Chapter 10

The truth is told

Firehouse:

Egon didn't talk much when they were eating at the kitchen table. It was the first time in months that the guys were actually dinning in the middle of the day at home.

"What's wrong with Egon?" Ray questioned as he looked up.

"Yeah, homeboy you seem out of it." Winston added who had just finished his sandwich off.

"What?" Egon looked at them. Peter put his hand on Egon's shoulder.

"He just has had a lot on his mind. That's all." Peter stated. Egon turned towards him and smiled.

"Yeah, that's it." He responded having a thank you look in his eyes, "just been thinking to hard I guess."

"Well, take it easy." Ray called as he backed his chair up. Peter heard a door close. All of them went down the pole.

"Janine you back?" Peter questioned in surprise.

"How did it go?" Ray inquired.

"Ok,"

"Nothing serious I hope." Stated Winston as he hugged her.

"No, no. I'm fine." Egon looked in her eyes and knew that she was lying to them. Something was wrong with her and he knew it.

"We're off again." Winston called out as he raced towards Ecto.

Ray looked over at Janine. "Do you need anything?"

"No, nothing right now Ray but thanks." Ray and Winston got in ecto-1 and drove off. Peter went to his desk to sit down. He knew that Egon wanted to be alone with her. Egon went up to Janine and gave her a hug.

"Egon," she breathed a little heavier, "We need to talk." Janine looked over her shoulder at Peter. "Alone!" she somewhat yelled.

"I get the hint." Peter walked up a few steps of the stairs then stopped, "Oh, if either of you want to talk to me I'll be upstairs." He walked up the rest of the stairs and passed the shadow of the den.

"The nerve of him." She shook her hand in the air at him.

"He's just trying to help. Give him some slack."

"Sure, but I hate it when he thinks everything is his business. He gets on my nerves a lot"

"So," he swallowed hard. "What do you need to talk about honey?" Egon questioned not wanting to hear the bad news. He was really concerned about her. Peter stood by the stairs to listened in on their conversation.

"I'm pregnant."

"What?"

"I'm pregnant," she looked up at him. "My doctor confirmed it today."

"And that's a bad thing?" Egon looked down at her and she pressed her face in his chest and started crying. He wrapped his arms around her to hold her close to him. He couldn't believe that she was really upset about this. "We'll get though this honey. I know we will." He tried to comfort her. He rubbed his hand down her face. He knew that this was all his fault well, he felt like that. They held each other tight for a few minutes. Peter was watching them. He felt bad for Egon. He knew Egon might try to run away from his problems like he did before. He couldn't let that happen. Not this time. Egon felt Peter's eyes watching them so he looked up. When Peter saw his blue eyes he disappeared to the darkness again.

"Janine."

"Yes, Egon," she responded as she wiped a tear from her face.

"Everything's going to be all right."

"Thanks." She sat at her desk.

"Oh no, you don't." He made her get back up. "Why don't you go home and get some rest?"

"Do you think that Dr Venkman will understand?"

"Yes, I'll take care of him." He smiled an evil grin. "I got as bone to pick with him about earlier." Janine went home.