Authors note: omfggggg I am SO sorry for the long delay! It was spring break and I kept forgetting to get this chapter posted. Hopefully you all like this chapter!

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Chapter Twenty Three: New Friend

"So explain to me why Sally isn't here with you guys?"

When the girls got to Amy's room, they got Cream up to speed with what has been happening in the past couple of weeks. To Amy finding out that Sally is cheating on Sonic, the girls trying to figure out who's she's cheating with, and discussing about what happened at the dinner party at Fiona's home.

"Apparently she wasn't feeling well for a couple of days," said Blaze. "So she decided to stay home and told Sonic to go without her."

Cream rubbed her small belly and shrugged. "That's strange. I'm surprised that their still together, to be honest. We got the wedding invitation a few days ago. But now that you're telling me that she's cheating on him, how is Sonic still going through with the marriage?"

"That's the million dollar question that we don't have the answer to," answered Rouge as she rolled her eyes. "I just think he's in denial. But enough about them, how have you been since your pregnancy?"

The rabbit smiled along with her friends as they all looked at her with eager eyes. "So far everything has been good. Of course my carvings can get ridiculous at times, but my mood is still pretty much the same. Every now and again I have a lot of pain in my lower back and my feet will feel like their on fire. But Tails is always there to help me feel at ease again."

"How far along are you?" asked the purple feline.

"About five months."

"I'm so jealous," Amy said a pout. "It's just so crazy to me that your going to be a mom."

"Don't worry Ames, I'm sure you're time to be a wife and mother are coming soon," said Cream as she rubbed the pink hedgehogs back.

"More like step mother," said Rouge as she checked out her nails. Cream glanced between Amy and Rouge with a confused looked while Blaze rolled her eyes at how blunt the ivory bat can be.

"Shadow's ex girlfriend has a baby and she's telling him that he's the father of her son," the purple feline explained. "And Shadow isn't really sure if he really is the father or not."

Amy reached into her purse and pulled out her phone. She scrolled though it for a couple of seconds before she showed the screen to the confused rabbit. On the screen was the same picture that Raven had sent to Shadow, minus the message of the feline telling the ebony hedgehog what would happen if he didn't help take care of the baby.

"The baby is named Sage and he's six months old," said Amy. "Like Blaze said, Shadow doesn't know if the baby is his. It's a long and complicated story, but basically she cheated on him so that's why he doesn't think he's the father."

Cream grimaced as her shoulders tensed. "Sounds messy. Well let's talk about something less depressing." She immediately cheered up with a wide smile. "I was thinking that tonight, you all can come to have dinner at our house. I can show you girls the new house and I'm sure Tails would enjoy showing off his car to the guys."

"Sounds like a great idea," Blaze said. "That long flight defiantly drained our energy." Amy and Rouge nodded their heads in agreement.

"Great! I'll tell Tails to meet us in the lobby so we can tell them."

Amy sighed tiredly. "That's good. Knowing Sonic, he might get the guys to do something stupid."

"Two words. Strip. Club."

"Two more words. Hell. No."

After a while of hanging out at the bar around the large pool of the hotel, the guys were making their way back inside to the lobby. While they were seated at the bar, Sonic was enjoying the view of many attractive women of various shapes and sizes as they pranced around in their tiniest bikinis. For a moment, it reminded him of his years in college. All he could remember was being surrounded by many beautiful women who would be up to do anything with the handsome blue male. As he gazed upon the nearly naked women around him, that's when the idea of going to the strip club came to mind.

"Oh come on, Silver. Think about it! All us guys, drinking beer, listening to good music, and being surrounded by naked dancing girls! Sounds perfect if you ask me."

Shadow rolled his eyes as he walked along side the blue hedgehog. Knuckles however scrunched his face up as if he was questioning Sonic's mental state. "It's like you're trying to get us killed," he said as he eyed his friend. "Please remember that I have a girlfriend who can be crazy when the time calls for it. I also like having my balls attached to my body, thank you very much."

Sonic laughed and placed a hand on his red friends shoulder. "Don't be drama king, dude."

"Knuckles has a point," stated Silver. "I'm sure none of the girls would be comfortable with us doing that."

Tails nodded his head. "Even though Cream is pregnant, I'm sure she isn't afraid to attack me."

"Most importantly, I'm sure Sally wouldn't like to hear that you were in a strip club." Shadow made a strong point. The rest of the guys nodded their head in agreement and turned to see what Sonic had to say.

"What Sally doesn't know, won't hurt her. It's not like we're going to brothel house or something."

They all rolled their eyes and sighed, clearly frustrated with their friend. They all eventually got back inside the lobby and met up with the girls, who were seated on a fancy leather couch.

"Something you wanted to tell us?" asked Tails.

"We decided what we'll be doing tonight," announced Blaze with a wide smile.

"Great!" exclaimed Sonic. "So did we. The guys and I decided that we'll be hitting up the strip club." The guys however snorted in amusement since they don't remember agreeing with Sonic's plan.

"Absolutely not," declared Amy as she stood from her seat. Her hands were on her hips as she looked her ex boyfriend in the eyes. "There's no way in hell you'll all be going there. Especially you, Sonic."

The blue hedgehog stomped his feet on the ground like a spoiled child would and sucked his teeth. "Man! I wanna see some titties!"

"Have you're precious fiance send you pictures then," Rouge said with the roll of her eyes. "Anyway, Cream invited us to have dinner tonight. All of us." She glared at each male in front of her, all of who just shrugged and nodded their heads. Whereas Sonic just pouted and muttered under his breath.

"Well it's settled then," said the pregnant rabbit as she stood from her seat. "Tails and I should head back home so we can get the house ready for you all. Call us when you're on the way!"

After the group said goodbye to the married couple, Amy turned to Sonic and whacked him upside the head.

"OW! What was that for?!"

"For being stupid."

A few hours have pasted since Tails and Cream visited their friends. Everybody took this time to unpacked their things, explore the hotel, and to take their time to get ready for dinner. Knuckles and Rouge went to check out the gym, Silver and Blaze looked around at the spa, and Shadow and Amy checked out the little restaurant that was apart of the hotel.

This left Sonic to be alone in his suite. While he had time to himself, he took the opportunity to get cleaned up. He showered, brushed his teeth, got dressed, and fixed up his quills. He sighed deeply as he looked at his reflection in the mirror. He'd be lying if he said that he didn't miss Sally. He didn't like the fact that he was on vacation without his wife-to-be, surrounded by all his friends with their loved ones. He knew she wasn't feeling well, but he thought she still could've came along with them.

"I should check up on her," he said to himself as he walked out of the bathroom. He walked over to the bedside table and grabbed his phone off the charger. He unlocked his phone and quickly dialed his fiances number. There's a three hour time difference between Beverly Hills and Miami. It was currently six o'clock Sonic's time, which mean it would nine o'clock back home for Sally. He figured she was still awake. After a few long rings, Sonic heard the voice he wanted to hear on the other end of the phone.

"Hello," greeted Sally in a small voice.

Sonic smiled when he heard her voice. "Hey babe. I was just calling to see how you were doing."

"I'm okay. I'm just laying here in bed and watching tv."

"Do you feel any better?" he asked with concern.

"Well I haven't gotten any worse, so I guess I do. How are things over there?"

Sonic frowned a bit. "Things would be much better if you were hear with me."

"Awwww baby don't say that. I bet you're going to have some fun tonight." Sonic rolled his eyes. Going to dinner isn't as fun as going to a strip club, but he wasn't about to say that on the phone. "I'm going to get some sleep Sonic. I'll text you in the morning. I love you!"

"I love you, too. Sleep well, babe."

When sonic ended the call, he got a text from Shadow saying to meet everybody downstairs to head over to Tails and Cream's house for dinner. He grabbed his room key, checked his appearance in the mirror one last time, then left the suite.

xXxXx

When Sally ended the call, she placed her phone down on the table and smirked at her reflection in the mirror. The attractive female wasn't laying in bed, coughing her lungs out like she was when Sonic was here. Instead, she was seated at her vanity admiring herself. Instead of wearing pajamas to be sleeping in, the squirrel was decked out in skimpy lingerie. A black lace push up bra, matching black lace g-string, black sheer thigh high stockings, and black stiletto heels. For the finishing touch, she sprayed some perfume on to spice things up.

She giggled and stood up from her seat when she heard the doorbell ring downstairs. She flipped her hair over her shoulder and strutted out of the room and down the stairs. When she opened the front door, she gazed into her visitor's eyes and smirked.

"Let's get this party started."

Back in Beverly Hills, the gang were seated inside the same vehicle that picked them up from the airport. They were on their way to Tails and Cream's house and were enjoying some sight seeing. They were surprised that for a Monday evening, the streets were extremely packed with dozens of cars and people filling up the sidewalks. The only one who wasn't surprised at all was Shadow. He grew up around this area, so he was use to the bumper to bumper traffic.

As they were passing by various attractions, the blue hedgehog face was glued to the window when he spotted a strip club. The flashy lights of various colors and posters of seductive woman caught his attention, and he groaned when he remembered that he and the guys could be having real fun right now.

"Are you guys sure we can't go there? Not even for like ten minutes?"

Silver turned around in his seat and jokingly patted the blue hedgehog's head. "If you eat your vegetables at dinner, we'll think about it. Okay, son?"

"And if you behave yourself, we'll get you ice cream," said Blaze as she reached over and pinched Sonic's cheeks.

The miserable blue hedgehog groaned and rolled his eyes as he leaned back in his seat. He at least hoped that Cream cooked up some good food. "Haha, very funny."

About ten minutes later, the gang arrived at their destination. As they all stepped out of the vehicle, they looked up at the home with amazement. The house was a very large two story home with light tan painted walls. On the beautiful green house of the front yard were dozens of various flowers, a bird bath, and even a decent sized fountain.

"This looks like the playboy bunny house," said Rouge as she looked around, "just smaller and cuter."

Sonic chuckled with amusement. "If that's so, where's the bunnies?" The girls rolled their eyes and walked off to go ring the doorbell. Sonic turned to the guys with a grin. "You have to admit, that was funny."

"Sure Sonic," said Shadow as he followed the girls to the door.

A few seconds later, Tails and Cream were at the door and greeted their friends inside. They all gasped as they took in their surroundings. The inside of the home was even more breathe taking than it was outside. The style was very classy and upscale with things like beautiful paintings that hung on the wall, small sculptures and statuses, and expensive looking furniture filled the rooms.

"This place is absolutely beautiful!" exclaimed Blaze as she admired the view around her.

"Have you guys considered being on MTV Cribs? I'm sure you'll be rewarded with having the best house," joked Silver as he looked around.

After a short while, Cream decided to take the girls and give them a tour of the house while Tails and the guys went outside. Cream showed them everything the house had to offer. The large living room, the kitchen, the office for Tails, and the guest rooms and the master bedroom. The one thing that Cream left to show last was the nursery for the baby.

"So is it a boy or a girl?" asked Rouge.

"We're actually not sure yet," answered the rabbit as she lead them towards the nursery. "But if it's a boy, Tails wants the name to be Dexter. And if it's a girl, I want the name to be Miley."

The girls cooed at the potential names, telling Cream that those names sounded perfect. When the rabbit finally got to the door of the nursery, she opened it and walked inside with her friends right behind her. The nursery was a medium sized with enough walking space. The walls were painted light green and had some designs of clouds and butterflies painted. The large crib was against the wall in the middle of the room with a rocking chair on the right of it. The changing station was on the other side of the room, already filled with the necessities like diapers and powder.

"Awww what a cute nursery," said Amy as she looked around. "When did you two got the room together?"

Cream hummed in thought as she rubbed her belly. "About two weeks ago. Tails didn't want to wait last minute with everything, which makes sense. By the time the baby is born, he or she will be able to come home to a completed nursery."

The girls continued to check out the nursery. The looked at the cute clothes that Cream had gotten with her mother and some stuffed animals that were laid out in the crib. Amy peered inside the crib and sighed. The more she looked inside of the crib and all the other things in the room, the more she thought of Sage, Shadow's supposed son. She hasn't told Shadow or the girls about this, but she wondered how things would be if Shadow just so happens to be the father, making her a sort of step mother. She wouldn't mind helping Shadow taking care of Sage if he needed it, but would Raven mind? The chick already seemed to not like the pink hedgehog, so there will most likely be a lot of tension with that.

Amy was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't realize that Cream was talking to her. "What was that, Cream? I zoned out a bit."

"I said that I invited a friend to come over for dinner tonight. I've known her for a while now and I'm sure you'll all like her."

"Oh cool! Show us the rest of the house." Amy loved the nursery, but she didn't want to be reminded of what drama was waiting for her and Shadow when they go back home.

xXxXx

"Holy shit, Tails."

"I know. It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Standing inside the garage, the guys were admiring the vehicles parked inside of it. On the left was a shiny pearl white Porsche with red leather interior. On the right was a black Jaguar convertible with black leather interior. On the license plate of the Jaguar said 'His' while the license plate on the Porsche said 'Hers'. The guys were in awe as they crowded around the cars and checked it out.

"I see being a plastic surgeon has it's perks," said Knuckles.

"Definitely," Tails said proudly with his hands on his hips. "I have a wife who loves expensive things, so I have to keep her happy."

"How are things now with Cream being pregnant?" asked Silver.

The yellow fox shrugged his shoulders. "Pretty much the same, besides the cravings and the mood swings. Thankfully the mood swings rarely happen. Speaking of pregnancy, are you and Fiona thinking of having kids, Sonic?"

Sonic was caught off guard with the question and stammered a bit before he collected himself to answer the question. "We talked about it a few times, but I can see us having babies pretty soon."

Shadow scuffed with the cross of his arms. "You can barely take care of a pet, let alone a child."

"Yes I can!" exclaimed the blue hedgehog. "Just because you're some what of a parent doesn't mean you can be a better parent than me." Sonic stuck his tongue out in a childish manor and stuck his nose up in the air.

"Some what of a parent?" asked Tails with a look of confusion. "What's that suppose to mean?"

Knuckles stepped in, seeing how uncomfortable Shadow has gotten. "It's a long, complicated, fucked up story. It's not something that should be talked about now cause it'll just bring the mood down."

"Understandable." Tails opened the door to lead them back inside the house. "Come on, I'll show you guys the back yard."

As Shadow and Knuckles walked behind Tails, Silver walked past Sonic and whacked him upside the head.

"OW! Shit, what did I do now?!"

"For being stupid again."

An hour or so later after giving everybody a tour of their home, Tails and Cream had everybody seated at the dining table. Mr. and Mrs. Prower were of course seated at the head of the table. On the right side of the table by was an empty seat, followed by Sonic, Amy, and Shadow. On the other side by Tails was Silver, Blaze, Rouge, and Knuckles. Because Cream was pretax and was too exhausted to stand for a certain amount of time, she hired a chef to cook up dinner for everyone.

At the moment, the topic of their discussion was Sonic's wedding. Even though they were all concerned about it, they did their best to show Sonic how much they cared.

Tails was fond at the idea of Sonic getting married. He knew the blue hedgehog since they were little, they went to the same elementary school, high school, and of course the same college. He knew first hand just how crazy he can be, and he knew how he can be with the ladies. He remembered Sonic's and Amy's relationship all to well and how everything ended. He also remembered when Sonic first starting dating Sally near the end of their senior year of college. They were also an on and off again couple, but they weren't dysfunctional like he and Amy. He was shocked when he found out last year that Sonic had proposed to Sally. He always thought Sonic and Amy were the ones to be married, but he's glad that his friends found new loves on their own.

"So since the wedding is in two weeks, I still think we take the opportunity of being here and go to the strip club." Sonic was still determined to make it to the strip club, even though Amy treated him like she was a disappointing mother. "That would be a great bacholor."

"If we go will you stop mentioning it?" asked Shadow in an annoyed tone. Sonic just crossed his arms and nodded his head, happy that he finally got his way.

Suddenly the sound of the door bell rang through out the home, catching everybody's attention. Cream squealed with the clap of her hands and looked to her friends. "That's the friend I was telling you about easier," she said as she stood from her seat. She waddled her way towards the front and smiled when she looked through the peep hole. Her smile widened when she opened the door.

Standing on the other side of the door was a very pretty yellow mongoose. She had long wavy purple hair that ended in the middle of her back and pretty green eyes. She wore a tan tank top with a short, a flowy black skirt, and tan peep toe heels.

"Mina, I'm so glad you could come" exclaimed Cream as she gave Mina a hug. The mongoose returned the hug and followed the pregnant rabbit inside the house.

"Me too. Besides I'm really excited to meet everybody!"

"Come on, their right this way."

As the two women got closer to the dining room, they could hear that the group of friends were in a middle of a entertaining conversation, filled with a bunch of laughter. When they got inside the dining room, Cream cleared her throat to get every body bodies attention.

"Everyone, this is Mina. Mina, this is everyone." Mina smiled and waved at everyone as she listened to cream stating their names.

Everybody looked at Mina with smiles and greeted her, whereas Sonic looked like he saw an angel. Sonic's eyes went up and down as he eyed the attractive mongoose before him and took in the little details of her. Her pretty greens eyes were captivating, her long purple hair looked soft to the touch, the multiple ear rings she wore, and especially the cute dimple in her cheeks when ever she smiled. He thought that she was -

"So hot."

"What?"

Somic was so lost in his trance about the beautiful female that he didn't even realize that she had sat down in the empty seat that was next to him. He cleared his throat as a light pink tint appeared on his cheeks. "O-Oh! I meant that, uh, it's pretty hot in here!" He fanned his face with his hand as he nervously smiled. Mina giggled at the blushing blue hedgehog and turned to face Cream. Amy side eyed Sonic at his weird behavior. She took mental note to see what was up with him later.

A few minutes later, the chef came back out with the dinner and served it to everybody at the table. Throughout the course of dinner, Sonic couldn't help but to look at Mina whenever she wasn't looking. He was just captivated by her beauty. Whenever the pretty mongoose would talk to Sonic, he would trip up on his words and blush as she gave him her undivided attention.

This didn't go unnoticed by Amy. She saw how Sonic got tongue tied when he spoke to her, how he looked like he was in a trance when he looked at her, and how pink his cheeks would get whenever Mina would speak to him. At first she wondered if he was drunk again, but she realized that the wine they had wasn't even strong enough to get you tipsy unless you drank the whole bottle.

Amy also took notice that Mina seemed to be oblivious to Sonic's behavior. Then again, she wasn't paying attention when Sonic was looking at her with hearts in his eyes. The pink hedgehog wondered if anybody else was noticing this and slyly looked around the table.

Her eyes met with Blaze and she quickly shifted her eyes towards Sonic. The purple feline raised her eyebrow with a curious looks, making Amy shrugged her shoulder. Besides Sonic's weird behavior, the rest of dinner went smoothly. They all got to know Mina a little better. Mina works as a nurse at Tails' office, and has been working there for a few months now.

After dinner and desert, everybody was getting ready to leave. After Mina said her goodbyes to everyone, she walked over to Cream and gave her a hug.

"Thanks again for inviting over for dinner. I really needed it."

"You're welcome! And remember, if you ever need help, I'm here for you."

Mina smiled and gave the pregnant rabbit a hug. She turned to the group of friends with a smile. "It was nice meeting you all! I'll see you all tomorrow!"

Creamed nodded her head as she rubbed her belly. "Say hi to Lisa for me!" she said before Mina left the house.

"Who's Lisa?" asked Rouge. "Her sister or something?"

"Nope. Lisa is her daughter."

Sonic nearly choked on his glasses of water when he heard the word 'daughter'. She looked like she's never been pregnant before with that perfect body of hers. He wondered that if Mina had other kids. Or even a husband. There wasn't a ring on her finger so that was out of the question. A boyfriend maybe? The blue hedgehog really wanted to know.

Amy looked at her ex boyfriend with a raised eyebrow. She noticed how quiet he was and how he looked like he was in deep thoughts.

'Something is definitely up.'

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