Thanks to my beta reader Scarlet Moon for living up the story.

Jeanette scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Surely you can come up with something better than her health."

"She's seven months pregnant, Jean!" Simon stressed. "She went to the hospital twice because she was looking for you! Don't you dare think for a second that she wasn't!"

"I didn't know…" Jeanette stuttered though shock was clearly evident in her eyes.

"You left before we could tell you." Simon said. "She's just trying to prevent herself from going back to the hospital until the baby is due."

"Do you know what it is?" Jean asked as Simon bowed his head.

-Brittany & Alvin-

"Go talk to her." Brittany sighed, thankfully excepting the glass of water he offered to her.

"And what exactly are we supposed to talk about Britt?"

"Tell her what these last seven months have done to you and then go on from there."

Alvin laughed bitterly. "Easier said than done."

"Don't hide from this Alvin. Do you remember what happened after Dave died?"

He clenched his fists. "I didn't hide after Dave died."

"Right, because you were always a jerk. I'm sorry, I forgot." Brittany said. "Alvin, hiding from something doesn't mean it'll go away. It always finds a way back to you."

"Sounds like that's advice you needed about a year ago." Alvin grinned.

"I never gave anyone a chance to give it to me." Brittany said. "Talk to Jeanette, Alvin. At least try to work things out."

"I'll think about it." He said leaving, passing by Jeanette as she entered the room.

"So… A baby girl." Jeanette whispered.

"Yeah."

"I'm sorry… I should have called but… I knew that you would come and get me as soon as you knew where I was."

"Why did you leave?" Brittany asked getting to the point. "What did Charlene say to make you leave?"

"Britt… You never returned the money you borrowed from her. That's why she's doing this." Jeanette lied.

"No, Jean, I did. I also told you to stay out of it." Brittany said taking a deep breath.

"Then why does she claim she doesn't have it?"

"I don't know Jeanette, why does she claim not to have it? And why not come to me if she didn't get her money, even though I did give to her years ago. Why come to you?"

"She just wants her money Brittany. Please, just give it to her." Jeanette pleaded.

"What did you do it Jeanette?" Brittany looked easily through her helpless lies.

Janette stumbled over her words. "I don't- I don't know what you're talking about."

"I know that Charlene got her money because I paid her in person!" Brittany yelled. "What did you do?!"

"Jeanette, out." Simon said walking into the room, over to Brittany.

"Simon-"

"OUT!" He screamed.

-Alvin & Jeanette-

"What was that all about?" Alvin asked following Jeanette outside. "Jeanette?!"

Jeanette swiveled around to face him. "Are we going to talk or see who can yell the loudest?"

"He's just doing what's best for her, Jean. She's been through a lot. We all have."

"And I'm sorry, I just… I just had to leave."

"But why? Why did you have to leave?"

"Brittany's not the only one with a dark past, Alvin. I don't know about Britt, but I'm not willing to let Charlene expose mine."

"Tell me." He said walking closer to her.

"No."

"I wasn't asking." He took hold of her hand. "I still love you and I want to help, but I need to know what is going on."

-Simon & Brittany-

"Simon I'm fine, just… Just stop." Brittany grunted. "What were you thinking, letting her up here?"

"Britt, please, not now."

"I told you… I told you what would happen and you still let her up here." Brittany said, almost in tears.

"She wanted to see you. I was right outside the door the entire time." He said climbing into bed next to her. "I wasn't going to let anything happen to you."

"After everything I told you…" Brittany shook her head.

"I don't care what happened in the past. I care about your future. Our future." He said lacing his fingers with hers. "You're not wearing your ring."

"You aren't wearing yours either." Brittany stated.

"Mine's getting cleaned, what's your excuse?" He whispered.

"I'm carrying your child, my ring doesn't exactly fit at the moment." She said resting her head against his shoulder. "I love you."

"I know." He smiled.

Everyone has a secret. Some darker than others… When Jeanette disappeared, so did Charlene. After Janette came back, Charlene didn't show her face until three months afterwards. She decided to rear her ugly head after my child was born. Charlene showed up at our doorstep, more determined than ever to tear our family apart.

"Simon!" Brittany shouted, startling Simon, causing him to draw a line in his journal. "Okay, one, you need to stop with the journal, two, Andrew needs you to call him back and three, you need to keep an eye on your daughter or otherwise you will be raising another Alvin Seville and I promise you right now, when that happens, you will be on your own."

"Well, it'll be Alvin's problem if she does end up like him." He teased. "You can tell me to stop with the journal all you want, it won't happen anytime soon, and when did Andrew call? I didn't hear the phone ring." Simon hummed, searching for his cell.

"You didn't hear the phone because you were sleeping, rather than writing." Brittany shook her head, handing her husband his phone.

Simon yawned. "Did Andrew say what he wanted to talk about?"

"No, just that it was important." Brittany said as she watched Alvin through the window as he tried to get his niece to walk, though it was way too early for that milestone to be reached.

Simon stood up from the couch and walked up behind Britt, also watching Alvin. "He scares me with my child." He said putting the phone up against his ear.

Brittany smiled and turned around, facing Simon. "He makes a great Uncle… For now." She said giving Simon a kiss.

Simon smiled as Brittany pulled away. "I love you." He said before his smile vanished. "No Andrew, I'm not talking to you!" Simon groaned as he walked toward the office, leaving a giggling Brittany behind.

"What's got into you?" Alvin asked, his darling niece planted firmly on his hip.

"Nothing. You do know Alexis is only a month old, right?" Brittany asked.

"Anything's possible, Britt. You just gotta believe."

"Then you're capable of putting her down for a nap?"

"Last time I did that she screamed her lungs out." Alvin said as he handed Alexis to Brittany. "She's all yours." He looked at his watch.

"Somewhere you got to be?"

"Not for a couple more hours." He said as Simon walked out of the office and turned the TV on.

"These pictures that you just saw, surprises us all. Just when you thought that she was just a sweet and innocent girl… Well, clearly every good girl has a bad side and Jeanette Miller has shown hers. We have a statement and I quote 'I was alone. My sister's lives were going the way they wanted, but mine… I wasn't getting the attention that I was hoping for. So, I found another way.'" Simon shut the TV off.

"Alvin, take Alexis and put her down for her nap. I need to speak with Britt, alone." He said, staring at the powerless TV.

Alvin nodding before taking his niece and making his way upstairs. Brittany crossed her arms, debating on whether she should say something.

"Was my story…" Brittany hesitated to ask.

"Yeah, yours was told too." Simon said staring at the ground. "Did you know?"

"I had no idea that Jean… We should have just stayed in London."

"Don't say that." He looked at Brittany. "Don't say that. I have loved you ever since I laid eyes on you." He walked over to Brittany. "You made me realize things that I didn't or refused to see."

"I know I'll be okay, but will you?" Brittany asked pulled her into a kiss.