"April, come on. I gotta get ready." Roger asked knocking on the bathroom door.
"Gimme a minute, dammit. I'm kind of throwing up my guts here." April yelled kneeling in front of the toilet.
"I'm sorry Baby, but I gotta get ready. I have a show tonight." he answered standing outside the door.
"Nice to be sympathetic Roger. I swear you can be so self centered sometimes." she yelled as she opened the door.
"Yeah well, I'm making 100 dollars tonight. We need the money for the doctor and to get the things that baby's need. To get that, I have to go." he told her going into the bathroom and starting the shower.
"Yeah well, this isn't fun for me. I'm throwing up everything I'm eating and sometimes things I'm not. This morning sickness sucks." she complained leaning against the wall.
"I'm sorry April. I know this is hard on you, but I gotta work to pay for stuff Baby. I don't want our baby not to have everything he needs." he told her walking towards her.
"He, huh?" she smiled looking down at her tiny belly.
"Just a hunch, but I'll be happy no matter what we have. I just want to be able to give our baby everything in the world." he told her quietly reaching down to take her hand in his.
"I know. I'm sorry I keep snapping at you. My hormones are making me crazy. I know I'm hard to live with these days." she said standing up straighter.
"It's OK Baby. I hear I have 6 more months of this." he laughed looking down into her blue eyes.
"Oh God, I hope not." she laughed looking up at him.
"Come on Baby. Get ready. I want you to come to see me play. I wrote a song for you and the baby." he smiled lifting his hand up to her face.
"You wrote me and the baby a song?" she asked looking up at him.
"Yeah I did. I write from the heart, right? You guys are in my heart." he smiled kissing her head.
"Don't take too long in the shower, OK? I have to get ready to hear the song my baby's father wrote for us." she smiled looking up at him before leaving the bathroom so Roger could go in the shower.
"OK Baby." he smiled as she closed the bathroom door.
"April, what are you doing here?" Mark asked looking down at April as she walked into the bar.
"Um... my boyfriend plays here." she laughed looking up at him as she took her jacket off.
"You know what I mean. You're pregnant and your starting to show. Should you be out in a bar?" he said as Maureen approached them.
"Thanks for the tip Marky. I'll be fine." she laughed looking down at her belly as Maureen hugged her.
"April, you're here?" she smiled hugging her tight.
"Yeah, I'm here 'Reeny. You look great. Is that my top?" she laughed looking over at her.
"Yeah, I borrowed it. It's not like you can wear it anytime soon." she smiled reaching down to caress her little belly.
"Gee thanks." she smiled looking up at her.
"Sorry sweetie. So what are you doing here?" she asked looking down at her.
"Roger said he wrote me and the baby a song, and he wanted me to hear it." she smiled looking up at Roger as she watched him set up the equiptment with the other Well Hungarians.
"That's sweet. I'm sure it's a beautiful song." Maureen smiled looking over at her.
"I know it is. Roger wrote it for us." she smiled caressing her little belly as they took their seats. As the Well Hungarians started their first set, Roger smiled at April the whole time. She was watching him and laughing as Maureen leaned over every once in a while to tell her something in her ear. The way her head went flipped back as she laughed made Roger smile even more. He loved the way April was so full of life. And now she had the life of his child growing inside of her.
"I'll be right back.." Maureen told her getting up and rushing to the front of the bar.
"Where's Benny, Collins and Allie?" April asked leaning over to Mark.
"Collins has an early class tomorrow and Benny and Allie have been spending a lot of time at her apartment lately." he answered yelling over the crowd so she could hear him.
"They don't approve of me and Roger having this baby, do they?" she asked looking over at him. Her smile fading.
"They'll come around. They're just worried about you guys." he said lowering his camera.
"There's nothing to worry about Marky. We love each other and we're gonna love the baby too. I just hate that Roger's losing his friends over something that should be celebrated." she said looking up at Roger again.
"Don't worry April. Everything is gonna be OK. You'll see." Mark smiled as Roger finished his first set.
"We're gonna take a short break, but we'll be back in 15." he smiled taking his guitar off and putting it on the stand behind him before getting off of the stage. "How did we sound Baby?" he asked wrapping his arms around April.
"Amazing Baby. As usual." she smiled wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him.
"I'll be right back Baby." he smiled as he saw someone at the front door.
"OK Baby." she smiled kissing him again before watching him make his way to the front of the bar. When she saw Collins standing there she smiled. "Collins is here." she smiled looking up at Mark.
"I'm glad you could come?" Roger asked looking up at Collins.
"Can we talk outside?" Collins asked looking down at the younger man.
"Sure." he smiled as they went outside.
"Roger listen, I feel like shit. The way I've been acting this past month was stupid." he said looking down at him.
"I understand why? I mean, yeah, me and April are barely 21 and here we are having a kid. But it's a good thing Collins. I mean, I love April and she loves me. We're gonna love this baby so much. I'm pulling doubles at the bar and I've been performing a lot so I'll be able to afford to give this baby everything it deserves." he said looking up at him.
"I know Roger. But this baby is gonna have the greatest thing in the world. Two parents who love him." he smiled looking down at him.
"He is, man. I mean, this kid isn't even born yet and I love it more than I've ever loved anything in the is world. I wrote him and April a song." he smiled looking up at him.
"That's great Roger. You're gonna be a great dad." he smiled putting his hand on Roger's shoulder.
"I'm gonna try my best. I just want you to be in my kid's life." he smiled as Collins pulled him into a hug.
"I'm so sorry man." he said holding him tight.
"Forget it man. You're here now. Do you wanna go inside? April's in there." he asked looking up at him.
"Sure man. I'd really like that." he smiled as he let him go and they went inside.
"Hi Collins. I'm glad you came." April smiled looking up at him.
"Look at you, girl. You got a little Davis growing inside you." he laughed looking down at April's little belly.
"Looks like." she laughed looking down at her belly as Roger wrapped one arm around her back and put his hand on her belly.
"You look ravishing Babygirl." he smiled looking down at her.
"Thanks Collins." she smiled looking up at Roger.
"I gotta go Baby, I'm on. I love you." Roger smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"I love you too Roger." she smiled watching him go back to the stage and start playing.
"Babygirl, I'm sorry I've been such a jerk lately. You guys are having a baby and I should have been happy for you from the beginning." Collins apologized before the music started.
"That's OK sweetie. You're here now." she smiled putting her arm around his waist.
"Yeah I am." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head as they directed their attention to Roger.
"It was great to see Collins tonight, huh?" she asked looking up at him as they walked home.
"Yeah, I'm really glad he came." he smiled looking down at her.
"And I loved the song you wrote for me and the baby. It's beautiful." she smiled holding his hand tight.
"I'm glad Baby. I love you April." he smiled looking down at her.
"I love you too Roger." she smiled as they approached their apartment building.
"I wanna start looking at cribs and stuff for the baby. Oh, and cleaning out Maureen's room. I don't think the baby is gonna appreciate having punk rock posters all over his bedroom walls." she laughed looking up at him.
"Oh come on, you don't know that he won't like Johnny Rotten." he laughed as they began climbing the stairs to their apartment.
"No way. I want the baby to like rock. Like his daddy." she smiled leaning up to kiss him as they stood outside the door.
"OK. I'll help you tomorrow. But I don't want you to go through her room by yourself. You need to take it easy." he smiled as he opened the door to the apartment.
"I'll be fine Roger. I won't do any heavy lifting. I promise." she smiled taking her coat off.
