Things are getting more complicated for my two favorite characters. I hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any suggestions or comments for me. I always welcome them!

"I'm off Betty." Lydia said grabbing her purse from underneath her desk.

"Any plans for tonight?" She asked gathering her things up as well.

"Just a movie tonight." Lydia shrugged. "We've decided to take things slow. Everything is so new you know?" Betty just nodded, not saying anything. She had only seen Lydia's husband when he was still grungy, but she could see that he was an extremely handsome man. Even though Lydia was her friend she saw that the girl was a bit on the cold side. She didn't let people get too close to both her and her child. She wondered if she was the same when she was younger, surely not or else she wouldn't have gotten married at such a young age. Something must have happened to her, but if Lydia didn't feel the need to confide then she wouldn't push it.

Lydia was just about to walk out when her phone rang. With an aggravated sigh and a wink from Betty she picked up the phone.

"RJ Beckett's office." She called with the fake sincerity that she learned from her step mother Delia.

"Hi Lydia." A smooth voice said over the phone. Lydia felt her stomach drop and her blood turn to ice.

"John?" She whispered

"The one and only." He said.

"How did you find out where I worked?"

"Called around. How you been Baby, I've missed you." Lydia turned her back from the curious look that Betty was giving her.

"You couldn't have missed me too much. It's been almost two years since you left me pregnant." She said in a hard whisper.

"Come on Baby, I was a kid, we were both kids. I found out how much my life is shit without you. I want you back Baby, I can change."

"You left me when I needed someone the most. I've moved on from that don't call me again John." She said and placed the phone back on the receiver.

"Who was that." Betty asked when Lydia turned back around. She felt like she was going to be sick.

"No one. I'll see you tomorrow Betty." She said grabbing her purse and dashing from the office.

Beetlejuice walked in the door exhausted, but happy. He'd gotten his first paycheck and was surprised to find out that his first paycheck had four figures already. Mr. Jones nearly gave him a hug handing him his paycheck.

"You're the best salesman I've ever had. You must have been doing this a while."

"Feels like centuries." Beetlejuice said and smiled. Jones laughed and slapped him on the back. He had an uncontrollable surge of pride knowing that Lydia would be happy.

He heard Kiera giggle when he came in and bent down to pick her up.

"Hey, how was your day?" Lydia asked walking into the living room.

"It was good, got my first paycheck." He said handing it over to her. He enjoyed watching her eyes grow wide at the figures.

"I had no idea that salesmen made so much money. I should have done that." She said shocked.

"Nah, you're not a salesman at heart Babes. Leave that to me." She smiled, but something in her eyes caught him.

"Anything wrong?" He asked holding Kiera in his arms. She panicked wondering how he could see what she was thinking so easily. Should she tell him that John called her? If she did then he would just get angry. She shook her head and smiled.

"Just a busy day, I'm glad to be home."

"That makes two of us." He said smiling easily at her. She nodded and took Kiera from him so he could change into some fresh clothes. "Now that I have my first check we should go out or something Babes. Celebrate you know?" He called from down the hallway.

"I thought we were going to stay in tonight? Besides, I don't have anything nice. Just business clothes and jeans." She called down the hall. Beetlejuice finished pulling on his jeans and grabbed a shirt.

"What do you mean no nice clothes Babes? Every woman needs something nice." He said holding his shirt in his hand. Lydia turned to him and froze. He looked so good just standing there half naked. She shook her head and tried to focus. She had to keep things slow.

"I only have enough income to afford one princess in this house and the princess over there gets it hands down." She said. He smiled at her seeing the look she had on her face when he walked out of the room and tugged his shirt on.

"Well now that I'm here that'll change." She wanted to reply that she didn't need anything and that she was fine, but she knew she would be lying. She did want nice things for herself, but since Kiera came along she pushed all that aside and she never regretted it. Instead, she shrugged and sat down on the couch. He just smiled and sat down next to her.

They sat and watched the movie that they'd picked out. Lydia didn't want anything too scary until after Kiera went to bed so they settled on a science fiction movie.

"Is that what Saturn looks like?" Lydia asked when the characters were in a desert type of place.. Beetlejuice hadn't thought about Saturn and sandworms since he had come back.

"Sort of, but in Saturn there are a lot of different shaped rocks and shit. No people either, unless you're the unlucky bastard who goes there."

"Mmm, strange." She said and yawned. Without thinking she put her head on Beetlejuice's shoulder and continued to watch the movie. He smiled to himself and put his arm around her shoulders. Lydia thought briefly about the phone call she got. She hoped that John wouldn't try to call her again. She didn't want to have to explain everything to Betty and she really didn't want to explain anything to Beetlejuice.