Mark lifted Hannah's chin.

"Look at me, I been around the block a few times Hannah. I know when I'm being set up for something. This whole thing is not you, what are ya up to?" Mark asked.

Hannah was panicked there was no way she could tell Mark she was in love with him, and that she was trying to get him to fall in love with her. Then he would know how pathetic she really was. The whole thing had backfired Mark was attracted to her and he knew she was up to something. She decided on half the truth instead of the whole truth.

"I want a baby." Hannah said in almost a whisper.

Mark let go of her and his eyes widened in shock, he sure hadn't expected that.

"I just want a baby so bbbbad MMMark. No ooone wwwill ever wwwwant  me, I jjjust thought iiiif I could gggget yyyou to make lllove to mmme, I would gget pregnant." Hannah said in a rush of word, her nervousness brought back her stuttering full force.

"So ya thought it was alright to do this, without consulting me, just use me as a sperm donor and then to hell with me!" Mark snapped angry now.

"I ddidn't think tthat far ahead." Hannah said.

"Obviously." Mark snapped.

Mark got up and picked up her glasses off the table. He came back and slid them on her face.

"Hannah ya know all of this was unnecessary, I like you the way you are, glasses, blue jeans. I like the girl that can work on a Harley and get dirty and not worry about it. You never had to curl yer hair, or wear make up, or put on short skirts to try and get my attention, I liked ya the way ya was. As for trying to get pregnant, it would be nice if ya had consulted me first, a guy likes to have some input on who he has kids with and they definitely don't like to be trapped." Mark said.

Hannah looked down with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry." Hannah whispered.

"I got to go." Mark said.

Hannah looked up at him and seen he was angry, she had really screwed this whole thing up, but what else was new, she usually did screw up everything.

Mark knew she was crying but he was angry right now. He thought she was different from other women, but she had just been using him to get what she wanted. He surprised the hurt cut so deep; he was really beginning to like her. He turned and walked out the door shutting it quietly.

Hannah sat on the couch and cried. She had lost him forever, now he would never even speak to her again. Hannah loved him, had loved him since she was a child, now she would never have him. At least before she had a small hope, but now, that was gone too. Hannah got up and went and threw her self on the bed and cried her self to sleep.

The next week was tough for Hannah. She went through the everyday motions of living but she was heart sick. Mark didn't call, not that she expected him too, she was completely cut off from her family, she found she even missed her mothers' weekly call to bitch and complain, the fact that she actually missed that showed her just how pathetic she was. She hadn't even gone to see Joey; she knew he would pick up on her feelings and demand to know what was wrong. She opened the store and went to unpack some new books. She heard the bell ring and walked back up front.

"Baby girl, you aint been to see me, ya too busy for me now?" Joey asked.

Joey's words pricked at her and before she could stop she burst into tears.

Joey rushed over and wrapped his arms around her.

"Shhh baby, I was just kidding, don't cry." Joey said.

"Tell me what's wrong?" Joey asked.

Hannah couldn't talk just cry her heart out like she had every night this week.

Joey sat her down and brought her a cup of coffee. He sat down beside her.

"What's wrong?" Joey asked.

"Mark hates me." Hannah said sniffing.

"Why would Mark hate ya?" Joey asked.

"I tried to seduce him, so I could get pregnant and he knew something was up, he asked me what I was doing and so I told him, he was really angry with me." Hannah said in a rush of words.

Joey sighed.

"Honey I know ya want a baby real bad, but I can see why he would be pissed." Joey said.

"I know, I really screwed up." Hannah said.

"Hannah, look at me." Joey said.

Hannah looked up at Joey.

"Is that all there is to this? Was ya just using him to get pregnant?" Joey asked.

Hannah looked down again.

"Hannah, come on talk to me." Joey said.

"I love him Joey; I loved him since I was twelve years old. I remember when Justine brought him home, I thought he was so handsome, but it wasn't just that, he was sweet to me, always had something nice to say. I wasn't just trying to get pregnant, but I couldn't tell him that. He doesn't like me like that; he would have thought I was a fool if I told him the whole truth." Hannah said.

"Hannah ya need to talk to him." Joey said.

"No! And you promise you won't tell him what I told you." Hannah said admittedly.

"I won't, but you need to talk to him girl, ya can't just let him think ya was using him." Joey said.

"It don't matter anyway, he never liked me anyhow." Hannah said.

"Hannah ya don't know that." Joey said.

"Joey, I've lost him for good, it's over, okay?" Hannah said.

Joey took her hand and kissed it.

"Okay I'm not going to argue with ya. I'm here for ya if ya need me." Joey said.

"Okay, thanks." Hannah said giving him a small smile.

"How about lunch tomorrow, my treat?" Joey said.

"Your treat, that's an offer I better not refuse." Hannah said laughing.

"That's right so take it while the getting's good." Joey said.

Joey bent down and kissed Hannah.

"I'll see ya tomorrow." Joey said.

"Okay, bye." Hannah said.

Joey figured those two maybe needed a push in the right direction and he may just be the one to do the pushing. He smiled and walked out the door. He really needed to talk to Mark.