July 18th 2021

It was a Saturday night. Clay and the boys (and Megan) went out for beers. Nicole being almost 8 months months pregnant decided to stay back and work on the nursery beings earlier today she had her baby shower. There was all kinds of stuff she wanted to set up and get ready.

"Alright babe I'm gonna go...sure you're okay with it?" Clay came in the nursery and asked.

"Yeah just don't be out all night, and no need to get drunk." She said hanging up baby clothes on hangers.

"Of course!" He wrapped his arms around her from behind, rubbing her big belly and kissed her cheek.

"Getting excited?" He asked looking at all the baby stuff.

"Uh yeah! Well not for labor but..." she said.

"You'll do great." He told her and kept hugging her.

"Okay I'll see you tonight, call me if you need anything." He said letting go. Nicole puckered up and said okay with a kiss.

"Love you." He said and left.

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11pm. Nicole was getting ready for bed, waiting for Clay to get home.

Ring Ring*

Nicole's phone rang, it was Megan.

"Hey?" Nicole answered.

"Hey sooo...there was a fight..." Megan said.

"No." Nicoles heart stopped, she knew where this was going.

"Yeah so Sonny and Clay are in county lock up. Sonny started it so he's staying the night but if you want to pick up Clay you can." Megan said.

"Are you fucking serious? Are they okay?" Nicole was pissed.

"Yeah you should see the other guy, it was dumb but if you want to bail Clay out you can go down there now. Sonny's gotta stay I just got home." Megan told her.

"Unfucking believable." Nicole's skin was on fire. She was so mad at him.

"I know I'm sorry. It was this guy, he was drunk and hitting on me so Sonny got protective and Clay tried to stop him and yeah...it was just a mess." Megan said.

"Huh. Okay. Thanks bye." Nicole said and they hung up. She threw her phone on the bed and started to get dressed.

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An hour later she got there and had a police officer take her to where him and Sonny were.

"So what? You're getting into bar brawls now?" She said when she saw him. He started to speak but she didn't let him.

"What the fuck Clay?!" She was fired up.

"Baby, let me explain..." he tried to calm her down.

"Don't baby me!" She pointed her finger.

"Let me explain." He said calmly. She crossed her arms and shifted her weight on one foot.

"We were playing pool, Megan was up. And this dickhead came up behind her, showing her how to do it, his body was up against her. So Sonny GENTLY pats him off of her and says it's his girlfriend. Guy didn't care he just stared at Sonny and put his arm around Megan. I could see it in Sonnys eyes, he was pissed so I tried to get over to him to stop him, but he punched the guy in the face before I could so I got caught up in the middle of it.

"So your telling me you didn't fight this guy?" Nicole asked.

"Well no I did, Sonny was losing..." Clay looked at Sonny and chuckled.

"Oh so now it's funny?" She asked.

"Nope. It's not." Clay said shaking his head and immediately getting rid of the smile. He still thought this whole thing was kind of funny but he wasn't about to admit it.

Nicole just kept glaring at him with her arms crossed. Clay lost it and started laughing at it all. (Mind you get had a couple beers in him)

"Did I ever tell you you look super hot when your mad?" He said with a wink and smile.

"Oh lord Jesus help us all..." Sonny said quietly closing his eyes and shaking his head at Clays choice of bribery.

"Yup okay, you can stay the whole damn night." Nicole said, and turned around to leave.

"Wha...? Babe!... Nicole!..." Clay tried to stop her but she didn't care.

"Damn it." Clay said to himself and sat back down.

"Yeahhh...you done did it now." Sonny said sitting down on the bench in the cell.

"You think?" Clay was mad at himself and the whole situation. He knows if Nicole would have been with him he wouldn't have done it.

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When he got home the next morning, Nicole was cleaning the apartment.

"Hey." Clay called out after he shut the door behind him. He knew Nicole was not happy with him and he understood that.

"Honey can we please talk? I'm sorry...-" Clay started to say.

"Your about to be a father in less then 3 months! I think this whole bar scene is something that is going to have to become apart of the past because this can't happen Clay!" Nicole said yelling at him, letting it all off her chest.

"Okay babe. Okay. Woah." He held his hands up out infront of him. He wasn't expecting her to yell like that right away.

"You really tested this marriage do you know that!? I didn't vow to always bail you out of jail because you were drunk and trying to play all me tough guy with your buddies!" She added.

"I know Nicole. I know I shouldn't have, for 1 drank as many as I did, and I shouldn't have fought the guy for Sonny." He said.

"That's for damn sure." She told him.

"I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?" He asked.

"Not yet." She said and walked away.

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Well looks like somebodies gonna be in the dog house for a little while. How are they going to get through this?