Hey Arnold!
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't work on the show.
Notes: This is the second chapter of the sequel to All Grown Up. I'm glad that people liked the first chapter! Thanks to everybody for their reviews. Gerald appears in this chapter. Read on to find out what Phoebe will do after she sees Lila with Josh!
Lila paid for Josh's present and left the shop. Phoebe wanted to leave the shop and tell somebody. She couldn't keep this to herself, but she was here for her daughter, so Phoebe carried on shopping and bought some lovely presents for Chloe.
Phoebe drove slowly home; wondering what she should do about what she had just saw. When she got home, Phoebe was greeted by Gerald. Should Phoebe tell Gerald? She had to tell somebody, she couldn't keep something this big to herself. They both sat down.
"Gerald, I saw something this afternoon that I want to talk to somebody about," said Phoebe. "At this point, I can't tell Arnold or Helga. I want your advice on what I should do."
"What's the matter?" asked Gerald. "What's so serious?"
"Well, I went to the big toy shop in the city this afternoon to get some last minute birthday presents for Chloe," said Phoebe. "When I was there, I saw Lila."
"I thought Lila lived in America!" said Gerald. "Are you afraid that she might try and break up Arnold and Helga again, if she meets them?"
"It gets worse," said Phoebe. "She had a small boy with her. He looked like he was about Chloe's age."
"A small boy?" asked Gerald. "But, it can't be Arnold's son, he said that he never had any children with Lila!"
"What if he's keeping this child a secret from Helga?" asked Phoebe. "If Helga knew about this boy, she may not have wanted to get involved with Arnold!"
"No, if Arnold had a son, I would know!" insisted Gerald. "He's my best friend! He couldn't keep something that big from me!"
"Yeah, well, I saw Lila with a toddler and I think that Helga has a right to know about it," said Phoebe. "Then she can ask Arnold about it and see if I'm right!"
"No!" said Gerald standing up quickly. "If you mention what you saw today, you could split up Arnold and Helga! Do you want to be responsible for their relationship falling apart?"
"Of course I don't!" exclaimed Phoebe. "I love seeing them happily married! But, if Arnold does have a secret son, it's better that Helga finds out sooner rather than later!"
"Are you going to tell Helga?" asked Gerald.
"Well, I did want your advice," said Phoebe.
"I'm against it," said Gerald firmly. "But you sound like you have your mind made up!"
"I can't keep this from Helga," said Phoebe. "Even if it does mean that they break up! Helga and Arnold will both be here tomorrow to bring over Chloe's present. I'll try and catch Helga alone then."
Over at Helga and Arnold's house, Helga and Arnold were both enjoying a candlelit dinner. James was in the living room, watching cartoons on TV.
"This meal is great!" complimented Arnold. "You really are a good cook!"
"Thanks," said Helga.
"Have I told you how much I love you, lately?" asked Arnold romantically.
"Actually, you haven't said that in a while!" said Helga.
"Of course I have!" said Arnold.
"You haven't!" insisted Helga. "At the first stage of our relationship, you always said it, but now that we are married, you don't say it very often!"
"I'll change that!" said Arnold. "Even if we are married, I can still express my feelings towards you!"
"I should think so, too!" said Helga. "Can you imagine us not being together?"
"I don't want to imagine that!" said Arnold. "Nothing is going to split us up!"
"I know!" said Helga.
The next afternoon, Arnold and Helga arrived at Gerald and Phoebe's house with some gifts for Chloe. Helga rang the doorbell and Phoebe answered it.
"Hi," said Phoebe nervously.
"Hey!" said Helga happily, entering the house. "Now, where's the birthday girl?"
"I'm in here!" shouted Chloe from the living room.
"Hey Gerald," said Helga.
"Hey Helga," said Gerald. Gerald also said hello to Arnold who was also now in the room.
"Here's a present for you!" Helga said, passing a present wrapped with shiny red wrapping paper, which had a pink bow on the top to Chloe.
Chloe quickly unwrapped the present to find a new doll and colouring book inside.
"Now, what do you say?" asked Phoebe.
"Thank you!" said Chloe, sweetly.
"So, are we going to cut the cake?" asked Helga.
"Actually, I would like to talk to you for a minute!" Phoebe told Helga.
"Not yet!" mouthed Gerald.
"Okay," said Helga. "We'll go upstairs."
They walked into Phoebe and Gerald's bedroom. Helga sat down on their four poster bed.
"What's up?" asked Helga.
"Did Arnold have a child with Lila?" asked Phoebe.
"No!" said Helga. "Why do you ask that?"
"Because, yesterday when I was at the bookstore, I saw Lila with a little boy who looked about three years old. It could have been Arnold's baby."
"No!" insisted Helga. "It can't have been! Arnold wouldn't keep something like that from me!"
"He looked a lot like Arnold!" insisted Phoebe.
"It can't have been his child!" said Helga firmly.
"If I were you, I would ask him," Phoebe advised. "Just to make sure."
"Okay," said Helga. "I'll ask him now. But he will say no! He didn't have a child with Lila!"
They returned downstairs, to the living room. "Chloe, go and take your new doll upstairs and introduce her to all of her new friends!" said Phoebe.
"Okay, mummy!" said Chloe.
"What's the matter?" asked Arnold.
"Don't feel like you are under suspicion, but I have a question," said Helga.
"Go ahead, what is it?" asked Arnold.
"I've asked you this before, but I want to know if you had a child with Lila," Helga told him.
"We didn't have a child," said Arnold.
"Could there have been a chance of you two having a baby?" asked Phoebe.
Arnold paused for a moment. "Yes," said Arnold. "Just before we broke up, there may have been a chance that I got her pregnant."
"What?" asked a shocked Helga. "You mean that there is a chance that you and Lila have a child together?"
"We don't!" said Arnold.
"Arnold, yesterday I saw Lila in the toy store with a little boy," Phoebe informed him. "He looked like he was about three years old. It must be your son!"
"It can't be, it just can't be!" protested Arnold.
"I don't believe it!" said Helga, lost for words. "You have another child. And the mother is that bitch, Lila!"
"It can't have been her!" said Arnold. "Lila doesn't live in England, she lives back in America!"
"It was her, Arnold. I recognised her!" said Phoebe. "I hate to have to bring the bad news, but I felt that Helga had a right to know."
"Didn't you know about this child?" asked Gerald.
"I didn't know anything about him," said Arnold. "Lila kept him from me! The evil cow! Helga, I'm sorry."
"I don't think that an apology is going to fix anything!" said Helga, who was starting to cry.
"Helga, please don't blame me!" said Arnold, who tried to comfort her. "I didn't know that I had another child!"
"Stay away!" said Helga, moving back. "I need time to think! I think that you should go."
"Don't do this to me!" cried Arnold.
"Go!" shouted Helga.
Arnold left the room and Gerald followed him. "Just leave her for a few days, she'll come round," said Gerald.
"I hope so," said Arnold, leaving the house.
Gerald went back into the living room. Helga had ran upstairs. "Are you happy now?" asked Gerald
Notes: Please don't review if you are going to protest at the fact that Arnold and Helga are fighting. It's my fic! Will Arnold and Helga make up! Look out for chapter three - it's coming soon! Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter.
Secrets and Lies - Chapter Two
Disclaimer: I don't own Hey Arnold and I don't work on the show.
Notes: This is the second chapter of the sequel to All Grown Up. I'm glad that people liked the first chapter! Thanks to everybody for their reviews. Gerald appears in this chapter. Read on to find out what Phoebe will do after she sees Lila with Josh!
Lila paid for Josh's present and left the shop. Phoebe wanted to leave the shop and tell somebody. She couldn't keep this to herself, but she was here for her daughter, so Phoebe carried on shopping and bought some lovely presents for Chloe.
Phoebe drove slowly home; wondering what she should do about what she had just saw. When she got home, Phoebe was greeted by Gerald. Should Phoebe tell Gerald? She had to tell somebody, she couldn't keep something this big to herself. They both sat down.
"Gerald, I saw something this afternoon that I want to talk to somebody about," said Phoebe. "At this point, I can't tell Arnold or Helga. I want your advice on what I should do."
"What's the matter?" asked Gerald. "What's so serious?"
"Well, I went to the big toy shop in the city this afternoon to get some last minute birthday presents for Chloe," said Phoebe. "When I was there, I saw Lila."
"I thought Lila lived in America!" said Gerald. "Are you afraid that she might try and break up Arnold and Helga again, if she meets them?"
"It gets worse," said Phoebe. "She had a small boy with her. He looked like he was about Chloe's age."
"A small boy?" asked Gerald. "But, it can't be Arnold's son, he said that he never had any children with Lila!"
"What if he's keeping this child a secret from Helga?" asked Phoebe. "If Helga knew about this boy, she may not have wanted to get involved with Arnold!"
"No, if Arnold had a son, I would know!" insisted Gerald. "He's my best friend! He couldn't keep something that big from me!"
"Yeah, well, I saw Lila with a toddler and I think that Helga has a right to know about it," said Phoebe. "Then she can ask Arnold about it and see if I'm right!"
"No!" said Gerald standing up quickly. "If you mention what you saw today, you could split up Arnold and Helga! Do you want to be responsible for their relationship falling apart?"
"Of course I don't!" exclaimed Phoebe. "I love seeing them happily married! But, if Arnold does have a secret son, it's better that Helga finds out sooner rather than later!"
"Are you going to tell Helga?" asked Gerald.
"Well, I did want your advice," said Phoebe.
"I'm against it," said Gerald firmly. "But you sound like you have your mind made up!"
"I can't keep this from Helga," said Phoebe. "Even if it does mean that they break up! Helga and Arnold will both be here tomorrow to bring over Chloe's present. I'll try and catch Helga alone then."
Over at Helga and Arnold's house, Helga and Arnold were both enjoying a candlelit dinner. James was in the living room, watching cartoons on TV.
"This meal is great!" complimented Arnold. "You really are a good cook!"
"Thanks," said Helga.
"Have I told you how much I love you, lately?" asked Arnold romantically.
"Actually, you haven't said that in a while!" said Helga.
"Of course I have!" said Arnold.
"You haven't!" insisted Helga. "At the first stage of our relationship, you always said it, but now that we are married, you don't say it very often!"
"I'll change that!" said Arnold. "Even if we are married, I can still express my feelings towards you!"
"I should think so, too!" said Helga. "Can you imagine us not being together?"
"I don't want to imagine that!" said Arnold. "Nothing is going to split us up!"
"I know!" said Helga.
The next afternoon, Arnold and Helga arrived at Gerald and Phoebe's house with some gifts for Chloe. Helga rang the doorbell and Phoebe answered it.
"Hi," said Phoebe nervously.
"Hey!" said Helga happily, entering the house. "Now, where's the birthday girl?"
"I'm in here!" shouted Chloe from the living room.
"Hey Gerald," said Helga.
"Hey Helga," said Gerald. Gerald also said hello to Arnold who was also now in the room.
"Here's a present for you!" Helga said, passing a present wrapped with shiny red wrapping paper, which had a pink bow on the top to Chloe.
Chloe quickly unwrapped the present to find a new doll and colouring book inside.
"Now, what do you say?" asked Phoebe.
"Thank you!" said Chloe, sweetly.
"So, are we going to cut the cake?" asked Helga.
"Actually, I would like to talk to you for a minute!" Phoebe told Helga.
"Not yet!" mouthed Gerald.
"Okay," said Helga. "We'll go upstairs."
They walked into Phoebe and Gerald's bedroom. Helga sat down on their four poster bed.
"What's up?" asked Helga.
"Did Arnold have a child with Lila?" asked Phoebe.
"No!" said Helga. "Why do you ask that?"
"Because, yesterday when I was at the bookstore, I saw Lila with a little boy who looked about three years old. It could have been Arnold's baby."
"No!" insisted Helga. "It can't have been! Arnold wouldn't keep something like that from me!"
"He looked a lot like Arnold!" insisted Phoebe.
"It can't have been his child!" said Helga firmly.
"If I were you, I would ask him," Phoebe advised. "Just to make sure."
"Okay," said Helga. "I'll ask him now. But he will say no! He didn't have a child with Lila!"
They returned downstairs, to the living room. "Chloe, go and take your new doll upstairs and introduce her to all of her new friends!" said Phoebe.
"Okay, mummy!" said Chloe.
"What's the matter?" asked Arnold.
"Don't feel like you are under suspicion, but I have a question," said Helga.
"Go ahead, what is it?" asked Arnold.
"I've asked you this before, but I want to know if you had a child with Lila," Helga told him.
"We didn't have a child," said Arnold.
"Could there have been a chance of you two having a baby?" asked Phoebe.
Arnold paused for a moment. "Yes," said Arnold. "Just before we broke up, there may have been a chance that I got her pregnant."
"What?" asked a shocked Helga. "You mean that there is a chance that you and Lila have a child together?"
"We don't!" said Arnold.
"Arnold, yesterday I saw Lila in the toy store with a little boy," Phoebe informed him. "He looked like he was about three years old. It must be your son!"
"It can't be, it just can't be!" protested Arnold.
"I don't believe it!" said Helga, lost for words. "You have another child. And the mother is that bitch, Lila!"
"It can't have been her!" said Arnold. "Lila doesn't live in England, she lives back in America!"
"It was her, Arnold. I recognised her!" said Phoebe. "I hate to have to bring the bad news, but I felt that Helga had a right to know."
"Didn't you know about this child?" asked Gerald.
"I didn't know anything about him," said Arnold. "Lila kept him from me! The evil cow! Helga, I'm sorry."
"I don't think that an apology is going to fix anything!" said Helga, who was starting to cry.
"Helga, please don't blame me!" said Arnold, who tried to comfort her. "I didn't know that I had another child!"
"Stay away!" said Helga, moving back. "I need time to think! I think that you should go."
"Don't do this to me!" cried Arnold.
"Go!" shouted Helga.
Arnold left the room and Gerald followed him. "Just leave her for a few days, she'll come round," said Gerald.
"I hope so," said Arnold, leaving the house.
Gerald went back into the living room. Helga had ran upstairs. "Are you happy now?" asked Gerald
Notes: Please don't review if you are going to protest at the fact that Arnold and Helga are fighting. It's my fic! Will Arnold and Helga make up! Look out for chapter three - it's coming soon! Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter.