Chapter 12:
"What do you mean? Of course the baby is mine!" Dante exclaimed. "Who else can it be?"
"Are you sure that you are the daddy?" Johnny taunted.
"What the hell are you getting at?" Dante demanded, raising his voice.
"You just assumed that you are father. I mean you and Lulu has been apart for awhile, there might be some other candidates."
Dante clinched his fists at his side. "Like who? Did you have your goons follow her to find out where she was hiding out?"
"Not exactly."
"What the hell did you do to her?" Dante asked.
"What do you think I did? She is pregnant after all. We weren't very careful the first time because of all the tequila we drank," Johnny admitted.
Johnny didn't see Dante's fist coming until he was sprawled on the floor with Dante standing over him. "You took advantage of her! I should bring you up on charges…"
"If anyone took advantage it was Lulu. Man, she is so hot when she takes charge. I forgot that about her." Johnny smiled.
Lucky caught Dante's fist before he was able to hit Johnny again. He helped Johnny to his feet. "Cool it, Falconari. Why don't you have a seat? There is lot that just happened today."
"Today? More like a lot of happened in the last five minutes!" Tracy said. "I really don't want to pay for any damages that you two do to the hospital. There is a lot to discuss."
"Talk about what?" Dante demanded.
"They are having a hard time find a match for my sister," Lucky said.
"How long does she have if they can't find a match?"
"She has six months at the most," Tracy answered.
"Six months? She is pregnant! That is not enough time to have the baby!" Dante protested.
"We know that," Lucky said. "We are trying to convince her to seek the treatment but that involves a round of chemo."
"Chemo… is bad for the baby?" Dante asked.
Tracy sighed. "I don't know why we are telling you this after what you put Lulu through but, the doctors want her to terminate the pregnancy and have the course of treatment."
"But she won't," Dante finished. "She is going to put her life at risk to have the baby?"
"She is. There is a good chance for the baby to survive out of the womb at that time. It's a risk that Lulu is willing to take," Lucky said.
Johnny slipped away from the group. He went to go see Lulu. He had to tell her that everyone knew about the baby including Dante now. He wanted to know what she wanted him to do.
Lulu was sitting up in her bed attempting to eat whatever the hospital passed off as food.
"Hey," he breathed.
Lulu noticed that there was something different in his eyes behind the surgical mask. "What is it?"
Johnny brought the stool of to her bed. "We need to talk."
"They know, don't they?" Lulu asked. "How could you tell them?"
"I didn't mean to. I was talking to Lucky, he figured it out. He is a detective after all. While we were telling the rest of your family someone overheard the conversation."
"Who?" Lulu asked.
"I need you to be calm when I tell you this. You can't over do it," Dante cautioned.
"Who else found out? Dante?" Lulu asked.
"Lu, you need to be calm," Johnny warned. "Yes Dante was there. He heard everything."
"Naturally he thinks he is the father," Lulu grumbled.
"He did until I shined a light on the situation," Johnny said. "He didn't like what I had to say."
"You told him about us?" Lulu smiled.
"You bet I did. There is a good chance that I am that kid's father. I mean we weren't that careful. Something that I let Dante know, he didn't like it that much. He decked me."
"I am sorry," Lulu muttered.
"Don't be, it's not your fault that you are rejecting the transplant. None of this is your fault. Dante needed to be told. I am glad that he knows," Johnny said.
"He will want to be in the baby's life if it is his baby," Lulu muttered.
"There is one way that we can rule that out. We talked about it before. My offer still stands. I will change the DNA test if you want me to."
Lulu shook her head. "No. I want to know the truth as well. We both know Dante has a better chance of being the father. I just…"
"It's going to be okay, Lu. We will get through this. Now that all your family knows what is going on, they can help, too," Johnny said.
"No they are just going to convince me not to have the baby," Lulu muttered. "I bet right now they are trying to have their lawyers trying to convince a judge that I am incompetent to make my own medical decisions. They are going to take my choice away from me."
"They won't do that."
"Have you met my family? Of course they are going to do it," Lulu muttered. "I bet right now that Tracy and Nikolas are arguing which one has my best interest at heart."
Johnny stood up. "You are right. I better go wrangle them in. I'll be back later."
"I am not going anywhere."
"Want anything from Kelly's? I mean hospital food it kind of gross."
Lulu's face lit up. "Mike knows what I like when I am not feeling well. He will know what to do."
"Ok, I will get you the mystery Kelly's special. I will be back as soon as possible," Johnny promised. "I will leave as soon as I stop the fighting that is no doubt that is going on in the waiting room between your stepmother and the rest of your family."
Johnny slipped out of the door. He heard shouting from down the hall. True to Lulu's word Tracy and Nikolas were going at it. They thought that they knew what was best for Lulu.
"She is a big girl she can make her own decisions!" Nikolas said.
"Well her decision might just cost Lulu her own life!" Tracy retorted.
"Lulu will never forgive you if you do this!" Nikolas exclaimed. "She is going to hate you for taking her change away to choose what is best for her."
"I rather her alive and hating me then have her dead and hating me," Tracy said softly. "Luke is not here, I have his proxy vote. I am going to do what he thinks is best for his daughter."
Johnny didn't see Dante anywhere when he approached the group. "You need to calm down before you go and see her. She doesn't need any more stress."
"What the hell?" Tracy demanded. "You got her into this mess of choosing her life over her baby's because you didn't slap on a condom!"
"I am going to go before I say something that you will make me regret later," Johnny said. "I am going to make another run to Kelly's, Lulu wants something besides hospital food to eat. Do you want me to get you guys anything?"
Everyone declined.
"I will be back soon, please don't upset Lulu while I am gone."
Tracy watched as Johnny left. "He really does care for Lulu. I hope that he is the father so we will be rid of the Spawn of Sonny,"
Dante slipped from the group in the waiting room. He donned the protective gear before he entered Lulu's hospital room. She looked a little pale from the last time he had seen her other than that she looked perfectly healthy.
"Why didn't you tell me about the baby when you found out that you were pregnant?" he demanded.
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