Where I Belong: Chapter 4

Three weeks later Clint and Nora returned from their honeymoon and they had both gone back to work. It was a Wednesday morning when Nora woke up feeling nauseous. She walked downstairs and saw Clint on the couch reading the newspaper.

"Morning sweetie, you look awful is something wrong?"

"I'm just feeling a little nauseous. Nothing big"

Clint walked over to Nora and begun kissing her when she pushed him away and ran back upstairs. Clint ran after her and followed her to the bathroom when she began vomiting.

"Ok I'm good" she said standing back up.

"Nora I think you should stay home today. If you want I'll stay home with you and-"

"No no I can't I have to be in court today for a sentencing hearing and I'm fine" she smiled.

Clint looked at her skeptically when Nora kissed him.

"See I'm fine"

"Alright but you call me if you're feeling worse ok"

"Of course" she smiled.

"I love you" Clint said as Nora walked down the stairs.

"I love you too"

Nora left the house and drove to the courthouse for the sentencing hearing of Spencer Kim. A man who had been convicted of several armed robberies in the Llanview area. She walked into the courtroom and was greeted by Talia and Antonio.

"The hearing is about to start Nora"

"Thanks Talia"

"Nora you look a little under the weather. Is everything alright?"

"Yes Antonio I'm fine"

Nora took her place in the courtroom and got some of her files in order.

"All rise for judge winters" the officer said.

Nora stood up out of her said and began to tremble.

"Calm down Nora you're fine" she said to herself. No sooner were they told to sit down when Nora passed out in front of the entire court room. Both Talia and Antonio ran towards her and helped her up.

"Ok Nora I'm taking you to a doctor" Antonio said leading her out of the courtroom.

"I'll stay here and try and get the hearing postponed" Talia said as they left the building.

- - -

"Well Mrs. Buchanan we know the reason why you're feeling nauseous and passing out" the doctor said flipping through her charts.

"And..."

"And you're two month's pregnant"

Nora's jaw dropped and she was speechless.

"Pregnant!" she gasped.

"Uh huh, since you're experiencing symptoms this early it could be a tough pregnancy"

"That meeting was hell!" Natalie declared as she slammed the files down on her desk.

"Well that's what we get when we don't read up on the needed material Nat" Jared said.

"You and I both know why I didn't read up" she winked.

Jared grinned and slid everything on Nat's desk onto the floor.

"Jared! What are you doing?!"

Jared pulled Natalie into a kiss and lifted her onto the desk ripping her blouse off.

"Jared Jared!"

Natalie pushed Jared off her and walked towards the door.

"If we'regonna walk on the wild side we need to do it right" she winked locking the door.

Jared loosened his tie as Natalie resumed their hot and heavy kiss.

A few rooms down from where Natalie and Jared were. Clint was working on the some paper work totally un awhere that he was about to get the shock of his life.

"Clint" Nora softly said opening the door.

"Nora! Are you alright?"

"Yeah yeah I'm fine"

She sat down on the edge of his desk and took his hand.

"I just wanted to tell you I passed out in the court room today"

"Ok I'm taking you to the doctors right now!" he said taking her hand and leading her to the door.

"No no no no no Clint!"

"Nora if there's something seriously wrong-"

"Clint" she chuckled.

"I know what's the matter with me"

"What?"

"I'm pregnant" she grinned.

"Pregnant"

"Uh huh"

"Oh my god Nora" Clint smiled.

"We're gonna have a baby"

"I know know"

Clint kissed Nora then hugged her rubbing her back he pulled away with a look of concern on his face.

"Why did you collapse though?"

"I'm fine Clint. But the doctor did say that since I was having symptoms so early it could be a tough pregnancy"

"Well I'm gonna take excellent care of you both"

"I never doubted it for a second" she smiled wrapping her arms around his neck.

Nora and Clint began passionately kissing when Nora pulled away.

"You wanna go home?"

"You read my mind"

Clint carried her into the elevator and kissed her lightly as it began to go down. When the coast was clear Dorian snuck out from behind a planted infuriated by what she had just heard.

"That s!ut is NOT going to entrap Clint with a child" she muttered to herself.

"Wow! That was amazing!" Natalie said trying to catch her breath.

"Baby that was all you"

Natalie routed around on the ground for her blouse and pulled it towards her.

"What are you doing Nat?"

"Getting dressed, we are at work"

"You're the boss's daughter and we're in a locked office"

"You are SO naughty Mr. Banks" she whispered

"You ain't seen nothing yet" he said pulling Natalie on top of him. Natalie dropped her blouse back onto the ground and she and Jared engaged in another round of office sex.

Lindsey walked into the living room and saw Bo sitting down reading a book. She slowly took the book out of his hands so he would look up at her. He looked up and saw her in a black negligee with white lace trim going along the sides.

"Lindsey are you trying to seduce me?"

"You're a detective you tell me" she whispered crawling onto his lap.

"Lindsey don't" he sighed sliding out from under her.

"I told you that I would let you stay here as a friend. Nothing more"

"Come on Bo you know you feel it too"

"Feel what Lindsey" he sighed deciding to humor her.

"This attraction between us Bo, The attraction that has always been there and will always be there"

"Lindsey I've gotta get to work"

"You could play hookie ya know!"

"I'm an officer of the law. what do I do call in "Hey this is Bo and uh I can't come in today because I'm having insane sex with Lindsey" get real"

"Geeze Bo! You could be a little nicer to me"

"You don't seem to understand nice Lindsey! I was nice when I allowed you to stay here with me no strings attached and you decided to use it as a pathetic attempt to get me into bed!"

Lindsey watched Bo in shock as he grabbed his coat angrily off the couch and left the house, slamming the door behind him.

Jared and Natalie were putting their clothes on when a knock came at the office door. Natalie quickly buttoned her blouse and answered the door.

"Charlie! This is a surprise can I help you with something?"

"I'm here to see my son" he said looking at Jared.

"Son, Jared is your son?!"

A wave of silence crept over the room and Natalie looked angrily at Jared.

"Take all the time you need!" she said storming out.

"Natalie wait! Natalie!"

Jared was too late Natalie had stepped into the elevator and was gone.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Jared yelled slamming the door.

"You wouldn't return any messages I left for you and we need to talk. So this was the only way we could do it"

Jared glared at Charlie then ran out the door to catch up to Natalie. By the time he got down to the parking garage she was gone.

Lindsey sat on the couch crying and clutching a pillow when the phone rang. She wiped away her tears and picked it up.

"Hello"

"Lindsey I need your help with something. Can you come over?"

"Dorian I can't."

"Lindsey it won't take more then a few minutes truly."

"Alright I'll be over soon" she sighed.

Back at the mansion Clint and Nora were laying in bed after some heated love making. Nora was nuzzled into Clint and fast asleep while Clint was wide awake gazing at Nora and rubbing her still very flat stomach. Nora opened her eyes and turned towards Clint. Before they could kiss they heard a knock at the door.

"Ugh! Who the hell is that?" Nora groaned pulling away from Clint.

"I don't know" he said routing around on the ground for his shirt.

He looked up and saw Nora buttoning his shirt.

"I'll be right back" she winked walking out of the room.

She walked quickly down the stairs and opened the door. She was surprised to see Bo standing before her.

"Uh Nora! Did I catch you at a bad time?" he said awkwardly turning his head away.

"Kind of yeah"

"What are you doing here?" she added.

"I came to see Clint but uh I guess that can wait"

For a few moments they both stood in silence looking at each other.

"Would you like me to get Clint?"

Bo was lost in how amazing Nora looked he didn't snap back into reality until she snapped her fingers in front of his face.

"Huh!"

"Do you want me to get Clint?"

"Uh yeah that would be great"

"Alright then come on in"

Bo walked in and watched Nora as she went back upstairs.

"Clint. Your brother's downstairs."

"Really, what does he want?"

"I don't know but you better go see."

"Nora's pregnant!" Lindsey gasped.

"Yep, I heard her telling Clint today"

"Oh Dorian I'm so sorry. There's no way Clint will abandon his child even if its mother is Llanview's resident tramp"

"Oh ye of little faith Lindsey, Clint loves me and baby or no baby he'll come back to me. He only married her because she suckered him in with sex."

"Cause when you're been around the block as many times as Nora you learn stuff right"

"Precisely"

"Oh Dorian what do you have cookin in that wicked mind of yours?"

"I'm glad you asked that"

"We are going to break Nora and Clint up"

"Dorian this isn't some soap opera. You break up Clint and Nora, Nora is gonna run to Bo and that's gonna screw up my plans"

"No no no no she won't."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because Nora is gonna leave Clint for a dashing business man who sweeps her off her feet"

"You are gonna hire some guy to woo Nora?" Lindsey chuckled.

"Yes"

"But she's pregnant. There's no way she'll leave Clint"

"If we can convince Clint that she's been sleeping around since before they were married we're all set"

"Let me get this straight Dorian. You hire some guy to sweep Nora off her feet, Convince Clint they were sleeping around for awhile and the child isn't his, Clint is so crushed he goes running to you and Bo stays with me"

"You're a smart girl Lindsey" Dorian grinned sipping at her tea.

TBC...