"I'm home!" Mattie yelled, running into her house. She didn't spend the night at Talia's. Tommy had walked her home.

"Hey Mattie." Abrielle said.

"I thought you were at Sam's." the 15 year old said, putting down her purse.

"I didn't end up going. I didn't feel very well."

"Oh, that sucks." she looked around. "Where is everybody?"

"Taylor is in her room, Mom left, and Dad is in the backyard."

"Why?" Mattie wondered.

"I don't know. He's been drinking today." The girls shared a look. They knew their father was an alcoholic.

"Come on." Mattie said, becoming serious.

"What?" Abrielle said.

"We need to get out of here. Dad's mean when he's drunk and Mom's not here." Just then, the house phone rang. Mattie picked it up. "Scorpio-Drake house."

Abrielle watched as all the color drained out of her sister's face. "I'll be right there." he hung up.

"What?" Mattie started rushing around. "Mattie, what's wrong?"

"Mom got in a car crash and she's in labor."

"Is she okay?"

"Yeah, Abs. Go get Taylor." Mattie ran to the backyard. "Dad?"

Patrick had 3 beers, all empty, on the table in front of him. He had another in his hand. "What?" he yelled clearly drunk. "I don't want to be bothered unless it is life or death."

"Okay." Mattie went back in. She didn't tell her father that her mother was in labor.

She grabbed her phone, dialing a number. "Noah?" she asked, saying the name of her mother and father's friend's son.

"Hey Mattie, what's up?"

"Can you come get me, Abrielle, and Taylor. We need to go to the hospital to see my mom."

"Yeah, I'll be right there."

"Thanks." Mattie hung up. "Let's go outside." the three stood at the end of their driveway, waiting for their ride.

Lulu sat on the couch. She nervously bit her finger nails. The question kept coming back to her.

"Mommy, where's Daddy?" Ryan asked. He looked up from the car set he was playing with.

"I don't know." Lulu answered.

"Why does it even matter?" Nalani demanded, coming into the room. "It's not like he even loves us anymore."

"Lani, your father loves you and Ryan." she had insisted.

"Like I didn't notice that you left out your name." she sighed. "If someone doesn't love you, I don't love them."

"Nalani, you can love your father."

"What if I don't want to?"

Ryan had gone to bed and Nalani was in her room. She could worry now. Where was Johnny? Was he hurt? Was he thinking of the kids? Did he love Ryan and Nalani? Did he love her? She pushed the last thought out of her mind.

Nalani was not stupid. Lulu knew that her daughter saw that her parents hardly spoke to each other anymore and when they were talking it was because they were screaming at each other.

The front door opened up. Johnny came in, looking guilty. He sighed when he saw Lulu.

"Where were you? Don't even try to lie to me." Lulu said.

"Out."

"Out where?" she demanded.

"When did you become my keeper?" he threw his coat on the couch.

"When you got me pregnant 12 years ago. Stop avoiding the question. Where were you?"

"At Maxie's apartment." he said looking down.

"What a surprise. You leave your wife and children to go to her."

"I didn't want this! I still don't!" he yelled. "I never meant to hurt you. When you told me you were pregnant with Nalani, I had to stay. I didn't want her to have this broken life."

"Don't even talk about my daughter like you care!" Lulu yelled. "You never wanted her or me. You should have left. It would have saved some trouble."

"I couldn't, because then you had Ryan. I wasn't going to be like my father and abandon my kids."

"Get out, now." Lulu yelled.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" Ryan asked. He and Nalani were standing in the hallway. "Daddy!" Lulu watched, heartbroken, as Ryan's face lit up. "You're home!"

"No, Ryan. He's not." Lulu said.

"What do you mean?" the 9 year old asked. He was too innocent to realize what his mother was talking about.

"You can break his heart." she said, motioning to Johnny. Nalani went over and sat next to her mother.

"Guys, I don't love your mother and I haven't in a long time. I stayed with her all those years ago just so you guys wouldn't have a crappy life. I didn't want you guys."

"You will not say that to my children." Lulu said. "You guys were wanted, by me. I love both of you with all my heart." she kissed her daughter's head.

"You love me." Ryan said. "I know you do. You wanted me."

"Buddy, I'm sorry. I never wanted you or Nalani."

"No!" he ran to Lulu and hugged her, crying. Nalani hugged her mom and brother. She had seen this coming, but didn't think it would hurt this bad.

"I'm leaving." Johnny said. He walked towards the door.

"Oh, and Johnny?" Lulu said.

"Yes?"

"I'm pregnant." he slammed the door, walking out.

Claudia sat in her small apartment. She watched TV with her son, Christian. The apartment door slammed open.

"Hey John. Where's the girl and your kids?"

"I'm done with them." he said. "I told them they weren't wanted and I didn't love them. Lulu told me she's pregnant."

"Why would you break up with her?" Claudia asked. "I don't like Lulu, but she depended on you. Those kids depended on you. Why would you ever tell them that you didn't love them?"

"Uncle Johnny, are you stupid?" Christian asked.

"Chris, go to your room." the boy obeyed his mother. "That was stupid. Two kids and a baby on the way. Why would you leave?"

"Because I want to be with Maxie."

Claudia's mouth hung open. "Get out." she said. She watched as her younger brother left her house.