As Hunter coasted into the driveway, the first thing he noticed was Stacy pushing Raquel on the backyard swingset, her hair high in a ponytail, wearing only a pair of denim shorts and a bright red tanktop despite the early spring chill.

They looked perfect together, he thought, with their identical looks. Raquel had taken Stacy's baby-fine blond hair, her slender build, her long legs, her eye color, and luckily for her, Stacy's nose and other features. She was going to be a beauty someday, and Hunter would have to beat boys off with a stick. that is, if Stacy took his news well. Not that he really expected her to, but he had hopes, high hopes. Like he'd said before, he loved Stacy, but he wasn't in love with her. He didn't want to hurt her, but it was inevitable.

Stacy and Raquel rushed towards his car, and as soon as he stepped out, he was surrounded in hugs and kisses. "Hunter, I have news for you, We really need a night alone, so Trish has offered to take Raquel for the night." Stacy paused for a second, a frown marring her perfect features. "It's a shame, her and Jeff want a child so badly, but it's just not happening for them. She's keeping Dani for Matt and Lita, and the girls enjoy playing together, so I've made us reservations at the Dixie Palace." "Ok, you go change, and I'll take Raquel over to Jeffro Land. Raq, go get your bags baby." Raquel and Stacy both scampered off, and Hunter sat back down in the car.

Raquel hurried back and they drove the ½ mile to Jeff and Trish's quaint country home, Raquel jabbering about preschool all the way there. Hunter couldn't help but to smile at his daughter. He loved her, he really did, and hoped Stacy wouldn't take her away from him. They drove up the winding driveway, Matt and Lita's 5 year old red-haired ball of energy for a daughter ran down to meet them, Jeff's Great Dane, Liger, hot on her tail. Raquel hopped out of the car and followed Dani and Liger up the front walk where Trish had sat out a tray of lemonade and some chocolate chip cookies. Hunter shook his head and smiled faintly, thinking to himself about how true love had turned Trish from the easiest girl in the locker room to a perfect mother figure and it blew his mind. He quickly waved to Trish and drove off.

By the time he arrived, Stacy was waiting on the front porch, wearing a long navy satin gown, and her hair was pulled into a simple but pretty updo. Her normally tiny breasts seemed bigger, fuller, and her stomach was just slightly more rounded than usual. Nah, it's just your imagination, dude, he thought as she slid into the passenger seat beside him. They sat in an awkward silence the whole 15-minute drive to the restaurant and well after the waitress took their orders.

Stacy took his hand in her own and cleared her throat. "Hunter, I need to tell you something." "I have news for you as well." "Let me go first. Hunter, I'm pregnant." "Fuck. Fuck. God-Damn it!" "Well, that's not exactly the reaction I was hoping for." Stacy said with just a hint of sadness in her normally honey-flavored tone. "Stace, I need to tell you something right now. I want a divorce. Please don't hate me, but I realized something today, while I was having coffee with an old friend. I realized that I still love her, and to stay in this relationship with you is only holding us both back. I have a chance to be with the women I love and you and find someone who loves you back, because you deserve it."

"Stephanie called you?" "Yeah. That's what you wanted, isn't it?" "Yea I guess." Stacy futilely wiped the tears that were falling down her face. "Hunter, I just want you to be.be. ha-ha-happy." Stacy managed to stammer hiccuping. "I kn-kn-know you are aren't ha-ha-hap-happy wi-wi-with m-m-me, and I heard you call out her name last night, while you were sleeping, and it wasn't the first time either." Hunter silently cursed himself, and then their dinner came, and they ate in silence, putting off what must be said. Hunter caught Stacy's gaze for a minute, and he saw true sadness there, offset by a weird glimmer of contentment. Somehow, she was oddly pleased that her marriage of ten years had fallen apart in the time span of ten hours, and Hunter knew that even though he and Stace weren't "together" anymore, they would remain close, and that was all he cared about at the moment.

A/N: Wow the ending sucked but never fear, there will be more chapters in the very near future, but as of now, it happens to be almost 5 in the morning and I have yet to sleep.tata for now, and thanks for all the sexy reviews!