Secrets

A few minutes after AJ went back upstairs he started getting curious. If it was just work she was doing why would she be so secretive? He decided that he would watch her for a while from the top of the stairs.

Once she left the room he ran down the stairs and looked at her computer. At first he was confused. There was a list of names on the screen. Both boys and girls. He switched the screen to the next window. That screen was a list of what parents would need when the baby first arrived. The next window was what a pregnant woman should do before the big day.

Then there was a crash. Alexis had caught him and dropped the glass in fright.

"Alexis…" AJ said standing up. "Does this mean…"

Alexis bit down on her lower lip as her eyes filled up with tears. She nodded.

"And I'm the…"

She nodded again.

"That's great," he said hugging her and kissing her forehead.

"What?" She asked confused.

"We're having a baby, it's great," he said kissing her again.

"It's not great," she said looking at him as if he were a stranger. "This is horrible!"

Before he could ask her any questions she ran up the stairs and slammed the door behind her.

He tried to think about why she would become so upset over such a happy thing but he couldn't think of anything.

He walked up the stairs and listened at the door for a while. At least this explained why she was acting so differently. He lightly knocked on the door, when he didn't get a response he slowly opened the door to find her sitting on the bed holding her pillow close to her chest.

AJ sat down on the bed beside her and hugged her. They sat for a while holding each other.

"I'm sorry," she said pulling away and wiping the tears from her eyes.

"How far along are you? How long have you known?" AJ asked her perplexed.

"I'm four months and I've known for twelve weeks," she said looking at him with fear in her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked holding her hand in his.

"I wanted to so bad," Alexis said. "You don't know how many nights I stayed awake and watched you sleep trying to think of a way to tell you."

"You never have to be afraid to tell me anything baby," he said.

He hugged her again and kissed her cheek.

"Why is this horrible?" He asked holding her close to him.

"I never wanted to have kids Jay," Alexis said obviously terrified. "Not my own kids anyway."

"You're not alone in this Lex," AJ said looking into her eyes. "I'm gonna be with you through every step."

"So you're happy?" She asked still wiping away tears.

"Of course I'm happy," he said hugging her. "I'm happy that I have you back and that we're going to have a baby. What about you?"

"I'm happy that you're happy," she said looking down at herself.

"You're still not excited?" He asked.

"Not that much," she said. "But maybe the idea will grow on me."

"I hope it does because I think you'll make a great mother," AJ said kissing Alexis' cheek.

Alexis rested her head on AJ's shoulder.

"You're beautiful," he said caressing her back

"I'm tired," she said closing her eyes.

AJ lifted Alexis up and pulled the covers back for her.

"I'll get your night clothes for you," he said sitting her on the bed.

He was back shortly and lifted her arms up. He took her top and bra off and put her tiny spaghetti strap tank top on. Then he laid her down and took her jeans off.

"There ya go," he said kissing her forehead and tucking her in. "I love you."

"Love ya," Alexis said half asleep.

AJ crawled into bed behind her and watched her sleep for a while. She pushed the blankets down to around her waist. He put his hand on her midsection and left it there for a while. He was going to be the father of his love's baby. What more could he ask for in life?

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