't really thought about that at all, right now she had Jenni living with her in her house, but she knew Jenni really missed Rodger, and that she wanted to go back to the house she shared with him. Nicole also knew her house was really big and there would be plenty of room for her, Vinny, and their bundle of joy.
"Well I mean I know Jenni is only living with me because she knew I didn't want to be alone, I mean she doesn't say anything about missing Rodger this past week, but I know she does. She loves him so much, and I hope we can be like that. They hardly ever argue and when they do it is over the next day. Like I want that so much," Nicole said resting her head on Vinny's shoulder.
"Me too, I hope me and you can be like that." Vinny noted, He would be more than happy to be for Nicole, what Rodger is for Jenni.
"And I mean if you want, you could come live in my house, and there is plenty of room for the baby and you," Nicole said.
They continued to talk about what they were going to do then it was getting late so they went back to Nicole's house.
When they walked in Jenni was sitting on the couch skyping Rodger, she had the biggest smile on her face. Nicole knew they were in love and she hoped she could have that someday with Vinny.