Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Prison Break or any of its contents. I do however own Danielle Evans and Nicole Burlow. I would really like to own Michael but what girl doesn't???

A/N: Alright, you've waited long enough. Here is chapter 11! Who will Michael choose to be with? Does Nicki get over the fact Michael was abrupt with her? Whose baby is Nicki carrying? Will LJ go after the love of his life or get caught up in something else? Where does chapter 11 take the four characters? It looks as if you're going to have to read to find out!! I would like to thank my co-author and the support I have received from everyone. I really do appreciate it highly and hope that you continue to follow this book. THANK YOU! Okay, enough rambling, on with the chapter!

Later that Evening…

------------------------------ Dayton Airport ---------------------------- (8:42 p.m.) ---------------

…What have I done? I just lied to Nicki and Sara within ten minutes. God damn it…sometimes I wish I was back in jail. At least I didn't have to worry about women. They are so difficult…

Michael cupped his hands underneath the running water of the men's room and splashed the gathered water in his face. He looked up into the mirror only to find a liar, wet and full of lies. Most of the men from the big confrontation had left by this time but he still noticed a few men lurking around the bathroom awaiting his next move. The water on his face soon began to run down his neck and onto his shirt which was already soaked due to the immediate pour of sweat.

"There is nothing to see here…" Scofield watched the men from in the mirror slowly mosey out of the bathroom as he rubbed his face with water once more.

Michael shuffled his large hands against the outside of his pockets to dry his hands off quickly and efficiently. He looked up toward the mirror in front of him only to see the image of a lying man, one in which he felt was impossible to face. On one hand he had a woman who he has loved and cherished for nearly five years. On the other hand he had a woman who just happened to be the best thing that happened to him. Looking down at his bare palms only reminded him there was no turning back, what he had done could never change or be set right but he knew deep in his heart he had to try.

------------------- LJ (in his car on Nicole's apartment driveway) ----------- (8:53 p.m.) -----

LJ continued to lean his head forward against the steering wheel in great disappoint as to what he had done earlier that day. Things were so easy when it came to Dani and this thing called a 'relationship', little did he know things got more complicated than that. A tiny crystal tear came streaming down the young man's face as he began to think back to the conversation between he and Danielle prior that day. The radio was currently playing in the back round which only brought more pain to the twenty-one year old.

(Late Disclaimer: I do not own the song 'I can love you like that' by John Michael Montgomery. Sorry, I wanted the song to be more of a surprise…SURPRISE! Also, the underlined italics are lyrics to the song…the regular words in italics are usual flashbacks…)

They read you Cinderella
You hoped it would come true
That one day your prince charming
Would come rescue you
You like romantic movies
You never will forget
The way you felt when Romeo kissed Juliet
All this time that you've been waiting
You don't have to wait no more

The young man lifted his head briefly from the steering wheel and watched the rain come pouring down on the hood of his beloved station wagon. He slammed his head against the steering wheel once more as the song continued.

I can love you like that
I would make you my world
Move heaven and earth if you were my girl
I will give you my heart
Be all that you need
Show you you're everything that's precious to me
If you give me a chance
I can love you like that

Just as the chorus was near its end, LJ slammed his head against the steering wheel yet again which created a small puddle of blood on his brown wheel. He looked down at the blood then back toward his radio. Shutting his eyes, the constant images of Dani smiling ran through his mind vividly.

"LJ, do you think you can get me out the rum Nicki keeps in the cabinet above the stove?" The young blonde pointed to the wooden cabinet doors just above the stove and smiled as she watched LJ pull down two rather large bottles of rum for the party tonight.

"Is that all you need from the cabinet?" LJ fell silent as he awaited the answer from Dani. "You know I love you baby but come on…you know I don't like heights…"

"That is all I need for now…so you can get down from there my little baby boy…" She smiled and began pouring a container of egg nog into a large punch bowl just beside the stove.

"I'm not a baby, or at least that's not what your mom said last night! Burn!" LJ hopped down from the dining room chair and paraded around the kitchen as if he just won the lottery. He picked up Dani from against the cabinet and hauled her over his shoulder as he brought her in the living room.

I never make a promise I don't intend to keep
So when I say forever, forever's what I mean
I'm no Casanova but I swear this much is true
Ill be holdin nothin back when it comes to you
You dream of love that's everlasting
Well baby open up your eyes

LJ's stomach began to churn as the thoughts entered and escaped his mind rapidly. He noticed the car keys in the ignition of his beloved car and smirked with tiny tears in his majestic brown eyes.

I can love you like that
I would make you my world
Move heaven and earth if you were my girl
I will give you my heart
Be all that you need
Show you you're everything that's precious to me
If you give me a chance
I can love you like that

"I love you Dani. I have always loved you ever since I saw your beautiful face. I gave you my heart! All I need is a chance…" LJ put his car in reverse out of Nicole's drive way and headed toward the only destination he had; the airport.

You want tenderness-I got tenderness
and I see through to the heart of you
if you want a man who understands
you don't have to look very far

"I promise you Dani, I'm not leaving!" The young man yelled as he sat at a traffic light at the end of the road. The rain made it hard for LJ to see but this wasn't stopping him from reaching the one he wanted the most. Rain or shine he was going to find his girl and nothing would get in the way of that…nothing.

I can love you
I can
I can love you like that
I would make you my world
Move heaven and earth if you were my girl
I will give you my heart
Be all that you need
Show you you're everything that's precious to me
I can love you like that
I would make you my world
Move heaven and earth if you were my girl
I will give you my heart
Be all that you need
Show you you're everything that's precious to me
I can love you like that
I would make you my world
Move heaven and earth if you were my girl

---------------------------------- Dayton Airport ------------------------ (9:21 p.m.) ---------------

LJ quickly put his car into park and dashed out of his station wagon as if he were being chased by an armed police man. He crossed the busy intersection of multiple cars and the crowds of people only to become confused and lost at the very same time. There was absolutely no sign of Dani which was his priority at this moment in time. Through the giant glass doors of the airport he could see a flight listing schedule board hanging high with huge masses of people checking their flights and yelling to one another. The young man quickly read through the flights until he came upon the one that flew into Dallas which was near Smithville. The departure time was at nine this evening. He then realized that he had no shot in finding her.

He turned away from the red lettered board and began to walk away slowly until he noticed a crying woman on a bench next to the entrance restrooms. She had her legs bent into her stomach as her head rested gently on top of her knees with her gorgeous blonde hair covering her face. By the look on his face you could tell that LJ struck gold, it was her…the woman who knew was the one for him. The one whom which he wanted to spend every minute of ever day with was right there in his grasp. Swiftly, he walked over toward the bench and sat down on the side opposite of her. He smiled and removed the hair from her eyes revealing her captivating brown eyes.

"…I'm sorry…" LJ whispered as they made eye contact despite the constant flow of tears coming from the young woman. He partially smiled and wiped the tears onto the sleeve of his shirt. "I really am…"

"I know you are…" Dani propped her head upon her folded arms that were still held up by her knees and smiled as she wiped the access mascara from under her eyes. "I guess I should have worn water-proof. Who knew I could cry so hard that my mascara wasn't heart break resistant?"

"Dani, on the way here I called my boss over at the club and he said I could work another extra day on Tuesday. I will do anything I have to do baby. I promise to take care of you and our new baby. I will make ends meet, that isn't just an idea it is a promise. Everything will be okay…I'll take care of it all." He said slightly out of character. It wasn't quite normal for him to feel such a love from another human being to where he said a deep thought such as that.

Smiling Danielle lifted her arms away from her knees and placed her legs firmly planted on the ground. She felt LJ move in closer and wrap his arms around her neck ever so tightly, just the way she liked it. He pulled her side in closer to his chest, allowing her to peacefully rest her head upon his chest and smiled. The couple sat there for a countless number of minutes without a word spoken. The situation wasn't awkward necessarily but neither one of them wanted to ruin the moment.

"What do we do now?" Finally breaking the moment, LJ looked down at his girlfriend and watched a smile appear across her face. He knew that she was content and that was the only thing he was worried about.

"I don't really know LJ. You seem to be the one with the mastermind plan so why don't you tell me and your baby?" Dani looked down at her covered stomach and took LJ's hand. She slowly placed it against her stomach and watched the reaction of the young man's face.

"Do you think I'm going to make a good father?" The young man intertwined his fingers upon her stomach and rested his head just on top of her shoulder.

"You're going to make a great father…" She leaned her own head against his and began to stare into the open crowd of the airport.

"You'll be an even better mother…" He began rubbing Dani's stomach with both of their hands still interlocked.

"I hope so; it should have been the other way around. Nicki would definitely make a better mother. She has that thing most call a 'motherly instinct'…me….not so much…I can't even cook oatmeal." Dani giggled faintly and felt the effects of her giggling just underneath her hands.

"I don't even want to talk about that…" LJ sighed and looked down at their hands. "I can't believe I would even jeopardize not being with you…I'm…"

"Your one of the best men I've ever met…" She finished.

"I hope you're right because if I'm not…well…let's just say Nicki would kick my ass to China…the moon…or even to another universe. Does she know about the baby yet?" He sighed once more and looked down at his shoes. "Let me rephrase that, do I know my death date yet after she kills me with the ever popular bat?"

"I told her last night. She actually took it quite well…wait…didn't I tell you this earlier today?" Dani smiled and watched her boyfriend scratch his head as he always did when he was stumped. "I'm pretty sure I did baby."

"Well in that case, I guess I will live after all…" He replied jumping up and down on the inside. A giant weight fell off his shoulders as he heard Dani utter those beautiful words.

"Yes, you will live…with me…and your baby…somewhere in Hawaii on the hot beach sands…or even in Japan. When I was younger I wanted to be a teacher in Japan. I guess I'm far from my dream seeing that I'm in the Dayton Airport…" She said admiring the walls of the airport.

"Why give up on your dreams now?" LJ questioned.

"I don't know…" She moaned a moment and sighed. "What are your dreams Mr. Burrows?"

"When I was little I wanted to be an astronaut…but I'm not. I'm a DJ so I guess we both didn't find what we were looking for years ago. But I can say that I found true love and that was another one of my goals…" He kissed Dani and smiled brightly. "What do you say we go and get something to eat?"

"That sounds great LJ." Dani reached her arms out for LJ to assist her in getting up. LJ was so strong in fact there was a bounce in her landing to her very feet. She smiled and grabbed his hand as they began walking out of the airport.

"Where were you headed to anyway?" The young man questioned opening the glass doors for his only girlfriend. Out of no where he saw what looked to be Michael and stopped dead in his steps. "Is that Uncle Michael?" He pointed to a man standing against the wall of the airport in a hoodie.

"Yes, that is him. I can see the tattoos where his sleeves are too short. What is he doing here? I thought he was supposed to be in Chicago for another week?"

"…So did I…" LJ sighed and began walking toward his uncle.

--------------------------- Michael's Apartment ------------------------------ (10:23) -------------

…I wonder when the last time he cleaned these sheets…?

Nicole looked skeptically at the dark blue sheets of Michael's king size bed and twitched her nose. The sheets were without a doubt dirty but only time would be able to tell just how dirty they were. She began to strip the bed of its sheets and placed them inside a laundry basket beside the dresser. Nicki began her journey to the laundry room to take care of the sheets when she heard the phone ring.

…I guess I should get that…

She sat the laundry basket carefully on top of the dryer and grabbed the cordless phone just beside the kitchen. "Hello?" Nicki answered in anticipation as to who it might be.

"Hi, is Michael there?" A female voice questioned from the other end of the phone.

"No, he is in Chicago. Can I help you?" Nicole raised a single eyebrow and continued to listen to the other end of the phone.

"Oh, Could you do me a favor and tell him Sara called…" Sara looked around her apartment and sighed. "It is really important."

"Who are you anyway?" The dark brunette drawled becoming sterner in her voice and possibly more problematic.

"I'm just a friend of his from Chicago…" The brunette smiled.

"Really? Well, I'm afraid I can't deliver that message of yours seeing that I'm his current girlfriend and all Sara. I know all about your games and I suggest you quit while you're ahead. I don't think you want to mess with a Texan…"

"What are you talking about? I'm a friend of Michael's, not a girlfriend; I have a fiancé for your information…" Sara hung up the phone and threw it across her own living room of the apartment.

Nicki pressed the 'talk' button on the phone and threw it down on the counter creating a rather loud echo through the tiny apartment. Her arms grew tense as did the rest of her body at that moment in time. She wasn't exactly sure who Sara was but knew she was bad news and this was one thing the Texan wasn't having. The dark brunette turned on the stereo beside the microwave and firmly planted her palms against the counter.

------------------------------ Just outside the Dayton Airport ----------------- (10:42 p.m.) -----

"…I was in Chicago but I flew back as promised…" Michael protested looking deep into the eyes of his nephew with great intensity. He glanced over at Dani and saw the innocence in her face.

"The last flight here from Chicago was about two hours ago. I checked when I was debating on whether to buy a ticket to Smithville or not. What were you doing for two hours?" Dani looked at Michael from the side of LJ and smiled. "I'm not trying to interrogate you; I just want to fill in the missing blanks."

"Did you get in a fight?" LJ lifted Michael's right hand to find the exposed bleeding of his uncle's knuckles. (That is fun to say, you should seriously say that aloud!!)

"No, I slammed my hand against the island of my apartment back in Chicago when I was…cleaning the kitchen…" The tattooed man added covering his wounds with his hoodie as he liked to do. "As for the reason I didn't go home right away, I wanted to surprise her tonight for our anniversary. So if you don't mind, I must be getting back to my girlfriend."

"Wait, do you want a ride?" LJ questioned shaking the keys in front of Michael's face and smiling.

"I refuse to ride in the loser cruzer dude…" Scofield watched Dani smile and let of a feint giggle at his response. "But if you insist…" He zipped up his hoodie to the very top and followed Dani and LJ deep into the vast parking lot.

"It's the shag wagon you guys!" LJ yelled only to grab the attention to people getting into their cars in the airport parking lot. He sighed and friendly waved at the people who were looking at him strangely.

"LJ, just get over it dude. It will now and forever be the loser cruzer so quit trying to change it nephew. I'm sure your father would agree with me on that matter, after all, we are brothers…" Scofield hopped into the backseat of the old station wagon and watched Dani and LJ position themselves in the two front seats.

--------------------- LJ, Michael, Dani arriving at the Apartments ------ (11:39 p.m.) ---------

Dani opened the side door of the station wagon and noticed Nicki sitting on the drive way with her head planted against her rose up knees. She skeptically looked in Michael's window of the car and shook her head. LJ grabbed Dani's hand and led her inside Michael's apartment without noticing the woman at the end of the drive way. Michael glanced to see Nicki and placed his hands deeply into his jean pockets. He began to walk toward the drive way and planted himself directly in front of her.

"…Sara called…" Nicki rose up and wiped the crystal tears gathering on her cheeks. She rested her chin on top of her folded arms and smiled.

"…Yeah…I've been meaning to tell you about that. Sara was my…" He sighed and watched Nicole's eyes roll and look away from him.

"I already know about Sara Michael so don't you for one minute think I'm some dumb ass who doesn't know about the world around her. I know all about your history so let's get real Michael. You have to choose, it is either me or her…you can't have both this time." She said moving her eyes back into contact with his.

"Do you remember what today is? Today is our anniversary and I intend on celebrating that event with or without you…" Scofield smiled and looked down at the ground. "So why don't we go inside before you freeze to death…" He added noticing the shivering of the young woman's hands.

"I'm not cold…" Nicki bundled her jacket and smiled. "Okay, maybe a little but I'm not leaving this spot until you tell me why you lied to me about another week in Chicago…"

"I originally went there to get some papers cleared up about releasing me from Fox River. When I entered the office I didn't realize that Sara was the one I needed the signature from. On her desk I noticed a picture of her daughter and commented on her beautiful red hair. Then she told me that the little girl in the picture was my daughter whom which I had no idea about…" Michael looked down at his feet then back at the dark brunette's shivering hands. He grabbed them both and sandwiched them in between his own. "I never meant to lie to you…"

"I know you didn't Mr. Scofield…" She smiled and awaited his usual answer.

"It's Michael Ms. Burlow…" He noticed her bright smile and couldn't help but to kiss her gently on the lips.

"It's Nicki…" The dark brunette kissed him again and watched the snowflakes fall against the drive way. "Perhaps you were right when you said it was a bit too cold out here…"

Without a word spoken, Michael hoisted the young woman into the air and carried her off to his apartment. He opened the door without dropping the young woman and threw her on the couch. Nicki quickly began to take off her jacket as Michael kissed down her neck and eventually helped her with the jacket. He looked deep into her now blue eyes and smiled. Sweat soon filled the forehead of Michael as he began taking off his own jacket and threw it across the living room until it landed on top of the lamp in the corner of the room.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Michael questioned still kissing her neck in between words. He lifted her sweater away from her body and admired her sparkly white spaghetti strap tank top.

"Yeah…" Nicki answered pulling Michael's shirt over his head to expose his tattooed torso. She ran her fingers up and down his stomach until finally stopping at the brim of his jeans.

Scofield felt her hands reach the bottom of his stomach and smiled as he slid a single strap of her tank top down away from her shoulder, leaving a small trail of kisses along the way. Nicki lifted up her head and removed the pillow from behind it throwing it half way across the room. She scooted up onto the arm of the couch as Michael followed closely. The warm heat between their bodies soon filled the air which made it harder for them to breath. The dark brunette un-buttoned the jeans around the tattooed man and smiled as she ran her fingers up his torso once more feeling every muscle in his body.

"Excuse me; there are young children present…" LJ blurted out ruining the moment for the couple. He chuckled as he watched the two older adults scramble off of the couch and to opposite sides of the room. "Whoa, I was just coming to get some cool whip…we're adults here…continue…as soon as I leave of course…"

"What do you need cool whip for in the…" Scofield paused and took a quick mental thought then smiled. "Never mind, do we even have cool whip?"

"Yeah, I stopped by Food Town yesterday and got some…along with some cookie dough and other things…" Another small chuckle escaped the young man as he watched the look on Nicki's face change.

"Men and cool whip…what is so exiting about cool whip during that 'moment'?" Nicki turned to face the both men as she watched them both shrug their shoulders. "You know what, never mind…I probably don't want to know anyway…"

"Yeah, you probably don't…" Michael pointed out fastening the button of his jeans.

"Anyway, don't let me disturb. I have business to take care of myself. So if you will excuse me…" LJ grabbed the cool whip from the refrigerator and dashed off into his bedroom.

"God only knows what that guy will do with a tub of cool whip and my sister…eww…that is my sister…" Nicki scrunched her face in disgust of the thoughts running through her head.

"Damn it, I guess you're not in the mood anymore…?" Scofield questioned watching Nicki slide her jacket back over her body.

"No, the thought of what he would do with my innocent sister is just…ehh…let's go to bed…together…on our anniversary…" She seductively motioned for Michael to follow her and smiled slyly.

"I'll be there in a minute…" Scofield blew a kiss toward his girlfriend and smiled. "I just wanted to check the score on the game tonight…"

"Alright but don't be late…I still haven't given you my gift yet…" She said slowly moseying her way down the hall way.

"I won't…" He smiled looking blankly at the dark television screen.

Scofield grabbed the remote and flicked on the TV and sighed. He looked at the score of the game and shook his head in disgrace of his favorite team losing. "I don't know why I even care…?" He swiftly walked back into his now shared bedroom and looked at Nicki lying on top of his clean bed with a cute pink lingerie set around her body. "Dear god I hope this is for me…"

"Mr. Scofield, I believe you have an important engagement with a Texan Vixen this morning…" She smiled and watched him jump into bed directly beside her. Nicki felt Michael hover over her body and giggled seductively.

"As to what pleasure do I have in scoring a meeting with the most beautiful Texan in the United States…?" Scofield kissed her neck as he did so and ran his finger along the sides of her hair.

"You've been a very good boy…"

"Before we 'celebrate' there is something I want to ask you?" He gulped and looked down into her continuously shining blue eyes. "What would you say if I asked you to move to Chicago with me?"

Nicki looked blankly into the eyes of the tattooed man. There were no words coming out, no emotion, not even a single gesture to that particular question. She knew how bad she wanted to be with this man but was it worth sacrificing what she had found?

"You don't have to decide now but I would like you to consider it at the very least…" He noticed the look on Nicki's face and shook his head. "I promise to take care of you in Chicago. I'll be able to get my job back and you won't even have to work for George anymore…"

"I know, we'll talk about this later. Right now I want to finish what I started…" She shook her head and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and smiled. "Alright cowboy, let's just see if a city boy and keep up with a southern woman!"

------------------------- End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------

A/N: Well, what do you think she will say? Will she sacrifice everything she has built up in Tipp City to move somewhere with a man she barely knows? When will Nicki finally break down and tell Michael about her pregnancy? Who is the father of the baby? (I know this has been a major cliff hanger will be answered next chapter! DON'T KILL ME!!!) How will Michael react to him becoming a great uncle? Chapter twelve should be a very good one. My co-author and I were talking and we discussed everything about the next two to three chapters and it is pretty good. Well, please leave reviews and what not!! Thanks for the support.

Oh yeah, I want to give a shout out to my two best friends (you know who you are)…I miss you guys like crazy!!