Chapter 47 "Confessions from the Heart"

(Elizabeth and Lucky are at the apartment where Lucky is getting ready for work and Elizabeth is putting on her waitressing outfit, which is a pair of black pants with a white t-shirt that reads "Kelly's")

Liz: "Are you excited to get back to work after a long break with everything that's happened the last month or so?"

Lucky: "Yeah, I am. I also can't wait to bring our newest addition to the family."

Liz: "Mmmm…me either. Didn't Luke and Laura say they were going to visit Ashlynn today?"

Lucky: "Yeah. They were going to visit her around 6:30 tonight or so. With the way mom likes babies, dad will probably have to pull her out of the nursery."

Liz: (laughs) "I'll bet. My shift gets done at 6 pm, and then I'm going to see our little angel. If Laura is there, we can visit Ashlynn together."

Lucky: "She loves that little girl, mom does."

Liz: "Yeah, she does."

(Lucky finishes putting his work clothes on and puts some deodorant and cologne on. He gets his shoes. He sits on the bed and puts his shoes on. Elizabeth puts on her shoes. Lucky is getting his keys and his wallet and goes to Elizabeth and kisses her on the lips)

Lucky: "See you at lunch, right?"

Liz: "Yep. Our usual place?"

Lucky: "Yep. At 'Jakes' with their ribs and baked potato."

Liz: "Sounds good to me. After lunch, I'm going to visit Ashlynn quick. I miss her already and I already saw her last night."

Lucky: "It'll be even better when she gets to come home with us."

Liz: "There's something that's been on my mind for the past few days."

Lucky: "What's that?"

Liz: "Do we need to consider getting a bigger place now that there are three of us in this little family instead of two?"

Lucky: "Hmm…I was actually wondering the same thing."

Liz: "You were?"

Lucky: "Yeah, I was. "

Liz: "Well...what do you think?"
Lucky: "Well, we could always consider getting a bigger apartment or a house."

Liz: "Well, there are two bedrooms in this apartment. I don't really want Ashlynn in a different room than us, though."

Lucky: "Neither do I."

Liz: "I mean, we have a bathroom, another bedroom, a small kitchen, and a living room."

Lucky: "Does that bother you that we our apartment is a little small?"

Liz: (shakes her head) "No. Does it bother you?"

Lucky: (shakes his head) "No."

Liz: (smiles a little) "Well, then I guess we don't really have to discuss a bigger place, do we?"

Lucky: "No, I guess not."

(Lucky leaves the apartment and goes to work. Elizabeth gets her purse, and then leaves the apartment, too. She goes downstairs where the diner is and goes to the counter, where she puts a pot of coffee on. She checks the clock, which shows 9 A.M. Tammy shows up)

Tammy: "Sorry I'm late."

Liz: "You're not late. You're right on time."

Tammy: "Then I guess my car clock is off by a few minutes."

Liz: "No one has come in yet."

Tammy: (sighs) "That's good because I need my morning coffee."

Liz: (chuckles) "You should be so happy. I just put on a fresh pot."

Tammy: "You're a lifesaver."

Liz: (laughs) "No problem."

(The pot of coffee is done and Tammy gets a cup from below the counter. She pours the coffee into the cup. She takes a drink, and then sees customers start to come in. She is about to put her coffee down when Elizabeth grabs a few menus and then goes to them)

Tammy: "Thanks, Elizabeth, for getting them for me."

Liz: (turning around halfway while still walking) "Not a problem."

(Elizabeth is by the customers, who is a male and a female)

Liz: "Good morning."

Female: "Good morning."

Male: "Good morning."

Liz: "Here…" (giving them menus) "…are some menus for you two. I will give you a few minutes."

Male & Female: "Thank you."

Liz: "No problem."

(Elizabeth walks back to the counter and when the customers signal for her to come back after a few minutes, she grabs a little notepad and a pen and goes to them)

Liz: "I take it you have decided what you want?"

Female: "Yes."

Male: "Yes."

Liz: "What'll it be?"

Female: "I'd like an omelet with hash browns with a glass of milk."

Liz: (writing it down) "Okay. Would you like regular milk or chocolate milk?"

Female: "White, please."

Liz: (writing it down) "Okay. And you sir? What would you like?"

Male: "I would like a salad with French dressing and croutons on the side, please. And an orange juice with that."

Liz: (writing it down) "Okay. I will be out with your salad and your breakfast in about 15 minutes."

Male: "Thank you, ma'am."

Female: "Yes, thank you."

Liz: "No problem."

(Elizabeth goes to the counter. Tammy takes a drink of her coffee before going to the kitchen to make the omelet and hash browns)

**15 minutes later**

(Tammy is done with the omelet and hash browns. She brings it to the counter)

Liz: "All done?"

Tammy: "All done."

(Elizabeth goes to the fridge in the kitchen and pours a glass of white milk. She puts the milk back in the fridge, and then gets the orange juice and pours some in a glass. She puts the carton back in the fridge. She brings the milk and orange juice with her to the counter. She grabs a tray from below the inside of the counter and puts it on the counter. She puts the omelet plate and white milk and the salad with French dressing and the orange juice on the tray. She carries the tray to the male and female, giving them their food)

Liz: "There you go and there you go."

Male & Female: "Thank you."

Liz: "You're welcome."

**20 minutes later**

(Elizabeth brings them their bill, which they pay and leave a few minutes later. Customers come in and out of Kelly's)

**Noon**

(Elizabeth takes a little break and sits down in a chair by the counter)

Liz: "Man, this has been a busy day!"

Tammy: (chuckles) "No kidding. Thanks for getting the customers while I finished my coffee this morning."

Liz: "Not a problem, Tammy."

(She gets up from the chair a few minutes later)

Liz: "Well, I'm going to go to Jakes to meet Lucky for lunch."

(Elizabeth clocks out and goes to Tammy while putting on a jacket & taking her purse with her)

Liz: "Well, I'm off to lunch! I'm meeting Lucky at 'Jakes'."

Tammy: "Okay. See you later."

Liz: "I'll be back at one. I'm going to see Ashlynn before I come back."

Tammy: "I saw her the other day. She's such a doll."

Liz: (smiles) "Thank you. She's only a few weeks old and I love her so much already."

Tammy: "There's nothing wrong with that."

Liz: "Well, I'll see you at one!"

Tammy: "Bye!"

(Elizabeth leaves Kelly's. She heads to 'Jakes', where she sees Lucky's pickup parked in front of the building. She parks her car by his pickup. She gets out of her car and heads inside. She sees Lucky sitting down at a booth and goes to him. He sees her and gets out of the booth and kisses her on the lips)

Lucky: "Hey, you."

Liz: "Hey, yourself."

Lucky: "How was work so far?"

Liz: "Very busy. I don't think there was an hour where we didn't have customers."

Lucky: "Ha-ha. I guess you were busy."

Liz: "Yep! How was your day so far?"

Lucky: "Oh, Ricky and I are building a storage facility for this company a few blocks down the street."

Liz: "I see."

Lucky: "Yeah, we've been working non-stop so it was good to have a break."

Liz: "I guess so."

Lucky: "So, what do you want to eat?"

Liz: (chuckles) "You know what I want."

Lucky: "Of course. I'll go order your dish and mine."

Liz: "I want to go see Ashlynn before I go back to Kelly's."

Lucky: "I want to see her, too."

Liz: "I know and I can't wait to see our little girl."

(Lucky chuckles and then goes to the front counter to order the food. At the hospital, Michelle and Nicholas are talking)

Michelle: "What are you talking about, Nicholas? What feelings?"

Nicholas: "Let's just say Max paid me a little visit earlier."

Michelle: (confused) "What are you talking about?"

Nicholas: "He…He said…"

Michelle: "Yes? He said what?"

Nicholas: "He said that you had feelings for me."

Michelle: (crosses her arms) "Oh, did he?"

Nicholas: "Y-Yeah."

Michelle: "Well, I don't know what he said, but it wasn't true."

Nicholas: (confused) "What?"

Michelle: "I don't have feelings for you."

Nicholas: "So, you're saying that you have NO feelings for me? None whatsoever?"

Michelle: (sighs softly) "Nicholas…"

Nicholas: "I'm not going to get mad or anything if you did admit it to me."

Michelle: (turns her head crookedly kinda sarcastically) "Really?"

Nicholas: "Yes. I mean, as…as a matter of fact –"

Michelle: "Look, Nicholas, I don't know what my brother told you-."

Nicholas: (sighs) "Would you just listen to me, Michelle!"

Michelle: (sighs) "What?"

Nicholas: "I-I have…"

Michelle: "You have what?"

Nicholas: "Don't you know by now, Michelle?"

Michelle: "Know what, Nicholas?"

Nicholas: "Don't you know by now how I feel about you?"

(Michelle doesn't talk for a minute or so)

Nicholas: "Did-Did you hear me?"

(Michelle looks at Nicholas, trying to understand him)

Michelle: (stutters) "What-What did you say?"

Nicholas: (sighs) "I said 'don't you know by now how I feel about you'?"

Michelle: "I-I don't understand, Nicholas. What are you talking about?"

Nicholas: "Michelle, come on. I mean, you have had to know by now the way I feel about you."

Michelle: "Then I must be blind or something."

Nicholas: (snorts) "Yeah, right."

Michelle: (scoffs a little) "What was that for?"

Nicholas: "Michelle, I don't know how you could not see it."

Michelle: "See what?"

Nicholas: "Max…hell…everyone could see it but us."

Michelle: "See what, Nicholas?"

Nicholas: "The way we feel about each other. Emily, Lucky, Elizabeth, even Max could see our friendship developing into something more. The way we'd stare at each other, I guess."

Michelle: "If what you're saying is true, Nicholas, then why didn't someone mention it before?"

Nicholas: "I guess they were waiting for us to pick up on it. I don't know."

Michelle: (sighs) "I see."

Nicholas: "Michelle, the fact of the matter is…is that I have feelings for you."

Michelle: (smiles a little) "You do?"

Nicholas: "Yeah, I do. I…I guess I've had them for awhile."

Michelle: "Why didn't you say anything?"

Nicholas: "Because I didn't know if you felt the same way about me."

Michelle: "How could you say that?"

Nicholas: "I don't know. You didn't say anything regarding your feelings to me."

Michelle: "Yeah, well, neither did you."

Nicholas: (chuckles softly) "True."

Michelle: (chuckles softly) "I guess that makes two of us."

Nicholas: (puzzled) "What do you mean?"

Michelle: "I have feelings for you, too."

Nicholas: (smiles a little) "You do?"

Michelle: (smiles) "Yeah, I do. Like you said, I didn't know if you felt the same way."

Nicholas: "True, true."

(They both chuckle)

Michelle: "The way you would talk to my unborn child…and way you would take care of me…it…it made me…"

Nicholas: "It made you what?"

Michelle: "Nicholas…"

Nicholas: "Yeah?"

(Michelle stutters)

Nicholas: (chuckles softly) "Michelle, you can tell me anything. I hope you know that."

Michelle: (smiles softly) "I do. I know I can."

Nicholas: "Then what were you going to say?"

Michelle: "I…I have more than just feelings for you, Nicholas."

Nicholas: (confused & moves his head a little) "What do you mean?"

Michelle: "I-I fell in love with you, Nicholas."

Nicholas: "You-You did?"

Michelle: "Yeah. I probably shouldn't have said that. I don't even know if you feel the same way towards me…"

Nicholas: "Michelle…"

Michelle: (interrupting) "For all I know, you don't think of me like that yet."

Nicholas: "Michelle…"

Michelle: (interrupting) "I mean…"

(She notices he was trying to say something)

Michelle: "What?"

(Nicholas laughs)

Michelle: "Sorry. I guess I talk too much."

Nicholas: "No, you're fine."

Michelle: "What were you trying to say before I started going on and on?"

Nicholas: "What I was going to say is that…"

Michelle: "What?"

Nicholas: (smiles a little) "I fell in love with you, too, Michelle."

Michelle: (surprised) "You did?"

Nicholas: "Yeah, I did."

Michelle: "Why didn't you tell me?"

Nicholas: "Probably the same reason you didn't tell me."

(They both chuckle)

Michelle: "Well, being we both told each other how we feel, what do we do now?"

Nicholas: "I guess that's the big question, ain't it?"

Michelle: "Yeah, I guess it is."

Nicholas: "What do you want to do?"

Michelle: "Well, there is a question I've been wondering the last few days."

Nicholas: "What's that?"

Michelle: "I'm wondering when I can get released."

Nicholas: (chuckles) "Do you want me to go find out?"

Michelle: (smiles) "Yes, please. See if you can find Dr. Spencer."

Nicholas: "Okay."

(Just as he gets up from his chair and is about to walk away, Michelle calls out his name. He turns around. Michelle tells him to come toward her. He does. She says to come closer. He is inches away from her face. She surprises him by giving him a kiss on the lips. She pulls back after she kisses him)

Nicholas: (smiles a little) "What was that for?"

Michelle: "I've wanted to do that for awhile now. Is that ok?"

Nicholas: (smiles) "Yes, it is. I've wanted to do that, too."

Michelle: (smiles) "Really?"

Nicholas: "Yes."

(He kisses her again then leaves the room)

Michelle: (sighs) "Oh, Nicholas. I'm glad you feel the same way I do."

(She leans back against her pillow and smiles)

TO BE CONTINUED

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