Girls night out was officially in full swing. Janet, Hannah, Allison, Pizza Girl, Aubrey and the two newest members of Knight's Ridge's most notorious group of ladies Darcey and Lacey were all piled around a table at Sully's. Lacey was feeling better so she decided to go.

Lacey passed on the hard stuff and went for a typical fruity girlie drink, non alcoholic of course. Girls night wasn't formally announced so they weren't all that surprised to see the some of the sexiest and least eligible bachelors stroll in one by one.

Nick talked Ronnie into coming with him since they were both abandoned for the evening. They immediately headed for the table full of girls.

"I didn't realize that just hanging with the girls meant coming to Sully's" Ronnie mumbled squatting down next to Lacey

"I'm okay, stop worrying...non alcoholic see" Lacey offered him a sip and he whispered back to her to take it easy, she would need her energy for tomorrow.

"You two should go, this is a girls only table" Aubrey shooed them away after Nick kissed her.

"What's up with Ronnie" Pizza Girl asked

"He's just a little over protective is all" Aubrey interjected

"It's okay, every ones going to know tomorrow anyway" Darcey replied back

"Know what" Darcy asked taking a shot

"I'm pregnant" the girls squealed and Lacey had to remind them not to say anything but it was nice to actually enjoy telling someone.

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"What's going on over there" Ickey asked joining Nick and Ronnie soon followed by Owen.

"Who knows, most of them are drunk by now anyway" Nick answered having already determined with Ronnie that she told them.

"Still haven't told The Commander" Owen asked and Ronnie had to explain to Nick how he knew

"Nope"

"You better hurry up, she hides it pretty well but she's starting to show Ronnie" Owen explained

"It's actually kind of hot" Ronnie replied and Nick nearly spewed his beer

"How is that sexy" Nick asked

"I don't know but when Allison first started to show with Kaitlyn and Conner...it just is I can't explain it" Owen butted in

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Janet had managed to get toasted rather quickly. She wasn't a sloppy drunk but rather a really fun one and was always the life of the party once she got a buzz.

Years of drinking along side Eddie Latekka showed, they both could hold their liquor but usually they knew when to stop. When Eddie wandered in he knew instantly that Janet had been drinking.

"Ladies, what goes on" he asked approaching the table

"Trying to enjoy girls night out but it seems we attract a lot of attention from the male population" Pizza Girl informed him. Their relationship had almost started to resemble a big brother and little sister thing.

"Well in that case I'll head to the bar, and let you carry on then" Eddie excused himself

"You don't have to leave, we were about to play your favorite game" Janet told him

"I doubt that seeing how I'm already getting dirty looks from my buddies, just imagine what they would do to me once everyone starts taking their clothes off" Eddie flirted back to the table full of women that actual wanted his company.

"You first" the ladies suggested as Eddie took a seat next to Janet

"Would you have a problem with that" Eddie answered looking at her

"I don't mind, if you don't" Janet answered taking a swallow of Eddie's beer and he gave her the same look he did when he told her he would pick her up at three for the BBQ then took his beer back and swigged it then handed it right back to Janet. She was defiantly the one and only woman Eddie Latekka had ever been willing to share his bottle of beer with.

"Sorry ladies, I've heard that one before" Eddie replied and they all booed.

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"Why did they let him in" Ickey asked

"Because he's Eddie Latekka" Ronnie answered

"I think it's time we evened the playing field" Nick suggested

"How do you plan on doing that" Owen asked but Nick just grinned looking towards the bar

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A half hour later and thankfully on the winning end of the girls game of quarters Eddie decided it was time to join the guy's. He was just about to stand up when rooster approached the table. Eddie's first instinct was to hit him but he decided airing their dirty laundry wasn't the best idea.

Rooster didn't particuallry want to deliver to the table as long as Eddie was sitting there but Sully made him and he did get to take some pleasure out of knowing who ordered the drink he was about to deliver.

Deep Breath "From the brunette on the far end" Rooster smirked out sitting the beer in front of Eddie.

Eddie immediatly looked to Janet expecting her to get upset but she was trying to hold back a laugh and he continued to stare at her as the rest of the table busted out laughing then he slowly turned around to see which brunette it was and why it would be so funny.

"That's okay, not really my type" Eddie replied

"Wow, I didn't know you had standards" Rooster said sarcastically

"Leave the drink and go" Janet ordered

"There's no way in hell I'm going to drink that" Eddie informed her but she already knew that and drank it herself. It wasn't long before Rooster was back this time with a shot.

"The more you except the more trouble your going to cause me" Eddie ordered but Janet turned up the shot while the crush watched then laid a kiss on Eddie that shocked the whole bar. It was long and wet and gave Eddie an instant erection.

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"I didn't see that coming" Ickey said

"You're plan sucked" Ronnie told Nick

"Not for Eddie" Owen watched as Janet stuck her tongue down his throat

"Dude, you think you could help me out" Ickey asked Nick

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"What was that for" Eddie asked when they finally came up for air

"I think your safe now" Janet smiled at him

"I'm just going to ...I better...I'll be over there." Eddie couldn't really form a whole sentence but excused him self from the table full of jaw dropped women and joined his buddies before he managed to embarrass him self

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"I take it Janet felt a little threatened" Nick snickered when Eddie joined them

"Real funny, Nicky...how much did you pay him" Eddie asked

"Ohh, he did it for free"

"you did tell him I'm into the ladies, and only ladies" Eddie warned

Eddie stopped Janet on her way back from the bathroom. "You alright" he asked

"Yeah" a very tipsy Janet giggled

"Come on, I'll take you home" Eddie lead her out and back to his place long before the other girls had enough.

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"Eddie" Janet called nearly passed out in the cab of his truck.

"Yeah baby"

"I'm sorry you have to see Rooster all of the time"

"We'll talk about it later" Eddie replied

"I love you" she told him seconds before drifting off and he grinned at how cute she was leaned against his shoulder.

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"Where's Pizza Girl" Phil asked opening the door for Eddie

"She's going home with Hannah" Eddie answered as he carried Janet up stairs and laid her down in his bed, she woke up when he started to unbutton her pants and sat up coming face to face with him.

"You want one of my shirts" he asked but she didn't say a word just kissed him again and he kissed her back then eased her shirt over her head and then he eased her back onto the bed.

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"So your having dinner with Sam and Dad" Ronnie asked Nick on their way to the parking lot

"Would you like to come maybe you could tell him your news" Nick suggested

"Actually we're going over tomorrow evening" Ronnie told him

"and your going to tell him"

"Right after we tell her parents over lunch" Ronnie replied and Nick felt sorry for him

"Wish I could help but I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to make this one easy for you"

"Actually there is"

--

"Nick why are at Church on a Saturday" Aubrey asked nervously

"I don't know, but I have a feeling we're about to find out" Nick answered when Father Isiah entered the room

"Nicky Garrett, it's been a while….I noticed their wasn't anything about the church in your book" he shook his hand then Nick introduced him to Aubrey

"Did Ronnie tell you why I asked to see you" He asked

"Not really" Nick was nervous now

"It seems your baby brother has managed to create quite the sticky situation"

"I guess that means you know about the baby, but I don't see where we fit into it" Nick asked quiet bluntly

"Do you think Ronnie loves Lacey"

"Yeah, I do. He loves her a great deal and she loves him" Nick answered honestly

"Do you think he still loves you" He asked Aubrey and she nearly fainted

"No, I don't think he ever loved me like that, not the way he loves Lacey" Aubrey answered honestly as she held Nick's hand and he squeezed hard not wanting to cause a shouting match inside the church

"Nick I understand you just found out you have a son…also out of wedlock" he asked

"It wouldn't have been if I had known" This time Aubrey squeezed his hand trying not to cry

"And do you think that would have been a wise decision"

Nick thought for a minute "No, because it would have been for the wrong reasons"

"You weren't in love with the child's mother" he asked

"I was…I thought I was…In a way I will always love Hannah but I'm not the person I was back then, and I think if I hadn't left the Ridge I wouldn't have found that out and I don't think I would have been happy"

"If Ronnie were to marry Lacey, do either of you think it would be for the wrong reasons"

"No" Nick answered "and why is that" he asked

"Because Ronnie and Lacey love each other to much not to be honest about their feelings, Ronnie even told her about telling me he loved me and he didn't even tell Nick that, I think it was only because he found out about his fathers illness and Nick was going to leave again but he still told her because he's not capable of anything but love when it comes to Lacey, they trust each other and not once have I heard either one of them mention not wanting or regretting that they were having a baby" Aubrey didn't know why she was answering this man's rather off questions but she felt as though she should

"Are you in Love with each other" He asked and Aubrey became instantly nervous

"I don't mean to be disrespectful but do you mind telling us why we're here and why we're discussing our personal lives with you" Nick asked again bluntly

"Come with me" The man got up and they followed him to the front of the church where Ronnie and Lacey were standing.

"What goes on, Ronnie" Nick asked as the old man walked off. Aubrey immediately knew what was going on but Nick seemed to be blind to their choice of attire

"What did he want to know" Ronnie asked

"What goes on, Ronnie" Nick took a very serious tone

"I think I can explain why were here" The man stepped between Nick and Aubrey and began the ceremony and before Nick had time to get mad about his brother telling his girlfriend he loved her, he watched Ronnie and Lacey exchange vows, rings and then a kiss as husband and wife.

Once the old man cleared his throat as a sign that the kiss had lasted long enough, Nick spoke "I take what I said back, the Commander is defiantly going to kill you" Even the Father had to laugh before he suggested Nick and Aubrey start coming to see him regularly as well. Ronnie and Lacey's first post-vow session would be in two days. Nick watched his little brother proclaim to love his best friend and the woman who was carrying his child, it was enough to make his temporally let go of any hostility he had over professing his love to Aubrey. Truth was he just didn't want to know. Nick hugged Lacey and then his brother while Aubrey hugged Lacey. She then hugged Ronnie quickly and as lightly as she could as not to cause suspension. Lacey was fine with it, she knew where Ronnie's heart was and at the moment it was pretty sure it happened to resting on her bladder.

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They made it back to Lacey's in record time, seeing how Nick and Aubrey were very understanding of their need to be alone.

Ronnie carried her over the thresh hold and straight to the bed, kicking the door shut behind him. Their own version of a post vow therapy started immediately and Ronnie nearly panicked when Lacey shoved him off of her and ran to the bathroom. She didn't even close the door.

"I told you I would squish my own baby" Ronnie felt bad thinking he hurt Lacey by putting his weight on her

"You didn't squish me or the baby, for the last time the baby is fine, your not going to hurt either one of us" Lacey yelled and Ronnie got up to find her. She was sitting on the toilet with her gown piled around her. Ronnie just propped in the door way.

"Go away" she yelled at him embarrassed

"I'm sorry but your stuck with me, like it or not" Ronnie laughed at her holding up his ring finger

"There's nothing sexy about me having to pee for the 20th time today, So go or else we'll never get to have sex again" Lacey ordered

"Trust me, as long as it's been I can't think of many things that would make me not want to right now" Ronnie said to her then went back to the bedroom and began to strip his uncomfortable suite off.

"Ronnie we have to meet my parents, it's not going to be easy" Lacey told him when she walked into the room thinking all chances of a romantic encounter were over once he had seen her in the bathroom

"I know, but it'll be okay even if they hit the ceiling you're still going to be my wife and there's nothing they can do about that" Ronnie told her "I know and I'm happy, we just have to make them understand that"

"You know, it's not official until we consusmate it" Lacey said as she stood before him.

Lacey put one hand over the front of her dress at her breast to hold it up, then unzipped the side zipper of her cream colored tea length strapless silk dress and let it fall to the floor in front of him. He had hardly gotten a full view of her since they found out she was pregnant five weeks ago. Her breasts were fuller and she pulled back when Ronnie touched them. He knew they were sore and turned his attention elsewhere. He ran his hands down her body as he sat on the bed and directed his attention to their baby that was so clearly beginning to make his or her self known.

Ronnie knew she was having a hard time with the new shape of her body so he began to kiss and massage over it as he would have normally done to her breasts. Everyone might have thought Ronnie was shy and he was in the beginning but when it came down to it, to actually being with Lacey he knew exactly what he was doing and didn't make even the slightest gesture that he was shy about what he wanted and what he wanted to do. Neither had a single reason to be less than honest with each other. Eddie Latekka would have faced some serious competition if Ronnie had ever started making the rounds as Lacey always came out a very pleased woman. Ronnie might have been years younger but he grew up listening to his brother's friends talk and explain in detail their sexual escapades giving Ronnie a vast knowledge to make up for his lack of experience.

Lacey wasn't really in the mood to fight with Ronnie about whether or not he was squishing the baby so she pushed him back on the bed and crawled on top of him. She seemed to be comfortable that way and Ronnie really didn't have any complaints about it. Lying in bed they knew all too soon they would have to face the music and when they got up to dress.

Lacey struggled to button her pants and cursed everything she had in her closet. She finally decided to put on the one pair of jeans that would fit. She was worried her parents would be able to tell before they were told. Although her concern was valid Ronnie was pretty sure it had more to do with giving up her favorite jeans, but they did pay a fortune for the maternity version when they went to buy rings and Lacey's dress. She knew they would be more comfortable. She had just enough pudge to make her other pants unbutton-able, her shirts she could still pretty much wear the ones that didn't hug her middle anyway, but she had always liked to wear baby doll type shirts anyway.

Lacey was dark complected, and though her jeans didn't fit as tight as her others did, they did a good job of hugging her bottom, paired with a simple button up white shirt and her hair was still fixed from earilier pulled up in a sweeping fashion off of her shoulders, she touched up her make up and had left all of her jewelry on including her new favorite piece. She was surprised that Ronnie had gotten her a ring to begin with but he insisted that it didn't cost all that much and he used some of his savings because he couldn't stand the thought of her having to do with out an engagement ring too.

Ronnie was having second thoughts about leaving before they had spent a little more time consummating the marriage. Especially since her breasts enlarged state pulled her shirt a little tighter and she left an extra button undone at the top. "Are you sure we want to tell them right now" Ronnie asked holding Lacey

"Yes…and no" she replied

"We've got a few minutes" Ronnie replied as he started to gently touch her breast.

"Ronnie" Lacey warned

"I was going to be gentle but now you've hurt my feelings so you'll have to do without" Ronnie joked at her on their way out of the door